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pesinfada:
Fatoyinbo attracted all this to himself with his childish appearance.

As a rich man's son, that has always been his dressing. He is a 'label' man. That doesn't take away his spirituality

Musa, good job

When will they auction the vehicles?

We are in the sason of rape.

If it has been proven, then jail the dad and mom for life.

Say No to rape.

J4JUVENTUS:
My dear.. She didn't waste him o,he wasted himself by "himself"
Wetin he find go married woman side?
He should dance to the tune oo my sister.

I think i should start buying data from you,can i pm you?

Remember they are Kalabari people. Polygamy is not a crime there. You are free to marry as many as you can

OlawaleSmarter0:
Life in Ubulu-Uku, Isele-Uku, Onicha-Olona, Onicha-Ugbo and environs, all agrarian communities in Aniocha and Oshimili local government areas of Delta State, has fallen on hard times. In recent months, some members of the communities have had reasons to curse their fate.

They can be said to be united by a common sense of helplessness. Gone are the days when peace reigned in the communities and everyone went about their business, predominantly farming, without fear of attack. Sadly, in a cruel twist of fate, many residents have deserted their farmlands to save their lives. There have been continued attacks by gunmen alleged to be Fulani herdsmen, forcing many of the residents out of their lands.


In the last one month alone, a prominent chief in Ubulu-Uku Kingdom and the Medical Director of Good News Hospital, Isele-Uku, Chief Chikwe Ojinji and Dr Andrew Odozi respectively, have been murdered by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.

The affected communities were saddened by the deaths, which caused a sense of gloom, despondency and weary hopelessness to descend on residents. Odozi was killed in the line of duty; he was rushing to his hospital to save the life of one Mr Meme, who had been shot in the neck by suspected herdsmen along the Isele-Uku/Ubulu-Uku Road, when he met his death.


The doctor had received a distress call from his staff members that Meme was brought to the hospital in Isele-Uku for gunshot injuries. Odozi left everything he was doing to get to the hospital, but on his way, ran into a roadblock mounted by the assailants, who were robbing commuters. The doctor was subsequently robbed and shot dead.

Odozi was said to have died on the spot and his body was deposited at a mortuary. Meme was later rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, where he is still recuperating.


Our correspondent was unable to speak to Meme at the hospital but a legal practitioner who was also there following his release after being abducted by the suspected Fulani herdsmen, described his experience as terrible.

Several times, the lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity for personal reasons, squeezed his eyes shut and desperately tried to tell himself that it was all a horrible nightmare, which would soon be over. Sadly, it never did. According to him, he was abducted on Isele-Uku/Ubulu-Uku Road and N1m ransom was paid by his wife to secure his release.


The lawyer was visiting his hometown from Lagos when he fell into the hands of the gunmen.


I’m waiting for God to explain why this tragedy befell me –Esther, Benue mother of two kids who drowned
“I saw hell. I had a brief worth millions of naira that I was supposed to handle the following Monday; meanwhile, I was abducted at the weekend. I was released on Wednesday after my wife paid N1m as ransom. This is a shame. I have lived in the North and I understand Fulfulde a little. “My abductors were Fulani people. How can people from far North come to be abducting people in our land and we are keeping quiet? Can people from the South and the South-East go to the northern part of the country and be abducting people, demanding ransom and killing them? This is a shame, and we must address it and kick against this affront or else we should take it that we have been captured,” he said, with palpable frustration.


All over the communities, one could sense the growing frustration among the residents left there.

Mr Charles Ojinji, younger brother to the slain Ojinji, narrated how his brother was killed, describing the situation as shocking.

“We are still in shock at our elder brother’s sudden and unnatural death. He was a warrior who had the interest of the community at heart. We all were farming on the land before Fulani herdsmen, who followed the high tension wire to a forest reserve near a stream in Aniagbala, a suburb of Ubulu-Uku, took over our farmlands. When we saw that they were fully armed, we left our farms for them. What attracted the herdsmen there was the beautiful stream, which has now become a curse to us.



“Their cows would eat our farm produce, eat the yam tubers in our barns, cassava, vegetables, drink our water and mess up our stream. The stream is the only source of water in our community.

“One day, we challenged the herders and they beat some of us up. They held them hostage at gunpoint. Since that time, some people stopped going to the farm to avoid the wrath of herdsmen who have taken over our land. We did nothing and we owe them nothing, yet we have been subjected to all manner of inhuman treatment. Our women are not spared.



“I was shocked this year when my brother went back to the same farmland that we had abandoned for the herdsmen to start faming again. Well, other people were still farming there but, one day, over 200 cows entered the farm and ate up everything. My brother was enraged. I don’t know what transpired between him and the herders. Anyway, an eyewitness told me that my brother was attacked with machetes and then shot dead.

“My brother’s wife had travelled to Lagos so there was nobody at home. When his neighbours noticed that he did not return from the farm, they called me and we went to the farm and saw him in a pool of blood. We rushed him to hospital but the doctor confirmed him dead on arrival.



“They have killed my brother, what else can they do? Today, it is my brother, who knows the next person tomorrow? Well, herdsmen are everywhere in the bushes surrounding our community; we are under siege. The police deposited his body in a mortuary. We want the body of our brother so that we can bury him to allow him rest in peace,” he said as he recalled the unpleasant experience.

Apart from the deep sense of loss felt by members of the affected communities, they are at a loss to find a solution to the problem of insecurity affecting them. Speaking on the plight of Ubulu-Uku people, a member of the local vigilance group, Emeka Chukwudi, described the community as a conquered community, which was at the mercy of herdsmen.



“Yes, that is the truth. We have been conquered by strangers who have taken over our farmlands. This is because we have been rendered incapacitated by the police who have disarmed us and allowed the herdsmen to move freely with sophisticated firearms. The herdsmen are doing well in their agenda to take over our place. Today, I am so sad that the one-time strong Ubulu-Uku is suffering from attacks by Fulani herdsmen.

“Herdsmen abducted our king about three years ago and butchered him like a common criminal. We are still suffering from the abominable act carried out against our king, His Royal Highness, Obi Akaeze Christopher Ofulue. As if that was not enough, the herdsmen want to render us jobless. You know that we are predominantly farmers; that is our pride, but now, we are scared to go to the farms for fear of being killed,” he said.



He continued, “We are surrounded by other communities such as Abu-Ugba, Ogwashi-Uku, Obior and Isele-Uku. The herdsmen have virtually taken over the border land between Ubulu-Uku and other towns and are callously unleashing terror on us on a daily basis.

“Recently, a woman was killed between Ubulu-Uku and Obior. She was going to Umunede Market when she was waylaid by herdsmen, who butchered her and stole her motorcycle. We saw her corpse but we don’t know what they did to her before they finally killed her. A few days later, some indigenes returning home were robbed. The two incidents forced people to abandon the Ubulu-Uku/Obior Road for Isele-Uku/Ubulu-Uku Road in order to access other communities.



“As it is, we are in deep trouble. The hoodlums have taken over all the bushes surrounding Ubulu-Uku, through Isele-Uku, Ogwashi-Uku, Obior, Ubulu-Unor, Onitcha-Ugbo and Abu-Ugba.

“There are no longer safe access roads in and out of Ubulu-Uku and there is no help in sight, as people are scared to go to their farms for fear of being killed. Even if one is courageous enough to go to the farm, how will the person transport the farm produce to neighbouring markets, when the access roads have been taken over by killer herdsmen who unleash terror on road users? These brigands are doing their nefarious business unchallenged and this is a slap on our faces.



“But there is no way we can challenge gunmen with machetes and stones. Our children who live outside the town are scared to visit us at home because of the killer herdsmen that have taken over our surroundings.

“Recently, a resident, Monday Ike, who was working on his farm along the Ubulu-Uku/Onicha Ugbo Road, was accosted by Fulani herdsmen who had kidnapped some victims and kept them in a thick forest. The herdsmen were running out of food and water, so they boldly approached him and ordered Ike to go to the village and bring them water and food, at his own expense, warning that they would kidnap him from his farm if he told anyone. Ike pledged not to report what he saw to anybody.



“He eventually reported the development to the vigilance group, who called in the police. The police and the vigilance group stormed the forest, rescued the victims and arrested a herder. But a few days later, the suspect was freed by the police.


“Recently, herdsmen blocked the Isele-Uku/Ubulu-Uku Road and abducted two occupants of a car. They released the victims after collecting N600,000. Again, an indigene of Isele-Azagba living in Ubulu-Uku, Mr Sunday, his wife and son were accosted along the road. Their attackers, suspected to be herdsmen, shot the man in the neck and abducted his wife and son. After two days in captivity, the victims were released after N1m was paid as ransom. The man is still battling for his life in the hospital.



“In fact, we are like Automated Teller Machines to herdsmen. They are dealing with us unchallenged and it is so sad. Right now, we are living in fear and abject poverty because our farmers are afraid to go to their farms. Commercial motorcycle operation is the only lucrative business in our town now, as farmers have abandoned their farms. And we can’t blame any farmer who has abandoned their farmland.

“Of what use is it, if after investing in your farm and working for almost one year, herdsmen take their cattle to graze on all you laboured for in just one day? That is the problem. Can you imagine what would happen when over 200 cows enter a farm? And when the owner of the farm challenges the herders, they shoot them.



“The worst of it all is that they rape women in the presence of their husbands and children and rape daughters in front of their parents and siblings. I don’t want to mention the names of victims because of the despicable nature of the act. Abomination is being witnessed in our land.

“We, members of vigilance group, are handicapped as it is today. We used to patrol our roads, but our vehicle has been grounded and the police have disarmed us, while the herdsmen are fully armed with AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons. We are only left with machetes, knives and axes. How do we use ordinary cutlasses to confront herdsmen armed with AK-47 and other assault rifles?



“The only solution is to fall back to the police, but the police post in our community is manned by a man and a woman. Let government give us adequate police manpower and leave intelligence gathering to us. We have all it takes in intelligence and we will assist the police in fishing out the herdsmen because we know where they are, but we have been disarmed by the government.”

On his part, the Palace Secretary, who speaks for the Obi of the community, Mr Joseph Obaze, described the situation as worrisome.



He said, “We are really under serious attack by herdsmen. We are really going through excruciating pains. We have just finished a meeting and we are planning to have a massive peaceful protest over the attacks on our people by Fulani herdsmen. We have met heads of farm roads in the town and they all narrated their ordeals in the hands of herdsmen and their cattle. They told us how their farms were being ravaged by cattle. Apart from the fruits and vegetables, the herders would go to our barns and feed their cattle with the yams. We have written to the police and they said they were going to discuss the issue in their security meeting.



“This is a major problem brewing. A native has just opened a cattle ranch and tomatoes market in the town. We are not against him, but he has started employing Fulani to take care of the ranch. Our fear is that, wherever these herders settle, they start bringing their people to the place. We have given the businessman an ultimatum to leave the place because we are not comfortable with people who would kill us.

“What surprises me is that we rear native cows in this area, yet they don’t stray into people’s farms. Our cows don’t feed on yams and cassavas, but only grass. They should leave us alone, we don’t need their meat. They should not use their business to disturb ours. As they love their cows, so we love our farms.



“Many people are scared to go to the farms for fear of being attacked by the herdsmen. Women are being abused and the men are being killed. That is why we are crying to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adeyinka Adeleke, to come to our rescue and save us from being exterminated by killer herdsmen. The governor and the CP should expedite action as we are living in fear. There is tension in the town; things have really fallen apart.



“It is not as if we are cowardly but we want to explore all avenues for peace. We love peace but our peacefulness should not be taken as weakness. Let government intervene and save us from a war situation.”

Obaze has, however, appealed to Ubulu-Uku indigenes and residents to be law-abiding and conscious of the development. “Let us not abandon farm work that we are known for. People should go to the farm in groups while those travelling should avoid night journey, until government is able to solve the problem,” he said.



However, Adeleke said he was aware of the killing of the doctor, even though the case was not reported to any police station. “I am also aware of the attack on a lawyer and the killing of the Ubulu-Uku chief. I personally led an operation to the bush and some suspects were arrested and are with me. I want to assure you that the police are not keeping quiet. For me to lead an operation to the bush, you must agree that we are doing something about it,” he said.



There have been recurrent cases of kidnap by alleged herdsmen in the state and it seems the security agencies and the state government have so far failed in protecting the people.

While briefing journalists in Asaba recently, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa had said the state government was very much aware of what was going on, but required a very strong directive from the Presidency.

“If that is done, it becomes easier for the security agencies to work with us to take some certain actions. Until that is done, we might just find ourselves doing the best we can and that may not be able to bring out the best in us.



“It is very unfortunate we find ourselves in this country. We are going through some challenges in Delta but if we look at it from a national angle, Delta State is not even among the top five of states you would consider to have a high rate of insecurity. There are worse cases going round this country and it ought not to be so.

“The issue is that everybody is agitated and we are now being put on our toes. In fact, the President has called for a meeting of all the governors.



“The issue that is going to be discussed is that of insecurity across the nation; it is something we need to find solution to before it consumes us completely. It is rather unfortunate on where we are but as it is, it is important to find appropriate solution,” he had said.

The governor noted that the security agencies were doing their best, adding that with a strong statement from the Presidency, he was “sure that a lot more would be done”.



“I hope we would come out with such at the end of our meeting.

“It is truly unfortunate, even on Tuesday, I had to sit to discuss this issue with the Commissioner of Police and he is very worried about what is going on in Delta. The issue of kidnapping and the fact that our people are not able to freely go to their farms because of herdsmen is actually worrisome and we feel it is necessary to do something out of the ordinary to be able to deal with the situation,” Okowa had added.



The governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors on Friday, June 7, 2019.

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who is also the Ekiti State Governor, while addressing journalists after the meeting, said, “We discussed extensively all of these issues and looked at the various ways we felt as governors we could assist Mr. President as the Commander-in-Chief to curb these issues.

“We were able to look at the nexus between our economic challenges, the security challenges and the importance of tackling the causes of crime, not just crime on its own.”



https://punchng.com/fulani-herdsmen-have-taken-over-our-farmlands-they-kill-rape-our-people-delta-communities-residents/

Is it that these places do not have able-bodied young men? Chai! Well, we are waiting for them in my community

Anambra don't have better task force bi dat. Who are they to object the ban?

Reminds me of Fela's "Teacher don't teach me nonsense"

Student can't spell school?

Morata, onye egwu!

Congratulations Odogwu nwoke

***Singing***


You are my sweetie, My sugar
My honey, My sugar
Let me love you,
Let me kiss you
O Yes!

And just like Babachair Lawal, I ask


Who is the Presidency?

kingreign:
I'm not concerned about University certificates and success. But I am concerned about you falsely accusing PMB.

Kingreign, Wotaido nah? You just remember me

kingreign:
I am not a huge fan of PMB but I put it here so you can see it. He's a pure thoroughbred military man who attended the following institutions:

Nigerian Military Training College now (NDA) in 1962, Mons Officer Cadet School, England in 1963-1964, U.S. Army War College, Pennsylvania 1980 where he graduated with a masters in strategic studies and also a Diploma in USWAC.

The records are there. Go figure it.

Okay ooo. University certificate doesn't guarantee success, right?

The safest method is;


Put one hand at the front passenger's headrest
Turn your head back
You will see more clearly than the camera.

OR
Look for someone that will direct you thus,

"Oga cut your hand, dey cut am, dey cut am, Oga cut am finish... Oya dey come, stop, cut your hand full, dey come, dey come, dey come"


These are proven methods that's better than the camera

I refuse to be a slave

Tolexander:
So Biodun has no record of being a graduate of Unilorin, with all the graduates, MSc and PhD holders he pastors in his church?

Who the hell designed our system in Nigeria?

First class graduates will end up becoming lecturers,
Second class upper graduates end up being administrators and managers of company
Second class lower graduates, CEO of companies and start employing the ones above them to manage their companies
Third class graduates become politicians and start ruling the others with grade above them

The dropouts take solace in religion and become pastor, imam and herbalist.
Last last, all the school graduates will still come to worship at the feet of the dropouts for blessing and healings after coughing out their hard earned money.

Which one does your president has?

Orezy5:
Tunde Oyekola, Ilorin

The University of Ilorin has said it has yet to trace the academic record of Biodun Fatoyinbo , the embattled Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly.

Our correspondent learnt that the UNILORIN could not find the cleric ’s name on its graduates ’ list .

The Director of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun , said they had checked their academic record unit in the registry and could not find the name of the pastor , who has been accused of sex abuse by Busola Dakolo .

He said , “I have not got any feedback yet from our Academic Records Office . We have been checking , but we have not got anything on him , probably if we know the year he was in the university or the year he graduated or his course of study , that would make it easy for us to trace his record .”

When our correspondent visited the university on Thursday, the record of Fatoyinbo had yet to be traced at the academic record unit of the registry .

However , it is believed Fatoyinbo attended UNILORIN but did not take his final examination papers for some reasons .

However , a source claimed he moved to Osun State Polytechnic, Iree , where he obtained a Higher National Diploma certificate . Unconfirmed reports claimed he attended University of Benin , Edo State after leaving University of Ilorin without completing his studies.

Meanwhile , members of Ilorin branch of COZA seem not bothered by the rape allegation levelled against Fatoyinbo by Dakolo .

Members , who attended Wednesday ’s service at the church opposite Mount Olives Anglican Church and Princess Luxury Suit on Pipeline Road , GRA , Ilorin, looked totally unruffled by the rape allegation .

Efforts to speak with Pastor Olusegun Soetan , who is in charge of the church , was not successful as the ushers insisted that he could not be seen until next week .

But one of the ushers , who identified himself as Japhet Akinola , said the church which started some years ago and holding services on temporary places including Kwara Hotels and the Stella Obasanjo Multi -purpose Hall , moved to its permanent site a few years ago .


Akinola said , “The allegation made by that lady against the Senior Pastor has no substance .”

https://punchng.com/weve-yet-to-trace-fatoyinbos-record-unilorin/

It has nothing to do with the accusation. You guys just want to say he didn't go to school? He has achieved what professors couldn't achieve.

Chai

alen4smith:
OK just bread?

Yes so.

alen4smith:
it's morning in my location already

Okay. Buy bread when visiting next

OneKinGuy:
I don't know if this has been shared here before but I just discovered a website which can browse through some popular sites with long history. The site is https://archive.org/web/

Once you visit a website from a particular year, month and day, you get how the site was then even the current news of that particular year.

To see nairaland/other popular website,
* visit https://archive.org/web/ and type in Nairaland.com then click on 'Browse History'
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* They slide through the year you will want to visit nairaland from
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*Then scroll down and choose the month and day you will want to visit nairaland.com from. (note choose the days with sky blue and green background as they are the days with saved snapshots of nairaland.
[img]https://1.bp..com/-axXY3NPH824/XR9C-eQinXI/AAAAAAAADiE/ZCmYu5lyH98yTxq46ICJxGCVctqEBvfoQCLcBGAs/s1600/Screenshot_2019-07-05-13-28-53-549_com.cloudmosa.puffin.png[/img]

* Now you can used the navigation on top the website to easily navigate through years and months to view the website as it was then.
[img]https://1.bp..com/-z5NQDeCtRkU/XR9DcO92-4I/AAAAAAAADiM/kEVHq9wog9QfOzvkFGVt4eg4SrKAiiwqQCLcBGAs/s1600/Screenshot_2019-07-05-13-31-50-453_com.cloudmosa.puffin.png[/img]

Like I said earlier, you can use it to visit other popular sites with long history. Try it out today!

All these indomie generations insulting their elders here won't understand how far we have come on this forum.

Good old days, when mods still have sense

alen4smith:
calm down bro na from January dem dey enter February.

You no dey sleep?

Oizatobad:
I can also understand that Igbo smell in your mouth

Original gbana

nwodopetre:
please what is the essence of this bbnaija of a thing. to what end?

Na poor people dey talk say Stout dey bitter

Tacha is wild on IG but a very good girl in BBNaija house.

She is disappointing many people with her good acts in the house.

Just imagine. Ordinary bypass, not even one-way? He should be living in Nigeria

Why won't he reappoint Abba Kyari? Is Kyari not the one running Nigeria the way he likes?

luluman:
Mumu like you, let God judge his own, & let us judge our own. Is the senator now serving God abi him pocket?

Why the insukt? Can't you make your point without insult? Hypocrites

NoToPile:
Loool @ kick her ass

This matter is not as hard as we are taking it All these somebody wants to bring Fatoyinbo down etc etc is not necessary.


Let Pastor Biodun sue the accusers for defamation if he's innocent shikena Why is this so hard for him to do. Sebi kemi was arrested by one pastor for an issue that is not even up to this.

Oh and Yes she does have a right to have her identity kept hidden because of typical Nigerians.

It is his right whether to sue or not to sue. Busola has done very well by going to lay complaint officially.

Funmmyastic:
So Pastor Fatoyinbo is innocent?

I'm not saying that. Just wait for the police/court do their work. Justice is not won on social media.

Pangea:
Hear your self?
I don't think you are normal
A deterrent to others?
You are either a rapist or you are a stark illiterate!
Anonymity is allowed, because of animals like you that shames the victims!

Nope. If you must accuse, you must come clean.

Funmmyastic:
Aunty Kemi is not right here,she ought not to do that,this is a breach on someone's privacy.Now Totoyinbo supporters will start trolling her,they may even go to the extreme of digging out their dirty lies to discredit the lady's story like Busola's case.And to even think the rape issue has been trending for almost a week means this is no longer a child's play.What I am very certain of is that the truth shall prevail.

She's right about this. You all just want to bring Pastor Biodun down. It won't work. Just watch out how Busola's a*s will be kicked. She has just landed herself in trouble