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I no too d trust our boys these days. If those contributing to that car has come to drop a message for him, he should kindly heed and stop making publicity stunt of it.

That's when the Nigerian government has lost it to the Biafrans. With the charges dropped, it has added a new dimension to the agitation and that is WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION.

I never read and so in want of what to comment

You are right bros. But in this case it is the robber that died and not humans. The humans are alive to celebrate the death of the robbers, inukwo!

ChiefAzubuike:
Armed robbers are humans like you.

They don't deserve to die.

When you demand for too much freedom, you become a slave to the said freedom. Unknowingly, the US has done herself more harm than good in her quest to ensure "freedom" for all

And when you hear that the said Gov is among the youthful few, if not the youngest, you feel sad.

That's why I doubt PYO's pastoral calling. He lies every now and then.

To be fair, Buhari has always been concentrating on the North in general but more particular about the Fulani Muslim.

The poor you claim Buhari is interested on is sad, hungry, homeless, penny-less, stranded, attacked, maimed, killed and disappointed. Buhari has done nothing to avert his plight. Rather he blames dead Libyan Junta for their killings.

RealityShot:
BTW NYSC is supposed to be free service to our country.

N 50000 is too much for corpers!

Most of them don't even work to contribute anything in society for that year.

Remember VENEZUELA CRISIS... Increasing minimum wage is not a solution to inflation.

#iStandWithBuhari #BuhariTill2023

But increasing petroleum products' prices will do?
I am sorry sharing the same nationality with some people.

two step Forward and 2 miles Backward. Government of to and fro, today yes tomorrow no.

Anyway, only the zombies believed that story of increment but the 5%ers never ever.

One thing is sure - with God, Back2Daura2019 will be accomplished.

If you accept, just like but if you disagree share

Please a friend just introduce thin client to me. I dont know much about it. I am to set up a computer training centre and he says I should consider using the thin client instead of normal pc. Do you have an idea on the pros and cons? What's the cost if available

Lai Mohammed lied, Nigerian govt paid ‘large ransom’ to free #DapchiGirls – UN report
August 16, 2018Abdulkareem Haruna

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Contrary to the claim by the Nigerian government through the Information Minister Lai Mohammed, the government paida “large ransom” to free scores of female students kidnapped by the Boko Haram from their school in Dapchi, Yobe State, earlier this year, the United Nations has said.

Over 100 girls were kidnapped from the Dapchi school by a Boko Haram faction in February this year with about 105 of them later released by the terrorists. One of them, Leah Sharibu, who reportedly refused to denounce her Christian faith, is still with the abductors.

Following the release of the girls, about a month after they were kidnapped, Mr Mohammed told journalists that it was not true ransom was paid for their release.

‘’It is not true that we paid ransom for the release of the Dapchi girls, neither was there a prisoner swap to secure their release,” Mr. Mohammed told journalists in Maiduguri with his statement circulated by his office to media organisations including PREMIUM TIMES.

“What happened was that the abduction itself was a breach of the ceasefire talks between the insurgents and the government; hence it became a moral burden on the abductors. Any report that we paid ransom or engaged in prisoner swap is false.”

A UN report has now shown Mr Mohammed’s claim to be false.

The report recently submitted to the UN Security Council on Boko Haram and related terrorist organisations, said such ransom and the predominance of cash economy was providing oxygen for the insurgency around the Lake Chad region.

The UN report is titled “22nd Report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team”, related to Resolution 2368 (2017) regarding “Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – ISIL – (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities.”

“In Nigeria, 111 schoolgirls from the town of Dapchi were kidnapped on 18 February 2018 and released by ISWAP on 21 March 2018 in exchange for a large ransom payment,” the report stated.

The UN report negating the Nigerian government’s stance reflects the manner of propaganda the Nigerian government and its military have been using to fight the war against Boko Haram.



United Nations HQ
PREMIUM TIMES has reported how the Nigerian military has repeatedly lied about military casualty in the war and, along with the government, had claimed the Boko Haram had been defeated.

The government’s stance appears to be that suppressing information, or as in this case lying about it, would reduce the efficacy of the insurgents and thus limit their ability to carry out their terrorist acts.

The Dapchi girl’s ransom would not be the first by the Nigerian government to free victims held by Boko Haram. Huge ransom was also paid by the Buhari administration to free many of released Chibok girls kidnapped in 2014, senators including the leader of ruling party in the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, said. Although the move is largely welcomed by many Nigerians as it ensures freedom for the victims, experts fear it has helped fuel the insurgency by ensuring the Boko Haram has access to funds to buy more weapons and sustain themselves; a stance shared in the UN report.

OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING
Apart from ransom, the UN also listed other ways the Boko Haram are being funded.

“…extortion, charitable donations, smuggling, remittances and kidnapping as parts of ways Boko Haram is funded,” the report stated as quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria.

The report also stated how some “doctrinally based non-governmental organisations” were funding Boko Haram and other terror groups.”

“The number of doctrinally based non-governmental organisations sending funds to local terrorist groups was growing, and Member States were concerned that radicalisation was increasing the threat level in the Sahel.

Ahmad Lawan
“Meanwhile, Boko Haram (QDe.138) and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have had a similar impact in their areas of control, including the Lake Chad basin.

“The predominance in the region of the cash economy, without controls, is conducive to terrorist groups funded by extortion, charitable donations, smuggling, remittances and kidnapping.”

According to NAN, “the report was signed by Edmund Fitton-Brown, Coordinator, Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, who said the report was “comprehensive and independent”, and Kairat Umarov, Chair, Security Council Committee.



SANCTIONS ON BOKO HARAM
The UN Security Council committee on al Qaeda sanctions blacklisted and imposed sanctions on the Boko Haram in 2014 after the insurgents kidnapped more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls.

The designation, which came into effect after no objections were raised by the Security Council’s 15 members, subjected Boko Haram to UN sanctions, including an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban.

FILE: Some of the released Dapchi School Girls believed to have been adopted by Boko Haram Terrorists during their arrival at the Presidential Villa to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Friday (23/3/18) 01701/23/3/2018/Callistus Ewelike/NAN
The UN Security Council had last week said it remained concerned over the security and humanitarian situation caused by the Boko Haram terrorists and other armed groups in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad.

In a Presidential Statement, the 15-member body regretted that Central African countries were beset by terrorist activity, instability and the effects of climate change, and asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to review the work of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), and recommend areas for improvement.

The presidential statement read: “The Security Council strongly condemns all terrorist attacks carried out in the region, including those perpetrated by Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Daesh).

“These attacks have caused large-scale and devastating losses, have had a devastating humanitarian impact including through the displacement of a large number of civilians in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, and represent a threat to the stability and peace of West and Central Africa.

“The Council notes with particular concern the continuing use by Boko Haram of women and girls as suicide bombers, which has created an atmosphere of suspicion towards them and made them targets of harassment and stigmatisation in affected communities, and of arbitrary arrests by security forces.

Boko HAram
“The Council emphasises the need for affected States to counter-terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including by addressing the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism, in accordance with obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law”.

The Security Council welcomed the support provided by UNOCA and the UN Office for West Africa and Sahel (UNOWAS) for the development of a joint regional strategy to address the root causes of the Lake Chad Basin crisis through regular contact with regional leaders.

The Council encouraged partners to increase security assistance to Lake Chad Basin Commission countries, and humanitarian and development support across the region for those affected by Boko Haram activities.

“The Security Council remains deeply concerned at the grave security situation and related violations and abuses of human rights in parts of Central Africa, in particular the continuing terrorist activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin,” it said.

“The Security Council expresses its ongoing concern at continued tensions linked to disputed electoral processes, social and economic difficulties, and conflicts between farmers and herders,” the statement added.



The 15-member Council noted that UNOCA’s priorities would include to work closely with UNOWAS to address trans-regional issues such as maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, conflict between farmers and herders, and combating Boko Haram.

I think if we can have this backed up by law, it will help reset this country to factory mode.

#ButNeverTryWithSARS

Fayose's version of N3000 allowance

No! At least not in the foreseeable time. Nigerian youths are the most divided set of people in the world. They attack, molest, assault, maim, and even kill one another because of their grandfather.

How I wish we were united to oust all the old politicians. But then, Gov. Bello of Kogi State comes to mind. He has set a bad example. Too analogue and ass-licking.

NBS do kick foul this time. The price of rice especially remains, if not increasing in the month under review. It is only garri that falls because it is being produced by the poor masses.

Generally, the people jealous lands just as a Fulani will for his cow. They would not mind to go any length to grab, claim it.

And most often than not, human life goes in exchange for their quest

The problem of Nigeria is not Buhari but his supporters. their loyalty is never to the Nigerian Nation but to Buhari, not as the president but as a person. And till whichever year it pleases buhari to handover power, Nigeria cannot improve.

I pray Osinbajo will swing into action before Buhari's return or else, protest or no protest, Ogundipe will remain in detention.

#FreeSamuelOgundipe

Since no one in Nigeria, not even the constitution can caution Buhari, please let his doctors keep him permanently in bed rest in London. Let's see if we can breathe a little

Bad guy, the beans in the prison has also been affected by the change, so the guy knows that actually, things are "no longer at ease"

May be the brother must have given a little money to the police, therefore reasons are no longer tenable.

LuciferKristi:
Why is he smiling?

Is he aware Buhari is now President?

I give him three weeks, he'll be begging to go back to jail.

Where you meet the badt guy? For NL?

I think I will proceed to the Court to query him and also sack the Ag President since the number of days stipulated has expired. As usual they have started lying apandan

Whenever Buhari hands over to Osinbajo, Nigerians burst into songs "things are getting better . . ." but when he returns to take over, everything goes into dark.

If Buhari had given Osinbajo the free hand he gave Idiagbon (of blessed memory), he would have made a mark.

If you have ever gone to school, graduated, attend job interviews and asked about that piece of paper, you will not say what you are saying. There are more than a million other Nigerians, with authentic records who can perform better than the saint Adeosun.

Let's be fair.

SolutionMee:
Am I the only one that didn't see anything wrong in this Adeosun NYSC certificate saga

After all, what sane Nigerians are clamoring for is optimal performance and good leadership

And she's competent at that

What else did Nigerians want?

Will there be a time we will ever be satisfied and get contented with the kind of leaders we have?

Putin is a dictator

He's far richer than Bill Gate

Yet, Russians aren't complaining about him

Contentment is what we need at the moment and not good leadership

Be contented!

if to na for Nigeria, they'll be dump in DSS or SARS cells to rot

Even if the trader wants to fry groundnut and sell, (s)he needs more than that as a bag of groundnut goes for over N30k to breakeven and repay the loan within the time frame.

There is madness going on the APC camp. Everybody seems to be mad and mentally deranged.

Imagine giving $28 dollars as 'loan' when PDP was paying N10k ($55) as grants for SURE-P.

Nigerians got the talent. All that is keeping us back is the environment.

Kudos! Guy. At least you've given your own.

Wailers? Well some posts need to be overlooked.

Nigerian Military's problem is basically politics. The government has politicised the outfit and worst still we now have a military whose allegiance is pledged to the head of government than the nation.

fulaniHERDSman:
Wailers

Then the issue is from the OS. Try to downgrade to previous version that was running on the system the BT will come back.

updatechange:
*Windows 10pro
*I can't find the bluetooth in the DM was running b4 I reload the window
*No
*Ok

They've succeeded Akpabio and now will cow Udom to fall. Obj can never go free. He has done Nigerians more evil than good.

I think suffering has immune Nigerians against shocks. Nothing is more frightening than people still calling for Buhari's reelection.