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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Anambra state is now a dumping ground,choi!!
ReplyDeleteWHAT 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
ReplyDeleteMy 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?
DeleteRoyal Rambo part 1 will soon start with states retaliating and deporting victims. Better check this mess now.
ReplyDeleteThis ℓ̊Ƨ̷̜̩̌̋ unfair
ReplyDeleteFashola 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
ReplyDeleteWhat 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
ReplyDeleteBeginning of d end for Nigeria!!
ReplyDeletei dont think this story is true, but if it is,then Foshola should be arrested now
ReplyDeleteMake U̶̲̥̅̊ go do d arrest ur self
ReplyDeleteAr 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
ReplyDeleteThis is how Nigeria is been divided.he has started it first.let the everyone to see it.
ReplyDeleteThis 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhich operation we are going 2 call dis action by governor fashola? It funny. Lol
ReplyDeleteLagos State, should take the laws into her hands.
ReplyDeleteThey are Nigerians. The Federal Government should please investigate and come out with resolution.
can this be true ? Refuge in your own country
ReplyDeletecan this be true ? Refuge in your own country
ReplyDeleteFashola 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 .
ReplyDeleteCan'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!
ReplyDeletepeople 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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