₦airaland Forum

sunkieisland:
I marvel at the ineptitude of most commentators on this honorable platform; seeing how some people spew unimaginable is mind blowing. It begs to really question what we call education in this part of the world and how enslaved an average Nigerian young mind really is.

If the apex bank can go about freezing bank accounts of the citizens on the allegations funding terrorist activities, what then is the essence of the KYC that the bank does? why has any of the individuals whose banks accounts were frozen been arraigned for involvements in terrorist activities? what evidence was given by the apex bank to the court for the court to grant the injunction without consultations?

It's really mind-boogling that after 60 years, we can be this stoooopid as a nation and keep exhibiting shameful acts in the public domain. Terrorism is a global crime against humanity and it is a generally accepted fact that terrorists are not people to associate with. why then has the government (CBN) not prosecuted the concerned fellows? we all saw the way UAE prosecuted some Nigerians in Dubai for funding terrorist activities. It shows what a well-meaning govt does to these unscrupulous fellows.

If the owners of the account frozen are indeed terrorists or have any terrorist affiliations, let the CBN prosecute them as such, otherwise, they should stop disgracing themselves.


It is a pity that after 60 years, we have journeyed backwards and not forward.

#EndBadGovernance

You need an education on Governance in Nigeria.Nigeria has her own laws and regulations and it is been followed.If you don't like it,sponsor a bill to change it.dont burn your State down like a spoilt brat.e.g the end SARS protesters

inspbado:
And they call this man a SAN! Smh
It's is elementary law that 'he who alleges must prove it". The CBN is alleging that the account holders have committed a crime (to wot "terrorism", according to them), so they need to prove this allegation! As a matter of fact, they should have adduced sufficient evidence to back up their claim before the judge issued the order to freeze the accounts. But like we do here in Nigeria, a government or security agency will arrest you first, charge you to court and get an order to remand you in prison, then proceed to start looking for evidence to prosecute you, tell me, which sane or responsible society does that?!!

Another one to educate.I have some time for you kids this afternoon.Its called UWO. unexplained wealth order. That's the name of an executive order signed by your president i think 2 years ago.its a regulation to guide investigation of proceeds of crime

It places the imperative to explain the source of funds on the individual and not Goverment investigating

Its used in many developing country which is why the IRS can call you to explain the source of your money abroad if you live above your means.You get it now right?

That means they freeze your account or invite you during an investigation till you explain the source of the money satisfactorily

Kehmi:
What is the essence of freezing their account? Did you ask yourself? Were you in space during the NDDC saga when the acting MD embezzled billions of Naira and yet walked free? Was his account frozen? Poverty of the mind. That indeed is your problem.

You young people know nothing of Governance in Nigeria and you want to run.You all need to intern in one ministry or the other before opening your mouths in public on Governance.

The number of accounts in Nigeria that have been frozen in the last 4 years at a point became worrisome.Peoples accounts have been frozen for reasons of suspicion of corruption or money laundering and many including the big wigs of society and average Joe's are affected

Also for those with transfer above their usual limits,their accounts get frozen.even you can report a person for fraud and get an injunction to freeze his account pending resolution of the matter.So whats special about the end SARS people that their accounts cannot be touched

Nigerians are pretentious lawbreakers who do not want any accountability

If funds where collated in an activity that caused widespread chaos in the country,loss of lives of security officials, looting and widespread destruction of Goverment and non Goverment properties .The accounts MUST be FROZEN,and investigated pending when the organizers can prove beyond reasonable doubt their actions were not sponsored by the enemies of the State

That said anyone saying the organizers should not be investigated is an unserious clown.At this stage they should be praying to avoid serious prosecution cause I am sure no police gave them approval to gather and protest where they did,so their protest Abinitio was unlawful

Understand this, by using that venue (a major access road)their protest was never peaceful from the onset,it was malicious and designed to cause the breakdown of law and order.If the Goverment decides to make examples of them to forestall such in future,the Goverment is well within its right.

That said fingers crossed.we all are watching closely

Handlers of Hisbah should call them to order

To start with the Hisbah concept is unconstitutional.its like customary court in igala land having its own enforcement officers

Breaking alcohol bottles of non Muslim bussiness men is illegal.e.g imagine breaking alcohol bottles of non muslims in Abuja.So why is it acceptable in Kaduna

Hisbah police doing these are miscreants and should be prosecuted and made to refund the cost of all destroyed

Lame attempt to stage an o to ge in Lagos.
Lagos is not Kwara.For Lagosians and our leaders,the slogan is o t'ope

The guy should go and eat his suya in the State better than Lagos on all indices

These people want police to be held accountable but they(influencers) don't want to be held accountable.

Loose lips sink ships.Our celebrities have loose lips capable of sinking ships.They must be held accountable.Sone should even be made examples sef these next few days.Anyone of them that posted false information leading to carnage and destruction in Nigeria without also posting the corrections even when that false news has been debunked.Such persons should be made examples.

With position and power comes a responsibility to use that power carefully.

Hamzashaf99:
Sometimes I wonder how people think.

People were killed. then you decided to hurt the government by destroying what helps you, not them.

Lives have been lost because people have to move from state to state due to lack of equipment, I've seen some.

You have it at home, so you burn it to spite the government.

Bad news. They will either ignore you so you die slowly and painfully, or they use your money to get new ones.

I can feel the pain of the medical personnel. May God help us all.

Probably the only one in the whole state.Where do you even start.Who burns a CT scan?did the machine offend them?

If you know what they went through to get those.If you know about the people dying.Itemizing what is needed and then selecting the few to purchase.

Getting the requisition made,proposals,defending the budget and then getting the funds released and finally burnt by hoodlums with the support of the people you did all that trouble for.

You would weep to

The item was also most likely on loan.No one buys an MRI or CT scan outright.Those things are paid for over years from proceeds of their use

But then you guys won't get it.The youths are way too young to run.

I still don't understand the purpose of listing Tinubu as the scapegoat for this incident and the end SARS protest

Why Tinunbu?

The lekki incident should be investigated and the true perpetrators brought to the limelight with proof

It will be sad if we allow our own be tarred and feathered for a systemic failure that has nothing to do with them

Is Tinunbu the head of SARS or head of whatever you think is wrong with the protests

What is the message of the protest again?

15ssDRIVE:
Abeg don’t loot poor citizens. Loot the thieves
Bola Tinubu
Dangote
Obasanjo
Orji U Kalu

Anything belonging to the federal government..

Anarchist spotted .This is so wrong

How is burning down the country solving our problems.Burning police stations and private properties.

And some people will say this is still peaceful protests.

Evil thrives when the good are silent.Every God fearing Nigerian should speak the truth and sue for peace.

How is burning down Lagos the solution to Nigeria trouble.

No protester should be out today because it puts their lives at risk.Why would anyone be goading young ones to continue protest at a time like this ? Why encourage them to destroy infratructure and attack people.How does it help anything?

Why are the reasonable ones silent and letting it look like the voices of the anarchists rule the day

The shooting at the Loki toll should be investigated.So should the burning of police stations and people's houses.But the solution is not more protests and more chaos

KayCee92:
May the violence that visited those peaceful protesters yesterday night visit u ten folds brother. Take care

Me i am calling publicly for peace,you you are calling for publicly for violence.

may it be what we wish and call for publicly for our people and our land.Say Amen

Emekaonline:
You are the most foolish bastard in our land. Only bastard conspired to be a mole. How many of such hatred have you seen in other stinking land. I dont care if you claim to be Yoruba or not. So many bastards are within us and we know. Even in a family, there bastards, so stop the crap the son of belial. Omokomo

You forgot to add omoale jati jati t on fi owo osi juwe Ile baba e.

Akotileta omo ale

You all should get tinunbus names of your mouths.Are you all mad?

Tinunbu for what exactly?making Lagos the State with the highest OUR in Nigeria capable of surving on its own.Making Lagos a safe haven for tribes of all States

Yorubas be wise.I don't see anyone calling for attacks on any south east Gorvernor.Lagos was not the only State with SARS. SARS enugu was rumoured to be the worst.

This attacks on our leaders is totally unacceptable.

@Seun censor nairaland

KayCee92:
Nothing like "God will punish them". We are the punishment of God. No gain postponing the punishment because God has empowered us to act here. Violence is not good but not when you dish is cold everytime to the people. The people of Nigeria has earned the right to be angry

You are very irresponsible.may the violence you promote find you and be your undoing

Get of the streets people.we are not animals there must be law and order in our lands

All well minded parents should pull their sons and daughters of the streets.

The time to stop is now.The safety of society comes first.anyone still on the streets does so to their own risk

As for those edging them on may you not know peace in your lives.

HBB1:
You know nothing!

Product of a failed educatio system?

You dont know what I do, or where I live...

I am of a very reputable standing in a 'first world country'

Sit down, fold your arms and watch them fritter away your future!

The life of freedom you so crave in the West or other parts of the developed countries was gotten through agitation.

You can't tell distressed people how to vent, so long as they are not violent-- protesting is legal anywhere in the free world!

Dialogue in times past have gotten us where?
Dialogue with Abacha, Babangida, Buhari, the police....?

Pele o, Mr Dialogue!

Burning police stations and attacking the police is violence.

Obstructing commutes and the means of livelihood of people is violence

Setting prisoners free is violence.All this happened duri g this protest

Before you say it was not the protesters.what was the contingency plan to stop the protests from been hijacked?

BBOG was a peaceful protest.was this protest really peaceful?

HBB1:
You know nothing!

Product of a failed educatio system?

You dont know what I do, or where I live...

I am of a very reputable standing in a 'first world country'

Sit down, fold your arms and watch them fritter away your future!

The life of freedom you so crave in the West or other parts of the developed countries was gotten through agitation.

You can't tell distressed people how to vent, so long as they are not violent-- protesting is legal anywhere in the free world!

Dialogue in times past have gotten us where?
Dialogue with Abacha, Babangida, Buhari, the police....?

Pele o, Mr Dialogue!

First world country? You sit abroad and fan the flames for Nigeria to burn when you are not even here.

Do you know hoodlums are raiding shops in fagba Lagos? Do you know people are scared and traumatized psychologically.

Do you know hoodlums burnt 20 protesters cars in Abuja.I won't say anything about the rumoured reprisals so far.Yet you sit abroad and edge the flames of fire.May God almighty judge you and your ilk should you cease to desist.

Here this now and know from those of us who care to know how Nigeria operates.Systemic reforms occur in Nigeria only by engaging the apparatus of State to pass laws,regulations and drafting guidelines to implement them.Protests only raise awareness.its time to end this street protest.because lives matter

HBB1:
Alaye, Park well!

Go and engage the Senate and draft laws!

You have NO understanding of how life works.

I won't waste my energy on you!

Oshi!

You are the product of a failed educational system.Many.mamy and many reforms have been achieved in Nigeria this way.its the only way to achieve sustainable reforms.

You all think you are the first to notice reforms need to be made on matters?

How did Nigeria become a place where you can call and report abuse of children and househelps and someone gets arrested? Is that not a reform.How did they do it? Was it not by engaging Goverments to draft state specific laws and guidelines to make it happen.I can give you 40 other examples of other reforms IN Nigeria in the last 5 year's only achieved by engaging Goverment.Reforms only happen through policies,regulations and laws.Protests are only for public awareness.The real work is what happens after

The protests need to stop from those that love their home and do not want bloodshed.Anyone left on the street is no longer of the peaceful protest variety

Kelvinhunta:
U mean hoodlums or government? Because all I can see is Government agencies trying to bring down the government

I don't get your point.

stop fanning flames of violence with your mouths.For all those who fan the flames of violence in my country Nigeria at this time.May any further loss of lives in this matter be on your heads.

Do we remember occupy Nigeria protests of the Jonathan regime?

Once the Soldiers were released to the streets the leaders of the protests called in everyone.No life was to be lost. Thats responsibility.

Any through protester should get off the streets now.Any one still protesting by burning structures is a hoodlum.National security matters.The safety of our society matters.

@seun it is time to take moderating news on this matter that hits nairaland very seriously.

All information must be properly verified before posting.Unsubstantiated news shoukd not be allowed

Peace is a fragile thing.its everyone's responsibility to keep the peace.Yours too.

Reforms do not need to happen at the cost of bloodshed.The protests are no longer peaceful.We must be careful so hoodlums don't burn our country,our home down.

sammybay2000:
My engagement with some of the youths today shows they do not know what they realy want. Yes, we all know that a lot of things need change but it has to be done on the table of negotiations. Your voice has been heard and govt has responded to most of you demands even more than you requested. Yet, you still continue demonstrations. The Govt is asking you to send representative for dialogue, you refused. The Govt declared curfew, you refused to obey and go about burning police stations and destroying public properties. There is no responsible govt that will fold his hands and watch.

Protesters need to move to the stage of negotiations for their demands.The negotiations are to draft laws.

Martin Luther king had negotiations with Goverment for his specific requests.They did not just stay on the streets only leaving no one to negotiate with Goverment to draft their desires in the new laws


It's time to do so.add police welfare while at it.

HBB1:
You are spewing trash from your mouth.

You are fighting institutionalised corruption and are speaking English?

What ended Apartheid, Jim Crow laws and Slavery?

Agitation!

Severe agitation!

If you don't know how the World works, keep quiet!

Rubbish

Protests will not achieve institutional change.

Protests can be part of the steps but only to raise awareness after which the real work must start.

Get off the streets and make sure the real work starts.Get Lagos to pass laws and draft guidelines against police brutality.

Will they stay on the streets till that happens.Will we go on the streets for every systemic change we want?

It's time for step 2.engage the Senate,engage HOR.draft laws.ensure guidelines are drafted

Don't burn the city,don't cause anarchy.thats no longer peaceful protests.Thats not right

And PS for you personally, work on your manners.Thats the place for you to start

HBB1:
How do you engage them, Socrates?

Good question (except for the sarcasm)

I just taught you the correct next step.refer to the post above.You can read right?

End sars protesters should get off the streets now.

Its time to stop street protests and engage your senators to develop laws for the change you want to see

We have one country,one hone for a lot of the masses.burning down National structures is not the change or growth we want.

It achieves no positive result only backwardness.Every life matters get off the street young ones.The only useful next step is to engage the Senate and house of assembly for laws against police brutality.laws to hold the police accountable for all arrests.laws to identify all police men

The next step is to make sure these laws are implemented.Not just protesting till infinity.Its only the Nigerian Senate and HOR that can make these laws and not the UN

No one must attack any member of the police force.The protesters should take note that thats a major definition of a terrorist group.

All police members are not bad.All police cannot be bad.We must not throw out the baby and bath water. Protesters must ensure police men are safe and protected if not it is no longer a peaceful protest

The reporter has not protected the identity of the source.that is soil not good.not good at all.You have put him in unnecessary danger


That said police needs serious reforms starting from their welfare.Their FG salary should only be an allowance.All States and the public should have annual counterpart funds for police salary and welfare.

Its the place to start

The way to view it is this,if mc oluomo sent boys,not just 20 or 30 scrawny boys will show up like we saw in that picture

If nd oluomo and NURTW sent their boys to disrupt activities,They would have showed up properly.Anyone who has seen them on rampage will know that's a lot of miscreants set loose on the streets

Someone (We don't know who at this time) paid poorly for that narrative with the 20 scrawny thugs.Or that was the plan ab initio to make it appear a disruption was unsuccessful

lefulefu:
Stop arresting men and women wearing tattoos and tagging them as cultists/armed robbers : valid
stop arresting youths who wear skinny jeans and tagging them as yahoo boys: very valid

Valid