LAI MOHAMMED RECOUNTS ORDEAL IN THE HANDS OF ABDUCTORS

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Alhaji Lai Mohammed who was abducted by gun- men on Friday night in Osogbo has recounted how he was abducted by men suspected to be operatives of the DSS.
The APC scribe in a press statement on Saturday said from his encounter with his “tormentors”, there was no doubt that they were not just soldiers and DSS officials, but that there were also ex-militants and thugs, all clad in military and DSS uniforms but apparently lacking in any training.
“We were being driven to the Government House when we were stopped at a military check point by men in military and DSS uniforms, all hooded and armed to the teeth with AK-47 assault rifles, pistols and other weapons. Since there was no curfew in Osun state and people were moving around freely, we felt it was a routine check.
”Suddenly, the men, some of them apparently drunk, ordered us out of the car, took our phones, pointed their assault rifles at our heads and said ‘you are under arrest’. They herded us into their bus like animals and drove away. There is no doubt that they knew who we are because I introduced myself!
”We asked them why we were being arrested, but they ignored our question as they drove for close to one hour before veering into a compound that turned out to be the offices of the DSS. There, we met people who had been previously arrested and stripped of their clothing, many of them bloodied from the beatings to which they must have been subjected.
”We were herded to one side as our tormentors marched around triumphantly, in what could well have been a scene from the Ukraine! We were waiting for our turn to be stripped of our apparels and taken along with those who were arrested earlier to the DSS cells when a man who is apparently a senior DSS official intervened and ordered our release. The men who arrested us, apparently unhappy at the order to set us free, rejected the order, until the man asserted his authority and even accompanied us to where we were arrested from.
”Back there, we discovered that our driver has been badly beaten and even robbed of his personal belongings by the same security agents being paid by the taxpayers to protect the citizens, whose ranks have now been swelled, willingly, by thugs and ex-militants, armed and dressed in official uniforms by the PDP and sanctioned by the Jonathan-led Federal Government!
”This arrest is not about Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare or Afolabi Salisu, whoever we may be, but about the constitutionally-guaranteed rights of Nigerians, ordinary Nigerians, to move around freely, associate with any party of their choice and express their opinions without being molested or arrested.
”The way and manner we were harassed, arrested and dehumanized on Friday night show that Nigerian citizens can no longer be sure that the security agents they encounter on the roads or anywhere else are well-trained and highly-disciplined men and women in the military, police, DSS and others that we used to know. What we have now are Jonathan’s soldiers, policemen and DSS officials who have since stopped working for the nation but are now the enforcement arm of the PDP.
”As we write this, APC leaders and members are still being harassed and arrested across Osun State. We have just received reports that our members were arrested in Ifelodun Local Government Ward 10,.Atakumosa East Local Government and Ife East Local Government, Okerewe Wards 2 and 3. Over all we have ninety-seven leaders of our party in detention and the arrest has not stopped. This cannot be right.
”Our party, the APC, has no doubt whatsoever that the depravity being exhibited under President Jonathan’s watch, in the name of politics, has his imprimatur. We have no doubt that elections, which should be a celebration of democracy, have now been turned to war because of the desperation of President Jonathan to win re-election at all costs. We have no doubt that the anarchic Minister of State for Defence and Minister of Police Affairs, who are leading the ”troops” in Osun as they did in Ekiti, are taking their cue from President Jonathan.
”If those Ministers can move around freely in Osun and elsewhere, why can’t other Nigerians, irrespective of the party they belong to? If a PDP hireling like Chris Uba can be put in the command of 50 soldiers of the Nigerian Army, why should anyone still be under any illusion that the Nigerian Army is still serving the nation? Where else in the world is a thug commanding disciplined forces?
”We, Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare and Afolabi Salisu, are just fortunate to be alive. The guns pointed at our heads by drunken armed men could have gone off! Since our arrest took place in the dark, we could have been driven to an unknown destination and shot dead! This is a dangerous time for Nigeria and her democracy. Irrespective of the outcome of the Osun election, democracy has been dealt a near-mortal blow. 73,000 ‘security agents’, including the military, police, DSS, Civil Defence, ex-militants, thugs and murderers, deployed to police election in just one state? There is no better indication that we are in a militarized democracy.
”Again, we call on President Jonathan to stop deceiving the world. In one breath, this President says he is committed to credible elections and that his political ambition is not worth the life of any Nigerian. In another, he sanctions state-sponsored harassment, intimidation and even killing of ordinary Nigerians by security forces that are now the enforcement arm of the ruling party, all in the name of politics,” the statement read.

http://dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/31261-lai-mohammed-recounts-ordeal-in-the-hands-of-abductors

gbollybakare:

* A huge number of APC agents denied tags in many local government areas including Osogbo, Ifedayo, Atakumosa West. In Osogbo, only 60 out of 227 agents were given tags.

* The Good Governance Forum in Osun has urged all eligible voters to go out en-masse to cast their votes and not be intimidated by the presence of security agents in the state or news of arrests of political leaders.

* Clampdown on APC leaders in Osun continues as Alhaji Tijani Oladosu, (aka TILAD), Quadri Owonikoko (a.k.a Integrity) were arrested midnight and whereabouts unknown

* After hours of interrogation, Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare released by security agents

* Over 40 voters arrested in Erin Osun while on queue for accreditation.

* Alhaji Raimi Shitu, Vice Executive Secretary, Odo-Otin LG arrested midnight

* Chairman of O'SCHOOL in Osun and Chieftain of APC, Alhaji Lai Oyeduntan's house invaded in Osogbo

*APC stalwarts Octogenerian lawyer, Pa J.O Fakayode, being detained in Ora Igbomina after being picked up by security agents from Oke Ila

*All APC agents in Osu, Atakumosa West have been arrested by soldiers

POWER.

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sammyjoepumping:

U don't still get it right ? Dt is d tag being used to identify real security officers. Stop being sentimental please

#noted

Guys pls some one shud update us on the election state.though we knw say na People Decivin People go win shaa... God help us

hmmmm

Godfather92: Guys una dey sleep!!! Wats on on the election station.... Pls can some one update us here... Though we knw say na People Decivin People go win, God help us

E be like say Ebola don dey affect ur eyes!


APC all the way!!!!

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Let the game begin

Voting just commenced here in Ife south LGA, at last, we thank God.
Let the best man wins .

I de wait here o

NPF helicopters doing it.....

NewNigeriaMind:


Define generally please. The point being made is, even if the policy has not fully yielded results, sane and sensible minda can see the potentials.

And waec data changes every year. what makes you think the student performance would improve next year and what are the chances the top states this year will retain the position next year.

Dont mind some of these block heads. Infact, virtually none of the Candidates who sat for May/June 2013 WAEC exam received the learning tablets. So how does a sane individual based the success of a tablet with the result of an exam that was conducted before the learning tablet distribution. I have no doubt the state govt educational reforms will bring about wonderful results.

from oluawo onifa poly unity ikirun.finished accreditation nd voting started with solders full everywhere with aim of changing it with already thumb printed PDP but we stand with them to resist thier plan.

Ebola has done it again...d 2hands on my Nokia fones have
refused 2shake # lobatan.

They covered APC portion on ballot paper with nylon to waste voters votes. Na wa ooo

If you come to the state of Osun and hear PDP propaganda,you will cry to God to deliver us from these PDP propaganda and their politics playing GEJ. Considering what is on ground before Aregbe came into office and after he came into office. You just wonder that did(PDP) they have heart? Are they human? Are they blind? Are they deaf? Are the paralysed? Are they mentally challenged?....... So many questions will just pop up minds.
What Aregbe is doing in Osun state is very very commendable. He has transformed the state from village into modern city. If PDP are blind, they are not deaf,and even if they are deaf, they are not paralysed to go on an excursion to where Aregbe has completed his projects and where he hasn't. If they visit those projects and still complain, then i think they are mentally challenged for real. When they(PDP) are in government in the state,what have they done? What development have we witnessed in the state? All they do was to share the state's allocations. No tangible development.
And someone say we should not vote for Aregbe. Aregbe shall be the governor elect for another 4years by the grace of God. AMEN
In fact,i am not voting for APC but i am voting for Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola. I'm not interested in party but the candidates they presented.He change the name of the state from Osun State to State of Osun because the people Osun West(Ife/Ijesha) Senatorial District are clamouring for the creation of a Federal State.
I AM SUPPORTING HIM BECAUSE HE IS THE BEST THING TO HAVE EVER HAPPEN TO THE STATE OF OSUN.PEACE OUT TO EVERYBODY.

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Can he deliver his ward to APC?

chamboy: The pdp-egoats talk like dey off any beta

make God giv apc victory first, na den we go handle them.

What ever u post here will speak for or against u so go ahead lie or say the truth. And remember u won't be on dis earth forever.

BigStar1: They covered APC portion on ballot paper with nylon to waste voters votes. Na wa ooo

know what you saying The world is watching this page.

Somewhere in Oshogbo

NewNigeriaMind:


Define generally please. The point being made is, even if the policy has not fully yielded results, sane and sensible minda can see the potentials.

And waec data changes every year. what makes you think the student performance would improve next year and what are the chances the top states this year will retain the position next year.

are you now saying upon the billions spent on opon imo the potential seen is this poor performance? open your eyes to see that we do not need to spend so much to achieve success in d educational sector of the state. Good day

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bloodykiller:

That's why thunder needs to fire you more

Otu nne i

u dis omo baba oloti yi again? keep it coming bro

about 40 voters av been kidnapped in Erin osun

just finished voting!!
let the best man wins

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RAO1: about 40 voters av been kidnapped in Erin osun

Sorry ooo!
Did you see who they voted for ni?

pendusky: know what you saying The world is watching this page.

What's that suppose to mean?

generaliy07: Watch it friends

Aregbe wins

Omisore can go contest with prison inmates for chief prisoner

This is Ipinle Omoluabi, not a place for urchins to rule, NEVER

Let PDP bring soldiers, police, civil defence, Militants, even hire boko haram join

The will of the people will prevail!

Caveat: For me, its not about Parties but Performance!

funny u, I won't be surprised seeing you celebrating d victory of PDP

gbollybakare:

* A huge number of APC agents denied tags in many local government areas including Osogbo, Ifedayo, Atakumosa West. In Osogbo, only 60 out of 227 agents were given tags.

* The Good Governance Forum in Osun has urged all eligible voters to go out en-masse to cast their votes and not be intimidated by the presence of security agents in the state or news of arrests of political leaders.

* Clampdown on APC leaders in Osun continues as Alhaji Tijani Oladosu, (aka TILAD), Quadri Owonikoko (a.k.a Integrity) were arrested midnight and whereabouts unknown

* After hours of interrogation, Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare released by security agents

* Over 40 voters arrested in Erin Osun while on queue for accreditation.

* Alhaji Raimi Shitu, Vice Executive Secretary, Odo-Otin LG arrested midnight

* Chairman of O'SCHOOL in Osun and Chieftain of APC, Alhaji Lai Oyeduntan's house invaded in Osogbo

*APC stalwarts Octogenerian lawyer, Pa J.O Fakayode, being detained in Ora Igbomina after being picked up by security agents from Oke Ila

*All APC agents in Osu, Atakumosa West have been arrested by soldiers

You pass FM, AIT, Channel, CNN etc. Who you think say go surprise for this your FAKEST story as an APC member.