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CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 8:46am On Dec 04, 2015
elampiro:
The story is surely not complete. Who knows what else he said in the court.

It looks like the man likes prison. Feeding freely on tax payers money. If he had not been there before, I would have have some pity for him.
you may be right o.Some criminals prefer being in prison.I have been in court when an accused was acquitted of his charges.He guy has spent 7 yrs awaiting trial.He started weeping that he doesn't want to be free because he has no family,job or house to return to.The judge weak that day sha.
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 8:42am On Dec 04, 2015
elampiro:
I don't think he pleaded guilty before the magistrate. I think he confessed to the crime in his statement to the Interrogating Officer at the Police.

His refusal to get a lawyer compounded it all. It looks to me he didn't have anything to do in the society and he preferred free food in prison because according to him he had been to prison before.
You have said it all o,Because from start to finish,it appreared that he was sabotaging his own case.Yapping his mouth up and down,confessing to both past and present crimes.its either the free prison food or home trouble!
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 8:37am On Dec 04, 2015
MadCow1:
Are you a Lawyer?
yes I am.
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 8:36am On Dec 04, 2015
elampiro:
So why are you angry he confessed? That's his headache. He knew the implication because he had been to prison before.

His family people are obviously tired of him and they have since abadoned him. He probably refused to blend into the society. How are we sure he is not even enjoying prison? Prefers free food to working hard.
No be my client so I can't be angry he confessed na.Besides the 7 witnesses called are not all his victims.He robbed 3 person(the victims),the remaining 4 prosecution witnesses would most likely be the IPO and eye witnesses.
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 8:26am On Dec 04, 2015
repogirl:
He isn't a murderer, he is an armed robber....big difference.
If he killed someone,then he would be a murderer.

In developed countries, the death penalty is reserved for people who kill without remorse... Most times for no defendable reason at all.

This sentence is too harsh.
That's it o..He was armed to get the victims to surrender their money.The fact that he didn't use it should have gone in his favour at sentencing.But again that's what only a lawyer would have been able to pull,but he decided to be his own lawyer.The death penalty in armed robbery cases is invoked where there was grievous bodily harm or murder committed in the course of the robbery.In other cases,the judge awards a sentence of life imprisonment based on his discretionary powers.
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 8:23am On Dec 04, 2015
elampiro:
I think he left the prosecutor and the judge no choice. First he said he went to prison before, from where he joined a gang of robbers. Secondly, he confessed to have been involved in series of robberies which means he is a hardened criminal.

Thirdly, the prosecutor was able to bring 7 witnesses against him. Seven! Haba! You people still pity someone who robbed 7 different people?

People should look beyond the amount. Robbering is the worst form of crime. When one faces a robber, one's life is at his mercy until the operation is ended. Why should someone possess a gun at all, then used the gun to disarm another person of his belongings.
lol..first of all the fact that the prosecution brought 7 witnesses does'nt mean they were all his victims.Besides if the prosecutor calls even 100 witnesses,its how best the defence attorney can discredit them by cross examination to create reasonable doubt that counts.If he had a lawyer,any reasonable doubt in the case would have gone in his favour and earned him a reduced sentence.The fact that he opened his big mouth to confess was his undoing.He was already warming up to the maximum sentence by doing that.
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 8:01am On Dec 04, 2015
scumesi:
How can a man decide to defend himself in a capital offence and the judge will allow that, that's against the law. The said that in a capital offence trial,a man must be represented by a lawyer, it is a must, if he does not have a lawyer, the state will provide him with one. An accused person in a capital offence trial can not represent himself in the trial, its against the law, what kind of procedure is that!
That's why I say the accused was acting upon a curse from home.Why on earth would he decide to defend himself.Was he a lawyer in his former life?Besides if the accused insists on defending himself,the court cannot force a lawyer on him.The judge will only put it on record to show that the accused made that choice voluntarily, and oblige his request.The state compulsorily provides a lawyer for the accused where he cannot afford one.In this case the accused decided that he was going to defend himself.The judge could have persuaded him though,letting him know what is at stakes.But again, when you meet some stubborn accused persons,you'll understand.They are so self destructive that they won't even follow your legal counsel.At the end it backfires, then they start saying 'had I known'.
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 7:56am On Dec 04, 2015
amtaken:
Allowing an armed robber to go scot free is very unsafe for the society.

Do you know how many lives he's wasted in his series of robberies?


Why are you being sympathetic towards him, is it because his name is not Okeke?


#smh
I am not being sympathetic towards him o..As a criminal defense attorney,I believe that every criminal is entitled to a good defence regardless of his guilt.If the courts impose the maximum penalty on petty thieves like him,how then can they be reformed to live better lives?He committed the 3 robberies with arms quite alright,but he did'nt hurt anybody.That shows that he isn't a violent criminal,and as such can be rehabilitated or given a reduced prison sentence.
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 7:51am On Dec 04, 2015
Freemanan:
His lawyer should appeal or meet JUSUN..... They will reduce it to let's say life imprisonment.
the guy opted to defend himself without a lawyer na..Dumbest move ever!
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f):
repogirl:
the law obviously needs review and amendment....I am no lawyer but I know other factors are involved..... Possession of a weapon and robbery is no enough for the death sentence. Death sentence is too brutal.... Life imprisonment might be better suitable.
The accused brought the death penalty upon himself.Even when you are caught by the police with the gun in your hand,you don't say anything till your lawyer gets there!The mumu had to give a confessioonal statement to crucify himself.That was what nailed him!A lawyer would have defended him better.First by moving to retract the confessional statement on grounds of duress by the police.The judge probably saw him as someone who didn't want to put up a fight to be free and went all in with the death sentence.He can appeal sha,he stands a good chance.Because he was obviously acting without the enlightenment of what a lawyer could have done to help his case.
CrimeRe: Man To Die By Hanging Over N14,570 Robbery by queenfav(f): 7:32am On Dec 04, 2015
The judge erred by not appointing a counsel for the accused.It is a capital offence for heaven's sake!The guy is very slow sef,maybe he is acting under a spell.What does he know about criminal defence.Abi e think say the the king of ikere palace court?First mistake was even confessing to anything.He just shot himself in the foot all the way.With a defence lawyer,he would have stood a better chance at a reduced sentence.I pity the guy sha,because na hungry thief.But again,the law applies the same way for someone armed with an a gun and one armed with a pocket knife.The amount of money robbed is irrelevant.
PhonesRe: Bryte One Octacore by queenfav(f): 1:00pm On Dec 03, 2015
Thank you father for delivering me from the great mistake of buying this tab.Who would I have told my story to?
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Tolu91:
Gimme your number, let's negotiate
Phone/Internet MarketRe: *** by queenfav(op): 9:01am On Dec 01, 2015
@baroba,the tab has already been wiped.I installed the ebook reader(moon reader pro) and other apps and games ,plus the 1050 ebooks.Besides,I have a backup of all my ebooks on my computer.
Phone/Internet MarketRe: *** by queenfav(op): 3:04pm On Nov 30, 2015
henrixx:
Will u sell for 22
No bros.The tab has no issues whatsoever.30k last!
FamilyRe: Post Your Xmas Wish Here . . . by queenfav(f): 11:40am On Nov 30, 2015
I wish to get a good paying job.Then a new blackberry phone and a tablet for reading.I also want a washing machine,a set of bass music speakers and a premium quality headphone...Amen.I want happiness..a lot of it.
FamilyRe: Man Planned Fake Proposal After Apparently Discovering Girlfriend Cheated. Video by queenfav(f): 8:44am On Nov 30, 2015
Timbuktou:
grin grin. Even me sef dey h. Please share when you do get something.
Na oats and 2 bananas o.
FamilyRe: Dear Family Please Advice A Wife To Be!!! by queenfav(f): 8:27am On Nov 30, 2015
Op DON'T DO IT!you can't manage a man.Having some sort of attraction goes a long way..trust me on that!You agreed to him setting a date for march and he irritates you.I laugh in swahili.I give the marriage 6 months tops.You will come back to nairaland and give us the feedback.Even for a man you love,at times he can be so annoying that you just want to scream at him.Let alone the one that you are not attracted to,neither do you repect or have some sort of affection for.I understand your situation because I have come across many guys like that.There's a guy I have known since 2005.We have been friends all along.In 2013 he started professing love for me.He is a good guy,very godly and smart.He is someone I know I can call by 3.am in the morning if I am stranded,and he will run to my rescue.My sister,I tried.. the love did not come o.He practically dotes on me but I just didn't know why I couldn't feel a thing.He nags like a woman and acts like he owns me in a very possessive way.Imagine him showing up unnanounced to my school to see me from a distance of 3 hrs journey and other obsessive stuff.Most guys that try so hard to land a babe,even when they knoww she is not into him are mostly pretenders and very dangerous.Its when you get married you start seeing that everything was a set up to make you like him.That's where you discover he has a temper,wheras when he was still toasting you he never even frowned at anything you did.Don't fall for that shii o.I had to be blunt and tell him that its not going to work,because I can't marry someone I don't feel so happy being around.Funny enough,he is so persistent that I now have a fiance o,he is still entertaining hopes that we may still end up together.Please break up with the dude,he doesn't deserve to be led on.I advice you to relax and just do you,eventually you'll meet a man you can love and respect.This marriage thing is for life o.For me its the scariest thing after ebola virus,because you just can't afford to be dismissive about serious red flags.If you end up marrying him,have a child and all.Only for you to get divorced,you would have suceeded in being the reason for a child growing up without a proper home and loving parents.
FamilyRe: Man Planned Fake Proposal After Apparently Discovering Girlfriend Cheated. Video by queenfav(f): 8:11am On Nov 30, 2015
Timbuktou:
Who is forcing these Nigerian women to forgive cheating partners against their will? Government needs to look into this injustice. smh
lol..I give up on u bro..I am too hungry to reply u now.
FamilyRe: Mustapha Audu Tells His Story,says I am not a rapist! by queenfav(op): 6:05am On Nov 30, 2015
ifyalways:
I read a bit of the Sugarbelley story and I'm sorry, but it was like I was reading a sick fiction novel, so unreal.

I took time to also look at their email exchanges which she posted herself and still once more,all I saw was an emotionally battered girl stuck in love with a guy who doesn't give a fvck about her.

And now the guy claims she was above 18 when they started dating undecided

Sugarbelley needs help, that is if she aint just trying to sell her book or movie .
if you read her blog posts,you will know how mentally troubled she is.Nigerians just took to cursing the man out before even hearing his own side of the story.Many say the fact that she alluded to these things since 2007,it therefore has to be the truth.When you research the behaviourial traits of mentally disturbed persons,you'll find an unusual ability to be very creative..Also they take patience to a whole new level.I read a book about the world's most intriguing murders.A lady spend 9 years of her life planning the murder of her husband and his mistress.And guess what,she got away with it until 2013. when offender profiling by the behavioural unit of the US CID revealed that she did it.She was mentally assesed to have bipolar disorder.Her alibi was watertight.I would have bet on everything I had that's there was no way humanly possible that she could have been the one to kill them.Lo and behold,she pulled it off due to the uncanny intelligence most psychos are known for.So anything's possible o,that's why the law insists on presumption of innocence until a court of law finds an accused guilty.Many people have already sentenced the guy,without stoping to ask how true the allegations are.Besides based on her twitter history,I for one knows that she is a pathological liar.Person when say she score 406 for jamb?That she designed a website at age 9?Leave matter for mattias abeg.
FamilyRe: Man Planned Fake Proposal After Apparently Discovering Girlfriend Cheated. Video by queenfav(f): 5:48am On Nov 30, 2015
Timbuktou:
Nobody has held a gun to women's head to condone crap. Men also do only that this one didn't. Unless you're saying this is what all men do when they find their partners cheating.
The average Nigerian man will not condole cheating from his woman,yet when they are caught they want a second chance.They defend themselves saying it was just se.x,that they are still in love with their partner.Abeg e.
FamilyRe: Man Planned Fake Proposal After Apparently Discovering Girlfriend Cheated. Video by queenfav(f):
The guy in question was definitely hurting due to the betrayal of trust.There are better less "serial-killer-style" ways to break up abeg.The effort he put into it speaks volumes about his perspective on life.That's the kind of man that would not be able forgive misgivings in marriage.He will go out of his way to mete out the tit for tat treatment.whatever happened to being the bigger person?
FamilyRe: Mustapha Audu Tells His Story,says I am not a rapist! by queenfav(op): 11:37pm On Nov 29, 2015
TheFury:
Most Nigerian youths cant read between the lines because they actually don't do any reading at all.

If you read novels and watch movies and cartoons and comics etc you tend to develop a certain creative streak in writing, music etc.

Anyone who has a critical eye for this things can tell that Sugabelly is lying about a lot of things. I am a writer and her power of description is too precise, the words just too apt like the exact sort of words a good writer trying to convey a mood would use.

I didn't buy it. She has issues. Besides, no sensible lawyer would take her case because even if she was being truthful, you can't actually prove rape in a law court based on the evidence she has provided. Her case is dead on arrival which defeats the purpose of this entire charade.
my dear..d way she was freely using obsene words like fuu.ck..just made me give up on her!A rape victim would not even be so brazen in giving account of what happened.At a point it felt like she was writing for sextails website.Only God knows the truth sha.
FamilyRe: Mustapha Audu Tells His Story,says I am not a rapist! by queenfav(op): 11:35pm On Nov 29, 2015
ahnie:
This story reminds me of PASITOR BIODUN of CoZA church n Ese walter....pasitor we are still waitin for your side of the story oooo.
I posted this here because mustapha spoke up,which I commend him for.He may be lying,but he at least responded to the allegations.That COZA pastor just decided to plead the fifth amendment till jesus comes.This their matter,only God can resolve it o,cos we no know who to believe.But I am more inclined to go with him sha due to the girl's mental disorders.If you have seen the orphan(that scary movie),it has a similar story.The child/old woman in disguise was good at cooking up stories,acting all perfect..Wheras she was a serious pyschopath who later killed the adopted father.The man sef was shocked in the end cos he never believed it when the wife voiced her concerns over the girl's lying and pretentious attitude.
FamilyRe: Man Planned Fake Proposal After Apparently Discovering Girlfriend Cheated. Video by queenfav(f): 11:22pm On Nov 29, 2015
I hope naija guys won't start doing this?Because its actually a very cruel way to dump someone.what happened to"I no do again"?The guy get time honestly!@sambarry,I tire o.Afterall my mumu colleague told me that even if she sees her boyfriend on top of a woman ,that she will forgive him since they must marry.Women have been condoling crap from men since time immemorial.So because its a woman that cheated suddenly the earth is in chaos?
PhonesRe: Bryte One Octacore by queenfav(f): 10:11pm On Nov 29, 2015
Here is the link to konga store for the black version. http:///bryte-one-octacore-3g-2gb-8gb-hdd-7-inch-black-android-tablet-2028153 It was released yesterday and konga has sold 262 units so far..The price is actually 15,900..like wow!dem thief the tablet?Make infinix dey hoard their note 2.Dem go hear am for body!
PhonesRe: Bryte One Octacore by queenfav(f): 10:09pm On Nov 29, 2015
Bryte has been making premium tablets for a long time.@wildcatter,the price is for real o.I confirmed it on konga.The device is sold exclusively by konga.com..happy times indeed!For 16k with the specs I am seeing,its perfect!
FamilyRe: Mustapha Audu Tells His Story,says I am not a rapist! by queenfav(op): 8:44pm On Nov 29, 2015
Its for purpose of enlightenment,at least for the public to hear his version of the alleged events.
FamilyRe: Mustapha Audu Tells His Story,says I am not a rapist! by queenfav(op): 8:36pm On Nov 29, 2015
What is your advise to men out there who
find themselves in your kind of situation?
I have to stand up for those who have been
victimized, those who have been condemned
even before they were given a chance to defend
themselves. I will be fighting, like my father who
has always been a fighter. And I am a winner. I
will fight this and anyone who believes that what
I have done is so terrible based on the
allegations, I will ask you, please come and ask
me. Come and hear my own. If you are not
satisfied then you can do anything. The truth is
out there. Nobody right now in the country
knows what I am feeling right now, the trauma
and the stress. Everyone is calling either to
condole with me or to condemn me for what
was alleged against me. People are asking, what
did you do? I am under tremendous pressure. At
the same time, I am grieving. I don’t have a mum
anymore and I don’t have a dad. A lot is going
on. I can’t even breathe. No one cares. Everyone
just sees me now as a monster; this guy, his
family… and its very painful and it could cause a
long-term damage not just for me.
Unfortunately, I am not active in the social
media and even if I was, I don’t think it is
appropriate to just expose her and her family
issues. That’s why I kept quiet. But to all those
out there who are quick to jump to conclusion
when you hear one side of the story, please have
a rethink. It’s not fair. I was long guilty before
anybody decided to contact me to hear my side
of the story. I thank those who refused to jump
to conclusion, but for the many majorities who
did, it’s not right, especially given this time that I
am grieving. I just got orphaned. It is very very
sad. She probably did this because she knows I
will protect her. I have children and I know what
it’s like. I will not release everything she sent to
me. But please read the emails and Facebook
conversation.
I will also like to appeal to mothers today. They
need to take responsibility for their children. I
am certain that there are many people sitting
and rotting in jail because of this. I will not go
down quietly. I will not let them tarnish the good
name and image my father built. I will not let
someone my family’s grief as an opportunity to
launch a social or a media career. I will not allow
it to happen. I will start a legal process and I will
sue everyone who decides to make me their
next launch pad. Once this is over and the dust
settles down, I will be starting an NGO for those
who have been falsely accused and for those
who have been falsely accused by authorities
bigger than them and for those who have been
falsely accused of rape. I believe they need a
voice and I will be that voice.
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Cc:lalasticlala,seun
FamilyRe: Mustapha Audu Tells His Story,says I am not a rapist! by queenfav(op): 8:34pm On Nov 29, 2015
What do you think she wants from you?
It’s fame. It’s simple. Fame. She has skills and in
her heart, she’s found out that you know what?
My blog isn’t really getting a lot of traction, I’ve
been working on this story, I’ve been writing a
book, so let me put out this story first. First, she
got some Twitter people to put it up, when that
didn’t get as much traction, she resorted to this.
That was the groundwork for this. Now she has
put this on her blog and everybody is going to
her blog, she is about to launch a book on
surviving rape in Africa; all of this is some sort of
elaborate plan to make money and fame to the
detriment of someone who hasn’t done anything
to her. Whatever it is that’s bothering her, I think
her mum should speak to her. Her mum
honestly needs to speak to her. Her being in the
US and being away might not be the best
solution. She should actually have a sit down.
What is bothering her? She told me she hates
her mum, that her mum’s boyfriend raped her.
Let her talk to her mum about that.
What is your next line of action?
It has to be a legal action. I’m not doing this
because I want money from her. The suit I am
going to carry out against her has nothing to do
with money. I want her to write a public apology,
publish it in the newspaper, take down her blog
and retract all she said against me. I want all
those she has lied to, to know she lied against
me. She needs to come out and tell the world: “I
lied about this. These people are innocent of all I
said against them.” That’s what I want from
her.And going forward, I want people like Dr.
Ezekwesili to think before they act. People called
me to draw my attention to her tweets. I thought
she was fighting for a cause. I thought she was a
mother. I know her sons and they know me.
Chine and Chuba used to play football together
with me every weekend. They know me. I am
not a rapist. I had a mother and my mother
would not be proud of Dr. Ezekwesili. What
would have been her first reaction if this same
girl accused her sons of rape? Would she have
gone first to Twitter to condemn them? Would
she have gone first to Afe Babalola SAN? If that
would be her first reaction, then I must confess,
she must be a really terrible mother. Is her
cause real? What cause is she on? Is it because
Bring Back Our Girls is no longer working? Dr.
Ezekwesili, please read the emails. Your sons will
tell you the same. They are my friends. They
know I’m not a rapist. Have you approached me?
Have you said who is the person? Let me
approach him? Let me reach out? Please
someone give me his number. She didn’t do this,
instead she went to Afe Babalola. Chuba is my
good friend. If they said this about Chuba, would
she go to Afe Babalola? Please answer me?
I never did anything to Lotanna, read the emails.
Don’t even listen to me, please read the emails.
Since she’s made claims, read our mail
conversations after the events she alleged
occurred had happened. Read her timelines.
Some of these terrible events were occurring
and she wasn’t talking about it? She’s emailing
me and I’m emailing her and not for once was it
mentioned? Come on! No, that just means
nothing was actually going on except our normal
conversation. I had other people in the office
that left, some for the UK that I still chat with.
We were colleagues!
FamilyRe: Mustapha Audu Tells His Story,says I am not a rapist! by queenfav(op): 8:33pm On Nov 29, 2015
Who is ‘Sugabelly’ to you?
Lotanna as her real name is called, is someone
who we were colleagues together while I was
serving at an IT firm in Abuja called Alteq. She
was a staff at Alteq. We were colleagues for a
while and at some point we dated for about two
months. I came back to Nigeria in 2006, and it
was at Alteq I first met her. I’m not sure how
long she had worked there before I came to the
company for my NYSC. It was a long time ago. I
was about 24 then. We talked like every other
person. There was a time she had a party for the
office, I thought it was a party for the office but it
was her birthday party, her 18th birthday party.
It was in March of that year. I didn’t go for it. I
usually don’t go to office parties. I had another
business. I was working at my company and at
the IT firm as well. So one day at the office she
came to me and harassed me that I missed her
party and I said, oh, don’t worry I will make it up
to you. I will take you out for sharwarma and I
took her to 212; then they used to sell
sharwarma. This was the first time I took her
out. There are emails to corroborate this. From
then on we started talking. She was a very
interesting personality. She is very brilliant and
she reads a lot of books. I read a lot of books too
and I don’t meet people who read a lot of book. I
used to read a lot of fantasy books. All these
Game of Thrones people are watching as movies
now, I read them as books like ten years ago.
Night Shyamalan, Wheel of Time, Lord of the
Rings, Inheritance Cycle, many many books I
read years ago and there were very few people
who knew these things. She was one of them.
She read a lot and she wrote. She was a very
brilliant writer; in fact, I think that was why she
was working as someone’s secretary at the
office. She used to write a lot of letters for the
company. Claims have emerged from her that as
at January of 2007 I was in a relationship with
her and doing all sorts of wicked things to her.
Just like now, in December, precisely December
17, 2006, I lost my mum. I was in the UK. I
watched my mum die. I loved my mum. I
brought her body back to Nigeria, so just like
now I was going through a period of grief. So it
wasn’t possible all the things she is claiming that
I did. I would be mourning.
How long did your relationship (affair) with
her last?
Our relationship lasted like a month and a half.
Not even up to two months. I found out she was
sleeping with my friends. She slept with a couple
of my friends. I discovered and told her about it.
She told me she loved me, she wanted to marry
me and was madly and deeply in love with me.
And I told her it’s not possible, we can’t get
married because I am not at the stage where I
wanted to be married. And you’ve had
something to do with my friends, so the
relationship ended. While we were in the
relationship, she had told me things about her
mum, that she hated her mum, her mum wasn’t
there for her and stuff like that. She sent me an
email once making reference to her having
visions of violent rape the first time that we had
something physically. She said she had visions
of violent rape from a past memory and that we
weren’t close enough for her to tell me the
details. On one occasion then when we spoke on
the phone, she said I shouldn’t abandon her, and
then she told me that her mum’s boyfriend
raped her. She said a lot of negative things about
her mum. This was part of the reason I didn’t
want to release these emails to protect her.
But the main reason I am doing this is because I
got a call today, someone told me that her
friends disclosed that she’s being planning this
for while, she is actually writing a book and
planning to finish a book, she wants to start an
NGO, she wants to appeal to the US government
about surviving rape in Africa and she wants to
use my family, because of my family’s political
name to get traction. I heard she is getting
influential people involved, I hear she has
involved the lady behind the Bring Back Our Girls
campaign, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili. Dr. Ezekwesili
reminds me of my mum. She reminds me of
someone who should have been my mum and if
someone said something about your son, you
shouldn’t immediately go to the world and say
“Oh, you are this or that.” At least call your son,
hear him out. And this is not even about me
wanting to say anything to defend myself.
Please read the communication between me and
this girl. Everytime I sent her a message, it was
always about “How are you doing? Hope you are
doing okay? Don’t be too nasty in college. But I
know you are very smart and you will do well.”
Even in the emails, I mentioned that I
encouraged her. She even sent me a message
on Facebook apologizing for flirting with my
friends, how she loves me and I told her, it’s
okay. It’s not the end of the world. And now,
people are saying I’m such a beast and I’m such
a monster. You didn’t even talk to me. You didn’t
even ask me… These things are so horrific. What
kind of person can actually do these things? Not
only did I do that and I did it with my younger
brother that was just 15 back then? I did that
with my older brother who was about 30 years
old then? And this older brother is not my
immediate older brother. He is two brothers
ahead of me. Then my cousin? Then my friends?
Then the Nigeria Police Force? This is such a
movie.
“I was terrified that my refusal would mean
the exposure of the pictures he had taken of
me early in our relationship, photos I told
him not to take, but he did anyway, photos
in which I was naked and vulnerable. I had
so much to be fearful of. The thought of the
videos Abdul recorded of Mustapha and
Tunji raping me seeing the light of day filled
me with sheer terror. The alternative was
keeping it all secret, and so I did.” This is a
quote from her account. She claims the
reason she couldn’t report you to the police
or leave you was for fear of you releasing
tapes and pictures of her in vulnerable
conditions that you took and threatened to
release if she left you. What is your response
to this?
It’s a lie! The only pictures I have of her are the
ones she sent to me. She sent me nude selfies of
her. Come on! People have gotten so used to
technology today in Nigeria that they forget what
it was like in 2007. I couldn’t have had the
sophistication to do these things she is saying. In
2007, we didn’t even have this kind of hands on
technology to video or record people. Except she
is saying I had this massive camcorder that I was
carrying all around to record her. It’s a blatant
lie.
How is your family reacting to this?
Of course it’s very hard. We are mourning. She’s
been releasing these this for a while. She’s been
doing this for a while but my family has kept
quiet all along because we know the truth. Yes,
some of my family members are really shaken
right now. We are grieving. I have just been
orphaned. I loved my dad. My dad is a hero.
Anybody from Kogi State knows that. Look at his
burial. How many people have received his
burial? Look at the whole country? If we were
such wicked people, if my dad was a monster,
would people react? There was a rumour that
my dad had risen. If you saw the people the way
they were praying and rejoicing. And now this
girl has used this unfortunate incident to
capitalize in painting my family as evil…
How long have you been married?
I have been married for like six years now. I got
married December 15, 2009. And that was when
my problem with her really started; when she
found out I got married.
Have you ever raped anyone?
Come on, why would I do that? It doesn’t make
any sense whatsoever. I can never and will never
support such heinous act. Come on! It’s not even
a question you ask a normal person. It’s like
asking, have you committed murder before?
Because it’s such an inhuman thing! And I
understand why people would do this and she’s
brilliant. Because she knows human beings are
emotional and sentimental. Play on their
intelligence. Play on the fact that women have
been raped before and for us men, we hardly
speak up. I am not saying men are angels. I’m
not saying I am an angel. But I have never raped
anyone in my life before. I am happily married. I
have three little daughters. I can’t even imagine
it. God!
You know what? I am going to step out for those
who have been accused falsely. There are a lot
of people who have been falsely accused. You
know, because of my last name, I am fortunate
to have the opportunity to speak up. You see,
people don’t even need to hear me speak. Just
read the conversation I had with this lady and
you can read her blog. It’s just a blog. You can
compare the two. In my email conversations
with her, you can tell that I have genuine feelings
for her and she has genuine feelings for me. We
are communicating as human beings. Then you
read this blog and it’s something else. In her
mails to me, you will read her asking about me,
my brothers, my friends, my cousins, telling me
how she knows that I’m so hardworking and that
I’m a good person. I don’t understand how that
translates to a blog that says I was such a
terrorist.

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