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| 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by rasputinn(m): 7:31am On Aug 09, 2008 |
[b]President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has ordered an investigation into allegations that the Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ambassador Sam Edem, spent N1billion to secure the services of a sorcerer to employ spiritual means to enable him secure contracts from the Akwa Ibom State Government. The President also directed the Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to get to the root of the matter. Edem was also alleged to have burnt N270 million at a Port Harcourt cemetery, which he later bathed with in order to realise his wishes from the state government functionaries. According to a statement made by the sorcerer, Dr. Perekambowei Ogah, also known as Matthew Sonoma, at the Zone 5 Police Headquarters in Benin, Edo State and published in the latest edition of Newswatch magazine, Edem paid into his executive savings account at the Ughelli, Delta State branch of one of the new generation banks, N15 million to make some sacrifice in order to retain his position as NNDC chairman when the board was dissolved. Ogah also claimed to have received three different requests from Edem notably to work on the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Dr. Godswill Akpabio, in order to secure contracts from him; to kill the Managing Director of NDDC, Mr. Timi Alaibe, who also works in the same office with him to enable him have his way in decision making processes and to work on Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan to always provide him support if there is any plan to remove him. For the above tasks, Ogah charged N570,000,000 for which Edem paid in instalments of N220,000,000, N50,000.000 and N40,000.000 respectively amounting to N310,000.000 with a balance of N260.000.000. According to the sorcerer, at the expiration of the date for Alaibe's demise, which never happened, Edem demanded a refund while Ogah stood his ground that the payment was not completed prompting Edem to report the matter to the police as a case of fraud. "That after the expiration of the period within which the said Timi Alaibe was to die, the petitioner came to ask me why the charm did not work and I told him that his (Alaibe's) spirit is too strong. On that note he grew annoyed and asked me to refund the money he paid for Timi's work," he said. The NDDC chairman in his statement at the same Zone 5 Police headquarters, Benin, said he was under a spell when he made the payments. According to him, "The amount of money the fraudster collected from me through the hypnotic spell is about N800million. The extortion spread over months and were always with death threats to my person and family members, friends and staff Meantime Amb Edem has been suspended as chairman of NDDC[/b] Personally I think it's very regrettable and unfortunate that funds meant to bring development to the Niger Delta could be so callously wasted,while the people of the area will continue to think that the Federal government is not doing enough. There are some people that actually believe the story of the so-called sorcerer,while there are yet others that believe the story of the NDDC chairman,they say it's a case of what is called "local occult",which is a form of 419 in which the criminal employs threat and occultic charms to hypnotise or keep the victim in perpetual fear and obedience. Fellow nairalanders,what do you have to say |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by ogb5(m): 10:40pm On Aug 09, 2008 |
this speaks volume of governance in Nigeria. No checks, how can 1 man withdraw that amount of money on his own from a government parastatal, without needing the approval of someone else. Thats what they call absolut power, and it corrupts Thats why we will always be arresting people for fraud after the crime has been commited. Checks need to be put in place to prevent a few people from having too much access to public fund. Even a pope will be tempted if given easy access to lots of public fund. |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by blacksta(m): 8:24am On Aug 10, 2008 |
checks and balances for where . You want to ruin the life of an average Nigerian. Please carry that kind of talk elsewhere |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by Planner(m): 4:16pm On Aug 10, 2008 |
If a mere NDDC chairperson would spend so much money to keep his position, i wonder how much the president, vice president , governors and their deputies spent to attain their present position. We are all in trouble! There is fire on the mountain o !! |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by rasputinn(m): 8:03pm On Aug 10, 2008 |
blacksta:  How tragic |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by Ubpeters(m): 2:05pm On Aug 11, 2008 |
I believe its such a disgrace for those of us from the "land of fulfilled promises" that one of our respected sons would be involved in a mephistophelean activity of this magnitude. I'm deeply shocked and saddened by the shame that this Fmr. Ambassador has poured on Akwa Ibom State. I really wonder when these unscrupulous Nigerians will realize that the world has changed and they too can change. Its a shame, |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by rasputinn(m): 8:39pm On Aug 11, 2008 |
Ubpeters: No no no, no be mephistophelean activity,somebody hold the guy for work for occult level,turn the guy to mugu Seriously to think that one man can appropriate 1billion naira of an agency's funds without some other officers counter-signing speaks volumes of the rot in the system  |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by RichyBlacK(m): 8:49pm On Aug 11, 2008 |
| [size=18pt]Juju! The longest running "419"![/size] Ignorance will continue to keep Nigerians in darkness (pun mosdef intended ) |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by omenka(m): 5:21pm On Aug 10, 2020 |
Lalasticlala, it wouldnt be such a bad idea moving this to the fp today so we can see what's happening in the commission today has been happening for some time now, perhaps since its creation. Seems no progress has been made in curbing the corruption in the commission. Imagine spending such a humongous amount on mere juju! The cable did a throwback on it here: https://www.thecable.ng/flashback-how-ex-nddc-chairman-squandered-n1bn-on-juju-in-2008 Cc: Mynd44. |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by omenka(m): 5:23pm On Aug 10, 2020 |
One of the original publications was ran by Newswatch. Tried to get a link to it but came up empty. Nevertheless, the TheCable link can suffice. |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by Beremx(f): 5:53pm On Aug 10, 2020 |
Nothing has changed. The same thievery still going on. Lalasticlala we need a throwback even if today is not Thursday 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by tooth4tooth: 9:35pm On Aug 10, 2020 |
omenka: Chai !!! Even Nigeria juju is not left out in corruption saga. Naija I hail thee. 1 Like |
| Re: 1 Billion Naira Juju Scam;yar Adua Suspends Nddc Chairman,orders Probe by SirWhiteFish: 6:57am On Aug 11, 2020 |
Somethings sounds really Impossible. Burning 270million naira to make soap and bath in a cemetery. God knows how huge 270million naira was back in 2008 |
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