EXCLUSIVE: Man Kidnaps Own Son, Demands N.35m Ransom

The Department of the State Security Services (DSS), Lagos State Command, yesterday paraded a 48-year-old man, Samson Adebayo, who masterminded the kidnap of his own son and demanded for a ransom of N350,000.

Adebayo had solicited the help of his girlfriend, one Kehinde Alonge, a hairdresser, and they kidnapped 9-year-old Emmanuel from his residence at no 2 Solomon Street, Ilu-Nla, Aradagun, Badagry.

NCAA: We’ve No Documents on Armoured Cars’ Purchase

Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah

 

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it is not in possession of documents relating to the controversial purchase of the two armoured BMW cars, worth N255 million, it was accused of buying for the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah.

The agency, in an October 23 letter addressed to Falana & Falana Chambers and signed by its Legal Adviser, E. D. Chukwuma, however, did not state who was in custody of the documents.

SIMON KOLAWOLE: Is This the Jonathan Moment?

Simon Kolawole Live!: By Simon Kolawole, Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com

I was, believe me, under no illusions last week when I asked the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, to say “sorry” to Nigerians for her role in the outrageous purchase of two armoured cars. For the life of me, I knew she wouldn’t apologise. That would be very unNigerian. Part of the qualifications for being a public officer in Nigeria is to be greedy, arrogant and shameless. How can a whole minister apologise? How can a whole minister say it is wrong to buy two bullet-proof cars for over a quarter of a billion naira? How can a whole minister say “I was wrong to approve the transaction”? How can a whole minister say, “As the supervisory minister for the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), I hereby take full responsibility for this mess”? There is too much shamelessness in public office for people to cultivate a moral conscience.