₦airaland Forum

oloworulz:
u are not smart at all, i wonder how u got so much likes. A man is fighting for his right and risking his life. Well, i dont blame you, u dnt knw ur right, also u dont dream to b at d top. Dats y ppul wil always fight 4u and dats y u wil always beg 4 ur right. from ur comment alone, u cant be a leader, u look like a long time follower. Zombie i mean.

Patrick obaigbon at work again... I gbadun the guy sha....

Wow I am impressed.... How old is he again ?#leadersofthefuturegeneration.

And if I didn't know you CRAMMY I wouldn't believe you were such a waste of sp£®m.
Keep on sulking in your ignorance, he still remains the president of the federal republic of Nigeria and you and your APC cohorts can't do $h!t about it

Happy Birthday to Mr.President, wishing you Gods guidance and protection and divine blessings. Also pray that God grants you good advisers around you...

Oh see my brother Kiki in white , a vibrant itsekiri youth leader treated like I common criminal... this guy is an activist to the core, always speaking against the injustice in the state. Why now, he is Ijaw and itsekiri extraction oh....daris God oh


The accepted rule of engagement between journalists in the Warri flank of Niger-Delta and ex-militants in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, was shattered, Sunday, when the violent youths abducted 14 journalists and six other persons, including Itsekiri youth leaders.

The journalists, among them, this reporter, Sola Adebayo, Regional Editor, Leadership, Shola O’Neil, Regional Editor, Niger-Delta, The Nation and Olu Philips, Energy Reporter, Channels Television, were ambushed on the waterways at 1.p.m. while returning from a press conference, addressed by the Itsekiri community of Ugborodo, moments after they left Ogidigben. Other newshounds were Publisher of Warri-based Fresh Angle Newspaper, Anthony Ebule, Bolaji Ogundele, Reporter, The Nation, Warri, Emma Arubi, Senior Correspondent, Daily Independent Newspaper, Warri, and Awoso Harry, Delta Broadcasting Service, DBS, Warri, Paulinus Odedey, Camera man, Channels, Omoniyi Alex and Osaro Sado, AIT.
Ambush: From nowhere, the speedboat conveying them and six other persons, including an Itsekiri youth leader, Kiki, whose father was understood to be an Ijaw chief in Oporoza, was double-crossed by Ijaw youths in about six speedboats. They demanded for the video cameras of the journalists, saying they had been monitoring them since Sunday morning while they went around with Chief Emami, video-taping their community...

Journalists in Warri, Delta State and the country at large are seething with rage over the treatment meted to their colleagues.

As expected, no journalist would willingly surrender his working tools to hooligans, which was the picture the Ijaw youths presented of themselves. They kept quiet and were praying for the intervention of security agents since the point of ambush was not too far from an oil installation with military presence, but no help came. The fierce youths hopped into the journalists speedboat uninvited and started ransacking their belongings. They saw the cameras and pounced on the cameramen, especially on Paulinus Odedey of Channels for refusing to admit that he was with a camera when he was initially asked. Harry of DBS was also dealt some blows for the same offence.

There was hot argument with Kiky, the Itsekiri youth leader who was with the journalists for between five to 10 minutes. He was asked to leave the boat and enter another, which he objected to. But he was eventually overpowered and everybody was shepherded like captured hostages to their den in Oporoza. The journalists’ boat was earlier demobilized in a struggle between the ex-militants and the driver and this led to the whisking away of the journalists in one of the ex-militants’speedboats.

Agony in the lion’s den
At the lair where we were held for approximately six hours, one of the journalists, Emma Arubi, and six other community guides, including the boat driver, was brutalized. Arubi’s case was special and that is because he is of the Itsekiri ethnic stock. It was apparent from the outburst of the Ijaw youths that there was no a no-love lost between them and Itsekiri. They said the land the project is sited belongs to the Gbaramatu-Ijaw and Ayiri Emami had brought the press to film the community and twist the truth.

Immediately the journalists stepped into their den, they forcefully collected the cameras, telephones, tape recorders; communique issued at the press conference, wristwatches and every other thing, except money and took them somewhere to delete the recordings. Though some of the items were later handed over after the memory cards were removed, my digital tape recorder and that of Arubi were intentionally withheld. Thirty minutes after we were whisked to their hideaway, the ex-militants, who were cheered by some local chiefs and villagers, claimed that a pistol was found in one of the bags they seized. In their den, their word is law; you cannot argue or contest their allegation and untruth can be made to be real under such circumstance.

Warri South-West chairman’s intervention: The newly-elected chairman of Warri South-West Local Government Area, Mr. George Ekpemupolo, called our abductors and asked the chairman on ground to hand over his phone to me about 40 minutes or so into our ordeal. This was after an Ijaw youth leader had spoken to one of the journalists, Shola O’Neil, who told him the names of the prominent journalists that were abducted, including me, thinking that that could elicit an immediate order for release.

The Warri South-West chair assured me that everything was being done to secure the journalists freedom and that they would be handed over to the military. The driver of the boat and the Itsekiri youths denied knowledge of the weapons alleged to have been found in the boat.

But after they were brutally tortured, the boat driver said one of occupants was the person that brought a wrapped object, which he did not know the content into the boat. It was at this point that ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who spoke to the leader on ground, also asked to speak to this reporter and I explained what happened. I told him we were abducted and our working tools and phones confiscated. He said his information was that guns were found in our boat. I told him we are journalists and not gun-runners. But that as he was speaking, the driver of the boat had already said that he saw somebody put a wrapped object inside his boat.

He assured that everybody would be handed over to the army, but there was need for us to tell the security operatives the whole truth about what transpired. On our confiscated phones, he said he would ask and find out who collected them. Tompolo also repeated that we would all be handed over to the army and I handed the phone back to the ‘leader’.

Punishment continues: Despite what I thought was his intervention, the ex-militants continued drubbing the Itsekiri indigenes among the six that were asked to lie face down. It was not the entire six, however, that were Itsekiri. One said he was a staff of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, while the other said he was Urhobo from Agbasa.

One of the ex-militants took delight in flogging those lying on the ground, including an Itsekiri chief. If there was any reservation that the episode was a setup, the decision of the ex-militants to force Arubi, the Independent Correspondent, to hold the AK 47, which they alleged was found in our boat and took photograph of him, then uploaded it on the social media, while we were still in their custody, gave them away.

You‘re all criminals – Abductors
They abused the journalists and accused them of promoting the Itsekiri agenda with their writings, maintaining that we were all lawbreakers since the weapons with which the Itsekiri want to kill them was found in our boat.

Enemy within: From what transpired within the six hours we were held against our will in the den, it was evident that the Itsekiri ethnic group has saboteurs in their midst, who were giving information to the Ijaw on the movement of Chief Ayiri Emami, who was the main target. One of the ex-militants, who said he knew this reporter, described vividly to me how many of them wore life-jackets in our speedboats, how they monitored our movement that Sunday morning and when we took off for the return journey back to Warri. In fact, the ex-militants swore that if Chief Emami was caught with us that Sunday, he would have been dismembered. They said the Itsekiri ethnic group was too small to drag land with Ijaw people and vowed to deal with them sooner or later.

Back to Warri: We arrived Naval Base, Warri, the next day, Monday, at about 11.00 am due to some mechanical problem with the gunboats that escorted the journalists, one of which was towed by our speedboat to Warri. The other could not make the journey.

Uduaghan’s negotiation
It was understood that the governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, made efforts to free us on the day of the incident, but it was on Monday that he spoke severally with this reporter, asking what the true situation was on ground. And from the point he established contact; he was in constant communication until our eventual release from naval custody at 4.00 pm. The navy officials in Warri said they had to clear from their superiors in Abuja after obtaining statements from the journalists due to the dimension the matter had taken.

Preliminary investigations obviously indicated that the journalists were not gunrunners and that the six persons held with them could be innocent of the allegation from available information, hence all of them were also released. But, some Ijaw youth leaders, who called to apologize for the nightmare this writer and others went through in the hands of the youths, maintained that the whole thing was ill-fated. One, however, said, “Truly, our boys did not plant the weapons; we got information that there is weapon in one of the boats from our Itsekiri informant, who is not in Chief Ayiri Emami camp. It is unfortunate that you (journalists) were in that very boat. But from the way things are going, the Ijaw and Itsekiri are going to fight again, if it is not now, it will be tomorrow, but quote me, the Ijaw will never leave that EPZ land for the Itsekri, it is not for them, they should stop parading fraudulent court papers to say that we are their tenants, we are not their tenants.”

Didn't expect less from LAI Mohammed...

probably its the kind of girls you meet... Naturally girls want to assess your worth before paying attention to what you have to say... Just maybe in the course of assessing your worth you probably (canal minded) be thinking she is looking at your xxxx. SMH

Although its affordable and not as expensive as painted... But That's the reason why many of them " ladies" remain unmarried out there...

Op... SMH4U...

Wow. that's beautiful

hairyanus:
There is nobody who has ever flown that never had fears at one time....Once i seat in that casket called plane...i confess my sins, incase i find myself on the otherside....i dont get ready, i live ready.

I was flying this year from Manchester to France, just 45mins flight time...the plane was very small. I dint complain, fear came when i had, i am captain Catherine, chayi, woman! it just hit me. In my many years of flying, a woman has never flown me. What if she quarelled with her husband or forgot baby food...fear just came....

Hahahahaahahahahahahaha my wife must hear this

Hahahaahahaahahahhahahaha very funny thanks for the information taataafo, Old telephone without wire, false rumor peddler I greet you... Well you are open to your opinion... Anonymous..... Why anonymous? name the PDP member who said it and I will call you a bloody liar. APC will never stop their trickery.

APC bootlickers you make Me laugh at your ignorance for not recognising that we live in different time so you believe that buhari I mean GMB still has anything to offer this country at this modern age yet you say the youth @ 85 is the future of this country. Atiku is a better man than Buhari will ever be, in terms of achievements and otherwise. Keep sulking in your pit of ignorance and drown in it

APC bootlicker Barcanister you make Me laugh at your ignorance and frustration so you believe that buhari I mean GMB still has anything to offer this country yet you say the youth is the future of this country. Atiku is a better man than Buhari will ever be, in terms of achievements and otherwise. Keep sulking in your pit of ignorance and drown in it

Hmmmm....Edo State i hail oh... Abeg make una take am easy...

Boss

In another news Jonathan has met with the military in Bokinafaso to reassure the bokinabe's and its people of Africa's support and need for them to hand over to a Democratically elected Government.

A breathe of fresh air.... Jona is a charm...

Hahahaha very funny Bastardnista

The blabbing of the goat might buy him time but the pot of soup can't wait forever... The court has spoken and all partiee have their sword sheathed but not for long because we have rules and a constitution that NO man is bigger than... Tambawa can sleep in court for all we care but the constitution must be upheld. In clear terms section 68 of the Nigeria constitution have stated that he has no further business in the house, so we are watching and waiting to see how he can elude the constitution.

austinvsb1:
You say those questions are ridiculous? Mehn! You are ridiculous!!!!

Hmmmmmm PEJ worries me also... Madam abeg River state have alot in their hand already don't add yours.. Abeg

cramjones:
While the PDP continue to sell their forms to their "aspirants" We have some questions for them:
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1. Who is to gain politically if the entire North-West is ravaged, and declared insecure for voting? Who really gains politically?

2. Why did the late Azazi claim that PDP was behind Boko Haram? And why did his Helicopter crash mysteriously?

3. Why is the President romancing Ali Madu Sherrif? Why has there been no formal investigation launched since the Australian who accused Ali Madu Sherrif of funding Boko Haram spoke out?

4. Despite the killings, bombing and kidnappings, why haven't the Federal Government done anything to Senator Ndume? Why is he still holding a position at the senate, despite the overwhelming evidence? If I may add, why is he being tried secretly?

5. Where is the John guy that DSS caught trying to blow up radio house 2 years ago. He said he worked for the DSS, why haven't we heard anythinng about him since then?

6. Why is Orisejiafor involved arms smuggling and why is Pastor Adeboye defending him, what link does Adeboye have with Orisejiafor? On what basis as regards evidence is Pastor Adeboye defending Orisejiafor? Or is it because both pastors are good friends to the PDP and the President?

7. Why did the Federal Government debunk claims that girls were kidnapped?

8. Why is the United States not sharing intelligence with the Nigerian Government?

9. Why did Boko Haram try to kill General Mohammadu Buhari?

10. Why did the Federal Government lie about negotiating the release of the girls with Boko Haram, when in actual fact, only yesterday, the third Shekau stated clearly that the girls were married off and no talks went on? Since then 3 bombs have gone off killing over 100 people (Remember they "killed" Shekau twice, now we have a 3rd Shekau clone)

11. Why Borno? Could their be any links to the rich uranium deposits and oil discovered in Borno? Could it be that there are covert foreigners involved without any control of the Federal Government? Could it be that they are using the violent political rift to perpetuate their own evil?

12. Why has the Federal government failed to win the war against an ill-trained army of not more than 10,000, despite having an army, airforce and navy numbering over 100,000 with fighter jets and high grade military hardware?

13. Why are the army chiefs all fat?

14. How did Ihejirika have accounts with ten of millions of dollars? What was his salary as a chief of army staff?

15. Why is President Jonathan wanting to collect a $1billion loan when our defense spending during the period Boko Haram murdered the most hit $8billion?

16. Why are APC members labelled as Boko Haram sponsors? We are the opposotion, wouldn't the government score a huge political point and turn the public and the world against us if they can provide some evidence to their claim?

17. Back to Ali Madou Sherrif, why did he move on to join the PDP? Is he trying to escape from something? Recall, we had a party meeting while he was still in our party, and Bola Tinubu told him speficially that we had all the evidence on him as one of the sponsors of Boko Haram.

18. Did $20 billion get missing? Would Sanusi Lamido Sanusi make such grave allegation against a whole president? If it did get missing? Where is money, who and who has spent it? That is a lot of money!

19. Why has president Jonathan failed to fish out those he said where Boko Haram members in his government? He specifically said they were in his cabinet? Who exactly do we have as a Boko Haram minister?

20. Finally, why the president's men pressure Henry Okah to blame the very first bombing in Nigeria in 2010 on Northern elites? Why did the President refute MEND's claim of bombing, whilst pressuring Henry Okah through Oroto Douglas (presidential aide) to deny the bombing and blame it on Northerners? [/b]

-CramJones

Your questions are highly ridiculous, totally sentimental, f00lishly baseless.... They might sound interesting to gullible NLers but it only goes to show your indept hatred for the system Nigeria... Yes Nigeria is at war, yes there are some challenges we are currently facing, yes the system is not perfect.... Show me a country without challenges and I will call you a bl00dly LIAR.

Jonathan for President come 2015... PDP is a party of fairness and equity so candidates who think they are eligible can knock themselves out but note the ticket belongs to Jonathan. I know you want to be tagged as former presidential candidate so bring it on.

Oh bring back memories of yester- years Ambrose Alli, a maestro, a good man, one of the best leaders of Nigeria's generation, a mentor, revolutionist hmmmm..... All these attributes to waste because Buhari extinguished the light from his candle.... APC-Buhari will have worse in store for me and you should he be president.. Tufiakwa- if its a bad dream I have woken up already.

Resign..He has to resign from the platform that got him into power and into the seat he is presently occupying.. Do you think he was the smartest of all members in the house before being elevated to the position he attained? PDP is a party of champion and can make you an achiever from nothing... He is to resign from the party and the seat and house because we made him who he is... Well 'was' very soon.... This is just the beginning of his down fall from grace (PDP) to grass (the rest political parties).

Well... if true its a big shame, just hope he knows what he is doing... Farewell then wishing you all the best in your political endeavor... + or - PDP is still stronger and ever vibrant.