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By Ifeanyi Okolie

B arely two years after prominent transporter, Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of The Young Shall Grow Motors narrowly escaped death, when his convoy was attacked by some gunmen in Festac Town, the police in Lagos State, recently arrested some suspects who revealed the real motive behind the attack. 

The suspects also exposed not just the identity of the leader of the gang that carried out the operation but also made startling revelations about the kingpin who is regarded in police circles as the most notorious kidnapping expert in the country.

Three suspects allegedly linked to the attack that occurred on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, which also left four persons dead including two of the gunmen, a police officer and Chief Obianodo’s driver, while he sustained bullet wounds, are currently being interrogated at the Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud, SARS, Ikeja.

REAL MOTIVE FOR ATTACK ON YOUNG SHALL GROW

They disclosed that the attack on Chief Obianodo which many speculated to be an assassination attempt, was actually an attempted kidnap which was foiled by his police guards. It was gathered that the kidnappers weren’t expecting any form of resistance from his guards as they accosted his convoy on 22 Road Festac Town.

“They had expected the policemen guarding the chief to run for cover when they accosted them and opened fire on his convoy. But surprisingly, a policeman guarding the Chief put up a fight and engaged the kidnappers in a shoot-out, killing two at the spot while one other died before they fled,” police sources explained.

INVESTIGATIONS STALLED

Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident commenced immediately after the attack. Policemen at the Area E, Command, Festac, under whose jurisdiction the incident occurred made little progress in unearthing the true motive behind the attack. Thereafter, the case was hurriedly transferred to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FEDSARS, Adeniji Adele, Lagos, amid allegations of interference and cover-ups.

HOW THEY SHIFTED BASE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY

Crime Guard gathered that reasonable progress was made at the FEDARS in taking out the gang behind the kidnapping but they also went ahead to coordinate more other high profile kidnappings in Lagos and other parts of the country where they got hundreds of millions as ransom. It was learnt that the gang was headed by one Evans, a notorious kidnapper terrorizing Anambra State but who relocated to Ghana when Anambra, his home state became too hot for him to operate in.

Government and the Police in Anambra State were said to have launched a manhunt for him and one of his colleagues, known as Hutch –Man, when their activities became highly unbearable. Their buildings were destroyed and their relatives were ostracised in the society. While in Ghana, Evans and Hutch-Man formed a new gang in Lagos with three others. Their modus was to enter into the country quietly, carry out some kidnappings and disappear into thin air. Chief Obianodo’s attack was one of their operations but unfortunately, Hutch-Man and two others met their doom in that operation, while Evans escaped.

ESCAPADES OF EVANS, LEADER OF THE GANG

Sources at the Lagos State Police Command disclosed to Crime Guard that Evans, after the death of Hutch-Man, succeeded in forming a new but highly sophisticated gang, which has successfully coordinated several high profile kidnappings in Lagos and other parts of the country, collecting ransoms in hundreds of millions of naira. Most of his victims are said to be prominent citizens and business executives based in Lagos. They are usually threatened not to report the case to the police upon their release. That was why most of the cases were not reported to the police for fear of reprisal by Evans and his deadly gang.

EVANS, THE SUPPER RICH KIDNAPPER AND HIS STRATEGY

Police sources described Evans as the most notorious kidnapper operating in Lagos at the moment, stating that he has over 20 boys working for him in Lagos alone. The source added that Evans could easily pick out his targets as he is very rich with properties in choice areas in Lagos. “He displays lots of wealth. He has properties in Lekki and Ajah and he drives expensive cars around town making it possible for him to blend easily with the rich in the society. When he picks out a victim, he sends a team to monitor the movement of that victim.

When he thinks it’s ripe for him to strike, he would deploy another team to attack and kidnap his victim. After carrying out their operation, they usually blindfold their victims after which they are taken to unknown destinations within the state where they are detained and ransoms are demanded before their release. After their freedom, the victims are warned never to alert the police or members of their families would be attacked.

At the moment, no one knows Evans whereabouts because he has plenty of cash and can easily move in and out of the country,” police sources hinted.

CONFESSIONS GALORE BY SUSPECTS

The suspects identified as Victor Anamalechi, Nnamdi John and Chukwuma Kingsley are currently helping the operatives in their investigation. One of them,Chukwuma Kingsley,34, a native of Isele-Ukwu in Delta State, who was arrested recently, in connection with the kidnap of two oil moguls in Lagos state, Chief Idowu Coker, the Director of Dapsey Oil, who paid N20 million ransom and Alhaji Fashola Hammed, who was rescued from the kidnappers den without ‘paying ransom, confessed to Crime Guard how he became a criminal.

According to him “I ventured into crime in 2012 after I lost my job at the company where I worked as a security man. I am married with four children. I travelled to Indonesia with the little money I saved from my salary. When I got there, I fell ill and I returned back to the country. Things became very difficult for me and my family. While I was searching for help, I met one Ike, who was an old friend and I asked for assistance. He told me that he was into car vandalism and I could join him if I had the gut. For the fact that I could barely fend for my wife and four children, I decided to join him. We did a couple of jobs together.

ATTACK ON FILLING STATIONS

Later, some of his friends who specialised in petrol station burglary invited me to join them. I followed them to raid a number of fillings stations on high ways and we stole a lot of money. When we attack a filling station at night, we will break into it, ransack the place and collect all the money and valuables we could lay our hands on. After a while, some filling stations started engaging the services of armed security men and this made our job difficult. Ike, Alhaji and Victor, who are the leaders of the gang provided the arms we used while Nnamdi John, brought two Ak 47 rifles and some police uniforms to us.

‘’We would disguise as policemen on duty and when we get to a filling station with armed guard, we will arrest the security, tire him up and rob the place. The money we were making from that operation became too small for us. Victor then suggested that we should start robbing ATM and fast food joints. Our first ATM and fast food robbery was in Ogun State . We realised N400,000 from the operation.

The second operation was at a bank in Okene in Kogi State, but while we were trying to open the vault of the ATM, our burner got spoilt and we stopped working and returned back to Lagos. Before we attack any bank, a member of our gang will survey the place to make sure that there are no armed policemen on guard at the bank. If the place is clear, we will strike.

Our most lucrative operation then was in a bank in Ogun state where we found over N 15 million from the ATM vault and later we robbed a filling station and collected N3.5million, which was their sales for the weekend. I bought a car with my share of the loot, but days after that operation, we had a problem. We attempted to rob an ATM in Ogun State, but there were lots of vigilante men around the area, then we decided to abort the operation and returned to Lagos.

POLICE AMBUSH AT IGANDO AND DISBANDMENT

‘’We drove in through Abeokuta Road and when we got to Ibah on LASU-Igando Road, some policemen accosted us and we ran in different directions for safety but I abandoned my car. After that incident, we disbanded the group for fear of being arrested. Ike travelled out of the country, Victor who had a shop in Alaba International Market went back to his business, while I became a taxi driver.

Nnamdi lives in Ikotun and also has a shop at Alaba International Market. We were still hanging out regularly. We normally meet in hotels and local bars. A day after the owner of Young Shall Grow Motors was attacked, I tried reaching Nnamdi through his cell phone but his line was not connecting. I didn’t know that he took part in that operation but I was only calling him so that we would hang out. I tried for four days, his line didn’t connect but on the fifth day, he called and asked that we should meet in one of the hotels around our area.

STORY OF ESCAPE FROM YOUNG SHALL GROW OPERATION

When we met, he told me that he was lucky to be alive. I asked him what happened. He told me that he was part of the gang that attacked the owner of Young Shall Grow Motors. I was surprised because we were not into kidnapping and he also didn’t discourse such plan with me. He then explained that one of his friends called Sudo, who is based in Ghana, linked him to the gang and they wanted to use his AK 47 rifles for the operation.

He said he met the gang which includes; Hutch-Man, Evans, Acko and one other he did not know his name in Igando and they planned how to carry out the attack. He later explained that Evans didn’t tell him that there would be an exchange of gunfire and he was not prepared. He said they accosted the man with their black Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, and they shot at the vehicle carrying the man but some policemen following him shot back at them and killed Hutch-Man and Acko at the spot.

According to him, they also shot at their SUV as they made to escape and the bullet hit the unidentified man in their vehicle. He told me that he drove the vehicle and the body of the dead man to the hotel where they planned the operation in Igando and left the dead body for Evans to take care of.

UNMASKING THE KINGPIN, EVANS

There and then, I advised him to be careful while dealing with Evans because Evans is a dangerous criminal. We once lived in the same building 14 years ago and he was a notorious drug baron. At a time, we forced our landlord to evict him from our building because we were scared he could get us into trouble. After that discussion, he told me that he was going to leave the country to avoid being arrested by the police. But few months later, I learnt he was arrested for truck diversion and was taken to prison.

THEN EVANS CALLED…..

‘’I was still doing my taxi job and making little money from it. Then, suddenly, I received a call from Evans. I was surprised he had my phone number and he asked if I had a car, I told him I didn’t and he asked if I could get someone I trusted who could do a job for him, I said yes. Ike was in the country then and he was driving a Toyota Sienna space bus. I took him to Evans and we met at Festac Town.

He told us to trail a car for him and he would pay us N3 million. We agreed and he said we should wait for his call. Two weeks later, he called and said we should drive down to Trade Fair Complex, wait under the bridge and look out for a car. He gave us the registration number and colour of the car. He also gave our numbers to somebody who would call and tell us when our target will leave his shop.”

FORMATION OF NEW GANG AND ALIMOSHSO RAID

Ike got angry because that wasn’t the agreement. He told me that Evans collected N15million as ransom. Ike started calling him and he stopped picking his calls and changed his number. Ike went back to Ghana and I went back to my business. One month later, Ike called me and said he has concluded plans to form his own kidnap gang. He said he has found someone who has contacts of rich people we could kidnap within Alimoshun area.

We met at Igando and he told me that he has also rented an apartment which we will use as our den. Our first victim was Dabsy. I did the surveillance while Ike and two other boys carried out the operation. The man was kept in our den and we demanded a ransom of N30million. He paid N20milliom. We collected the ransom at Governors Road, Ikotun and I got N3million as my share.

I bought a Toyota Camry with my share and used the remaining to take care of myself. Few weeks later, the guy who gave us the information of our first victim brought another job. The victim this time is called Alhaji Fashola. I waited for him at Isheri roundabout and when I sighted him, I contacted Ike and doubled crossed him in traffic and broke his wind screen with the butt of my gun and abducted him. We took him to our den but days later, SARS operatives stormed the house, rescued him and arrested me. Ike managed to escape,” he narrated.

ANOTHER SUSPECT OPENS UP

The third suspect,Nnamdi John, 35,a native of Abia State in his confessions said he got his two Ak47 rifles from his friend who was killed in Kano State during a robbery operation. “I came to Lagos in 2006 from Okene, Kogi State. I was brought in by a man who was selling used television sets in Okene. I came to Lagos with N90,000 and I was selling used phones at Alaba International market. After a while, I ventured into musical instruments with the money I made from selling used phones.

I rented a shop and things were moving fine for me. In 2011, I met one guy known as Okute at a drinking spot in Ojo and he was spending so much money. We became friends and he gave me his car to keep for him. He would call me some time to bring the car when ever he needed it and when he is through with the car, he will return it to me and dash me N50,000. I didn’t know what he was doing with the car until one day when the car had a flat tire and I went to fix it. He saw me and was very upset. I was surprised why he was so upset with me over a minor issue.

CAR AS AMOURY

Then he told me that he has guns inside the car and nobody must know about it. One month after that incident, he called and said that he wanted to travel to Kano State. That was the last time I heard from him. Later, news came in that members of his gang went for an operation in Kano and he was gunned down. One of his friends who knew that the guns were in the car contacted me and said I could make money with the guns.

He brought a job at Alakija where we got N90 million. My share from that operation was N59 million. I built a house and bought a Sports Utility Vehicle with part of the money. I then invested the remaining into my business and travelled to Japan and started importing musical instruments. People were surprised by my sudden wealth but they didn’t know how I made it. The first set of importations I did went well but the last one didn’t go well.

There were lots of debts so,I stopped importing. Later on, my business folded up and I went back into robbery. I joined Kingsley and his gang and we raided banks, filling Stations and ATM. Subsequently, I met Evans and we attempted to kidnap the owner of Young Shall Grow Motors. That operation was so bloody and I decided never to venture into kidnapping again,”he stated.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/built-2-houses-robbery-proceeds/



By Evelyn Usman & Esther Onyegbula

A 55-year-old man alleged to be the leader of a robbery gang that specialises in attacking vehicles conveying goods to other states of the federation, yesterday, told a crowd at the Lagos State Police Command that he has used proceeds from robbery to build two houses.

The white bearded suspect, a father of two, identified as Jude Dike, who was paraded alongside six other suspected members of the gang, disclosed that he started robbery three years ago.

However, himself and other suspected members of his gang were arrested last Saturday, by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, around Ebutte Metta area of Lagos.

Recovered from the suspects were a stolen Toyota Hiace bus, loaded with Volkswagen engines, female bags, female shoes and transmission oil for vehicles.

The gang’s mode of operation, as gathered, included laying woods with nails and other dangerous instruments close to bad spots at designated points along expressways across the South-West region of the country.

Expectedly, vehicles will slow down on reaching the point, only for the robbers to emerge from hiding and attack.

Briefing journalists on the arrest, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, disclosed that a Beretta pistol with serial number P175131, nine rounds of 9mm ammunition, three locally-made pistols and 33 live cartridges were recovered from the gang.

He said: “The suspects confessed to several robberies within Lagos, Oyo and Ogun states. One Leonard Afaoku, was also arrested. Efforts to arrest other members of the gang are still on.”

‘How we operate’

At first the Imo State-born Dike denied having anything to do with other members of the gang, even when two of them claimed he was their boss and were introduced into the gang by him.

At a point, he opened up and said: “I do not go for robbery with them. What they do is to bring to me the goods they stole and in return I sell to ready buyers.

“I cannot count the number of trucks loaded with goods they have brought to me. But I remember them bringing a truck load of maggi (seasoning) which we sold for over N3 million, out of which I got N300,000.

“Another was a truck loaded with Milo (beverage) which was also sold for over N3 million and I got N800,000 from it. Again, they brought a vehicle loaded with cosmetics, which was sold for over 10 million out of which I collected N900,000. I used the money to build a house in my village. Another building is almost finished.

“I was arrested when I wanted to sell an AK-47 riffle to one of them. I am not the owner of the gun, but was only acting as an intermediary. I told the supposed buyer to bring N150,000 for the gun. We were discussing on the amount on the phone, not knowing he has been arrested.

“I am not their leader. They only said it to rope me in. I feel very bad now that I have been arrested. I knew that one day I will be arrested, but I never knew it will be this soon. I had the desire to stop but was afraid they might end up killing me.”

We use wooden guns— suspect

On his part, another suspected member of the gang, Ejike Emewo, 29, said: “We usually blocked the road with sticks that have nails. Our targets are usually vehicles loaded with goods that are on their way out of Lagos.

“We usually drop these sticks close to bad spots, knowing that vehicles will stop on reaching there. Immediately they stop, we will come out of hiding and point sticks which look like guns at the driver.

“We do not use guns to operate. Immediately the driver alights, we will tell his to hand the key over to us and we will zoom off. Our first port of call is Baba (Dike’s) place.

“This is my second time of going on operation with the gang. The first time I went, we did not see any vehicle. We stayed in the bush from 12.30am to 6am without luck. It was on my second attempt that I was arrested.”

‘Why I joined the gang’

He added: “I joined the gang last month (August) out of frustration. I have been living in China for three years before I had problem and was repatriated. I started sending money to China to buy goods.

“I was managing with that when the doctor informed me that my pregnant wife would give birth through Caesarian Section. At the end of the operation, I spent N270,000, yet the baby died.

“I could not send money to China for goods anymore. In my bid to raise money to restart my business, I approached Baba (Dike) who owed me.

“Rather than pay me, he said I should join his boys to rob. My intention was to raise N470,000 to start business, not knowing that it will never be.”

I joined because of poverty

—ANOTHER SUSPECT

Another suspected member, who gave his name as Emmanuel Ifeanyi, said: “Out of frustration, I approached Baba (Dike) for help. He promised I would get back on my feet again, if I join his boys.

“I joined because I am from a poor family. My parents and siblings look up to me for survival.

“The first time I went with them, we operated along Ibadan/Ilesha expressway. We snatched a Toyota Camry car and took it to Baba, who sold it and gave me N7,000. He told us he sold the car for N40,000.”

MzJackBaueress:
Do you know that OPC and Afenifere were once spokespersons of Yoruba people? What happened to them now?
From the moment the two groups decided to deviate from their aims and objectives and become arselickers and sycophants of PDP for their selfish interest,what happened next?
I don't think the two groups speak for the Yorubas any longer except sanity is restored.
If Ohanaeze is not careful,they will get the same treatment OPC and Afenifere had.

Op is asking you to comment on your leaders and you reference Yoruba. In respect of op saying this post is for Ibos only we have not bothered to jump in here and thrash this yeye post but you are asking for it by bringing us in reference. You dont want peace.

FreeGlobe:
false, yoruba was a non factor. Jonathan lost because the north decided so and Jonathan was naive

Yaaawnn!!

babyosisi:
At what point will these eediots focus on the election winner and his promises
This is getting downright pediatric

Alakori, pediatric ko, psychiatric ni!!

Your redcaps are going delegates per week to go bow and give allegiance to certificateless cow herder. Onyi ara!

nduchucks:
For sending the message that not a single Nigerian life is worth wasting by the miscarriage of justice by any foreign nation.

Thats not their message on this protest.
Let me help with clarification. They are agitated that the FG has not intervened to block execution of convicted drug smugglers. FG does not need to intervene.

We must discourage the culture of buying out convicted criminals from the consequence of their crime. Amnesty should be for political prisoners, not criminals nd terrorists.

nduchucks:
Kudos to the protesters.

Kudos for what exactly, can you explain?

Ngozi is pulling all kind of tricks from her pandora box to avoid going to prison. Lmao.

First she said she has cancer, no one even noticed.
Now she has come up with another medical case to bring up as excuse why she cannot be in prison.

She said 70% of her ministry have high blood pressure.... what is wrong with Ibo people and false numbers?

Poffpoff, take note....millions of unemployed youths who have no hope for the future are suffering from high blood pressure. You will be prosecuted and if found guilty you will be imprisoned. You are advised to take the Ihejirika approach and flee before its time to confiscate your passport and subject you to humiliation.

Wole Soyinka is right in his observation about Ibo.

OPINION

By Nze Nwabueze Akabogu
The just concluded general elections in the country had obviously produced a unique and interesting voting pattern among the geo-political zones and which will be the subject of critical and in-depth analysis in this piece. Throughout the period of the campaigns by the Political parties, it became obvious to political analysts and observers that ultimate victory in the elections depended largely on the support drawn from the various geo-political zones, by the political parties on the basis of ethnic-cum religious and other primordial considerations.

It is a sad commentary however, that the ultimate losers in the political manoeuvres and intrigues that had played out in the elections were certainly not President Jonathan and his political party the PDP, but Ndigbo as a people of the South-East zone, whose political fortune had taken a dramatic nose dive for the worse in the political equation of the country.


Never, in the history of the contemporary Nigerian political evolution had the Igbos suffered such a devastating and crushing defeat as their recent experience in the just concluded elections. Indeed, Ndigbo today should be licking their self inflicted wounds as a result of their naivety and political immaturity occasioned by their obvious inability to read the handwriting on the wall of the political landscape of the country during the campaigns for the elections.



By unwittingly putting all their eggs in one basket during the elections, Ndigbo obviously displayed total lack of foresight, imagination and political sagacity and consequently lost out in the political chess game that played out in the elections.

The voting pattern in the elections has clearly shown that the people of the North West, North East, North Central and South West have already embraced completely the APC as the ruling party, while the people of the South South and South East have decided to pitch their tent with the PDP which has suddenly become the main opposition party in the country.

Ndigbo should however reconsider their present unenviable situation whereby despite after many years of their massive support and loyalty to the PDP, no significant democratic dividends were achieved and as such they should immediately forge entirely a new political alignment that will serve their common interest so as to be relevant again in the political equation of the country.

It is the contention of this writer therefore, that the entire South East Zone should completely embrace the All Progressive Grand Alliance - APGA and throw their full weight behind the party as their own political party that genuinely believes in the Igbo cause and in a better position to protect their common interest as a people.

It is instructive to mention in this write up however, and without fear of any contradiction that Ndigbo had never benefitted significantly from their long, association, and massive support to the PDP since the advent of the present democratic dispensation in the country in 1999. If anything, Ndigbo were worse off as they continued to pick the crumbs from the table of the so-called largest political party in Africa.

There is no gainsaying that party politics in the Nigerian context still remains "the winner takes all" phenomenon and as such, parties that had lost in the elections should not expect much from the victorious party in power.



Ndigbo, today, appear to have been left in the lurch and abandoned to their fate as they will continue to wait patiently until the year 2023, when hopefully it will be their turn to produce the president of the country, all things being equal.

It is heartwarming that our indefatigable Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State recently paid a solidarity visit to the President Elect - Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. This historic visit was timely and a welcome development which is bound to remove any suspicion or misgivings in the mind of the President-Elect Buhari towards Ndigbo in the scheme of things and engender the much needed confidence between Ndigbo and the incoming administration. By this unique visit therefore, Governor Willie Obiano has clearly demonstrated uncommon diplomatic skill and pragmatism as well as his immense love, courage and sensitivity towards the present plight of Ndigbo.

Maybe not for other tribes, but for Ibos eating humans for meat is a custom, they don't need a war to explain why they eat humans....matter of fact, they viewed the food blockade as a blessing.from above - a privilege to skin and boil fellow nwafors for feast.

A well respected Nigeria business man who lives like a king and rubs shoulders with the royalty in Australia has been sentenced to jail after it was discovered that he ran a drug and crime syndicate.


According to the TELEGRAPH UK, the Eze Ndigbo of Australia, Chief Maximus Osuamadi, has been jailed by Sydney court for being the brain behind some high profile crimes and running a drug cartel syndicate which operates between Nigeria, China, Brazil and other Asian countries.

Read the report here:

"The Chief, as he liked to be known, drove a Mercedes-Benz and was deeply involved in local issues in western Sydney, meeting local politicians such as former premier Morris Iemma and senior police officers.

But in reality Chief Maximus was the boss of a West African crime syndicate which some police likened to the black Mafia of Sydney with the Chief, a man living a double life as family man and businessman, frequently needing to travel to China and Nigeria, as its Godfather.

In 2010, Strike Force Bellevue was set up and 11 people were arrested after undercover operatives infiltrated the syndicate.

'It was a secret criminal society in this city and beyond, which contributed significantly to the illegal drug supply in the Sydney metropolitan area,' said Detective Superintendent Nicholas Bingham, Drug Squad Commanderat the time.

They had no criminal records and really were an unknown criminal element.

On Friday in Parramatta District court, Osuamadi was sentenced to six years’ jail for supplying a commercial quantity of methamphetamine during an undercover operation in Auburn Botanical Gardens and in a series of secretly taped conversations.

When arrested at his Granville home, he remained indignant. He said was of royal blood with ties to some of NSW’s leading politicians, the local police and even the commissioner, he told police.

'Everybody in Granville knows me, the police there and the local politicians. I am an identity. I am Chief of the Igbo (Nigerian) community and people call me Chief Maximus. I don’t know if you know about the African tradition of royalty. We trace our royalty back to the Queen Sheeba of Israel.'

Maximus owned a string of businesses including an African grocery store, hair salon, a limousine company, Internet cafe and a Western Union money transfer franchise but said many of them had collapsed.

However, police said it was all a front for his drug business, which helped pay for his lavish lifestyle.

Born in Nigeria, the 49-year-old was raised in the Vatican where he was studying to become a priest before dropping out. He arrived in Australia in 1988 and became a citizen in 1990.

It is known to investigators that members of the syndicate and the accused are involved in the supply of methamphetamine and have access to false identification and passports.

The lengthy closed court trial heard evidence that Osuamadi, a male co-accused and an undercover officer, had a conversation where the Chief had said he was planning to travel to China to organise heroin smuggling.

Chief Maximus’s trial was held in closed court because evidence by undercover police and their methods in cracking the syndicate were heard in camera.

Drug Squad Investigation Co-ordinator, Detective Inspector Jason Smith said the police were confronted with a criminal group of which people had very little knowledge.

'West African organised crime syndicates had not previously been the subject of a dedicated criminal investigation by an Australian law enforcement agency."

Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)
No organization has been more aggressively or justifiably pursued on grounds of hate speech than the Ku Klux Klan. But the arrest of an Ohio Klansman named Clarence Brandenburg on criminal syndicalism charges, based on a KKK speech that recommended overthrowing the government, was overturned in a ruling that has protected radicals of all political persuasions ever since. Writing for the unanimous Court, Justice William Brennan argued that "the constitutional guarantees of free speech and free press do not permit a State to forbid or proscribe advocacy of the use of force or of law violation except where such advocacy is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action."

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued six major landmark rulings on hate speech law since 1949.
Terminiello v. Chicago (1949)
Fr. Arthur Terminiello did for the Archdiocese of Chicago what mononucleosis did for kissing booths. A raging antisemite and right-wing lunatic, he gave a speech in Chicago that prompted protestors outdoors to riot. The city of Chicago arrested him under a law banning riotous speech, but the Supreme Court overturned his conviction.

[F]reedom of speech...," Justice William O. Douglas wrote for the 5-4 majority, is "protected against censorship or punishment, unless shown likely to roduce a clear and present danger of a serious substantive evil that rises far above public inconvenience, annoyance, or unrest ... There is no room under our Constitution for a more restrictive view."

@Post,
Everything so far projecfed on what Buhari is thinking, eating, drinking and who he is lookingvat, talking to, listening to....have turned out incorrect when the party issues press release.

Again, its about delivery when you are talking on installing tevhnocrats. What has each of those mentioned in this article accomplished in terms of profeasional competencies, what does their scorecard look like?

May his soul rip!

Obiagu1:
... just like many have lost interest in the xenophobic SW as well as the murderous North.

You mean racist West and Arpatheid North!

...go home!

This is a reasonable request and shohld not be construed negatively.

Survival is a war....and is based on resource ownership.If your own survival is put at risk because of risk of elimination imposed by others then of course you will be foolish not.to respond with aggression.


No one who have a home to return to should have problem with the SA position.

Has Buhari or his VP promised to continue compensating crime?

It is already unlawful to vandalize or threaten a sabotage of the national resources. Those who hinge hope on the balance between government payroll and crime are risking time in prison.

There is no law in this country that rewards anyone for hikacking the nation's security. Also, those with maritime security and oilpipeline contracts need to go and.find legitimate jobs. Those contracts are illegitimage and will be cancelled.

A new Sherriff is coming to town....

Optimall:
Sincerely speaking,when you guys continue talking to yourselves this way(just as you are doing now on this thread)...
Why won't there be South Africanism.. (that's what I'll call it)


You guys should just stop all this tribalism and mess... it pisses me off!

This is past tribalism....those who spoil our good image in every country around the world and shame Nigeria should be called out and humiliated at home.

mekaboy:
When Nigerian citizens threaten to drown other Nigerian citizens in a Lagoon in Nigeria. Why wont South africa attack Nigerians?

Mumu, charity begins at home. You are threatened with lagoon in Yorubaland, you are threatened with dagger in Hausaland, you go outside Malaysian police threaten you with beheading, you go South Africa Zulu carry machette pursue you, Ghana burn down your shop, Kenya aim barrel for your skull....
nna, you no dey shame?

Its a simple truth....Ibo leaders in Lagos and back home had everyone of them believing, faithfully, that Ibo is a majority in Lagos. The Presidential election was along ethnic line, Yoruba and Hausa voted APC, Yoruba and Ibo voted PDP.

When the result.of Presidential election came out it revealed that Ibo is a minority and their vote is insignificant in winning election for anyone....national or state level.

Their 60% population in Lagos turned out to be 12% instead. The shock of that revelation and the loss of their messiah added to shut them up and shrink their loudness.

Then when the god of Lagos, Oba Akiolu gave them choice between Ambode and the Lagoon, they suddenly realized that contrary to Ohanaeze message, their ownership of Lagos is a false propaganda and so they stayed away from the polls in order not to anger Yorubas.

When it comes to politics Yoruba is fanatical...their own is worse than bokoharam. Bokoharam kill strangers for religion, in matters of politics Yoruba will slaughter his own brother. Ibos are warned to steer clear of Lagos politics and politics in SW generally.

Revolution:
We will have a situation where the three heads of the executive, legislative and judicial arms of government are all northerners. I am not one to allocate roles based on religion, region or ethnicity but since that is the Nigerian way I thought I should point out that they (APC) have forgotten that the vice president does not head an arm of government. Therefore, it will be wrong to think that because the vice president is a southerner the senate president can be a northerner. The best way to view this and ensure true federal quota, so to speak, is to consider the roles within then context of the three arms of government. The executive will be headed by Buhari, the legislative is currently head by Mohammed so give the senate president to a southerner.

APC is planning its appointments, not PDPs. The current Head of Judiciary, The Chief Justice of Nigeria was a PDP appointment. The position is coming to SouthWest. Cool down and wait for further developments and stop leaping ahead of.yourself bro.