Viral footage has emerged of an Indian man who was
apprehended on Saturday, October 31 in Satellite Town, Lagos, for
allegedly stealing a commercial motorcyclist’s manhood.
The Indian man reportedly stole the Okada rider’s manhood at Satelite Town, Lagos.
Sources say the disturbing development took place at about 5pm on the said date.
Witnesses, most of whom were motorists themselves, claimed
the unnamed Indian alighted from a bus which was headed to mile 2 and
asked the okada rider for directions to some place in Satellite Town. READ ALSO: HORRIBLE! Read What Policeman Did To 3-Year-Old Girl In Ebonyi
The okada rider, whose name is withheld, had asked to take the accused to his destination, and they agreed on a fee.
Ladunliadi News reports that on getting to the gate just before Navy
town, the Indian instructed the okada rider to stop as he had arrived at
his destination.
On getting off the bike, the suspect paid the local bike rider far more than was due for the distance covered.
Just after being paid by the Indian man, the biker said he realised his private part was missing.
The bike man was reported to have discovered just at the moment of exchange that his private part had gone missing.
He then ran after the Indian man who was already on his way, shouting to draw the attention of people.
His fellow bike riders joined the chase and stopped the Indian man.
Fellow bike men were instrumental to apprehending the Indian man who had briskly left after over paying the victim.
Witnesses at the scene posted photos and videos of the incident. See footage below:
At the time of this report, there was no information as to what became of the Indian and the commercial motorcyclist.
In our series of
letters from African journalists, Sola Odunfa in Lagos considers what
makes one of Nigeria's many kings so special.
For the last week
there has been great excitement in Ile-Ife, the centuries-old city in
south-west Nigeria that ethnic Yoruba people regard as their spiritual
home.
Residents have been celebrating the appointment of a
successor to the throne of Ooni of Ife, which became vacant in July on
the death of the incumbent, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
Political,
religious and social leaders from across the country have been sending
congratulatory messages to Ile-Ife on this new epoch.
And on 28
October the people of Ile-Ife turned out in their hundreds of thousands
to receive their son Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, who left home for Lagos
several years ago in pursuit of economic opportunities.
He
returned not only as a real estate tycoon but also as Ooni of Ife -
their paramount ruler and the spiritual leader of all Yoruba people at
home and in the diaspora.
The Yoruba are the second largest ethnic group in Nigeria.
As
I watched that event on TV I found the communal joy infectious and I
swayed in my seat to the beat of gangan drums and, especially, the
voices of old women chanting the praise of the forebears of the
king-elect and the founders of Ile-Ife.
I was happy for them and, as we say in Yorubaland, for myself. Ooni of Ife:
The Ooni of Ife's kingdom is in present-day Osun state in south-west Nigeria
The monarch should be a direct descendant of Oduduwa, who is a Yoruba god
Practice of burying someone alive with a king who dies has long been abolished
But for the Ooni-elect the public fanfare has now ended.
He is in total seclusion, being attended to and spiritually strengthened by traditional priests.
When,
after 21 days, he emerges, after meekly following secret religious
rites, he will be another being - the Ooni proper, second in rank to the
Yoruba deities.
State employees
But
I can only hope that the obeisance being paid to him as Ooni Ogunwusi
by Nigeria's high and mighty will not lead him to really believe all he
might hear about his "highness".
Indeed the Ooni of the 21st Century is not comparable in power and majesty to the Ooni of the days of yore.
Today
the Ooni and other traditional rulers nationwide are, when push comes
to shove, senior employees and under the authority of state governments.
They are paid salaries and allowances from the public purse. Country of kings:
They
vary in hierarchy and importance; some like the Ooni of Ife and the
northern emirs rule large areas, others are traditional rulers of a
village or town
If in doubt about the
traditional king's place in the modern scheme of things in Nigeria,
drive down to Onitsha in the south-east and talk to the Obi, who was a
close friend and confidant of his own predecessor Ooni Oba Okunade
Sijuwade.
The late Ooni and his two friends - the Obi and the
then-Emir of Kano in the north - took a holiday to Israel at their own
expense; when they returned for their trip they were suspended from
office for travelling without obtaining government permission.
They were lucky - they could have been sacked from their gilded thrones.
Up to a few decades ago an Oba, the Yoruba word for a
king, could send his servants or chiefs to summon any woman - young or
married - and when that woman reported to the palace, the king would
pronounce her one of his wives and that would be the end of the matter.
These days hardly any of Nigeria's hundreds of kings would attempt that.
These monarchs do perform useful functions.
They
hold court in their palaces daily, settling matrimonial issues, land
matters, minor chieftaincy disputes and other not-too-serious matters
among their people.
They are also very useful for the vanity of
their subjects and friends as they award chieftaincy titles at their
discretion - though at times these are given on inducement, meaning such
honorary titles perhaps do not garner the respect they once did.
In our series of
letters from African journalists, Sola Odunfa in Lagos considers what
makes one of Nigeria's many kings so special.
For the last week
there has been great excitement in Ile-Ife, the centuries-old city in
south-west Nigeria that ethnic Yoruba people regard as their spiritual
home.
Residents have been celebrating the appointment of a
successor to the throne of Ooni of Ife, which became vacant in July on
the death of the incumbent, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
Political,
religious and social leaders from across the country have been sending
congratulatory messages to Ile-Ife on this new epoch.
And on 28
October the people of Ile-Ife turned out in their hundreds of thousands
to receive their son Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, who left home for Lagos
several years ago in pursuit of economic opportunities.
He
returned not only as a real estate tycoon but also as Ooni of Ife -
their paramount ruler and the spiritual leader of all Yoruba people at
home and in the diaspora.
The Yoruba are the second largest ethnic group in Nigeria.
As
I watched that event on TV I found the communal joy infectious and I
swayed in my seat to the beat of gangan drums and, especially, the
voices of old women chanting the praise of the forebears of the
king-elect and the founders of Ile-Ife.
I was happy for them and, as we say in Yorubaland, for myself. Ooni of Ife:
The Ooni of Ife's kingdom is in present-day Osun state in south-west Nigeria
The monarch should be a direct descendant of Oduduwa, who is a Yoruba god
Practice of burying someone alive with a king who dies has long been abolished
But for the Ooni-elect the public fanfare has now ended.
He is in total seclusion, being attended to and spiritually strengthened by traditional priests.
When,
after 21 days, he emerges, after meekly following secret religious
rites, he will be another being - the Ooni proper, second in rank to the
Yoruba deities.
State employees
But
I can only hope that the obeisance being paid to him as Ooni Ogunwusi
by Nigeria's high and mighty will not lead him to really believe all he
might hear about his "highness".
Indeed the Ooni of the 21st Century is not comparable in power and majesty to the Ooni of the days of yore.
Today
the Ooni and other traditional rulers nationwide are, when push comes
to shove, senior employees and under the authority of state governments.
They are paid salaries and allowances from the public purse. Country of kings:
They
vary in hierarchy and importance; some like the Ooni of Ife and the
northern emirs rule large areas, others are traditional rulers of a
village or town
If in doubt about the
traditional king's place in the modern scheme of things in Nigeria,
drive down to Onitsha in the south-east and talk to the Obi, who was a
close friend and confidant of his own predecessor Ooni Oba Okunade
Sijuwade.
The late Ooni and his two friends - the Obi and the
then-Emir of Kano in the north - took a holiday to Israel at their own
expense; when they returned for their trip they were suspended from
office for travelling without obtaining government permission.
They were lucky - they could have been sacked from their gilded thrones.
Up to a few decades ago an Oba, the Yoruba word for a
king, could send his servants or chiefs to summon any woman - young or
married - and when that woman reported to the palace, the king would
pronounce her one of his wives and that would be the end of the matter.
These days hardly any of Nigeria's hundreds of kings would attempt that.
These monarchs do perform useful functions.
They
hold court in their palaces daily, settling matrimonial issues, land
matters, minor chieftaincy disputes and other not-too-serious matters
among their people.
They are also very useful for the vanity of
their subjects and friends as they award chieftaincy titles at their
discretion - though at times these are given on inducement, meaning such
honorary titles perhaps do not garner the respect they once did.
Such madness! A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, New
Anointing Chapel in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Mark Christmas, has been kidnapped
by unknown gunmen in his hometown.
The pastor’s wife, Evelyn Christmas, said her husband was kidnapped with two other persons on October 18.
She said the incident happened in their hometown, Biseingbene,
Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa. Mrs. Christmas said her husband
was invited to the community for a meeting by unknown persons on the
fateful day.
“When he got to the community, he found out that the invitation was not only false but a devilish plan to kidnap him,” she said.
Mrs. Christmas said the pastor had stayed over two weeks in their
custody as they demanded N200, 000 for all their phone calls and N300
million as ransom.
“It is over two weeks and I have not heard or seen my husband but
some of our family members, who live in the village, told me that they
spoke with them.
“I planned to contact the police, but the family members said that I
should not involve the police to avoid incurring more danger.
“The reason is that my husband might be killed by the hoodlums if the police is involved in the matter,” she said.
Mrs. Christmas described the situation as ”very painful”.
She said she prays her husband comes home alive.
The Police Public Relation Office in Bayelsa, Asinim Butswat, said the family had not reported the matter to the police.
“They have not reported the incident to us, but if they come to us, we are ready to mobilise ourselves,” Mr. Butswat said.
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A cargo plane has crashed on take-off near the international airport in South Sudan's capital Juba, with at least 25 killed.
Some reports put the death toll as high as 40.
It is unclear how many of the victims were on the plane and how many were on the ground.
The Antonov An-12 plane was heading to Paloch in Upper Nile State and crashed just 800m (half a mile) from the runway.
Presidential
spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told Reuters news agency that there were at
least two survivors, a crew member and a child.
A spokesman for
Russia's diplomatic mission in Uganda said they were in contact with
South Sudanese officials over the plane crash, following reports that
the dead included the five-member Russian crew, AFP news agency
reported. Africa Live: BBC news updates
Cargo planes to remote parts of South Sudan often carry passengers too.
The plane's first flight was in 1971, the Aviation Safety Network reported. It was being operated by Allied Services Limited, a logistics company based in South Sudan.
The Antonov State Company is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing company.
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Artiste Of The Year For Headies 2015!! Who Would You Vote For?
1. Olamide
2. Davido
3. Wizkid
4. Yemi Alade
5. P-Square
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An African army that can quickly respond to crises on the continent is about to become a reality, 13 years after its conception.
From
January 2016, the African Standby Force (ASF) will be able to intervene
in cases of war crimes, genocide or crimes against humanity if an
African Union member state requests assistance or if the AU itself
considers the situation serious enough.
It will also be able to
provide humanitarian assistance and undertake peacekeeping and observer
missions, although any deployment would be subject to donor funding.
This
multidisciplinary force will be made up of five brigades - each with
police, military and civilian components that could be deployed within
14 days in their own regions.
The Cameroonian city of Douala will
host the logistics base, where equipment will be stored, but the
ultimate power remains in Addis Ababa, at the AU headquarters in the
Ethiopian capital.
The force was initially expected to be ready by 2008, but AU members have dragged their feet over its creation.
It was part of Muammar Gaddafi's vision for his United States of Africa.
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Media captionZimbabwean medic Sergeant Chanetsa Gift on the challenges of working on the front line with military forces in South AfricaRegardless of the late Libyan leader's intentions, it was
clear that the continent needed an improved response to its continuous
conflicts.
At
the moment, 5,000 troops from around the continent are taking part in
an ASF field training exercise in South Africa to help evaluate how
ready the force is to deploy.
The number of personnel is expected to rise to 25,000 by the time the force is operational in January.
But
Africa does have experience in mounting special response operations,
and has already begun taking responsibility for its own peacekeeping,
even providing most of the troops in the UN missions on the continent -
more than 8,000 troops from Ethiopia alone.
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The force will be ready to be deployed on a mission within 14 days
Under the AU's own auspices, South African troops
were deployed to Burundi in 2001 to oversee a peace process, while in
2008 Tanzanian-led forces quelled a rebel uprising in the Comoros.
"There's
been a positive experience of African contributions to keeping peace on
the continent," says Peter Pham, director of the Africa Centre of the
Atlantic Council.
Fighting Islamist militancy
The
nature of conflict has evolved from being primarily armed intra-state
conflicts - mostly rebel groups fighting for control of natural
resources or to topple governments - to the increasing threat of
Islamist militants.
It means that the role of the intervention
forces has also changed from traditional peacekeeping to engaging in
active combat like the AU troops fighting al-Qaeda-linked militants in
Somalia.
The force which has grown from initial deployment of
8,000 troops in 2007 to more than 22,000 has managed to recapture all
major towns and cities from al-Shabab.
This change strengthens the cause of the ASF, says Ben Payton from the risk analysis firm Verisk Maplecroft.
"The
rise of cross-border terrorist campaigns in Africa potentially
increases the usefulness of the standby force, since African governments
will be more willing to use the force to counter what is seen as a
common threat."
The 2012 crisis in Mali presented a good example
of where the ASF could have intervened but the initial poor response by
African nations meant France stepped in to drive away the Islamist
militants.
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Air power is one of the weaknesses of the force
With the escalation of violence by the Boko Haram
group in areas bordering north-eastern Nigeria - the insurgents' base -
yet another AU-backed multinational force was created.
This one took seven months to become operational - and is still not fully funded.
The existence of the ASF would eliminate the need to set up a fresh force for every conflict.
While the troops should be in place, the force still faces several issues.
The biggest one is funding - the AU says it still needs $1bn (£650m) to properly finance the force.
Without donor support it will be difficult for a mission to actually be deployed.
Home-grown
financing could prove a problem, especially as countries with larger
budgets might prefer to invest in countering their own domestic threats
rather than contributing to a force they have little control over.
Militarily there are weaknesses too - air power and solid intelligence gathering are poor across the continent.
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The ASF's role in fighting Islamist militancy may help it raise funds from donors
"The concept of specialisation has largely not occurred in Africa," says Mr Pham.
"For
example, it's harder to co-ordinate infantry brigades from five
different countries that are trained to do the same thing, than having
five different units that do five different tasks that learn to operate
together and complement each other.
"The latter is more efficient in terms of resources and operation."
Some of the contributing nations also have armed forces that lack training, equipment and discipline.
Another major challenge is that of political will - getting a timely reaction from AU member states when a crisis erupts.
An ASF intervention also has to come with the approval of the UN Security Council, which could further delay the response.
Despite
these hurdles, come January, the AU member states do not have much
holding them back should troops need to be deployed to trouble spots
speedily.
Court Orders FG To Release Dasuki’s International Pass
A Federal High court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Federal
Government to release the international passport of embattled former
National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The presiding judge, Justice
Ademola Adeniyi in his ruling this morning, said counsel to the Federal
government has failed to prove why Dasuki should be denied access to his
passport.
The Federal Government yesterday denied an application by Dasuki
asking that his passport be released so he can travel abroad for medical
treatment. Dasuki is facing a five-count charge bordering on alleged
illegal possession of firearms and money laundering.
Media captionRichard Westcott reports on the ongoing investigation into the crash
Egyptian President Abdul
Fattah al-Sisi has described claims that militants linked to Islamic
State brought down a Russian airliner as "propaganda".
He told the BBC that it was too early to say what had caused the crash.
The Airbus 321 is thought to have broken up in mid-air over the Sinai peninsula on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board.
On Monday, the airline Kogalymavia blamed "external influence" for the crash.
But
the head of Russia's Federal Aviation Agency, Aleksandr Neradko, told
Russian TV that such talk was premature and "not based on any proper
facts".
Media captionPresident Sisi said the area of Sinai concerned was "under our full control"President Sisi also warned against jumping to conclusions.
"All those interested in the matter are welcome to participate in the
investigation," he told the BBC ahead of a visit to the UK.
"When
there is propaganda that it crashed because of Isis (IS), this is one
way to damage the stability and security of Egypt and the image of
Egypt. Believe me, the situation in Sinai - especially in this limited
area - is under our full control."
The US director of national
intelligence, James Clapper, said there was no "direct evidence of any
terrorist involvement yet" adding: "It's unlikely, but I wouldn't rule
it out."
Militants
launched an insurgency in the Sinai following the fall of President
Hosni Mubarak in 2011. They stepped their attacks after the military
overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in mid-2013.
A year
ago the insurgents renamed their movement Sinai Province and pledged
alliance to Islamic State. Hundreds of police and soldiers have been
killed.
After the crash Sinai Province issued a written statement and an audio message saying that it brought down the passenger jet.
However, experts doubt it possesses the weapons capable of bringing down an airliner. Image caption
Debris is spread over a wide area
The Airbus 321 had been carrying 217 passengers,
including 25 children, and seven crew members. Most of those on board
were Russians.
It crashed 23 minutes after taking off from the
Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh en route to the Russian city
of St Petersburg.
The plane's flight recorders have been found and sent for analysis.
Debris was spread across a wide area of Sinai, officials said.
On
Monday, the deputy director of Kogalymavia - which has just renamed
itself Metrojet - ruled out a technical fault or pilot error. "The only [explanation] for the plane to have been
destroyed in mid-air can be specific impact, purely mechanical, physical
influence on the aircraft," Alexander Smirnov said.
"There is no such combination of failures of systems which could have led to the plane disintegrating in the air," he added.
He
said the plane lost speed and started descending rapidly, and the crew
made no attempt to get in contact and report about the situation on
board.
The US broadcaster CBS News reported that a US satellite had detected a "heat flash" over the Sinai at the time of the crash.
It
said the data was still being analysed and that although the flash
could have been caused by a bomb, a fuel tank or engine explosion was
also possible.
It is believed to be Russia's worst ever air
disaster. The bodies of most those killed have been flown back to St
Petersburg and identification is under way.
Timeline: the course of flight KGL9268
05:58 Egyptian time (03:58 GMT): Flight leaves Sharm el-Sheikh, a statement from the Egyptian cabinet says 06:14 Egyptian time
(04:14 GMT): Plane fails to make scheduled contact with air traffic
control based in Larnaca, Cyprus, according to Sergei Izdolsky, an
official with Russia's air transport agency 06:17 Egyptian time, approx (04:17 GMT): Plane comes down over the Sinai peninsula, according to Airbus 11:12 Egyptian time (09:12 GMT): Flight had been due to land in St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport
