₦airaland Forum

Do not die in their war!

As long as you are reorganizing around the same corrupt policemen,nothing will change!
As long as we still have a centralized system of policing,all these talks are just the usual narrative to allay fears and to show that they are in charge of the situation....after a month,they will all go back to their caves waiting for another crisis!
Whether he likes it or not,state policing is inevitable!

'Buhari has done very well and I will continue from where he stopped' - Tinubu

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This utterance is enough to reprimand him or even question his qualifications to even be a CP!
So how was quadri released and who released him?
All these analphabetic policemen😫😫

TimeManager:
Exactly what Sowore said, you're only justifying Sowore's claim. Whether the convoy was state sponsored or private. The fact remains he had a convoy.


-Kiss the truth!

Sowore said Obi used 10 SUVs without a single proof and you swallowed it because you despise Obi!
I hope you don't get agitated or fuming when the same Sowore claims ur paymaster is from DRC congo😃
You really haven't discovered the truth,let alone kissed it😆😆

Thiefobi1:
Mr bribe collector.

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Same obiano who confided in a former governor of Taraba state that he used the money saved by Obi to build an airport!
From the same obiano who is currently being wanted by EFCC and has gone into hiding?
Interestingly,EFCC is yet to find anything to hold down Obi!
Keep playing😆

kaludestiny10:
I once saw Peter Obi in Abuja when he ran as a vice presidential candidate to Atiku during the election tribunal case. He packed his car close to Bolingo hotels and he was going through some files with an aid and three police officers that were with him. I only saw two SUVs that day as his convoy.

Sowore knows that most of his audience hardly fact check him when he spreads his misinformation!
One thing I have noticed is that he has somewhat succeeded in evading being scrutinized by critics!
However,he has indirectly made his perceived opponents more popular!

helinues:
You people will explain tired.

Between the 2023 election and now, so many revelations have been revealed about Peter Obi

All those saint narration is just one of the as usual jokes

Revelations without proof from an individual that has lambasted ur paymaster!
You r very 'intelligent'😆

As someone who has had the unique privilege of travelling with Mr. Peter Obi across Nigeria, state by state, city by city, I categorically reject the recent lies peddled by Mr. Omoyele Sowore regarding Mr. Peter Obi’s movement and lifestyle. His claim that Mr. Peter Obi moves with at least ten SUVs not only false but an intentional distortion of reality aimed at misleading the public.

I have journeyed with Mr. @PeterObi on countless occasions, including during campaign seasons. Not once-not once-have we arrived at any location with a convoy of ten SUVs. In fact, it is public knowledge among those who truly know Mr. @PeterObi that he is one of the most modest and frugal political figures Nigeria has seen.

Yes, Mr. @PeterObi moves with SUVs, but let the truth be told, these are not official or state-sponsored convoys. The vehicles are often those brought by volunteers, supporters, and well-meaning Nigerians who believe in his cause.

On many trips, Mr. @PeterObi insists we use just one bus or, at most, two vehicles and a police patrol van. He is never about fanfare or excess.

I remember, during his time as Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi would often travel with his commissioners in a single bus. People knew this while he was governor, and two newspapers even awarded him the title of "Most Prudent Governor of the Year." He would sit side by side with them, not in a tinted luxury SUV, but in simplicity, without airs, without entitlement. That is the man I know. That is the man Nigerians are coming to love and respect.


On numerous occasions, I have shared the same car with Mr. Peter Obi, even just last night, when we attended President Goodluck Jonathan’s cocktail reception in celebration of the Sunhak Peace Prize awarded to him. Mr. Peter Obi sat in the front while we sat in the back. He is one person who lives exactly what he preaches. He is a champion of humility and discipline.


Come to think of it, the only airports Mr. @YeleSowore could have possibly met Mr. @PeterObi would be Lagos or Abuja, where it's impossible. He couldn't have landed with him in Enugu or Onitsha because people there know the truth and would never support such a lie.

As we approach another election season, I want Nigerians to brace up for more lies, manipulations, and smear campaigns against Mr. @PeterObi. The truth threatens those who benefit from deceit. But we must stand firm, continue to speak out, and call out falsehoods wherever they appear.

Mr. @YeleSowore, with all due respect, you owe Nigerians the truth, not fabrications fueled by rivalry or resentment.

Let it be known, Mr. @PeterObi does not need to lie, and he certainly does not need to impress anyone with a convoy. His integrity, simplicity, and authenticity are his convoy.

-DrMo

x.com/Drmopaul/status/1914303191052607714?t=bJGHJlg-2Xj6KqfAKnCeOg&s=19

What started as a quick way to make money without rendering any corresponding economic value ended in losses, tears and silent regrets for many people who invested in CryptoBridge Exchange, a fraudulent investment scheme known as CBEX.

Reports filtered in from different sources that the pyramid scheme had crashed in April. Some investors initially doubted the crash until they were no longer able to access their profile dashboards, indicating that they had been locked out without notice.

Cumulatively, it is estimated that the scheme bankrupted its believers and subscribers to the tune of N1.3 trillion.

Following the crash, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) started investigating the scheme and its promoters, promising to retrieve the victims’ funds.

On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also publicly stated that the scheme was unlicensed and had no permission to participate in the country’s capital market.

“The Commission hereby clarifies that neither CBEX nor its affiliates were granted registration by the Commission at any time to operate as a Digital Assets Exchange, solicit investments from the public or perform any other function within the Nigerian capital market,” the SEC stated on X.

“Preliminary investigations carried out by the Commission have revealed that CBEX engaged in promotional activities to create a false perception of legitimacy, in order to entice unsuspecting members of the public into investing monies, with the promise of implausibly high guaranteed returns within a short timeframe. CBEX has failed to honour withdrawal requests from their subscribers and abruptly closed their physical offices, amid mounting complaints.”

Using the available information about CBEX, FIJ tracked some individuals who have publicly identified as leaders and promoters of the fraudulent scheme.

OWNERS AND PROMOTERS OF CBEX
In Nigeria, CBEX operated as an affiliate or subsidiary of ST Investment Co., Ltd owned by 55-year-old Harold David Charles, a Briton.

The company partly launched itself into Nigeria and the people’s consciousness through media publications between January 27 and 28, burnishing Charles as a thoroughbred investment expert and wealth manager. The publications have been archived here, here and here.

About the relationship between CBEX and its partner, the cross-published report stated in part, “It is worth mentioning that ST Investment Co. Ltd has also established an important strategic partnership with CryptoBridge Exchange. With his forward-looking strategic vision, Harold David Charles promotes cooperation between the two parties to provide investors with a safe, efficient and transparent digital asset trading environment.”

CBEX was not a registered entity but it was floated by ST Technologies International, which was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), and issued an anti-money laundering certificate with registration number SC 251514550 by the EFCC’s Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) on January 26. Its other affiliates were Smart Treasure and Super Technology. Notably, one thing that is consistent about these fictitious companies’ names is the initials S.T.

Behind the dubious crypto exchange were individuals like Adefowora Abiodun and Oluwanisola Adefowora, both leaders and representatives of CBEX, respectively. Given the similarity in their names, it is suspected that these individuals were either siblings or a couple.

Other persons associated with CBEX included Seyi Oloyede and Emmanuel Uko, who were identified as members.

On February 10, Abiodun led his team to open a CBEX office in Abuja, saying, “I am introducing this platform to you again. It is called ST CBEX platform where we trade every day, we make money and we live a good life. We encourage our people and we also bring people onboard so that you need to make money [alone], you don’t need to live a good life [alone]. Tell people about it. Let people know, let them come onboard and enjoy life.”

More than two months earlier, exactly on November 30, the promoters of the suspicious platform had organised a scantily-attended seminar in Lagos, encouraging the audience to bring their “friends and enemies” to sign up, abandon salaried jobs and earn a month’s salary in a day.

Victor Solomon, whose name was displayed in a video report as the team lead, did not respond to a text and WhatsApp chat sent to him on Thursday. On Thursday and Friday, his phone line failed to connect.

FIJ’s found that, aside from organising glamorous seminars in expensive hotel halls and at roadshows, dispatching agents to bring in new subscribers, CBEX’s promoters, they sponsored other programmes including a school inter-house sports, a strategy aimed at gaining people’s confidence in the scheme.

According to its Facebook page, CBEX’s promoters got a “Yellow House” named after the scheme by the management of MAXFEM International Schools, Alagbado, Lagos, at the school’s February 10 inter-house sports competition.

Speaking with Olufemi Stephen Oguntola, the school owner, on Friday, he said he never knew about CBEX until a friend linked him with Temitayo Oklet (Temitayo Oke), a key promoter from Ibadan, Oyo State.

“A friend of mine, who knew we were yet to get a sponsor for our Yellow House, connected me with Temitayo, and we agreed on N400,000 as a sponsorship fee. He paid it through my friend,” Oguntola told FIJ.

“He told me that ‘ST CBEX House’ was their preferred name, and that was why we wrote it on the children’s sportswear. I had never seen him until the competition day and after that day, I have not seen him again. When I heard of the problem, I called him several times but he ignored my calls.”

Asked whether he did any due diligence on CBEX before accepting the sponsorship, Oguntola responded in the negative.

“I did not do any background checks. I accepted their offer because a friend of my mine was the link between us. He also invested in the scheme and lost about $10,000, with the exception of the subscribers affiliated with him,” Oguntola said.

Oke’s phone number was not connecting at press time. He did not respond to FIJ’s text and WhatsApp chat requesting his comments.

https://fij.ng/article/the-names-faces-behind-cbex-scheme/

Englishisamust:
I have this my friend. He is a single tech guy. Just got a job of 550k per month. The guy was like the money no freak he dey too small.. Omo I won first slap aam say make I tell am how many people that are collecting below that amount as salary.. I just dey envy the guy... I wish I can be like him.. . Omo tech guys dey make moneyooo!!!

550k is not as big as you think esp when you look at its purchasing power then and now instead of the volume!

PDP is officially dead

dederocs:
YouI am are dumb.

It is the senate and house of assembly job to amend the constitution. I said that clearly but seems youi are am dumb.

The executive arm of government took the state police issue to the national assembly to deal with, those clowns ignore the bill, they are there chasing personal interests.

Governors and senators are our biggest problems now in Nigeria.

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This is one of the issues on nairaland!

You cannot have a productive engagement without resorting to unprovoked insults that make zero sense while those charged with regulating the platform turn a blind eye!
In the absence of not comprehending quite explicitly,the intelligent step would have necessitated an simple inquiry or clarification!

Your point is noted as you also agree though indirectly that it's only the NA that has the constitutional powers to make the needed amendment to ensure state policing is a reality!

A simple instance of state policing under the authority of the federal government is Benue state under Ortom who had setup local security in the mostly affected LGAs....it recorded huge success but it seems someone at aso rock was not pleased,hence the local security was dismantled and days later, hostilities resumed and more deaths were recorded!

Any other stop gap measures to bring state policing in the form of vigilante will lead to no solution to tackle insecurity in states!

It's either state policies through the national assembly or nothing!