₦airaland Forum

CodeTemplarr:
demonstration of craze actually. Imagine if the accounts bandits recieve ransom with gets such priority or the ones linked to terrorism financing.

Really? When Bello Turji's men were sharing money over Twitter abi na Instagram, did the security personnel inform you that they froze those accounts and that belonging to the terrorist?

CodeTemplar, I know you probably paid to do this but you are seriously terrible at it! Stop selling the future of your kids for a change money.

Kelklein:
■ Some of the schools already currently pay Close to 200k before now.. plus several other items demanded by the school

In this Tinubu economy, how many people can afford even that? So how does it make sense to increase the bill for that matter?

TimeTraveller:
I am 100% sure they are all Obi supporters and IPOB apologists. Evil people.

So, it is wrong of them not to support you? When Tinubu was anti-Jonathan back about a decade ago, was he arrested and did he get his account and that of his other supporters frozen for protesting? Was he even shot at?

enemyofprogress:
Justice Emeka Nwite’s ruling was in response to an ex-parte motion filed by the Counsel to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, who alleged that the accounts were used to promote terrorism financing, treasonable felonies, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking.
Na igbo man dem dey always use to do their dirty jobs

The man na imbe—cile? Abeg, make we hear word!

Bobloco:
■ It shall never be well with those who worked, supported, and encouraged this calamitous and draconian Tinubu regime. In fact, it's already not well with them.

That is an understatement. This is 2024 and we are still dealing wth this kain nonsense as if say we dey North Korea. This is disgusting!

bamsie:
who are the people behind these accounts and their roles in the protest

What does it matter their roles in the protest as their is no law against providing support of any kind to protestors? https://jurist.ng/act/criminal_code_act

AmalaAtiEwedu:
■ For where Kobo? I am Nigeria

Those people you see and want to have used for target practice are also Nigerians, same as you. So the same lot that happens to them is bound to happen to you and your family too. It will definitely happen because you are a Nigerian.

Smartcitizen:
■ Nigerian police is useless in managing civil unrest, very unprofessional security unit.

What do you expect when you take a bunch of mostly illiteral touts and bullies and then hand them a gun and a badge in a country where the people are considered the problem?

AmalaAtiEwedu:
What are security operatives waiting for. The military should be involved. Police action is not enough. These people are very good for shooting target practice.

One of these days, na you and your family members those policemen go use for shooting target practice.

nlfpmod:
Police officers were among the dead, while several others sustained gunshot injuries, it was gathered.
Chaos erupted when members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), identified as the Shiite group, allegedly attacked a police checkpoint at Wuse junction.
According to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, the assailants were armed with machetes, knives, and improvised explosive devices, described as locally made bombs in bottles filled with kerosene.

According to other reports, chaos instead started when police disrupted their peaceful march by throwing tear gas and shooting at them. I even saw video of this happening. 🤔

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj31BORqvpY?si=x62Nr4rI2HNQ4u-R

Kelklein:
They denied it but we all know it is true. Once they deny, believe the story they are denying. A sad moment indeed for our dear nation. 😔😔

I honestly don't think it can be true at all. This is the same Ministry of Education that only days ago claimed that it had sent 4,000,000 out-of-school kids back to school in just one year, a claim that is yet to be verified by any independent source, mind you. For the same to stupidly suggest privatization of this kind is preposterous.

This is saying children of the poor should not even dream of attending any of the 104 unity schools in Nigeria. I am not a parent of a child in Nigeria but if I were, this would get me up in arms. This is the same administration responsible for reducing 10s of millions of Nigerians to where they are today.

olisaEze:
■They have black sites for journalists and whistleblowers, but non for the terrorists and kidnappers posting their loot from ravaging innocents on SM. They can spend billions to house one man for 4yrs, but are too poor to resettle IDPs in their own country. In all you do always remember that power is transient. One day you’ll be called to give account of the position you abuse today.

The country is indeed upside down at this point. What puzzles me the most is why Nigerians remain unresponsive!

phemray:
■ Every one should think of the consequences of Thier actions whether directly or to the 3rd party. Journalists are not God and not perfect. People should stop sympathy on them. Why leaking classified information just to gain followers? Police didn't need to talk to public about his arrest because he is just like any other ordinary Nigerian arrested for one thing or the other. All these social media sympathy is the reason nigerians are backwards in reasoning. Why can't he go to sambisa to investigate bokoharam, bandits strategy and submit report to police for actions as he claim investigative journalist. Most of them collect money from politicians once they get hold of any information leak, meaning they are after Thier pocket.

Leaking classified information about how your government has been stealing from you?

Anyways, whistleblowing is not a crime under your constitution and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights!

reservd:
■ What were his crimes please

Apparently whistleblowing, which isn't a crime!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrNz6jMU7qE?si=r3ciGBG1Pv6qTlt_

ufotunang:
..yes cows are herbivorous animals...their main food is grass

Even your corn is grass to the cows.

Yourprick:
■Nigeria’s famous anonymous whistleblower, PIDOMNigeria, now identified as Isaac Bristol, has endured the most gruesome dehumanising treatment since his abduction and unlawful detention by the Nigeria Police Force on August 5.
Following his abduction by 15 heavily armed men wearing mufti, PIDOM was reportedly handcuffed and kept in solitary confinement for six days without food at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, a gross violation of his fundamental rights.
Subsequently, the authorities blocked his constitutional right to accessibility. On Saturday, a member of his legal team was denied access to him based on a “new directive.” This violation has greatly impacted his access to food, toiletries and communication with his family and legal team.
An anonymous source familiar with the case reliably told West Africa Weekly that there are plans to transfer PIDOM in the dead of night to a dark site following public outrage about his abduction and subsequent torture and illegal detention, further making him inaccessible.

What can people do? Who has answers as far as how to secure the freedom of this young man?

Arostar2023:
■ Firstly, Alex Otti is an Aro man whose father settled in Ngwaland decades ago. Everyone in Abia State knows that and it was one of the things that those canvassing for an Ngwa governor used against him when he contested against Okezie Ikpeazu, whom they believe was a true born Ngwa person. His Aro (Abia North) heritage was also what made him all the more appealing to the majority of Abians.
■ As for the merits of regional system of government, governance will be easier and people will be able to hold elected officials accountable. The issue of tribalism that has been the very bane of our existence as a nation, in recent times will be mitigated. I didn't say that it will cease to exist, no, it would only be more manageable. It will be easier and more practicable for a Tiv man to hold the president or governor of the Middle-belt region accountable than for him to hold accountable the president of the federal republic of Nigeria.

The man's own website states that he is an Ngwa man. This is a man who switched parties in 2022 — went from APC to LP —so that he might win the election. This makes me believe his claim and not the stories you are telling me of him not being a Ngwa man.

2. There is no evidence to this day that any of these have been mitigated at the regional level in our times meaning that all these claims of yours are not based on facts but make belief, something I know you are aware of too.

yinkus6750:
Hmmmmmm.
It was obvious that there were some underlying factors to the sudden resignation of the DG. Now, we got a better insight.

I so hate the way those arseholes are quick to formulate lies with which to keep Nigerians blind to the situation.

Arostar2023:
■ You have not proffered any workable solution to the problem of the Nigeria of today and you want me to abandon my idea of the creation of regional governments as the way forward for Nigeria.
■ Of the two examples you gave, I am most familiar with Abia State’s case. Abians from all the senatorial zones have, at many times, tried to change the status quo but have always had their will subverted by the Nigerian nation through INEC. The last governor of Abia State was a stooge of the outgoing governor, and Otti, the present governor, though identifying as an Ngwa person, is really from a minority group (Arochukwu). He was overwhelmingly voted for by all and sundry. Ngwa people didn’t use their numbers to impose anyone on Abians.
■ Considering where we are today as a nation, of all the things we could adopt and do to make Nigeria work, I believe that regionalism is the best option for us. The minority groups invariably would have to align with each other or anyone else for things to work for them. They will be better off in a regional government than in the present system Nigeria is operating.

1. Regional Governmental system shouldn't even be on the table as far as a possible solution is what I have tried to make you see. As for my preference for an alternative solution, any solution that minimizes the place of minority groups in the country should not be on the table at all - not even for any reason.

2. Come on! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Do you wish to pin the fault on INEC? Do you believe INEC is the reason why all of the governors in the last 25 years have been from the Ngwa majority in Abia State? That's hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Alex Otti is from IsialaNgwa https://www.alexotti.com/about-us/

3. Any third party reading through this entire conversation of ours would realize you are far from genuine in your agitation for regional government. Why do I say that? Well, presented here in clear text are more than enough valid reasons in Nigeria today against such an idea as a solution forward. You holding firm to this desire for regional, without being able to provide even a single pro in favor of it for well over 2 pages means 1 or 2 things about you.
↪ You are either from one of the three majority tribes and have high hopes to benefit greatly from the arrangement
↪ and/or you are one of the many Nigerians who were indoctrinated into these ideas by those around you or before you.

Arostar2023:
■ Wether we like it or not, Democracy is all about numbers. Nobody we just hand over leadership to you for been in the minority - unless there is a provision in the law for that. The majority will always carry the day. Through excellence, consultations and building of bridges, a man from a minority group can gain acceptance and rule over the majority in a democracy.
I agree with you that whatever ill plague Nigeria at the national level today will invariably want to replicate itself at the regional levels. But mind you, more will be at stake and people's voices will be more amplified. And minority groups will be more visible.

Through the course of this discussion, I gave you at least 2 examples— from Abia and Benue— showcasing how even today minority groups remain invisible at the regional level n in the Southeast, yet you are trying to argue that adopting regional governmental system knowing all of that would magically resolve such problems. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Nigerians ehn! 😂😂😂

@Arostar2023, here's something you should recall also happened when the regional government idea was scrapped.

Nigeria's modern police force has its origins in the colonial period, when the British established a police force to maintain law and order and protect their interests. The first police force was a 30-man Consular Guard created in Lagos in 1861. The guard was expanded to 600 men in 1891 and renamed the Hausa Police, and then again in 1879 to the Hausa Constabulary. As the British expanded their control over the country, they established other police forces, including the Niger Coast Constabulary in Calabar in 1894 and the Royal Niger Company Constabulary in Lokoja in 1888. In the early 1900s, the British reorganized these forces into two major police forces: the Northern Nigeria Police Force and the Southern Nigeria Police Force.
During the colonial period, police were often associated with local governments and were expected to be familiar with the local culture and language. However, some say that police forces established during this time have been repressive, corrupt, and inefficient. In 1966, the military took over the government and centralized and militarized the police force.

The Local/State police system which was used by the majority leaders to repress the minority were also scrapped.

yarimo:
ok

Good governance means better prisons for prisoners so having criminals protesting against bad governance is the right thing, though not an excuse for their crimes.

yarimo:
This same unfortunate criminals might even be among end bad governernce protesters mteeeew

Nothing wrong with that because criminals also want to be governed by better people.

ShinnBet:
■ Oya , continue feeding the lunatic IPOB tier conspiracy that their own madness committed by their own hands is a grand conspiracy by the Govt.

Shoo fly! Don't bother me! 🙄

ShinnBet:
■ You are more foolish than that raving lunatic all over this thread if you think anyone has a hand in this their latest madness.

LOok who's talking! 🙄🙄

BiafraAburi:
■ Who be nigerian with you? You dey crase? Emergency Igbo lover, our death na your death? Who ask for your pity? Carry your hypocrite pity go your region. Our own is that we do not need any of your terrorists in police and army uniforms anywhere in our land or else.......
For this 30 days sit at home, all of una go hear am wella. 30 days lock down of all your terrorist institutions in our land. Come open am anytime from 28 August make Biafra Liberation army catch you. Ndi ori!!

Sorry but you reason worse than a poop worm abeg! tufiakwa!

I am convinced you people are paid to destroy the Eastern region either by APC or some other force that simply wants to keep the Eastern tribes in zombie mode! I can't for the life of me believe this is the level of intelligence that keeps many pining for a Biafra. It just does not make any sense of any kind!

Morbeta11:
8 The court order came before the elections, and removing Rufai and reinstating Ayodele may be a spoiler for the APC in the North, particularly aware of the role expected to "be played" by Ahmed Rufai in the 2023 presidential election.
9. Even after "declared" winner, Tinubu " retained" Ahmed Rufai in " appreciation" to his role but behind the scene assuring Eke Ayodele of his plans to implement the court order that restored him to his seat.
10. As we await the formal return of Eke Ayodele as the DG NIA, we allow the public to make all the insinuations. rightly or wrongly , particularly on Ahmed Rufa's tenor, particularly as katsina state, his home state became decimated by bandits, kidnappers, and state treasury looters from 2015 to date.
11. The Sardaunan katsina can now return home after a " job welldone" and help to save his Emir, (who is undersiege from the young and delicate Turk), his benefactor, who took away the Sardauna title from Sadiq kaita, a full royal blooded young man and handed over to Ahmed Rufai on a " platter" of Gold.

It seems his resignation was not for personal reasons after all! But why lie to us knowing fully well, as things always go in Nigeria, the truth almost always surfaces? This "intelligence" obviously no rate Nigerians at all. Nonsense! 🙄🙄

Arostar2023:
■ I agree with you on this, but not on the part about me speaking like them oO. I refuse to identify with them.
■ Now, coming to regional governments and the interests of ethnic minorities, there will be a legislative assembly of sorts, where every interest group will be represented. Also, aside from the overall leader of the regional government, there will be subdivisions where everyone will have the opportunity to elect grassroots leaders akin to the local government chairmen of today. Let's assume that Edo State is lumped together with the SW.
■ Edo as a subdivision of the region will of course elect their own leaders. And who knows, they also can throw up a charismatic leader that can be widely accepted by all in the region. But like in all democracies, it’s always a game of numbers

1. Most every Nigerian whose report I have read on this regional government bullsheet not only seems removed from the reality of things for those who are from the minority ethnic groups in Nigeria(both back then and now) but they also all sound so much like politicians that what is clear is that the status quo is bound to continue at a more magnified level if the regional governmental system with the 3 major tribes leading were approved even today. undecided

2. In 2010, an Ijaw man was able to find his way to the presidency, thanks to the maneuverings of Obasanjo. Can such a thing happen if the South East were to get its demand for regional government today? You and I know very well the answer to that. undecided

Laws only work when they are implemented. As it is most of our laws in Nigeria are not implemented and corruption has pretty much become the order of the day. And this is all with three of the major tribes to hold the system accountable. You and I know very well that in a case where there is only one major tribe overseeing the implementation of the legislature— that is what regional government presents —, the situation would be a whole lot worse than we have it today. So, stop trying to trick yourself! undecided

3. For the past 25 years in Abia State, pretty much all of the governors in the state have been produced from the Ngwa tribe. Do you think someone from Isiukwuato or even Umunneochi would have a better chance if the regional government were instead installed? undecided

There are over 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria, the vast majority of them are minority groups who gain nothing but being a part of the regional government. The Tivs in Benue for instance have never had one of their own as state governor in Benue State. They have hope that someday they will get their turn through one of the ministerial slots or maybe a party like APC. One thing they will not want to do, however, is lock themselves up in any particular regional agreement with only one of the major tribes in Nigeria. Why? Because history has shown them that that is a bad arrangement for their tribe. undecided
https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=391273576926309&id=100081310091134

mairogo:
I do not know anyone who has said that the Yoruba is the cause of all Nigeria's problems, perhaps that's what you think yourself.
You guys should stop creating silly posts here.

Emilokan would clearly disagree with you there since he is busy filling his cabinet with Lagosians and kakistocrats as we speak!

diamond68:
↪ Like once you become president your tribe automatically becomes the cause of all of Nigerias problems. People will drag your tribe like tiger generator. Like during buharis presidency Fulani was the cause of all of nigerias problems but now under tinubu , Yoruba is the cause of all of Nigerias problems

That happens because your president ran for office on a platform that divides slots by tribe. If we simply elected the most competent, most capable, and relatable candidates, we wouldn't have that problem at all.

ShinnBet:
■ There is a zombie fanatical trait among you guys. Always looking for a cult hero be it Ojukwu , Kanu, Fr Mbaka to Peter Obi and now this scammer.

Stop being ridiculous! That zombie trait exists with Nigerians across all divides, not just the Ibos! It is every in Nigeria you look... from north to south, east to west... zombies everywhere.

VinnyBaba:
Atiku would Have done well as President. Man is detribalised like Obasanjo and has a Strong Business Mindset. He should NOT be compared to EBOLA Tinibu who has proven all doubters right, as a BIG FAILURE! :(

No dey tell this kain lie abeg!