fanex: This is an SLR McLean you idiots. one of the most exclusive and fastest automobile in the world.It's certainly not for the masses. You all run along and buy ur Honda. Illiterate clowns

c0llynz02: To Lagos? I thought you guys are tired of seeing Igbos around?
SMH

SLIDE waxie: Rellocate. That area is not yet on our agenda...

Yesss sahh!! But †✆ where should I relocate †✆, ur village?

Oga MOD if you can grant this public outcry the grace of front page in the spirit of the yuletide I will be highly delighted; I represent the voice and tears of the entire hapless victims of this extortion and the likes anywhere in Nigeria.

From my village, Ada Obollo-Etiti, to the Obollo-Afor satelite town, covers a distance of about 3.5 kilometers due north of Udenu L.G.A, in Nsukka, Enugu State.
Within this length is a lonely desserted and dilapidated area called the "Ugwuegbe burrow-pit". A name denoting the confusion of the Contractors that constructed the road, for being helpless at the sight of chronic landsliding erosion that had been menacing the area.

As usual in Nigeria, such area becomes a haven for brigands, men of the underworld and miscreants. This over the years makes the road somehow impassable.

Sensing the recurrent danger of loss of Lives and Property at the Ugwuegbe burrow-pit, the D.P.O of Obollo-Afor Police station often deploy Men of his command to mount checks at the area. This resulted in the restoration of safety of lives of commuters and their property in that isolated portion of the high way.

However, because this road is always busy with frequent vehicular and human traffic for it is a major federal inter-state road linking Nkalagu in Ebonyi state to Obollo town in Enugu state; these Police Officers turned their statutory duty of protecting the lives and property of the Road Users into an illegal small-scale business.

They extort money from the Travellers and Drivers.

Last night, the commercial motorcycle Operator conveying me from Obollo-Afor down to my house told me that there is an upward review of their fare charge, up to 30% increase. Upon enquiry, he told me that Police at Ugwuegbe extorts a minimum of #50 from them. I accepted and boarded his bike.

Promptly on reaching the zone we were stopped by the Officers with bright torchlight of brutality and ordered to pay what the Police Officers on duty there called a "usual pass" of #50 or should be detained there. The innocent Okada man after series of pleading, complied: and the ignition key of his bike which the Officer has seized was given back to him.

At this inhuman treatment being habitually meted out to us by the people who are meant to protect us, I sensed a case of "We were saved today to be killed tomorrow".

We were saved from the Robbers who if not for the routine Police Checks could've robbed us of our phones and other valuables. But it pains so much to note that the Police, now robs us of our cash under the threat a Federal A.K 47 and Pump actions. Now, the unsuspecting public leaks their wounds to save the day under the Police Pseudo vigilance.

This call for rescue from the Rescue Operatives becomes more urgent now, that we are in the Yuletide. Our Sons and Daughters, Friends and Well-wishers from far and near will be journeying through this route to celebrate with us and/or for us.
We therefore plead that the Echelon of the Nigeria Police Force effects a change in the status quo before it runs from six-six to sevens.

Atleast we have the inalienable right to safety on the roads as Nigerians living in the hinterlands of Nsukka land.

So help us Lord

Jude Eze
Ada Obollo-Etiti,
Udenu LGA
Enugu State.
PS:
Pls ‪#‎RBC‬. Injustice anywhere is a threat †✆ justice everywhere.

I saw this Kashamu(whatever that means) on OBJ's letter †✆ GEJ, googled him;only for me †✆ find out in an interview he granted †✆ Punch that the man is not what Baba said he is.(So he said o) But my shocking discovery is that the man said he has not been †✆ USA till date. Wtf!! Which big man of his status have not been †✆ God's own state enhen kwa? I think he needs †✆ travel †✆ USA and come back first before instituting the Libel suit cos truth is a complete defence in defamation.

Premium Times does not have the monopoly of information. Indeed they are the first to publish the said 18-page letter but that does not preclude other media houses from publishing same.

In the spirit of sportsmanship both leaders need †✆ boost their relationship for improved national gains. They should disagree †✆ agree on critical national issues.

OBJ has no moral ground to paint the picture of misgovernance he painted,knowing his antecedents while in office but the issues he raised in the 18-page letter are critical issues to our national existence. For posterity sake and nation building, it shouldn't be waved off as merely "political", "provocative", and "malicious". Classifying this last minute resort by OBJ to such ridiculous terms is demeaning to the underlining factors in the said letter and our national growth. I have a towering reverence for the office of the presidency irrespective of who is occupying the office not just as a civic duty but as a religious obligation. Leaders are ordained by God. But that doesn't mean that leaders shouldn't be checkmated through criticisms. Objective criticisms and not praise singing is part of the duties we owe †✆ our leaders. Without the opposition and discents we fear so much in this country our fledging democracy will be dead. Truth be told! It's an underlining factor in our constitution-freedom of speech; every speech, writeup, made or written agianst the government shouldn't be construed as merely "political", particularly when these criticisms are objective and nationalistic in all intents and purposes. Let's see beyond "politics" in this 18-page letter and pick some key factors and issues to address sincerely and nationally from it; besides experience is the best teacher always and the purported letter is written by an experienced leader who failed during his own time.