Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack, Kill Scores

Nigerian troops today, September 12, recorded another victory against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents who launched an attack on the town of Konduga in Borno State.

According to Sahara Reporters, the troops killed over 150 of the insurgents who have overrun several towns in Nigeria’s northeast in recent weeks.

[caption id="attachment_1437" align="aligncenter" width="364"] Nigerian troops captured one of the guns mounted on a truck today[/caption]

The armed militants numbering about 200 had come in an armored personnel carrier (APC), six Hilux buses, two Honda cars rigged with explosives with suicide drivers and numerous motorcycles but they were ambushed by soldiers drawn mostly from Maimalari Barracks ambushed the militants as they drove in a convoy to attack Konduga, some 50 miles from Maiduguri.

A Military source said: “Today’s attack by Boko Haram was their first foray towards Maiduguri and we gave them the shock of their lives.

“We knew about Boko Haram’s planned attack three days ago, and we had prepared for them.”

READ ALSO: “Bama Still Under Full Control Of Boko Haram”

The troops also seized a variety of high caliber weapons from the insurgents, while the only the APC, which most likely carried a senior Boko Haram militant, was able to escape towards Bama.

A military officer familiar with today’s triumphant operation said the Nigerian troops who routed Boko Haram insurgents had returned to their barracks in Maiduguri and are now preparing to pursue the militants further into Bama and beyond.

Reports surfaced today that the Boko Haram members had attacked residents in Shaffa and Tesan Aledeh of Bura community in Borno state.

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Emir of Kano Wants Law To Punish Divorcee

The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II on Friday, called on the state government to pass a law that would punish people who divorce their spouse over flimsy excuses.  

According to Premium Times, the Emir, who condemned the increase in divorce in Kano State, reiterated the need for disciplinary actions to be meted on perpetrators

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Sanusi further explained that the punitive steps are to be taken to halt the development, adding that people now end their marriages on questionable grounds.

The Emir, who pointed out that women are often the most affected after divorce, stated that the worst hit amongst such women are the uneducated and the economically-disadvantaged ones. He said most of their husbands end marriages over matters that could have been resolved.

Sanusi warned that anyone found guilty of unnecessary divorce without reasonable reasons for such an action would be appropriately punished in order to serve as deterrent to others nursing the same thoughts in their head.

The Emir expressed optimism that the decision would help reduce the alarming spate of divorce cases in the state. He also warned residents, district heads, ward and village heads against drug usage and addiction, assuring that he will not relent in expelling anyone found in drug mess.

It would be recalled that on June 8, 2014, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who was an expelled Central Bank of Nigeria Governor was chosen to become the new Emir of Kano, to succeed the late Emir, Alhaji Ado Bayero.  The decision, however, sparked a negative reaction from the people of the state.

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PDP Denies Kalu’s Membership

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Southeast zone has denied the membership of former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu. 

The denial was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu State, by the party’s South East zone National Vice Chairman, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), a copy obtained by The Nation.

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Akobundu, who revealed that Kalu has not been readmitted into the PDP, insisted that the rumours making the round that the ex-governor has returned to the party were false, and described it as the figment of the peddlers’ imagination.

The national vice chairman further explained that the information made available to him from both Bende local government area and Abia State chapters of the party showed that Kalu is not a member of the PDP.

“He is neither registered in his Igbere ward nor recognized as having done so in Bende local government area, let alone being accepted at the state level of the party as a returnee”Akobundu said.  “For the avoidance of doubt, Orji Uzor Kalu is not member of PDP.”

He stated that despite the fact that the ex-governor visited some friends at the national secretariat of party in Abuja, where he took photograph with some naïve national officers and former political office holders as published in two national dailies does not make him a member of the PDP.

Akobundu therefore noted that the party has constitution, guidelines and laid down procedures that spell out how the party conducts its affairs including how returnees should be readmitted.

READ ALSO: Millionaire Orji Kalu Says Jonathan May Become Nigeria’s Last President

“Kalu, we should recall, was a governor at a time when our dear National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Ma’azu, was holding sway in Bauchi State. That Kalu had gone to our national headquarters to felicitate with his erstwhile colleague probably in company of others does not automatically qualify him as a member of the PDP” he said.

It would be recalled that on September 9, 2014, Orji Uzor Kalu, while speaking on the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram, which he said is politically instigated by some enemies of democracy in Nigeria, indicated interest to run for Senate in 2015, despite strong opposition from Governor Theodore Orji and other party chieftains with vested interests in Abia State.

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Top 10 Most Beautiful Married Nigerian Celebrities

We have been used to seeing them in the light of showbiz, some of us don’t even know they are actually married.

These celebrities’ ”happy-go-girl”  nature when they step out might have affected what we think about them. While some of the celebrities on this list are grand mums, some have left the child-bearing stage while one or two of them are still expecting their babies.

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However, this child-bearing stage and wifely duties have not in any way come between them and taking care of themselves. They have been stepping out continuously with the glamorous looks that suggest that being married is actually a great thing.

And in no exact order, we are presenting to you Naij.com’s Top 10 married female celebrities in Nigeria.

Joke Silver



Born in Lagos, on the 29th of September 1961 into a family of four children, she attended Holy Child College in Lagos, after which she studied English at the University of Lagos. She is married to Olu Jacobs.  She is an actress and director. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress.

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde



Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is an actress, singer, philanthropist and former model of an Ondo descent from Lagos, Nigeria. Since her Nollywood film debut in 1995, the leading actress has appeared in 300 films, selling millions of video copies. She is married to Captain Ekeinde Mattew in 1996. They have four children.

Bianca Ojukwu



Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu is a Nigerian businesswoman and lawyer, best known as the first African to win Miss Intercontinental. She married C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, a politician in1994 who died in 2011. She is a ‘product’ of University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Mercy Aigbe



The ‘Omoge Benin’ is from Edo state. The beautiful actress is married, has two kids.

Stephanie Okereke Linus



Stephanie Onyekachi Okereke is a Nigerian actress, film director and model. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress. She was  born inOctober 2, 1982 (age 31), Imo State.

Tiwa Savage Balogun



Tiwatope Savage-Balogun, known by her stage name Tiwa Savage, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, recording artist, performer, and actress. The Mavin Records queen got married to Tunji “Tee Billz” Balogun in 2013.

Ini Edo



 

Ini Edo is a Nigerian actress. She began her film career in the year 2000, and has featured in more than 50 movies since that time. Edo is a Theatre Arts graduate of the University of Calabar.  She was born April 19, 1982 (age 32), in Calabar.

Mercy Johnson Okojie



Mercy Johnson Okojie, popularly known as Mercy Johnson, was born in Lagos on August 28, 1984. She is a Nigerian actress who made her acting debut in the movie, “The Maid” in which she played the role of a possessed house help. She got married to Prince Odianosen Okojie in 2011. Although she is presently pregnant, the couple has a child, Purity Ozioma Okojie.

Caroline Ekanem Danjuma

 

 



 

Although much has not been heard of this Nollywood actress, this might be due to her recent third child’s arrival. Although she’s got two boys, this is her first baby girl.

 Oluchi Onweagba

Oluchi Onweagba is a Nigerian model. She was born August 1, 1982 (age 32), Lagos and she got married to Luca Orlandi in 2005. They have two children.

Do you think any other Nigerian female celeb ought to have been on this list? Please share your thoughts in the comment section

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Photos: Miley Cyrus Shares Naked Bathroom Picture

She shared the pic, which doesn’t shock anyone…on her instagram page yesterday

 

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EBOLA: Liberian Woman in Lagos Commits Suicide by Hanging Because of Ebola fears towards Her (Photos)

The woman found hanging from the tree in the early hours of today September 12th on Bankole Street, Isheri-Oke, Lagos has been identified as a Liberian woman simply called Kate. 







 

 

According to Punch, the woman was a worker in a sachet water factory before she killed herself. A resident of the area said people in the area started to distance themselves from her after the outbreak of Ebola in Lagos which was brought into the country by a Liberian. They also started avoiding her because of her ill health, a situation believed to have frustrated her enough to commit suicide.

“We see her in this neighbourhood every day. I used to see her every day in the dress she died in.She always looked sick but people stopped selling to her after the Ebola outbreak. It could be because she was Liberian and looked sickly. This might have frustrated her.”

 

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Armed robbers write Letter to Streets in Palmgroove; say they are coming to raid (See Letter)

Residents in some streets in the Palmgroove area of Lagos are currently living in fear after receiving a letter from armed robbers who said they are coming soon to raid them.



(copy of the purported letter above). The letter which was sent to five different streets on Saturday September 6th, reads in part;

“Beware of the coming! Be on the look out in this area. Property owners are coming anytime from now. The gate men you have are not our problem. Our problem is how many resources do you have for us? August visitor must visit whether you like it or not. So expect August visitor when you did not expect. Surely August visitor shall visit just like the second coming of Jesus. It is turn by turn.”

In the last line of the letter which is not clear, the armed robbers listed names of the street they plan to attack. They are Oseni street, Nkanna street, Odogbolu street, Ibiwoye Oba and Bode Thomas street.

Some residents in the area immediately contacted police and they sent some of their men to guard the streets for a few hours yesterday. The residents say they are so scared.

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Ex-GF on how Oscar Pistorius terrorised her: ‘I hid gun because I feared he’d kill me’

Oscar Pistorius’s former girlfriend has spoken of her ­terrifying ­relationship with the ‘angry and possessive’ Paralympian. 20 year old Samantha Taylor (pictured below) said she feared he would kill her and revealed she once hid his gun after he flew into a rage at her.

Oscar was cleared of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp yesterday, but Samantha said: “It could have been me.”



 

Samantha said she was left with bruises and scars after the Blade Runner bit and pinched her, but she was also tortured mentally by him during the 18-month relationship.

She said:

“Oscar used to lock me in his house and then go out. I had no food, I couldn’t get out. It was dangerous. He often went out saying he will just be an hour or so and ended up out all day or night. I wouldn’t hear from him all night and his phone would be off. He would say he’s going out for an hour and the next day, three in the morning, he would drive home.”



 

She also described how he once left her paralysed with fear when he used his beloved Porsche as a weapon, driving her at up to 200mph to “punish” her.

Pistorius shot Reeva, 29, on Valentine’s Day 2013. And since that moment, Samantha has had nightmares.



Shuddering, she said:

“What happened to Reeva Steenkamp could so easily have happened to me. I definitely think that could have been me – without a doubt – many, many, many times.”

Samantha first met Pistorius in 2010 when she was 16 and he was 23 at a rugby match, but they did not start dating for another year.

Speaking of one ordeal, she said:

“He gets so mad, so angry he can’t even speak. He was trying to string his words together, spitting, shouting, grabbing. It was horrible. He used to bite me a lot, pinch me in anger and in fun. I had bruises and scars. It was painful.”

 

 

 



 

Another time the couple rowed when he accused her of sticking up for one of her ex-boyfriends.
She said:

“I was really scared. He made me stand on the stairs and shouted at me. It was like I was on the naughty step.”

But one night, things got so bad she thought he was going to shoot her at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, with the gun he would later turn on Reeva.
Samantha said:

“I had to hide his gun, I was so scared of him. We had friends over for dinner, at his house and we’d all had a little to drink but I think he was going for one that night.

“He was on the hard liquor. He moved all the couches and set the floor on fire and danced around it. It was a marble floor and he used alcohol to light it on fire. He slipped and he chipped his tooth.

“But because he was so drunk he thought I’d beaten him up. He started screaming at me. He was looking for his gun. He was saying I was a bitch because I beat him up. ‘What kind of person are you? You bitch.’ I felt threatened. Both of us went upstairs to bed and I was walking a bit in front of him.”

“When I got to the room I hid his gun, because I really did think he’d use it. I hid it under the bed knowing he wouldn’t look there. He kept that gun, the one used on Reeva, on his table or by his prosthetic legs on the floor.

“He slept on the right near the windows and he never kept that gun under the bed, like he claimed in his statement.

“He kept telling me I was a bitch because his lip was cut, but I think he realised things had gone too far.” The next day the couple went to a wedding.

She said: “We rushed and he didn’t realise he had left his gun at home and he said to me ‘Oh my word, where’s my gun?’ I told him why I had hidden it.

“He didn’t apologise but didn’t want to acknowledge what had happened.”



Pistorius would vanish for nights of boozing, partying and chatting up impressionable women.
But when the couple were apart for longer periods, like when Oscar had athletics events abroad, his jealousy erupted.

Samantha said:

“His jealousy was very tough. He’d phone my mum and dad 10 times a day to find out where I was. In one month I received around 700 calls. It was excessive. If I hadn’t replied to messages within 30 seconds I was doing something wrong.”



Miming taking a selfie, she explained:

“I had to show him photos ‘look at me in my pyjamas – I’m not out! Look I’m watching TV, sitting with my brother.’ He’s a very insecure man. He’d call at all hours. I was scared of him at times because he had very bad anger issues. He was so possessive, he would look through my phone and find a photo from long ago or look on my Facebook, and often get quite angry.

“It was horrible, when you are in a relationship you want someone to trust you. He never allowed me to wear make-up and would make me take my belly ring out.

“If we were going out he would just give me a few minutes so I would not have time to get ready. He didn’t like me dressing up and other men looking at me.”

Samantha said everywhere Pistorius went his gun went with him – tucked in his “pants”. She also struggled to keep up with his rapidly changing personality – switching from sweet and charming to sobbing and suicidal.



She said:

“He would arrive at my house at 5am drunk and wake everyone up. He had a temper. Everyone has a switch inside of them, but when his went off he couldn’t control it. You just have to be calm with him. Not react to it.

“He shouted at me for random stuff, like if his coffee wasn’t made. He would get angry about weird things that shouldn’t really get to someone. He screamed and shouted at me a lot. He’s got quite a foul mouth.”

Culled from UK Mirror

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Davido Shows off His Father’s New Car on Instagram

Davido shared the pic above on his instagram page and wrote “Congrats daddy on your new ‘toy’. Ur d baddest. Baba Olowo’. Is that a Rolls Royce?

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Fake Hulk Hogan Had Fun In Lagos (Photos)

A person who pretended to be Hulk Hogan allegedly visited Lagos. There he successfully deceived everyone including the local celebrities and the police.  

Several days ago, actor Ik Ogbonna said on his social media page that he hung out with the popular wrestler:

“Time out with world famous veteran wrestler — Hulk Hogan.”

The man in the picture really looked like Hulk Hogan. He was reportedly spotted in Lagos, treated like a real star. He even had a full police escort. But the truth was discovered when it turned out that the real Hulk Hogan was in Montreal, Canada, during those days. The WWE star also denied that he was in Nigeria at that time

This is not the first time fake rumors have been swirling the wrestler. He was once reported to be dead, but he had to come out to refute this rumor.

Hulk Hogan (real name: Terry Gene Bollea) is a professional wrestler, actor, musician and a television personality from the United States of America.

Hulk Hogan is a 12-time World Champion being a six-time WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Champion and six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He is the third longest combined reigning WWF Champion of all times.

61-year-old wrestling legend lives primarily in Miami, Florida and Beverly Hills, California.

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Cultists Kill And Roast 9-Yr-Old In Niger State, Say His Flesh Was Tasty

Niger State police have arrested suspected cultists who specialize in eating roasted human’s flesh.

The cult members were detained on August 21 in Kuso village, Lavun LGA, Nigerian Tribune reports. The group included an elderly woman identified as Fatima.

One Mohammed handed over his son Umar to his mother (Umar’s grandmother) Fatima to look after the boy pending father’s arrival from the journey within the state.

Meanwhile, the main suspect Fatima allegedly handed over the boy to another suspect named Tetengi with the prospective to kill the 9-year-old and eat his flesh in the group of 3. Tetengi slaughtered Umar and roasted his body then shared it with Fatima and the Aminatu, the third cultist.

The father came back from trip and did not find his child at his mother’s house. Fatima told him that his boy had disappeared shortly after Mohammed left adding that she had not seen him since.

Following the incident, Mohammed invited an Islamic scholar to shed the light on strange disappearance, a police source said, adding that the prayer allowed it to be revealed that Fatima was lying.

According to Crime & Security, the case was immediately reported to the police by the family, following which the operatives started investigation.

As soon as the suspected cultists were arrested, all 3 confessed to the crime, with one of them saying that human’s flesh was tastier than that of an animal.

All the suspects are soon to face charges.

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The Untold Story Of Ebola Virus

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been described by the World Health Organisation, WHO, and historians to have the potential to cause havoc as much as any plague has ever done in the history of mankind.

According to the WHO, the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, ravaging the West Africa have recorded more than 4,300 cases and 2,300 deaths over the past six months.

Only last week, the United Nations agency warned that, by early October, there may be thousands of new cases per week in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and 

Osterholm claimed the world is in totally uncharted waters and that Mother Nature is the only force in charge of the Ebola virus disease.

Below are full texts of the opinion:

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to alter history as much as any plague has ever done.

There have been more than 4,300 cases and 2,300 deaths over the past six months. Last week, the World Health Organization warned that, by early October, there may be thousands of new cases per week in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria. What is not getting said publicly, despite briefings and discussions in the inner circles of the world’s public health agencies, is that we are in totally uncharted waters and that Mother Nature is the only force in charge of the crisis at this time.

READ ALSO: Nigeria Seeks Local Cure For Ebola

There are two possible future chapters to this story that should keep us up at night.

The first possibility is that the Ebola virus spreads from West Africa to megacities in other regions of the developing world.

This outbreak is very different from the 19 that have occurred in Africa over the past 40 years. It is much easier to control Ebola infections in isolated villages.

But there has been a 300 percent increase in Africa’s population over the last four decades, much of it in large city slums.

What happens when an infected person yet to become ill travels by plane to Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa or Mogadishu — or even Karachi, Jakarta, Mexico City or Dhaka?

The second possibility is one that virologists are loath to discuss openly but are definitely considering in private: that an Ebola virus could mutate to become transmissible through the air.

However, on Thursday, 11 September, 2014, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, USA, Michael T. Osterholm, in an opinion piece he wrote for the New York Times, revealed that there are things about the Ebola virus that are not getting said publicly despite briefings and discussions in the inner circles of the world’s public health agencies.

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PEEP THIS! Tiwa Savage Flaunts Her 24 Carat Gold Microphone [See Photo]

Tiwa Savage is presently filled with happiness over her 24- carat gold microphone delivered to her by luxury designer, Malivelihood.

She shared a picture of the gift on Instagram and wrote:

“

OMG

OMG OMG I am in ️ A special DOROMEGAThanks to @malivelihood for my limited edition 24KT Gold sapphire Microphone, I love it so much…ready to Rock Africa unplugged, Sept 14 Brixton O2 Academy…God bless you @malivelihood for exceeding my expectations and being so talented and professional… Guys check him out for your phones, laptops, accessories, etc #GoldenMicForAGoldenVoice #DoroDiva.”

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Sturridge Out For Up To Six Matches – Rodgers

 

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge will miss up to six matches after injuring himself while on international duty with England, manager Brendan Rodgers revealed.

Sturridge, 25, strained his thigh in a training session last Friday, forcing him to miss England’s 2-0 win over Switzerland in their opening UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier on Monday.

Rodgers told a press conference on Thursday that Sturridge would be out for “up to three weeks”.

He therefore stands to miss three Premier League

games

, including the derby against Everton on 27 September, a League Cup tie against Middlesbrough, and Liverpool’s first two UEFA Champions League group games.

Sturridge sustained the injury 36 hours after playing for 89 minutes in England’s 1-0 friendly win over Norway and Rodgers believes the player should have been given more time to recover.

“We’re obviously disappointed because we feel it was an injury which could have been prevented,” the Liverpool manager told talkSPORT radio station earlier on Thursday.

“I think clubs work differently at times to international teams. It’s more the recovery strategy.

When we look at our players here, we look at them individually in terms of what their needs are.

“Fast players would have a second day recovery, while other players can work on that day.

When you are that type of quick player like Daniel Sturridge, Raheem Sterling and boys like Danny Welbeck, you need to recover them.

He (Sturridge) has worked so hard over pre-season and looked very fit and strong in our last game against Tottenham.”

In Sturridge’s absence, new signing Mario Balotelli is expected to make his home debut in Saturday’s home game with Aston Villa.

Rodgers also revealed that another new signing, midfielder Emre Can, will be sidelined for up to six weeks due to an ankle problem picked up on international duty with Germany U-21s.

 

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In case you missed it, Lilian’s birthday was a few weeks ago. The celebrity stylist hosted close friends and family at an intimate dinner party. Check out photos.

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Biggest Girl! Billionaire, Femi Otedola’s daughter (Dj Cuppy) Shows Off Her Customized Nike Trainers [See Photo] -

Showing Off! Ifeoluwa Otedola who says she prefers people referring to her as Dj Cuppy instead of Femi Otedola’s daughter has showed off her new customized trainers from Nike. 

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Mbu Wanted To Ruin Our State - Amaechi

 Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi had yesterday revealed that the Rivers state former Police Commissioner, Mr Joseph Mbu was just a politician parading himself in police clothes and attempted to destroy the Rivers state economy.

[caption id="attachment_1318" align="aligncenter" width="412"] Mbu and Amaechi[/caption]

Amaechi was speaking during a courtesy visit from the newly installed Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dan Bature along with the outgoing Commissioner of Police and newly promoted Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tunde Ogunshakin and other top Police officers.

He said Mbu refused to do his job of protecting lives and started becoming Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s watchdog.

READ ALSO: Amaechi Replies Alamieyeseigha On Jonathan

He the went on to praise the work of Ogunshakin saying: “Unlike Mr Mbu, who clearly showed us that he was a registered member of PDP, in your own case (Ogunshakin), you know that we had disagreement, but you realised your responsibility to ensure the security of lives and property as the paramount responsibility of the Nigerian Police. It was important you kept the peace.

 

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And I thank you for that peace. I am also sure, Rivers people are happy about that. And the way Mr. Mbu was going, Rivers economy would have collapsed completely. Fortunately for us, they took him away and brought you (Ogunshakin) and you restored calm.

You tried to create a platform for all parties to have access to you. And as you go, please, go with that same spirit. The Police in Rivers State should discharge their responsibility as it concerns the protection of lives and property.

READ ALSO: PDP Accuses Amaechi Over Ebola

He then went on to welcome in the new commissioner of Police and then renewed the oath he took in 2007.

He said:  I will repeat what I said, when I was sworn in as governor in 2007. I said, if the Federal Government refuses to provide legitimate source of livelihood for Nigerians in our state, Nigerians will provide for themselves illegitimate source of livelihood.

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And that include kidnapping, robbery, stealing by people who will hire or provide police or military uniforms. And that illegitimate source of livelihood becomes its own economy which automatically frightens the legitimate economy.”

Rivers state Governor before defecting to the APC had been involved in a power struggle with President Goodluck Jonathan.

Situation seemed to have escalated when Mrs Patience Jonathan, who hails from Rivers state was helped by the then Commissioner of police Mbu to frustrate governor Amaechi.

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