Thursday, 23 May 2013
Former Delta State University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ekoko, Kidnapped
By SaharaReporters, New York
Abedgnigo Ekoko, a former Vice Chancellor of Delta State University, was abducted this morning as he left a church service in Uzere, Isoko South Local Government Area.
It was gathered that Prof. Ekoko, who is the current chairman of the governing council of Delta State Polytechnic in Ogwashi-Uku, was snatched shortly after coming out of St. Paul Anglican Church.
Ogwashi-Uku, it would be recalled, was the scene of a recent similar drama when the mother of Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was kidnapped in the royal palace. The police at that time claimed to have swept up all known kidnappers in the area.
Our reporter reliably gathered that Prof. Ekoko, 72,was abducted by unknown gun men who apparently had worshiped at the same service with him.
Following the professor’s abduction, Ogwashi-Uku was again today thrown into panic, but information was sketchy about the incident, with some people believing it may be connected to a crisis that has rocked the community for over two years.
That crisis, which saw the dethronement of a former monarch, Isaac Udogri, has not responded positively to the efforts of the Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan government, which is perceived to be supporting the faction of the deposed monarch.
Today’s kidnap is also seen by some people to reflect the failure of the government's security agenda, into which has been emptied billions of Naira in security votes.
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@Udam Ochiaghandigbo .... an ignoramus
Submitted by Kool (original) (not verified) on January 28, 2013 - 21:41.
@Udam Ochiaghandigbo ... I will pardon your ignorance being a jambite on SR. Otherwise, you should have known that I am not Hausa/Fulani but proudly a detribalised Nigerian of Yoruba ethnicity. If that still annoys you, look for the nearest transformer and lovingly hug it. Next time, ask your leader to answer for himslf. Long live the republic of SS & SE. hahahaha !!!!
akpos 1
Submitted by mid belter (not verified) on January 28, 2013 - 17:30.
akpos 1, go get back your father, he was kidnapped by ss & se republic people, idiot money worshipper
>Short live, SS & SE republic idiot.
>Short live, united state of SS & SE of Akpos 1 idiot, bastard rotten bushmeat eater, remain your oblong headed smelling mouth motherto be kidnapp by ur bush people neighbor. let them rost & eaten him alive after u robbed people & paid d ransom demanded by your relatives(kidnappers) idiot.
Bad govt of Udughan and evil leadership
Submitted by barthez (not verified) on January 28, 2013 - 12:45.
The forceful udughan led administration as be in destriotive since his forceful comining into power. it would surprise deltan's because an incident of a governorship aspirant (ONOKPITE) who was killed at a hotel at orhuwhorun road in udu local govt area, til date no issues regards the brutal assissination of the governorship aspirant. there is no thorough investigation. well God knows them, time will tell.
The said governor as turn his own state ot a poverty state whereby he order the destroyed of livlihood of people, stop the only job opportunity they have i.e okada riding in the state now he is about to stop street trading which is the midst of survival of the people.
kidnaping saga
Submitted by judge (not verified) on January 28, 2013 - 08:54.
my name is George bush frm anambra state .it is normal thing in delta . the parents should raise there children with fear of God.when the desirable is notavailable the available becomes Desirable.let the young ones borrow a leaf frm other tribe. Stop unnecessary ceremonies and make law that wil be affordable to the poor masses
@ Kool...akpos 1 Continues To Be Our Leader
Submitted by Udam Ochiaghandigbo (not verified) on January 27, 2013 - 23:56.
Kool, you must be a big fool to disparage our beloved akpos 1. He continues to be our superior leader with his sound reasoning and competent analysis of events as they occur. By the way Kool, it was reported today that the only recreational activity that you Hausa/fool-ani moslems can engage in is...you guessed it terrorism. All Hausa/fool-ani moslems are potential members of Boko Haram including Buhari and El-Rufai.
KIDNAPPING REPUBLICS OF SS &SE!
Submitted by Sanusi A. Yar'adua (not verified) on January 27, 2013 - 23:34.
Despite the looting and stealing they have all engaged in with the help of their brother in Aso Rock, their CAN president with a golden Jet, their COAS commanding ethno-religious army as well as the SSS doing their services helping them to destroy others yet these millennium savages borned rascals have not been satisfied. All they want is other Nigerians to sit and watch them rapping and miming the country as they do to themselves.
akpos 1 .. another good news from your republic
Submitted by Kool [original] (not verified) on January 27, 2013 - 22:53.
Looks like akpos 1 has another fabulous testimony from his republic. hahaha!!!
Long live the republic of SE & SS
Long live the United States of SS & SE.
I de laugh ooooh !
abduction
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on January 27, 2013 - 22:07.
You talk about security vote. Who told you that the vote was meant to protect you and I. Don't live in a fool's paradise. That vote is specifically meant to protect the governors and trheir immediate families. How much are you worth to be kidnapped. Just imagin if the son of Uduaghan or any member of his family or his cabinet were to be kidnapped. Do you know how much they will be asking for? Don't ever bother thinking that you have a stake in the security vote. That vote is not meant to protect you, as far as the governors and your president are concerned you and I are worth nothing to be protected. Be rest assured that no kidnappers will come looking for you, okay.
