₦airaland Forum

tonychristopher:
stop lies, ancient benin never streched to river niger, what benin had was influence, benin was scared of anioma igbo, that was why they built moats and walls round that their diabolic city. Igbo was raiding them eveytime. Why then did benin build walls, then during mid west invasion...oba surrendered to biafran soilders within 24 hours


ngwanu oruo na omume...onye agba na oso

The ancient Benin empire stretched to banks of anioma side of river Niger. No lies told; none intended .

sweetorgasms:
NAH, IM UR WORST NIGHTMARE, WHAT I GAVE U WAS A TIP OF D ICE BERG, JUST WAIT AND SEE THE ATOMIC BOMB dat im going to place on u.

Common! Blow me away!!!

Relive your dying moments, it's alright.
Bury your ventures in the whirl of deception
Birthed by ill-fate, growling in my light
Show us your dripping blood, child of oblivion.

sweetorgasms:
Hmmmm so ure a Barca fan? well ama haff pity on you based on d fact dat ure a Barca fan, by d way do u know if d disses online where first written by me?

That's exactly what I'm saying; before you can out-e-punch me, your IQ should be above average.

The jokes you copied online to keep pace with me were not even African or Nigerian; they were Western.

Then you bade me goodbye and said your prayers after I used your own tactics of online copy and paste against you to show you how disgusting and shameless it is. Boy you did complain!

Then you resurfaced after just an hour after saying goodbye just so you could have the last say.

You're my comic relief and amusement ; no more no less.

sweetorgasms:
I had already whooped ur sorry self in derailers paradise, so ama just bury u dis time.

With Google sourced jibes and copy and paste.

You dey make waffi carry last abeg
You're the only Barcelona fan with obvious lack of improvised jeers. You kill the rep of our great club.

Your swiftest moment of disses was when I had you scurrying into the Internet to copy-paste jokes and disses.

You're an empty, witless and boring troll bordering on nuisance and you dey fall our hand for waff die.

sweetorgasms:
anyways back to d topic, d most humble nairalanders are sinnzu,funlord,lezz,dharay99,laveda and prettythicksme. (OPPOSITE)

Sweetorgasm, lolz. Still casting obvious troll-baits.

Try better improvisation and maybe, just maybe I might bite

raayah:
I have got a big brown ass . It brings me ultimate Joy and fufillment!

Then I'm in alignment with that big brown butty.

A girl who has a big brown ass and knows it will sure know how to use it.

*scurries to her profile*

MizMyColi:
I'm sorry you misunderstood the writer then.
Did you read this part?

except the article is written in the 30's , girls ' upbringing consists more that the listed below.

[/quote]“Why should a girl’s upbringing be done solely in view of her getting married?”

“Why correct her only with eventual marriage in mind? Why not correct her simply because SHE is deserving of better?”

“Does her worth and value as a person lie only in whether she has a ring and a title?”[quote]

raayah:
Haha! Ultimate Joy and Fulfillment my brown ass.s

Is your ass really brown? Could you share more light to this topic other than the browness of your ass?

MizMyColi:
Did you read this part?

I read that part. I read it in an inclusive take of the whole narrative. And teaching women the art of cleanliness and age-long virtues of our mothers cannot be termed backward.

MizMyColi:
This writeup is written by a Nigerian, especially for Nigerian Ladies.
Please understand that while I and the writer share this view, you are under no obligation to share.
If it does not resonate with you...please feel free to toss it out and shout like Orubebe did "WE WILL NOT TAKE THIS; THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE"
If it does resonate with you, please welcome like a breath of fresh air.




https://wordsmithf./2015/09/30/woman-you-are-more-than-a-ring-and-a-title/

Behind all this veiled call to social revolution lies the real danger of your sophistry in feminism.

I will submit all I have been saying timelessly, the ultimate joy and fulfilment of REAL WOMEN is motherhood and a home with a loving husband.

No official elevation or business achievement comes close to giving women such joy and ecstatic fulfilment endlessly.

Our fathers and mothers of old know this.

The joys of promotions
Business endorsement
Entrepreneurial elevation are always shortlived.

But the joy of motherhood and being the beacon and queen of a home is never-ending.

firstEVA:
stop pretending you didn't know the cripple Aba boy quoted me, you should know better than hiding behind someone to throw shades at me. Go and take a look at the post you consider witty, I guess the single like and share there are from you. You should stay on your lane.

I don't know what you're talking about. I'm still having hallucinations over independence day booze....clicking on my "following" while still lying on my bed with blurry vision, and that comment nearly knocked me over to the side of sobriety.

Are you accusing me of taking side kicks at you?
I shouldn't laugh at a comment from a friend just because you're on the long end of it ?

That's being selfish and ungenerous.

Grow some skin or hold my hand

firstEVA:
fagggot u've come to lick some ass again?

Where's your strength, oh daughter of discord?

You're too weak and frail to ignore even a passing , subtle remark; You must feed your insecurity with anger and rantings.

I didn't mention you or referred to you.

I follow icedbeatz and I found his remark quite witty irrespective of whom it is directed. Quit being such a little minded troll and take some vitamins to boost your self-confidence .

Tell me you miss me.

icedbeatz:
by trashing you mean ranting like a goat on heat? I'll give you that, ranting is your thing dear. Can't engage you until you up your intelligence and maybe miraculously cured of your illness, until then kiddo ...... chao

That's Some e-bullet on target

Hannysmilez:
Do parents tell their female kids 'you have 2work hard and provide food,clothing,shelter etc for ur wife and kids else ure nt man enough?'. Why den is it being said to males alone?
Men are taught they are the ones to 'toast' the lady,ask her out on dates,cover the expenses of the date,pull out her chair,open the car door,propose to her,buy the engagement rings? I cnt blive you said males are taught nothing.
Why is it that in most Nigerian homes the males are called to wash the cars,drive their amothers/sisters,fix the light bulbs or damaged appliances,kill the chickens/goats/rams during festivities,bring in bags of rice,when there is a rat in the house you scream 'daddy'. Why?
I NEVER said feminists where lesbians. I practice my own kind of feminism nd diz is it.
Feminism:A situation where one recognizes the importance and uniqueness of both sexes. Men hav a number of things that classify them men. We are physically,biologically,psychologically different.
Men are just half of the picture. If they stay men and i embrace my womanhood,then we have a perfect,complete picture. I wont dare take the place of a man,because im nt a man.
Let's say I own a business suit and a pair of jeans. If you invite me to a party,its logical i wear the jeans. When goin for an interview,i wear the suit. None of them is superior 2d other,they just have diff. responsibilities.
No human being can overcome sentimentality. My mechanic is male. There are female mechanics out there and i respect their hussle but i feel beta having a male mechanic.
I employed a female nanny. Im sure they are male nannys out there but i feel beta with a female,in the same vein i prefer a female gynaecologist.
I have 2boys and a girl and I try my best 2make sure they know they are different,appreciate their differences,support and complement each other.
A lot of women are being mistreated in Asia and Africa and Im really sorry for that. But to be sincere "feminists" havnt done anything helpful. All they do is tweet,waste money on media campaigns,protest round the place,hate on social media etc. The women that suffer most live in rural areas and have little or no access to T.V or internet. Instead of tweeting,marching,leave the comfort of ur homes and ACT!

This is a balanced view and honest assessment of feminism. It is a well thought out and intelligent piece. But I'm afraid it will be unpopular to the modern feminist who denies the differences between man and woman and whose ultimate end -either expressly or implied - is lesbianism.

Twaci:


Oh my goodness, i never knew . Sowie.

Now you do.

Twaci:
Good for them.

Make i no talk before una go come dey call me lez.z

Lezz happens to be a moniker, not an abb. for Lesbos

Morocco: 87 (media reports)
Egypt: 55
Niger: 22
Cameroon: 21
Ivory Coast: 14
Chad: 11
Somalia: 8 (media reports)
Algeria: 8
Senegal: 5
Libya: 4
Tanzania: 4
Kenya: 3
Burkina Faso: 1 (Muslim association report)
Burundi: 1
Tunisia: 1
Nigeria: 54

It was the deadliest incident to hit the Hajj in 25 years.
At least 769 pilgrims died in the crush, more than 200 of whom are believed to be from Africa.
The crush appears to have been caused when pilgrims converged at a junction in Mina, near Mecca, in Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning.
The pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj's last major rite - throwing stone at pillars called Jamarat, where Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet Abraham.


The chairman of Nigeria's National Hajj Commission Abdullahi Mukhtar confirmed the numbers but said some pilgrims were missing, meaning the final death toll could rise.


The nationality with the highest number of deaths, with at least 140 dead, is Iran.

Source: The BBC

Dragonking:
You better start performing ur sexual duties or else na your landlord or gate man go hammer ur wife everyday.

48noble:
Trust issues...blackmail.

It is the baggage of dating a celeb /entertainer.

humilitypays:
Some days ago, I and a friend who recently returned from abroad were gisting about life, and one thing led to another, we ended up discussing Nigerian issues like- insecurity in the northeastern Nigeria, abnormal increase in graduate unemployment, politics, and of course romance; basically the rate at which true love is fading away in Nigeria of our time.

It was at this point that my friend started telling me stories of how Nigerian ladies abroad (especially those living in US and UK according to him) play hard-to-get and difficult for Nigerian guys living abroad, especially if they discover that the guy isn't from a wealthy family back in Nigeria.

He revealed to me that many Nigerian guys living in US and Uk would love to marry Nigerian ladies living there, but that the problem is that Nigerian ladies don't always make it easy for Naija guys living there with them to approach them and that most of the Naija ladies there usually flock around a Nigerian guy there if they notice that the guy is from a wealthy Nigerian family or at worst, studying medicine or working as a doctor there.

He also mentioned that he has observed that Nigerian ladies who come from wealthy family backgrounds or those who worked hard to become rich themselves will never agree to date or marry a Nigerian guy who isn't richer than them or popular; that's a celebrity.

His statement shocked me because exactly what he said was also my thought having observed things here in Nigeria for some time now, and some months ago, I also overheard a group of guys discussing same thing at a gathering I went to.

Now, I want to throw this question open to Nigerian ladies of all social status, since nairaland is a popular forum where people of all class visit...please no insults, I just want to hear your opinion.

Why don't we see more of rich single Nigerian ladies date or marry not-so-rich Nigerian guys? Is it a crime or does it mean Nigerian ladies only develop love when they see or smell wealth and success?

At least, we have witnessed or heard of several cases of wealthy Nigerian guys date and marry poor Nigerian girls from poor families who don't even have a job, but on the other hand, we rarely hear or see rich Nigerian single ladies date or marry not-so-rich Nigerian guys; I am not even talking of dating or marrying broke guys, I mean guys who aren't that rich or popular.

Before anyone come calling for my head, please kindly sit back and observe things in your area of residence; you will notice that we now have plenty number of Nigerian single ladies working in big companies and earning fat salaries, some are born into wealth, some have become rich doing business, yet these ladies are single probably waiting for a rich or richer guy to come ask them out and marry them, hence making it difficult for them to find husband.

But in other countries of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Americas, rich ladies date and marry broke and not-so-rich guys without issues, but is seems to be different in Nigeria, why pls

What then is the need of fighting for feminism and gender-equality if NIgerian ladies can't embrace the changes that comes with gender equality/feminism?

Let me give some examples:

Linda Ikeji, Genevieve Nnajia, Rita Domnic, Funke Akindele, Tonto Dikeh, Kate Henshaw, etc

Believe it or not, Linda Ikeji wants to marry, but she's probably waiting for one rich guy or son of a former minister, governor, MD, etc to settle down with.....same with Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Domnic, Funke Akindele, and so many others that are not that popular but rich or come from rich family background.

Does it mean that rich Nigerian guys dating and marrying poor or not-so-rich Nigerian girls are fools

At least Marriah Carey married poor Nick Cannon...and many of such cases abound in western countries, but rarely happen in Nigeria, why? Something is wrong somewhere, can someone please explain.

Note:
I am not saying its a crime for a lady to date or marry rich guy, neither am I saying that a lady must date/marry broke guy, I am just curious as to why it is rare to hear that a rich single Nigerian lady is dating or married to a guy who isn't rich?

Nigerian feminists can't and won't apply the true principle of fininism.

They cannot give to society 1/10th of what they got from society.

They chant the feminism slogan and still want to keep the status quo.

Rarely can one find a real woman though. Feminism is still a doctrine our weav-on fixing, attachments-wearing african women can't truly practice in reality.

It is alright if they scream equality in nairaland.
They don't bite.

Siena:
If a married couple fall out of love, and mutual respect goes with it. . .

Regardless of whether there are children, that's no reason to stay together.
Such couples may imagine they're staying together for the sake of the kids, but it seldom works.
Kids aren't stupid, the parents may keep up the charade of the perfect couple, but the kids will know mom and dad don't like each other any more.

There's also the risk of resentment setting in, the parents could begin to despise each other, and may even resent the children for being the cause of them being "trapped" in a loveless marriage.

If they begin to argue, kids can often feel they're to blame!

The children would be better off knowing their parents live apart, may be divorced, but they still have mutual respect.

I believe Children are better off in a loveless marriage where the couple still leave together than in divorced circumstance.

moscobabs:
lol....bro. I just don't like anything Toyota

Me too. And most nigerians who drive them think they are the examples of what cars should be like.

moscobabs:
Brand for the poor

.....and style-less and unenthusiastic.

IsiCaterpillar:
#teamcapital-H

By the way, I bought my accord 2005 i4 engine in April this year. The check engine light just showed up about a month ago. My bf took it to automechanic in Festac and the said the catalyst was the issue.
They disengaged the light and just after 3 days the light came back on.
I have noticed a sharp increase of my visit to fuel stations.
I drive a total of 60km, to and fro work every day and buys petrol of almost 5k in a week.
Please is this normal?
And what is this catalyst?
Does the catalyst has any bearing on fuel consumption?

From a worried Honda user.

Catalyst is for emission control and it does affect fuel consumption. But I don't think it should indicate the check engine light though.

bendike:
http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-police-station-where-no-motorist-can-be-innocent/
SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 : TUNDE AJAJA
It was a public holiday they all looked forward to. And as the weeks faded into days, they prepared themselves, packed their bags, prepared enough edible items that could last them for the duration of their journey.

Fortunately for the Ayanfes, the holiday was a Thursday, which marked the beginning of a long weekend, hence, they converted their trip from mere family treat to a vacation, which was to run from Thursday to Sunday. They had their plans well laid out and they had really prepared for it, both psychologically and financially.

Eventually, the day they had all been waiting for came. At about 10am, they left their house in Orisunbare, in Shasha, Akowonjo Local Government Area of Lagos State, and were heading to a resort centre in Osun State. With a slow music in the background, the Ayanfes traded comic banters, cracked jokes and revelled in the loving atmosphere.

They all appeared to be in a good mood, having been deprived of such a quality family time in the past because of work. While the man, Gbenga, took the position of the driver, his wife, Esther, sat beside him while their two children rolled from one side to the other on the back seat, playing and wishing they could get to their destination in less than no time.

But that joyful moment was soon cut short when they were stopped by some policemen from the Shasha police station in Afonka Sreet, at an illegal checkpoint along the Shasha – Orisunbare Road. It was an unpleasant experience that they would likely not forget in a hurry. Not only did they spend their vacation at the police station, they went back home with pockets of frustration and anger.

According to Mr. Ayanfe, what started as a friendly chat between them and the policemen soon snowballed into an argument. He explained that one of the policemen walked up to the car and asked for everything he could possibly ask for, which he produced. Trouble started when he was asked to produce the receipt of his number plate.

“I gave him everything he wanted but I was surprised when he asked me to produce the receipt of my number plate. I felt it was a joke, so I even teased him, saying ‘Oga how do you want me to get the receipt of a number plate that I have been using for years?’ Besides, there is no special receipt for number plate. It comes with other documents from the Road Safety office. But he got angry. In fact, he slammed the butt of his gun on my bonnet and said I should come out. At that point, my little girl started crying, because of the way they held their guns.

“My brother, it was like a dream. For God’s sake, where was I to get the receipt of my number plate? It was even the old number plate which I had been using since I bought the car about three years earlier. I didn’t know what to say. One of his colleagues came around and asked what was happening. I was shocked when he told the other man that I was rude to him and that I said he didn’t know his job. I was shocked. My brother, I was lost. I screamed, and reminded him he was lying against me. I was even trying to explain to the other policeman but he told him to take me to the station.”

Still confused and not knowing what to do, Ayanfe recalled that he brought out his identity card to show that he is a responsible citizen, but his explanations fell into their deaf ears. Knowing the journey ahead of him, he said he came out of the vehicle and requested to meet their boss, who was seated in a blue van with no number plate.

He said his surprise took a new dimension when the boss said he should go and clear himself with those he had problem with or they should go to the station to settle it.

“At that point, I knew there was trouble because I have always known that police station is the worst place to go to in Nigeria. They make people miserable there because it’s their terrain.

“In spite of all the persuasion, they insisted that we should go to the station. So, one of them ordered my wife to go and sit at the back while he would sit in front. Initially, she objected, but this policeman said he would deal with her if she didn’t oblige. I had to plead with her to go and sit at the back, because they were brandishing their guns as if they were ready to shoot. So, we went to their station at Afonka.”

Ayanfe explained that their ordeal in the hands of the policemen at Afonka, Shasha, took a turn for the worst when they got to the station and they deflated the car tyres and he was told to write a statement on why he was driving a “stolen car.”

If not for the intervention of Ayanfe’s friend, a lawyer, whom he had to call to rescue him, he said he could have spent the night at the station, even though he left the place around 6pm. “They delayed us and told us to either produce the receipt or stay till someone would come and bail us,” he explained.

Not only did the Ayanfes miss their anticipated vacation, they went back home deflated, sad and discomfited.

Ayanfe’s story is just a brief reflection of what residents of Shasha, Egbeda and Ikotun areas of Alimosho Local Government said the policemen from the Afonka police station have been subjecting motorists and okada riders in these areas to.

Some residents pointed out that instead of harassing innocent victims to make money, these policemen should rather invest their energies in tackling the numerous criminal activities in the area. Some of them even pointed out that a policeman in the division had been tagged ‘I’ll shoot you’ because he was always threatening to shoot anybody who disobeys his orders or tries to claim to know his or her rights.

Some road users who spoke to our correspondent maintained that the policemen from the Afonka division had become “notorious and brazen” in the way they harass citizens, especially motorists and okada riders.

A commercial driver, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of being harassed, lamented that there was a limit to the extent to which people in the area could defend their basic rights because of the way the policemen brandish their guns and threaten people.

They added that they would rather go through the suffering, delays and even part with money than lose their lives, considering the increasing rate of accidental discharge or extra-judicial killings by policemen.

The Ayanfes could have missed a vacation for falling into the trap of the Shasha policemen, but beyond the appointment that Mrs. Nwaoji Beatrice missed occasioned by her encounter with these policemen, she got a query and three days suspension from her boss at her place of work.

Beatrice recalled that she was to join her boss for a meeting with some guests somewhere on Lagos Island, hence, she said she left her house early enough and headed for the Island. According to her, the appointment was slated for 12pm, but because of traffic congestion and any unforeseen issues, she left the house around 9am.

She said, “It was an all-important meeting, so I left my house at Idimu around 9am. I knew I would not be late even if there was traffic. But when I got to Egbeda, I met these policemen. They were about five. They all raised up their guns and told me to pull over. I was scared. It was a narrow road, and there was a little space to my left, so I just had to quickly swerve, because it was close to a corner and I didn’t see them on time.

“While I was trying to pull over carefully so as not to end up in the gutter, one of them shouted at me to answer them before they would deal with me. I was surprised they were that hostile. When he came to me, he said, ‘madam wetin dey worry you na. You no wan park abi, you think say na play we dey play here? I was surprised at such a foul language.

“I challenged him to talk to me with respect but the situation got even worse. He asked for my papers, which I gave him. And then he asked for my driving licence, I gave him the photocopy that I had. He rejected it and said he needed to see the original.”

Beatrice explained that in spite of her pleas and the explanation that she had a meeting Lagos Island, he insisted on seeing the original licence. She added that the policeman, assisted by some of his colleagues, told her to either go back home or call someone to bring it for her.

“I was confused and I knew there was no time to waste. Then, he told me we should go to the station if I was undecided. He told me to open the door but I refused. But when he pointed his gun at me, I had to open it. He said I should settle but I had just N5,250 on me. I offered him N4,000 but he said he would collect not less than N10,000. I didn’t have that kind of money to waste and I didn’t even have it at that time, so I had to call someone at Ikotun to go to my house, meet my house help and bring the licence for me.

“It took some time before the person brought it, so, I left there around 11am. I called my boss but he didn’t pick. Eventually, I was late to the meeting and my boss didn’t take it lightly with me.”

These and many more examples give an insight into the activities of what has become a norm in the Nigeria Police. While armed robbers, cultists, land grabbers and ritualists perpetrate their criminal activities and put the people under intense fear, those who are paid to protect them seem to have added theirs to the whole debacle.

Mr. Niran Komolafe would not mind sharing how he spent several hours at this same Afonka police station for claiming his rights. It was on a Friday evening while he and his wife were on their way to a programme. Akomolafe said the policemen stopped them somewhere in Shasha and because he didn’t feel safe, more so that the policemen wore sweaters, covering their names and identity numbers, he was reluctant to stop.

Due to his reluctance, he said one of the policemen pointed his hand to his head, indicating that something must be wrong with his head.

“The signal was that my head is not correct, which he didn’t hide. I took an exception to being insulted. So, I stopped, pulled over and asked what he meant by that. He asked if I wanted to beat him. He then said he would deal with me. So, he asked for my proof of ownership, and I challenged him to lift his sweater so I could see his name and number. He flared up and called me names. He wanted to open the rear door so he could enter my car, but I locked the door. My wife even tried to talk to me but he told her to shut her mouth, saying, “in their village, women don’t talk when men are talking.” And these are people with guns.

“It was getting late, so I called one of my friends in the Force who wanted to talk to him but he refused to take the phone from me. Eventually, they took me to their station at Afonka, where they delayed me for about two hours before one of their senior officers asked for my proof of ownership of the car, which I showed him, and told me to go.

“I even tried the number of the Divisional Police Officer written on the board but the number was not available. Sometimes, I wonder if the police hierarchy has lost a firm grip of its men, because they would even tell you that if you like you could call the Inspector General of Police and that nothing would happen.”

These and many other frustrations are what Nigerians, especially motorists go through in the hands of policemen who are paid to protect lives and security on daily basis. Motorists and okada riders in the area confided in Saturday Punch that they sometimes live under the fear of harassment by these officers. And because of the killings by policemen here and there, they said they could not challenge them or claim to be acting on their rights.

“One of them even told me that ‘who tell you say you get right. C’mmon, start the engine and drive to the station,’” a motorist who operates in the Shasha and Akowonjo area told our correspondent.

The motorist added, “I was once their victim. They stopped me and asked for everything you can imagine. Eventually, they said I didn’t have the reflective sticker. And I had but it has bleached. I had to part with some money so they wouldn’t take me to their station, because that would be the worst.”

Also, an okada rider told Saturday Punch that going to their station was the worst thing that could happen to anybody because of their brutality.

When our correspondent visited the police station during the week, it was not a fancy site to behold. In fact, it looked like a den, filled with fierce-looking policemen. While some roamed about with their guns on their shoulders, some sat under the tree, all looking very intimidating.

There were some persons hanging around the station, standing in their twos and threes, all wearing a sad look, while some others sat inside a makeshift waiting room in the premises. Findings showed that unlawful arrests and detention are few of the activities that go on in the station.

At intervals, some people would come in a bid to bail their relatives, and while some would go back home happy, others would go back frustrated. In fact, when our correspondent entered the station, the way some complainants were being attended to by the officers on duty gave some impression of their hostility.

Our correspondent gathered from a source that one of those in the cell was being detained because his motorcycle, which was on hire purchase, was stolen, and that he had since been detained even when the owner said he had forgiven him.

The source said, “In fact, the boy who rides the okada came to report the case at the station by himself that the motorcycle was stolen, but he ended up being locked up. When the owner of the motorcycle was called, he said he wasn’t interested in any case and that he had let go. The owner even promised to buy another one but the police are saying that the family of the boy should come and bail him. The money is what the family of the boy is looking for at the moment. If he had known the owner would forgive him, he wouldn’t have gone to the police to report.”

Notably, this kind of experience is what obtains in many other locations and police divisions across the country. While policemen are paid from taxpayers’ money to protect their lives and properties, findings showed that some of these men have swapped this national assignment with something else, geared towards putting citizens under pressure, intimidation and fear.

In some other climes, the appearance of a policeman or the patrol vehicle gives comfort and a sense of cover to residents, but in Nigeria, especially in recent times, some people have said that sighting policemen unsettles them and puts them under fear of imminent brutality or attack.

“It is either they drive you off the road with their rickety vehicles and sirens, or they extort, harass and intimidate you, or they take you to their station and come up with false allegations, not to even talk of the scourge of accidental discharge,” a resident of Shasha told our correspondent.

Even though the IGP, Mr. Solomon Arase, has banned checkpoints on roads, the policemen seem to have converted the stop and search strategy to a money-making venture and a golden opportunity to harass people. From Gowon, Pen Cinema, to Ikeja, these are very evident, as observed by our correspondent.

When confronted with the allegations of activities of the men in his division, the Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Sirajo Salisu, who was initially reluctant to comment on the issue “because only the PPRO talks to the press,” said anyone who was being harassed by any of the policemen from his division should call him to complain.

He explained that he had just been transferred to the station and that since he came he had been making efforts to ensure there was discipline.

He pointed out that it was not impossible for some other officers from different formations to operate within his jurisdiction without his knowledge.

“Anyone who is being harassed should copy my number on the board and call me. I’m always available. The Police Public Relations Officer is in charge of matters relating to the press. He will speak to you,” he added.

Also, the PPRO, Lagos State Command, Mr. Joe Offor, said he would investigate the matter and get back to our correspondent which he had yet to do as of press time.

cc: lalasticlala

Blame it on the educated illiterates in Nigeria. Plate number receipt isn't vehicle particulars. I remember bastard SARS policemen at head bridge Onitsha who asked me for plate number receipt. I told him bluntly that paper doesn't exist and he seized my whole vehicle documents. Had to call an assistant commissioner to address that issue.

But nigerians aren't really interested in knowing what vehicle documents police could ask. And what their rights are. A man taken to a police station for plate number receipt when the vehicle registration, and insurance cover the plate number is laughable.

fr3do:
Ndokwa and Ijaw have nothing with you guys.

Ndokwa is part of Anioma.

njokusboy:
Tor, how am I supposed to address that long post when there's nothing new in it, am not dat idle nah, everything he wrote has been written by someone else and addressed...
If he hasn't seen them, he could start from page one but if he has, it shows he just wants to start the thread over again.... which I don't have time for...

Exactly bro. Not even adding the fact that I find his submission patronising and playing to the gallery. A male who goes all out to blame rapists but doesn't deem it fit to caution women on slutt - dressing needs to have his testosterone level checked as well as the density of his brain mass.

njokusboy:
You re saying wat has already been said... go back to page one and start ur opposition from there

Dozzmani:
Hello friends

I have been a reader in this forum for a while now,usually see the help through advise being given to people,which made me to bring this issue here because at this point,I don't know what exactly to tell this my guy becuase this issue is beyond me.

My friend has been dating his girlfriend for two years now,the babe is know to us(his friends) and his family as the only woman for him. It was a no sex relationship as the girl said her virginity is her pride. My guy accepted to wait till when they get married as he truly love this babe. Last year ending, one guy moved into the compound of this girl, that was when stories entered their beautiful relationship.

To cut the long story short, recently my guy's girlfriend that never wanted sex started disturbing him of sex, he was surprised about it, later agreed as she made him promise her to indulge in it with her. Alarm blew on the supposed day they were meant to have the sex as he wanted to cover his white sheets because of possible blood stains, she told him blood won't come out. He went in and blood never came out. Since then, she had been lying and swearing she was a virgin which my guy persisted she was not.

She opened up to him of recent that she lost it to the new guy in their compound who as of then almost made them to break up but was pleaded with him not to break the relationship by her aunt and some good friends of hers'.

She doesn't have anything to do with that guy she lost it to because the issue went out of proportion then in their compound, which made my guy to start growing faith in her again upon knowing she slept with that guy in her compound few times when she cheated with him.

She recently confessed to him she knew blood won't come out as she slept with the compound guy once before the day they had sex. The twist now is that who he met a virgin could not hold on to it for him but gave it away to another guy.he is questioning the girl's love on how she could have done such.he still loves her but can't say if he can trust her not to try such if eventually he marries her.she begged for forgiveness.but to be honest,I don't know what to say to this guy.

Please, friends, your candid advise will go a long way in shaping someone's future here as of life partner as he plans on getting married by next year ending..

Your friend should call it quits. Losing her virginity to a near-stranger (Newly moved in neighbour), lying about it are all the signs she can't be trusted in a marriage.

And is your friend a mugu? How can he date her so long and she insisted on keeping her virginity only for a new neighbour to burst her open?

It's either she has no physical attraction for your guy
Or your guy is just plain dumb. And don't believe she won't still be _fucking that neighbour.

Girls are very soft on men who first _fucked them voluntarily. She will be drawn to that _fuck for a long, long time.

freecocoa:
Oga it's not a matter of playing the lawyers.

I don't argue that there's no code on indecency, the phrase is "indecent acts" not exposure. The term is interpretative, so please whose place is it to interprete?

So the penal code suitable for only people in the north is consistent with the constitution in this context?

I don't want you to furnish me no submissions, I'm not claiming to be a lawyer or anything, this is just a discourse based on pure LOGIC, are you a lawyer?

They, lawmakers were not derided for wanting to make those laws because they already supposedly exist, they were derided because we have more pressing issues than such nonsense.

You just have to show me where it is in the constitution, that people shouldn't wear so so so and so, please remember you are talking to a layman so please be as plain as can be, thank you.

Not playing the lawyer ? You don't pass as layman. You are putting out assertions in a legal term and lay men don't do that.

Indecent act or exposure all fall into the context as far as exposure is concern. If a lady goes in public with her ass or boobs bare, it is an "act" . It is and indecent act/exposure. Period. And please do not mention the constitution in this regard. The constitution primarily contains the setup of government bodies and tiers as well as the frame work of governing a country. It doesn't contain criminal offences and their punishment. That is left to the Criminal code and penal code. You really are a layman who loves vain banter.

You can't even get rape in the constitution. You get it in the criminal code or penal code. Indecent act/exposure are legal terms which you want to apply to your own brand of logic in everyday English usage.

See section 26 subsection 1 and 2 of the Violence Against Persons Act 2015.

Also below are excerpts by famous public human rights lawyers in Nigeria and their legal views on indecent exposure.


[b] Human rights lawyer-activist Festus Keyamo yesterday told Daily Champion that though, indecent exposure is an offence against public morality according to the criminal code, arresting offenders is legal.

Likewise was the view of Bamidele Aturu, another human rights activist and Lagos-based lawyer who said indecent dressing is an offence in law, even as he clarified that there was no longer any offence like "wandering" in Nigeria of today. Aturu also said police could arrest anybody, especially ladies who indecently expose their bodies in the public but they should not use that as an opportunity to molest and assault ladies in the name of detaining them.

Also, Ikeja branch chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Niyi Idowu noted that though there is a clear difference between criminality and immorality, indecent exposure of bodies especially by ladies is a criminal offence, but arrests in this regard must be conducted lawfully. But, the lawyers maintained that in order to strike a balance, the police must not detain suspects for more than 24 hours before charging them in court.

"Since that indecent dressing is an offence in law, then it would be right to say that arresting offenders is legal. But that could also engender another sort of illegality, which is keeping suspects in detention beyond 24 hours. Anyone arrested must be charged in court," Keyamo insisted. "In as much as the government, through the police, wants to rid the society of indecent exposures especially with ladies, the fundamental rights of such people must also be accordingly respected. The position of the law is clear on that," said Idowu.

"Whereas it is a crime to expose your body indecently, it is also a crime to detain an offender for more than the prescribed period of detention. The police should also prosecute suspects quickly in order to strike a balance. "The detainees must not be seen by the police as money making objects or tools to satisfy their sexual urges," Aturu stressed, responding to allegations by suspects that they were being sexually molested. He, however, charged all religious institutions to preach morals into their youths as regards descent appearances. Some victims had on Tuesday alleged that police officers had arbitrarily raped and extorted money from them on the pretext of assisting them to get bail.
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It's Friday night and I'm off for the booze and lay. I won't give you a back and forth. It's resolved, isn't it?

freecocoa:
Lol, dude section 231 of the code talks about indecent acts, dressing was not specifically mentioned.

Now statutes are subordinate to the constitutional laws of the land, therefore doesn't hold water here as it isn't in the constitution what indecent dressing is, besides, even with the said laws in the north and south, rape is still on the rise, now what?

Please indecent exposure is covered in an inclusive interpretative term in section 231. It is part of the laws called common or received law applicable in all former British colony.

And don't play the lawyers with me; Subordinate laws or statutes are only null and void to their inconsistency with the constitution . And in this context it is not.

If you want me to furnish you with the court rulings and submissions of human right lawyers like Festus Keyamo and Co , just say so. It isn't even a debate.

Indecent exposure is part of our legal system. It is the reason the legislators were derided for wasting funds on passing another bill in 2008 that has already been part of existing statutes.

freecocoa:
The law was scrapped in Lagos. Check again.

That was in 2008 and this bill was not signed into law, so that isn't even supposed to come up.

You are now mixing apples and oranges, I'm not talking about different organisations and rules governing them, I am talking about the laws that governs us all.

The law covering and punishing indecent exposure is a universal fact expecially in the west. THE LAW WAS SCRAPPED BECAUSE OUR LEGISLATORS DIDN'T DO THEIR JOBS. THE 2008 WAS AN ATTEMPT AT IGNORANCE OF UNINTENDED DUPLICITY : THE LAW ALREADY EXIST IN NIGERIA.

The crime of indecent exposure comes from common law. It is part of the civil laws as received statutes.


Both the criminal laws in the southern states and the penal code of the north deals with indecent exposure. The federal Criminal code also deals with this. See section 231