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Walahi A time is coming that it will be dangerous to pray in a plane! People are getting scared more and more whenever they are embarking on a flight. They read meaning to everything! Anyway that guy has hit a jackpot! He should get a lawyer and sue that airline, the pilot and that long throat passenger that was busy reading other people's message in a plane. |
A British man was removed from a plane by armed police at Luton airport after a fellow passenger read a message on his mobile phone about “prayer” and reported him as a security threat. Laolu Opebiyi, 40, from London, said he was forced to hand over his phone and supply his password in order to establish his innocence after he tried to arrange a conference call prayer with friends using WhatsApp. A detective subsequently questioned and cleared Opebiyi but the pilot refused to allow him back on to the easyJet flight to Amsterdam last Thursday and he was forced to wait more than three hours for the next scheduled departure. The Nigerian-born Christian believes the passenger next to him assumed he was a Muslim and jumped to the conclusion that he may be a terrorist. “That guy doesn’t know me and within two minutes he’s judging me,” he told the Guardian. “Even if I was a Muslim, it was pretty unfair the way I was treated. I don’t think anyone, irrespective of their religion should be treated in such a way. “If we keep on giving into this kind of bigotry and irrational fear, I dare say that the terrorists will have achieved their aim.” Opebiyi, a business analyst, said that as they awaited the plane’s 6.45am departure, his fellow passenger asked him: “What do you mean by ‘prayer’?” Taken aback that he had been reading over his shoulder, Opebiyi explained that he was arranging to pray with friends. About two minutes later, the male passenger went to the front of the plane and began a conversation with the cabin crew, Opebiyi said. The man was taken to the door of the cockpit and returned 15 minutes later, telling Opebiyi that he was getting off the plane because he felt unwell. A few minutes later, two armed officers entered the plane. They asked Opebiyi for his phone and told him to remove his belongings and accompany them off the plane and into the terminal building. After an officer confirmed that he was being questioned because of what happened with the other passenger, Opebiyi explained that he was a Christian, showing them a copy of the Bible in his bag. “They asked me which church I attend and how long I have been going there,” he said. “They also ask if I have ever thought about changing my religion to which I replied ‘no’.” They also asked him about the name of the conference call prayer group, which was “ISI men” – an acronym for “iron sharpens iron”, from the Bible quote “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”. The Guardian understands that the passenger who reported Opebiyi may have misread this as “Isis”. An officer eventually told Opebiyi that he was in the clear but that the pilot had said he should take another flight. He suffered further humiliation when an officer accompanied him to the easyJet desk to help him get on the next flight and seven other passengers from the 6.45am flight, who had left the plane because of security fears, also joined the queue. Opebiyi said one of them spotted him and said: “If he is on the next flight, I am not getting on the flight.” He said the officer took the female passenger aside and explained the situation. Before Opebiyi boarded the 10.25am flight, the officer shook his hand and expressed sympathy for his ordeal, he said. But he now fears he is on a terrorist watchlist because when he returned the next day from his business trip, the electronic passport gate did not let him through and he had to speak to an immigration officer before proceeding. “Someone felt I was a terrorist because they saw the word ‘prayer’ on my phone and now I stand in uncertainty about my freedom of movement in and out of the United Kingdom,” he said. A Bedfordshire police spokeswoman confirmed that its officers removed an individual from the flight but “were satisfied that there was no concern around the passenger travelling”. An easyJet spokesman said: “The safety and security of its passengers and crew is our highest priority which means that if a security concern is raised we will always investigate it as a precautionary measure. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to the passenger.” http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/03/man-removed-easyjet-flight-luton-prayer-message-phone |
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NOC1:That's exactly my point! He is well connected hence his getting away. In other climes , these kind of crime in the midst of war can earn you summary execution! |
![]() Give that man a Darwin award! |
If you are not well connected in Nigeria And you find yourself in trouble? You are a goner! |
Ha That hubby looks like her pikin naa |
![]() No wonder, the girl bail! Free Ese will now turn to Return Ese back to Yinusa! ![]() Even TB Joshua deliverance will not work till 9 months complete o! |
![]() This is out of Nigeria! Should be a great tourist attraction. |
![]() The blood of the youths who died because of his scam will not be silenced. This man must pay for what he did as a deterence to others |
![]() Thieves! Government too is collecting egunje! |
mouth!Na so APC promised to make a dollar equal to naira! You too Wan chop your own, abi? |
Abeg How much is the battery now? And the charger? |
It's quite expensive to take care of Iara, you know? |
Good news for a change from the senate |
![]() This government is bereft of ideas to resuscitate the economy! Unfortunately the people will bear the brunt of all these not fully thought out policies! |
See her kokose (heel) in the last picture? Show that picture to any grandma, she will tell you that's the heel of a wrong woman to marry. She is a witch! |
Another scam! This is the price we pay for the country not investing enough in education! How can any sound and educated person believe this water generator crap? Before water can be turned to fuel, it must be broken down into its constituents : Hydrogen and Oxygen. The energy needed to break it down is more than the energy the generator will produce. Hence, it's impracticality. |
idupaul:Tell them o! What is the difference between them and Boko haram? |
Only a wicked soul would deny that genocide was committed on that day! |
![]() They must be produced publicly, The police must arrest them and charge them for assault and battery |
There are many mad people walking on the street of Nigeria. A little spark is more than enough to set them alight. May we not marry our enemies in Jesus name o! If you are here on this forum, and a lady has ever threatened you with a Knife or broken bottle? You better vanish from her vicinity? I don't want to read another story that touches o! I wonder what a good looking guy doing with such an ugly ass? Most of these ugly ladies are frustrated |
![]() Where did he get the money? Cant remember the last time he had a hit song. Abi Dasuki windfall reach him side? |
fr3do:That intonation sounds Edo Yoruba girls no dey do gra gra like this. Except mushin babes! |
These people are animals, and there are no ladies among, That girl is just a baboon with breast and vagina! My question is this? Are these people trained to see their fellow citizens below them? If that is the case, I believe their training manual needs an urgent overhaul! |
These boys are Call of Duty veterans! Who is that making an explosion sound "boom" with his mouth? |
![]() Mr. Man Don't let me regret campaigning for you o! Stop playing the victim card and get to work. Sack any officer whose laxity caused the Boko haram infiltration. Get back to work fixing nigeria and not chasing thieves alone. The ones who find happiness are the ones who never make excuses. If it's broken, then fix it. If it's wrong then make it right |
![]() First lesson in freedom fighting There is no shortcut, you must be prepared to go the whole hog. Even ready to give your life. So no bail for you Mr. Nnamdi Get ready to spend the next 4 years in Kuje |
Oga face your work And stop all these blame game |
![]() This boy finally proved he is still a kid? Why shout Dele Momodu? Mad boy |
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