₦airaland Forum

BlackViper:
Does that name look Igbo?

na today Igbo dey pretend to be other people on the internet? You don forget the one pretending to be Hausa wey beg money from Reno Omokri and got busted through account number......also who else is bitter, and usually happy about chaos and bad news😵‍💫

Nawa..make una dey take am easy...for ordinary 17k dolls😦😵‍💫 ,u spoiled your omoluwabi....haba

Kalashnikov49:
See them...

Going through your post history..you 8nsult the SE without qualms. Now you are ask8ngs mods to ban a moniker that calls out your hypocrisy.

Guy, una go collect wella. SW is already conquered, no level, just noise.

Nonsense

ok it's conquered, no level blablabla yet you troop down to SW daily in night buses,I am sure your family live in the SW...but can you run along please and face your region and let us handle our buisness? Is Igbo the opposite of yoruba? 😵‍💫

esnbrutality:
Enter bush ...

Sunday igboho is burying his men..that Fulani massacred.

You all will pay with Tears and Blood..

Shameless

typical! Not surprised a bit......the bolded na for your entire generation...if na one Yoruba person wrote that post filled with bile and bitterness...the mods go ban am😵‍💫

Nairalandhero:
Igboho should go to South East and meet the ESN, I think they'll lecture him on how to flush out bandits.

Bandits fear no one except Nnamdi Kanu and ESN.

must u guys try to bring Igbo into every conversation? hahaha this kind attention seeking is crraaaaaaaazyyy 😹

fuckingAyaya:
When ESN were fighting to protect the lives of the eastern people some people called them terrorists organization, now the chicken has come home to roost.

must u bring Igbo into everything? hahaha this kind attention seeking is crraaaaaaaazyyy 😹

Don't just turn all stones only ..kill all of them and their sponsors/informants 😵‍💫

The racist Audio Trillionaire 😵‍💫

43Ronin:
And na yoruba boy she use

omoredia:
Hehe be like Ogun State pikin 😆 🤣

imagine....what's the difference between them and this Igbo guys that are always quick to call out tribalism 😕

omoredia:
If them born Nigerians well make una protest against China nah

oga use your this thing for once...is this a joke to u?

Everywhere red and hard madam... besides when everything soft for una ,how many of us you remember?😵‍💫

Hahaha.. typical! Very uncouth sets of ppl

Quit making foolish people famous, just ignore them ,please leave her let her learn the hard way,make she go hit man and end up in the ICU😵‍💫

uche87:
I like Sunday Igboho. I admire the man. I started hearing about him during my undergraduate days at Obafemi Awolowo University while living in Ibadan in 2005. Those days, social media usage had yet to reach its peak in Nigeria. The internet space was not well explored or exploited. I am talking about a time when a regular internet user with a laptop or desktop computer could easily be termed an internet fraudster. Back then, to hear the latest gist on the street, you needed to hang around market women, barbers' shops, mechanic workshops, and other places.

At a barber's shop, one apprentice who was close to some political thugs extolled how spiritually fortified Sunday Igboho was, how he could conjure a gun out of thin air and it would appear in his hands, how bullets could not penetrate his body, and how he could appear and disappear in the face of danger. Before then, I had only seen such acts in Nollywood movies acted by Fadeyi Oloro, Abija, Sam Dede, Charles Okafor, and others. The stories were fascinating.

When Igboho resurfaced in 2021 while trying to tackle insecurity in the Southwest under the late President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, it was intriguing to see him again. As a journalist, I started paying attention to him and pushing the news. The public bought into it. My editor at the time in Lagos once called me to ask if I believed what I was writing about Igboho. I laughed. I recounted the stories I had heard about him during my days in Ibadan. He found them interesting.

Igboho soon became the rave of the moment in the national media space. I remember when he wore his garment of charms, and there were rumours that he was shot in a Fulani community, but his body resisted the bullets, and that he took the gun from the shooter with his bare hands. An unclear video surfaced, and Nigerians felt a messiah was finally here. Remember, pressing challenges create a desperate need for solutions.

Gradually, he started straying away from insecurity issues and dabbling in politics. It should be noted that Igboho, who was named after his hometown Igboho in Oyo State, became stupendously rich through his involvement in politics. The nature of his roles depends on who you ask. A man of very limited education and convincing life skills became so successful in Nigeria. How did he do it?

Igboho started speaking against Nigerian leaders and amassing supporters. Dramatically, the Yoruba Nation, a separatist movement representing the Southwestern part of Nigeria, began to gain prominence. Igboho's hardline stance against Fulani herdsmen and other criminal elements soon started to look like harassment. In a politically and ethnically charged country like Nigeria, where peaceful coexistence is fragile, a civil war could break out like wildfire.

At some point, Buhari felt he had had enough. He ordered agents of the Department of State Services to get involved, and they invaded Igboho's house in Ibadan. It was like a mission to kill and destroy. Igboho escaped. Some accounts said he scaled the fence. Others said he simply disappeared using voodoo. Some reports even claimed that cats in his house were arrested alongside his associates because DSS operatives believed he might have transformed into one.

Igboho went on the run. He was declared wanted by the Nigerian government. He tried to flee the country and ended up in the Benin Republic, where he was apprehended and incarcerated. Buhari wanted him repatriated to Nigeria to face the full wrath of the law. The kind of treatment meted out to Nnamdi Kanu awaited him, but the French speaking country refused to hand him over. Igboho remained in exile until Buhari left power, and the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu facilitated his return. He quietly came back to Nigeria and kept a low profile in Ibadan, his base.

The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, alleged that Igboho was a political mercenary hired by Tinubu. He claimed that the Yoruba Nation movement was a means of pressuring Buhari to cede power to the South when it appeared the presidency might remain in the North. Igboho later seemed to lend credence to this claim by wearing a customised cap bearing Tinubu’s insignia at a political campaign event. This attracted outrage and overshadowed his influence.

The kidnapping of 39 pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State presented another opportunity for Igboho, and he seized it.

Shortly after, Igboho floated the Iru Ekun, also known as Leopard’s Tail security network, to combat insecurity in the Southwest. Pictures of men in security uniforms bearing arms appeared on social media, despite having no government backing for such a sensitive role. Igboho granted an interview and boasted that Tinubu would approve it, which meant putting the cart before the horse. Tinubu has since maintained silence.

In a country often perceived as lawless, Igboho began operations without a security licence. Rumours circulated that a kidnapped pregnant woman was released for free in his hometown after he issued a two-hour ultimatum. His perceived heroism spread across the media, and he returned to public discourse.

I like the idea of Iru Ekun, but I am worried that we may end up solving one problem while creating another massive problem. In Nigeria, we often fail to learn from history, and this has made us victims of it repeatedly. Igboho might be a good man with good intentions, but he lacks public trust. He is widely seen as a political tool for the highest bidder.

One wonders why Igboho has refused to collaborate with the existing Amotekun Security Network. Why is he so determined to establish his own structure? Is it about financial gain, like the pipeline security contract awarded to Chief Oweizidei Thomas Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, in the Niger Delta, which has evolved into a political force?

Boko Haram started as a simple ideological movement in the Northeast before spiralling out of control. The Bakassi Boys, founded in 1998, initially tackled insecurity in the Southeast before being infiltrated by politicians and turning into a menace. The human rights abuses linked to them are mind boggling. The Eastern Security Network, the paramilitary arm of IPOB, was also formed with a supposed noble aim before becoming an enemy of the state.

What assurance do we have that Iru Ekun will not evolve into a political group or security threat, given Igboho’s political history?

With all sincerity, Igboho’s approach is brash, amateurish, highly impulsive, and uncouth. His moves are hardly intelligence driven. He often threatens people with violence and shows a high tendency to take the law into his own hands. He has spoken about reclaiming the lands of his forefathers from Fulani settlers and has reportedly invaded homes without warrants in search of unclear objectives. From his rhetoric, it appears he views all Fulanis as criminals.

Some Fulani groups are already issuing threats and calling on the government to restrain him. It may not be long before events spiral into widespread conflict. The weakness of the Nigerian state is being exploited here. Igboho’s approach is like the proverbial surgeon who would rather amputate an entire leg than treat a defective toe. The question is no longer whether Igboho can act, but whether Nigeria is prepared to deal with what his actions may eventually become.

I dislike the insecurity crisis and want it to end, but I am deeply concerned about creating a new problem that Nigeria may struggle with for years, with little hope of resolution. The truth is simple. When a solution operates outside the law, it carries the seeds of another problem. Nigeria must decide whether it wants short term relief or long-term stability, because it cannot have both by ignoring the lessons of its past.

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face your region,elejo ofo

BlackViper:
Are you really comparing a birth with a funeral?

shut up....if u like miss all your children birth, even miss your parents funeral ,na u sabi...leave Doku and others who choose not to alone 😵‍💫

Bobodee09:
K

Security is very terrible down here but millions keep moving inter- state every day....... people from one region keep running down in night buses.

Keep the fire of your delusion burning.

that's how some they do o with that terrible attitude..I have a friend here, when there's any negative news concerning the SW, he go message or call if have heard bomb went up in Lagos, they kidnappd someone in Oyo,blabla...last week wey he talk about Lagos, I con ask am why u no dey mention the ones going on in other parts and East included, he said ehn because he thought I fit never know so I can check on my people, I was like thank you,u no need to dey update me.....like wtf 😒

Kalulu44:
Good day and happy Sunday to you all.
At 45 it still beat my imagination that I get freak out by anything crawling especially snakes.
This morning while coming out from my apartment, I saw this snake crawling inside my compound while being escorted by a bird (funny scenario), I guess it came from the bush opposite my house and crawl thru under my gate.
Immediately I saw it, instead of me killing it I got freak out.
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I quickly took some steps away and hurriedly went to call one of the two guys working in our hotel which is just the next house.
One of the guy said I shouldn't call him in matters of snake (my likeness)
It was the youngest guy who I am 22 yrs older than that came to kill the snake.
Even after he killed it, when snapping it with my phone, I was scared as if the snake will suddenly come back alive and hurt me.
After that, I took a stick and picked it to go throw away. Still I was afraid.
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This is me that's not afraid to enter any bush or forest whether day or night.
This is me that's not afraid to enter any dangerous area or neighborhood.
This is me that's not scared of anything be it ghost, armed robbers, cultist e.t.c but snakes no matter how small it's as been my only phobia.
So guys! I'm asking, is there a way I can stop myself from being afraid of snakes? Or is it too late cus I'm too old?

hahaha...it's normal to have phobia for something o, me na huge water....and you're not alone, my dad's friend wey dey hin late 60's dey drive and snake cross road, instead of driving on it...baba raised both legs up inside car almost lost control of the car😵‍💫😵‍💫, his wife dey use am troll am everytime 😂😂

lastmessenger:
If you invade my home and kill my people and kidnap them then i have the right to do whatever i can to free and defend my people. There is no sentiment in this one. The reason why you all are crying is that israel is successfully teaching others how to handle islamic terrorist.
Go Bibi.long live israel

Arrowhead71:
The difference is ....Israel was minding her Business when your Terrorists brothers go attacked them and killed them in thousands..rape them and killed and abducted babies....
So Israel then went after your Brothers Terrorists who decided to go hide among their families and continue lunching missiles into Israel...just as the Terrorists and Bandits do in your own country and all of you are applauding them

no one is applauding hamas here, the war didn't start in 2023, we know most of you guys are half-baked that just come online to spit ignorance tho

It's just sad that some people still defend this terrible and despicable act. What's the difference between them and bandits, though?

PulaPower:
You won’t for now until he stops doing their biddings..

Just wait for it, it’s a matter of time..

well let's wait and see but I doubt and hope you are wrong 😂

Paper wealth....Money wey d value dey inside paper....mtchew

PulaPower:
He’s a jewish puppet..

he has repeatedly stated in interviews and debates that he is against antisemitism and does not support hatred toward Jewish people, while also being critical of certain policies of the Israeli government....I still don't see how he is a puppet

jojothaiv:
Did I also mention anybody in my comment, sir?

That makes your advice to him invalid.

PulaPower:
He’s nothing but a sell out

how is he a sell out?

jojothaiv:
He isn't quack but he need to look up the dictionary meaning of a striker before passing judgements, it's as simple as that.

he mentioned anyone? Why the thing dey pepper una tho.... definitely there's an element of truth in what he said 😵‍💫

PulaPower:
This quack journalist..

Make e park well..

A multiple Awards winning journalist, political commentator, television host, Founder and editor-in-chief of an international,independent media company and platforms, recognized internationally for incisive interviews, analytical reporting, and contributions to modern political journalism and more........
I doubt you know the meaning of quack