Stats: 3,171,268 members, 7,881,021 topics. Date: Friday, 05 July 2024 at 11:01 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? (1583 Views)
Amaechi: I Could Have Been Killed By Ken Saro Wiwa's Killers Because Of Buhari / Photos From Burial Of Ken Saro Wiwa Jnr / Donald Trump Appoints Omarosa Manigault As Head Of Trump Campaign (2) (3) (4)
Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by mordsith: 11:01am On May 29, 2016 |
THE KILLER OF Ken Saro-Wiwa, Col. Hamid Ali
APPOINTED AS CUSTOM BOSS BY THE MASS
MURDERER Muhammedu Buhari.
by Yemi Adebowale and Idoreyin Sampson
Col. Hamid Ali (rtd), who was handpicked by
the Abacha regime as a member of the
kangaroo tribunal that sentenced renowned
environmentalist and minority rights activist
Ken Saro-Wiwa to death by hanging, was on
Thursday, August 27, 2015 named by President
Muhammadu Buhari as the Comptroller-Gen
eral of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
A statement by presidential spokesperson,
Femi Adesina confirmed the appointment
alongside the following – Babachir David Lawal
(Secretary to the Government of the
Federation), Abba Kyari (Chief of Staff to the
President), Kure Martin Abeshi (Comptroller-Ge
neral, Nigerian Immigration Service), Senator
Ita Enang (SSA to the President on National
Assembly Matters – Senate), and Hon. Suleiman
A. Kawu (SSA to the President on National
Assembly Matters – House of Representatives)
The new Comptroller-General of Customs,
Colonel Ali was military administrator of
Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998 under the
despotic regime of the late General Sani
Abacha.
Reacting to the cold-blooded murder of Ken
Saro-Wiwa and 8 other Ogoni indigenes, Col.
Ali said he had no regrets over his role in the
judicial process that led to Saro Wiwa’s
execution.
The Abacha regime setup a special tribunal
headed Justice Ibrahim Auta along with the
Kaduna-based prosecutor—Joseph Bodunrin
Daudu after falsely accusing Saro-Wiwa of
orchestrating the death of four Ogoni elders.
After prolonged detention, abuse, torture and
intimidation of Mr. Wiwa’s counsels by the
Abacha regime, the panel sentenced Saro-Wiwa
and eight Ogoni activists to death by hanging
for a crime they never committed.
Saro-Wiwa was defended by the late human
rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN and
Femi Falana, SAN. The late environmental
activist and lawyer, Oronto Douglas, the
youngest lawyer on the team, was also on the
defense team. Fawehinmi and his team were
denied entry into the venue of the tribunal’s
proceedings and denied the rights to confer
with the defendants. Auta denied all motions/
application for continuances in a case
involving capital offenses.
The Abacha regime swiftly ratified the
tribunal’s verdict and thereafter murdered
Saro-Wiwa and the eight activists before the
period allowed for an appeal had elapsed. This
happened in defiance of calls by the
international community, particularly groups
like Amnesty International for their lives to be
spared.
To add further pain to the families of the
executed men, their bodies were subsequently
dissolved in sulphuric acid by the Abacha
regime.
The execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and four other
Ogoni elders, led to Nigeria’s suspension from
the Commonwealth of Nations, which lasted
for over three years. Shell Petroleum
Development Company (SDPC) later paid out
$15.5 million as compensation over its role in
collaborating with the Abacha government in
human rights violations in the deaths of Saro-
Wiwa and his kinsmen.
Shell has not recovered from the severe public
relations backlash from its role in the murder
of the Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was a a popular
author, playwright, and television producer
and one of the most determined and articulate
critics of the oil majors and advocates for
environmental and economic justice for the
Ogoni people of the Niger Delta.
Buhari served in the Abacha government as de
factor petroleum minister in the role of
Chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF).
Abacha’s despotic regime was also one of the
most corrupt occasioned by brazen looting of
the treasury. Abacha has been accused of
looting over N100 Billion from Nigeria’s
treasury.
Close to a billion dollars looted by Abachi and
his cronies have been returned to Nigeria from
foreign accounts around the world. Former
President Goodluck Jonathan has been credited
with “silently” working to recover the stolen
funds by the Abacha regime.
Hamid Ali, is Buhari’s newly appointed head of
Customs is 77-years-old. |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by mordsith: 11:06am On May 29, 2016 |
http://saharareporters.com/2011/03/16/ken-saro-wiwa-killer-judge-becomes-acting-chief-judge-nigeria PLEASE I NEED ANSWERS. MORE IMPORTANTLY.....WHY DID NIGERIANS VOTE THIS TRIBALIST AS PRESIDENT? PRESIDENT BUHARI MAY BE NIGERIAS LAST PRESIDENT. BECAUSE THE ND AND IGBOS WONT STAY IN A NIGERIA WITH A BUHARIAN PRESIDENT 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by BankeSmalls(f): 11:07am On May 29, 2016 |
Rewarding evil since 1966. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by BUHARIISCURSED(m): 11:09am On May 29, 2016 |
that is a slap on the face of the people feeding this country, buhari is so insensitive. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by incomintop: 11:16am On May 29, 2016 |
Buhari like to reward evils and causing confusion everywhere even apc members did not congratulate him for democracy day 2 Likes |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by incomintop: 11:20am On May 29, 2016 |
buhari advice Abacha to kill ken saro wiwa because of his hatred of Niger delta remember Buhari was the PTF chairman in Abacha government when they kill saro wiwa because of oil he has started again in 2016 rumours are that ogoni king is dead only God knows who is in the target list of buhari to kill the next few days 1 Like |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by afanide: 12:11pm On May 29, 2016 |
Too many questions about this guy's Government that we don't know the answers to provide again............. Where do we start from ![]() |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by Destined2win: 12:22pm On May 29, 2016 |
I am beginning to agree that buhari might single-handedly destroy Nigeria 2 Likes |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by Branzy(m): 12:25pm On May 29, 2016 |
giving NDA more supporters |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by mordsith: 9:39am On Apr 15, 2017 |
y |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by DaniDani(m): 11:02am On Apr 15, 2017 |
Nawo! The evil committed by northern cabals in this country is too superfluous and unacceptable. So sorry for the likes of Tonyebakanista who prefers northern Oligarchy to Niger Delta freedom. 1 Like |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by AntiNigerian: 11:28am On Apr 15, 2017 |
DaniDani:leave that guy, I met with some other Ijaws yesterday, though they said they don't support Biafra, at the same time they suggested that Niger Delta should start preparing to stand alone because staying in NIGERIA is even worse for them! The Fulani's will increase their suffering 4X! |
Re: Why Did Buhari Appoint SARO Wiwa's Killer As Head Of Nigerian Customs? by tribalistseun: 11:39am On Apr 15, 2017 |
That's why I don't like that fooll call buhari. He wants to deceive us but we go show am sey na we pass am. |
(1) (Reply)
In Pictures: Muhammadu Buhari Receives Archbishop Of Canterbury In London / Dangote Then And Now As Shared By Lere Olayinka / Breaking: PDP Knocks Dokpesi, Secondus Out Of Chairmanship Race
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 19 |