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This is disheartening, Lord have mercy. May these bombers rot in hell.

A neighbour put to bed and we went to greet her. I asked for the baby's sex and was told a boy. Then my daughter asked, If you were not born a boy or a girl what would you be? and there was silence. I just told her it has to be one of the two.

No, never!

Try on pa ayon, onpa efon, onpa kokoro, on pa tambolo, on pa ALATAKUN

Obasanjo any time any day. Hate him or like him, he remains Nigeria's greatest president. his achievement surpasses that of any other president.

One thing I also noticed with these Ibo dudes is that once you are not Yoruba or Hausa, they just conclude that you are Ibo. Soon they will say Ibos are 80% of Nigeria. Arrant rubbish.

The last time I checked there was no ethnicity while registering as a voter. This is just another propaganda by the iyanmiris. For all I care they can be 90% ibos in lagos, forsaking their homes and villages chasing shadows. Mtcheeew

africannews:
His son, Tahir, was killed in the October 1, 2010 terrorist attacks by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Tahir was with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when he met his death.

africannews:
Biu was particularly manipulated in the yet-unresolved murder of Kaltho.
Kaltho was killed when a bomb exploded in the bathroom of his hotel. Biu, then an Assistant Commissioner, claimed that the journalist died while trying to plant the bomb in the hotel.

africennwes:
While some believe Biu was just overtaken by error, others have suggested that nemesis might just be at work.

You cant do wrong and get away with it. Time is up Zakari Biu, time to pay for your sins, only if GEJ has got the will to deal with him.

He has been a victim of terrorist attacks and - some will now allege - he too is one of them. He lost a son to an attack, but he was believed to be responsible for the state-sponsored bombings under the regime of Gen. Sani Abacha.

Zakari Biu, a Commissioner of Police in charge of CID Zone 7, is now on suspension over the dramatic escape of a key suspect in the Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, which claimed over 40 lives.

His son, Tahir, was killed in the October 1, 2010 terrorist attacks by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Tahir was with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when he met his death.

But many also remember Biu as Abacha's anti-terrorism chief who unleashed terror on government's perceived opponents.
Many deaths were linked to him, notably those of Bagauda Kaltho, a journalist working for TheNEWS magazine, and Dr. Sola Omatsola, former Chief Security Officer of Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

They were both accused of being agents of the anti-Abacha National Democratic Coalition (NADECO).
Biu, dismissed from the police years after Abacha's death, was controversially reinstated and promoted Commissioner of Police by the Police Service Commission (PSC) which had also ratified the demotion and subsequent dismissal of former EFCC chairman, Malam Nuhu Ribadu.

The latest case that has landed Biu in trouble started last Friday. Kabiru Sokoto, a Boko Haram suspect, was arrested after the police swooped on the Borno State Governor's lodge in Abuja.

Sokoto, and one of his friends who is said to be a serving Flight Lieutenant in the Air Force, was detained by the police while investigations went on.
Things however took another turn when news filtered in that the suspect had escaped while he was being taken to a location in Abaji where he owns a house.
Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect reportedly ambushed the vehicle in which four police officers were taking him to Abaji.
The policemen were eventually overpowered in the gun battle that ensued while the suspect was taken away by his companions.

The suspicious bit was that Biu and the escaped suspect both hail from Borno State which serves as the operational headquarters of Boko Haram.
It is a bit curious that a Commissioner of Police would detail only four officers to lead a high-profile suspect to conduct a search.

Apart from being a case of "suspicious negligence", the incident might end up tarnishing the commissioner's entire years of service. According to police procedure, he will be made to face a panel headed by the Inspector General of Police (IG) where his fate will eventually be decided.
From indications, Presidency too might be interested just as President Goodluck Jonathan stated recently that Boko Haram members had found their way into the government.

While some believe Biu was just overtaken by error, others have suggested that nemesis might just be at work.
That Biu is still in the Police Force is a surprise to many, especially those who heard that he was retired by the Obasanjo administration in 1999. Many still remember him as the police officer who was accused of being culpable in a number of human rights issues during the Abacha years.
Biu was particularly manipulated in the yet-unresolved murder of Kaltho.
Kaltho was killed when a bomb exploded in the bathroom of his hotel. Biu, then an Assistant Commissioner, claimed that the journalist died while trying to plant the bomb in the hotel.

While appearing before the Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, Biu also claimed that Omatsola who died in a car explosion was a NADECO agent and that he was killed while examining a bomb he was about to plant.
It was the same Biu who was standing trial for the Apo 6 killings. He was accused of ordering his boys to kill six Igbo traders for making passes at the same girl with him, even when he already had three wives at home.

Many are asking how he got back into the force, much less being allowed to handle this kind of investigation.
Incidentally, Biu had been recalled to the police as a soft-landing measure since he is due for retirement in February.
Though most of his mates attained the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) rank before they retired, Biu became a Police Commissioner in December.
Professor Wole Soyinka, in an interview with TheNEWS magazine in January 2010, described Biu as a "well-known torturer" who could be readily available to work for al-Qaeda.

"There's no reason why somebody like Zakari Biu cannot be co-opted by the al-Qaeda because, obviously, he has no concern for humanity. He's a complete brute. You know, he can torture. I can see Zakari Biu very happily strapping a bomb to himself and blowing up a passenger plane," he said.
Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, who was commissioner of police in Lagos in the Abacha years, recently recalled the killing of Omatsola via a bomb blast.

Speaking with Vanguard on how to tackle Boko Haram, Tsav said: "Remember, during the Abacha, regime, we had the issue of bomb blast here and there. And each time there was a blast, they would say it's NADECO. There was a time when I was Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, there was this bomb blast that killed Dr. Omatsola, the Security Officer of the Murtala Mohammed Airport. My command was directly involved in the investigation. So from what happened during the investigation, I knew that the security units of this country were the ones throwing the explosives. They will throw the bomb and go and tell lies to Abacha that it was NADECO.

"In the case of Omatsola, for instance, my command was directly involved in the investigations. The evidence we had was that somebody telephoned Dr. Omatsola, he went out of his office and entered his car and the bomb went off and killed him. So I minuted the file that they should go to NITEL, because there was no GSM then. I asked them to go to NITEL and find out who telephoned him, from what number and from where. We were working on this when they took the file away from us and handed it over to a unit they called anti-terrorist squad (headed by Biu).

"So a few days later, they came to me and asked that I must go and issue a press release and indict Prof. Wole Soyinka. That it was he and NADECO that were responsible. Then I said if that was true, then give me the evidence so that I can have it filed in case I make the statement and somebody raises issues with it I would be able to defend myself. They said I was disloyal. I think they telephoned Abuja and they asked another junior officer to go and do it.

"One other funny thing is that when that man was killed, the police went to investigate and search his office. Eleven days after that, eleven days after the police had conducted its search and investigation, another security group went to the office to search without informing the police and came out to say they found explosives."

http://allafrica.com/stories/201201190943.html

Nemesis catching up with this dude.

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I hate it when people tribalize every issue put up for discussion here. the Ibos took a sidon look approach, now you guys have the guts to watch your dirty linen in public. My wife is Ibo, but not the stup1d type, hence wont sat much here. Iyanmiri.

I don't reall envy GEJ at this trying times. Given his experience and antecedents, he couldn't have done better. I know he means well for Nigeria, but this is a clear case of good idea gone bad. Uncle Jona, you will rise again.

That one na Bayelsa problem, Nigeria has got bigger issues to handle at the moment.

INEC releases the list of governorship candidates for Bayelsa excluding Pdp. It says PDP has no candidate.
It this an opportunity for ACN or APGA?

And after they impeach Jonathan, they can hand over to Sambo abi?
Mtcheeeew SMH

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librangyps:
the surest way to stay safe is to watch on cable

Don't go there, you might be hurt. Don't watch on cable, you might be agitated (your bp is important), infact a bullet can hit you from the screen, Just read online; websites, forums etc and catch the fun

Olumogun:
WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU PEOPLE THINK BAKARE SHOULD HAVE DONE?

As for what Jesus would have done:
JESUS WOULD HAVE GET A WHIP, DRIVE OUT ALL THE CORRUPT LEADERS OUT OF THE TEMPLE.

JESUS WOULD HAVE CALL THEM "BROOD OF VIPERS", "BLIND", "DOGS/SWINE" ETC.

Jesus would chase them out of the temple NOT the palace. He called them names on issues regarding the kingdom of God not politics.

Little wonder the FG said the protest has been hijacked by politicians, if Bakare has got personal 'beaf' he should air them elsewhere not sieze the protest. Did you hear him say : "if they deny us at the courts we will get it on the streets" I tot this rally was for fuel subsidy. Anyway he was more cautious today, someone must have spoken τ̅☺ him.

Comments Äπϑ curses are not the same. I don't think you classify oloshi, oloriburuku, omale as mere comments. I like his activisism, but he should watch it, there is a thin line from drifting away.

Pastor TB, I love you S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ much but some of those utterances are not befitting of a minister of the Gospel of christ.

So much talking from sentiments, if you have anything against Gej, law down facts and stop the ordinary name calling, it wont yield anything.
As much as I don't want to pay more for PMS, I have not seen much sincerity from those opposing subsidy removal other than just being an opposition. Please argue on facts so I can know why I crucified Gej.

Dbells? is that the igog, that i know. Just curious bro.

@ stronger
thank you. The point was not really to make our prices at per with our neighbours, but to stop paying for subsidy if much of the fuel end up across the boarders. If and when our refineries begin production, prices will go down. If you then smuggle outside Nigeria, your crime will only be not paying for customs (and why should you not pay if you make so much profit).
Were you also aware that petrol stations in Benin and some parts of Cameroon have been shut down since Nigeria removed subsidy. It appears we have been subsidizing for the entire Ecowas sub region.
God bless Nigeria.

@stronger.
I agree with you.
1. Its true that we'll save some money if subsidy is stopped, its also true that some of the money will be shared by the states (little wonder the govs forum are in full support). we have some credible persons appointed to manage SURE-P, even though our leaders have not given us any reason to trust them again, lets give gej a chance.
2. I will prefer the money in corrupt gov officials hand than in some private companies (notice that very few of the importers are plc). Reason being that the companies do it legally, no one can question them, but the public official when they steal, its illegal and they 'may' be caught.
3. I'm not denying they say that, and I condemn such ill statements, it wasn't well thought out.

@stronger
Yes Nigeria borrows to pay for subsidy, but not all the money is borrowed. Only the excess above what the govt can, is borrowed.
2. Yes the problem is corruption, but like you know, corruption in Nigeria is hydra headed, Nigerian should not pay for govt inefficiency, but this is a move to fight oil corruption to an extent. The fight has to begin somehow.
3. Well they might have goofed on this point, but like we all will want to explain others errors, maybe they meant something else.
Bring your points and lets discuss, afterall nobody is directly or indirectly related to Gej or Noi. Thank you.

Still searching for a thread for intelligent arguements. Maybe someone can convince me to denounce GEJ. Definately not this one. I'm off. Enjoy the personal attacks.

I was furious at Nigeria's No. 1 enemy GEJ, for removing subsidy. But then I assumed that at least he's not stupid to mortgage Nigerians for any selfish gains. That was when I had the patience to listen (not just hearing to) pro subsidy removal proponents. After that I had to take a stand, even as it pains me to admit it: I stand with GEJ. If you take a different position let it be a decision based on right information. Thank you.

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its ok, call me names. After all we are on NL where you just call people with superior arguements names just because you have to say something. Welcome bro, thats what happened yesterday at the house of reps. I weep for my country.

Iweala is IMF, SLS is world bank/pro north, Nigerians have a way of explaining whatever does not appeal to their retarded intelligence. Msheeew.

Oh! So NOI is now IMF puppet? When she came and wiped up our debt, she was the one with the magic wand, now she wants to do something for the good of generations to come, and some illiterate graduates are calling her names. I bet you GEJ will be a hero when the history books will be written.

It is very clear. El Ruffai knows the truth but is comfortable deceiving Nigerians for selfish gains. Ride on GEJ

Courageous

Listening to Elruffai on AIT. He said subsidy should have been done gradually over two years. Nonsense!
GEJ is trying to strike once and fix Nigeria's problem and needs our support. With Gej, Iweala and Sanusi, I stand.