tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post3191588579508819793..comments2008-11-30T06:52:06.148-05:00SOLOMONSYDELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17564768670896215900noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-85159671859701145702008-11-30T06:52:00.000-05:002008-11-30T06:52:00.000-05:00komplete, you havent seen anything yet! Several years ago, they did the CHOGM or something like that when commonwaelth heads of government were hosted in Abuja. Most residents of the city living near the venues of the meetings were kept in apparent confinement till the end of the meeting!colinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-78293696431712400512008-11-12T03:31:00.000-05:002008-11-12T03:31:00.000-05:00Even yesterday(11/11/2008)while returning home from work, some men of the armed forces mounted road block on airport road and no one was passing either in vehicle or walking and when asked what actually happened we were realiably informed that the president of GERMANY will be taking that route.<BR/>This is madness at the highest level! because an individual wants to make use of federal road means that thousands of nigeria workforce returning home after a hard day's work should be held hostage until the man passes even when it was obvious that he is still at the embassy, after waiting for some hours, we had to come down from our vehicle and look for a way out of the hostage.<BR/>This madness cannot happen in GERMANY where the man came from.<BR/>Freedom is the right of everyone on planet earth and we should not be deprived of it.kompletehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12601712457743662168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-25685213084285947182008-11-12T03:16:00.000-05:002008-11-12T03:16:00.000-05:00It is really pathetic to watch this clip on the net, the way our military personnel behave is questionable, it is really degrading, the rear admiral and men attached to him should be brought to book, this case should not be swept under the carpet.kompletehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12601712457743662168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-51831875150215728352008-11-09T22:14:00.000-05:002008-11-09T22:14:00.000-05:00I have seen this happen over n over again in Nigeria and it has become a culture that violence and abuse of human right is accepted and a normal way of life. What I felt while watching this video was pain but what Nigeria needs is A CHANGE! If this lady was from a lower class, i know things will carry on as normal but I thank God because this will create an awareness that acts like this are animalistic and uncivilised and has to STOP!<BR/>A lady is abused because a group of animals want the road to themselves? Nigeria!!! Wakeup!!!! It is time for a CHANGE! Democracy does not mean civilisation and Nigeria needs to become a more civilised country.<BR/>Ereku.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-36183035241609042142008-11-09T10:17:00.000-05:002008-11-09T10:17:00.000-05:00What happened is really unfortunate and condemnable.However, it is pertinent to point out that from the video, Harry's car isnt visible, so its possible and even likely that he didnt order, supervise or partake in the dastardly act as media reports might suggest. We must be objective in our criticism because people who know the man seem to attest for his character. We shouldnt crucify him or generalsie issues out of sentiment. The law will surely take its course, but he is also entitled to his own say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-60534930784894653752008-11-09T05:57:00.001-05:002008-11-09T05:57:00.001-05:00We must challenge them!Standtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10208721217617791119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-21235499693531113562008-11-09T05:57:00.000-05:002008-11-09T05:57:00.000-05:00A lot of organisations are taking up her case. We need to start prosecuting this people. We cant let them continue like thisStandtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10208721217617791119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-25877967146568090852008-11-08T05:27:00.000-05:002008-11-08T05:27:00.000-05:00saudatu is no more the minister for women affairs, she's been removed along with 20 others.. thank goodness-she was uselessDamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287304316354748811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-45954434341220069952008-11-07T20:57:00.000-05:002008-11-07T20:57:00.000-05:00As a fellow woman, I can hardly believe the acts of these animals in uniform. I shudder to imagine what they would have done to other people in the past. God will punish them. They will surely reap the rewards of this act. Torture, abuse and sorrow will be their lot forever. Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-735554059144813922008-11-07T19:41:00.000-05:002008-11-07T19:41:00.000-05:00@ anonymous. Yes I agree that's what I would have done to. However, why do you have to think about getting names? That is the problem with our country. This is so sad. I don't care what she did. There are other ways of seeking justice without beating her. <BR/><BR/>Even if I refuse to leave the road for the president of the united states, No one dares touch me. They might arrest me, which I will deserve. The fact that I can feel confident saying this and I don't feel confident saying that about a mere random cop I see on the streets of lagos. Is SAD!!!Mystiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634309972553763869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-54048680010962597492008-11-07T13:18:00.000-05:002008-11-07T13:18:00.000-05:00i still am mad<BR/><BR/>if it were up to me<BR/><BR/>he would be hanged..........<BR/><BR/>cos if he reaally had no hand in it...........he could have stopped his boys from assaulting her......i dont care if she is headstrong as my colleague states<BR/><BR/>or if she held onto his uniform <BR/>or if she beat them back<BR/><BR/>if she did all that.....thumbs up to her<BR/><BR/>why take a beating like a dog...fight back..so if she got in a few knocks of her own...good for her.....<BR/><BR/>as for Harry.....death i say..to his wife...finally a voice...he must be thrashing her daily...no??????ibiluvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06357025487806887917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-84080621924338503412008-11-07T11:02:00.000-05:002008-11-07T11:02:00.000-05:00Being that her father is who he is explains the fact that she was defiant in the video. I wondered about that and applauded her guts. Now I'm not too sure about that. While I don't condone the violence against her, I believe one needs to pick his/her battles wisely. Still playing devil's advocate, I haven't a doubt she would have been a little more humble if her father wasn't a military veteran. There's a time and place for everything, being arrongantly defiant with ignorance is just not the time.<BR/><BR/>My uncle is in a high position in our state in Nigeria, had I been in that situation in said state, I would have given in, taken down names, used my relationship with my Uncle to get even later and avoided the upfront embarrassment all together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-2644425693208849592008-11-07T09:42:00.000-05:002008-11-07T09:42:00.000-05:00Too bad Arogundade is involved. He's a very nice person. I know him. However, justice must be done.Yewande Atandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05555756000333616642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-76273177496516924322008-11-07T09:40:00.000-05:002008-11-07T09:40:00.000-05:00I have lost faith in Nigeria.<BR/>These arrests, these harrassments..too tiring..stuck in my throat ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04579320940093555994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-44417175306189158392008-11-07T09:31:00.000-05:002008-11-07T09:31:00.000-05:00For some reasons, U guys have failed to understand that unless this issue can be made to embarass and hurt the Federal Govt on the international scene nothing will be done nd it will be SWEPT under the carpet. U guys are dedicated bloggers, flood the media ith it. Not just the local media but the international media as well. bbc, aljazeera, cnn, sky, let it be fress everytime its read or played. Kep posting the clip. Embarass the govt of Yaradua into taking action. God Bless the free people of Nigeria. My heart goes out to the poor lady, if she need to hire an assassin I can give her references.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-59552314808344279122008-11-07T05:53:00.000-05:002008-11-07T05:53:00.000-05:00I don't even know where to start with this. In the first place, what is wrong is wrong. It cannot and should not be excused.<BR/><BR/>But then, so also is how we relate to what is wrong. <BR/><BR/>On that fateful day, I was just around the corner on Etim Inyang Crescent though I got to the scene late. But from what I saw and discussions with people who saw everything, it was not a case of NIGERIA'S MILITARY ATTACKING CITIZENS. Please.<BR/><BR/>I saw some of those Naval Ratings (not officers) who perpetrated the dastardly act and they were rather young boys - 20 years max. You would wonder if their mothers taught them to beat up girls in traffic. Or was it the Navy?<BR/><BR/>What can Bugundu do about this? Zilch.<BR/><BR/>What can Fashola do about this? Nothing.<BR/><BR/>Don't even ask, UMYAwn will do nothing. Even if you put it under his nose.<BR/><BR/>The right place to petition is the Naval Command and if the petition is strong enough, the Navy has its way of sanctioning its officers and men. Forget whatever the Dir. of Naval Info said.<BR/><BR/>OK. Maybe the Senate can summon the Chief of Naval Staff to explain what steps he has taken to redress this act. Though I doubt if the jokers we have there will do that. They are probably still busy passing the Anti-Nudity Bill. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I like The Tara Douglas Solution to this problem: Find Them. Take Them Down.<BR/><BR/>As anybody who went to military school will tell you, it works. Every time.N.I.M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495100036040996719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-51473093488828063022008-11-07T03:37:00.000-05:002008-11-07T03:37:00.000-05:00It is disheartening that the military people who are supposed to protect civilians are now portraying themselves as tin gods.<BR/><BR/>Who the hell is Arogundade? I hope Umoru and his fake political associates who call themselve leaders are watching this. This is injustice at the highest order!<BR/><BR/>I had a similar experience two and a half years ago at Ibadan. I was driving along Challenge when I sighted the convoy of Adedibu approaching. Like a citizen with equal right, I refused to give way while in the traffic gridlock at the round-about. To my greatest surprise, one of the thugs in one of the Hiace buses jumped down and pointed the gun at me and ordered me to come down. I quickly prostrated and shouted "Omo Adedibu ni mi o! (I am Adedibu's relative). That was how the thug 'discharged' me though not after giving me a taste of their horse whip.princekay123http://www.blogger.com/profile/16342643265213091914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-70638839268408638302008-11-06T22:06:00.000-05:002008-11-06T22:06:00.000-05:00...completely insane...what is it about allowing people to dress up in fatigues or uniforms and giving them weapons that makes them believe that they can treat other humans any old way?...absolutely appalling but not very different from the way us soldiers treated detainees in abu ghraib (excuse the spelling) and god knows where else...or the countless mixed children in vietnam and around the world where the military have been...on the continent and all over the world, those who are charged with protecting the vulnerable often attack and take advantage of the vulnerable...i don't think its a natural thing and i'm more concerned with the occurrence in general...<BR/><BR/>...hat tip to the work being done around advocacy...guerreiranigerianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528694326611103860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-43685681249470024892008-11-06T17:49:00.000-05:002008-11-06T17:49:00.000-05:00thanks for posting the video.it been all over the print media and blogosphere. while the events happening to Uzoma are indeed barbaric and tragic, as everyone has stated, what i find even more frightful is the apparent silence on the part of the Yar'adua's administration. Well, I guess with the Mugabe-esque detention of Asiwe and Elendu on their part, this is hardly surprising. It seems that the Yar'adua administration is growing more and more similar to that of his predecessors, despite initial claims of his calm, peace-loving demeanor...<BR/>I also visited the facebook group. I applaud their efforts...i really think the idea of Nigerian bloggers and others oragnising toward this issue is quite amazing.nneomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03116013790446026291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-79300281073071255562008-11-06T16:04:00.000-05:002008-11-06T16:04:00.000-05:00I second all of @Akin's words including <I>The people in power in Nigeria just seem to excel at plumbing the depths of savagery and ignominy never before accessed by rabid and dirty vector-bearing animals</I> but why should this savagery concern the Hon Min for Women? The crime was carried out by the military and their head should be our focus. Shouldn't the police investigate this and pass it on to the public prosecution office. Or am I dreaming? <BR/><BR/>Also, the Women minister's unsophisticated CV has added another facet to my understanding of cabinet appointment. Is the state separate from religion since it featured <I>HOBBIES: READING THE HOLY QURAN</I>. Perhaps that is another blog S?Beautyhttp://nigeriawhatisnew.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-37066636404190546802008-11-06T15:09:00.000-05:002008-11-06T15:09:00.000-05:00My heart sunk when I saw this video. Can you see the size of those buffoons! How on earth? Who the hell is Arogundade Rear Admiral my foot. Has he got a wife,mother or daughter? the Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore David Naibada, had th e guts to open his big mouth to utter such a stupid statement that she "provoked" one of the errand boys!! These people must be brought to book. Arogundade mustn't go scot free. Where was he going that was so urgent? Guest house? so it was no longer urgent when they had to stop and humiliate the poor girl. He could have called them to order haba! Governor Fashola is a lawyer I believe he knows the implication of what has happened and the incident occurred in his area of jurisdiction. But Kudos to the girl. Has the military started ruling again? The same thing happened . Well thesame thing happeneed to my brother not far from that area in 2003 he had just moved to naija from the UK. He was going to pick up his kids from school thank God he over poweredthe mad dogs. They managed to rip his lace buba though but the buffons sped off!!! imagine if he is tiny and helpless.Iyaetohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230824369329650634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-37016753316388336582008-11-06T14:27:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:27:00.000-05:00Hello,<BR/><BR/>I am in no way surprised by this barbarity, we think it is happening in Nigeria and really it no better than the law of the jungle, the domain of the <A HREF="http://akin.blog-city.com/nigeria_living_in_the_slave_coast.htm" REL="nofollow">Slave Coast.</A><BR/><BR/>The people in power in Nigeria just seem to excel at plumbing the depths of savagery and ignominy never before accessed by rabid and dirty vector-bearing animals.<BR/><BR/>I am beside myself with apoplectic rage, the people involved must be brought to book without fail along with an unreserved apology and a compensation that attempts to restore the status and dignity of the young lady.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>AkinAkinhttp://akin.blog-city.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-28367712915652600202008-11-06T14:05:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:05:00.000-05:00archiwiz said...<BR/>Found them! See some info on the Ministry of Women affairs and social development here: http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/NR/exeres/8211764C-80CE-4235-887D-79FB5135122A.htm. Please publish their email addresses and phone numbers so other people can call and email them about this distressing matter.<BR/><BR/>Are you serious? The minister's guards probably do the same everyday!Dojahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04774240433615628769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-79234052705623873572008-11-06T13:39:00.000-05:002008-11-06T13:39:00.000-05:00sadly i doubt that anyone is getting castrated, shot at or even dismissed from the army. I do however believe that something concrete should be done to dissuade further acts like this. Thank God for the person who had the sense to film this!<BR/><BR/>even if she had provoked them by holding their whips its still not a tangible excuse to beat her up like that!. I'm tired of all these uniformed men flexing their military muscle, even LASTMA is trying not to be left out, jeez!bumighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16921134538404613210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259678905729324935.post-68820807803671409522008-11-06T12:59:00.000-05:002008-11-06T12:59:00.000-05:00@ <B>gbenga</B>: Unfortunately, it more likely than not will be swept under the rug, unless you and others do something about it. I just hope that Uzoma recovers from this horrific ordeal.<BR/><BR/>@ <B>archiwiz</B>: Given that Emeka Asiwe is yet to be heard from after 10 days in SSS detention, I highly doubt that any of those officers will be castrated or shot as you suggest. The best i could hope for is their dismissal from the Navy. Maybe if people put some pressure on the government and head sof the armed forces, something good will come out of this.<BR/><BR/>@ <B>nigeria politricks</B>: So good to see you again! Honestly, not having a second degree doesn't make a difference, you know. What is more important is that she use her position to put forth concrete programs that will be to the benefit of women. However, one thing I have learned is that you can have the best intentions, but if the foundation is not available, all your best plans will fall to side in Nigeria. <BR/><BR/>The question becomes, will Bugundu be able to have a positive impact on the majority of Nigeria's women, assuming that she is try to do so? If she is trying to change the lot of women, and hopes to have a positive impact, this is precisely the issue she can use to spotlight the violence against Nigerians, in this case a woman.<BR/><BR/>So, it comes back to the underlying framework - is it possible for a Womens Affairs Minister that wants to do well to actually do well in Nigeria? And, will this minister do well for uzoma? <BR/><BR/>Only God can answer that question.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, good to see you put a post up. Its been different not having you around blogville.<BR/><BR/>@ <B>Tara Douglas</B>: So, you actually know Uzoma? Well, this must be even harder for you to watch.<BR/><BR/>Please do a post about the issue. I always encourage fellow bloggers to talk about the issues that they read about, whatever they may be. Sometimes, even a wordless post that simply states a victim's name can make a world of difference. Those of us that use this medium, blogging, are lucky we can talk about issues. <BR/><BR/>Nice to see you here, please, don't be a stranger.<BR/><BR/><BR/>@ <B>Femi B</B>: You must to don kolo! lol! So she can send Navy abi na SSS to come find me, eh?<BR/><BR/>On a serious note, fine. Send her the Punch newspaper article, as well, although it is embedded in the post. Hopefully, she will be able to get those Naval officers fired at the very least. I think if she reads half the comments that have been left on the CNN IReport page, she would be mortified. Well, or not, I don't know the lady and shouldn't dare suggest what she thinks.SOLOMONSYDELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17564768670896215900noreply@blogger.com