Friday, 9 November 2012

Oshiomhole dissolves cabinet

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Oshiomhole dissolves cabinet
Ahead of the Monday November 12th, 2012, swearing-in for his second term, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday dissolved the state executive committee (Exco).
At the valedictory Exco session held in Benin City, where he dissolved the cabinet, the governor said: “I want to use this opportunity to say how much I appreciate your efforts.”
In an emotion-laden voice, Governor Oshiomhole said: “four years down the road, working together, arguing, debating, even sometimes disagreeing, we have provided a collective leadership to the people of Edo State. We have served them diligently with all our hearts.
“You are the least paid commissioners in the country, but that did not dampen your morale to put in your best efforts. I want to thank you very much for what God has used you to do for me and your state. Thank you for the sacrifices you have made.
“I thought it wise that having worked so hard, it is right to appreciate you.
On Sunday, I recognize it will be full time for the first tenure of this administration and when it is full time, no matter how interesting the game is, the referee must blow the whistle and end the game. The life of this council comes to an end on Sunday, not today, because that is when the end of the first tenure of this administration will come to an end So, you are still commissioners, even after this statement till 11:59pm on Sunday.”
Responding on behalf of his colleagues, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Osagie Obayuwana thanked the governor for giving them the opportunity and the free hand to serve.
He said: “The experience of working with the governor has been a school of leadership for us, which was defined by the highest level of congeniality,” adding: “I doubt if there is any other Exco in any other state in the country comparable to the one we had here.”
Present at the valedictory Exco session were the Deputy Governor, Dr Pius Odubu, Secretary to the State Government, Dr Simon Imuekemhe, Head of Service, Princess Ekiuwa Inneh, Chief of Staff, Osarodion Ogie and all the commissioners in the state.
Governor Oshiomhole will be sworn-in for a second term on Monday, November 12.
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Another Facebook ‘lover’ arraigned for attempted rape, murder


Another Facebook ‘lover’ arraigned for attempted rape, murder
26-year-old man, who allegedly pushed down his Facebook lover from a multi-storey building after disagreeing over sex, was arraigned in Lagos yesterday.
The accused, Arthur Obiora, is facing a three-count charge of threat to life, attempted rape and attempt to cause bodily harm at a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court.
The prosecutor, ASP A. C. Orji, told the court that Obiora met Nkiruka Akabuogu on Facebook and invited her to a club house in Apapa where they had drinks.
The prosecutor said the pair later moved to Obiora’s house at Block 10, Flat 317, 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Orji said Obiora, who claimed to be an unemployed graduate of Igbinedion University Okada and the Centennial College, Ontario, Canada, shut all the doors in the apartment and demanded to have sex with Akabuogu.
“This was after he had smoked some wraps of Indian hemp. He tried to rape her and threatened to kill her with a bottle of beer. The girl, fearing for her life, then jumped down from the third floor of the high/rise building,” Orji said.
The prosecutor said that the incident happened at about 3 am on October 31.
“The girl was discovered to be lying unconscious in a pool of her own blood about 30 minutes later by the security men in the premises who then reported it to the police.
“The police took the girl to a hospital and after she regained consciousness, obtained her statement,’’ Orji said.
“This case highlights one of the major problems of the social media. The young lady went to visit someone she doesn’t know. She met the defendant on Facebook and they had been chatting until October 30,” he said.
Orji said that the offences contravened Sections 56 (A), 260 and 404 (1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos 2011.
The magistrate, Mr Martins Owumi, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
21-year-old Nkiruka sustained multiple injuries, including a fractured pelvis, and is undergoing treatment at the General Hospital, Marina, Lagos, following the incident.
Nkiruka, a Linguistics student of the University of Lagos, speaking from her hospital bed, said that she went clubbing with the young man she met on Facebook a week earlier, and ended up in his family home at 1004 Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos.
She noted that the young man had earlier talked about sex on phone prior to the outing but she told him she was menstruating.
Nkiruka said that on getting to the house, the man tore her dress and tried to rape her.
According to Nkiruka, the man thereafter pushed her down from the third floor of the building because of her refusal to have sex with him.
But the mother of the young man, who was at home on the night of the incident, said that she was not aware of what happened.
She claimed she slept around 10 pm., while the disagreement between the pair started much later.
The magistrate adjourned the case to November 30.
A 26-year-old post graduate student of Nasarawa State University, Cynthia Osukogu, was recently murdered in a Lagos hotel after honouring an invitation by two men she had met on Facebook.
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Subsidy probe triggers cold war in Jonathan’s cabinet

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Subsidy probe triggers cold war in Jonathan’s cabinet •Jonathan
There is uneasy calm in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan over the probe of fuel subsidy management and ongoing trial of some oil marketers.
Some of the marketers are facing trial for the alleged mismanagement of about N382 billion while a few others are being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Some of the marketers being probed were granted bail on Thursday, pending the filing of charges against those that are found culpable.
Investigation, however, revealed that the ongoing probe by the EFCC has triggered division in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) with the indictment of some oil marketers by the Presidential Committee on Verification and Reconciliation of Fuel Subsidy headed by Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.
It was learnt that some ministers are unhappy with what they consider as overbearing influence of the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on the investigation of the marketers and her insistence that they should be punished when there could be room for restitution.
It was gathered that some ministers favour refund of illegally paid subsidy funds than full-scale trial of marketers which Okonjo-Iweala has been championing.
The aggrieved ministers also complained against alleged ‘blanket stigma’ given to marketers including a few ones that had been ‘helpful’ to the administration of Jonathan.
According to findings, some of the ministers also faulted Okonjo-Iweala for going about the probe as if it was purely her initiative without the input of other cabinet members.
The aggrieved ministers were said to have been covertly working to undermine Okonjo-Iweala, with some of them pushing for her exit from the cabinet for proving to be “too know.’’
But the President is said to backing the Minister because he believes she is guiding the economy in the right direction.
A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “The truth is that some ministers are unhappy with the way the probe into the fuel subsidy scam was handled by Okonjo-Iweala. Their argument is that the process of investigation and trial could paralyse the oil sector, particularly the fuel supply system.
“But the Finance Minister insisted on bringing transparency into governance instead of giving soft-landing to the ‘untouchable’ marketers.
“In fact the release of the report of the Presidential Committee to the public and the uncovering of the 25 indicted marketers deepened the crack between Okonjo-Iweala and the ministers.
“There are handfuls who are engaging the Minister of Finance in cold war, which is apparent to cabinet members. They pretend to be tolerating her, but if they have their way, they would want the President to drop her.”
Responding to a question, the source added: “I think some oil barons are desperate to create a wedge between Okonjo-Iweala and other cabinet ministers.
Another source added: “All is not well between some ministers and Okonjo-Iweala for not protecting some interests. She stepped on powerful toes without looking back. That is why she has been receiving threats. My position is that it is normal in any Executive Council.
“You can imagine what will happen to the image of Nigeria if no action is taken against the fuel subsidy syndicate. What is important is that she is enjoying the confidence and trust of her boss.”
A source close to the minister, who confided in our correspondent, said: “I think I can only say that some cabinet members have not come to terms with the ongoing reforms of Okonjo-Iweala. But they are gradually being integrated to appreciate it.
“The war against those who benefited illegally from fuel subsidy funds is not personal. It is also not aimed at undermining the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, or any cabinet member as being insinuated by some people. I can tell you that the Finance Minister is only complementing the reforms in the oil and gas sector. They enjoy the best of relationship.
“Most of the policies and decisions are meant to set the system right. If she had not acted the way she did, the government would have been rubbished.
“For instance, the handling of the economy has enjoyed international support and approval. We have just obtained a positive rating by Moody Rating Agency. The Standard and Poor too also did the same with high score on the management of the nation’s external reserves.”
The Presidential Committee on Verification and Reconciliation of Fuel Subsidy Payments had initially indicted 21 firms for fraudulent claims that cost the nation the sum of N382 billion, but the list was later increased to 25 by the Federal Ministry of Finance based on fresh evidence.
The Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, said out of the N422 billion scrutinised, N18 billion was found to have been duplicated, while N21 billion was cleared.
He also confirmed that out of the 116 oil marketing and trading companies (OM&T) invited, a total of 107 honoured the invitation.
He said: “Of the N422 billion, N18 billion was found to be duplication. So, the actual amount that was being verified is N403 billion. Of this amount, N21 billion was cleared and that leaves N382 billion as the sum in contention for which the committee recommended that the process of recovery should be made,” the committee report noted.
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Frank Edoho allegedly re-marries secretly


According to a report on Linda Ikeji’s blog, TV host and compere extraordinaire, Frank Edoho, might have secretly gotten married again. Although she didn’t sound authoritative on this report, from all indications, it seems he has moved on with another woman.
The report said: “I put a question mark there because I don’t know for sure if they are married but the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host recently introduced Sandra Onyenaucheya as his wife. Not girlfriend or fiancee, as wife. He told guests at the unveiling of the new Heineken bottle which held at the Federal Palace hotel some days back, that he came to the event with his wife, Sandra, who was wearing a wedding band.
“The couple went public last year after Frank Edoho ended his marriage with mother of his three children, TV gal, Katherine Edoho. Sandra, a mother of one, moved into Frank’s VGC home sometime last year and there were reports that they planned to marry soon. Guess the deed has been done! Congrats to them!”
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Buhari’s stand on Boko Haram rattles Presidency


Buhari’s stand on Boko Haram rattles Presidency
The Presidency seems rattled by former Head of State Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s stance on the Boko Haram sect.
Gen. Buhari, who has rejected the sect’s nomination to moderate its proposed talks with the Federal Government, says he does not know any member of the group, which has killed many innocent Nigerians, including women and children.
Besides, in Gen. Buhari’s view, the Federal Government has lost control of the security situation.
But, to the Presidency, Gen. Buhari’s views are not right.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, presidential aide Dr. Doyin Okupe maintained that it would be out of place for Gen. Buhari to accuse the Federal Government of being behind Boko Haram when he, according to him, had once advocated violence.
He referred to Gen. Buhari’s claim that Boko Haram is a creation of the government as “ridiculous”.
Gen. Buhari, rejecting Boko Haram’s mediator role, said: “I don’t know of any religion that will go and kill people, burn schools.”
But Okupe recalled that “during campaign for the election, Gen. Buhari himself campaigned for violence…..so it is too late in the day to try to back track.”
“Those who sow the wind and the nation is reaping the whirlwind should not try and begin to look good.”
Also yesterday, a senator gave an insight into why the Boko Haram sect took to violence.
According to him, the activities of the police “pushed the Boko Haram people to the wall”.
Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Yobe East) is a former governor Yobe State, which – along with Borno – is the epicenter of Boko Haram activities.
He is also one of those nominated by the sect’s leadership to moderate its proposed talks with the Federal Government.
Senator Ibrahim spoke on the floor of the Senate yesterday while contributing to the motion entitled “Recent banditry attack on Kabaru village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.”
The motion, sponsored by Senator Marafa Kabiru Garba (Zamfara Central) chronicles attacks in various parts of Zamfara.
Ibrahim said he initially wanted to oppose the motion because its content is a daily occurrence in the Northeast.
He described what is happening in the country as “really very sad.”
The senator said contrary to the claim by Chief of Army Staff Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, Boko Haram is not the number one killer organisation in the country.
Security agencies, he insisted, “are the number one killers in term of number.”
Ibrahim said: “I am surprised that the other day the Chief of Army Staff said Boko Haram killed 3,000 people. The security agencies have killed a lot more than 3,000 people.
“When this thing started, on the first day that this crisis erupted in Maiduguri , over 5,000 people were killed.
“Boko Haram is just like any other religious sect; it has existed for ages. It is not a new phenomenon altogether, but it is the activities of security agencies, particularly the police, that pushed the Boko Haram people to the wall by killing their leaders, killing thousands of other innocent people.
“That is what forced them to come out against the Nigerian State.
“It is the attitude of the security agencies, the way they operate, that really makes it worse not any better.
“Of course, naturally, common criminals will take advantage of the situation to extort money from people and then the armed robbers are the second killers, and this is happening in Zamfara.
“I fully support this motion because it is relevant to what is happening in other parts of the North, not just Zamfara State and I think the National Security Adviser, the Inspector General of Police, the Chief of Army Staff and other leaders should really take a close look and probably investigate the activities of security agencies.
“They are killing people; many people, day in, day out.
“If one army officer is killed in an area, they will come and cordon off the whole place and kill people they can get hold of and then burn all property in that area.
“What has property got to do with people killing security agents on the road?
“If a security agent was killed on patrol, they will come and burn the whole area.”
Senator Ibrahim explained that common criminals have cashed in on the situation by intimidating people and extorting money from them.
“If you refuse to give them money, they will come and kill you in your house. People are now being forced to partially fund Boko Haram as a result of threats,” he said.
Marafa, in his lead debate, said he was alarmed by the attack on Kabaru village on October 29.
He noted that the attack was carried out by about 60 armed men, who killed 18 villagers, including the village head, Alhaji Maiyara.
The lawmaker said that he was aware that an earlier attack of Guru and Tungar Baure communities in August 2011 resulted in the death of many villagers.
He recalled that a similar attack on Lingyado, Guru and Sammaje villages in September led to the mass killing of over 25 villagers as well as the reported house-to-house raid in June of Dangulbi district by armed bandits, who killed 27 people.
He noted that the spate of attacks, besides resulting in loss of lives, had disrupted economic activities and livelihood of the communities in the surrounding villages and districts.
Senator Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara North) noted that what is happening in Zamfara State can only be described as “barbaric, inhuman and unfortunate.”
Of more concern to him is the discovery that bandits are getting arms from police officers.
He said: “The other day, an armed robber that was caught confirmed that a serving police officer supplied them with arms and ammunition.
“To confirm what the armed robber said, a call was made through him (the armed robber) to the said police officer to get some arms to the armed robber.
“To the surprise of those who were there, within minutes, the police officer brought arms to the robber.”
Ya’u said that the same thing was happening in Jos, Plateau State where, according to him, police officers are arming armed bandits.
He said: “Even in Jos, some caught armed bandits said that it was serving police officers that supply both Christians and Muslims with arms.”
To Senator Ayogu Eze (Enugu North), what is happening in Zamfara State is as a result of “system failure”.
Eze said that it is unfortunate that the system that cannot dictate when robbery is being planned and hatched.
He said: “We should go beyond bringing motions and get the security agencies to be up and doing.
“The National Security Adviser should be up and doing because for a 60-man bandit to operate successfully in broad-day light is a failure of intelligence and failure of the security.
“Today, it is Zamfara State , tomorrow it could be another state.”
Senate President David Mark said the revelations by the lawmakers are serious allegations that should not be left unattended.
Mark said the Committee on Police Affairs, Intelligence and National Security, Defence and the Army should investigate the allegations.
He said: “These are weighty allegations and I, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs should meet with the IGP to investigate the allegations and find out if they is true, that (serving policemen are supplying arms to bandits.)
“It is after it is confirmed that we will get to know what to do. But it is a weighty allegation indeed that should be looked into. I don’t think any Senator can just get up and say what is not backed up with facts. I am sure he (Ya’u) has his facts. We should, therefore, find out the truth about it.”
On the allegation that soldiers are killing innocent people, Mark said: “It is not for me to defend or speak for the Armed Forces, but the Armed Forces find themselves in a very difficult situation when they have to do internal operations or street-to-street fight.
“What I would suggest is that in areas where we have these types of problem, people must give as much information as possible and as quickly as possible because once you kill a member of the Armed Forces, the natural reaction is for them to do what perhaps is happening now.
“It is very difficult for a Commanding Officer to see two or three of his people killed and then he begins to search around looking for the fellow who committed the atrocity.
“It is explainable.
“For the police, I think as much information as you can give to them but there are serious allegations that have been raised here and I hope that the Committee on Police Affairs and Intelligence and National Security, Defence and the Army that will take up some of these.
“But I know that Senators have complained to me about the action of members of the security agents and I want either the Chief of Defence Staff or the Chief of Army Staff to listen to their own side of the story too.
“The fact of the matter is that it is neither here nor there. When there is insecurity so many things can go wrong and that is why we must make every effort to bring the situation to normalcy.”
The Senate also resolved to call on the Federal Ministry of Works to, in view of the growing danger, prioritise the construction of F128 and F129,ie, Anke-Dangulbi-Birnin Gwari and Dayi-Tsafe-Dangulbi federal roads as a means of opening up the area and linking it with neighbouring communities.
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Boko Haram commander allegedly escapes from police custody


A top Boko Haram commander, Sani Mohammed has reportedly escaped from police custody in Abuja on Thursday.
The suspect who was arrested with another Boko Haram operative, Kabir Sokoto in January, 2012, allegedly escaped from the cell where he was kept with other terror suspects.
Though, the Force Headquarters claimed that no terror suspect escaped, security sources confirmed that Mohammed absconded from custody.
The details of his escape was however sketchy as at the time of filing this report.
A similar incident happened early this year when Sokoto, the alleged mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of Saint Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, escaped from police custody at Abaji, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory.
Arrested at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja, Sokoto was said to have escaped while being taken for a search of his apartment 24 hours later.
But Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said no terror suspect escaped from its custody, adding that a check of its records showed no such name as Mohammed on its list of detainees.
He said, “The police authority hereby informs the public that the information being circulated by TV Station is totally untrue and should be disregarded in its entirety.”
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Letter To Nigerians: Air Nigeria Is Buried Today As Aircraft Operating Certificate (AOC) Expires By John Nnorom


L-R: John Nnorom, Kinfe Kahssaye and Jimoh Ibrahim
By John Nnorom
Fellow Nigerians: Today, the AOC- Aircraft Operating Certificate of Air Nigeria will expire. This brings to an end the legal, operational and technical operations of Air Nigeria. Today, is the burial ceremony of the second Airline that Bar Jimoh Ibrahim killed in Nigeia after using the Airline to borrow massively from the banking Industry. The first airline called EAS was acquired by Bar Jimoh Ibrahim and after using it to obtain various amount of loan from the banking industry, which was diverted; Jimoh shut the operations of the Airline.
Air Nigeria is the second Airline used to obtain billions of Naira loan from Bank of Industry, used to obtain millions of dollar loan from Afrexim Bank, used to  collect various loans in the name of Air Nigeria from Energy Bank of Ghana and from Air Nigeria he took Billions out of the sales proceed. This is Bar Jimoh Ibrahim stock in trade. To achieve this billions of monumental fraud, I was persecuted, 790 Air Nigeria  staff were sacked on the pages of Newspapers, the remaining Executive Directors namely Dorcas, Hakeem, Richard and kinfe, the CEO  were forced to resigned and many mysterious death like Dafe Onojovwo, the Chairman of National Mirror Editorial Board;  Miss onyeka okeke  etc occurred within the Nicon Group.

For Bar Jimoh Ibrahim, to have committed all these crimes and still be walking around the land of Nigeria with Police escort, I do not want to believe that Jimoh  is above the law of Nigeria. “Jimoh ibrahim may fabricate lies, twist the facts and influence the press as a publisher but the truth will always prevail, no matter how long it takes”.

Last week the ODC, which allowed Bar Jimoh Ibrahim access to certain areas of the Airport was withdrawn. It was a gallant fight by some Nigerians, who said to him, you are no longer allowed to use this ODC since the Airline Air Nigeria has been grounded. The normal Jimoh Ibrahim fought them for 4 hours but those staff, who were mainly Ex-Air Nigeria staff working in other units of the Airport disgraced and defeated Jimoh Ibrahim. They insisted and collected the ODC, HANGED IN HIS NECK. This shows that Bar Jimoh Ibrahim is not invincible.

Again yesterday, the staff of FAAN stopped Jimoh Ibrahim from removing the computers in all AIR Nigeria office and parked them away because of the huge debt owed them by Air Nigeria. Bar JIMOH Ibrahim had gone to the AIRPORT to remove those items but FAAN gallant staff resisted him and walked him out of Air Nigeria offices. For those that Jimoh owes, do not follow Air Nigeria staff example of going to court, collect your money from his property scattered everywhere, Jimoh Ibrahim is now a toothless bull dog. I told him that God will fight this battle for me but Jimoh Ibrahim said that the God of redeem cannot stop him. In the spiritual realm, Bar jimoh ibrahim is finished.

The Federal Government should prosecute all aviation intervention fund thieves who diverted the bank of industry loan to other private business and collapsed the airline, just the way that oil subsidy thieves are being tried. The Federal Government various intervention fund should not be treated as the sharing of the national cake. This cheap loan given between 1% to 7% interest rate was not utilized for the purpose that it was created. For Bar Jimoh Ibrahim, it was a cheap loan, which he diverted into his other businesses and closed the airline. Federal Government should prosecute the criminals. This prosecution will stop Nigerians from fraudulent misapplication of Federal Government intervention funds into other ventures.

The case of Air Nigeria, where Bar Jimoh Ibrahim diverted N47.5billion or $317million, persecuted me so as to stop me from whistle blowing this crime, sacked all air Nigeria staff to frustrate investigations, lost nine aircraft to lessors and diverted N6billion pension fund contributed by staff, forged tax certificate of expatriates and was charged to court for tax evasion of N6Billion is a very good example to test the Federal GOVERNMENT WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION.

Air Nigeria took loan of N35.5Billion from Federal Government Aviation industry intervention fund, guaranteed by United Bank for Africa, funded by Bank of Industry, diverted by Bar Jimoh Ibrahim into Nicon Investment Ltd.  Secondly, Air Nigeria took Afrixim loan of $40million and it was diverted into the acquisition of Energy Bank of Ghana. Finally, I attached a schedule of money withdrawal out of Air Nigeria sales proceeds of N6Billion diverted to Nicon Investment Ltd; a family company owned 100% by Bar Jimoh Ibrahim. This is fraud incorporated by one man while many are suffering. Having diverted all these loans amounting to $317million or N47.5Billion into his Family Company, Bar Jimoh Ibrahim announced suspension of Air Nigeria operations for the next twelve months when he is aware that the AOC of the Airline will expire within 60days and today is the last day of Air Nigeria, the burial ceremony as the AOC expires today and the air shall be out of operational existence.

Fellow Nigerians, this is unacceptable to us, the civil war concept of dog eat dog by Bar Jimoh Ibrahm is over, we run a democracy. This is our tax payers’ money, our oil money and this Government must give us account of how one man can be allowed to pocket such huge sum of money by criminally prosecuting Bar Jimoh Ibrahim under the Federal Government aviation intervention fund thieves. Bar Jimoh Ibrahim must return these loans taken in the name of Air Nigeria amounting to N47.5Billion or $317million, Federal Government should recall back all sacked air Nigeria staff and ask Bar Jimoh Ibrahim to resign as the Chairman of the company. We plead for Federal Government intervention towards the recovery of our wealth stolen from Bar Jimoh Ibrahim.

In other to ensure that this money which Bar Jimoh Ibrahim used to acquire properties in Dubai, Energy Bank of Ghana, Energy Bank of Sao Tome, University of Sao Tome, Newswatch magazine, National Mirror Newspaper, was never recovered, he persecuted me on false allegation of fraud/Criminal conversion. I THANK GOD, I HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AND ACQUITTED FROM THAT CRIMINAL ALLEGATION by the instructions of our adorable Inspector General of Police, who sent a special squad from Abuja that investigated the false allegation, found me innocent and withdrew  the case file. I thank President Jonathan for appointing Abubakar, a great man of high integrity as the Inspector General of Police.

How long shall we cry for Federal Government intervention, many have been murdered by Bar Jimoh Ibrahim in the course of this struggles. How long shall we suffer this travail for defending our nation with our own resources, many sacked air Nigeria staff are dying, our tears are dried up and we plead for Federal Govt intervention. How can this WICKEDNESS be explained to GOD, that Nigerians who worked in this establishment for the past 20years were all sacked on the pages of newspapers, thrown to the street without their pension contribution.

Where is the power of protection by the government for the weak Nigerians? One crook called Bar Jimoh Ibrahim, stole the company money, the various security agencies allowed him a free man and over 1000 professionals are languishing. What do we call this type of man wicked injustices to his fellow man. The Air Nigeria 1000 professionals have children to train at school, family to feed, old mother, old father, many dependents etc. Please, fellow Nigerians can you people imagine the agony of telling, your children, there is no money for food today, God have mercy.


Jimoh Ibrahim should be tried for several criminal acts in Nigeria which includes withholding tax evasion of N6Billion by FIRS, pension fund fraud of N9Billion as all Air Nigeria staff sacked by him cannot access one kobo from the pension company, since Jimoh Ibrahim did not remit money deducted from staff salary, PAYE deducted from staff salary amounting to N2Billion not remitted.

Fellow Nigerians, I wish to inform you, that the bank of industry loan of N35.5Billion was only repaid for five months and for the past six months, the outstanding repayment of N1.5Billion has not been paid to United Bank for Africa and today UBA is battling this issue with AMCON. Air Nigeria staff who were sacked on the pages of newspapers were being owed salary arrears of five months amounting to N1Billion, lessors have taken away seven aircraft and recently impounded two aircraft outside Nigeria in Shannon engine support workshop, where the aircraft has been hanging for the past two years for repairs due to lack of fund. Out of eleven Aircraft, Air Nigeria has only two Aircraft today without engineers, which can be seen at the local wing of the airport.

In addition, to all these criminal acts, there have been a lot of mysterious death within the Global fleet and we shall be compelled by the provisions of the International Law on extra-Judicial murder to seek for the trial of Jimoh Ibrahim outside the shore of this nation if the various security agencies do not take any action against Bar Jimoh Ibrahim, who says, I am above the law in Nigeria. I detail below the above claims.

I AM INNOCENT; FREE AT LAST FROM BAR JIMOH IBRAHIM FALSE BLACKMAIL.

 I THANK GOD, I HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED and all who supported our fight to save more than 100 souls from Air Nigeria Flying Coffin. I want you to know that averting the imminent plane crash was an assignment of life and death, which we all survived, except the late Mr. Dafe Onojovwo, the Chairman of National Mirror Editorial Board; a company owned 100% by Jimoh Ibrahim. Late Dafe objection to Jimoh Ibrahim, the Publisher and his refusal to endorse the continuous persecution of the undersigned on the pages of national mirror, explained why Jimoh Ibrahim murdered Dafe but claimed that Dafe committed suicide.

Today history is made and God has remembered your great sacrifices particularly those, who encourage me to speak out the truth and take the bull by the horns without fear to publish this truth.  I repeat those words that encourage me  ”Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized, in the first, it is ridiculed, in the second, it is opposed, in the third, it is regarded as self-evident, Arthur Schopenhauer “

I thank those, who said to me, John regardless of your travail and persecution, this truth must be told to the world, particularly these words  To all Air Nigeria staff that gave me regular information after my resignation, I say a big thank you for saving souls. We may have suffered untold hardship from the fraudster of the century, Bar Jimoh Ibrahim but history and posterity will remember you for the unknown souls that were saved from Air Nigeria flying coffin.

HOW WE SAVED 100 SOULS FROM DEATH

On the 2nd day of April, 2012, I wrote a mail from my heart stating that Air Nigeria is a Flying Coffin. At that time, I was highly disturbed and my heart refuses to be satisfied, for a voice within me, was compelling me to speak out this agony despite the red blood eyes of Jimoh Ibrahim. That inner voice in me would not grant me, any little rest and kept on pushing me to cry out my pains even if the whole world would turn against me, insisting that souls must be saved from imminent plane crash. My soul, my mind, my body, my spirit refuses to be satisfied and were all in sorrowful mood. When I could not resist this travails that Jimoh Ibrahim has turned the airline to death trap, I started talking against all odds.

Honesty, I have never experience this type of urge in my spirit, of truth every day, I dreamt of horrible plane crash. I started falling sick from the horrible dreams of bloods. The Air Nigeria staff, who worked directly with me, can testify of my regular sickness days before I resigned.

From the daily office activities and engineer report, it was very clear; plane crash was just a matter of time. It was at this point, that, I resigned my job with Air Nigeria and in my letter of resignation; I stated that Air Nigeria was in serious financial crisis, which will compromise safety. I know the monster Jimoh Ibrahim will persecute me, so on 2nd April, 2012, I wrote the famous mail to John Ludden of Gecas that,” I prefer to die as a martyr than to remain in Air Nigeria as Executive Director Finance, when our nation will lose over 100 souls in plane crash”. Today, I declassify this mail, it can be published by any of the recipient.

AIR NIGERIA, ENERGY BANK OF GHANA AND ENERGY BANK OF SAO TOME BELONGS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

The problem of Air Nigeria is that Jimoh Ibrahim with 46.5% fraudulent shareholdings diverted the loan of N35.5Billion granted by Bank of Industry to Air Nigeria into Nicon Investment Ltd, a company owned 100% by Jimoh Ibrahim and safety was compromised. The repayment period of the Bank of Industry loan is fifteen years instead of UBA repayment period of five years. The implication of a longer repayment period of this facility is excess cash of N6Billion per annum available to run the airline, which Bar Jimoh Ibrahim stole from Air Nigeria.

I hereby declassified the document showing his fraudulent withdrawal over the last two years. This withdrawal is criminal and Nigeria government should take the necessary action, to recover the money or the company acquired with this money, save jobs and stop Jimoh Ibrahim from disgracing Nigeria internationally by removing the name NIGERIA from Air Nigeria.

Again Afrixim loan granted for general purposes to Air Nigeria amounting to $40illion was diverted into the acquisition of Energy Bank of Ghana. Energy Bank of Ghana, belongs to Air Nigeria not Bar Jimoh Ibrahim and by extension to Federal Government. The government of Ghana should know the real owner of Energy Bank of Ghana. Bar Jimoh Ibrahim fraudulent shareholdings in Air Nigeria is 46.5% and therefore he is not a majority shareholder of Air Nigeria even with his fraudulent holdings and this bank should be returned to Nigeria Government. Finally, Bar Jimoh Ibrahim is still borrowing money from Energy Bank of Ghana in the name of Air Nigeria, despite the fact, that Air Nigeria is out of operational existence in Nigeria. I plead to the Governor of Central Bank of Ghana to investigate the loan profile of Bar Jmoh Ibrahim group of companies with the bank. The corporate undertaker called Bar Jimoh Ibrahim is gradually destroying the bank and at this rate, if not stopped by the Ghana authority, in six months’ time, the bank will go down. When in the month of june, 2012 at the floor of Nigeria senate, I told the world that, Air Nigeria will go down due to financial crisis, today it has come to pass.  Please, let us stop the Nigeria acclaimed corporate virus (News Magazine of Oct 2012,) from destroying Energy Bank of Ghana. Jimoh Ibrahim is the only debtor billionaire owing N28Billion blacklisted by Central Bank of Nigeria of which the amount of N17Billion has been taken over by AMCON. He is number 16 on the list and has been barred from accessing credit in Nigeria.  I plead for all banks in dubai, united kingdom, united states of America, Ghana, sao tome and Canada to note this and take necessary action.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN NICON GROUP

Many mysterious deaths have occurred within the global group. Jimoh Ibrahim is a ritualistic personality. I have experienced various ups and down of life but the turbulent attack of jimoh Ibrahim from the press, the police, assassins, juju priest, armed ladies etc is the hardest.

The auditor of Nicon Insurance Plc, was assassinated few months after Jimoh Ibrahim took over the company. To date nobody asked the question what happened? At the time this staff was invited to a meeting to see Jimoh, people were aware. On his way home, he was killed by Jimoh hired assassins. His offence was that he blocked all avenues through which Jimoh wanted to siphon money out of the company. Immediately, this staff was killed, Jimoh started transferring money out of the company. Even, the 30% shares being controlled by Federal Government, for which Nigerians were appointed to represent Federal Government in the board, could not do anything as minority shareholders. To date no board meeting has ever been held in Nicon Insurance Plc.

The latest is the mysterious death was Late Dafe  onojovwo in the months  of June, 2012.  We were told that Late Dafe Onojovwo from Edo State, committed suicide but we all know that he was murdered. Late Dafe, was the Chairman of National Mirror Editorial Board. National mirror is owned 100% by Jimoh Ibrahim and he is the Publisher. Late Dafe Onojovwo had heated argument with Jimoh Ibrahim several times over using the newspaper for blackmailing innocent professionals. He threatened to resign his job but Jimoh Ibrahim, seriously threatened him. Late Dafe Onojovwo was not happy on the destruction of his profession by diminished men like Jimoh, who became publisher because he borrowed money to acquire the newspaper.  He lost his life in the struggle.

The most pathetic story was the murder of late Miss Onyeka Okeke, a staff of Global Fleet. When Jimoh saw her beauty for the first time, he immediately promised to marry her; posted her to his office, with regular gift, cash, foreign trips etc she became his mistress. The late Onyeka worked last in Global Fleet Oil and Gas in Lagos and was lodged by Jimoh  at Bluehotel in VGC.  In the passage of time, she became pregnant and when she refused to abort the baby, Jimoh Killed Late Miss onyeka with an abortion concoction that she was forced to drink at night. While battling for survival, Bar Jimoh Ibrahim used the pillow on her bed to suffocate her. Poor girl from poor family, she has no body to fight for her. Let the human right group fighting on the abuse of woman right support our struggles to uncover this death.

The list of mysterious death is too long for me to write about. I have mentioned these three incidents for which the relatives are alive to provide more information. I plead to the various authorities to help us; this is the height of man injustices to his fellow human beings. This to me is an abuse of human right and nobody has the right to kill another person. I appeal to the Inspector-General of Police to raise a special squad under his office that will investigate these murders.  I also appeal to United Nation to help us in Nigeria fight against the abuse of human rights by the billionaire debtor like Jimoh Ibrahim.

THIS VICTORY IS THE FINGER OF GOD

With four sets of assassins sent after me, I petitioned the Inspector-General of Police. However, between April and June 2012, I suffered media blackmail backed with compromised security blackmail based on false allegation and garnished with legal intimidation. Within this period, I found myself standing between the hell and hell fire with a small window to exit. Exiting from this small window was a matter of life and death with deadly persecution. I exited by the Finger of God. Jimoh Ibrahim is a one-chance bus, if you join him, you must suffer and this brutal truth must be told to the world.

The zeal, effrontery, determination, courage, boldness, to fight this battle against the greatest fraudster of the century was a divine intervention, while praying on the atrocities of Jimoh Ibrahim, the NIGERIAN RECO-BILLIONAIRE. It is indeed based on my practical experience working with Jimoh Ibrahim, who said to me that God cannot stop him from eliminating ME in this earth.  Today, my respond to this victory is “THIS IS THE FINGER OF GOD.”

What do we call Jimoh Ibrahim, a man that says I am above the law of Nigeria? A blood thirsty monster, who wants to sacrifices over 100 souls to his gods in an Air Nigeria Plane crash, so as to become the next Executive Governor of Ondo State.  A murderer who paid assassins to eliminate me at all cost. I am alive today by the mercies of God and my victory over this travail should encourage all air Nigeria sacked staff, to continue to fast, pray and fight for GOD INSTANT judgment on JIMOH IBRAHIM.

Today, the truth has set me free; Air Nigeria (flying coffin) was grounded by Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. The airline lost nine  aircraft to lessors due to non-payment of lease rentals, Lufthansa Techniques suspended the Airline due to lack of respect for agreed obligations, IATA suspended the Airline due to excess debts and Souls were saved. Finally the Inspector-General of Police sent a special Police squad that investigated the allegation fraud against me and found me innocent. Case file withdrawn and trial closed. This modern day Adolf Hitler called Bar Jimoh Ibrahim has fallen.

God will remember this struggle on the last day that Jimoh Ibrahim came into aviation industry diverted N47.5Billion, persecuted me, sacked 1000 Air Nigeria Staff without salary, suspended Air Nigeria operations and ran away with our oil wealth. This is not possible for I know where the billions are hidden. Bar Jimoh Ibrahim, must bring back our Tax payers’ money to Air Nigeria.


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