₦airaland Forum

God1000:
This is really unacceptable

The government of Samuel Ortom, the traditional rulers in Benue should rise to the occasion before things spiral out of control

The fight which started in border communities of Obi and Otukpo is now escalating to towns and cities with reports of targeted killings and destruction of properties.

I know we have a lot igede and idoma guys on this forum, they've been keeping quiet as well

Please call your brothers and tell them to stop this senseless fight.

I'm not here to trade blame, we don't have time for blame games, all we want is peace, we are brothers, we've lived together for so long, intermarried, we have so much shared history, we should stop killing each other for God sake.

This whole fight is over electricity

I don't want anybody to turn this thread into tribal war, please don't say anything if you don't have anything good to say

Houses, shops and communities have been burnt with uncountable deaths.

Nlfpmod

lhordspy:
But Peter Obi, you guys Messiah said the policy was okay and perfect. And i remember so well you all celebrated every letter that made up those words of his back then because you thought it would affect Tinubu. You even praised Emefiele and cheered him on to 'walk and never stumble'

All of a sudden election is over. Eyes don open. Zombidients are now crying to buhari and emefiele for cash. Go and meet your messiah, Peter obi; the one who misled you.

Are you people not 'reaping gain again'?

chuksdev:
Hi Good evening

My current girlfriend doesn't call me

We only talk when I call or text.

We have dated for like 6 months now and it is a long distance relationship.

She has been like that but at first I thought it was because we are getting to know each other.

But it is beginning to bother me now I feel like she does not love me.

I have not called for like one week now and she has not called.

She is not demanding but I do send her money sometimes.

I love though

I want to break up with her. I just want to know if this is a good reason to leave her.

Kobojunkie:
Depends on the kind of marriage they wish to have. If the man wishes to sit as god over the woman in marriage, then she probably shouldn't contribute even a dime of her money since her submission and body are pretty much all that culture requires of her. However, if a partnership is what they seek to have, then the man foregoes his ego for an equal partnership or something resembling it instead.

JASONjnr:
Why should any man allow his wife to contribute equally in the affairs of his house he lord's over?


Except he's a hard working man and things aren't setting in for him and the house needs fundings and the wife is capable.... But if he's capable, he should set his house in a good light ...

I will never allow my wife to contribute equally....

She can use her money to do what she wants.... But I will almost handle the biggest bills...

Esoresor:
NO

Achiever247:
Good day everyone, please i need help. I want to travel abroad what is the first thing i must do?.

Ekundayo7574:
all my generation are voting for tinubu and we will make sure that Igbo don't go out in Lagos to vote for there useless candidates during that day that's my mission

RuddyFusion:
Only God knows if they are truly unknown gun men

Savedday2:
Nigerians are very stubborn set of people!

You were given 3months notice to deposit your old note but, refused believing there most be extension of deadline.

If Buhari like, let him extend the deadline to the next 10years, some people will still wait for die minute.

Is only dull brains that doesn't know that El-rufai is fighting for his personal pocket.

gokay11:
The best man for the job by all standard.

I want to use this medium to call the attention of those campaigning for Peter Obi to desist from using Ethnicity and Religion to demarket him.

Y'all need to wise up and focus on delivering this country from the wicked souls piloting the affairs of this country.

God bless 🇳🇬

seborrhic:
You must be privy to the family because I didn't see anywhere in the story where the age of the girl was stated.

seborrhic:
From the narration,the girl had been taken to the driver's house on more than 1 occasion.
Why would any well brought up child allow herself to go into the house of a man;not even on one occasion.
I repeat,no man can rape ANY lady,unless under threat of a gun or weapon.The violence and struggle any attempted rape without use of a weapon will attract will scare off any man.
Again,the father was unhealthy and the tussle he had with the driver tipped him to the other side.I also repeat,people should avoid violence at any cost,many people in Nigeria have serious health challenges and any little stress tips them to the grave.So if you are unfortunate to have had any quarrel,talkless of even a physical confrontation,the Nigerian police that have an averse relationship with the word "forensic investigation",will just use you to develop their land or uncompleted building or solve their numerous family issues.
The devil was just strolling by and located that unfortunate driver.

No fewer than two persons have been feared killed after a group of Yoruba nation agitators clashed with men of the Lagos State Police Command around the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area of the state.

Recall that the police shot a salesgirl, Jumoke Oyeleke, to death while dispersing the Yoruba nation protesters at the same park on July 3, 2021.

A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances surrounding the events that claimed the life of the 25-year-old indicted the police, but no suspect was released for prosecution.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the agitators were protesting again on Monday when the policemen fired tear-gas canisters to disperse them.

The demonstrators were said to have retaliated as the situation degenerated.

A tricycle operator, who refused to disclose his name for fear of being arrested by armed policemen parading the premises, said the protesters were demonstrating peacefully when a policewoman gave the order to disperse them.

He said, “I saw the woman receiving a call; she did not wear any uniform but she was part of the police team that was mobilised to the area. Immediately after she finished receiving the call, she gave an order for the protesters to be dispersed and they started shooting the protesters.

“The bullets could not penetrate the protesters’ bodies, so the policemen fired tear-gas canisters. What the protesters did was use kerosene to rub their eyes so the tear gas would not affect them. There was confusion when they started shooting and firing tear gas; many of us ran away.

 “The protesters injured two of the policemen; I don’t know whether they died or not but I saw them carrying them away from the scene. A vehicle was also burnt.”

Another eyewitness, who runs a business in front of Ojota Park and spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said the protesters arrived at the park around 3am.

He explained that as buses dropped off the protesters, he saw them clustering and thought that they were stranded passengers.

“No one was scared that they could be armed robbers because if they had that intention, we were just few that were around at that time.

“But it was in the morning that we knew their true intention was to protest as we saw them clustering around the Ojota Park and displaying banners and the flag of the Oodua Nation. This was around 8am and they never acted in a manner that showed that they wanted to fight.

“They were just protesting peacefully and it was when the police came that everything scattered as they started shooting tear gas canisters to disperse them.


“I saw somebody lying motionless on the ground but could not wait to confirm if he was dead or alive as I had to run because the tear gas was too much and it was affecting me,” the businessman said.

While speaking to the businessman, a policeman, who was unaware that our correspondent was sourcing information from him, said one of his colleagues was hacked with cutlasses.

The policeman said, “If they were protesting peacefully, then why did they resort to damaging people’s property? They chased and caught up with one of my colleagues who fired tear gas canisters and used cutlasses to hack him.

“He has been rushed to a hospital; if he dies, nothing will happen. There would be no compensation to his family. All we will just hear is that he died on active duty.

“Why did the protesters burn an innocent man’s vehicle? They also vandalised the windshield of some of our vehicles. I would have also been a victim of the attack but had to release two bullets to scare them when they were coming in my direction.”

At the scene, our correspondent observed uneasiness due to the presence of heavily armed policemen.

No fewer than 28 police vehicles, including officials of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad; Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit; the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and policemen from a nearby station, were sighted at the scene.

Also, a Black Maria was sighted and people, some of whom eyewitnesses claimed were innocent, were seen in the vehicle.

Shattered glass also littered the road as signs of a bonfire were observed at the spot where the vehicle was burnt.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident in a post on Twitter, said one person died.

He said, “In the early hours of today (Monday), miscreants masquerading as Yoruba Nation agitators came out in their hundreds, disrupting social and commercial activities in the Ojota area of the state.

“A team of police officers, comprising Alausa division and the Raid Respond Squad promptly stepped in to disperse the unlawful gathering and prevent a breakdown of law and order.

“The miscreants attacked the police, shooting, and destroying two vehicles in the process. One person has been confirmed dead, while two police officers shot by the miscreants are currently receiving treatment.

“Four suspects have been arrested and investigations have commenced. Meanwhile, normalcy has been restored in the area.”

Reacting to the incident, one of the leaders of the Yoruba self-determination group, Prof. Banji Akintoye, said two people lost their lives.

Akintoye, while speaking in an interview monitored by our correspondent on YouTube, said the protesters gathered to carry out a peaceful rally in support of their agitation for the Yoruba nation.

He said, “Their purposes are clear; self-determination for the Yoruba nation. Their methods have always been clear. A peaceful rally, no weapons, no violence of any kind, no regarding the police as enemies, no regarding any officials of the Nigerian state as enemies, those were the conditions upon which the young men gathered this morning to carry out a rally.

“Even before they settled down as they were arriving at the centre where they wanted to carry out the rally, the Nigeria police approached them and started shooting them. Already, we learnt that two young men have been killed as a result of the police fire.”