The most dangerous job in the world is being in the secret service......you will forever live your life as a potential collateral damage.....a retired senior friend told me to run for my life I I ever get a job offer from the secret service.

Bubs Marwa should get his facts right.....the north is the epicenter of drugs Im Nigeria.....the day I visited sokoto for the first time,I enquired where I can get some beer to chill and I was directed to mammy market at the military barracks.....omo getting there I saw many chemist shops painted with different brands of regular drugs and I was wondering why there were so many chemist stores there......it was later I realized how much illegal drugs were being peddled in those shops......even me drinking just beer com be like Jew man.....menh it was crazy.

Redcrafton:



Just the highlighted.

Everybody knows Nigeria was formed on a tripod...The north, the west and the east..

Would you honestly say the east has been fairly treated like the west and the north..?..and these is for decades....

Take a look at the rail system, the north, Kaduna to Abuja and the West...Lagos to Ibadan...this is huge....

Why not Enugu to Port Harcourt to even and spread the infrastructure?

Nope...instead the FG is extended it from Kano to Niger republic...

You professional advises are even the problem.

Do the right and you will have nothing to advise on, fella.

Quite frankly your points are somewhat salient and I agree they are way deeper but I still ask if taking up arms is the solution?

Redcrafton:


Who says it is the right thing to do?

Why do professional advisers only good on the SE affairs?

Why don't you look at the root cause of the crisis?

Did the crisis just started?

These are how intelligent people look at issues and not just on what happened.

Even if this is stopped now and the root cause is not resolved, how are you advisers sure another group will not start another round of crisis?

What is the problems the igbo masses are facing that other tribes in Nigeria are not?

We all have a common problem which is insincerity of our leaders...... there's already silent revolution going on the country and majority are becoming more knowledgeable and politically conscious,majority even in the north are already being averse to the way the country is being run.

Our root problem is the setup and configuration of the country,it needs to be restructured and we can seek a political solution to this problem.

You can chanel all this energy into politically galvanizing your people on the next step to take for the future.

Redcrafton:


If Nigeria has chosen a good road wouldn't they have arrived at the right place by now...almost 100 years after amalgamation.

You guys love preaching to others as if you are better.

Which obstinacy of the igbos..?

Where have you slow hypocrite written about the obstinacy of the Fulani killers that have sent some of you to IDP camp in Benin republic?

Tola, if not for Lagos being the former capital with massive investments, which state in the SW can compare with the states in SE, even after 3 years of civil war.

Why not take this your preaching to the FG?

So in your supposed rightfully thinking head you think what is happening in SE is the right thing..... violence only begets more violence and it's the masses that will suffer.

Anyone who wouldn't give room for contrary opinion is obstinate which you depict precisely.....I have chatted with a lot of people from the east accross board and I can tell you as an impartial observer that this militant approach is not the right thing to do.

The law just got passed barely few weeks now which is the first and most important step..... enforcement and implementation will take some planning and co ordination..... Don't worry all we needed was the law and every one will fall in line soon

onumadu:
The man lied of course, but assuming he said the truth, it is a badge of honor to say that Igbo turn money into more money.
That is exactly what the Jews do, and they rule the world for it. They own countries and tell them how to mine their minerals.
Turning money into more money is the only thing a nation needs to thrive and become great.
Without knowing how to make more money, a country remains a third world backward country regardless of whatever natural resource it has.
Some call it the resource curse.
Next!

Is that the essence of the message?You only chose to massage your ego with the compliment which we all appreciate the igbo for no doubt but the truth and compelling message he gave on the obstinacy of the igbos will lead to nothing but tears and gnashing of teeth....you chose to ignore.......no matter how far you go on a wrong road, you can never arrive at the right place

Doesn't that car have a license plate and registration..... isn't that same car that was pictured in the alleged destruction of Joe Igbokwe's house??

Ogun state and bad news are like 5 and 6

Primero has proven over time to be very incompetent.....even when they had monopoly of major routes in Lagos before these new buses arrived they were still complaining about not making any profit.

If they can't run it they should park well jo.....it's headed by a Tinubu so am not surprised there incompetence is tolerated

Sparkle777:
Despite the fact that she foisted another man's kid on Nedu, it's just wrong to hand her kids to another woman. Of cos, she did wrong, but to take away her kids..a big no no.

Don't you know she is liable to pay damages if nedu decides to sue!! And if her inability to cater for the children can be established,the kids can be given to there father.......I will advise her to just move on and leave the kids probably travel abroad and start a new life and be praying to God for forgiveness and to soften her ex's heart and the children towards her

She will lose either ways even if she wins custody of the kids because her integrity has been destroyed and the kids will know what happened and will never be happy with their mother......ladies need to be extremely careful cos that 5 mins fun can destroy your life forever.

brainpulse:


Bros, it is still a kidnap o..........dic (Kidnap: the action of abducting someone and holding them captive against their will).

The practical meaning- action of abducting someone and holding them captive against their will in exchange for Ransome or any action the abductors require

Sorry about your ordeal!! Your own story sounds more believable and it was a robbery case aka one chance and not a kidnapp as people always claim......this is very rampant in Lagos.

Pls avoid leaving home too early in the morning and stop hitch hiking random private cars,better go to the garage or order Uber.....if you can't afford it you can find people you can commute with and you can all share the cost...you will end up spending about same you are currently spending on transportation

Gerrard59:


The Tola1006 of a man sounds like he has been brutally damaged with Nigeria's problems. You need to go through his comments on this thread where he prays for the situation to get better (as if that has worked elsewhere), doubts the narrative of the victim's brother and just rant aimlessly and stupidly. That's the end result of being a mumu in the world's poverty capital. He's a mentally deranged fvcktard!

Your deluded mind of course isn't funtional enough to let u understand the developmental stages of a state...taking into cognisance the peculiarity of our situation.

Rather than rant and complain, running away won't solve the problem either.... nothing is permanent in life and the only constant is change and the moment you realize this the better for you.

Crime is everywhere, El Salvador with a popation lesser than ours has more homicide cases than Nigeria,you are most likely to be robbed or raped South Africa than in Nigeria,you stand a higher chance of being a drug addict in Brazil than Nigeria where even an old man has never seen crack his whole life, Japan has the highest suicide rate in the world and the most bizarre justice system. I bet you aren't educated enough to understand the world as live in and it's dynamics.

Nigeria isn't the worst place to live in we need to strive to make it better.

Just follow your head.....that's your best option,the responses you get here Will only confuse you more...... nobody is perfect!!

twilliamx:

What if they were going to kill you anyway! You never know..what if they are ritualist and they don't even intend taking money. I will rather have that in my pocket than nothing...

Bros!! What if they just want to take what they want and leave you without harming you, what if they are just hungry and need something......your best line of defense is to co operate with them and keep a level head to think your way out of the situation and being calm really helps

Many people have been victims stabbings and shootings just because they proved stubborn.....sometimes a conversation can get you out of some mess and better still luck rather than your pepper spray....it's only useful on lone attackers

erniok:


Don't you think his brother's state of mind could affect the narrative, could it also be the narrator is not conversant with Lagos and just narrated as told. Could it also be the "one chance" criminals has upped their games to kidnaping? We are gradually getting to the level that we all will need paid vigilantes if we must work.

That's why I said the story isn't right.....an intelligent reader will know that story is nonsense!!

twilliamx:


Pepper spray will give an advantage even if they are multiple people, although you will still need a bit of luck

Please not when dey are armed, Noh go form Bruce Lee and end up with RIPs!!

Ikillbrokehoes:
Lol you are saying all these because you are broke, if you have the opportunity to travel out of thar shíthole, I'm damn sure you will never look back.

wait are you saying their is banditry and terrorism in saner climes? bro you no get talk.
every right thinking Nigerians knows that NIGERIA ain't safe, infact if you go out to work and come back safely without being kidnapped and killed in that shíthole, you should be thankful.

Please read my post again...I specifically mentioned that other countries too have passed through what we are passing through at the moment,it's a phase in our development.....did you know how terrible America was before now.....the narcos, cosa notras,kkk,drug wars in minority commuinities.....oga abeg go and educate yourself more on development of societies and states before you disgrace yourself any further

are there not people who are far richer than you but stay in same naija and some who have never seen outside this country before with all the money.... Oga!! For me abroad is a choice and not a desperate compulsion to find daily bread like you.

omokudu:
I entered Lagos on the 30th of June this year, and I personally experienced that devilish act on the 5th of July. It was more or less a 'welcome to Lagos', but that experience was a traumatic one. I've been living with that trauma till date.

How can a sane person apply Aboniki to his fellow man's delicate eyes. They were kind enough not to beat me, but I experienced hell.

Sorry bro, you need to be more security concious and be mindful if the time and evironment you find yourself.

ecomalchemist:


NDA was attacked and a major general killed.

A former senator's son was killed in Kaduna.

These things happen every now and then, because it has not happened to you doesn't invalidate the other person's story.

I totally agree with you, however my problem is the way Nigerians latch on to the slightest reason to lampoon the government and point fingers as if we can be absolved of the problem..... every body just blames without proffering solutions.

Angy55:
My cousin was kidnapped on Friday along side with 11others on Friday at Benin.. He went for an interview. He was released last night with a ransom of 600k.

Nigeria is finished.

Where for Benin and did she give any description about their demography?

deleo16:
Na to buy teaser gun hold for hand now for these lagos now

Imagine if that thing gets in the hand of criminals....if you can get it so can they.

marod:
This is a regular occurrence around U turn, Awori, Abule Egba bus stop. Same Seinna, same 5 men gang. At U turn bus stop, over 10 cases that we have heard of. If you don't have money in your account, you will be asked to call and ask for transfer, otherwise they will threaten to kill you. They usually drop them off around Olaniyi or Ekoro road after they would have been seriously brutalized within that short distance.

Some were arrested sometime past with same

You will meet four in the Seinna already at U turn, then the 5th will join at Awori pretending to be passenger. This usually occur between 5am - 5:30am. The most recent occurred just last week Wednesday. Each case reports to the Police and the police can see the identical pattern, still, nothing has been done or their effort hasn't yielded result so far.

some were arrested not too long ago doing same sienna operation in that same axis you mentioned,but what became of them I know not

Ikillbrokehoes:
This is why I was telling sane Nigerians to leave that country if they have money, since the government have refused to do anything tangible about security, leave the goddamned shíthole

Leave the country for who....if you are lucky tlo leave, how about your family and friends,your home.....bros, what makes you think another phenomenon can't come tomorrow that even the foreign land will be unpalatable to stay and you all need to run from there.....to where will you run!! There is nothing naija is going through that other supposed developed countries haven't passed through.....it's a phase in our development process and our prayer should always be that it should get better in our time.

erniok:


What made it hogwash I ask. Even when other forum members narrated similar experiences, you and your ilk will still find a way to discredit to it. Truth is that due to extreme poverty in Nigeria currently, there's being an increase in crime rate with the stupid slogan: any way is a way.

There is unprecedented insecurity in the land.I am not a stoicist in anyway ,I agree but we do not need falacies or half truths to paint our situation as hapless or the worst in the world.....the OP refused to give proper details on what happened....one chance robberies and kidnappings are not same....this for me makes the story unbelievable and the poster just made it up.....I dwell on facts

MrSamsung:


Excuses upon Excuses.
Atiku while he was vp to obj was vocal and bold.
Ebele while vp to Musa was the brain and architect behind his 2020 vision.
While this Yemi is neither of the above yet he is serving in one of the most corrupt, nepostic and blood-letting administration in the history of this country.
And yet you are giving Excuses. And I bet you, you will still give Excuses.

With all due respect,I think your assertions are quite not correct because the circumstances and personalities you mentioned are not and can never be same

.Atiku was more grounded in politics than obj infact the atiku political machine was base of objs hold on power before they fell out and obj already sharpened his teeth.

Good luck was more of a product of luck and God,'s benevolence....he was the most lucid vp ever

sisisioge:
This shiit happened to a friend last month. She alongside another babe boarded a Siena from Iyana Oworo in Lagos going to VI but this men took a detour to Oshodi Apapa road then to Ikorodu road. All this while, the were beating her and threatening to rape her while taking stuff from her bag. Thankfully, she looked like a student and had her Unilag post-grad student ID in her bag but they couldn't tell the difference. They took her phone, jewelries, money and every small thing they could lay their hands on. They finally put Aboniki in her eyes and let her go.


The other babe wasnt so lucky. She looked like a professional and continued to get beaten and taken off after my friend was dropped off. We dont know what became of her. As for my friend, she was incapacitated for 2 days and became afraid to take public transports to work. Wicked people!

We need to be security concious, early mornings are equally as dangerous as night,do not board just any vehicle you you see on the early mornings especially and possibly have someone you can be commuting together in your area,if possible,stay indoors till the day is clear

We don't have to take every story hook,line and sinker.....we always want to use every opportunity to lampoon our government,as much as I hate the state out country is been run, I won't fall for just any story I read or hear

We need discerning minds so has to know how and when to channel our energy and hate. This story up there is absolute hogwash
... wisdom is profitable to direct

Your story is quite out of the blue and quite falacious fot a discerning mind.

Where in Lagos,where does he live,where does he work,did you pay Ransome,how and where?

We need more facts on this story....people need to be factual before judging matters

fashrola:


Whatever would have happened between them does not warrant such treatment... The least she could do is lock her up in their guard room (Cease her freedom) that's "psychological jobbing"

I would agree that the act of the officer is totally derelict.However, I would still be unable to judge due to unavailability of fact on what might have transpired between them and what relationship they had or what brought them together.....I have seen people do worse in the name of celebrating birthdays