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Nigerian actor Richard Mofe-Damijo, affectionately known as RMD, is celebrating his 63rd birthday on social media with a touching message of gratitude, while adorned in a stylish Yoruba attire called Dansiki and another black leather jacket with a touch of green flaps.
On Saturday July 6, RMD took to his Instagram account to share pictures of himself, expressing deep appreciation for God, his family, and friends.
The actor donned a traditional Yoruba Dansiki attire, beaming in one photo while making hand gestures. In another, he posed thoughtfully with his hand on his cheek.
Captioning the post, RMD wrote:
“Celebrating 63 years of blessings! Immensely grateful to God, my amazing family, cherished friends, and unwavering fans who stand by me. I salute you all.”
RMD’s second post which had him wear black jacket, trouser, tshirt and sneakers was captioned:
“Here comes the lost GenZ files, y’all thought i forgot?
63 is giving Steeze on Steeze, Aura for Aura!.”
RMD’s post quickly gained traction, with celebrities and fans alike flocking to the comments section to extend their congratulations.
Fellow actor Chinedu Ikedieze wrote, “Happy birthday great man. Age gracefully,”
Mercy Aigbe commented, “Happy Birthday sir.”
Ruth Kadiri added, “Happy birthday sir,”
skit makers Broda Shaggi and Kiekie also joined in with “Happy birthday sir” and “Happy birthday legend,” respectively.
Media personality Mo Abudu commented, “Happy birthday to the one and only,” while comedian Ushbebe added, “Migwo Daddy, happiest birthday Ose.”
Big Brother Naija host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu wrote, “Happy birthday egbon. Keep inspiring and leading.”
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The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Saturday, warned that President Bola Tinubu is not the messiah Nigeria needs.
Primate Ayodele said Tinubu only came to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy but nothing much will happen to the country’s economy.
Addressing journalists in Lagos, the prophet also warned that Tinubu would have challenges contesting for a second term.
The prophet warned that state police are not the solution to Nigeria’s insecurity problems.
He noted that some politicians would use state police as a weapon to cause insecurity.
According to Ayodele: “Tinubu is not Nigeria’s messiah but only came to do one or two things, and what he came to do is to strengthen our democracy.
“Nothing much in the economy, we are still going to experience more hardship till 2025 and confusion in our economy.
“In the area of insecurity, the question is will there be anything special? We have good Service Chiefs but if they don’t improve their services, insecurity will continue.
“State police will not help our nation, it will even add to the troubles of insecurity, and as a matter of fact, some politicians will use it as a weapon to cause disorderliness in our security. So let’s suspend the issue of State police for now, it’s not the best idea.
“Tinubu will have a very tough and challenging time going for a second term. There will be so much pressure on him and he needs to look after his health.”
Speaking about the upcoming elections in Edo State, Primate Ayodele said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will lose if Governor Godwin Obaseki fails to negotiate with the powers that be.
“If Obaseki does not negotiate with the powers that be, PDP will lose Edo disgracefully.
“Anambra: APC will lose Anambra State and give it back to Soludo,” he said.
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said he is still wary of sexual immorality despite his ‘anointing’ and years in the ministry.
Adeboye said despite his age, he runs faster than before to avoid any form of sexual temptation, noting that no amount of anointing can fight such temptation.
The cleric also warned ministers of the gospel to be wary of sexual immorality and the erroneous belief that their ‘anointing’ could help them withstand any temptation.
He stated these during a sermon at the just concluded Ministers & Workers Conference of RCCG America 1, which consists of North, Central & Caribbean with the theme: “The Glory Ahead”.
During the sermon shared on his YouTube page on Friday, Adeboye noted that Samson, who was a judge in Israel, fell into sexual immorality despite the anointing over him.
He said, “Somebody says, at your age, why are you still running? I run faster than before because the closer you get to the finishing point, the more careful you must be.
“Some of you can say, ‘Daddy, what are you saying, are you still running?’ I run fast.
“‘With all your anointing?’ Does anointing turn your body to stone? Samson was anointed. Single-handedly, he killed a thousand soldiers. A woman finished him. I hope the boys are listening.
“You can say, ‘Is anybody still interested in an 82-year-old man?’ She is not interested in you but interested in putting an end to all the great works God has done through you.
“You see that woman smiling at you everywhere you go, she is there smiling, and she is not your wife, run.”
Adeboye also counselled youths to be careful of lust, urging them to run away from anything that looks like sin.
He added, “And you girls, when you see a boy smiling at you saying, ‘Where have you been all my life? It looks as if the sun has just come out.’
“He is calling you sunshine. By the time he finishes with you, you won’t even know the difference between sunshine and sunset. You may laugh but mark my words.
“I do warn my children, particularly the boys. I said if the devil comes against you, tell the devil to get lost, but when you see a girl smiling at you in a funny way, run because you can’t win the battle.
“Didn’t you read a report that a man committed an offence about 42 years ago, and now his ministry is finished? Anybody who tells you that whatever you do is hidden, it’s hidden until the wind begins to blow.
“The Bible says, flee youthful lust. It did not ask you to say grace would be sufficient. There is no grace for what God says you should run from. Maybe grace to run.”
Innocent Ujah Idibia, the legendary Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as 2Baba, has said despite the dominance of the new wave of Afrobeats artistes, he is still relevant in the music scene.
The ‘African Queen’ crooner noted that his sacrifices and that of his pairs propelled Afrobeats to its current level.
He stated this in a recent interview with AFRIMMA.
He advised young artistes to trust the process rather than being overambitious.
The music icon urged them to take a clue from Burna Boy, highlighting that he started touring by selling out small venues and built a strong fan base before moving to arenas and stadia.
2Baba said, “Burna Boy sells out Madison Square Garden and they [other artistes] think they are on the same level. And that’s unrealistic.
“He knows what he passed through before getting to the level he is, and you have to go through that process in full. Burna boy didn’t just wake up and sell out Madison Square Garden, it’s a process that took a long time.
“He started by touring small venues and he built a huge followership from there. And you see the results now. It’s the same process. We are part of the sacrificers; the instrumental process [laughs].
“But that doesn’t take anything away from the fact that I am still very much relevant. I’m still here making good music.”
In the ongoing trial of Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, an American victim and the third Prosecution Witness (PW3) recounted to Justice U.P Kekemeke how the defendant and his entire family allegedly conspired to defraud her of $370,000.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is prosecuting Kingsley on a two-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining by false pretence and criminal possession of fake documents to the tune of $370,000.
One of the counts against him reads, “That you, Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley sometime in 2021 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with intent to defraud obtained the total sum of $370,000 from Nicole Kierulff Sayers under the false pretence of being a purported payment to finance a contract with Federal Ministry of Works and Housing with Contract No: RC/FGN/0275AN/20 issued to Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley, a claim which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(b) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act”.
At the resumed trial, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, an American and lawyer by profession in the state of Oregon, United States, was led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Fatsuma Muhammad and the witness identified the defendant before the court as the man who sent her messages on Facebook during her birthday.
She said, “I know the defendant, the defendant messaged me on Facebook on my birthday and he said he was a member of the same spiritual organisation with me. We engaged in romantic discussions and phrases and we engaged in conversations that escalated into a relationship of a romantic type.”
Sayers further told the court that the defendant asked her for money to finance the award of a contract by the Ministry of Works and Housing, claiming that some men were threatening his life if he didn’t provide money to secure the contract.
Sayers further said, “Before we met each other, he had asked me for money about eleven days before, and his reason for asking for the money according to him was for the award of a contract by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and alleged that some men were threatening his life, if he did not provide the money to secure the contract.
“He asked me for help, and supplied me with the details of the contract and logo and all the information, I believed that because I was in a vulnerable state and I had developed an emotional connection with him.”
According to her, the defendant told her that if she gave him $15,000, he would repay her within 45 days and she believed him, and transferred the money to the defendant, with an instruction to repay her the money.
Narrating how she transferred the money and how she got to meet the family of the defendant, Sayers said, “I transferred the money using a money transfer app, he received the money and within one week, he asked me to join him in a FaceTime Video with his family.
“This was his parents' house and his entire family was there, which included his sister Doris Nwachi, Kenneth Nwachi, sister-in-law Loveline, his father Chizom, his mother Victoria and his alleged daughter, Princess, who was then two years old.”
Continuing, Sayers said, “One more uncle of his, who I don't think is a member of the family, I think is Bishop Ekeke, he and his mother's brothers were there.
“He engaged me in video calls and messages and because of the reputation that I can see from a distance that he had, he is very highly regarded in the Port Harcourt area and I thought that I could trust him, so at the family meeting, each adult member that I met thanked me for saving the defendant’s alleged contract job and so, I didn't realize that the entire family could conspire against one innocent woman as myself.
The witness further told the court that she had sent a total amount of $40,000 (Forty Thousand United States Dollars), even before she came to Nigeria to meet the defendant.
“Before I came to Nigeria, I sent to him approximately $40,000 (Forty Thousand US Dollars), and we had continued conversation about him paying back knowing that things will change.
“I arrived in Abuja in late March 2022, and I spent two weeks with the defendant and despite his assurances that he wouldn't leave me alone for extended periods, he left me alone on countless occasions and I stayed at his rented house in Sun City, Abuja.
“But because I wanted to get my money; I continued the relationship with him. Several months later, he asked for more money, a minimum of 125 transactions.
“The reason he gave me fall into several categories such as medical contingencies, surgeries, malaria treatment and other categories, such as supplies on the government contracts because he didn't have the money for the government. He used emotional manipulation and gaslighting.
“The total amount, and to my best estimate, was well over $200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Dollars), in a period of twelve months, January to December. On a few occasions, he claimed he attempted to wire me money at one specific time.
“He produced a document that he claimed was a bank document and that he made an attempt to wire me $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars).
“He claimed the bank intercepted it, because he said the bank claimed it was an attempted misappropriation of government funds, so he found himself in jail.
“He asked me to bail him out and I did, and again he asked me to make provisions for bribes to pay for the criminal case, because he attempted to misappropriate government funds
“Finally in December, after pleading and begging, and showing him my desperation, he agreed to wire more money to me and asked for the bank details and he said ‘I will do it tomorrow’.
“Few days later, I asked him, did you wire the money to me and he said no. That was when I realized that I will never see a penny from him again,” she stated.
Thereafter, the matter was adjourned till November 7 for continuation of trial.
'I have always worked hard but have nothing to show' - Secondary School Teacher Commits Suicide, Leaves Note For His Family
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Panford Mweetwa, a 46-year-old teacher at Maguya Day Secondary School in Chipata District in Zambia has taken his own life.
The man allegedly committed suicide by taking unknown poisonous substances.
Panford Mweetwa, who was recently transferred from Nsanjika Day Secondary School to Maguya left behind a written note stating that "he had been working very hard but had nothing to show what he had achieved" and further indicated on how his money is to be shared.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Mwami turn off.
Eastern Province Police Deputy Commanding Officer Stephen Mayoko who confirmed the incident to the media on Friday, July 5, explained that the deceased told his wife that he was going into Chipata town, howeve, around 10pm, Mr. Mweetwa was found unconscious.
He was rushed to Katandala clinic for treatment but was later referred to another hospital where he was admitted.
Whilst being treated, the deceased who was able to talk revealed that he had taken unknown poisonous liquid to end his life. He died the same day.
The body is still in the mortuary awaiting burial.
Olaniyi Sunday, a 30-year-old man, has been jailed in Ekiti.
He was remanded on Friday in a correctional centre on the order of an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly r*ping a minor.
The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a lone charge of alleged r*pe.
The police prosecutor, Insp Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence of r*ping a 12-year-old girl between April and June at Araromi in Omuo-Ekiti.
Adeniyi said the defendant, a neighbour to the victim, saw her stealing meat in another neighbour’s pot and threatened to expose her but on the condition that he had sex with her.
He said the victim did not accept the condition until she was r*ped in the process.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant pending the issuance of legal advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The plea of the defendant was, however, not taken.
Chief Magistrate Dolamu Babalogbon ordered the remand of the defendant in the correctional centre, pending the release of the legal advice.
She, subsequently, adjourned the case till Aug. 7 for mention.
The police command in Lagos says it has killed nine suspected kidnappers who “target high net-worth residents” in the state.
Addressing a press conference in Ikeja on Friday, Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the command, said the police killed the suspects during a gun duel.
Hundeyin said the command received intelligence about the kidnappers’ plans about two weeks ago.
“Our intelligence gathering assets yielded very credible and actionable intelligence about a dangerous and very notorious gang of kidnappers planning to kidnap some high net-worth individuals in Lagos,” he said.
“Upon receipt of this intelligence about two weeks ago, CP Fayoade directed the Command’s tactical teams to commence work on it.
“They followed up closely, monitored dutifully and were able to determine that the gang was going to strike yesterday in Ladipo area of Lagos State.
“With the benefit of this information, we were able to proactively prepare for them and more or less laid an ambush for them.
“The kidnappers who were caught unawares would not give up easily as they engaged the police officers in a shoot-out. They of course bowed to the superior fire power of the police.
“Nine of them were neutralized while two escaped with gunshot injuries. Four AK-47 rifles, four locally-made semi automatic pistols, nine AK47 magazines, three walkie-talkies, one POS machine and a loud speaker were recovered from them.
“Also recovered are their two operational vehicles: one black Toyota 4Runner and a blue Lexus RX350. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.”
Hundeyin said the police have been on the trail of suspects who have been kidnapping wealthy individuals in Isolo, Okota, Ejigbo and Ladipo areas of Lagos.
“This breakthrough is in addition to several other breakthroughs we have made in recent times in identifying and apprehending gangs of kidnappers and armed robbers while planning their crimes,” he said.
“Many of these were not made public so as to protect the identity of members of the public that made the information available.”
The spokesperson said the public should not hesitate to pass information to the police.
Davido’s marriage not good example – Burna Boy says, envies Adekunle Gold’s marriage to Simi
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Afrobeats singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has claimed that his colleague, Davido’s marriage isn’t a good example to go by.
He stated this while responding to a fan who urged him to emulate the embattled singer and get married soon.
It’s worth noting that Davido is currently embroiled in a child custody battle with his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu.
The DMW boss had on Friday night called out his baby mama, Sophia, for citing the death of his son, Ifeanyi, who drowned in a swimming pool accident at his Lagos mansion, in her counter suit.
Following his outburst, his colleague, Dammy Krane mocked him, saying he now knows the pain his late friend, Tagbo’s mother felt when his son whom he accused Davido of contributing to his death, died.
Burna Boy waded in, asking Dammy Krane to pull down his posts on Davido but was ignored.
The Grammy-winning singer then wrote on his X page:
“Odogwu too wise’ who no hear go feel.”
Taking to the comment section, an X user with the handle, @BadLieutenant urged Burna Boy to emulate his colleague, Davido by getting married.
The user wrote:
“Burna Boy, you should start planning for your future by getting married and starting a family. OBO has already set an example. You’re over 33 now, and you need to understand that you’re not getting any younger.”
Burna Boy replied:
“Baba make I just dey as I dey abeg, u nor see wetin him dey face like dis?”
Another user @RealDreylo then wrote:
“You can’t even answer a question like a reasonable person. LOL. Just big head and plenty beards”
Burna Boy responded:
“Ok. But between me and you, Shey na betta example the guy use?”
A user, @SunOfOba then asked Burna Boy:
“Adekunle Gold na better example?” to which the singer replied, “Ehen! Na wetin we dey pray for be that bros.”
Recall that Davido recently tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Chioma, at a lavish ceremony in Lagos. See screenshots from conversation on X:
Davido’s sisters once tried to kidnap my daughter, Imade, at 3 months old – Sophia Momodu drops shocker
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Sophia Momodu, Davido’s first baby mama, has dropped a jaw-dropping revelation, accusing the Afrobeats superstar’s sisters of plotting a daring abduction of their daughter, Imade, when she was just a three-month-old infant.
Davido and his former flame, Sophia Momodu, have become the hot topic of media frenzy as they clash in a high-stakes court battle over their daughter’s custody.
The Afrobeats sensation, not one to back down, took legal action through his heavyweight lawyers, Olaniyi Arije and Okey Barrah, filing a motion at the Lagos high court on April 17, 2024.
In a bold move, Davido is demanding a court order to secure “unfettered and unrestricted access” to their nine-year-old daughter, Imade.
Davido voiced his frustration, accusing Sophia of putting him through emotional turmoil with her “utopian” and unreasonable demands.
The singer also claimed that Sophia once blocked him from seeing their daughter, Imade, for a staggering “two years.”
Last month, the drama between Davido and Sophia Momodu took a dramatic twist as Sophia fired back against Davido’s lawsuit, vehemently denying ever blocking his access to their daughter, Imade.
In a jaw-dropping legal document dated June 26, Sophia didn’t hold back, accusing Davido of hatching a sinister plot with his sisters to “kidnap three-month-old Imade out of Nigeria”.
Sophia alleged that Davido’s sisters attempted to permanently whisk her daughter away under the guise of a harmless holiday.
She recounted the harrowing intervention by immigration services, who thwarted the alleged kidnapping scheme just in time.
Her narration partly reads:
“The applicant has demonstrated that he is not a fit father. He, in concert with his father and sisters, has tried on many occasions to kidnap our daughter and take her outside Nigeria and/or out of my reach without my consent.
“That at one time when our daughter was just three months old, she was kidnapped by his sister under the pretence that she was being taken on holiday by her whilst they were planning to take our daughter out of the country and out of my reach permanently.
“Due to the intervention of the Nigerian Immigration services, she was intercepted at the airport and apprehended for falsely representing herself as our daughter’s mother before they could leave the country, thus ensuring the safe return of our daughter to my custody.”
The Unavailable crooner was raised alongside three siblings: half-brother Adewale and sisters Sharon and Ashley Coco, and they all share a close bond to date.
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Famous businessman, Mompha has launched a scathing attack on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), labeling them as “useless” and “Nigeria’s most corrupt organization.”
Mompha’s outburst comes in response to the EFCC’s recent report, which alleged that a staggering N35 billion was discovered in his bank account.
The report quoted a witness, Idi Musa, an investigator with the EFCC, testifying in court that the massive sum was found in two bank accounts linked to Mompha. The witness’s testimony was part of the ongoing trial of Mompha, who is facing money laundering charges alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited.
The EFCC had arraigned Mompha on an eight-count charge, including conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, and failure to disclose assets and property, among others. Mompha’s trial has been ongoing since January 2022, with the recent testimony from the EFCC’s witness shedding new light on the case.
The report reads:
“The sixth prosecution witness, PW6, Idi Musa, in the trial of Ismaila Mustapha, (a.k.a Mompha) an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 1, 2024, told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos how the sum of N35bn was fou in two bank accounts linked to the defendant.
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had, on January 12, 2022, arraigned Mompha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on an eight-coun charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, laundering of funds obtained through unlawful activity, failure to disclose assets and property, possession of documents containing false pretenses and use of property derive from unlawful act.”
Reposting the writeup, he wrote:
“The Most useless and Corrupt Nigeria Government Agency @officialefcc ???.”
See the post below:
Nigerian skit maker and influencer Mandy Kiss recently shared her experience with a tattoo of Naira Marley she had.
In a recent interview, she revealed that she had a tattoo of Naira Marley’s face on her thighs, which she has since modified to a flower design.
Mandy Kiss explained that she made the change to avoid potential regrets in the future and to address concerns raised by her boyfriends.
She stated that three of her ex-boyfriends had expressed discomfort with the tattoo, leading her to consider changing it.
In her words:
“I changed the tattoo of Naira Marley’s face on my thighs to flower because of my personal life because I don’t want a situation where in the next few years I will be regretting not removing the tattoo a very long time,” Mandy said.
“It was affecting my relationship. Three of my boyfriends complained that they were not comfortable dating me with Naira Marley’s tattoo on my body,” she added.
Mandy Kiss had earlier cleared the air on why she drew artist’s face on body.
Contrary to rumors that suggested she did it for attention from the artist, Mandy explained that her motivation was simply to express her fandom and admiration for Naira Marley.
Mandy Kiss emphasized that she wanted to catch the attention of Naira Marley as a dedicated fan, not with any ulterior motives.
She clarified that she has no personal relationship with the artist and has never been close to him.
She stated that her intention was solely to demonstrate her support and admiration for his work.
In her words;
“I dunno why y’all ranting. Shey a me go b the first person wey go tattoo person for body ni. I’m his fan then and I appreciate him by having his face on my body lol…I don’t know anything about him…We ain’t close so how will I know he’s this or that?”
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, who is also the President General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, has officially declared Sunday, July 7, 2024, as the commencement of the Islamic year 1446 after Hijrah.
This announcement marks a significant moment in the Islamic calendar, initiating celebrations and religious observances across the Muslim community in Nigeria.
The declaration was based on the lunar Islamic calendar, which relies on the sighting of the moon to determine the beginning of each month.
The Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs at the Sultanate Council in Sokoto, Sambo Junaidu, confirmed in a statement released on Friday that there had been no report of the moon being sighted by the national moon sighting committees.
Muharram is one of the four sacred months in the Islamic calendar and marks the beginning of the new Islamic lunar year.
He said, “The national and the various moon sighting committees across the country did not receive any report on the sighting of the new moon of Muharram on Friday, 5th July, 2024, which is the 29th of Dhul’Hijja 1445 AH, hence Saturday, 6th of July, is the 30th of Dhul’Hijja.”
The Sultan felicitated Nigerian Muslims on the new year.
He urged them to continuously pray for peace, progress and development in Nigeria.
The leader of the Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), Edwin Clark has disclosed how he and others were able to secure the release of the leader of Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Muhajid Asari Dokubo during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Clark made the disclosure while calling for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Speaking during an interview with The Sun, he opined that Kanu should be released considering that other agitators with similar crimes were also set free.
The elder statesman explained that during Dokubo’s trial, he led a delegation to meet with Obasanjo, who subsequently advised them on the steps to be taken.
He said, “Asari Dokubo was being tried for the same offence. I gathered our leaders and led them to meet with President Obasanjo, who was in power at that time.
“So he said, E. K, this matter is in the court, I cannot interfere with the court. So we discussed it. He advised us on what to do. Our leaders went to court. We said we wanted bail first because the man had been there for too long. One of our leaders, Alabo Graham Douglas, he is dead now, provided his title deed. That’s how we were able to free Asari Dokubo. And since the President was aware of what we were doing, that was the end of the case. It was abandoned.”