9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What's up, people! It's your gal Adeola. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am always entertained by the fact that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 most Nigerian officials could care less about their citizens 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 inside Nigeria 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but if a smaller country tries to mess with their citizen 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 especially if that citizen is rich. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hm! They get in their face, yes! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They'll be like this, excuse me ah, do you know that we are a giant of Africa ah? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes, Kenya deported 3 Nigerians who were allegedly involved in drag trafficking. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But because one of them is a rich man named Anthony Chinedu 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 our officials are like, no way! mm-uh! How can you deport these Nigerians ah? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Kenyan officials were like, these people were involved in drug trafficking. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yet, Nigeria detained the pilot that brought these Nigerians, we detained the crew members, we detained 7 government officials who came from Kenya on this plane. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In short we detained the plain itself. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Just imagine the 12 of them spent the night inside their plane at the (?) Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 eating leftover food ehn. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Later on Nigerian officials collected their passports 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and then they told them, you are free to move around inside Nigeria. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You collect that people passports and you are like, oh! you are free to move around. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What is the meaning of that na! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I just think it is ridiculous that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Nigerian officials kept these Kenyans for more than 2 weeks. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I said, kah! Nigeria, seriously? Eh, na today. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Na today our citizens are been harassed in various parts of the world eh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why are you not doing anything until now? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What happens to those who have been deported by Spain, by UK, by the US. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I mean how come we did not ground the US planes ehn when they deported Nigerians? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Is it because those deportees cannot bribe government officials eh? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Or is it because we are dealing with Kenya in this case, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 because I knew that Kenya and Nigeria have not been getting along well 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 since the football drama, you know, between them. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And what about Nigerians in Malaysia? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We have been complaining for years 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 many of them have been arrested and jailed without trials eh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I get emails from Nigerian students in Malaysia telling me 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that some of them are being harassed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Meanwhile the Nigerian embassy in Malaysia acts as if they were not aware of what is going on. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I know we have a reputation, ok, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and yes, there are so many Nigerian scummers and drug dealers 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 who have given us bad names, ok. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But there are also several Nigerians abroad were honest 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 yet they are being treated unfair (?) and facing discriminations 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and our embassies refuse to help these people. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And as of last year, my people, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 more than 6 thousand Nigerians were serving various jail terms across the globe 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 for drug related offenses alone. That is just for drugs o! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 How come we did not try to help any of these ones? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 More than 500 Nigerians are imprisoned in Brazil 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 about 400 in Algerian prisons 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 hundreds in Iran, Thailand, Malaysia. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In fact, many Nigerians have been executed or put on death rows, you know, in many countries. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes, instead of (?) was fighting for all these ones 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 we are (?) dream boy-boy, you know, for one man 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 just because he's (?) rich eh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And by the way, the man describes himself as a businessman, yes, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but Kenyan people are reporting that this man is into drug business 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you know? me I don't know You know I don't like about people waiting be my own(?) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All I know is that this man has lived in Kenya for the past 18 years 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 he was married to a Kenyan woman 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they had children together 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and he actually has a pending court case 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in Kenya, you know, that is drug related. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am not saying that he is selling drugs I am just telling you what it is, you get what I think 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So why did Nigerian officials detained these Kenyans, you know, for deporting him? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You know, he have said that these Kenyans would not be released until they payed back 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 all off his investments in Kenya. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So he is saying that the Kenyan plane 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the one that they used to bring him back to Nigeria 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that was grounded he's saying that plain must be sold 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in order to pay him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Meanwhile this past week o 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 one Nigerian cabdriver was killed in Brooklyn 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 right here in New York 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in the most gruesome way you could ever think of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 this man was stabbed by two passengers 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with an umbrella right in his eye, this (?) in his eye 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and he bled to death in his own cab 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and of course the killers escaped. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am sure that main Nigeria officials that are here in New York 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 don't even know about this, talk less of doing of followup, you know 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but then, that man was a cabdriver, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if there were to be very rich businessman 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 may be this story would be different 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am trying to say that Nigerian officials 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 did not detain the Kenyans because 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that how much they care about their citizens 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Mmmm, nononono! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They detained them because the man involved has money to, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you know, yes, influence their decision. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Even the Nigerians inside Nigeria 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 how much do you think they care about those 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so long as they are no influence eh? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why do you think they waited for 3000 people to die 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 before they declared state of emergency regarding Boko Haram? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In fact Nigerian policemen killed 3 students 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 at the University of Uyo last week 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 just because these students were protesting 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 a 100% overnight increase, you know, in the transportation fare 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Just imagine that, 100% increase overnight eh! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And that is not the first time that police or soldiers would kill student, uhh 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Students that were not armed, having a peaceful protest eh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And tell me how many of these policemen have 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 ever been persecuted eh? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 By the way the Nigerian students, you know, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they retaliated by burning down several buildings on campus 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 including the vc's office, the registras office 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Honestly, it was like all hell broke loose, you know. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now trust me, I know how frustrating it can be for students 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 when such a ridiculous thing happens you know overnight 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 (?)if it just increase in transportation fare 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I know how frustrating it can be 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 for the school authority not to care about you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But I don't think that violence is the way forward. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Honestly, I know I guess some e-mails about this 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I mean I all for alootah coninua(?) you know 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I've been there 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But in the end two wrongs never make it right 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 (?)people just keep dying 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am just saying, ehn, there has to be other ways 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 for us to have our voices heard 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 than to be burning buildings and stuff like that and destroying stuff 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But i was saying 3 students were killed that day 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and (?)Nigerial I know that nothing will be done about it 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 yet we are like, Kenya, don't mess with us! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 My people, the only way others will respect us is 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if we take responsibility on the well-being of our own citizens first and foremost 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and then others will treat our citizens right, ehn? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Just like America takes good care of their own citizens 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and they are always willing to fight for the life of one of their citizens 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you know, anywhere in the world. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 My Kenyan brothers and sisters, eh? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You too cool down nah and take some cold water 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Cool down! Just because 3 Nigerians 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 are into a drug traffic you use entire all plane to bring them to Nigeria outback Kenya 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You taught me there you know like this yes! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You guys are forgetting about several other Nigerians in Kenya you know 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that are doing good things! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Making us proud, contributing to the growth of Kenyan economy. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 At least I remember pastor Chini, do you know him, who is helping 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Kenyan women find husbands, good men, good husbands. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Maggy Maggy baby - Oh yah! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Shiro Shiro baby - Oh yah! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Mary Mary baby - Oh yah! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And a half Kenyan women confessed that ehn 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they really enjoyed Nigerian men 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 more than yes, no offense, but you know that half of Kenyan women 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 describe Nigerian men as the most romantic homo sapiens in the whole world. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because you know we know how to treat women. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am not boasting o, I am just telling you how it is. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And not just that ah, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 when I went to Kenya nah, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you guys (?) we are playing Nigerian songs 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 everywhere, everywhere I went in Kenya 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they were playing Nigerian songs eh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now you are deporting Nigerians, ah-ah no do that! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I love that you know all the Nigerian lyrics. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Even me from Nigeria some of these songs I don't know. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Like that one, what is it again? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It was in Kenya, but I learned that this song (?) was originally from Nigeria eh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You guys are playing Nigerian songs. Now you are like deporting Nigerians, ah is not ah is not that good nah. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Eh, so please eh cool down, take some cold water, take some ice and cool down. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We're all brothers and sisters eh! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes, I am just keeping it real. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All (?) this month policemen in Lagos chased one Okada rider, motorbike rider 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You know that the government in Lagos has banned Okada 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but some people are still operating illegally. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now the thing is, policemen chased after them whenever they spot them on the road 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and the way these policemen chased after this Okada guys is pathetic. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is very very pathetic. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You know, they will break all traffic rules 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 just to catch one Okada man. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So that they can cease his bike 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and then he would have to pay them I think like several thousand naira 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 before they would release his bike to him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now these same policemen if they see armed robbers coming in Lagos 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 ay, they will turn (?) the other way 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they don't waste time, they will turn the other way 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But they chased this Okada man until they caused an accident 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Just imagine while they were running after this Okada man 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 a truck driver that has a huge container 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 was trying to avoid the policemen and the Okada driver 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 do you know that his container fell and landed on a van 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that was very close to him, it landed on a van 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and that was how a container crushed the driver of that van 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am talking about Samuel Ogunnaike, some people called him Billy(?) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He was on his way to work at Ikeja that day 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This man was under the container for hours, for several hours 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 this man was crushed until he could not breath anymore 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and then he gave up to ghosts. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And all because policemen were chasing after one Okada man 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And this is not the first time that civilian would die 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 because this policemen are trying to catch an Okada man 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 by failure (?) by force ah-ah! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What kind of country is this nah! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Listen to this e-mail that I've got from one of Samuel's friends 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He said that Samuel would have been alive today 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if not for the steal loss(?) of the Nigerian police. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I can clearly state that the future of this country is on satin(?) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 when our leaders are no longer passionate in others lives of their citizens 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and the death of youth means nothing to them. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why do you authorize chasing Okada men with such intensity and ferocious manner? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A life you cannot give, yet you take at will. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That is very sad. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am really hoping that we can do something about this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This is crazy, we can't continue like this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 May his sore (?) rest in peace. Just keeping you real.