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Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by otr1(m): 9:51am On Sep 11, 2015

Until we start punishing looting of public fund by death sentence and forfeiture of assets, the fight against corruption won't subside.

In China, it's your family members that will buy the bullet for your execution.

If someone who stole and killed a fowl can be sentenced to death in Nigeria (it's a fact), why not for looters of public fund huh

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Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by 989900: 9:54am On Sep 11, 2015

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Thursday declined comment on whether looters should be sentenced to death or not.

Aregbesola’s media aide, Semiu Okanlawon, when contacted, said he did not know the mind of his principal on the matter and promised to contact the governor and get back to our correspondent but Okanlawon had yet to keep the promise as of the time of this report.

Subsequent calls to his mobile telephone line also did not connect.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by ModiKen(m): 9:56am On Sep 11, 2015

Chiefpriest1:
If corrupt people were to be executed, I wonder how many nigerians will remain.

The mechanic who sells fake vehicle parts to you as original is corrupt, the student who lies to his parents and collects excess of his school fees is corrupt.

The small girl in your area whom you send to buy you rice of N100 and she buys 80 and pockets N20 is corrupt.

I could go on and on. Aside that, the human rights community will be on our neck if Nigeria decides to implement capital punishment for corruption.

The laws are already there. Let an ex-governor or president be jailed for just 5 years, it will serve as a warning to the rest.

Mr. Man, stealing of public funds is what we are talking about here.

The other examples u gave here are very different as they have nothing to do with the development of the country by those elected to do so.

They steal the money meant to make lives better for us and u say they should be pampered.

You must have benefitted from one or two public office holders hence your sympathy toward them.

IMO, If found guilty of stealing public funds, kill'em all!!!!!!!!!

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by abimic(m): 9:59am On Sep 11, 2015

Heheheh, life imprisonment? Anyway, I just hope someday, Govt. won't claim that the prisons are too congested, hence the need to free some of the inmates.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by 400billionman: 10:20am On Sep 11, 2015

I support shooting a looter. The rope is old and archaic. Take his life and rid the world of iniquity.

People die everyday due to accidents emanating from bad roads, potholes, poor and decaying infrastructure all over this country and it is just very few looters who are responsiboe for the massive poverty pervading the populace. Rid the world of these looters and let's have a saner society made up of good schools, hospitals, electricity, pipeborne water and motorable roads.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by 400billionman: 10:21am On Sep 11, 2015

abimic:
Heheheh, life imprisonment? Anyway, I just hope someday, Govt. won't claim that the prisons are too congested, hence the need to free some of the inmates.

Looters cannot even live inside prison for 2years. They would die off ..

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by 400billionman: 10:32am On Sep 11, 2015

Chiefpriest1:
If corrupt people were to be executed, I wonder how many nigerians will remain.

The mechanic who sells fake vehicle parts to you as original is corrupt, the student who lies to his parents and collects excess of his school fees is corrupt.

The small girl in your area whom you send to buy you rice of N100 and she buys 80 and pockets N20 is corrupt.

I could go on and on. Aside that, the human rights community will be on our neck if Nigeria decides to implement capital punishment for corruption.

The laws are already there. Let an ex-governor or president be jailed for just 5 years, it will serve as a warning to the rest.

You have NOT spoken well.

If a " Hungry " student obtains N5,000 dubiously from his parents, how many people does it affect ? Just 2 people.

If your state governor or Perm Sec ministry of Finance diverts N5bn for his personal use, how many people does it affect ? Over 3miilion inhabitants of your state.

There are categories of crimes as enshrined in the constitution. Corruption is an embodiment of many crimes. The crime we are considering here is called LOOTING and EMBEZZLEMENT of public funds.

I tire for some comments.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by precious1967(m): 10:43am On Sep 11, 2015

they are afraid to die because they want to live to spend their loots

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by BushidoBlue(m): 10:52am On Sep 11, 2015

Chiefpriest1:
If corrupt people were to be executed, I wonder how many nigerians will remain.

The mechanic who sells fake vehicle parts to you as original is corrupt, the student who lies to his parents and collects excess of his school fees is corrupt.

The small girl in your area whom you send to buy you rice of N100 and she buys 80 and pockets N20 is corrupt.

I could go on and on. Aside that, the human rights community will be on our neck if Nigeria decides to implement capital punishment for corruption.

The laws are already there. Let an ex-governor or president be jailed for just 5 years, it will serve as a warning to the rest.

Let me add this,
Are they referring to looters alone or corrupt people in general?
If it's about corrupt Nigerians then anyone who is caught jumping the traffic light should be added to the list. Anyone jumping queues should be added to the list also. People seem to forget that looters aren't the only corrupt ones. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by BushidoBlue(m): 10:55am On Sep 11, 2015

lekjons:
that may mean 'every politician in this country will die'
then that must be the real 'CHANGE'
Good Development!

Final word!!!!

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Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by yemolz: 11:00am On Sep 11, 2015

What do you expect from them? They all knew the law will bounce back on them. I just want hear from some guys like; el-rufai, okorocha etc

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Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by Billygee2u: 11:02am On Sep 11, 2015

nnachukz:
how will they support it when they are the target. None of them is clean including buhari.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by abimic(m): 11:02am On Sep 11, 2015

400billionman:
Looters cannot even live inside prison for 2years. They would die off ..

Yes, that's true, they're not used to hard lives, not used to life outside comfort.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by Billygee2u: 11:03am On Sep 11, 2015

what did Rochas said?

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by mickey45: 11:35am On Sep 11, 2015

ahnie:
E'wuju ati olo'de.

Karee omo Oduduwa! That's quite deep an analogy... Omo bo nie na?

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by disloman(m): 12:08pm On Sep 11, 2015

Icecream4U:
is looting puplic funds not too harsh? If you know there is such law and you feel it is too harsh, then don't steal, simple.

U r right but what I'm saying here is that there are other penalties which we could use eg Banned from holding political positions,lose 99% of all properties,serving jail term etc.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by disloman(m): 12:14pm On Sep 11, 2015

ModiKen:
It won't stop corruption.

Nigerians are very daring and only a death penalty would stop corruption.

What if I stole 20B naira n I pay d price.Won't my family still enjoy d loot?Recovery of looted funds is paramount.When I steal money n I know that more than what I stole will b taken from mi,that's what will scares mi.Death penalty didn't stop d chinese from corruption cos we still hearing cases.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by Icecream4U(m): 12:53pm On Sep 11, 2015

engrkenny:
Serving jail time (not house arrest o), with hard labour and public community service, after they must have been made to return all they looted, along with every asset acquired and every single investment made from same, with the appropriate accrued interest should be enough deterrence.

how do you track every investment? You think a thief will be stupid to do investment in his name? What about the money they will put into foreign accounts? Till date they are still recovering abacha's loot.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by Icecream4U(m): 1:02pm On Sep 11, 2015

disloman:
U r right but what I'm saying here is that there are other penalties which we could use eg Banned from holding political positions,lose 99% of all properties,serving jail term etc.

they can only lose 99% of the properties when you know 100% of the properties. Since they know they will lose 99% of it they will be smarter in hiding it.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by Icecream4U(m): 1:05pm On Sep 11, 2015*

disloman:
What if I stole 20B naira n I pay d price.Won't my family still enjoy d loot?Recovery of looted funds is paramount.When I steal money n I know that more than what I stole will b taken from mi,that's what will scares mi.Death penalty didn't stop d chinese from corruption cos we still hearing cases.

you hear cases of public office holders looting public funds in china?
Also, death penalty doesn't mean the looted funds won't be recovered.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by Adelivinggreat(m): 2:14pm On Sep 11, 2015

I strongly believe these workers don't know coming to work late is also corruption. Be careful with things you clamor for...

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by freeDR(m): 2:15pm On Sep 11, 2015

ahnie:
E'wuju ati olo'de.

please, kindly expatiate. I'm very interested in the phrase, thanks.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by domejike(m): 2:39pm On Sep 11, 2015

jerseyboy:
Dem all be thief na

if we were against the death penalty for drug peddlers in Malaysia, then we should be against death penalty for corruption too.... Rather life sentence with hard Labour should be better. Personal opinion though

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by amobyk29: 2:48pm On Sep 11, 2015

Chiefpriest1:
If corrupt people were to be executed, I wonder how many nigerians will remain.

The mechanic who sells fake vehicle parts to you as original is corrupt, the student who lies to his parents and collects excess of his school fees is corrupt.

The small girl in your area whom you send to buy you rice of N100 and she buys 80 and pockets N20 is corrupt.

I could go on and on. Aside that, the human rights community will be on our neck if Nigeria decides to implement capital punishment for corruption.

The laws are already there. Let an ex-governor or president be jailed for just 5 years, it will serve as a warning to the rest.

if they are being sentenced for just 5years, they will just go in there and chill off only to come back to continue.

If China and small Ghana did it (death sentence) and are better, then why not the said "Giant of Africa?"

For crying out loud, we have tolerated so many none.sense in this country all in the name of Leadership.

So I say to Labour Congress and everyoda Nigerian advocating for "Death Sentence" to kip up the good fight.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by MyMentor: 2:50pm On Sep 11, 2015

Why wil he do dat;
Signing his dead warrant?
No way! He wnts 2 live afta hs tenur.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by nkemjacob2(m): 3:24pm On Sep 11, 2015

D decision of d governors is not up to 0.1% of the masses decision, and we vote them in. Death sentence stands if they steal to unreasonable rate that affect deeply on the economy. But if it is casual stealing humiliation should be considered. ( taking the once they steal and the one they have to boost the economy)

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by Chiefpriest1(m): 3:59pm On Sep 11, 2015

amobyk29:
if they are being sentenced for just 5years, they will just go in there and chill off only to come back to continue.

If China and small Ghana did it (death sentence) and are better, then why not the said "Giant of Africa?"

For crying out loud, we have tolerated so many none.sense in this country all in the name of Leadership.

So I say to Labour Congress and everyoda Nigerian advocating for "Death Sentence" to kip up the good fight.

My brother, I get your point. However, Nigeria is more complex than you think. At least, we have to start somewhere.

For the past sixteen years, aside Bode George, I am not sure any other politician has served just two years.

Apart from that, we are divided along ethnic,religious and political lines. Kill ex-president Jonathan for example and watch the niger delta shut down our oil dependent economy.

Kill IBB and watch our brothers up north turn that axis to a slaughter slab.

Kill okorocha that's when you will know that he has supporters.

Those societies you talked about are more homogeneous than nigeria.

Every action here is first examined through ethnic, religious and political prisms.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by nkemjacob2(m): 4:08pm On Sep 11, 2015

D decision of govornors is not up to 0.1% of masses decision, we vote them in. Death purnishment stands. If dey steal to unreasonable rate death is recomendable. But if they steal minimal humiliation is advised. (taking what they stole and the one they have)

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by Ugik(m): 4:26pm On Sep 11, 2015

their stance got me laughing in Swahili

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by ModiKen(m): 4:52pm On Sep 11, 2015

disloman:
What if I stole 20B naira n I pay d price.Won't my family still enjoy d loot?Recovery of looted funds is paramount.When I steal money n I know that more than what I stole will b taken from mi,that's what will scares mi.Death penalty didn't stop d chinese from corruption cos we still hearing cases.

U think the govt would just find u guilty and execute u, without tracing and recovering the funds....? U'v gat to be kidding me.

BTW, yes the death penalty didn't end corruption in China in fact it is still very high in the country (though not as high as that of Nigeria) but it reduced it to a large extent and it is part of the larger reason why the country has moved forward.

N.B, there is no corruption free country in the world; Denmark however has the lowest level of corruption, (92%).

I gave an example that judging from how the the death penalty reduced kidnapping in several states in naija, applying it to the corruption issue won't be a bad choice.

We Nigerias act anyhow when we know there is little or no consequence to our actions but when our lives are threatened, we sit up.

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by ahnie: 5:23pm On Sep 11, 2015

Omo isoko ni mi o.

mickey45:
Karee omo Oduduwa! That's quite deep an analogy... Omo bo nie na?

Re: Governors Reject Death Penalty For Looters by ahnie: 5:28pm On Sep 11, 2015

Bushmeat n the hunter.

freeDR:
please, kindly expatiate. I'm very interested in the phrase, thanks.

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