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This is possibly a clear case of misrepresentation of what sb has said. Our news media are fond of doing that especially if it is going to help them shoot up sales. Let us not 4get that it is a reported news, that is, the reporters are actually telling his audience what Mrs Orgar had said. It is possible the reporter added her own embelishment and in the process lost the import of what Mrs Orgar may have exactly said. It is obvious that she realized it that her message had been misconstrued and decided to debunk and refute the implication of these reports.

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=534775.msg6977051#msg6977051 date=1287564201]Did you go to school at all ? So,you are telling me that you get to know names of great and founding fathers of knowledge in secondary school ! Does secondary schools in Nigeria offer Phiosophy ? Ode,you think I'm a school cert holder like you.don't personalize this thread jo,Philip na big 419[/quote]. . Hahahaha, while you were busy learning abt Pythagoras, gregory Mendel, Charles Darwin,Isaac Newton, and all those other names anyone can easily pick up from secondary sch txt books in your okokomaiko University, I was busy learning abt things you can never have the capacity to learn in your entire miserable existence.
Your attempts at trying to sound more intelligent than you really are, is making you look more and more like an irredeemable dunce.
Your case reminds me of the malady of a person that does not know and does not know he does not know.

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=534775.msg6976684#msg6976684 date=1287560461]***vomits***
Are you saying that criticism of theories is not acceptable within the realm of science or other knowledge ? Great men like Pythagoras,plato,Aristotle,Karl Marx,st Augustine,Thales,Charles Darwin,Isaac Newton,Ghandi among others have had theories being criticized at one point or the other even with the fact that they didn't[b] smuggle [/b]their way to prosperity.
If it is established that Philip lied his way to prosperity,then everybody have the right to question his ascendency to such prosperity.It has nothing to do with tribe or ethnic.[/quote]. . . FOOL! By now U should know how I roll when it comes to U and the other vagabonds, I will be the last person to engage in any arguement with your likes that will be too degrading for me, rather I will tame you and bully you around. I guess those names from your secondary sch test books U muddled up are supposed to wow me and give you out as a scholar. . Hahahahaha. . .mur'4ckin Goon with a -1 I.Q looking for whom to denigrate and bring down to Ur MORONIC level of bandying tribal epithets. !diot mask your bubblegum intelligence when real intelligent ppl are talking, you just don't fit anywhere in the equation.

It is a waste of time arguing with the likes of Bluetooth, irrespective of the topic of discussion, he sees every arguement that involves an igbo person in tribal shades.
The guy is not capable of any smart unbiased discussion, he will quickly get bored if there's no tribal war in any arguement. Abeg make una free that chronic tribalist jare!
@Topic
I ve read articles like this a countless number of times by Nigerians alleging that Philip Emeagwali is a fraud, my problem with all these writers is the fact that they don't come up with concrete evidence of his fraud besides twisting what the man said and did not say.
This particular article which was taken from saharareporters is so petty and steeped with a twisted version of what he said and did not say, the writer comes across as bitter and jealous, he just couldn't stop downplaying Philip's achievement while he dwelled endlessly on his flaws and mistakes.
To understand Philip's method of self-promotion, one needs to first understand the man's struggles with the system. Obviously, the man is a non-conformist and cares less about the process through which the system works, the mere fact that he had fought with the system unsuccessfully, no doubts is a pointer to his disregard of the process and the entire system and that is where lies his problem-he is unconventional in the way he reports himself and his discoveries.
All these have continued to put him in a league of his own, you know like an intellectual loner in his own world with a bloated sense of his achievements and his brilliance but for anyone to call him a barefaced lier and a fraudster is the height of unrestrained jealousy.
No doubt the man is a genius and as far as the 21 century is concerned he is one of the very rare few in his field that are superintelligent. He may not have gotten it right in the way he goes abt promoting himself but what do you expect from a man that has been 4ck'd over and over again by not conforming to the system?

I am not a Phd holder or some exceptional genius myself but I shudder at the grammatical constructions of many contributors here that have made claims of studying to the doctoral level of their academic pursuit. . .na wa O. . .

Abagworo:
People still fail to see that the FG is being partial in their dealings with MEND.This has nothing to do with IBB and other aspirants.Jonathan can stop this by ending Okahs persecution and restarting negotiations with real MEND and the Aaron team.Using violence or set up will lead to chaos and neo-militias next year.

. . . .can't believe that even you can be this gullible. This whole thing has a lot to do with GEJ's ambition to be president. . .while I wont make GEj's mistake of exonerating MEND, I strongly believe that another rogue faction of the group is being used by some politicians to wreck havoc in order to intimidate, cause confusion and give Nigerians a bad impression of GEJ not being in control. . .of all the ppl to worry abt their prosecution, IBB made the list of ppl MEND was sympathising with, dont U see the handwriting on the wall. . .

The most annoying aspect of this whole rubbish is the inability of our security agencies and intel agency to trace the source of these emails and nab the !diots that keep masking as Gbomo Jomo to cause havoc. According to next, the email was routed through different servers but they were able to trace the ISP to zoom mobile in Lagos, yet our security agencies are resting on their oars while these criminals take charge. Does it mean there are no cyber security experts to unravel the identity of this Gbomo-gbomo abi Gbomo-jomo. . wTf!

I can't believe some Nigerians have difficulties using their brains to think and come up with sensible conclusions. How can anyone in their right mind insinuate that GEJ probably masterminded or knew about the bombings that could ve even killed him if not for tight security measures-even though they still failed at their jobs. What kind of desperation will make him mastermind a bombing obviously using his own kinsmen to do it? Even if the guy get meshed potatoes for brains? What will be his point? To implicate the already impeachable IBB who OBJ didn't even need to do much to make him step aside like he always does?
Abeg some ppl should just shut their mouth if they have nothing sensible to contribute rather than fill the screen with preposterous and ludicrous conclusions that an animal won't believe was thought up by a human being.
Anyway, I blame GEJ for his lack of discretion and finesse, he and his PR machine are just making a dog's breakfast out of these whole national catastrophe; if not all these baseless insinuations and ppl making cases for Henry Okah-a very unrepentant criminal- would not ve been the case.
As for the ppl faulting the SSS for taking Dopkesi in, I say Shut the Hell up!! What do U lots know abt security, intelligence gathering and even classified insider info that the SSS is privy to. Abi una think say na like coming to NL to talk shiiiyt and sound more intelligent than una dey? After 9/11, how many innocent Arabs and even Americans were arrested and quizzed based on just suspicion? Let alone tracing a txt msg that had transactions linking the campaign he was the head of? Scheeew. . .some ppl just like to unneccessarily split hair and puncture invinsible holes. . .

Kobojunkie:
You don't prosecute people on hearsay or assumptions. You look for evidence connecting them to said crime.
You probably need to update yourself on this. The SMS was NOT on Dokpesi's phone. It was an SMS message found on someone else's phone with his name on it. The SSS is still trying to connect it all to Dokpesi, but have not felt it wise to hold back on the finger pointing exercise.
The South African Government is not pinning this on Okah but waiting for Nigerian Government to make known the evidence it claims to have against Okah to proceed.

. . . So much for a balanced view. . .scheeew. . Brouhahahahahahaha. .

olafolarin:
Dude ask before you start wriing rubbish.I have been to every part of Nigeria.
I've schooled,worked, visited and have relations in all regions of the nation and I can tell
you without doubt that Lagos is the most untribalised place in Nigeria followed maybe by Abj.
OBJ is loved so much in SW enough for him to lose not just right in front of his house in Abeokuta but the entire SW.
You need to listen to constructive discuss on SW issue and you will realize that people like OBJ,Ooni et all are political lightweights in the region.If he is that popular and respected in the region, he would have conveniently won he entire SW for PDP but instead rigged the likes of Agagu,Oyinlola,Akala,Gbenga Daniel and lastly(and most brutal) Segun Oni in as Gobenrs in heir respective states before Courts sent some away.
Till today Oabaj can never win a councilorship election in his ward.

. . . Dude, you re petty and your arguements lack substance, most of the nonsense you are spewing here are hear-say and wild guesses, none of your garbage arguement can stand any serious scrutiny. You have been to all the regions in Nigeria and in conclusion, your darlin SW states and Lagos are the most detribalised Nigerian states. . .lol. . .Go and feed that garbage to the vultures.
I was born and bred in Lagos, there is nothing you can tell me about Lagos, the fact that a lot of SWesterners don't leave their region puts a flaw to Ur arguement. If you claim to be detribalised, then leave the comfort of your region and explore other parts of Nigeria, at least, Igbos, Edo, Deltans and even hausas are common place in every corner of this country. Lagos is a cosmopolitan state to begin with, the fact that it is a melting point has nothing to do with how accommodating the indigenes of Lagos are, they don't even have a choice than to do so if they want to see Lagos grow and be what it is today. While I can make excuses for lagos because of its former status and the continued federal patronage and parastatal presence, I can't say thesame for the rest of the SWestern states that are wholly Yoruba states.

olafolarin:
Are you serious?I really dont know how old you are or your level of education but you seem to be distorting truth for unknown reasons.Lagos is the most untribalised place in Nigeria followed by all Sw states.
Yorubas hated OBJ since 1976 and till today he is still the most hated man in Yorubaland after Akala and Gbenga Daniel.
Get your facts right before hiding under the anonimity of your laptop to type rubbish.

It is no tribal war but verbal war which is allowed under Nigeria's constituition.
IBB is a persona non-grata in Lagos  state because of the June 12 watershed.
Get that right.

. . . The problem with many South westerners is that you make flawed judgement based on the fact that you lots don't leave the SW region. . . Lagos & other SWestern states are the most detribalised states, duh? Where did you pick that from. . .Yorubas hate OBJ? Am not aware of that, the last time I checked, the ol man is still referred to as an elder states man amongst his kinsmen, which hate are you blabbing about.
Dont cover your ignorance in the guise of stating the facts, everything you ve said here are baseless assertions that are petty and ve no substance.

Olaolufred:
I think this could be too generalized.

If they had not said Atiku, Gusau, Ribadu etal should not come to Lagos, Then it is not about Tribalism. It is more about a Personality.

Think that is understandable.

. . . Guy your arguement is seriously flawed in this regard, I mean who the hell is "True face of Lagos" a Law court or what? They have no legal right to dictate who and who are qualified to campaign in Lagos that is bullcrap! Those ppl whose names they mentioned are no different 4rm IBB is just the degree of their involvment that is different, if it is all abt personality like they claim, then none of those names qualify, Like I said before, this is just some group of bitter yoruba politicians using "Lagos" as an excuse to get back at IBB for the annulment of Abiola's mandate, simple, even though that is justifiable, it is still parochial and tribalistic, Nigeria should come first before any other parochial bitterness, stopping his campaign because he annuled one of Ur kinsmen's election is a very dangerous precedent that must not be allowed to prevail if this country is to remain one.

Homey you are getting it all wrong, this is not abt what he did in the past as a military HOS or getting back at him for thwarting Abiola's ambition( Abiola was a victim of his own dealings). This is about setting the right precedent and playing according to democratic norms. First and Foremost, who is true face of Lagos, what do they stand for, who and who comprise of the group-as usual group of misguided and bitter Yoruba politicians-as far as I am concerned, Lagos is not a monolithic state for any one group to dictate and speak for the very many other groups and tribe who were actually the ones affected by the catastrophe caused by June 12. I hate IBB as much as this group does and will stop him with my vote not just because he annulled Abiola's( who was a victim of his own dirty dealings with the Khaki boyz), election but because he was the achitect of the begining of our problems, from corruption in ignoble scale, very flawed economic policies, murder to setting a bad precedent in virtually every problem we are having in this country.
However, since he has not been tried and found guilty in any court of law, he deserves thesame right to campaign anywhere, Let the people decide they dont want him at the polls, causing unneccessary civil unrest will only earn the !diot undeserve sympathy and make him more porpular and feared.

supereagle:
A group, The True Face of Lagos, has warned former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.) not to come to Lagos to campaign for presidency because Lagosians will not welcome him.

•Babangida.

The group berated Babangida for nursing the ambition to become Nigeria’s democratically elected president in 2011 after annuling the fairest and freest election ever held in the history of the country and causing the death of the acclaimed winner of the election, Basorun M.K.O. Abiola.

In a statement signed by its chairman, Comrade Adeshina Adebayo, the group said it was not unaware of “the open and surreptitious manouvres of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida to relaunch himself into political reckoning by making frantic efforts to make backdoor incursion into the Southwest, Lagos especially.”

The group said it was not questioning the right of qualified Nigerians to aspire to any public office of their choice, ”but in view of the prevalent socio-political realities in the country, credibility is of more value than qualification.

“Credibility, we are certain, is one quality strange to General Babangida. But our major concern is that during the struggle for the revalidation of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by late Chief MKO Abiola, the freest and fairest ever to be conducted in Nigeria, but so criminally annulled by the self-confessed evil genius, Lagos bore the heaviest brunt of human casualty figures.”

It stated further that IBB has not apologised for the inhuman treatment meted to Nigerians by his government.

“He has merely grudgingly accepted responsibility for his misdeeds, but arrogantly remained unrepentant and unapologetic, playing god and abusing our collective sensibilities by even having a remote contemplation of ruling Nigeria again.

“On several occasions, General Babangida contemptuously refused to come to Lagos when summoned by courts of competent jurisdiction to answer to legions of his misdeeds, claiming that he wasn’t safe in Lagos. If Lagos wasn’t safe for him then, it couldn’t be now,” the group stated.

The True Face of Lagos said IBB can only come to Lagos and canvass for votes if he can “reverse the times and de-annul the results of the June 12, 1993 presidential election; bring Chief MKO Abiola to life; resurrect all those Lagosians and Nigerians who died as a fallout of your annulment and clear yourself in court with regard to Dele Giwa’s parcel-bombing which was late Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s supreme wish till death."

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2010/05/14/you-cant-campaign-in-lagos-true-face-of-lagos-warns-ibb/

. . I just hope that their threat remains just words, they ve d rights to voice out against IBB but to go further than that will be an infringement on IBB's right and a dangerous precedent too. Obasanjo is hated by the people of Odi whom he ordered to be wiped out just as IBB is hated by the yoruba race for annuling the june 12 elections, I dont see ppl in Odi making threats of raining fire and brimstone to OBJ's campaign over there. . .let us all be fair.

Kobojunkie:
I can see how a fellow Nigerian will find this one had to deal with. We are too used to taking sides on issues that we find it almost impossible to remove ourselves(not make it about our person and our view) and see things the way they really are. CORRECTION:
a) There is NO REPORT OF CALL BEING MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DATE to Okah IN PRISON to open up on any names. That is YOUR ASSUMPTION there you are confusing with reality.
The only people we know from reports to today who have spoken to Okah since after this interview are a) his lawyer b) aljazeera c) his wife. Claiming Government called him in Jail to demand he names the one who called him is a stretch, don't you think? And you are the one likely injecting that without even thinking of how absurd that would be at this time.
b) If you have ever really been charged for any crime, your lawyer, if a good one, would likely advice you to play your aces right. Why are you harping on this? Why not spend more time to demand the government RIGHT THERE IN NIGERIA investigates it's office, if it is 100% that the call did not come from a close aide? The same government is all too willing to probe the spending of money it allocated/shared for the independence spending, what about an investigation into the allegations made against close aides? Imagine if someone had linked the white house to the Oklahoma bombing. Don't you think the white house would be tearing apart the president's close aides to ensure the allegations are false?
Now, I know we are speaking of Nigeria here and so no to expect any miracles, but seriously, I think you need to remove yourself from this so you start asking the right questions rather than attacking a man you are not even sure is guilty of the crimes leveled against him in this case. Why is your government dismissing this and offering nothing factual to support their dismissal of the allegations?a) His life and probably his freedom? What sort of question is thisYou are not making any sense at all, you know that? You have already condemned the man without even a fragment of evidence presented you that he is even involved in anyway, and you think you are on the right path and those who ask questions are someone irrational?

Anywho, I see this is getting nowhere for both of us. It is alright that you believe he is guilty of this. I will chose to wait to see the "truth" comes out on this and how it all fits in the end.

. . . .na who dis one wan giv headaches?? Wetin be dis?

favouredjb:
No one is saying okah can't make calls from the prison,we know there are pay phones,but to say he has his mobile fone with him is laughable,and he is able to receive txt messages?who is fooling who?

. . . Abeg explain it to them, many ppl just like to make displaced arguements that are baseless. The issue is not even whether he can make or recieve calls from prison ( I believe it is possible) but given Mr Okah's case and the whole scenerio, it is very clear what the antics are.
GEJ may ve goofed when he rushed out and in literal terms exonerated MEND and surreptitiously took them of the suspects' radar. But that is not to say we should believe die-hard criminals like Henry Okah, and even paint scenerios for him to help his story fit.
Henry Okah is held in SA on terrorism charges and denied bail on the ground that he might jump bail. It is sheer folly for anyone to argue or imply that because he's got the reach, that it was possible for him to have his phone while in custody-not when you ve been denied bail and being detained for commiting acts of terrorism- and even make unrestrained calls to media houses and boasting to extend it to other international media houses with the ears of the RSA government and that of world open. Even if there was some security lapses and he was able to make that call, I strongly doubt the RSA government would let it happen the second time, this is an issue of diplomacy.
Even the RSA security officials denied it that he made any call to Aljazeera from detention yet the likes of that talka ive Kobojunk wants to paint stupid scenerios to support his claims. . . . Who does not know this whole claims arranged to suit a purpose. . . Rubbish!!

Kobojunkie:
Correction ---> I DO HAVE TO BELIEVE Okah's statement; I don't have to because there is no reason here to BELIEVE OR NOT BELIEVE . . . If you know me well, you will know that when it comes to issues, especially pertaining to Nigeria, I HATE TAKING SIDES . . . I find it is one of the biggest mistakes we make as a people and a nation.

The way the law works is simple. You have one side of the story and until you are able to disprove or prove the validity of that version, all you still have is that version to go with.

So far, what we have is Okah's version of what happened to work with. Not a single person, not even the so called SSS officers has come out to say "No, it did not happen that way" or  put forth a definite on what happened instead. All we have heard or been fed with from the other side are shoddy reasons on why Okah is probably(not DEFINITELY) wrong or Okah is likely guilty or Okah never said anything. Not even the president himself, even after his debacle with MEND over the week, has been quoted as saying Okah is definitely guilty of charges or never made the interview.

Think about it for a minute . Imagine waking up to something similar happening, say in the US, and the FBI descending to the level our so called SSS has on this issue? Don't you think the world will be calling for the truth to be revealed immediately? Don't you think the world will smell something is definitely amiss?

Again, he owes you and I nothing at this time ; if you want to believe he is guilty, then maybe you would think he owes you and others answers or something. I am operating on the grounds that he is still innocent until proven guilty on this one because I have yet to read of the evidence proving he had a hand in this one.

. . . .OH PLS shut up!!
You talk too much to even notice the flaws in your arguements.
YOU HATE TAKING SIDES??. . . what da hell ve U been doing all the while?? Arguing for the fun of it??
"I DO HAVE TO BELIEVE Okah's statement; I don't have to because there is no reason here to BELIEVE OR NOT BELIEVE" . . . What exactly is your point? You just like to rabble meaningless mumbo-jumbos popping up in Ur head!!

"So far, what we have is Okah's version of what happened to work with. Not a single person, not even the so called SSS officers has come out to say "No, it did not happen that way" or  put forth a definite on what happened instead".
you keep going round and round with stupid logic that only makes sense to you. For your information, Henry Okar was the one that made claims of recieving a call, the onus is on him to divulge the identity of his caller, simple. The FG has already done what it is supposed to do, challenge him to reveal the identity of the caller. Which truth does the all-knowing, senseless logic-argueing Kobo want again? The one you wish to hear I guess!
Abeg just shut up if U ve nothing else to say than display un-needed arguementative skills with out any fact. . . Your lengthy epistles are giving sb headaches jare!!. . . .

I understand what Rhymstein is saying even though I too think he is letting this whole ish get on his nerve. . . .what is the point of asking for a rematch when criticisms aint based on objectivity, just pure dickriding, I know a lot of Eldee's pals hate rhymstein's guts- so it does not matter what he does in round two if most of the criticisms are goina be just dickriding comments. . . However, this is where finesse, wits and tactical antics should be employed, I know that is where Lies Eldee's forte( since he used o4kaa to release his reply, he has tactically avoided the thread, perhaps to guage the opinions b4 running his mouth on U) and you are lettin him win with the over-explanation you are giving to every tom, dick and kitten. . . .homey U owe no1 any explanation as to Ur actions. . . Eldee almost fell into thesame trap when he started a war of mouth with bamsyl, it took ibime and some of his pals to put out the fire outta Eldee's As$ss. . . .talk less that's how to play dis game. . . They call it Wear down Tactics. . . . .

Mobinga:
I thought Rhymz and Rhymestein are the same

. . . Hahahahaha. . .you are wrong homey, this rhymz does not rap, na gist be im own. . . However, I like real niggaz when I see em and rhymstein is one, unlike many that like to dickride he is straight up real and humble too, no need bragging in front of a computer screen.

Rhymstein:
i watch rap battles n they dnt spit out of space metas

serius jones vs jin
aint there,2 billion ppl in china,u couldnt go platinum ova there

u were not a ruff ryder,jst one of d bitches holdin one of dem ryders

DMX kicked u out,cos u tried to cook one of his dogs

serius jones vs murda mook

u r lame,couldnt get in d game for a slave deal,for a whip and a chain,d only time u had ice on your wrist,is when u got sprained

talkin abt u r a soldier,4 who mook,d salvation army?

If na anybody talk dis one 4 nairaland,una go dey hear wack 4rm all corners,get real wit your self,wordplay,metaphors,multies dnt win u a battle,attitude n valid punchlines does

i listened to d track,i cant call it wack,its far frm being wack,

lyk ve said b4,i stopped all dis writin battle themes long ago,i aint in2 dat,d ppl ilisten to,aint into dat,except mode9,na concious themes n things abt life i dey write

make nobody giv me deadline,i myt not evn reply sef,lectures start 8am n end at leat 5pm d whole weekday,saturday i suppose read n i have dis constant belchin problem and my friend wey dey record also dey go skul

. . . Word my broda, Word!! At least you admitted it was far from being called wack even though he is up against U, I trust Eldee he woulda. . . .nyways, U dont ve to reply, U owe nobody shiyt, am sure even Eldee will heave a heavy sigh of relief, if U stop at dis juncture. . . Imagine he had to take a summer break to reply. . .

Genuflect:
Hmmmmmm. Where is eLDee?

lalaboi:
That is not eldee

how would U know that? Abi im be Ur neigbour for london ni?
Anyway, whoever it is, is obviously less than an armature rapper, dis wan na ventriloquist rapper. . . Like he was rappin under his bed while d beat was blaring in d sitting room. . . Am already having headaches 4rm strainin to hear his fading voice which was masked out by the beats. . . As for the aboki parody, it kinda gives me a weird mixed feelings of both disgust and somtymz humour-didn't ve any effect on d song though, kinda jejune to me, failed totally at humourin the song.
By d way, i tink say d bobo dey London, how come im accent sound like one surulere boy wey I know for shitta- una sure say no be Jelili be dis guy?

Obviously, Eldee aint a rapper, I could barely hear what he was saying. . .
However,
he's got some very dope punchlines and metaphors, I suspect sb ghost-wrote some of those for him. . . And that mallam-voicing is so Ruggedman, thought I was listenin to ehen. . . D second verse of d song was better than the beginin. . .and 4ck it, there was too much unneccessary cursin 4rm d mallam voice whom I suspect is dsame dunce rapper. . . in comparison to Rhymstein's
Rappin skills and easy flow with d beat, I will give it to Rhymstein.
Punchlines, sick metaphors and curses, I will give it to da Dunce
besidz, that is the advantage of more than a month's preparation to an hour-prepared diss track. . . With all the mouth making abt rhymstein being wack, I was expecting a classy, nas ether shiiyt that wont ve to resort to the overused voice mimicry and parody-shiiyt has become stale since Ruggedy jare!
As for the winner, as far as this forced effort is concerned it is in dsame league with rhymstein's playful diss track to you. Obviously, there is no clear winner, it is a tie, especially, if U ve to consider that this is a reply effort that took a whole month of preparation.
So much for the waiting. . . .rhymstein homey, U need not reply. . .we ve heard it all, he aint got shiyt on U jare! Bottom line be say, U don demystify am, no goin back on dat!

Raymond Dokpesi
By SaharaReporters, New York
The State Security Service (SSS)
today detained Raymond
Dokpesi, the campaign
manager of former dictator
Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida,
over the bomb blasts that
rocked Abuja, Nigeria’s capital,
on Friday, October 1.
Mr. Dokpesi’s detention comes
as South African authorities
today charged Henry Okah, the
exiled leader of the Movement
for the Emancipation of the
Niger Delta (MEND), with
plotting the attacks that marred
Nigeria’s 50th Independence
anniversary.
Dokpesi’s arrest and Okah’s
arraignment signify an
escalation of tensions between
Nigeria ’s ruler, Goodluck
Jonathan, and Mr. Babangida.
The two events also raise
questions about the nature of
the information that the
Jonathan administration has
concerning relations between
Mr. Okah and aides of the
former dictator.
Last week, Mr. Jonathan had
declared that MEND was not
responsible for the bomb blasts,
blaming them on an unnamed
terrorist group.
“It seems as if the government
is now implying that the blasts
were a joint effort between
MEND and the Babangida
camp, ” said a civil society
activist in Abuja. He asked, “If
President Jonathan believes
that MEND did not execute the
assaults, then why did his
government pressure South
Africa to arrest Okah ?” He
added, “If the MEND leader or
some faction of MEND is now
working for Babangida, then
Jonathan ’s campaign to emerge
the PDP flag bearer would
seem to be troubled. ”
Saharareporters has also
learned that the Nigerian
government invoked all
diplomatic and economic
threats against South Africa in
order to force the South African
authorities to arrest Mr. Okah
and charge him for terrorism
offences relating to the death
of more than 25 Nigerians in
the October 1st explosions.
“ President Jonathan threatened
to nationalize MTN if the South
African government failed to
pick up Henry Okah, ” a senior
government official in Abuja
told our correspondent.
Saharareporters had broken the
news about the early morning
raid on Okah ’s Johannesburg
home last Wednesday. A source
told us that the South African
police did not find any
incriminating evidence during
their search.
Nigerian security officials now
claim they have arrested nine
people who are directly linked
to Mr. Okah.
In a rare press release obtained
by Saharareporters, the SSS
claimed that Mr. Okah and
several others had planned to
explode car bombs in Abuja on
September 29 2010, but that
Nigeria’s intelligence officials
had foiled the attacks by
towing away two abandoned
vehicles from areas near the
Eagle Square venue of the
Independence Day
anniversary. The press release,
riddled with grammatical errors,
appears to have been hastily
written. It does not explain how
or if the security agency found
any explosive devices in the
towed vehicles.
The SSS merely blamed the
attacks on Mr. Okah and
unnamed individuals described
as his sponsors.
However, a top security official
told Saharareporters today that
the office of the National
Security Adviser claimed that
they had intercepted some 400
phone calls from Mr. Okah
made to several individuals
including Mr. Dokpesi, the
proprietor of Africa
Independent Television (AIT).
Also an SSS source further
disclosed that they have
obtained text messages
between Dokpesi and some of
the suspects in their custody,
some of the messages were
sent to Mr. Dokpesi requesting
payments and some arranging
meetings between the suspects
and Babangida.
Mr. Dokpesi recently accepted
an offer to be Babangida ’s
campaign director. His detention
by the SSS confirms widespread
speculation that the Nigerian
authorities are linking the
bombing to Mr. Babangida
Statement by the State
Security Service (SSS)signed by
SSS spokesperson, Marilyn
Ogar :
Gentlemen of the press: The
despicable act of terrorism
which eventually took place on
1st Oct, 2010 was planned for
Wednesday 29 September,
2010 but was foiled as soon as
the information was received
during the early hours of 28
Sept, 2010. The overriding
objective of the group was to
scare foreign visitors from
attending the 50th Anniversary
celebration on 1st October
2010.
Their Operational Plan
On Tuesday 28 September
2010 about 0130hrs,
information was received that
the three arms zone was to be
bombed and 6 vehicles had
already been prepared for the
purpose. Consequently, the
Service contacted the military,
which provided three towing
trucks, which were added to
that of the Service and
immediately joint operations
commenced.
During the operations that
lasted from 0215hrs to 0630hrs
of the same date, a total of
nine abandoned vehicles were
towed away. Of these, 2 were
near the SSS headquarters, 2
facing the Villa gate and the
National Assembly, 2 close to
the Police headquarters, one at
the Eagle Square and 2 around
Apo Legislative quarters - They
were all towed away.
Subsequently, the FRSC and VIO
were co-opted into the
operations, to move around the
FCT towing away abandoned
vehicles. These efforts which
lasted till the morning of 1st
October, 2010 saw 65
abandoned vehicles removed.
It is worthy of not that out of
the 7 vehicles removed from
the 3 arms zone, 4 are yet to
be collected.
When the Plan A of the group
was foiled, they resorted to the
penetration of the Eagle Square
in an attempt to plant
explosive devices. However,
the Service deployed hi-tech
equipment in around the Eagle
Square and jammed the
detonation of any of such
explosives.
On 1st Oct, 2010, the Eagle
Square and its environs were
effectively cordoned off and
appropriate measures were put
in place by the joint efforts of
all security and law
enforcement agencies to
prevent any untoward incident.
However, the rain showers of
that morning provided the
leeway for double-parking by
motorists. In the process the
perpetrators apparently gained
access to park on the roadside
as well.

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