Awka Millennium City & Elombah’s Blackmailing Journalism.


By Ikemefuna Nnajiofor

Three days ago, a notorious blackmailer, Daniel Elombah who publishes the infamous online rag-shit known as Elombah News, came out with his trademark screaming headline, “Anambra in Ruins! The Awka Millennium City Scam.”

Elombah, a failed lawyer who scrounges for a living in the UK was on familiar turf. Years as a lowlife in the UK have turned him into a glorified beggar who solicits handouts with his Elombah News; his briefcase publishing outfit. Politicians and socialites in Anambra State dread a phone call from Daniel Elombah. His calls usually carry threats of extortion and blackmail. What Evans, the high profile kidnapper did to his Nnewi kinsmen with his vile kidnapping skills, Elombah now does with his journalism of blackmail. I hear he is also from Nnewi. I hope it is not true.

Well, Elombah’s grouse this time is for Chief Clem Nwogbo, the Group Chairman of M-P Infrastructure for refusing to surrender to his usual threats of blackmail. M-P Infrastructure is the core investor in the Awka Millennium City Project which was flagged off by the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano on Friday last week. Chief Nwogbo, a soft spoken gentleman, had stood his ground against Elombah the marauder. And what did he get for his principled stand? The screaming headline alleging that his project was a scam. Indeed, Elombah’s journalism of blackmail knows neither boundaries nor a need for decency or reasoned argument. Once he raises his brush, he sprays tar on his victims; playing on the gullibility of many Nigerians and the dark-hearted amongst us who are eager to believe the worst stories about people who appear to be managing their lot better in a traumatized country.

As would be expected, Daniel Elombah had nothing to say in the story except to allege that former governor Peter Obi had planned to build a new city known as the Greenwood Project in the same location where Nwogbo’s Millennium City is springing up now. Tragically, Elombah in his naivety indicted Obi when he claimed that the former governor had collected over 10% mobilization funds from prospective buyers of his Greenwood City but had failed to deliver it in his eight years in office.

According to him: “Adverts were put out and billions of Naira raised through expression of interests. People interested in getting plots paid N22,000 each. The money was paid in a dedicated account for the project. By the time Obi left office, the account had billions of Naira.” Continuing his unintended onslaught on Obi, Elombah further stated; “I expect those concerned to go to court and stop the perpetuation of scam, which is what he is currently going.”

Now, since Elombah has rightly pointed a finger at Obi’s administration for scamming hapless Nigerians who paid mobilization fees for a slice of his Greenwood Project, why is he dragging Governor Obiano and Chief Nwogbo into the mess?

The only explanation is that when a serial blackmailer becomes a publisher, he often falls victim to his own greed. And trapped in his own mental blind alley, he as the hunter’s dog might have his own master for lunch. I hope that Peter Obi is reading me clearly.

I think we should ignore Daniel Elombah.

So obiano and his boys are not yet through with peter obi?