A Yoruba man living in Brazil has been arrested for allegedly killing the wife of another Nigerian over unpaid debt.
In a video circulating online, the man was beaten to pulp by both Brazilians and Nigerians.
The commentator in the video introduced the suspect as a “Yoruba man that killed an Igbo man’s wife. The Yoruba sent Brazil people to kill one of Nigerian man’s wife and we are here negotiating on what to do to this young man.
“He killed the woman because they owe him small money. [The woman husband] owes him 3000 Reais that is why he sent people to the Nigerian man’s house to kill his wife.
“They were looking for the man to kill but unfortunately the man wasn’t at home but the wife was at home. The guy went to pick his children from the school. They shot his wife 3 times.”
The Yoruba man sent Brazilian thugs to the home of the Igbo man to collect the money which is about N360,000 he was being owed by the family, resulting to the killing of the woman.
The man was beaten and also apprehended by fellow Nigerians and residents before authorities arrived the scene.
Dr. Junaid Mohammed, a Second Republic lawmaker has revealed those who should be consulted to know if President Muhammadu Buhari will run for a second term.
The outspoken ex-lawmaker also declared that Buhari has not done enough to seek re-election.
He said if the President is nursing the ambition, it will certainly not be Governors that will declare on his behalf.
Junaid told Vanguard, “I have not seen evidence as a Nigerian, who goes to the market that the life of the average Nigerian is getting better. It is either these governors have their ambition or maybe they are beginning to think of what they can do.
‘’They are making noise as if 2019 is achievable on the pages of Newspapers. I have no objection to any politician having an ambition or a politician who is trying to play games with our own situation.
“In the case of APC, we have not seen any clear sign that they are serious or they mean business.
“There was a meeting of the leaders of the party in Ibadan, where Bisi Akande said the candidacy of their party in 2019 is an open one. That is a fair comment but for a Nigerian or an African, who is in power to come to say that he is not going to contest, I don’t know. That is not African.
‘’But as far as I am concerned, I have not seen rational evidence to the effect that somebody has achieved and therefore, deserves to be repaid with another term.
“Politics has never been a rational game in Nigeria. Sometimes people vote in Nigeria because of primordial sentiment and geopolitics. It is unfortunate, it stifles our democracy and makes it impossible to have a national dialogue.
“I have known Buhari for more than 47 years.
‘’Flying a kite is a legitimate trick. I have known Buhari for more than 47 years. I knew him in 1967 during the civil war. I think if Buhari were to fly a kite about re-election, I don’t think he would do it with the governors of Kogi and Benue states.
“There are governors who are presumably close to Buhari. They are people like Elrufai and if he made such a statement, it could be credible. The governor of Katsina State could be credible because that is Buhari’s home state.''
Father of the wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, Olutayo Soyode, has revealed why he dreads going to the Presidential villa, Abuja to visit his daughter.
The 74-year-old said going to Aso Rock was like going to jail.
Speaking with Punch, Soyode said his movement would be monitored and he would need to sign various forms before going in or out of Aso Rock for security reasons.
According to Soyode, “I don’t go there often. Going there is like going to jail, as far as I’m concerned. It’s like locking me up.
“The way you see me, do I look like someone that can be kept in one place and before I could go out, I have to sign papers and there would be plenty phone calls? I would just run mad, because I’m not used to such.
“I’m a free man. That place (Aso Rock), is a very good place but I’m not the type to live there, so I don’t go there often. Anytime I go, I do give them time, like telling them I was coming for two days.
” I don’t even live with them. Let us say we are in Abuja now, you possibly can’t visit me for this interview. They won’t allow you to come in, and if you have to, you would have to sign different papers.
The closed associate and son-in-law to late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, also explained that he loved to be free, adding that he was not the type to sit in one place and be watching television under heavy security.
“If I go there, I would be there alone, watching television. I can’t do that. I would rather stay where they can visit me and anybody can see me.”
