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Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Ibrahimcoomasie: 4:12am On Jun 15
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu accuses Peter Obi of Ezu River massacre.

Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Ibrahimcoomasie: 4:13am On Jun 15
Happened during obi's era as governor.

Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Ibrahimcoomasie: 4:15am On Jun 15
The floating bodies.

Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Philistine(m): 4:20am On Jun 15
LagosOrigin:
Peter Obi will surely deal with bandits and Boko haram destroying our country, I trust him.
He will deal with bandits and Boko Haram when he becomes the president of Biafra.
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Basic123: 4:53am On Jun 15
hegelian:
i actually love the way obi is being scrutinized, it is how every body asking for a vote should be scrutinized cos that way only real people will have the mind to come out for elecetion..the only sad thing is that its only obi that that kind of yardstick is being used for, it would have been lovely if the same thing is used for people like tinubu, atiku and others and the need for them to clear themselves the way obi get cleared of all scrutiny..God just dey save obi say he no get any skeleton for cupboard
1.which presidential candidate was more scrutinized than Tinubu?
2.Who cleared peter OBI?
3.Dont be too delusional
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by TERTAR: 4:56am On Jun 15
Basic123:
1.which presidential candidate was more scrutinized than Tinubu?
2.Who cleared peter OBI?
3.Dont be too delusional
Nice one

;Done
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by PulaPower: 5:00am On Jun 15
I had no clue obi’s deputy was killed o
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Menclothing1: 5:40am On Jun 15
Authoreety:
Security is one of the foremost of Obis agenda even though he tries to play low-key on those kinda topics now that he's still campaigning...


No try obi for security o... The guy no get joy for criminals even one bit .. he is brutal as far as security is concerned...

A trial will convince you
Lolz person wey kidnappers killed his deputy azuri rivers was full of dead bodies under him insecurity is beyond on person the whole state or country must work don’t play politics with insecurity
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by loveth360(f): 5:49am On Jun 15
madridguy:
The writer should tell us what killed his deputy governor.
What killed the Yoruba teacher beheaded?
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Fekumzi123: 6:00am On Jun 15
ratcock:
I had to reproduce this old article to not only clear your petiness but to enlighten readers that may fall for your cheap antics.


We killed ex-Anambra dep gov ’cos his wife proved difficult — SUSPECTS

We killed ex-Anambra dep gov ’cos his wife proved difficult — SUSPECTS
BY ESTHER ONYEGBULA & KINGSLEY NDIMELE

LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paraded three suspected members of a notorious kidnap gang that killed former Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chudi Nwike.



They were picked up in their den last year.



Nwike was kidnapped on March 19, 2013 and a N30 million ransom was demanded by his abductors who reportedly murdered him after taking N5 million as ransom.

Parading the suspects alongside four others, among whom were three Ibadan‑based alleged hired assassins, who confessed to have been given N140,000 as advance payment to eliminate a businessman in Lagos, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, said the arrest of the kidnap suspects followed the arrest of one Monday Odieto in Benin, Edo State, by the Divisional Police Officer in‑charge of Ikoyi, Aisha Haruna.

How they were nabbed

Manko explained that during interrogation, Odieto confessed to belong to a 30‑man kidnap gang operating in the South‑South and South‑East axis of the country and further confessed to have been involved in the kidnap of a Supreme Court judge’s wife, Justice Rhodes-Vivour, last year along the Lagos/Benin expressway.

His confessional statement, according to Manko, led to a manhunt for those indicted. He said the pursuit led to the arrest of Godspower Ovwigho, 31, and Stanley Efetobor, 29. He said they were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti‑ Robbery Sqaud.

Manko said: “After a long manhunt, one Godspower Ovwigho, was tracked and arrested at Ikorodu, Lagos State on April 23. He was identified by Monday Odieto as being a top ranking member of the gang. On April 24, one Stanley Efetobor, who is also a gang member, was also arrested by SARS.”

How suspects ambushed prisons officials , freed leader


During interrogation, the suspects, according to Manko, confessed to be among those who ambushed some prison officials in Okere, Warri, Delta State while their leader, simply identified as Rufus was being taken to court in March last year. Some prison officials were reportedly killed in the attack.

According to him, “Efetobor confessed to be a member of the gang that rescued one of their former gang leaders, one Rufus, at Okere raid in Warri, Delta State.

“He confessed that the raid was carried out when some prisons officials were taking him to court from prison yard in March, last year. The suspects confessed that several prisons officers lost their lives in that operation.

“He also confessed that their gang kidnapped the wife and daughter of Justice Rhodes-Vivour. The same gang kidnapped former Anambra deputy governor and demanded N30 million as ransom. Although they got N5 million from the family, they still killed the man and told the wife to use the remaining N25 million to bury her husband. But we are still continuing with our investigations.”

Why we killed former dep gov— Suspect


Godspower Ovwigho, 27, told a bewildered crowd that his gang killed the former deputy governor because his wife was heady.

According to him, “we killed the deputy governor because his wife tried to prove difficult. We demanded N30 million but they gave us only N5 million. After the payment, they promised to give us more but did not. It was Rufus that shot him dead when the wife refused to pay more. Rufus is our leader.

“We held him hostage in a three-bedroom flat in Kokori town, in Delta State. When the negotiators brought the money and Rufus discovered it was N5 million, he drove all of them away. He, thereafter, charged into the bedroom where the deputy governor was and told him that his wife was daring us.

“He called the victim’s wife on the phone and asked why the money was slashed. She told him that was all they were able to gather. Out of anger, he shot the former deputy governor four times and called his wife again on the phone and told her to use the balance to organise his burial.”

I got N40,000 out of the N5m

His alleged partner in crime, Stanley Efetobor, 29, lamented that his share of the N5 million was only N40,000.

Meanwhile, the three suspected hired assassins who left Ibadan for Lagos, to snuff life out of a businessman, one Victor Adelakun, disclosed that they were promised N140,000 after executing the job.

The suspects, according to Manko, were arrested in a night club on Allen Avenue by operatives of SARS on May 10, 2014 while strategising on how to get their target.

But the trio of Ibrahim Lawal (27), Emmanuel Adewale (25 ) and Yomi Olarewaju (25) claimed they intended kidnapping their victim.

Although in an earlier interrogation, they reportedly told the operatives that their mission was to assassinate their victim. But Ibrahim stated yesterday:


“We wanted to kidnap him. That was the instruction given to us. We were promised N300,000 if the deal succeeded. We were given N100,000 as advance fee

“We were just at the club waiting for the victim because we were told he usually drinkthere. While we were discussing how to get him, we did not know how the Police got

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/killed-ex-anambra-dep-gov-cos-wife-proved-difficult-suspects/amp/
In essence, kidnapping did not start today and Anambra was so insecure that Obi deputy governor was kidnapped. Wow, make I go tell Obidients.
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Allahismylord: 6:09am On Jun 15
Authoreety:
Security is one of the foremost of Obis agenda even though he tries to play low-key on those kinda topics now that he's still campaigning...


No try obi for security o... The guy no get joy for criminals even one bit .. he is brutal as far as security is concerned...

A trial will convince you
All these mumu shalaye no necessary o.
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by davmore750(m): 6:12am On Jun 15
Yes witness it that place is car park now.
insidelife22:
I was in onitsha main market sometime in 2013 when human body parts were discovered in a hotel called upper class in Oseé market, Obi demolished that hotel before the evening of that day.
Obi looks gentle but he is tough on crime, if you love crime and corruption or hate progress, Don't vote for Obi, he will deal with you
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Irony1: 6:30am On Jun 15
Basic123:
Since na throwback era we dey
Hope you know that Lagos state too the doctors were on strike at the same period and also for a year too. Also Fashola based on Tinubu's advice sacked the doctors and only reversed his stand following media backlash.
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Irony1: 6:31am On Jun 15
Fekumzi123:
In essence, kidnapping did not start today and Anambra was so insecure that Obi deputy governor was kidnapped. Wow, make I go tell Obidients.
You lack that ability to comprehend
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Irony1: 6:31am On Jun 15
Menclothing1:
Lolz person wey kidnappers killed his deputy azuri rivers was full of dead bodies under him insecurity is beyond on person the whole state or country must work don’t play politics with insecurity
What is Azuri rivers?
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Irony1: 6:32am On Jun 15
Ibrahimcoomasie:
Happened during obi's era as governor.
But Ezu river had nothing to do with PO?
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Basic123: 6:34am On Jun 15
Irony1:
Hope you know that Lagos state too the doctors were on strike at the same period and also for a year too. Also Fashola based on Tinubu's advice sacked the doctors and only reversed his stand following media backlash.
In a nutshell peter OBI is not different from them.
That is the point.
He is not one lovely saint you have been packaging him to be
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Irony1:
[quote author=Ibrahimcoomasie post=139720567]Mazi Nnamdi Kanu accuses Peter Obi of Ezu River massacre.

date of the twitter post is 2022 and the last I checked NK was in detention so how did he blame PO on Ezu River killings? Also NK was focused on Radio Biafra in 2015 he never said anything on Ezu River. Bro when you want to lie, please lie with Finesse.
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Irony1: 6:37am On Jun 15
Basic123:
In a nutshell peter OBI is not different from them.
That is the point.
He is not one lovely saint you have been packaging him to be
Noooo stop gaslighting. Let me clear it for you.

The prolonged 13-month strike by doctors in Anambra State under Governor Peter Obi (2013) stemmed from a fundamental disagreement over healthcare reform. While Obi claimed he was fighting corruption, the Anambra State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) argued he was starving public hospitals of funds .

Here is a breakdown of the two opposing perspectives:

Peter Obi's Position (Reform & Anti-Corruption)

· Core Issue: He alleged the existing system was corrupt, with funds and resources (like ambulances) "disappearing" without results .
· The Solution: To bypass the broken system, he redirected funding to rehabilitate mission-owned hospitals and schools of nursing, arguing it was more efficient .

NMA's Position (Poor Funding & Conditions)

· Core Issue: The NMA stated that the government abandoned state-owned general hospitals, leading to poor working conditions .
· The Demands: Doctors were reportedly paid less than 50% of the consolidated salary standard (CONMESS) agreed with the federal government .

Outcome of the Dispute

Eventually, the two sides reconciled. Obi confirmed that salary arrears were paid, and the health sector was improved, including the building of the teaching hospital in Awka from scratch . By 2014, the NMA actually commended the government for finally beginning a new recruitment process after 20 years .

In summary, while Obi viewed the strike as a necessary fight against "old order" corruption, the doctors saw it as a protest against the neglect of public health facilities and poor remuneration .
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Mansa6: 6:48am On Jun 15
Bmaster:
even Tinubu himself is tired of people standing on his mandate,Baba is so surprised at heart that we still till Today has people with questionable conscience
Some of you "juveniles" that started following politics from the 2000s are really comedic...

Peter Obi was a disaster in Anambra when it came to insecurity and ,yes,I was there...and I am Igbo...

If you understand the level of "low-grade" pickpocketing going on then...well....some of you were still being carried along physically by your parents....

Go and find out how many youths were killed and thrown into the Aluu river..

It was statically established that there was a kidnapping in Anambra every 2 and half hours...

How is it that sealing buildings fought insecurity to a standstill,as the OP tried to hoodwink us into believinghuh

Abeg he/she should not just pick up some haphazardly put up report by some obscure journalist as proof of fighting insecurity..

Let him go play that ball with his mates..
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Toreddo3679(m): 6:49am On Jun 15
madridguy:
The writer should tell us what killed his deputy governor.
Tell us who killed Funsho Williams
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Mansa6: 6:52am On Jun 15
Toreddo3679:
Tell us who killed Funsho Williams
Peter Obi did poorly with insecurity under his watch as governor....well ..the PDP really used it to mess this up this department of his governance.
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by DLSReigns(m): 6:53am On Jun 15
You are being mischievous. Yes he will do one term as promised. He never said Nigeria will become Europe in 4 years. Try to be truthful. It won't hurt. It won't kill!
Tjra:
Obi will do one term and he will also turn Nigeria to Europe within 4 years.
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by bewla(m): 6:54am On Jun 15
insidelife22:
I was in onitsha main market sometime in 2013 when human body parts were discovered in a hotel called upper class in Oseé market, Obi demolished that hotel before the evening of that day.
Obi looks gentle but he is tough on crime, if you love crime and corruption or hate progress, Don't vote for Obi, he will deal with you
What happen to the people discover in agulu river back then
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Equal2DeTask(m): 6:54am On Jun 15
madridguy:
The writer should tell us what killed his deputy governor.
Who's deputy?


You are not current
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by bewla(m): 6:56am On Jun 15
Equal2DeTask:
Who's deputy?


You are not current
not current or you mis is point

But what happened to the body's dis cover at the river back then

How who kill them how did the case end
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Mansa6: 6:57am On Jun 15
ratcock:
I had to reproduce this old article to not only clear your petiness but to enlighten readers that may fall for your cheap antics.


We killed ex-Anambra dep gov ’cos his wife proved difficult — SUSPECTS

We killed ex-Anambra dep gov ’cos his wife proved difficult — SUSPECTS
BY ESTHER ONYEGBULA & KINGSLEY NDIMELE

LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paraded three suspected members of a notorious kidnap gang that killed former Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chudi Nwike.



They were picked up in their den last year.



Nwike was kidnapped on March 19, 2013 and a N30 million ransom was demanded by his abductors who reportedly murdered him after taking N5 million as ransom.

Parading the suspects alongside four others, among whom were three Ibadan‑based alleged hired assassins, who confessed to have been given N140,000 as advance payment to eliminate a businessman in Lagos, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, said the arrest of the kidnap suspects followed the arrest of one Monday Odieto in Benin, Edo State, by the Divisional Police Officer in‑charge of Ikoyi, Aisha Haruna.

How they were nabbed

Manko explained that during interrogation, Odieto confessed to belong to a 30‑man kidnap gang operating in the South‑South and South‑East axis of the country and further confessed to have been involved in the kidnap of a Supreme Court judge’s wife, Justice Rhodes-Vivour, last year along the Lagos/Benin expressway.

His confessional statement, according to Manko, led to a manhunt for those indicted. He said the pursuit led to the arrest of Godspower Ovwigho, 31, and Stanley Efetobor, 29. He said they were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti‑ Robbery Sqaud.

Manko said: “After a long manhunt, one Godspower Ovwigho, was tracked and arrested at Ikorodu, Lagos State on April 23. He was identified by Monday Odieto as being a top ranking member of the gang. On April 24, one Stanley Efetobor, who is also a gang member, was also arrested by SARS.”

How suspects ambushed prisons officials , freed leader


During interrogation, the suspects, according to Manko, confessed to be among those who ambushed some prison officials in Okere, Warri, Delta State while their leader, simply identified as Rufus was being taken to court in March last year. Some prison officials were reportedly killed in the attack.

According to him, “Efetobor confessed to be a member of the gang that rescued one of their former gang leaders, one Rufus, at Okere raid in Warri, Delta State.

“He confessed that the raid was carried out when some prisons officials were taking him to court from prison yard in March, last year. The suspects confessed that several prisons officers lost their lives in that operation.

“He also confessed that their gang kidnapped the wife and daughter of Justice Rhodes-Vivour. The same gang kidnapped former Anambra deputy governor and demanded N30 million as ransom. Although they got N5 million from the family, they still killed the man and told the wife to use the remaining N25 million to bury her husband. But we are still continuing with our investigations.”

Why we killed former dep gov— Suspect


Godspower Ovwigho, 27, told a bewildered crowd that his gang killed the former deputy governor because his wife was heady.

According to him, “we killed the deputy governor because his wife tried to prove difficult. We demanded N30 million but they gave us only N5 million. After the payment, they promised to give us more but did not. It was Rufus that shot him dead when the wife refused to pay more. Rufus is our leader.

“We held him hostage in a three-bedroom flat in Kokori town, in Delta State. When the negotiators brought the money and Rufus discovered it was N5 million, he drove all of them away. He, thereafter, charged into the bedroom where the deputy governor was and told him that his wife was daring us.

“He called the victim’s wife on the phone and asked why the money was slashed. She told him that was all they were able to gather. Out of anger, he shot the former deputy governor four times and called his wife again on the phone and told her to use the balance to organise his burial.”

I got N40,000 out of the N5m

His alleged partner in crime, Stanley Efetobor, 29, lamented that his share of the N5 million was only N40,000.

Meanwhile, the three suspected hired assassins who left Ibadan for Lagos, to snuff life out of a businessman, one Victor Adelakun, disclosed that they were promised N140,000 after executing the job.

The suspects, according to Manko, were arrested in a night club on Allen Avenue by operatives of SARS on May 10, 2014 while strategising on how to get their target.

But the trio of Ibrahim Lawal (27), Emmanuel Adewale (25 ) and Yomi Olarewaju (25) claimed they intended kidnapping their victim.

Although in an earlier interrogation, they reportedly told the operatives that their mission was to assassinate their victim. But Ibrahim stated yesterday:


“We wanted to kidnap him. That was the instruction given to us. We were promised N300,000 if the deal succeeded. We were given N100,000 as advance fee

“We were just at the club waiting for the victim because we were told he usually drinkthere. While we were discussing how to get him, we did not know how the Police got

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/killed-ex-anambra-dep-gov-cos-wife-proved-difficult-suspects/amp/
Ok..okay...

We get it .

We agree ..

Peter Obi is practically perfect in all his doings..

He had NO STAIN as governor...no area where he messed up .. that's why during his time,he made Anambra almost looking like Dubai .

Let him go to the polls and prove it ..

Ndi Ara!
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by Equal2DeTask(m): 6:58am On Jun 15
bewla:
not current or you mis is point

But what happened to the body's dis cover at the river back then

How who kill them how did the case end
Discovered which year and where?
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by ArcFresky(m): 7:00am On Jun 15
insidelife22:
I was in onitsha main market sometime in 2013 when human body parts were discovered in a hotel called upper class in Oseé market, Obi demolished that hotel before the evening of that day.
Obi looks gentle but he is tough on crime, if you love crime and corruption or hate progress, Don't vote for Obi, he will deal with you
You are just exposing Obi as somone who doesn't follow the rule of law.

Did a court grant an order to demolish?

What there through investigation into the house ownership, so people don't suffer for what they know nothing about?

How is demolishing a building that can house people when there is chronic house scarcity a good thing?
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by bewla(m): 7:02am On Jun 15
Equal2DeTask:
Discovered which year and where?
Agulu river you need the link to the story
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by 3Ceagle(m): 7:04am On Jun 15
Irony1:
Hope you know that Lagos state too the doctors were on strike at the same period and also for a year too. Also Fashola based on Tinubu's advice sacked the doctors and only reversed his stand following media backlash.
Selective amnesia is the rule of the day. Instead of beer parlour mongers to investigate reasons why doctors went on strike, they will be busy laying false allegations and narratives, looking for sensational stories. Is it not funny that after voting incompetent people from 2015 to date, the rush to leave the country went up exponentially? Now people sell all they have here to migrate to the western world. There was a country.
Re: Obi Goes Tough On Kidnappers In Anambra (2012 Throwback) by MICHEALADEX(m): 7:10am On Jun 15
When the ways of a man pleases God... Even his enemies will bow before him

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