New York [RR] LONDON–Igbo tenacity, drive and relentless optimism to pursue and overcome life’s challenges were acutely an affront to both the sardauna of Sokoto (as seen in this rare video now on youtube) and British occupation sensibilities in Nigeria. This sardauna interview must have been recorded in the late 1950s/early 1960s – definitely after both the 1945 and 1953 north Nigeria-organised pogrom of Igbo immigrant populations in Jos and Kano respectively. Hundreds of Igbo were murdered during the pogroms and tens of thousands of pounds sterling worth of their property were looted and destroyed at the time.

Teshako who spoke to reporters that last weekend: “Tell MEND that we are ready for them at anytime. We attacked the Police headquarters in Abuja. We also carried out many attacks on security operatives but we did so in defense of our integrity and religion.” He added that Boko Haram is not afraid of MEND in anyway.

“If MEND feels that they are getting government’s assistance and other forms of support including warfare trainings abroad, we do not have such backings but we are equal to the task,” Teshako boasted.
The aide of the late Muhammad Yusuf explained that some of the attacks, including some bombings that are going on around the country are not the hand work of Boko Haram but that of armed robbers and hoodlums.

New York [RR] BORNO–Unraveling insecurity has pushed States to evacuate her citizens from Borno State because of Islamic zealots and sponsors (Boko Haram) attacks on innocent people in its battle with the Nigerian military and police force. RepublicReport New York gathered Friday that colossal insecurity in Borno State, made the Director of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Marahazu Tsiga to quickly order the redeployment of corps members posted there, (Borno State) to their indigenous states, several sources said.
Sources said, following the degenerating security situation in Maiduguri, Borno State, The Bauchi and Imo State Governments today become the latest states that expressed their intentions to evacuate their indigenes from the troubled state while the Rivers

“The entire machinery of the governance of Nigeria is steeped deep in criminality. In Nigeria, elections are won through crimes. The ruling party is funded through crimes. The political candidates prepare to run for offices through crimes. Who then could tell you that EFCC was set up to combat crimes, by the same government? EFCC was set up as a tool for political control. It was designed to protect criminals. It is like a gang-warfare. Once in a while, one gang will attack a rival gang and kill an opposing gang-leader. Ironically, from time to time, the society will cheer at the demise of one gang-leader, forgetting that what they are witnessing is actually the triumph of a more deadly gang at the expense of the society. Think about it: Did you notice how crime proliferated in Nigeria after the establishment of EFCC? It is a game. Just look around you to see it. Let’s test this by examining one recent news development involving EFCC”, our source added.

But the tough question for EFCC is why did you wait till now to make your moves when indeed these communications of land grab has been in existence since 1999. Competent sources disclosed to RepublicReport that Abuja land grab is one of the longest running and longest lasting land controversies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, since the days of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu was the Chairman, of the anti-graft agency, EFCC in 1999. Mrs. Farida Waziri and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu were both implicated in land DEALS running in more than 500 Million Naira apiece, and nothing happened (1999 to 2007), because they are both former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo’s cronies and PDP political stalwarts that falls into the column of some called “Nigeria untouchables”.