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I had a harrowing experience with some agent of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) this morning and this has prompted me to come to the conclusion that the percentage of bad eggs in the NPF is by far more than that of the good ones who stuck to the professionality of policing and maintaining law and order as stipulated by their job description. I am not a resident of Lagos State neither have I visited Lagos in a very long time. The occasional times I visit Lagos is either if I'm on an official assignment from my place of work or I'm visiting my sister (she works with an IT firm at Victoria Island).


I had to visit my sister in Lagos today. She has taken I'll for 3 days and my dad (who is resident in Ondo State) is really worried. He mandated me that I go see what's happening as he will join me later in the day because we live in different cities. (I work in Oshogbo, Osun State). I would have left him to go check my sister up but I'm not unaware of the stress the inherent traffic in Lagos can wreck on an old man. Going with my better judgment, I decided not to drive to Lagos.


For the trip, I packed my laptop bag with just a shirt, jeans trousers and a boxer short since I will be spending just 1 day. I boarded a commercial bus and by 5:31 AM, I was en route already. I call my old man to confirm if he has moved to which he asserted the affirmative.


My journey to Lagos was mostly uneventful and smooth. I never knew a rude awakening was waiting for me as soon as I alighted from the bus. I got off the bus at Berger immediately after the bridge. I'm sure Lagos residents know that this is one of the major terminals for commercial vehicles streaming into Lagos daily. On getting off the bus, I slung my small laptop bag over my shoulder and was descending one of those stairs to go chill out at any restaurant and eat breakfast and wait for my dad who said he as at that time has just gotten to Sagamu.


I was suddenly tapped on the shoulder my a man wearing a white lace sown in the Yoruba bùbá and sóró. He told me to follow him. By default I ignored him and kept going down the stairs. I have heard of several people who have been hypnotized and scammed by strangers in Lagos and I'm not ready to be a victim. All that was on my mind was to see my sister.


As I was walking away, a uniformed policeman ran past me on the stairs. When he got to the base, he corked his rifle and told me to go back to the road and explained why I disobeyed the "police officer" that first tapped me. I told him I didn't know he's a policeman because he didn't show me any identification and he wasn't wearing his uniform. He replied by say "that one na story. Go back up to the road. Respect yourself". I went back to the road. Even though people were much that was passing by, I don't know why these people selected me out of the multitude.


When I got back to the road, the one that previously tapped me asked me what was in my bag. I told him it's my change of clothes. I opened it and showed him the content. He ordered me to give it to him. I did. Then he poured the content on the ground. My shirt, jeans and spare boxers which were the only content of the bag was right there on the dusty ground. This really infuriated me. I asked him why he had to do that, he smiled wickedly and said in Yoruba "Orí ò pé" (literally meaning "your head is not correct" I picked up my stuffs and I guess this really pissed her off. He grabbed the bag and the dusty clothes and dropped it in the boot of a green Mazda 626 car. All these while, the uniformed officer has gone back to sit in the back seat of the car.


Then another man also dressed in mufti came and asked me for my phone.
New mufti man: Where are your phones?

Me: They are in my pocket.

New mufti man: Give them to me.

Me: Why? Are you looking for a lost phone?

New mufti man: (Laughs) You are asking me questions abi. Are you into internet fraud? Are you a yahooboy?


This question shocked me because I wasn't expecting such. I never knew this was what they are looking for. My instinct told me to cooperate with him since I don't have any incriminating thing on my phone. I told him I wasn't a fraudulent and unlocked my blackberry Q10 and handed it to him. He looked through. As he was doing that, the other guy on native was stopping other passersby and searching them.


After he looked through my phone, he said to the uniformed man that there was nothing in the phone. I was expecting him to give me my phone and bag and let me go. Then the unexpected happened. He ordered me to get into the car and at the same time, he switched off my phone. I was so angry, I swear if it wasn't that I was in an area where I don't know anybody, I would have punched the crap out of him.


Before he could put the phone in his pocket, I snatched it from him. One instinct said I should run but my better judgment was against it because I didn't do anything wrong. As I grabbed the phone, the guy lunged at me. That. Was how he started punching and shuffling me. I held his shirt at the neck very tight and I used my other hand to press the ON button on my phone. As the scuffle was going on, the other guy in native joined in dragging me. The were pulling me in the direction of their car. I started shouting that they were kidnappers but I kept an eye on the screen of my phone. By this time, people were gathered already by they typical Lagos crowd were just looking. Nobody interfered.


Immediately my phone showed 100% on the screen, this is an indication that it has fully booted, I used all my strength to break free from them, ran a bit because they pursued me. I opened my phone and started taking pictures of them. Though I didn't get any good shot because I was moving backwards and the pictures were blurry, I said I've sent it to my friends and siblings and that by evening, everybody on all social networks will see their faces and identify them.


Just like magic, they stopped harassing me. The one in uniform now came down as said give him his bag. Let him go. That's how I escaped being kidnapped by men of the NPF this morning at Berger. As I write the update, waiting for my dad to arrive so I can take him around, I'm looking at them across the road. They are still at Berger bus top harassing people and extorting money from unfortunate people who fall into their trap.


I hope the new IGP and the incoming govt will do something abt this. Really, Nigeria in the hands of these present crop of police me has gone to the dogs.

Cool

Sorry o

2n2k:
Nothing will hit the bank. The report was muddled up

The Accountant General paid N5.3billion to Edward's account for the benefit of his clients in January 2014. Edward started withdrawing the sum piecemeal based on the credited amount. During the year, the CBN ordered the recall of the entire N5.3 billion earlier credited for some undisclosed reason which Gtb must and complied with.

While Edward was right in suing GTB, CBN and Accountant General, the judge misled itself in excluding the CBN and accountant general as the defendants in the case. Is the judge saying a bank must disburse money that is no longer in its possession? He should know how cbn/bank relationship works. The CBN does not even need to require Gtb to remit the money back to it, cbn will simply debit the Gtb account maintained with it. It is now left for the bank to recover the fund from the customer

GTB still erred. What if the guy has withdrawn all the money? What would they have done? Won't they notify the account owner?

This money is supposed to be consultancy fee for all the LGAs in Nigeria. I don't see it as outrageous. Afterall, the CBN under Sanusi Lamido paid El Rufai N5 billion in consultancy fee in 2013 and nobody raised an eyebrow.

http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/cbn-governor-awards-n5-billion-contract-to-el-rufai-as-sanusi-set-to-marry-former-ministers-sister-soon/

OrlandoOwoh:
The IG or CP can not impeach any governor.

Yes we all know that. I meant that the police at the state level will be sympathetic to the governor of the state and will not give their allegiance to lawmakers who have less than 3 weeks to go.

Taeewo:
U must be a PSCE HOLDER,wat GMB need to do is to order I.G to restore the security details of the 19APC LAWMAKER so dat dey can gain access to the chamber n start the process..

Even if they gain access to the chambers, there is a procedure to impeachment. They will serve him impeachment notice. The CJ will constitute a panel. Then the panel will investigate and write a report. But trust me, even with 100 policemen, these guys will never enter Ekiti State even if Bohari follows them.

http://www.punchng.com/news/cj-fails-to-raise-impeachment-panel-against-fayose/

The CJ ignored their cry to set up a panel. What makes you think he will listen to dem when buhari is sworn in? Buhari does not control the judiciary.

These Apc lawmakers have lost totally. Even if they succeed in removing Fayose, his deputy will be sworn in and she will enjoy an homogenous HOA of PDP members. One naira, dem no go collect.

bashydemy:
Oga to impeach a sitting Governors isn't that hard friend, Firstly this is a case of 19 lawmakers who have stong evidence against fayose, also fayose have been denying them entrance into the assembly chamber remember. So in this case after the swearing in of GMB the IG is answerable to GMB compulsory.. So there wont be any security to deny the assembly member from gaining entrance to the assembly complex for sitting as the IG will give instruction to the commisioner of Ploice in Ekiti directly for the lawmakers to have access and seat. about the Chief Judge he is also answerable to GMB and the chief judge of the federation and directive will be given immidiately if not for anything but for the insult Fayose give to GMB during campaign... So my friend Fayose is a gooner.

It's not that hard right? But it was very hard to impeach amaechi even when the Mbu was the commissioner of police in Rivers State. The police at the state level are loyal to the governor.

Or is the case of Al Makura not fresh in ur brain? They notified the CJ to constitute a panel, he did but they were all Al Makura's friends. Why has the CJ not listened to the 19 Apc lawmakers? Watch and learn politics from Fayose.

Even if these pple are given access to the chambers, Fayose supporters will invade the place and disperse them. Police don't want to die for anybody o

modath:
Please stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you take a moment to review what you typed before hitting "submit"??... He appeased the north by allowing BH to decimate their nos... right ?

Or is it the useless almajiri schools he wasted public funds on that counts as development in your estimation?

What exactly did he do for the north !!!!

Over 65% of his appointees came from the North. He built universities in northern states that has none. Even yaradua who was a Northerner didn't do that. And the almajari schs you hate so much created federal jobs for the teachers who are totally northerners same as the 9 universities. So quit your rantings.

mrvitalis:
only people who dont know jonathan well will call hm a good man ......have u asked urself why his people rejected his choice of vice-president in 2007 ? the man is nothing but a green sneak in green grass using his wife face as cover

It's spelled "s-n-a-k-e" not "sneak"

How do you get thru the interview part in the US visa?

bashydemy:
Oga forget Fayose is doing that cos he is still Federal backing of GEJ, will the likes of OBJ against him he is a gooner.. between may 29th and june 6th he will be gone.

How do you intend to do that btw May 29th and June 6th? Buhari will change the Acting IG immediately at the swearing in grounds right? And he will change the commissioner of police in Ekiti too. How is Buhari going to influence the Chief Judge to constitute a panel when the Chief judge is a Fayose loyalist? He will remove him too right? Then I guess Buhari will remove/sack all the PDP members in Ekiti too.

Gosh!

RealSleek:
But to think of it , u cant be an employee or a business owner and still have the tym for silly trekking....No tym

I am sure you've read abt pple climbing Mt Everest. It doesn't mean they are jobless. Pple go on a quest like this because of what they believe in it. And mind you not everybody can make money by lying on their back like Omotola

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OrlandoOwoh:
Dr 3As? I remember some years ago when he was being trailed by Prof. Fabayo (Fabro) while coming out from PG Hall. I could not believe Fabro gather the courage to pursue to the entrance of Awolowo Hall. Fabro was later chased by awoites and he ran into his car and sped.

its even shocking that Fabro had that much energy. I was always in his room in Block F, PG hall. It was the same day crackers almost shot Akinola Saburi (Malcom X) in the bushes behind spider.

Yes

This bros no get chil at all

Fake products everywhere

seunmsg:
Visiting the US is not by force. If he was truly discharged and acquitted by British court for the same charges, then the Americans should leave him alone. There must be an end to litigation.

The funny angle to the whole story is that Kashamu has NEVER set foot on US soil in his life. How come he's being hounded all over the place? The US has allowed itself to be manipulated by OBJ..

seunmsg:
Visiting the US is not by force. If he was truly discharged and acquitted by British court for the same charges, then the Americans should leave him alone. There must be an end to litigation.

The funny angle to the whole story is that Kashamu has NEVER set foot on US soil in his life. How come he's being hounded all over the place? The US has allowed itself to be manipulated by OBJ.

tyson99:
FYI I am from the same town with him and everyone knows what's going on so shut da fvck up cos u know nothing kid

Your ignorance is profound. Simple question you cannot answer yet you know what's going on? There is a common denominator for all APC apologists; they have a lying spirit. That you are from the same town with him does not give you automatic divine knowledge on a man's personal life yet a simple Google search will give you the full details of the case.

tyson99:
Are you a learner or have you been living in Congo

Mr learner, simply answer the question.

omenka:
Bwahahahaha. US is an inferno for drug pushers and criminals. Kashamu falls under the category hence his statement. But I keep wondering, this man told us the guy who had a case and is wanted in the US isn't his "Kashamu", that it was a case of mistaken identity,



now, why is he so afraid??

Old unrepentant liar.

Was he exonerated in UK? YES.

Did the UK courts lie too? US is just looking for a scapegoat. He has never set foot in the USA. If the US thinks otherwise, they should produce a copy of the visa they gave him to enter their country. Abi him disappear enter ni?

kastonkastrol:
the most annoying and embarrassing thing about this Jonathan administration is; the man and his COS couldn't destroy a rag-tag group called boko haram for six good years. A group that is operating within the territory of Nigeria. What was gej and his team waiting for before they could infrared sambisa forest?

Even if boko haram are defeated and totally annihilated today, gej will not be accorded with any victory. For him to allow boko haram to kill thousands of nigerians and destroy billions worth properties has already made him a failure.

Gej never bothered to fight boko haram untill when the elections were around. He takes the people of northeast as fools who will give him all their votes because he decided to tackle boko haram at the 11th hour.


And some gullible nigerians are calling the man their hero, hero my foot.

Is the election still on now?
When you came online, you don't have to reveal the rottenness of your belly to the whole world. What does GEJ stand to gain now? It shows you and other Boko Haram vuvuzela both online and offline are the sponsors and sympathizers of bh

adorablepepple:
Hehe, if it were naija guys now they will first bleep the babe, Awon oloko dogi dogi

If it was you I caught in my house, I swear, ur sexual life will never remain the same again. Maa fe do e pa.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out a suit filed by the 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers, challenging the removal of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin and his deputy, Adesegun Orisalade. Justice Saliu Saidu, who gave the ruling, awarded a cost of N100, 000 against Omirin and 18 other lawmakers.

The judge struck out the suit after listening to the submission of the counsel to the APC lawmakers, Mr Norrison Quackers, represented by Mr Onyeka Ofoegbu. He had urged the court to strike out the suit without cost. Counsel to the defendants, Mr Kayode Olufala, urged the court to dismiss the plaintiffs’ suit with a substantial cost.

The PDP lawmakers, while urging the court to dismiss plaintiffs’ suit, supported their application with the provisions of Order 15 Rule 2 (1) of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules. Saidu said:“I have gone through the notice of discountenance and objection filed by the defendants, urging the court to dismiss the plaintiffs’ suit.

“The defendants have taken steps in this case by the processes they filed, saying this case ought to be dismissed and not struck out. “The issue in a situation like this where the defendants have taken steps is left at the discretion of the court in the case of Rear Admiral Ebi Borpeni Vs Darabella Nigeria Ltd; 2014.

“However, this issue has been well discussed in the case of Abayomi Babatunde Vs Pan Atlantic Shipping and Transport Agency Ltd and others where the court was urged not to close the door of justice. “In the present democratic setting in this country, I am cautioned to take the path of striking out the case rather than dismissal.

“I hereby strike out this case with a cost of N100,000 against the plaintiffs in favour of the first to eight and twelve to fourteen defendants.” The APC lawmakers had challenged the removal of Omirin and his deputy. The suit which was filed in December 2014, was seeking, among others, an order restraining the factional Speaker of the House, Dele Olugbemi, and his deputy, Olayinka Abeni, from either parading themselves as or executing duties in the capacity of the leaders of the House.

But the lawmakers, through their counsel, Quakers (SAN), had on April 9, filed a notice dated April 7 to discontinue the case. Though no reason was given in the notice of discontinuance of the suit, the action followed the argument by Fayose that Omirin and Orisalade lacked the locus standi to commence any impeachment proceedings against him since they had been impeached and were currently challenging their impeachment in court.

The defendants in the suit are Olugbemi, Samuel Ajibola, Adeojo Alexander, Adeloye Adeyinka, Isreal Olowo Ajiboye, Fatunbi Olajide, and Olayinka Abeni. Gov. Ayodele Fayose, the Department of State Security, (DSS), the Inspector General of Police, Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Mr Owoseni Ajayi, Mr Kayode Oso, and Chief Toyin Ojo (nine to fourteen defendants respectively).

Omirin and his deputy, Orisalade, were impeached by seven PDP lawmakers on Nov. 20, 2014, on the floor of the House.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/ekiti-assembly-crisis-court-strikes-out-apc-lawmakers-suit-against-fayose/

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out a suit filed by the 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers, challenging the removal of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin and his deputy, Adesegun Orisalade. Justice Saliu Saidu, who gave the ruling, awarded a cost of N100, 000 against Omirin and 18 other lawmakers.

The judge struck out the suit after listening to the submission of the counsel to the APC lawmakers, Mr Norrison Quackers, represented by Mr Onyeka Ofoegbu. He had urged the court to strike out the suit without cost. Counsel to the defendants, Mr Kayode Olufala, urged the court to dismiss the plaintiffs’ suit with a substantial cost.

The PDP lawmakers, while urging the court to dismiss plaintiffs’ suit, supported their application with the provisions of Order 15 Rule 2 (1) of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules. Saidu said:“I have gone through the notice of discountenance and objection filed by the defendants, urging the court to dismiss the plaintiffs’ suit.

“The defendants have taken steps in this case by the processes they filed, saying this case ought to be dismissed and not struck out. “The issue in a situation like this where the defendants have taken steps is left at the discretion of the court in the case of Rear Admiral Ebi Borpeni Vs Darabella Nigeria Ltd; 2014.

“However, this issue has been well discussed in the case of Abayomi Babatunde Vs Pan Atlantic Shipping and Transport Agency Ltd and others where the court was urged not to close the door of justice. “In the present democratic setting in this country, I am cautioned to take the path of striking out the case rather than dismissal.

“I hereby strike out this case with a cost of N100,000 against the plaintiffs in favour of the first to eight and twelve to fourteen defendants.” The APC lawmakers had challenged the removal of Omirin and his deputy. The suit which was filed in December 2014, was seeking, among others, an order restraining the factional Speaker of the House, Dele Olugbemi, and his deputy, Olayinka Abeni, from either parading themselves as or executing duties in the capacity of the leaders of the House.

But the lawmakers, through their counsel, Quakers (SAN), had on April 9, filed a notice dated April 7 to discontinue the case. Though no reason was given in the notice of discontinuance of the suit, the action followed the argument by Fayose that Omirin and Orisalade lacked the locus standi to commence any impeachment proceedings against him since they had been impeached and were currently challenging their impeachment in court.

The defendants in the suit are Olugbemi, Samuel Ajibola, Adeojo Alexander, Adeloye Adeyinka, Isreal Olowo Ajiboye, Fatunbi Olajide, and Olayinka Abeni. Gov. Ayodele Fayose, the Department of State Security, (DSS), the Inspector General of Police, Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Mr Owoseni Ajayi, Mr Kayode Oso, and Chief Toyin Ojo (nine to fourteen defendants respectively).

Omirin and his deputy, Orisalade, were impeached by seven PDP lawmakers on Nov. 20, 2014, on the floor of the House.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/ekiti-assembly-crisis-court-strikes-out-apc-lawmakers-suit-against-fayose/

Slizbeat:
Umm,so enlightening.

One question though, Is it the same yorubas dat refused Migration and asking everyone else to go back to their various places/homelands that would have migrated?

something smells fishy here. Why is it that no one can give an account of the language except it be heard from the King?

I hope the king is not trying to impose a new identity to the people by bringing up the Oluku mi stuff.

All the same, if true, what happens? Cos obviously the land doesn't belong to them. Would they go back to Owu/Owo in Ondo? or Wil they keep growing and making headway into Delta so we could all really blend irrespective of our original origin?

Hmm, making sense though.

You are an eidiot

missbehave247:
That his decison not my

The word is "mine" not "my"

There are several things wrong with this impeachment.

On a procedural level, the deputy governor wrote to the governor that he was travel on a medical trip on Monday 20th April, 2015.

The State House of Assembly went ahead to serve a person who is not in the country a notice of impeachment that he is supposed to respond to within 7 days.

I believe that equates 7 working day because the HOA doesn't seat on Saturday and Sunday.

In less that 6 days, a panel has been set up. The panel sat within 2 hours and the Deputy Gov who was not in the country wasn't given fair hearing. The panel wrote and submitted a report within that 6 days and impeached him when he hasn't exhausted the duration of time he has to respond to the notice of impeachment.

I'm sure he will legally fight this to a standstill and Mimiko has definitely erred this time.

Sai Baba
Sai APC

Trailblazer1:
some folks were accusing and condemning mimiko earlier.

He decided to spite his boss and now he just got served.
Good for the betrayer

Mimiko is the chief-betrayer in this country. He betrayed Tinubu, Agagu, GEJ. Now he's reacting to someone betraying him. And wait, since when did "betrayer" becomes an impeachable offense?