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Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by Ventura1: 3:13pm On Sep 02, 2020
Nasir El-Rufai has caused to be issued on his behalf a tissue of untruths, half-truths & falsehoods concerning his brutal persecution of his critics as Governor of Kaduna State.

To help his memory, here is a litany of #bodybags of critics who have suffered at his hands:

1. Kaduna govt speaks on Dadiyata, prosecution of Odinkalu, Maikori, others
The Kaduna justice ministry released a statement, on Monday, to explain its stance.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/411760-just-in-kaduna-govt-speaks-on-dadiyata-prosecution-of-odinkalu-maikori-others.html

2. Barack Zebedee: Ph.D student in fisheries & hydrology in Biology Dept., Ahmadu Bello Univ, Zaria: Arrested in May 2017 on charges of incitement for a post on a WhatsApp group created to mobilise assistance for victims of #SouthernKadunaMassacre

3. Gabriel Idibia: journalist with The Union newspaper, dragged to court reportedly for being inquisitive about El-Rufai’s declared his assets as demanded by law.

4. Jacob Onjewu Dickson: Journalist with Authentic News, was arrested, detained & charged with – yes, u guessed it – #Incitement in May 2016, after reporting that youths had pelted @elrufai with objects.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/202903-journalist-arrested-charged-report-kaduna-governor-el-rufai.html

5. Luka Binniyat: @Kindusluka was Kaduna Bureau Chief of @vanguardngrnews, when @elrufai ordered his arrest in Feb 2017 for a report under his by-line in the newspaper. Luka was detained for ovr 130 days without bail & El-Rufai instigated Vanguard to fire him
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/222804-journalist-arraigned-sent-prison-southern-kaduna-report.html

6. Midat Joseph: Journalist with Leadership Newspaper was arrested on orders of @elrufai in April 2017 for a post in a WhatsApp group. Guess what the charges against him were? #Incitement!
https://www.punchng.com/police-detain-leadership-reporter-over-48-hours/%3famp=1

7. Sunny Yayock: Freelance journalist, arrested, detained & charged to court for his comment on social Media supporting a call for peaceful Demonstration. He slept for two days in the police cell before he was taken to court & granted bail
Mini-Tyrant: As Kaduna Governor El-Rufai Declares An Open Prison For Journalists, Citizen Reporters [MUST READ] – The Trent

8. Jacob Dickson, the consulting editor of Authentic News Daily, an online paper, it was another day of uncertainty and anxiety in the court in Kaduna State. https://www.thetrentonline.com/mini-tyrant-how-kaduna-governor-el-rufai-declared-an-open-prison-journalists-citizen-reporters-must-read/amp/

9. Adamu Abdullahi: Social Media activist, was arrested by Police in Kaduna for questioning, for reportedly re-tweeting a tweet about @elrufai being pelted with objects.

10. Segun Onibiyo: Segun Onibiyo, journalist with Radio Nigeria was arrested charged on orders of El-Rufai on 14 Nov 2019 with – yes, u guessed it! – #Incitement, for his #socialmedia posts. He spent most of Dec 2019 detained b4 being released after 24 days
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/01/02/between-el-rufai-and-journalist-segun-onibiyo/amp/

11. Samuel Ogundipe: Samuel Ogundipe was a journalist with Premium Times when El-Rufai’s son, Bello, threatened to arrest him for reporting that Bello had threatened the mum of someone who criticized his dad, the Kaduna governor, with gang rape
https://www.icirnigeria.org/el-rufais-son-journalist-pt-gang-rape-comment/

12. Dr. John Danfulani: John Danfulani Lecturer in Kaduna State University was suspended, arrested, detained & charged for incitement allegedly for criticising El-Rrufai through a Facebook post. He was detained for many days before bail. He was also fired.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/214706-breaking-kaduna-lecturer-detained-alleged-hate-speech-released.html

13. Nasiru Jagaba: Nasiru Jagaba, national youth leader of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, Sokapu, was arrested & faced prosecution for protesting against El-Rufai’s policies.

14. HRH Dr. Ishaku Damina: 1st Class paramount Chief of Kurama, in Southern Kaduna was detained on trumped up charges for over a month on orders of El-Rufai in 2017. He was eventually granted bail when Court found nothing against him. demo.bulwarkintelligence.com/arrest-detenti…

15. HRH, Dr. Maiwada Raphael Galadima, Agwam Adara: 1st Class Paramount Ruler of the Adara of Southern Kaduna, abducted on a Friday with his wife after protesting El-Rufai creating an Emirate over his kingdom. His body was discovered days later.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/kaduna-traditional-rulers-murder-fish-out-killers-makarfi-charges-govt/amp/

16. Adara Elders, Bawa Magaji (Waziri); Sani Magaji, (Baraden); Awemi Dio Maisamari; Joseph Abdalla; Tanko Maisanari; Hosea Danladi; Joseph Ayuba; Tanko Wada; Ulu Maitumbi; arrested & detained for 106 days before being released because charges were trumped up
https://newsexpressngr.com/news/76230-8-Adara-elders-held-over-Kajuru-crisis-in-Kaduna-regain-freedom

17. Abubakar Idris (Dadiyata): University lecturer, abducted from the gate of his house in Barnawa Kaduna on 1 august 2019 & disappeared since. He is one of El-Rufai’s most prominent critics. Bashir El-Rufai implies that he knows something about this abduction.

18. Steven Kefason, journalist & activist was abducted from Rivers State on the orders of El-Rufai, taken to Kaduna & detained for 162 days before bail. Charges? Incitement. While he was detained, his socialmedia footprint was wiped out
https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=723100234862814&_rdr

19. Dr. Zuwaqhu Bonat: senior lecturer at Kaduna State University & a community leader, was sacked from his job on the orders of El-Rufai for his advocacy work on behalf of the communities of Southern Kaduna.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/270998-alleged-rights-violation-court-fixes-june-20-for-judgment-in-case-against-el-rufai.html

20. Inuwa Abdulkadir: Lawyer, former Minister & NW Zonal Chair of APC, El-Rufai demolished Inuwa’s home in Kaduna when he declined support to suspend Shehu Sani from the party. Inuwa died in July with the case still pending in court.
thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017…

21. Suleiman Hunkuyi: former Kaduna State Chairman of APC and senator of Senate, El-Rufai demolished Senator Hunkuyi’s home in Unguwar Rimi over a political disagreement and converted it into a children’s park.
https://www.sunnewsonline.com/el-rufai-converts-hunkuyis-demolished-house-to-childrens-park/amp/

22. Danjuma Laah: Senator representing Southern Kaduna, house raided by Police and nephew arrested in Kaduna allegedly on orders of El-Rufai after he spoke out on Southern Kaduna Massacre and called for Southern Kaduna ppl to “defend themselves.”
https://www.punchng.com/police-raid-senators-house-in-kaduna-arrest-nephews/%3famp=1

23. Shehu Sani represented Kaduna Central in the Senate on platform of APC. When he disagreed with El-Rufai’s brutalities, the goveror reportedly induced the party to turf him out of the party and started gloating.
kadunanewsonline.com/el-rufai-despe…

24. Audu Maikori: At the Lagos Socia Media Week in 2017, El-Rufai promised publicly that Audu, lawyer & entrepreneur, will be abducted to Kaduna. True to his word, in Feb 2017, Audu was unlawfully vanished from Lagos to Kaduna on charges of incitement.
https://www.bellanaija.com/2020/06/audu-maikori-kaduna-state/amp/

25. Gloria Ballason: When then Nigeria Bar Association president visited El-Rufai in 2016 over Southern Kaduna, the governor threatened to abduct Human Rights lawyer & CEO HO Justice Intl, G. Mabeiam over an article she wrote. She has many court orders against El-Rufai.
globalvoices.org/2020/01/24/thi…

Writing in 2014, @elrufai’s longest boss, Obasanjo, said:
“…Character wise, Nasir has not much going for him. He’s a malicious liar. He was more than that; he is a pathological purveyor of untruth & half-truths with little or no regard to integrity.” https://www.thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/03/20/obasanjo-el-rufai-has-penchant-for-lying-disloyalty/amp/

This thread is merely illustrative and not exhaustive of the tale of El-Rufai’s crimes of abuse of power, Napoleon Syndrome, and ruinous peeves and pettinesses. This is necessitated by the tissue of mendacity issued on his behalf yesterday by Ministry of Justice, Kaduna.


https://elombah.com/litany-of-25-critics-who-have-suffered-at-el-rufais-hands-compiled-by-chidi-odinkalu/

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Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by Nobody: 3:19pm On Sep 02, 2020
Tyrannical and failed state.

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Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by Yobabad: 3:22pm On Sep 02, 2020
I don't just know between Elrufai and Buhari who is more wicked, though both of them are religious extremist and Juhadist

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Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by yean1(m): 3:31pm On Sep 02, 2020
Power is transient
Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by Maxymilliano(m): 3:43pm On Sep 02, 2020
El rufai is just another Adolf Hitler in the make, the more level of power he attains, the more intoxicated he gets.

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Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by jlinkd78(m): 3:52pm On Sep 02, 2020
And some ppl without knowing this tyrant were condemning d NBA for disinviting Hell Rufai

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Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by Paperwhite(m): 3:54pm On Sep 02, 2020
Where are the El Rufai stooge & sycophants masquerading as the NNBA? Can they take a look @ this catalogue of lawlessness & impunity of the man's govt & give their verdict? Well, their ethno-religious inclination view such abuse of state power as normal part of life.

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Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by Paperwhite(m): 3:56pm On Sep 02, 2020
Maxymilliano:
El rufai is just another Adolf Hitler in the make, the more level of power he attains, the more intoxicated he gets.

Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by Nobody: 3:57pm On Sep 02, 2020
The activities of that shortingo governor is now well documented.

As for me, El-Rufa'i for President 2023, Nigerians must have sense by force.

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Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by wildernessVoice: 9:39pm On Sep 04, 2020
WHO IS INTOLERABLE?*

One Christmas, I killed a goat and gave you the meat. You refused to eat it because the goat was killed by a Christian. At another Christmas, to show my love for you and my deep desire for you to partake on what we eat during Christmas season, I called a Muslim to kill a goat - at this instance you ate the meat - yet I am told I am intolerable as Southern Kaduna (SK)?

To prove my sincerity and depth of love for our friendship, I have even named my son after you, but you will never name your son after me - yet I am told that the SK man is intolerable.

I am denied contracts in my state. When I complain, you tell me I am lazy and depend too much on government handouts, though your entire life is dependent on government and its patronage, yet you tell me I am intolerable?

I am denied admission or given second choice (if lucky), and yet I am being told the SK man is intolerant.

I am denied employment or promotion. If I am employed, my appointment is terminated without the terminal benefits paid as at when due. The Southern Kaduna man is intolerable?

My father has lived in Zaria all his life but his children are denied indigeneship certificate of any local government in Zaria and yet I am told SK man is intolerable.

You are killing me and at the same time accusing my elites of organising the killings. You accuse those who empathise with me of crying more than the bereaved. How tolerable could I be?

Our daughters are sometimes kidnapped, converted to Islam and married off without my permission and yet I am being told I am intolerable.

I cannot marry your daughter because I am a Christian. If I must marry your daughter, I must first convert to Islam, and yet I am told I am intolerable.

You taxed (Jangali taxes) me for years with no regards to my ability to pay and when I could not pay, you took my farm produce or any of my domestic animals. You even fed your domestic animals with my food stuffs. Yet I am told I am intolerable.

You came to Southern Kaduna and have no respect for my culture. I cannot lay claim to any any other part of Nigeria where I reside or live. You are now claiming ownership of the land of my nativity and you are telling the whole world that I am a settler and not indigenous to Southern Kaduna. Yet I am being told I am intolerable.

You stay in your own enclaves in Southern Kaduna and tell me I have to change and be like you, and yet I am told I do not like visitors and I am also intolerable.

The Igbos and Yoruba have made Southern Kaduna home with no issues and yet I am told I am intolerable.

All I have can only be found in Southern Kaduna and if I go to where you come from, I am not even allowed to stay with you. I have to go to Sabon Gari, or Tudun Wada my designated areas but back in Southern Kaduna I am told I am intolerable.

You demand ‘citizenship’ of Southern Kaduna and yet you have no allegiance to land and yet I am told I am intolerable.

When it comes to selection into positions or posts from Southern Kaduna you will favour any one with names like yours. Yet I am told I am intolerable.

Local government delineation has been done in such a way that a Southern Kaduna man or Christian will never win Kaduna South Local Government chairmanship election. Still I am being told I am intolerable.

Senatorial seats delineation has been done in such a way that somebody from Southern Kaduna can’t never win a seat in Zone 1 or 2. Yet I am told that a Southern Kaduna man is intolerable.

You took Lere (Saminaka)which is in Southern kaduna to Senatorial Zone 1 and many political gerrymandering and turned round to say our population is only 30 and yet you say the Southern Kaduna man is intolerable.

Political appointees are all from one section and yet you tell me a Southern Kaduna man is lazy and intolerable.

State and federal resources are focused on only one section of the State and yet you tell me I am intolerable.

Southern Kaduna cannot even get Kaduna State TV signals - we depend on Plateau TV and yet I am being told I am intolerable.

If Southern Kaduna is zoned with FRCN Kaduna which is appropriate, then they must broadcast in one of the major Southern Kaduna languages, such as Jju, Adara, Ham, etc . To get round that, you zoned Southern Kaduna with FRCN Enugu. Can you beat that? As such FRCN Kaduna continues to broadcast in only Hausa, Fufulde and English ignoring the other major anguages in Kaduna State. Yet I am told Southern Kaduna is intolerable.

Someone actually said Southern Kaduna and Northern Kaduna shouldn’t be in one country how much of one State. Culturally we are different and yet Southern kaduna people are being told they are intolerable.

The Southern Kaduna man cannot be VC of ABU a supposed Federal institution it appears, yet I am being told Southern Kaduna are intolerable.

In the early 1970s, Southern Kaduna people opened up Rigasa, a suburb of Kaduna Metropolis, but down the road Southern Kaduna people have been killed and their properties destroyed - those who survived had to relocate to other parts of Kaduna town - I am not sure if there is any Christian or church(es) in Rigasa as at 2020. Yet the Southern Kaduna man is being told he is intolerable.

You abandoned the long existing Kaduna railway main junction and took the terminal railway station to Rigasa with the creation of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. The old Kaduna railway station is now a dry Port. Yet Southern Kaduna is intolerable?

In the process of imposing Sharia in Kaduna, Miss World contest, Danish cartoon, 2011 election, and many more incidents, the Southern Kaduna man is killed and yet is said to be intolerable.

When Katsina state was excised from Kaduna state, Katsina still keeps an eye on Kaduna. You are still controlling the present Kaduna State, and yet Southern Kaduna is intolerable?

You have two federal ministerial appointments and everybody in top government position is from Northern Kaduna or Katsina and yet Southern Kaduna is intolerable?

I am not allowed to do my business of selling alcohol in some Northern parts and yet you benefit from the VAT where alcohol is sold. Southern kaduna is intolerable?

You changed the names of my languages. For example, Bajju became Kaje, Atyab became Kataf, Ham became Jaba, etc. You even renamed our towns and villages. Our languages are disdained and yet I am told I am intolerable?

State resources are used to promote one religion by funding Arabic Teachers Colleges, with no similar gesture to the Christians, yet Southern Kaduna is intolerable?

You came to Southern Kaduna and we welcomed you. You see every Muslim even from the moon as your brother, but you give me a derogatory name, 'arne' or a non-believer even though Christians are acknowledged in your religion as people of the book.

There is so much greed and wickedness. eg cornered almost all federal institutions in Northern Kaduna and still Southern kaduna man is intolerable.

Cornered federal allocated positions to the state and if you cannot fill it you allocate it to katsina than consider a Southern Kaduna man and yet you say Southern Kaduna man is intolerable.

If Southern Kaduna ask for their fair share, you say they are only 30% of the population of the state - this is a lie - you have manipulated the constituencies to your advantage that one can only call this rigging at source. Yet, Southern Kaduna is intolerable?

Southern Kaduna built Christian schools which you attended, which you later took over ownership without compensation. When the Southern Kaduna man complains, you say he is intolerable?

You are quick to send condolence messages to other countries who lose the lives of their citizens, but either keep mute or explain away the killings in Southern Kaduna, yet Southern Kaduna is accused of being intolerable.

We are being killed in Southern Kaduna and you keep telling the world that the killing is being organised by Southern Kaduna elites? If you know this, why haven't you arrested them? Yet Southern Kaduna is intolerable?

We are talking about centuries of subjugations and discriminations and physical eliminations of the citizens of Southern Kaduna. Here come some paid megaphone critics now saying we have no reasons to cry? What a sad and a diabolical tale.

This is from a many Decades Southern Kaduna man experience. I will tell you my name but it is not like yours for I wanted you to read this because you would probably not read it if you see that my name is not anything near yours.

Note: Dear reader, the above and many others are the experiences of Southern Kaduna for the past many Decades. Decide whether or not Southern Kaduna people are intolerable.

cc Casimir Biriyok
Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by Nobody: 11:32pm On Sep 04, 2020
Paperwhite:
Where are the El Rufai stooge & sycophants masquerading as the NNBA? Can they take a look @ this catalogue of lawlessness & impunity of the man's govt & give their verdict? Well, their ethno-religious inclination view such abuse of state power as normal part of life.
Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by BeLookingIDIOT(m): 11:37pm On Sep 04, 2020
Where the thing is,were they actually inciting violence?
Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by 2020Experience(m): 1:18am On Sep 05, 2020
Mad ooh shocked
Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by EagleNest(m): 6:23am On Sep 05, 2020
ElRufai is intolerant to criticism and is a covert religious bigot.
Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by obami007(m): 6:49am On Sep 05, 2020
Hmmn
Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by flamingREED(m): 7:06am On Sep 05, 2020
You know how many invincible bulls in Nigeria which no man could ever take on but which God swallowed by their horns?

There is an intentionally calculated reason why many people across the world, inspite of what big-bangists say, identify with God.
Re: Litany Of 25 Critics Who Have Suffered At El-rufai’s Hands, By Chidi Odinkalu by sageb: 7:09am On Sep 05, 2020
This El Rufia is a tyrant. He criticized Yar'adua in his work" the accidental public servant"

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