Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Tension As Policeman Shoots Driver in Onitsha…Hoodlums Attack Hausas
Bus driver killed by police
From Okodili Ndidi, Onitsha
The fragile peace in the commercial city of Onitsha was yesterday disrupted as residents took to the streets in protest of the killing of a bus driver suspected to be a member of the Movement of the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) by policemen in one of the illegal checkpoints.
According to an eyewitness account, the incident occurred when driver of a coaster bus with registration number AA 768AHD, simply identified as Edwin, escaped a checkpoint by ABS junction, and was pursued by one of the policemen who caught up with him and deflated his tires and subsequently shot him on the neck, killing him instantly.
The conductor of the bus, Samuel Ekwueme, who was weeping profusely, said that the driver, gave the policemen N20 which they refused and insisted that he should give them N50, “my oga said that he had paid in the previous trip and drove off but we did not know that one of them was following us on a motorbike and he intercepted us and shot my oga on the neck and quickly escaped”.
It was gathered that another passenger in the bus sustained bullet wounds when the trigger happy cop opened fire on the bus before he escaped.
The situation however took a dangerous turn when the angry mob comprising of drivers and okada riders, went on a rampage with the corpse of the driver , attacking Hausas and looting their shops in possible reprisal.
The bus was said to be fully loaded with passengers who took off from Nkpor junction and was heading to the Ose Main market, Onitsha when the incident happened as the passengers scampered for safety.
One of the passengers who gave her name as Ifeoma Obi told The Nation that the deceased did not do anything that warranted his murder, adding “its was just pure wickedness on the side of the policeman who because of just N20 wasted this young man’s life”
She also said that when the policeman first shot at the tires of the vehicle, the deceased who was the driver could not move again, a situation she said helped the killer cop to shoot at the deceased from closed range, shattering the glass of the vehicle.
However, the situation took an ethnic coloration as drivers and other hoodlums in the commercial city went on rampage demanding the elimination of Hausa people on the ground that the policeman who shot the deceased was a Hausa man.
The situation also escalated when the angry mob descended on the police team earlier sent by the Anambra state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhtari Ibrahim to reach and appeal to the rampaging crowd which led to the policemen retreating to avoid further casualties.
It was gathered that the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Central Police Station, Mr. Abdul Yusuf escaped death by the whiskers when the angry mob descended on him when he led his men to the scene of the incident.
The angry mob also went on the rampage in different parts of the commercial city hunting for Hausa people who led to many of them taking refuge at the Central Police Station, CPS and other police stations within the city, with many others around the Bridgehead crossing over to Asaba, the Delta state capital.
Reacting to the Development, the new Igbo leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike advised the members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB not to touch any Hausa people buts should dismantle every police check points within the area with immediate effect.
According to Chief Uwazurike who spoke through his second in command, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, the dismantling of all police check point became necessary at a time when the safety of Ndigbo is no longer safe even in their land.
“ For a Hausa policeman to kill an Igbo driver here because of mere N20 shows that the policeman is a Boko Haram member but we have urged MASSOB members to leave Hausa people alone because they are not our problem, they should concentrate on dismantling all police check points within the area” he said.
Meanwhile when contacted, the Anambra state Police Commissioner, Mr. Muhtari Ibrahim said the killer cop had been arrested and will soon undergo orderly room trial and prosecution and called on the rampaging crowd to calm down as efforts to resolve the matter had commenced.
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u r sick a rotten raciest
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 12, 2012 - 16:16.
u r sick a rotten raciest
msplaced judgment
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 21:58.
This is to tell you the amount of anger bottled up in the hearts of Nigerians. No one is happy, every one is waiting for an opportunity to explode. By I do not support the reprisal attacks on the Hausas following the killing of the bus driver by the police. The Onitsha folks did not do the right thing in this case. This is a clear case of police senseless brutality. THE RIGHT THING WOULD HAVE BEEN TO MOB AND BURN THAT FOOLISH POLICE MAN TO DEATH who killed an innocent man because of bride. This police man is the kind that bring bad name to our security system. Since the police force is inept in taming their officers this one should have been made an example of.
I urge anyone who knows him to bring him justice.
South/south policeman shot 2people in lagos,is he a MEND member?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 16:33.
http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/02/10/cop-shoots-2-friends-labels-them-rob... . This act is similar to what the foolish hausa man did in anambra state, but this incident happened in lagos, I qonder if sahara reporters hasn't come across the news also to all igbos, going by the policeman name, it seems he is from akwa ibom/south south. Will u pls call him MEND? You guys shd b reasonable and strive not to create problem for your selfs.
@ Deri : 'Acotor' IGP Is Wide Awake!
Submitted by Wähala (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 15:00.
Your voice was nowhere to be found during the times @tundemash, myself and a million others were calling for the sack of Samanja Ringim instead of the decorations your uncle was pinning on his lazy ass. Today, after less than one month suspected BH spokeman and the`'escaped' Sokoto are under lock and key. Until other security agencies are "sanitized" of inept clowns stealing security vote money, much will not be achieved. Are you not curious as to the sudden change of winds? It is because credible info can be extracted if the agencies are detribalized of clowns who don't know what an IED looks like, bow & arrow warriors! The new actor IGP is not snoring, he's wide awke and we are grateful!
My caption was : "Joe Igbokwe, Stop Drumming For War." He was not advising "restraint" as you deceitfully claim. In fact, he was so hot I dubbed him, "Smoking Joe Igbokwe." Re-visit the story and see between us who has more acolytes!
in u i see the devil, the
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 14:52.
in u i see the devil, the antichrist as writen in Gospels, the dajaal as writen in the quran. May the anger of all that is divine decend on u. Amin
police needs training
Submitted by Micky (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 13:40.
why are we always blaming Nigerian's black uniform? we should and must blame those that heads them for recruiting our police force with illiterates and ex-militants and boko harams. i have critical observed the system of Nigerian police and observed that they are deeply wicked, corrupt and greed, even if u pay them 500,000 naira it will never b enof. those ones they killed for or destroyed for is more imprtant to them,thats is why we must sanitize the police force before dreaming of peace, unity and corruption free nation.
only a mad man wil disrespect religion
Submitted by usman umar (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 11:44.
i wonder why some arogant pple insult Islam dis must stop.hv ever hear any muslim insultng Jesus Christ Isa(Ph). D problem of insecurity, corruption, bad leardership is an issue of collective responsibity. D 9ija christains must respect religions doctrine nd stop all form of islamaphobia 4 a better 9ija.
What a disappointed citizen
Submitted by No need (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 08:37.
What a disappointed citizen. You talk like one of them. Are you? In a time like this in which every one desires God's intervention, a mixed multitude like you tries to wake. Listen, one thing I know, 'he that digs a hole shall enter into it' if you are seeking for the down fall of this wonderful nation, you will be the one to go down before your time. The faster you change your mind set, the better for you to live in peace, if not so, you are already a failure.
WE ARE GETTING SOMEWHERE
Submitted by ibrahim saad (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 05:45.
"No wonder, that was why when trigger happy policemen were extrajudiciously killing Boko Harams at Maiduguri in 2009 what was up their mind was not to bring the situation under control but busy having a field day searching the pockts of their victims."
MR OSUNDO EMEKA ADD TO THIS THE FACT THAT THEY KILLED HUNDREDS OF BOKO HARAM MEMBERS AND OTHER HUNDREDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE IN A KIND OF FRENZY. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE BULK OF THE OFFICERS THAT DID THE KILLINGS WERE SOUTHERNERS! I WAS NOT SUPRISED A NORTHERNER KILLED THIS IBO MAN. OUR PROBLEM IS WE REFUSE TO UNDERSTAND AND SEE THE TRUTH UNTIL IT COMES HOME TO US. WHEN THE CRIMINAL AND CORRUPT GOVT RAISED FUEL PRICES THE IBOS REFUSED TO REGISTER THEIR DISAPPROVAL THEREBY GIVING CONFORT AND COURAGE TO THE CRIMINALS IN ABUJA.
NOW THEY HAVE REWARDED YOU BY SENDING A HALF BAKED (IF BAKED AT ALL) POLICE MAN TO KILL YOU. THE SOONER WE UNITE THE BETTER FOR ALL OF US.
Help GEJ
Submitted by Toldyou (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 04:32.
The fact remains that the South East is under lock and key by men in the uniform. I am highly disappointed that the SE governors and leaders are so indifferent about it. We know that there are police check points all over the nation but the situation in SE requires special attention from the president. It is time Ndigbo came together to fight this abuse and humiliation. It is a known fact that every police officer wants to serve in the SE and that they bribe to come back if transfered. We are being choked by these crooks in uniform.
dis is outrageous...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 02:45.
dis is outrageous! i cant believe a xristian insultin other people's prophets and God..if u insult wat oda ppl believe to be God, wat will u feel if odas insult wat u believ to be God? dis is immoral way of addreesin issues wich christianity givs no regard to..and d fact dat a hausa police man commits sometin in d south dos not warrant d killin of hausa ppl in d south, its very illogical and mentaly absurd...do u knw hw many police men were cauht in d north for d offence of robbery and murder who are frm south? but non of our ppl were touched by dis ppl for dat...somtimes we allow our sense of reasonins to be touch by emotions, anger and prejudice...God i cant believe dat my own ppl are turnin into Mad ppl for christ sake....cos dis is madness, to start killin innocent ppl for wat dey hav no idea...
truth hurts, Continue to
Submitted by Otile (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 02:27.
truth hurts,
Continue to delude yourself in theology until the animals cut your throat. To hell with your "Vengeance is mine says the lord." Show me any Christian nation that does not defend itself against haters. Try to kill an Irish, French, Italian or Argentinean and see whether they will not hang you. Igbo people should embark or secret development of dirty weapons because they are surrounded by enemy scoundrels. We have tried to be on our own they enemy said no that genocide is the answer for us. We cannot face another genocide under the pretext of one Nigeria. Igbo people should be ready to defend themselves wherever they are. Even in our own land the enemy is still going kill us under the pretext of policing. Any non-Igbo policeman or military should be seen as enemy, and they are. We must emulate Israel and save our lives for enemy scoundrels.
@wahala--hope u are not suffering from brain fag
Submitted by deri (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 01:46.
@wahala, it was as result of the need to prevent the ongoing events in Onitsha, that forced reasonable ppl like Joe Igbokwe, to call for restraint or an immediate end to the killings of Igbos in the north by BH. He did not as you foolishly asserted, attempt to generalise the issue. You described that sad event, as nothing unusual. You saw the killing of the driver by the police man as being normal in our society. In other words, such trigger happy cops abound in the country. So we should only train our thoughts on how to end the use of road blocks to check crime in 9ja. Haba Malam Kura! This types of watery comments can only come from the soul of a sick drug infested mind. If my call including that of Joe Igbokwe, had been heeded and amplified by leaders of thought in the east and north, the killing of the two traders from the North in onitsha today, would have been prevented. Prevention our elders told us, is better than cure.
Let this country divide self.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 01:41.
Let this country divide self. We are tired of these senseless wicked barbarian cannibals called Igbos. Please leave the north and go back to your villages. The northerners should also leave and go back to the north because your are living in a land of barbarians that have been wanting to eat you for a long time.
What do the Igbos have and produce apart from fake drugs, prostitution, Armed robbery, 419, rituals, drug trafficking. Useless bunch of criminals. You produce no natural resources or food. You have tarnished our image abroad with your criminal ways. Remember you can never get a share of Niger Delta oil which your criminal lord Ojukwu was fighting for. They are now wiser than you think. Useless animals. Please we are happy you are leaving the north and no need to announce as you have been broadcasting, you can quietly leave.
Moron
Submitted by Bluescabin (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 01:05.
You must be the biggest fool here, whe are talking about justice and you moron {from one igbo bush) is talking about racism. idiot, shuttt - uppppppppppppp
@john oc.we have to say no more God will not come dwn
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 23:20.
Its us that have to go out there and tell the
Govt to tell us what good police chekpoints
Does for us apart from extorting money and
Killing our people, we don't want it no more
Afterall when they see thieves they ran away
But they don't mind killing our people for
Mere N20, enough is enough,we have deal with
This now, not tomorrow its enough.
@john oc.we have to say no more God will not come dwn
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 23:19.
Its us that have to go out there and tell the
Govt to tell us what good police chekpoints
Does for us apart from extorting money and
Killing our people, we don't want it no more
Afterall when they see thieves they ran away
But they don't mind killing our people for
Mere N20, enough is enough,we have deal with
This now, not tomorrow its enough.
So what happens to the
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 23:17.
So what happens to the policeman? He should be made to face the law.
Too bad Nigerians still do not value human life. What happened to common sense. Nigerians kid themselves all the time. Instead finding solutions to their many problems. They expect God Almighty to come down from heaven to save them. I guess they will wait forever.I still find it hard to believe that people go to churches and mosques in that country. I guess they learn nothing when they visit such places.
mansur, homo child molestor
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 23:05.
mansur, homo child molestor worshipper, your nigeria did not defeat Biafra. Biafra was defeated by british, soviet and arab(syrian and egyptian pilots). but guess what numb-nut, the west learned a great lesson about you sons of the devil(thanks to your arab brothers ala 9/11). this time around you will be on your own douche bag. as for feeding us, hausa-fulanis are parasites that can not feed themselves much less feeding others. why are you northerners afraid of disintegration. stand on your feet. i guess your allah is busy having sex with little girls an boys(under 10 yrs old). SCUM BAG.
TO ALL MY MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Submitted by Mansur Gambo (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 22:34.
I appeal to all my brothers on this site we should please quite due to what is happening here these people can insult anybody including tHe jesus they say they love and our religion teaches us respect to all prophets and other respected persons so if we stay on these bees wll continue their immoral behaviour and at the end we wll be responsible for the insult against our religion please bear wit me gentlemen.
Nigeria is falling apart!!!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 22:25.
I am embarrased by the NPF...as always. I am ashamed that the ones to whom we entrust life n from whom we seek protection snuff life from us. I condemn the tribal grouse that has exuded from this tragedy. But, the reactions are simply put...accumulated grieviences. Its about time we all go our seperate ways...every man to his own tent. The oil wells are drying out anyway...little reason to latch on to ourselves. Nigeria is fallin apart!!! I smell more trouble in coming days.
@ Deri : Quote Me If You Dare!
Submitted by Wähala (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 22:18.
@ Deri:
You must be diappointed I did not throw a tantrum and call for anihilation of all Hausas in the East, like that eccenric author you so admire, what's his name again? You will never hear me call for blood letting, I'm pro-life! Fool, read the story again, concentrate on the release by Uwazurike's second Rommy Ezeonwuke. He unequivocally called the cop BH while cleverly masking his rev for violence behind police check points. Reproduce my comment and point out what's therein "childish" like you claim. You were nowhere to be found on the panel about Orubebe's ND ministry, now you've found your pungent voice abi? Drunkard!
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i hate muslim police
Submitted by gabriel (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 21:59.
yes i hate them becouse them never did what is right, here in delta state, i have saw many police men, army, and mopol, useing the okada and motor driver to do some stupit road work, killing wasting in life just because of 50 naira, and the gorvenment know about it and sit down and fold their hands cause their are afread of the muslim just as their are afread of boko harram and their leder. the hausa force never hurt their muslim brother ever if the muslim brohter did wrong or bad thing, their always fined away to protect him, but if it is the christian person did some sliding mistake the muslim will like to short at him to metion the brother die, that's why this can nerver last as one nigeria because of the muslim people the hausa and if you watch out well you will see that the people always ontop of every big possition in the country, i don't know if you are geting me?
stupid mich
Submitted by Mansur Gambo (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 21:48.
Don uwarka abunda adamu ya fada idan bazaka iyaba ka bar garinmana wai har kana kara sunanka da sokoto ai munsan ungulu da kan zabone kai wawa ka koma kauyenku kamar yadda aladu yan uwanka suke warewa maye kaikuma ka dage wai garin na uwarkane kaci uwarka
only God can change police orientation!
Submitted by john oc (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 21:44.
i know very well that even if you pay a police man 200,000 naira a month, he will still shoot and kill nigerian's for mere bribe of 20 naira God help us!
challenge
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 21:41.
u stop doing dat stupity may b u r out of ur sence cant u recal wat happen in d past nothing would happen 2 nothernan wen nigeria was divided .hv hear 4m ur famous leader 1 had saying d fucking speakes as ur fucking mouth did .Also im waning stop our religion bcos u dont hv specic religion nd even d israel u r talking dey dont regard u as human despite dat u r practicing dsam region nd even if u r chrician none of verses 4rm it talling u rubbesh saying nd dis shows d nigerian dat u r more then afool gara dan shegiya mara hankali dan zina dan giya mahaukaci shit eater
only God can change police orientation!
Submitted by john oc (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 21:40.
i know very well that even if you pay a police man 200,000 naira a month, he will still shoot and kill nigerian's for mere bribe of 20 naira God help us!
Bribery & corruption
Submitted by Imelda (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 21:34.
Bribery will never stop in nigeria. We are praying for bribery to stop but instead of sticking to that,we enjoy killing& shedding blood.just imagine a man struggling for his life & family was killed by a man that call himself a policeman beacause of 20 naira.l don't blame lgbos let them fight with their last breath.can life be bought with 20naira? Never! He has lost his life in a struggle,may his soul rest in peace amen. I can understand that the hausa want to live all alone.
FIND SOLACE IN THIS 2
Submitted by Hashir Kola (not verified) on February 9, 2012 - 21:30.
The Almighty Allah says :
You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves,and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scriptures before you (Jews and Christians) and from those who ascribe partners to Allah... (3:186)Our creator is well acquanted with their nature and attitude. He wii certainly chastize them if they don't repent and pick on the right path.
My brethrens DON'T BE SAD Allah is on guard!
