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Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by itsdumebi(m): 5:37pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Below is what the recently released former aviation minister wrote; HEAD BLOODIED BUT NOT BOWED AND THE ASCENSION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD J. TRUMP (PART 1) Permit me to begin this contribution with an apology for my disappearance from the literary and political scene for the last one month but this was due to circumstances beyond my control. On October 21st, five days after my 56th birthday, I was arrested by the EFCC without an arrest warrant at the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos where I had been earlier granted bail. Thereafter I was illegally detained by them without any detention order for 21 days. Kindly note that this was after I had been detained by them for a gruelling 67 days 6 months ago (from 9th of May till July 15th), brought before the Federal High Court in Lagos, arraigned on spurios and politically-motivated charges and locked up in Ikoyi prison for a number of days whilst I attempted to perfect my court bail. After perfecting bail, on 21st October I was re-arrested and the whole nightmare began again: only this time it was far more insidious and worse. Throughout the time of the second detention I was kept in a dingy underground cell at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja where I met a number of other high profile opposition figures like Senator Bala Mohammed, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, the former Minister of State for Defence and Mr. Reuben Abati, the former spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan. During the course of my 21 day incarceration my abductors did not ask me any questions or say one word to me other than to formally serve me with a new set of fresh criminal charges the morning after I got there which I simply signed for. After that I heard nothing from them and I was told nothing though I had daily visits to the medical clinic at the EFCC due to my deteriorating health. Three weeks later, on November 10th, I was brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja and arraigned on yet another set of spurrious, baseless and politically-motivated charges. These ones were even more ridiculous and far-fetched than the first set in Lagos. I was falsely accused of receiving 26 million naira cash from the former National Security Advisor, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, for media work for the Jonathan administration in 2014. Thankfully I was granted bail by the court and I was detained at Kuje prison for a further 4 days whilst I attempted to perfect my bail. At Kuje I was kept in the terrorist wing of the prison which was built by the British government specifically for Boko Haram convicts and suspects. There were 47 of them in the facility and I was with them throughout. These were tough, disciplined, hardened, surprisingly well-educated and intimidating men. The single cells and the entire terrorist section of the prison was pervaded by an eerie silence throughout the night and low tone whispers throughout the day. The only thing that broke the monotony of silence was the regular and constant call to Muslim prayers and the loud and regular cries of "Allahu Akbar". This was a frightful place and those that were locked up there were very dangerous and frightful people yet thankfully the Lord went ahead of me. The single cells, though small, were clean, self-contained, well-ventilated, dry and very neat. The inmates were surprisingly very kind and friendly towards me and turned out to be my best friends and bodyguards whenever I toured th other parts of the prison. I was very impressed with them and when I heard their stories and what some of them had been subjected to by the security forces and the state tears came to my eyes. Most of those men were not Boko Haram killers but had been falsely accused, tortured and just dumped into prison and I felt nothing but pain and sorrow when I heard their stories. When I went to visit the great and brilliant freedom fighter, Nnamdi Kanu, who is the leader of IPOB and easily the most courageous, powerful and credible Igbo leader in Nigeria today in his cell we had a very instructive and long discussion. I had never met Nnamdi before and I was amazed at his depth of knowledge, his immense courage and his deep convictions. There is no doubt in my mind that that man is going places and in him the Igbo have an Ojukwu and a Nnamdi Azikiwe all rolled into one. He is destined for greatness. My Boko Haram friends accompanied me to that meeting, drew a ten man security cordon around me when we entered the general population of the prison and waited outside as Nnamdi and I spoke for almost three hours. They even accompanied me to Church on sunday and waited outside until we finished. Given what I have written about Boko Haram in the past and given my total aversion to any form of violence, terrorism and radical Islam, this was a classic case of God granting me favour before my enemies. Everyone dreaded them in that prison but I am proud to say that they were my friends and I will never forget their courage, kindness and fellowship for the rest of my life. The enemy had placed me in the lions den but the lions and their prey became the best of friends. Not only were my Boko Haram section mates very good to me but so were the other inmates in the general prison population. Not only that, the head of the prison DCP Akilu Abdullah, his Chief warden and his entire staff and team of prison wardens were firm, courteous and professional not just to me but to all the other inmates. This was the doing of the Lord and it was marvellous in my sight. Throughout my travails I have never questioned God and I have been inspired and comforted by His word which says that in all things we must give thanks to Him. I am innocent of all the charges and allegations and as I have said elsewhere the whole thing is an attempt by the Federal Government and an increasingly desperate EFCC that is obsessed with my name and putting me away to discredit, break and silence me. Yet in all this I am not moved and neither can I ever be broken or silenced because, like the biblical Job, "I know that my Redeemer liveth". Like Shakespeare's Macbeth, "my head is bloodied but not bowed" and "I shall fight until the flesh is hacked from my bones". And as that fight and struggle unfolds and unwinds I take solace in the powerful and beautiful words of the Victorian poet William Ernest Henley in my favourite poem titled 'Invictus' which was written in 1875. He wrote, "Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul". Like Nelson Mandela did at Robben Island prison every day for 26 years, I recited that poem three times a day on each and every day of my total of 90 days detention this year. And if I am arrested and detained again by the EFCC or any of President Buhari's other numerous security or intelligence agencies I will continue to recite it. I have no fear of what men or satan can do to me and I trust and have faith in the God that I serve. Having explained my absence for the few weeks with this appetiser permit me get to the meat of it and now serve the main dish of this contribution. http://politicsngr.com/met-nnamdi-kanu-made-friends-boko-haram-prisoners-ffk-writes-kuje-detention/ 53 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by KingBelieve: 5:39pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
''My head is bloodied but not bowed'' and ''I shall fight until the flesh is hacked from my bones''. When we talk about brave and courageous men, I see Nnamdi Kanu. Modified: I think FTC is overrated, anyway I dedicate it to Nnamdi Kanu and those been Oppressed. 263 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by thunder74(m): 5:45pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
I like men that are bold 130 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by madridguy(m): 5:46pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Mtchew 28 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by Nobody: 5:51pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
itsdumebi:better return your loot and have peace...dont bring Mandela into this your friend in theifferry has return 1 billion ex cg custom.obanikoro 100 m ameachi will also be force to vomit his when baba buhari tenure end 141 Likes 12 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by merit455(m): 5:55pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Alikote:I tell u....God punish Buhari 54 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by victorvezx(m): 5:57pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
itsdumebi:FFK is the most stupid and delusional man ever 105 Likes 10 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by nwaanambra1(m): 6:00pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
must you dumb guys above quote the whole damn article before u make your dumber comment ![]() ![]() ![]() 390 Likes 21 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by Progressive01(m): 6:02pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
itsdumebi:Another useless epistle for LiePod slaves to masturbate on. ![]() 60 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by donsteady(m): 6:03pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Interesting 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by chubbyman(m): 6:11pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
This self serving epistle can only sway IPOB and wailers who will romance anyone including Adolf Hitler himself as long as he's a sworn enemy of buhari and APC,mr ffk better return your loot and stop trying to play games with our collective reason, and stop trying to make yourself into some kind of an oppressed freedom fighter cause it ain't gonna fly smh 83 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by HtwoOw: 6:28pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Rubbish 15 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by ificatchmodeh: 6:31pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Imagine how some folks, dey shout return loot..like saydey give am some to keep. Reno was right bout this zombiec supporters of mr president and his party. They shout return loot...yet he's not been found guity of looting..even the government hs not found him guilty..but zombies like the Jews just want him crucified..even if on a thrump up charges.. To them..buhari and his party can't be wrong..why should they? Zombiesim is real..and believe it transcends the ordinary. 125 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by Nobody: 6:37pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
nwaanambra1: dont mind them hausas and lack of wisdom be like..... 48 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by ikombe: 6:41pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
When dose idiots above me quote the whole topic i just want to swear for dem, and dem go still make useless comments. In short thunder fire una for dere. 99 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by soulhighman(m): 6:42pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
It's good you are already making friends with your prospective house mates. ![]() Stop trying to make it all look like you are being persecuted and didn't actually steal anything. We know that all of you are thieves. From APC to PDP. May God punish everyone stealing from our collective treasury. Oloriburuku people. 49 Likes 10 Shares |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by DozieInc(m): 7:01pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
ok |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by ORACLE1975(m): 7:01pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Hahah |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by SamuelAnyawu(m): 7:09pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
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Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by CandyDiamond(f): 7:17pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Up IPOB, Up Nnamdi KANU, is well 21 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by DTOBS(m): 7:18pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
ificatchmodeh:Best comment so far on the thread... 47 Likes |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by Spaxon(f): 7:18pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Idiots quoting every thing....... I said it before the Elections. what we have here is witch hunting... Party based arrests. irrelevant charges . hatred. malice . This government is a pure Scam... any idiot that Quotes me God is soaking ur cane in crude oil 32 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by stsinner: 7:19pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
ikombe:dont mind them 8 Likes |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 7:19pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
My Boko Haram friends.. .... 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by Youngtrice(m): 7:19pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
You met all these people in 24hrs?? Oga na!! |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by temido11: 7:20pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
King of hearts 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Fani-Kayode: ''I Met With Nnamdi Kanu, Made Friends With Boko Haram Prisoners'' by Opinedecandid(m): 7:20pm On Nov 16, 2016 |
Don't mind this militocracy. Forgive them. One of these days, their cup will run full. 6 Likes 2 Shares |
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