Lagos State Govt Deports 70 Nigerians To Onitsha

NO fewer than 70 persons allegedly deported by the Lagos State government were sighted in the commercial city of Onitsha yesterday, some non-Igbo speaking.
It was the second time such human cargo was dropped in the town this year.
It was gathered that they were brought in a trailer and escorted by a police patrol van with heavily armed police men which, after discharging them at the popular Upper Iweka flyover at about 3.20am, made a U–turn and headed back to Lagos.
Many of them showed signs of lunacy as they could not say their names and home towns, while a few others who could speak claimed that they were brought into the city by the Lagos State government.
Some of them said they had been in detention for many years before they were finally released and put in a trailer and brought to Onitsha.
An eyewitness said when he saw the trailer stop at night, he initially thought it was carrying contraband goods and perhaps wanted to beat the customs officials by using early morning to come into Onitsha, adding that he was shocked to see human beings were forced out of the lorry.
The eyewitness, who simply gave his name as John, said: “I was woken up by the light from the police escort van when it reached the fly over. I noticed that a trailer was coming behind the police patrol van and suddenly the trailer stopped and they began to ask these people to come down.
“It was then I noticed that there were some people who could not alight from the trailer on their own and the driver and some policemen helped them and brought them down. Immediately after dropping them, the lorry and the police van made a “U” turn and headed back to Head Bridge”.
“When the day broke, I saw about 70 persons that looked malnourished, some of them were already insane.”
According to him, some of the people who looked healthy started running into the commercial city after they were brought into the town, while the apparently insane ones stayed till the day break when residents of the city came to catch a glimpse of them and started buying food and other consumables for them.
Some people at Upper Iweka said some of the people were not Igbos as they spoke Yoruba and Edo. At about 1 pm yesterday, few of the deportees were still hanging around the area.
One of them who gave her name as Chima said he hails from Abia State, adding that she was arrested some time in May last year by a group of people in uniform on her way to Okokomaiko in Lagos where she lived.
She said that she was kept in a dark room that looked like a warehouse for several days along with many other people, adding that up till the time she was brought into Onitsha, she never knew what she did that warranted her arrest.
She also said that many of those arrested along with her died in detention
The Area Commander of the police at Onitsha, Mr. Benjamin Woru said the police would investigate the incident.
He also said that the police would monitor the movement of the victims to ensure there would be no security breach in the commercial city of Onitsha and the state in general, especially with governorship and local government elections drawing near.

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20 Comments

  1. Anambra state is now a dumping ground,choi!!

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  2. WHAT IS FASHOLA AND CO TRYING TO ACHIEVE IN LAGOS. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER OR WE ASKED EVERYONE TO GO TO HIS STATE AND LET SEE WHO WILL SUFFER

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    1. My friend I bet u igbo will suffer more if ur treat is carried out.have u forgotten dat igbo find it hard to stay in their state?

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  3. Royal Rambo part 1 will soon start with states retaliating and deporting victims. Better check this mess now.

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  4. This ℓ̊Ƨ̷̜̩̌̋ unfair

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  5. Fashola should not mistake the gentle stride of the Tiger to be mere cowardice . He has just touched d tail of a Tiger. There is no Igbo man in Lagos without a job, There is no Lazy Igbo man in the world. We single handedly made Lagos what it is today. As a matter of fact Lagosians owe d Igbos. Let me consult my pple 1st before I decide what 2 do next. Ka chineke Mezie okwu

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  6. What did he tink he is doin so Anambra is nw a dumpin house nt mindind hw many state he pass true b4 geting 2 Anambra.y nt tel does police men 2 drop dem at edo or better stil ogun state,pls who know fashola very we'll shud pls ask him 2 respect his age n dt our state is nt a dumpin refuse FASHOLA WE R STILL CMIN 4 D EXPLAINTION 4 DIS

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  7. Beginning of d end for Nigeria!!

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  8. i dont think this story is true, but if it is,then Foshola should be arrested now

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  9. Make U̶̲̥̅̊ go do d arrest ur self

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  10. Ar we still one Nigeria?,hw cn one be departrate 4rm his fathers land?,nt talk of reformation,they hv 2many business men 4rm east that ar payin tax there,Job asked his wife hw cn we receive good things 4rm God & reject bad thing 4rm the same God,by the way ar they all Anambrarians?,to hail with APC

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  11. This is how Nigeria is been divided.he has started it first.let the everyone to see it.

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  12. This is An Insult to Anambra State...what's he Thinking!?he left other States and Came to Anambra to Dump them,Do Anambra State Tell Fashola That this a State of Mad People???Or He think's because he's A Governor her can Act Supidly???Jezzzz he should have add rather Pack his Whole Family and Village People down to East!...what Type of A Human are You?..Remember is Only God that Has the Final Say!!!!...with this Devilsh Act Alone God Might as Well Dump Ya Life in Hell Fire!!!!!!....and for you that Said Igbo's will Suffer,I bet ya in Bible,the Bible Told us that we Igbo's will Go to West and Make Something Good out of the Land!!!...and ya can't Change the Word of God!...so Wake up!...if it Turns out to be like that Fashola and His People Will Suffer I Belt You!....I Rest My Case Here..Jezzz Wicked Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  13. Which operation we are going 2 call dis action by governor fashola? It funny. Lol

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  14. Boma Thomas26/7/13 6:20 am

    Lagos State, should take the laws into her hands.
    They are Nigerians. The Federal Government should please investigate and come out with resolution.

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  15. can this be true ? Refuge in your own country

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  16. can this be true ? Refuge in your own country

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  17. Fashola is taking us for granted, bcos Anambra is called home for all, The name Nigeria is coming to an End, We shuld be careful how we develop other states, come home and invest, OJukwu warned us when he visited Alaba International Market, We are just waking up, Gdmorning Igbos.This is just the begining. Fashola we know what happen during d war, what ur brother did to igbos, your own now is to depot people, We are watching u .

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  18. Can't u guys see that Fashola has turned mad. This can only be done by a crazy man. He is mad and should be arrested and detained in a psychiatric hospital!

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  19. people usually believe dt igbo'll suffer if 9ja breaks.they quickly refuse to remember dt igbo usually excel in any environment even when others are suffering.this fact cd be seen in any part of nigeria.chukwuemeka ezeife once said dt its natural for people2envy&hate d igbo bc u cant come2some1's land&become rich&xpect d person2b happy...if Biafra had succeeded,d igbo-will wd've driven it to a level dt it will b envied by africa.finally,if this country cd nolonger hold,d igbo have never hidden their desire to go their way

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