₦airaland Forum

Femsyn:
I think this is a fantastic move, long awaited. Irrespective of the motive oppositions may think of it, I'm confident its a great decision.

That is nice critical thinking. There will always be a motive for whatever anyone does. When people wake up in the morning to go to their various places of work or business, their motive is to go and earn some money! Some people rob others to make money. Whilst, in the 2 scenarios the common motive is to make money one went about it in a legitimate manner while the other went about it in a criminal way.

If PMB is doing some things correctly with the motive of being reelected then he has not done anything wrong.

Pataricatering:
unfortunately that’s the way the law works ! It’s whoever is caught ! Call it bad luck or being on the wrong side of luck ! Some criminals are prosecuted because they couldn’t run fast enough , they talked to the wrong person , etc - you can’t prosecute all criminals - only the ones you catch ! Saraki has allegedly been caught - his luck ran out - so let him face the music !

Your reasoning is top notch. Except some of these guys are on the payroll of these politicians, I don't understand why they overdo themselves in defending someone that can hire 100s of SANs to defend himself in a court if the need arises.

ericsmith:
the police are really playing smart these time , inviting saraki over for an oral investigation will only give saraki more access to classified information, the police will only play into his hands before court.
same saraki that was so eager to honour police invitation is now so relunctant to write an open statement to exonerate himself. WHY?? cannt is league of lawyers just come up with a disclaimer.

I believe that the Police were legally advised to only take a written statement from Saraki because it would be more difficult for him to disown a written statement.

CoolAmbience:
Release which video...?

That would be premature and unwise.

They have to take Saraki's statement first before anything.

I even believe that the release of this information is premature and unwise not to talk of the release of the video.

Uniportadmision:
Intelligent contributions there sir.

Thanks.

SalamRushdie:
So if any member of BMC goes to Rob we can safely say Buhari and lai Mohammed sent them... Nonsense Buhari govt and nonsense Buharic urchinic thinking ....Una cup go soon full

Is it right to arm Nigerian youths while the politician's children are schooling or working abroad?

If Tinubu, Oyegun or any APC politician or any other politician at that, is implicated in arming youths for politics, the full weight of the law should be brought to bear on them.

We can not tackle crimes in Nigeria without dealing with the people who provide arms to criminals; and sadly these are mostly politicians.

Uniportadmision:
Just disappointed with most of the comments down here, hearing stuff like the guy above me saying you sent your bro to school and he decides to misbehave and should face the consequences sounds dumb to me as a reference. Sending to School is a legal and moral act, but POLITICAL THUGGERY is an illegal and criminal act, I'm sure INEC would agree.

It's clear he (saraki) didn't order them to rob the banks as confessed by the criminals, but accusing him as their sponsor for political thuggery is a serious one which the Senate president must go and clear his name.

Unless political thuggery isn't an act of criminality?

Forget witch hunting nonsense.

Very sensible comment. It is a known fact that most politicians sponsor and arm their own thugs and they get away with it because they are never prosecuted.

Assuming without conceding that this revelation has political undertone some of this politicians must face trial for arming Nigerian youths while grooming their own children to take over their dynasty. Many lives have been cut short because of this proliferation of small arms which is provided by these politicians.

While Saraki may not know about the robbery, he should be given a fair trial and, if found guilty by the court, of illegally arming and sponsoring criminals, he should be sentenced accordingly.

Whatever is leading to these 'revelations' should not concern Nigerians. What should concern us is the veracity or otherwise of the claims made by these criminals.

Metuh:
This is really sad.



Hope this is not in connection with the numerous crimes committed by Nigerians over there

Nigerians can not continue to act irresponsibly without expecting some form of backlash. Sadly, even the innocent people are affected by the mindless actions of some criminals.

dominique:
Nonsense tweet. So Nike that paid good money to sponsor the super eagle's kits should now allow aba tailors sew the jerseys? What will be Nike's gain then? Aba tailors should go and sponsor the Super Eagle naa. Someone that didn't publish his own book in his country is now calling out a foreign brand for doing their business in their country. Hypocrite senator

The guy's hypocrisy oozes to high heavens. I used to like him but politics has exposed him for a charlatan that he is.

jojomario:
If every sector of the judiciary does this. Our corrupt politicians will be afraid to seek for public offices. The judiciary has a big role to play in fighting corruption. No president can do it alone. If the judiciary acts normal, a corrupt officer will know that once the case is in court his/her career is finished. But reverse is the case in Nigeria.

Well said.

Acidosis:
Sending him to jail is not as important as recovering the looted funds and ensuring that politicians find it difficult to loot.

Block the holes, and the judiciary will have less issues to worry about.

You can't block all holes as long as humans will make decisions such as contractor selection & contract approval. Even advanced countries like U.S, U.K, China can't block all holes. The reasons why judges are recruited and paid is for them to do their jobs.

There must be consequences for our thieving politicians to serve as a deterrent to those who still have their eyes glued to our cookie's jar.

If they do the crime, let them do the time.

PurplePatch:
If only the government would create enabling environment for these folks to channel their ingenuity appropriately, only then would we make giant strides in different fields of endeavoures.

Nigerians keeps making and shattering records both good and bad.

Papa Ajasco see Alinco don go fall your hand for U.S.

*Oh! Jigbi Jigbi Jigbi Jigbi*

*But seriously dude looks older than his official age. Doesn't look like he has such money self.

What an #Okporoko look.

It is not about the government providing an enabling environment for greedy folks like this guy. If government does that guys like this will still end up being criminals.

He was sent to school in the U.S and became a citizen in a country where government provides enabling environment, but what did he do with it?

These folks disgust me because they are the reasons legit Nigerians are profiled unnecessarily in different countries all over the world.

kolnel:
Where’s Reno and his allies
Everybody should speak against corruption
The masses are the one suffering

I stand with buhari on this
After buhari tenure
He should be probed too
We can’t continue like this
The whole world has left the African continent behind

May you be blessed. And may more Nigerians see issues from your perspective, devoid of ethnic, religious or political colouration.

maestroferddi:
Only you know what is civil about turning logic on its head...

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I welcome your superior logic but when you term someone's submission as stupid it doesn't bother on civility.

positivethought:
But what is the sentiment in what innoson said, the matter is already before a higher court why did the judge still went ahead to declare the man wanted for goodness sake if not to embarrass him!,or because he has to defend himself then he should allow himself to be mess around unneccesarily,how many of us will accept such treatment let's be sincere please!.

Thanks for your civility. I didn't single out this latest press release. I am talking about the totality of the case and Innoson's reaction altogether. That said, no one can commit a perfect crime. If GTB is playing games the court will find that out and mete out appropriate sanctions. What I don't enjoy is the tribal slant that some folks want to introduce into this case. Once again thanks.

maestroferddi:
What nonsense are you talking about?

You can read, can't you?

You did see where he stated that EFCC probably being used by GT Bank abused court process by declaring him wanted just to ratchet up needless sensationalism.

Can we at least do without the insult and engage in a civil discussion.

TheCabal:
This is my problem with Innoson. You have defense contracts with federal government and you spend your time writing epistles.

Get into your car and drive to Abuja. If you cannot see the president, you can see the vice president.

If anyone can reach Innoson, please tell me he is acting like a politician not a businessman.

Lubbish.

Since this case is in court, I have refrained from talking about it. However, I just want to note that since the beginning of this issue Innoson has been issuing press statements and the likes. On the other hand GTB has rarely made such statements rather they have kept faith with the courts. I believe that Innoson should avail himself the services of the best lawyers and thrash the issue out in the court and stop introducing sentiments.

Everything Na double double; Na double double.

gidgiddy:
When will Africans stop this practice that shows them to the world as uncivilized apes?

Why in this 21st century are suspects still being beaten up and stripped? What sort neatly behaviour is this?

Has anyone ever seen or heard that the white man stripped anyone naked and beat them?

The black race needs salvation, we are too uncivilized

Since birds have learnt to fly without perching hunters have learnt to shoot without aiming.

Jungle justice is a declaration of vote of no confidence on our law enforcement agents. It is sad though.

DonPiiko:
She was a retired staff of NNPC that went into business, she has also been married 3 times to very rich men. Her family is wealthy, she's a princess.

But with a pedigree as rich as this, why wouldn't she just pay the debt of 20 billion Naira and save herself this unnecessary embarrassment.

SalamRushdie:
The above quoted gave the police away as having ulterior motive in this case.. you have not concluded investigation but you have already labelled them political assassins masquerading as cultists

IG when will those jihadist terrorist masquerading as Herdmens be paraded in force headquarters too

We should be temperate in passing judgements on our security agencies especially when investigation of crime is involved.

We all complain about lack of security in the country and we all, justifiably, blame it on the inefficiency of the security operatives as well as our poor security architecture. However, we the citizens of this same country are always quick to preempt and infact prejudice the course of actions of the security operatives whenever they have run ins with some big wigs in the country.

In the interest of our country and our collective security we should always allow the investigators to exhaust their leads and go through prosecutorial processes. Thank God, the investigator has to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt in a law court to achieve conviction.

Remember, how Farouk Lawan cried to high heaven about being blackmailed only for us to see a CCTV footage of how he stuffed dollars in his cap.

GavelSlam:

A Yahoo boy that doesn't go to club is that a Yahoo boy?



On the real though lots of Nigerians give the excuse of no conducive work.envirojment, no work, bla bla bla.
There are lots of Nigerian born Yahoo boys in UK, USA, Canada etc. Is this because of the same excuses?

Of course not.

The fact is the average Nigerian is a confused and perhaps inherently corrupt being.

Societies do not fall from the sky.

The culture in a society is the sum total of the value system within.

The youth have adopted all negative vices from gangs (cults) to drug abuse to fraud.

The smart ones get out of the system. Unfortunately, their absence means the more developed hoodlums run the shows and the cycle continues.

Great! Nice logic. You have reflected my thoughts and I have nothing else to add. Thanks.

Ameeboh:
I don't think what Noble did is right. Man must survive in this country. So if they didn't do you anything, let them be.

Stop acting like a patriotic citizen.

Try snitching on government officials who have stolen millions already.

My dear sister, unfortunately things don't work that way. The crooks with their crooked ways will eventually find their way(s) into government and then they will end up messing us all up.

Check some people in government today and their antecedents and you may understand what I'm talking about. Cheers!

saaron:
Study govts world over and you will discover that the major characteristics of despotic dictatorship regimes is a weak parliament. Nigerian Senate have never been treated with utter disdain and ridicule by the executive to the point that common executive employees will joyfully disobey the Senate at will like buhari's despotic regime. This is unpresedented in the history of Nigeria since independence in 1960!
Buhari's govt is nothing but an Authoritarian Dictatorship govt with a mission to weaken Nigerian Parliament. Dictatorship regimes have no tolerance for Parliament.
Make no mistake IGP's disobedience to Nigerian Senate has presidential blessings. Nigeria under buhari's APC destructive govt is now a LAWLESS country with no regard to the RULE OF LAW. It is only a matter of time before Nigeria descends into Anarchy.
A worst Govt begates a Worst Parliament.

The Nigerian Lawmakers have always been selfish. Even under GEJ, several ministers and other appointees complained of how the lawmakers were preventing them from performing their functions because of their frivolous invitations.

Even if we don't like the government do not let us distort the roles of all key players.

TheGoodJoe:

Very brilliant and nice post.

Thanks bro. We shouldn't just condemn everything. We should applaud when necessary and chastise when needed.

gerona:
Whilst the rest of the world is stimulating internal growth and boosting the manufacturing sector to trigger a sustainable development of her economy, the Nigerian government is busy with currency swap deal that will further make the Nigerian industries less competitive. When a country is ruled by selfish and visionless leaders! I weep for my motherland.
America recording 4% unemployment rate, Nigeria government celebrating currency swap to further impoverish her citizens whilst empowering the Chinese economy. I need another citizenship please.

But entrepreneurs can seize the opportunity to import capital goods like machineries and other stuffs to boost local production.

vedaxcool:
when I told people Dino worsened his case they thought it was a joke now he has 2 cases to answer for.

That is what happens to people who do not think through their actions.

Even the Senate President's wife answered the invitation of the EFCC, Senator Sheu Sanni answered his own invitation for questioning by the police; why should Dino's case be different?

Now he has 2 cases to answer.

Gradually, I hope we will get to the point where our Judicial system will be completely sanitized. The court or judiciary should be the hope of the common man and not the fortress of wealthy criminals. Justice should not be for the highest bidder. All silks and ministers in the temple of justice are hereby served.

This is a landmark judgement.

Mods should please move this to headquarters to teach our people that the mill of justice may grind slowly but surely it grinds.

The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has convicted a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Nwobike, of 12 counts bordering of perversion of the course of justice.

Justice Raliat Adebiyi, who pronounced the verdict on Monday morning, said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission proved beyond reasonable doubts that the SAN was in constant communication with court officials to influence the assignment of his cases to his preferred judges.

The prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo, said the offence carries a prison term of two years, but the defence counsel, Mr. Wale Akoni (SAN), said sentence is at the judge’s discretion, and pleaded with Justice Adebiyi to temper justice with mercy.

The judge stood the case down, rose and went into her chambers.

http://www.punchng.com/breaking-court-convicts-san-nwobike-of-justice-perversion/

partnerbiz4:
Justice for what?

That guy is being persecuted for speaking against the cabals...., Buhari and Yahaya bello

Can we please stop this "persecution" mantra? The real people that are being persecuted are the Benue, Plateau people that are being slaughtered by criminals, the common Nigerians that are harassed daily by law enforcement officers, the common people whose collective wealth Dino Melaye & other federal lawmakers steal under the guise of ridiculous allowances without commensurate work! The persecuted Nigerians are the ones that the Executive and Judiciary continually fail to protect and provide for not someone that can afford to hire several SANs to defend him in a court of law.

sirusX:
He has been shot at before...so he believes his safety is not guaranteed

But seriously though, I wonder why the police treat citizens with much disrespect when in custody

Even common criminals don't deserve all that. That's what differentiates a well trained force from them

In saner climes ....this is abnormal

Whatever reason Dino had for acting in that manner is best known to him. However, no police force in any saner clime would treat resisting arrest with levity.

Check how American police and British police deal with suspects who resisted arrest.

chocorex:
hmm, allow the toilet saga get behind you dear. there are people whose s*x videos leaked online, no one is trolling them, even people when de act porn, you didn't see her face in the supposed video, why not let it get over you,

Let haters stay fixated on the toilet issue while the young lady keeps balling.

More power to her elbow.

obailala:
That guy wasnt wrong; just about all the great achievements NOI made under OBJ were reversed under GEJ, and that was because GEJ as the boss couldnt hold things together.

Is it in terms of national debt?.. is in terms of the ECA or the foreign reserves?... NOI cleared all the nation's debts under OBJ and was able to accru national savings up to $60bn. But in a period when Nigeria enjoyed the largest unprecedented oil boom, national debts grew steadily to higher levels than it was before being cleared and no defined projects can be pointed out which those debts were used for. Similarly for foreign reserves and ECA, under OBJ NOI supervised these accounts growing from about $5bn to over $60bn. But under GEJ, the same NOI saw that same $60bn vaporize down to $30bn at a time when Nigeria earned its largest income.

Talking of economic indices all looking good under GEJ, that was just a function of high oil prices, high oil income and indiscriminate spending. When excess money is in the system and it's being spent indiscriminately, it tends to show positively on the economic indices like GDP growth rates et al. The real report card on whether the money was well 'spent or not usually shows up when the excess money supply dries up; and that takes us to late 2014/early 2015 when contractors started being owed, billions of dollars were being borrowed to pay salaries, next to nothing was being budgeted for capital expenditure in 2015 etc.

Some might pop up the "biggest economy in Africa" story, but that certaintly isnt an achievement which could have happened under a year of GEJ's rule; it is something which was built up over several years prior to 2010. In a nutshell, like I said before, all the great achievements of NOI happened when she was under obj, and those achievements were largely reversed when she served under gej.

Many thanks. You have spoken my mind.