President Buhari while in Kenya paid a visit to the Brookside Dairy Farm in the country. You need to see the cows in that farm.
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Saturday, January 30, 2016
Pastor Arrested For Mistakenly Bought Stolen SUV
A 32-year-old Presbyterian pastor from Umuahia, Abia State, Rev. Titus Onwuchekwa has been arrested for buying a 2005 edition of Mitsubishi Pajero for just N350,000.
Paraded alongside two notorious stolen car dealers by the police during the week,he explained that he thought God had brought a blessing his way.
Onwuchekwa was paraded with the car dealers, 32-year-old Felix Osas, who sold the vehicle and 32-year-old Ndibe Samuel.Ordinarily, a used 2005 edition of Mitsubishi Pajero is sold for between N1.4m and N1.8m but when Osas presented himself as the seller, he told Onwuchekwa that he could give up the vehicle for N500,000,Punchreports..
Onwuchekwa, who is popularly called ‘My father, my father’ in his church circles in Umuahia, said he had come to Lagos to attend a Christian programme when he sighted the 2005 Mitsubishi Pajero in Alaba area of Ojo, Lagos and he dialled the number of the seller pasted on the car.
“He gave me the price of N500,000 but I told him that I could only afford N350,000 and after we haggled a little, he agreed to sell the car. He said he would sow the car as a seed into my life for that amount provided I pray for him regularly.
“He said he needed regular prayers and I paid him N350,000 with a promise that anytime he needed prayer, he could call me and I would always pray for him.”
When asked if the cheap price of the vehicle did not raise his suspicion at all during the transaction, Onwuchekwa said he believed it was indeed a blessing that had come his way.
“I even went home to share the testimony of how I bought the vehicle,” he said.
What about the vehicle particulars and the Customs papers presented to him, Onwuchekwa said they all bore the names of Osas, which was what doused every suspicion he had.
But these are not enough to exonerate Onwuchekwa who continued to maintain his innocence.
Osas explained that few weeks after Onwuchekwa bought the Pajero, he contacted him again and asked to buy a 2001 Toyota Camry for N250,000, a vehicle which under a normal circumstance, he would have sold for at least N900,000.
This proved to be the nail on the coffin for Rev. Onwuchekwa as the police said he must have known he was buying a stolen vehicle if he did not mind coming back for a second car despite the suspicious price of the vehicles.
Osas, who runs Happy Home Motors, was all smiles as he narrated how Onwuchekwa fell victim of his criminal trade.
“I don’t think he actually knew that he was buying a stolen vehicle. If he did not come back for more, the police would not have arrested him along with us. I don’t steal these vehicles myself.“In fact, I don’t knew where they came from. I got them from one of my friends, who told me to re-register them in my name. When I asked him where he got them, he confided in me that they were stolen.
“I bought the Pajero I sold to the Pastor for N300,000. I have only bought two vehicles from him before. I also bought the Camry from my friend for N300,000. It is the same one the pastor wanted to buy for N250,000.”
Osas said he had been selling vehicles for seven years after he realised that his initial business as a mechanic was not yielding profit as he wanted.
The young man did not show any remorse as he explained that it was the business he had been using to feed his family.
“I learnt car sales from my uncle and decided to establish a business of my own seven years ago. I actually did not set out to start selling stolen vehicles. It just happened that the prices were too cheap for me to avoid it.”
Samuel on the other hand, said he was not a stolen car dealer. He explained that he simply bought a vehicle from his in-law, which turned out to be a stolen vehicle.
“He told me that the 2001 model was fairly used and I bought it for N700,000. All the documents bear his name, so I did not suspect it might have been stolen. I am just a medicine store owner, not a criminal,” he said.
Friday, January 29, 2016
What Chris Pratt Wrote On Instagram At 3AM After Being Up For Nearly 80 Hours
Actor Chris Pratt posted an early morning photo on Instagram of his drive to Atlanta with an inspiring message that everyone should take a minute to read...
"It's 3:20am. I got picked up for work at 6:45am yesterday. I'm not good with math, especially after being up for approximately 61 hours but I think I've been up for over 77 hours. I did a table read for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 this morning and then shot all day on Passengers and just now wrapped some 144 hours later. Weirdly both films, which I'll be shooting back to back, are being shot in Atlanta at Pinewood studios. We have the best crew. Total rock stars busting their asses. And the stuff we're shooting. My God. I can't wait for you to see it. I go back in in about 8 hours to do more. I am doing what I love. It doesn't feel like work. Even though it is. I'm having fun. I'm overcome with joy and gratitude. I felt like posting this to say to anyone out there chasing your dream... Fifteen years ago I felt the same passion I feel today, but I had very little opportunity. I had to hustle hard and go hungry. I had to eat sardines and figure out how to get gas money. And I never had a plan B. I never stopped believing. Ever. Don't give up. Apply constant pressure for as long as it takes. It will break before you do. Go get it."
Court Denies IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has denied the bail application of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and director of Biafran Radio, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is standing trial for treasonable offences filed against him by the Federal government.
Justice John Tsoho in his ruling today said Kanu should be remanded in prison until his trial, because he was a threat to national security and since he has dual citizenship, could jump bail.
Go and Achieve Your Dreams.
I took a picture of this guy while walking to pick a taxi, thank God my phone was handy. I was fascinated when I saw him. Its amazing how some people have refused to be limited even by nature. Yes, he is crippled but his mind is not. 
He is a cobbler, his kind are allover the streets of Nigeria begging. This guy has refused to be limited by his condition,
He's got no legs but at least he has functional hands to amend your shoes.
Don't allow any challenge, fear, etc to stand by your way this year.
Go and achieve Your dreams.
I Was Tortured and Abused by Buhari's DSS - Nnamdi Kanu Writes Open Letter to EU
In an open letter to European Parliament, embattled Radio Biafra director, Nnamdi Kanu asks the global community for fair assessment of President Buhari-led federal government and justice in his case..jpg)
Embattle director of the Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who was arrested in October 2015 by Department of State Security in Lagos, has written an open letter to European Parliament (EU), asking the global community for fair assessment of President Buhari and justice in his case.
Embattle director of the Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who was arrested in October 2015 by Department of State Security in Lagos, has written an open letter to European Parliament (EU), asking the global community for fair assessment of President Buhari and justice in his case.
Below is the open letter in full:
I am that Biafran locked up in DSS custody for 98 days without trial
Firstly, I wish to thank this honorable parliament, representatives of member nations and all her leaders. On the defense of rule of law and human right this parliament thrived. The making of a better world where mankind shall be free, easy life and prosperous world had been the banner of this parliament and never shall diplomacy or any form of tie cause a deviation or severe the cause of this great parliament.
I am a Biafran, I am that Biafran locked up in Buhari’s DSS dungeon for 98 days without trial, given inhuman treatments, tortured and abused. I am that Biafran competent courts of jurisdiction freed but Buhari by his powers held me illegally. I am that Biafran that left his wife suffers the pains of child birth alone. I am that Biafran his newly delivered wife is still having emotional trauma and mental torture of losing her husband to time or death.
I am that Biafran that never killed a man or man killed for me
I am that Biafran this parliament gave right to agitate for freedom, UN charter told to demand for freedom, Nigerian constitution also told to agitate for Biafra, when I did what the law said I should do, I was thrown into the prison without asking me what I want or how my want can be addressed. I am that Biafran that never killed a man or man killed for me, that Biafran that only stood a radio station as a weapon to fight for freedom, that Biafran that cherished freedom of speech, that Biafran that is persecuted because of truth. I am Nnamdi Kanu that Biafran Nigerian government under Buhari unlawfully oppressed.
I am that Biafran his 7 years old child was shot to death in Aba, that Biafran his brothers and sisters were massacred in Onitsha. I am that Biafran his people were again massacred in Aba, that Biafran his people are being kidnapped, extra-judiciary killed and illegally imprisoned by Buhari. I am that Biafran who Buhari illegally ordered soldiers of Gowon to invade my land and slaughter my children, sisters, brothers, fathers and mothers in their millions in 1967. I am that Biafran his people are being marginalized, subjugated and enslaved just because they fought a war and lost, instead of healing and forgiving us, they chose to keep punishing us.
Biafrans are losing their lives for lawfully asking a legal course
Before Buhari addresses this honorable parliament, let him be assessed and subjected to scrutiny, that he may not infect this honorable parliament with dishonor, lawlessness and primitive tendencies. Under his words, over 1000 innocent men and women lost their lives because of his political ambition in 2011 and today more Biafrans are losing their lives for lawfully asking a legal course.
This parliament having warned of human right abuses by Nigeria, Buhari has gone on without discretion in handling of call for Biafran independence which fully contradicts the ethics of this honorable parliament, hence I call for a discrete advise or compel him to respect human life and do the needful- referendum for Biafra and release his prisoner of conscience or a political prison without odds or record of unlawful act.
We are Biafrans condemned by Nigerian government
The treatment of Kanu represents how Biafrans are treated in Nigeria, we are Biafrans, condemned by Nigerian government and deprived of right to live, speech, belong, freedom and thrive. Even-though our land feed the country, our land is marginalized as diseases, contaminated land, bad roads, lack of infrastructure and social amenities bedevil us as virtually removed from federation. This federal absence left our land in decay that we today seek freedom to have a nation to call a home and enjoy human right which gives meaning to life.
Thanks,
Yours faithfully,
Nnamdi Kanu (in Ifeanyi Chijioke of Family Writers).
Very Funny! See What Angry Migrant Workers Did To Their Boss' Car Over Unpaid Salaries
Migrant workers from the Shangrao Economic Development Zone in east China could not bear being owed salaries anymore so they decided to teach their boss a lesson. In order to get their wages, they used 12 scaffolding poles to clamp down a car at a construction site. The car’s owner is said to be one of the shareholders involved in a payment dispute between the company and the employees. These workers have no chill at all.
See more pics after the cut:
Germany Opens 62-Mile Bicycle Highway That's Completely Car-Free
Germany has opened the first three-mile stretch of a bicycle highway that will eventually span over 62 miles, connecting 10 western cities including Duisburg, Bochum, and Hamm, as well as four universities.
And this highway is an entirely separate roadway that will remain completely car-free.
Like a traditional highway, this bicycle highway has passing lanes, overpasses and underpasses for crossroads, and even streetlights. However, cyclists won't have to worry about trucks zooming by or bus lanes. It's just a clear path for miles and miles.
In a study completed by regional development group RVR, it's projected to take 50,000 cars off the road each day
Lucky Traveller Found Himself Alone Inside Air craft That He Booked Alone
A lucky traveler , Alex Simon, turned up for his flight to an exotic island and discovered he was the only passenger booked on the journey.
The 28-year-old travel blogger from Australia, arrived for his Phillipines Airlines flight from Manila to Boracay. He told Mail Online
"When I arrived to the airport I just heard my name on the speaker: 'Sir Alexander Simon, please come to the information,'".So the lady explained to me that I don’t need to wait two more hours on my connecting flight, we’re gonna start in 30 minutes because there are no more passengers except me," he added.He was able to walk on board without needing to queue, and could choose any seat on the plane he liked.Despite being allowed to relax wherever he wanted, he reportedly opted to sit in economy, in the seat he paid for
Gov. El-Rufai Suspends Monarch Caught with Marijuana
The no-nonsense governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has shown great discipline after a monarch was caught by the NDLEA in possession of marijuana. The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday announced the immediate suspension of the Village Head of Goma in Gimi District of Danga Local Government Area, Alhaji Danladi Ibrahim, over a drug-related offence.
According to reports, the monarch was said to be in possession of 1.5kg of marijuana (India hemp) when he was arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on January 20, this year.
El-rufai, through his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, said the suspension was with immediate effect.
The statement read, “In a dramatic demonstration of its campaign against drugs, the Kaduna State Government has announced the immediate suspension of a traditional ruler who was arrested for a drug-related offence. “
The statement also revealed that Danladi was arrested by the NDLEA on January 20, 2016, while in possession of 1.5kg of marijuana.
“He admitted ownership of the illegal drug, and the NDLEA will be charging him to court as soon as it concludes it investigations.
“The NDLEA subsequently notified the Kaduna State Security Council of the arrest of the traditional ruler. While deliberating on the matter, the council recommended his suspension from office pending the conclusion of investigations and possible trial. The government accepted the recommendation,” the statement added.
Too Bad! Man Kills His 2 Month Old Son Because He Wouldn’t Stop Crying
31-year-old Danielle Whyte had given birth to her baby boy just seven weeks before he was allegedly murdered at the hands of the most unsuspecting suspect - his own father. 51-year-old Jose Feliciano was allegedly jealous of baby Mason for commanding the attention of Whyte. On Dec. 10, police say Feliciano grew angry after hearing Mason crying and yelled at him in his room to stop crying but the infant kept crying, shortly after, Whtye heard ‘several loud bangs.’ Prosecutors now say the baby suffered ‘blunt force trauma.’ While Whyte explains she tried to revive her son once she realized what happened, it was too late. She says Feliciano allegedly threatened to kill her if she called police, so she decided not to.
Officials didn’t know about Mason’s tragic death until week later when Whyte attempted to harm herself and was sent to a New York hospital. It was in the psychiatric ward where she confessed that Feliciano had taken the life of her baby boy and the location of where his body was buried. Police eventually found little Mason under a pile of dirt with a rose on top. Now, even though she might not have physically killed her son, she’s charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges, according to New York Daily News. She plead not guilty. Officials say Whyte knew what she was doing when she left Mason in the ‘danger’ of her boyfriend’s care and did nothing to help him survive.
A CCTV showed him walking out of their apartment with a gym bag the night baby Mason was killed. Apparently, the infant was in that bag, he buried him in the same bag and acted like nothing happened.
Feliciano pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges but faces a life sentence if convicted.
Physically-challenged Man Born Without Arms Graduates from the University
A man without arms who virtually writes with his leg has bagged a degree in Adult Studies in an African country to the amazement of people. Pictured above is 25-year-old Didas Byaruhanga who was born without arms. Didas studied Adult and Community Development at the University of Kyambogo, Uganda. He was awarded a diploma certificate at the school’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday January 27.
The indigene of Kasese says he hopes to pursue a Law Degree.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Eritrean Government Says Men Must Marry Two Wives Or Face Jail Term
In Eritrea, the Grand Mufti, the highest religious authority in the country, declared that every man must marry two women or face a jail sentence. The declaration was leaked last Thursday on several social media platforms.The Eritrean government will compensate Eritrean men for the marriage ceremonies and houses.
The declaration is motivated in part by the shortage of men which is a byproduct of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War which took placed from 1998-2000. The war left 150,000 Eritrean soldiers dead out of a population of only 4 million.
The statement referenced harsh punishments for refusal of the new decree.
“First that every man shall marry at least two women and the man who refuses to do so shall be subjected to life imprisonment with hard labour.
“The woman who tries to prevent her husband from marrying another wife shall be punished with life imprisonment,” the statement read in part.
We Don’t Recognise Biafran Passport – US, UK
The National Director of Information, MASSOB, Sunny Okereafor, had said two weeks ago that the passport was valid worldwide, adding that the travel document costs N5,000 while its renewal costs N2,000
He had said, “I assure you that the Biafran passport is valid. Except Nigeria, other countries of the world accept Biafran passport and allow our citizens to travel with it. In Europe, North and South America, Biafran passport is accepted. Nigeria is the only country that seizes Biafran passport. Go to neighbouring Ghana here, they will stamp the passport for you. Don’t be confused by the propaganda of the Nigerian government that there is nothing like Biafra passport.
“MASSOB appeals to Biafran citizens to procure their passport and use it to travel. If you doubt me, get a Nigerian passport while I have my Biafran passport; when we get to Europe, you will see who they will welcome than the other. Many people with the Nigerian passport have been repatriated, but have you heard of anybody with Biafran passport receiving such ill-treatment?”
However, our correspondent sent an email to the American consulate in Lagos to inquire from the US regarding the claim of MASSOB.
In his response, the Deputy Public Affairs Officer at the consulate, Frank Sellin, said, “The United States does not consider passports purporting to be from a Biafra entity to be a valid legal document for purposes of visa issuance.”
A similar response from the British Government was sent to The PUNCH via email.The UK recalled that it did not support the disintegration of Nigeria during the 1967 Biafran War and had not changed its stance 49 years after.
A statement by the Press and Public Affairs Officer, British High Commission, Abuja, Mr. Joe Abuku, read in part, “The answer is unequivocally ‘no’. The UK does not recognise the so-called Biafran passport
“The position of the UK Government during the Biafran War is a matter of historical record. The UK Government’s position, which reflected the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity, was to recognise the borders laid down at independence.
“The Biafran War caused great suffering and the UK supported the reconciliation work that followed the conflict. The UK supports the territorial integrity of Nigeria and the Nigerian Government’s commitment to work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerians.”
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Hot Nigerian Female Gallant Soldier Fighting Boko Haram
A photo of a Nigerian female soldier has emerged as she links up with her other colleagues in the north-east fighting insurgency. She has been described as one of the hottest female soldiers among her colleagues.
Her full identity is currently unavailable.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Court Adjourns Synagogue Criminal Trial Till Jan. 27
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday adjourned further proceedings in the charges filed against the Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations and four other till January 27, 2016.
The adjournment followed applications by the 4th and 5th defendants in the case challenging the competence of the manner in which the charge was served on them.
The trial judge, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, had on December 11, 2015 granted an application by the prosecution to serve the 4th and 5th defendants through substituted means.The judge ordered that the court papers should be pasted on the front doors of the 4th and 5th defendants’ residential addresses in the Alagbado and Ikeja areas of Lagos respectively.He ordered the prosecution to file photographic evidence featuring the sheriff pasting the court papers.When the matter was called in court on Tuesday, the prosecution team, led by the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs. Idowu Alakija, informed the court that the order of the court had been complied with and the 4th and 5th defendants had been served.But counsel for the 4th and 5th defendants, Chief E.L. Akpofure (SAN), contended that the service was only effected on Monday, despite that the order was made on December.Besides, Akpofure argued that the manner in which the prosecution obtained the order for substituted service was unknown to law.
“The application they brought was an ex parte; we had no voice. What they have done, does the rule provide for it? If they went to pray for something that is not known to law and they went out to carry out the action, My Lord, we say it is a nullity,” Akpofure argued.On her own part, counsel for the 2nd and 3rd defendants, Mrs. Titi Akinlawon, said she aligned herself with Akpofure’s argument that her clients were only served on Monday.But Alakija said, “The matter was adjourned till today (Tuesday) to report that we have served the defendants, take the application and possibly arraign the defendants.”The judge, however, noted that though Akpofure’s applications were not yet ripe for hearing, they needed to be cleared first before any other thi Ikotun area of Lagos.
Charged alongside the Registered Trustees of SCOAN are Hardrock Construction and Engineering Company; Jandy Trust Limited; and Engineers Oladele Ogundeji and Akinbela Fatiregun, who built the collapsed building.A Lagos State Coroner Court, presided over by Mr. Oyetade Komolafe, had on July 8, 2015 indicted the church of building without approval, adding that the engineers were liable to prosecution for criminal negligence on the grounds that structural defect was responsible for the collapse of the ill-fated SCOAN building.In the charge before the court, the Registered Trustees of SCOAN were accused of building without approval, while the engineers and the two companies were charged with involuntary manslaughter.
OLUBADAN OF IBADAN DIES AT AGE 101
NATCOM Injects $1Bn in NITEL
The National Telecommunications Commission(NATCOM) are the new owners of Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL).
Mobile Telecommunication Limited (Mtel), has reportedly spent about $1 billion to revive the beleaguered national carrier.
Mr. Olatunde Ayeni, chairman of NATCOM, said that the funds and other efforts would help set out rolls for broadband users. The company will engage 4,000 employees by March.
Ayeni told House of Representatives Joint Committees on Communication and Privatisation, that his company would begin a phased roll out from Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt before expanding to other parts of the country.
He disclosed that the initial financial bid was increased to $252.251 million from $221 million when juxtaposed with the liquidator’s reserved price of $256 million.
NATCOM acquired assets and licences of NITEL and MTEL, percentage interest held in South-Atlantic 3 (SAT-3) consortium, and identifiable assets capable of generating viable business units.
Civil Servant Caught Having Sex in Council Office
A civil servant has been caught having intimate relations in a government building.
CCTV images show the man, identified as chief systems engineer, Miguel Medina and a woman referred to simply as an ex-government employee, getting intimate in his office .
The raunchy government couple were caught in different positions - and in different rooms all around the council building.
The man seen on the video has been identified as the chief systems engineer, Miguel Medina, a council employee. Clearly not satisfied with their dirty little secret being confined to Medina's office, the couple were seen in different rooms all around the council building. Angry citizens have reported the act to the local governor, VÃctor Hugo Vasquez, but until now no official statement has been
made.
Women Show Butts As They Protest In South Africa
A group of about 16 women bared their buttocks and stormed into the offices of the ANC (African National Congress) in Tshwane, SA on Monday Jan. 18th morning in protest.
"Some had unzipped their jeans, lifted their tops and undone their bras before turning away to expose their naked backsides in full view of cameraman" a security guard at the entrance to the building said
According to Pretoria News, the women were protesting the outcome of an ANC branch general meeting held at Lebelo Primary School in Hammanskraal on Sunday.
They claimed that bouncers bearing pangas and firearms removed them from the voting process to elect a new branch committee. The bouncers had apparently slapped their bottoms and dragged them away before they could vote on the orders of ANC regional deputy secretary, George Matjila.
World’s Notorious Terrorist, Jihadi John Confirm Dead – IS Group
An Islamic State group’s propaganda magazine has confirmed the British militant known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November, BBC reports.
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The group published an obituary for the jihadist, whose real name was Mohammed Emwazi, in its online magazine Dabiq.
In November the US military said it was “reasonably certain” it had killed him in the IS-stronghold of Raqqa.
Emwazi appeared in beheading videos of victims including UK aid worker David Haines and taxi driver Alan Henning.
28 Years Man Married 10years Old Girl In Kano
Reports on twitter, the little girl above,aged 10 got married on Sunday to this 28 year old man in Kano...What can we call this?
EFCC Arrest Two Visa Scammers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, January 18, 2016 arraigned the duo of Valentino Chibueze Enudi and Monday Adewale Lawal before Justice Valentine Ashi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on a 15-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence.
The offence is punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code and Section 1(3) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
Enudi and Lawal were apprehended by EFCC operatives following a petition alleging that the duo specialize in using forged bank statements and other documents to fraudulently obtain money from people under the guise of processing United Kingdom visa for them.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.
In view of their plea, counsel to EFCC, Victor Ukagwu asked the court for a date for trial to commence.
Justice Ashi adjourned the case to February 3, 2016 and ordered the accused persons to be remanded in EFCC custody.
source:saharareporters
PDP National Publicity Secretary Olisah Metuh Arrives In Court With Handcuffs
The embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh was brought to the Federal High Court Abuja by the officials of Nigerian Prison Service in a handcuff in his hand amid tight security.
The court equally asked the prosecution counsel to respond to the application accordingly. Metuh’s fate will be decided today as to whether he returns to Kuje prison custody over allegations that he defrauded the Nigerian state of N400 million. 
Looters Should HaveTheir Hands Amputated And Hung To Death —House of Reps Member
A member of the House of Representatives, Umar Yakubu Barde has advocated for the amputation of hands of those found guilty of stealing from the Nation's treasury. Speaking in an interactive session with the some journalist in Kaduna state yesterday January 18th, Barde who is a PDP member representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, said those who stole in millions of Naira should have their hands amputated, while those who looted in billions of Naira should be hanged to death.
He called for special court rather than the conventional courts, saying that looters usually use such courts to delay justice.
“I am a believer of the fact that, people should be punished for whatever offence they commit. And I am also of the belief that punishment should also be segregated according to the offence. At least, your punishment should be commensurate with what you have done. For me, if you ask me, if someone steals from N1million to N100 million, they should cut his hand. Yes, there is nothing wrong with that, so that when we see him, we will know yes, he stole. And those that steal from billions upward should be hanged and their property confiscated. You can imagine this issue of arms deal. If you knew this money was meant for the procurement of arms, weapons, my brothers and sisters here, if you have a brother in the Army, he is sent to the warfront and because his weapons are archaic, he is killed. Do you now want to have sympathy for someone who knows that the money was meant for arms and he pocketed it? It is so painful, we have lost loved ones. If I am a judge and such a person is brought before me, I will confiscate his property and make sure he is killed also. Because he is guilty of the blood of the people killed in the warfront. We are living in a very funny country where people steal N1, 000 and they are put in jail for years. And where some people will steal billions and use that same billion to escape justice. That is not good enough. For me personally, let me let the cat out of the bag, some members of the National Assembly and I are of the believe that, we should have special courts for corruption cases. Because, if you look at the quantum of corruption in the country today, we are just talking about Dasuki Gate and look at the quantum of money and the number of people that are involved. You have not gone to the ministries yet. You have not even gone to the states and it is only ICPC and EFCC that are to do all these jobs. If we are fair to ourselves, the work is overwhelming. And you know, people will want to use the legal system to delay justice, and that is what is happening today. So, why don’t we have dedicated courts to handle all these corruption cases, so that justice could be dispensed quickly? I am aware of former governors who have cases with EFCC and they have not gone to court for the past eight years. So, this does not encourage the young people. It rather encourages them to steal, because if you can delay justice for 10 years, it means that is a good one. So, I think we need to put our heads together because corruption like hunger, does not know party, it does not know tribe or religion. We must as Nigerians take a very bold stand” he said.
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