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Emperoh:
Seun

I really do not think this is worth your attention at the moment.
The accuser is yet to come out to paint a very clear picture of what happened to him and how he was defrauded
even though the accused is no longer seen on Nairaland and is being alleged to have re-appeared with another user-name.

As long as these things are not clear, there is practically nothing to investigate or act about.
This site is not new to scandals and this will never be the last. I just hope genuine members like us are not affected.
People like Inspired_M who went thru these sort of smear campaign have come out better equipped.
So let the accused and accuser come up with their case if there is any. At the moment, there is nothing of substance to hold on to.

People have lost money and you're telling others not to follow up on any investigation? When last did you vist that thread anyway?
Your post is laughably selfish - all you're concerned about is the possibility of any fallout on your own cash cow.
Stop being short sighted. If scams here are not nipped in the bud at this infancy stage, there'll come a time when the taint of suspicion and distrust will stain everyone of you salesmen here.
I know many people can easily vouch for most of you salesmen. Hell, i can vouch for several here, and i'm pretty sure you're one of the good guys. But you really don't want a cloud of suspicion to hang over nairaland's auto section.

blacksta:
I am sure you had a grin on your face while you typed this. Crime of passion my foot - According to your logic both wife and bast ard deserved to be stabbed to death. In a more stable society the man who killed another is so guilty of first degree murder and not manslaughter as you prescribe.

This is voluntary MANSLAUGHTER, not murder. A logical case of provocation can easily be made by his defense lawyer. No DA or public prosecutor will even try and bring a first degree murder charge in this case.

You really should do a lot more reading to broaden yourself.

Devonian:
US can't do anything about this because Sharon Dennis Thorpe, the accused, pleaded guilty of the offences. However, I think the Judge was unduly lenient to the point that he said, “I felt like letting her go but it will send a wrong signal to others because the offence is indeed very serious but putting into consideration her repentance, I hereby sentence her to two-year jail term on each count with hard labour amounting to 24 years.” With or without pleading guilty and showing repentance, British and American judges often hand down the harshest and maximum punishment to criminal cases involving Nigerians in the UK and the USA, and possibly elsewhere in the world. So, why not hand down the maximum prison sentence to her as well? This is precisely the issue another poster has raised on NL, we treat Europeans, Americans and Australasians like monarchs in Nigeria, treating our own people like bullshit. Shame on the Judge.

You mean like how Bode George got only 2 years despite stealing 100 billion Naira? Or how Nigerian drug couriers are routinely given the option of paying a small (usually 100K fine) despite their heinous crimes? You mean like how 90% of arrested Nigerian scammers in Nigeria buy their way to freedom?

I wish you racists would at least take the time to check your facts before spewing your gospel of hatred here.

PapaBrowne:
How can you have this as a valid point to butress your argument. So you are trying to say that a maybe 10% increase in the price of cars resulted in a 55% decline in the purchase of cars? That is an absurd argument. It can never hold water in economics.
Again, why is the decline coming now after Sanusi's actions? Why didn't it come in the quarter after which Soludo devalued the Naira??
These are some of the reasons I say it's hard discussing with folks that speak in confident ignorance. But then again, I respect you point, but sorry it doesn't carry weight!

I don't know where you got it into your skull that there must be a linear correlation between the percentage price increase and the percentage decline in new car buyers. And FYI, much more than a 10% increase in vehicle prices came into play.
Provide the figures for Q2 2009 to back up your assertion that this decline came after Sanusi's intervention.

we all have real world examples of people who refrained from buying new cars here in Nigeria due to the price increase. My colleague had been ready to purchase a 2008 Sonata for 2.8 million until they jacked the price up to 3.6 million Naira.
please note that 2.8 million to 3.6 million increase is a lot more than 10%
He ended up buying a used Pathfinder jeep (mileage 20000) for 3.5 million. And i can bet many more Nigerians couldn't justify buying a Sonata for 3.6M.
I also remember seeing the Honda place advert where they jacked up the prices for their new vehicles significantly.

Now, i'm no economist but i know common sense. And i know something about consumer awareness. There's a tipping point, a threshold beyond which many people will not be able to justify making a purchase decision, when the opportunity cost is just too high. Even a 5% increase in price can do that, easy.
A 16% price drop of Sony's PS3 in early 2007 from $599 to $499 saw PS3 sales surge up to a 2800% increase on Amazon in one day. See what i mean about buyers threshold?


Either way, you knew that every single Automobile outlet in Nigeria jacked up their prices by at least 15 - 25%. You chose not to mention this important piece of information in favour of lampooning Sanusi. That's either shoddy economics, mischief , dishonesty or a combination of any of these factors.

You people are being pathetic.
People have provided Solid Info for you to work with. You have his real name, his photos and an approximate idea of where he resides and yet you do nothing but bicker?!

Go after this fellow, smoke him out and destroy him.

Report this to the police/EFCC. Grease a few palms and then apply the coup de grace: pay for advert space and have his face placed as a Wanted man in at least two high profile newspapers. Use the clearest, best photo you can find. State his real name and his approximate location.

You don't hunt a jackal with popcorn, stop thinking about finding him and start thinking about how you'll grind this thief into the dirt.

The people accusing this fellow of being a scammer are mo'rons.

I mean, how hard is it to click to his profile and read his posting history? His story has been extremely consistent with his history here on Nairaland since he joined in June 2009. It's much easier to check this out first before making snarky comments

Guys, there's a download link on the front page. It runs on WINDOWS! Not BeOS! Not OSX! Everyone has a Windows PC!

I mean, there are people who'll help you, but where's the fun in that when you can do it yourselves? It's a really small download, even.

I know we like the easy way out, but it won't hurt to make an effort to do it yourselves if you can,

@tkb417
You're wasting your time. As long as funkybaby et al know someone who lost their job under Sanusi's tenure, their position is always going to be 99% personal/emotional and 1% logical. As Nigerians, we're used to finding someone to blame. A convenient scapegoat is needed.

No matter how many times Sanusi outlines his objectives, we'll always have hecklers out there insisting he has none.

PapaBrowne:
Ok Funky. Since tkb417 is reluctant, let me help him out with just one.
I would use the Automobile industry which I think is one of the most ideal indicators of the economic temperature of any Nation.

Before the advent of Sanusi, Nigeria was by far the fastest growing automobile destination in the entire world. Many folks don't know this, but between 2004 and 2007, our growth rate in automobile purchases exceeded that of the BRIC Countries- Brazil,Russia,India and China.
It was outstanding and it would have been just a matter of time before the Automobile giants begin rushing out here to establish massive assembling plants. That was the era of Soludo.
Less than one year after the advent of Sanusi, the Automobile industry has suffered a massive setback with a drop of 55% in new car sales in the first quarter alone. This is outrageous. Y'all don't know what this means.

Post Sanusi: Ist Quarter 2010

Of course people are reluctant to buy new cars. All the Nigerian Automobile sellers jacked up the prices of their cars astronomically, blaming it all on the new exchange rate. Instead of doing a pre- and post- Sanusi piece, why not find out how much the price of a new Honda City has moved before and after the Naira fell from 115 to 155 to a dollar (which happened under Soludo's watch). At least i know at one point the Hyundai Sonata jumped in price by nearly 400k.
It's more costly to buy a new car now, so fewer people are buying.

I have no sympathy for these car salesmen. When car manufacturers were slashing prices to sell more during the recession, they didn't pass on the savings to us. Now they are blaming Sanusi when many of their usual clients can't afford their exorbitant rates.

Don't you just LOVE how Sanusi haters like speaking in absolutes?

i.e Under Sanusi a lot of bankers lost their jobs, therefore he is the devil and he must be blamed.

By that same token, we should crucify Soludo - under his tenure the Naira went from N115 to a dollar to N155.

Funny how they insist that the banks were very sound, meanwhile the banks are busy declaring astronomic losses for the first time in years.

No matter how flawed the CBN debtors' list was, it enabled the banks recover tens - if not hundreds - of billions of Naira owed to them by heartless debtors.

Shaunscot:
For the Front page tag, Its Valencia CF not Valencia FC.

Spanish clubs use Club de Fútbol and not football club

We speak English here in Nigeria.

Last year, maybe, but with the Nokia N-8 around the corner, why would you buy this?

squad1:
so, who is deceiving who now? she just posted "G¤d why m€,wh¥ mak€ m€ $hed tear$ abt sumtin i knw ntin abt, dz so unfair, am losin my mind, ", drama!!!!!

squad1:
This is getting really serious ooo, she just posted this on FBK "Am lost n nid 2 b found bkus it veri painful n hv nt even sen d 4cken dude b4 hz jst my friend on fbk!"

And this text speak is the reason why so many young people fail English these days

ziga:
Fetal injury is a possible complication of ceserian delivery and the risks of this will increase if an emergency surgery, rather than a planned surgery is done.
http://pregnancy.emedtv.com/cesarean-section/fetal-injury-during-a-c-section.html

I provided this information because i can see that everybody has judged without trying to research facts.

Culpability in this case can't be determined until a full investigation has been done. And the guilty should be made to face the music.

So what i think we should call for should be a full unbiased investigation of this incident and less sentiments.

Excellent post. What use is our education if we give in to knee-jerk reactions all the time?

The N900 is used, a new one is around 80k. You'll never see a buyer for that at 100k.

Kosovo
Can you give me ONE reason why you think it's normal to post: 'Who said XYZ game sold X million copies? lol'

You're being a troll, as usual. Choose the console you like and stick with it.

ajadudu:
If you were around in the early 80's you will know that VW actually manufactured the beetle in that shape. EXACTLY
This dude just found a junked beetle model like that and beat it back to life. Meh!
Zero creativity, 100% copy copy. Next,

ajadudu:
You no sabi use google yourself? Which part of naija were you in the 80's? I know for sure the car was a rave in Lagos at a time and I wished my dad had one 

Anyway, here is a link of an older one from the 60's (note the tail light), probably the model the naija VW company copied in the 80's


http://www.oldbug.com/rolls.htm

Your link clearly stated that that trim was NOT manufactured by VW, but was slapped on by a modder in a similar vein of creativity like this naija fellow. How the heck could you fail to see that? Even in the photos, you can clearly see that both models are different!
If basic comprehension skills elude you, please inform us so we can put together the monies for your Night classes (considering your age)

Hi
Anyone with an iPad for sale at a reasonable price? i'm looking to pick one up ASAP.

Reply here

@Poster
Sent you an email since morning, no reply. I suggest you find a more efficient way for your potential customers to reach you - your email method is not good enough.

Man, that Gears of War Mad World trailer was something else.
That trailer alone got them a million customers, i'm sure!

Also love the Deus Ex trailer

v3:
Man boys ain't smiling o. . .

I just left her a mail on FB, and sent a copy of her picture to friends, who passed it on to their friends. .

so now she's got your name and your photos, not a smart move, bro!

2kurupt:
FB waz actually meant for students to keep in touch wiz their peers across different networks, its kinda silly seeing people try to turn it into a dating site. Experience they say is d best teacher

It started out as a student networking site, but has long since morphed into a global social networking site. What's silly is uninformed people like you talking confidently about things they clearly don't understand.

Sent you an email from my gmail. Call or SMS me with the number i provided.

EzeUche:
Typical Yoruba! I could have guessed. Despoiling a woman just after he got his visa.

I expect this from mekusxxx, didn't know you had joined the ranks of the terminally brainless bigots.

Pretty mischievous of these guys to
1. Place all the blame for poverty on the IOCs like Shell. Last i checked, the Federal Government is largely responsible for the development of it's citizens.
2. Neglect the fact that most of the oil spillage these days are caused by Niger Delta indigenes on sabotage, vandalism or stealing missions. I guess when you're stealing a 100 m length of flowline you don't care about the barrels of oil pouring into the creeks.

Horayce:
Bump.


Are you still willing to sell? I'm willing to buy but not at that amount since the price is about 250 dollars now.

So shoot me a mail ASAP

1. I've long since sold it

2. It's still $430 (at least). Please re-check Amazon.

@Poster
Jeez, man! That girl is fricking fugly.

Interesting.
There was a guy called ittechvents that scammed a whole lot of people in the Gaming and Technology Market sections out of money for game consoles. At least 3 people were scammed.

Ptconsult went around ALL ittechvent's posts claiming that ittechvent was reliable and trustworthy and had delivered two phones and a laptop to him over the last 6 months. It was this glowing recommendation that made those gullible people to place trust in ittechvent, who took their dough and vanished
See an example of one glowing referral for the crook ittechvent
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=387226.msg5381953#msg5381953

Another fellow who conveniently happened to provide a glowing recommendation for ittechvent was none other than one etinvest who dropped off the air as soon as the ittechvent scammer absconded.
Etinvest and ptconsult provided positive referrals for ittechvent two minutes apart on January 25th. Etinvest vanished as soon as i confronted him with being one and the same person as ittechvent.

Etinvest and ptconsult share similar interests.

IMHO, Ptconsult is one to be avoided!

I have long suspected that ptconsult and ittechvent are either the same odious fellow, or are in cahoots!

A universal power supply will work wonders.
I had an NTSC 360 with a 110V power supply. Once i swapped that with a 240V power supply from a PAL system, i never needed to use a step down transformer again!

[quote author=na2day? link=topic=125097.msg6020131#msg6020131 date=1273295698]@ all

those those that like to get a proper education on what multitasking really is on the iphone, read this blog, it gives some insight to the issue and don't let folks like Ex Inferis mislead u. the long and short of the whole story, i can do more than one task on my iphone without jail breaking it, e.g, play music and check my mail or browse the internet or open my yim, sms etc on it while the music still runs non stop at the background. hope y'all enjoy reading the blog

http://blog.rlove.org/2010/04/iphone-os-4-and-multitasking.html[/quote]The music player has always been able to run in the background since the first iPhone running 1.0 firmware.
On a non-jailbroken phone running firmware 3.x and below, can you run stream internet audio from pandora and check your email at the same time?
No.