Chibok: Federal Government rejects B'haram’s proposal

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The Federal Government has said it would not negotiate with Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau  following the demands he made this morning in a video he released showing the kidnapped girls.
In an interview with AFP, Interior Minister, Abba Moro, said the issue in question is not about Boko Haram giving conditions.  Also speaking at a press conference of security heads and other stakeholders following the release of the video, the DG of the National Orientation Agency, Mike Omeri, said FG would explore all other options to rescue the girls but would not negotiate with terrorists

"All options are on the table and open, we are interacting with the military and intelligent experts who are already on surveillance in the North Eastern part of the country. We will adopt all available options to get the girls out, but we will not negotiate with the sect"

The real Abubakar Shekau is dead - SSS Spokesperson

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At a briefing this evening with newsmen in Abuja following release of a brand new video by Boko Haram showing kidnapped Chibok girls, spokesperson of the State Security Service (SSS), Ms Marilyn Ogar said the man in the video claiming to be Abubakar Shekau is certainly not Abubakar Shekau, that the actual Shekau who's believed to have founded the dreaded sect, is dead

"Boko Haram has become a franchise, anybody can assume and lay claim to any name. What I know is that the original Abubakar Shekau is dead; the person claiming to be the national leader now is not the original Abubakar Shekau. If security sources tell you that somebody is dead, you don't have to come out and doubt that" she said.

Weekly Report From Nigerian Police Commands

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WEEKLY REPORT FROM COMMANDS: MONDAY 12TH MAY, 2014.

HIGHLIGHT 
i. Arrested Armed Robbers: 14
ii. Recovered Vehicles: 5
iii. Recovered Weapon: 14, Cartridges: 488
iv. Rescued Kidnap Victim: 1
v. Arrested Kidnappers: 5
vi. Fatally Injured Kidnap Suspects: 1
vii. Recovered Motor Cycle: 1
viii. Foiled Robbery: 1

1. ARREST OF ARMED ROBBERS/RECOVERY OF SCHOOL BUS (FCT #ABUJA): On 06.05.2014 at about 8:30AM, Police received a distress call that three armed men snatched a Toyota Hiace School bus belonging to The Vine International Academy Nyanya in front of the school premises. Vehicle details were immediately dispatched to Police units. The vehicle was later intercepted along Lafia road in neighboring Nasarawa state by Police Patrol team on Stop and Search, two male suspects name Victor Essien 40yrs and Ubong Bassey 49yrs were arrested. Vehicle and suspects handed over to FCT CID for investigating.

Nyanya Bomb blast: Suspected Masterminds Uncovered (Photo)

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The State Security Service (SSS) also known as Department of State Services (DSS) has carried out a detailed investigation into the ‪#‎Nyanya‬bombings which has led to the arrest of some suspected masterminds of the attacks. Find below details of the Press Briefing.

Recall that on 14th April, 2014 at El-Rufai Motor Park, Nyanya, a bomb explosion occurred which resulted in the death of 74 people, leaving several others injured. As investigation was ongoing, another bomb blast occurred on 1st May, 2014. Following these incidents, and in line with Security Forces commitment to bringing to book perpetrators of evil in our society, a thorough investigation was initiated which led to the arrest of some suspected masterminds of the attacks. They include:

Just In: SLS Wins Case Against The FRCN

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The Judge said the FRCN’s posturing shows that they are prejudiced.


A Federal High Court in Lagos has barred the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRCN, from investigating Lamido Sanusi, the suspended governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

Onyeka Onwenu reserves her comments on missing girls, calls out Wole Soyinka

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Iconic singer Onyeka Onwenu, who is the current DG of National Centre for Women Development,  was a guest on Channels TV Sunrise programme this morning Monday May 12th where she spoke about the missing Chibok girls. She expressed her reservations about the case and also called out Professor Wole Soyinka for referring to the First Lady as 'that woman' in the interview he had with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. 

What am saying is that, is it at this time we have to vilify the person of the First Lady who did the right thing by inviting these people? A lot of that has gone on and I take offense at this even as a woman. When I hear someone like Wole Soyinka referring to her on CNN as that woman, something in me boils because there is a lack of respect for women. This has happened not just with this first lady but with every single first lady and perhaps its when they have passed away or when they've left office that we suddenly realize the contributions that they've made and these women work very hard and care and love this country so it really offends me to see her vilified and I was at those meetings and at no point did she say Oh I don't believe the girls were taken." Ms Onwenu said.

Abuja bombing: SSS declares ex-soldier wanted, parades five suspects

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nyanya bomb blast suspects

Photo: Saharareporters.com

DSS paraded 5 suspects and announced a N25 million reward for information on masterminds.

The Department of State Security, SSS, has declared Rufai Tsiga, a suspected mastermind of the Nyanya Motor Park bombing of April 14, wanted. The service also declared an ex-soldier, Aminu Ogwuche, wanted for being an accomplice.

Missing Chibok Girls: B'Haram Posts Purported Video Of Missing Girls

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The leader of the terrorist Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau has reportedly demanded an exchange of the Chibok girls for members of his group in custody of Nigeria's security agencies.  In a new video released by Islamist militants, released on Monday, about 100 girls believed to be some of the 234 school girls, kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, were seen reciting the Koran.

Fresh attacks in Taraba, four dead, several houses razed

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Suspected herdsmen yesterday morning, May 11th, launched fresh attack in Dinya village in Gassol Local Government Council of the state killing at least four people and razing 30 houses. Confirming the attack, the state's Police Public Relations Officer ASP Joseph Kwaji said several ammunitions were recovered from the herdsmen.

"The police, on arrival at the scene of the attack, recovered 13 empty shells of AK47 rifle, four cartridges and an assault rifle,” he said.

Also confirming the incident, the Ward Head of Danacha, Gassol LG Council Daniel Mbaterem said the gunmen stormed the village at about 8:00 a.m. and began killing the villagers and burning houses.

Graphic Photo: 33 year old Oyoma Edewor allegedly killed in Festac by the police

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Friends of late Oyoma Edewor (pictured above) reached out to me to put the info out there that he was allegedly shot dead by a police sergeant attached to the Festac Command at the 3rd Gate check point inFestac, Lagos, on Saturday night May 10th. 

According to the story, 33 year old Oyoma, who was a Building Finishing Contractor, had a slight accident somewhere around Lekki, and instead of leaving the car there to obstruct traffic, he decided to get a towing van to take it to Festac where he lives. 

Gov. Fashola Reiterates Need To State Police.

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The Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) has reiterated the need for state police in Nigeria.
He said this at the occasion of 11th Executive/legislative parley organized by ministry of political and legislative powers Bureau, held between 8th - 10th may, 2014, at Golden Tulip Hotel, Festac, Lagos.
Fashola urged the representatives of the state at the National Assembly to take urgent step, in order to bring collaborative capacity to policing and law enforcement.

No US troops deployed anywhere in Nigeria - Defence Headquarters (#BringBackOurGirls is a Scam)

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   The Defence Headquarters has said that there are no US troops deployed anywhere in Nigeria, and there's been no arrest or operation by any foreign military or security troops in the ongoing efforts to rescue the abducted girls, as its being reported online.  The spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Major Gen. Chris Olukolade, released a statement yesterday clearing the rumours.

"No troop of the American Marines has so far been deployed in any part of Nigeria as is being circulated in certain media. International coalition is quite appropriate in handling terrorism being a trans-border and global crime. The public will be duly briefed on the areas of collaboration with allied forces in the mission to bring back our girls as the need arises. There is therefore no need to engage in misleading speculations while the mission is in progress."

#BringBackOurGirls is the Pretext, don't be deceived, says a Political Scientist

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"They have squandered their oil wealth; they have allowed corruption to fester and now they are losing control of their (own) territory because they have refused to make the hard choices" - Senator Hilary Clinton

Let us remind "Hilary Clinton" of "we came, we saw, he died" - Libya

SEE WHAT AMERICAN SEN. JOHN McCAIN HAS TO SAY ABOUT PRESIDENT JONATHAN'S GOVERNMENT AND THE ABDUCTED SCHOOL GIRLS.

"WE SHOULDN'T HAVE WAITED FOR A PRACTICALLY NON EXISTING GOVERNMENT TO GIVE US THE GO AHEAD BEFORE MOUNTING A HUMANITARIAN EFFORT TO RESCUE THOSE GIRLS" - Sen. John McCain speaking to CNN yesterday.

......A PRACTICALLY NON EXISTING GOVERNMENT......

Let us also remind John McCain in kiev recently in Ukraine.
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Nigerian Immigration responds to Davido's statements of harrassment by their officers

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A few days ago, Davido tweeted he missed his flight to London due to immigration officers who were harassing him at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja asking for money. The Nigerian Immigration Service has taken care of  Davido's claims.

In a statement released today by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Emeka Obua, they said Davido had approached immigration officers at MMIA on the fateful day with the intention of travelling out from the country and presented a US passport number 460918874 issued at Georgia on Dec. 14,  2009 and valid till December 14, 2019.

Claims that Putin initiated conflict in Ukraine after Sochi Olympics make no sense - Kissinger

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Russia has been striving to showcase its progress in the past several years, making it unlikely that instigating a conflict in Ukraine could have been amongst President Vladimir Putin’s plans, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told CNN.

Read also: Ukraine should become bridge between West and East to find way out of crisis - Henry Kissinger

Putin spent $60 billion on the Sochi Olympics, Kissinger said. "They had opening and closing ceremonies, trying to show Russia as a normal progressive state. So it isn't possible that, three days later, he would voluntarily launch an assault on Ukraine.

400 US commandos help Kiev in its military offensive in east Ukraine - reports

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About 400 elite commandos of a notorious US private security firm, Academi, are involved in a punitive operation mounted by Ukraine’s new government against federalization supporters in eastern Ukraine, the German Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday.

According to the newspaper, Academi mercenaries participate in attacks against federalization supporters near Slavyansk. So far, it’s unclear who hired them.

NATO trains terrorists who destabilize situation in Ukraine - analyst

In April 29, Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) informed the Angela Merkel government about Academi commandos’ involvement in Kiev’s military operations in eastern Ukraine.

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US mercenaries pose threat to Ukrainians being ultra-violent individuals - US military vet

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Although the US officials claim there is no "confirmation" of the American mercenaries' presence in Ukraine, the US war veteran Michael Prysner believes that the contractors have been already involved in a Ukrainian turmoil. Private US armies are carrying out their "dirty work" globally, according to Mr.Prysner. He warns that the American private military forces pose a serious threat known to be "a very rare breed of ultra-violent individuals."

NATO trains terrorists who destabilize situation in Ukraine - analyst

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Contractors from private security companies are supposed to do what NATO cannot do openly, they train terrorists who destabilize situation in Ukraine, Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization told RIA Novosti Tuesday.

"Those organizations (private security companies) will do what NATO cannot do openly. They can train people to be terrorists," Chossudovsky said, adding that in Syria private contractors were training al-Qaeda.

Unbelievable: U.S. Senator John McCain insults Nigeria and its sovereignty. #BringBackOurGirls

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"We should have utilized every asset that we have, satellite, drones, any capabilities that we had to go after them

We didn't have to wait until a practically non-existent government of Nigeria gave us the go-ahead before mounting a humanitarian effort to rescue those 276 Abducted girls"

~ US Senator, John McCain, on CNN (May 9, 2014)

 See how a political scientist analysed it bellow after the break. Comment from a political scientist and also Omo Oodua  reader:
Balogun Adesina.

If you check the situation in Ukraine, you will find out that McCain visited Kiev during the first part of the Ukrainian crisis which lead to Coup d'état  of democratic Elected President of Ukraine, a more pro Russian president (for more details click here) to install western puppet neo-nazi interim government, an anti Russian regime

What is going on in Nigeria today can be traced back to when we got independence from Britain or the West. Now the question is, did we fight for the independence or we negotiated it ?

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FG rules out ransom for abducted pupils

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The Presidency has ruled out negotiating the release of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. While claiming responsibility for the April 14 abduction recently, leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, had threatened to sell off the over 200 girls.  The statement was seen as a discreet way of asking for ransom from the government for the release of the girls.

But the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in an exclusive interview with our correspondent on Friday said the government would not pay a ransom or engage in any form of sale of human beings.  Abati said no amount of provocation would push the government to engage in any act that was connected to slavery. He said, “The Federal Government is not going to engage in any form of selling human beings. The sale of any human being is an assault on the dignity of that human being.

“Slavery is one of the major crimes against humanity in the UN Conventions. There will be no amount of provocation that will push the Federal Government of Nigeria to engage in anything that is remotely associated to the promotion of slavery.
“The position of the Federal Government is that even if Boko Haram goes ahead with its threat to sell human beings, whoever buys such human beings will be held culpable for promoting slavery.