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LILIACFIRE FANCLUB OVER 99,000 ON FACEBOOK & TWITTER PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS SHOWS THAT MOST OF THESE CASES ANOTHER MAN WAS IN THE MIDDLE OR CLOSE TO THAT ..BEWARE!!!! TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE OCCURENCE !!!   PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE !   ANY ONE WITH THAT TYPE OF TEMPER AFTER SEEING THESE  SIGNS OF ANOTHER MAN IN THE PICTURE  SHOULD QUICKLY FILE A DIVORCE LIKE  SOME FORUMITES HAVE DONE , EVEN UP TO 3 TIMES , ITS BETTER THAN KILLING!!! OR CONTACT THE MARYLAND EYE DOCTOR FOR COUNSELLING.   Home  Crime  Crime  Nigerian pharmacist beats wife to death in Florida Ademoye Olufemi Nigerian pharmacist beats wife to death in Florida Son's paternity row: By Wasiu Sodeinde A Florida based Nigerian pharmacist, Olufemi Ademoye has been charged for second degree murder for allegedly killing his wife over what family friends alleged as dispute over the paternity of the couple's 17 year old son. According to a family source, the accused Nigerian pharmacist was alleged to have stumbled upon several emails of his wife of 18 years in which the latter was said to have told a lover in Nigeria that the couple's only son did not belong to her husband. Nigerian professor, Dubem Okafor kills wife, self in US Headlines Aug 18, 2010 By Uduma Kalu & Adekunle Aliyu One of Nigeria’s most respected poet and professor of English and Literature, Dubem Okafor is dead.  He died last Sunday in the United States after shooting his wife Cheryl 37. Chukwudubem Okafor and his wife Cheryl Reports and calls from the US say Okafor, 64,  cousin to the late poet, Christopher Okigbo apparently distraught his wife had left him a few days earlier, arranged to meet her at his sister’s Reading home, Pennsylvania, where he shot her several times and himself once in the head at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, police said. A small-caliber handgun was found near the bodies, police said. The Berks County coroner declared her death a homicide and his death a suicide. Chukwudubem A. Okafor, 64, an associate professor of English at Kutztown University, was said to have shot his wife, Cheryl V., 37, who was an artist, several times Sunday afternoon and turned the gun on himself shortly after they arrived separately at the home of his sister, Patricia Ofilin, in the 300 block of Pear Street, investigators said.                     Kelechi Emeruwa..Maryland   Theophilus Ojukwu ...Dallas, TEXAS   Michael C. Iheme advertisement     Michael C. Iheme....Missouri   Nigerian kills wife in Maryland, US   "Emeruwa later that morning apparently in the climax of an argument stabbed his wife to death. " A Nigerian woman was found murdered in a Burtonsville, Maryland, U.S. home she lived with her husband and three children. Police responding to a report of an unconscious woman, found the lifeless body of 36-year-old Chidiebere Omenihu Ochulo around 2:30 a.m, Monday at their home. There was no sign of her 41-year-old husband, Kelechi Charles Emeruwa and their three children. Mr. Emeruwa was seen washing a blood stained knife according to unconfirmed reports. He was believed to have fled the city with the children. Police on failing to locate Mr. Emeruwa and the children at their home, commenced a manhunt for the suspect and issued an Amber Alert on the missing children. The children who share the last name Emeruwa, are Elijah(4), Antinnoe(6) and Jachi(8). Amber Alert is a U.S. voluntary partnership program between law-enforcement agencies, broadcasters, and transportation agencies to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases. Broadcasters use the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to air a description of the abducted child and suspected abductor. The deceased had filed domestic violence complaints with authorities in the past, also called the police to their home on several occasions Emeruwa was abusive to her. In January 2006, Emeruwa was charged with second-degree assault for head-butting his wife twice in the lip, according to court documents filed in Prince George’s County. The troubled relationship made Emeruwa’s family members concerned of Ochulo's safety. Around 6:15 p.m the same day a car matching the description of the suspect's was spotted in Olney, one of the neighboring towns. The witness contacted police who pursued the car, with the suspect ramming several cruisers and police cars before coming to a halt at a dead end. Police thereafter shot out the tires. Police arrested the suspect, 41-year-old Kelechi Charles Emeruwa, on a first-degree murder warrant in the death of his wife. The children were unharmed and taken into custody by police. The children would be cared for by Child Protective Services until they could be placed with family members, according to police. Emeruwa was charged in court the following day, Tuesday, with the murder of his wife. The suspect, wearing a green jumpsuit, appeared via closed-circuit television for the hearing in Montgomery County District Court in Rockville. The judge ordered him to turn over his passport and held him without bond. Charging documents indicate the suspect stayed with the children at their family home while his wife traveled to Nigeria. On Monday, Emeruwa drove to Dulles Airport to pick up the wife upon her arrival from Nigeria. Ochulo was upset with the husband for driving her car. Emeruwa later that morning apparently in the climax of an argument stabbed his wife to death. Their three children may have witnessed part of the attack. Ikenna, the suspect’s brother called police after he arrived the couple's home and found Ochulo sprawled on the floor with the whereabouts of other members of the family unknown. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for January 26. Photo Above: Left to Right Antinnoe(6), Elijah(4), Jachi(8) Click For Enlarged Photo Photo Above: The home of the suspect and the victim where the murder took place, sealed-off by police. Nigerian wife killer gets life in U.S. "Theophilus, according to reports, after the murder took his children to a motel, ordered pizza, ate with them after which he called 911 to report the incident." A Texas Dallas County jury recommended life in prison for Theophilus Ojukwu, 47, a Nigerian national after he pleaded guilty to the murder of his 36-year-old wife Melvina. The judge consequently sentenced him to life imprisonment. Theophilus on Saturday, March 25, 2006 reportedly fatally beat his wife on the head with a socket wrench while their four children, ages 4 through 9, were in the house and heard her screams. Theophilus pleaded guilty after the 911 tape was played for the jury. In the recording, he admitted to the slaying. He is to spend 40 years in prison before eligibility for parole. Theophilus, according to reports, after the murder took his children to a motel, ordered pizza, ate with them after which he called 911 to report the incident. He stated he had killed his wife and she was in their home in the 5400 block of Barcelona Drive in Garland. Garland Police and Fire personnel responded to the Barcelona address where they found Theophilus' wife dead in one of the bedrooms. Both Mesquite and Garland Police responded to the Motel in Mesquite where the caller was and he was arrested without incident. Child Protective Services(CPS) was called to take custody and care of the children. In 2004 Melvina's mother, who was visiting, died allegedly under questionable circumstances in the same house where her daughter was later murdered. Edmund Neboh, a cousin of late Melvina Ojukwu made a very emotional statement after the verdict and sentencing. He praised the U.S. justice system, saying the life sentence imposed on Theophilus would send a strong message to African immigrants that wife killers would not get away with the crime ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ________ Till Death Do Us Part’ seems to be a catch-all phrase demonstrative of how deeply in love bride and bridegroom are with each other when exchanging vows before a clergy, family members, friends and well-wishers. Little did Chidiebere, a nurse, know that her death would come in the hands of a man she once loved; a man that solemnly swore to protect her in sickness and good health, in poverty and in riches, and of course, a man that swore to be there for her until death do them part. Sadly, little did Ms. Ochulo know it was going to be a deadly broken vow!   Indeed, it has happened again! That was the cry among the Nigerian community in the United States when news about another family violence death broke. Sorrowfully, another Nigerian marriage ended deadly in Burtonsville, Maryland on New Year, Monday, January 1, 2007. A Nigerian has abruptly ended the life of his wife in Burtonsville, suburb of Washington, DC. Mr. Kelechi Charles Emeruwa, 41, of Old Umuahia on New Year, cut short of his wife’s life, Chidiebere Omenihu Ochulo, 36, of Old Umuahia in their 4200 block of Dunwood Terrace in Burtonsvillle, Maryland home. It was reported that Chidiebere died from stab wounds. However, Officer Melanie Hadley, spokesperson for Montgomery County Police, could not confirm it citing, “official autopsy report is not out”.   After killing his wife, Mr. Emeruwa fled to a nearby city, Olney, with his three children, Kelechi Elijah Emeruwa, 4 years-of-age, Tochi (Antinnoe) Emeruwa, 6 years-of-age and Jaachi Emeruwa, 8 years-of-age. His flight with the three children triggered the “Amber Alert” for the children. Amber alert is a nation-wide system for searching and locating missing children.  Emeruwa was shortly arrested after a brief police chase with the children unharmed.   While Mr. Emeruwa remained in custody charged with first degree murder, his children are currently under the custody of Child Protective Services (CPS) pending the availability of a suitable relative for a temporary and subsequent permanent placement of the children. According to Officer Melanie Hadley, “Mr. Emeruwa remains in custody without bond; he’s charged with first degree murder. His children are current with CPS.”   It has been reported that Mr. Emeruwa and his wife had a history of domestic violence and at one time, they were separated for about 12 months. However, during my interview with Officer Hadley, she said, “We do not discuss prior history of defendants.”   Based on court records obtained by Washington Post, Emeruwa and his wife had an extensive record of family violence. “The marriage between Emeruwa and Ochulo was marred by violence and threats by Emeruwa, according to court records,” reported Washington Post on January, 3 2007.   “On July 19, 2004, Ochulo obtained a temporary protective order in Prince George's District Court; it was later rescinded at her request, court records show. Ochulo wrote that Emeruwa had sent word through relatives that he promised to get help for his problems.”   “On April 19, 2005, a District Court judge in Prince George's again granted Ochulo a temporary protective order. The couple were living in Beltsville with their children at the time, according to court records.”   “In that application for court protection, Ochulo wrote that Emeruwa had come into the room where she was sleeping with the children at 2 a.m. April 15 and told her to cook for him. When she refused, Emeruwa shoved her to the floor and punched her, Ochulo wrote. She wrote that Emeruwa had abused her several times and had threatened to kill her and the children.”   “The protective order was rescinded May 4 at Ochulo's request after she wrote to a judge saying that Emeruwa had apologized through his family.”   “On Jan. 31, 2006, she said that he head-butted her twice on the mouth, threatened to kill her, and told her that police could not protect her. On Nov. 9, those charges were dropped because Ochulo did not appear at a court hearing, said prosecutors and Lawrence Hill, the defense attorney at the time.”   Sources close to the family said that the Emeruwas had experienced sporadic family violence for the past few years.   There other similar stories of deadly domestic violence among Nigerians in the United States. Not too long ago, a Nigerian, Mr. Theophilus Ojukwu, 46, of Enugwu-Agu, Ihe in Ogwu LGA, Enugu State, who killed his wife in their 5400 block of Barcelona Drive home in Garland, Texas on Saturday, March 25, 2006 has since been sentenced to life in prison.   Similarly, in Grand Prairie, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Monireti Abeni Akeredolu, a 46-year old Nigerian lady met her untimely death in the hands of her estranged husband, Mr. Ebenezer Akeredolu, Sr., 48, on Thursday night, September 8, 2005, a day after her birthday.   Also, on August 10, 2005 in Euless, a suburb of Dallas, another Nigerian husband, Johnny Omorogieva, 45, murdered his wife, Mrs. Isatu Omorogieva, 35, by savagely striking her on the head numerous times with a hammer in the full glare of his 7-year old daughter.   With the exception of Mr. Emeruwa who’s awaiting trial, these men have since been sentenced to prison. Unfortunately, the surviving children of these families are left to grow up without their parents.   Some people continue to wonder why some of these marriages end deadly. It appears that the gargantuan societal pressure of living a good life coupled with an undue burden from family members in Nigeria continue to exacerbate the already troubled many Nigerian marriages. Additionally, some Nigerian marriages in the Diaspora are steadily and surely growing out of love. Compounding the marital problem is the issue of infidelity on both sides.   Sadly, infidelity has ruined some Nigerian marriages in America. Some of the recent divorces have claims of infidelity as their primary causes of marriage travails.  Marital infidelity is causing a vast majority of Nigerian marriages flagging with the inevitability of total collapse. No other Nigerian community has suffered more jinx of infidelity than the Dallas area Nigerians. The aspersion has permeated the fabric of what was once considered a cohesive community. This has broken the trust members of Nigerian community once had with each other. Sad still, the infidelity among Nigerians has been worsened by the recent trend. The latest trend is the annual visit—pilgrimage as some call it—the men pay to Nigeria in the month of December. While in Nigeria some of these men engage in a high risk behavior with flawed boldness and reckless and perhaps, short-lived excitement in the face of ravaging effects of AIDS. This reckless behavior is utterly deplorable.   Nevertheless, it’s not only dreadfully wrong, but also sacrilegious for anyone to take the life of the other, especially his or her spouse. There are other options to get out of a marriage besides killing a spouse. Domestic violence is not one of them; Nigerian community everywhere must help stop this madness—domestic violence!   500 Nigerians in US Jails charged with femicide Nigerian in US murder mess By Ike Nnamdi, The Sun Reporter, New York The Sun, Tuesday, Michael C. Iheme A Nigerian national who police authorities said gunned down his wife in cold blood has pleaded not guilty to the act, in a case that has thrown the country's community in Missouri into mourning. According to police records, Michael C. Iheme shot his estranged wife Anthonia in a parking lot and calmly called police and said, "I have killed the woman that messed my life up, a woman that had destroyed me," A Hennepin County, St. Louis Criminal Court said Iheme will be subjected to mental evaluation before his trial will commence. Police said Anthonia, 28 a mother of two children was shot by her husband as she left work at an assisted-living center. Two witnesses reported seeing a man matching Iheme's description with a gun near his wife's car in the parking lot. County court records showed that she had an restraining order against Iheme because of a history of domestic abuse. One of Anthonia co-workers said she saw her get into her car and then Iheme get out of his car and shoot at her car, which lurched forward, clipped a van, jumped a curb and rolled down a hill into a fence. Iheme allegedly followed the car down the hill and fired more shots. A neighbor said Iheme stayed home to care for their two children while Anthonia worked to provide for the family. Reports said Anthonia moved out after repeated fights with her husband. American law enforcement agencies have reported a disturbing increase in the number of domestic abuse cases involving Nigerians. According to records, over 500 Nigerians are in jail or awaiting trial in several states for killing their spouses. Socials workers attribute the trend to pressure and stress of juggling sometimes multiple jobs and family, while trying to keep up with the expectations. Posted by Jeremy at 8:03 PM 10 comments: Anonymous,  10:25 PM   I think these cases can be linked to certain Nigerian cultures. That our 'Noblesse Oblige'culture of expecting from people, who we feel have money to fulfill certain responsiblities and really be flamboyant. And men are often subjects to this prevailent culture that needs to be reformed. The Iheme guy's was screaming that his wife destroyed his life and he's the one without a job. Goes to show how affected some are, by this culture, and the extent pple can be pushed to. Ms. Catwalq,  7:52 AM   It is not just nigerians, there are alot of African men in the same situation. The fact is that, abroad they (the men) cannot get away with some of the things that are excused by our cultures and attitudes at home. Say for instance, you cannot just grab your wife and have sex just because you want to. if she doesn't want to, that is rape. In Nigeria, most women don't even know that so u can imagine the bewilderment a Nigerian man is faced with when he is suddenly turned criminal for "enjoying his husbandly rights" Or imagine the man that goes home to get a "pure and traditional" woman only to realise that she went into the whole thing for papers. There are so many scenarios but the underlying factor is that abroad, the woman is given rights, protection and privileges that she can enjoy and possibly exploit. And then again, remember that we do not allow any evidence of mental illness to be discussed or addressed, so possibly we have lot of disturbed men... Anonymous,  11:37 AM   jeremy, how do you know its femicide. the article you posted merely referred to spouses as the victims, with no reference to gender Anonymous,  11:39 AM   ms. catwalq, what then are the reasons for women killing their significant others in these instances. i guess even then it must be the man's fault for driving her to hill Buki,  12:32 PM   Many Nigerians who live in diaspora are generally depressed. This is something we hate to face up to because we believe any form of ill mental health is spiritual attack (maybe some) but a lot of people are actually depressed because of the situations they have forced themselves to live in. There are many "paper" marriages with the naija man/woman labouring to satisfy the paper spouse and his family back home. And after years of continuous slavery in a foreign land, a trip to nigeria reveals that all those they were labouring for are doing extremely better than them, their friends who seemed to be in pitiful states are soaring and they are just a mess? And you wonder why they fire? Not saying that they should pick up a gun and kill somebody but our people need to be realistic in their choices, if you cant fend for your younger ones, cousins and the lot... speak out! You only have one life. Anengiyefa,  12:58 PM   @ Anonymous 10.25, I dont believe that the story provides enough information to cause anyone to jump to the conclusion that because he was unemployed, he could not be justified in claiming that the deceased woman destroyed his life. Better to keep an open mind until you know more about the reality of the circumstances of their lives. I do not accept that wife battering has anything to do with whether a person is Nigerian or African. I suspect that it is more of a serious matter in the Western world because women's right's are better protected in those places. There are wife beaters in every country on every continent, but there are Nigerian/African men too who respect their partners and who would never resort to violence under any circumstances. Having said that, Mr Iheme's alleged act was more than a mere case of wife battering. He is said to have pulled up in a car park and calmly shot dead the mother of his children, in cold blood, then telephoned the police to say what he had done. This speaks of a very disturbed mind and the said proposed mental evaluation is in my estimation, the correct course of action to take with a view to determining the extent of his criminal liability.  LILIACFIRE REPORTS              THE PEOPLE'S WATCHDOG Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland      Posted by Edward Ezeife. The more you look , the less you see!! --- On Sat, 15/5/10, LiliacWatchDog <liliacfire@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog <liliacfire@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: [asa-usa] FLASH::APGA CHAIR USA BEING LED AWAY BY F.B.I ( TEXAS MEMORIAL ) FORUM MEMBER To: asa-usa@yahoogroups .com, igbo_forum@yahoogroups.com Cc: "arthur Patrick anamah" <patrickanamah@ yahoo.com>, "icf icbicf" <anambraForum@ yahoogroups. com>, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, IgboWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com, umuanambra@yahoogro ups.com, NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, "naijainsider" <Naijainsider@ yahoogroups. com>, NIGERIA360@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, "NigerianWorldForum " <NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com>, nidoa@yahoogroups. com Date: Saturday, 15 May, 2010, 4:45      LILIACFIRE REPORTS CONFIRMATION LISTING DIRECTORY Texas Memorial Medical Institute Christian Onwuegbusi - Director Texas Memorial Medical Institute   Christian Onwuegbusi - Director Texas Memorial Medical Institute below being led away by the F.B.I    Umuibe, There appears to be a mistaken identity with APGA  Houston Chairman. Can any one help resolve this Texasmemorial coincidence?      Subject: Re: [asa-usa] APGA GENERAL MEETING, LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH To: asa-usa@yahoogroups .com Date: Monday, April 24, 2006, 12:42 AM MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR APGA ACTIVITIES, FOR REGISTRAGTIONS AND MATERIALS   Ogbuefi:   Pray, what is the source of these funds? Perchance part of the missing money from the 12.8 billion left by Ngige??  Inquiring minds want to know. XXX   Texasmemorial@ aol.com wrote: Every Nigerian in Diaspora must remember that last Friday of the month is APGA day and night. We are calling on all and every hob throughout the United state and Canada to form APGA affiliated meetings.   All instructions on the structure and activities of APGA will be delivered on those days and time. Please be advise to arrive to your meetings on time. Pleas form your town and city and state APGA meetings and called me at 713_357-8664.    All materials for the meetings will be delivered to your groups overnight.    MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR APGA ACTIVITIES, FOR REGISTRAGTIONS AND MATERIALS.   Houston is the headquarters of APGA in Diaspora. All communications are and must be received.   Remember that 2007 is just down the wire.   Any body that will sponsor an office in the rural areas will be awarded an honor of the fourth order of APGA. A national and prestigious political honor in Nigeria.   Houston will be having their meeting at New Era restaurant on Bissonnet , South west. Be there to discus events of public importance.           I Remain Loyal         OGBUEFI NWAKAIBIE ONWUEGBUSI HOUSTON watch dog for Justice, Equality and Fairness watch dog for grass root movement ==========IGBO Business Yellow Pages======= = visit http://www.igbobusi nesses.com for all Igbo businesses. It's a free business Yellow Pages. You can add your business if it's not listed. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "asa-usa" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  asa-usa-unsubscribe @yahoogroups. com    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.     Christian Onwuegbusi - Director Texas Memorial Medical Institute LISTING DIRECTORY Texas Memorial Medical Institute Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine & Allied Health   --- On Thu, 13/5/10, LiliacWatchDog <liliacfire@yahoo. co.uk> wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog <liliacfire@yahoo. co.uk> Subject: [UmuAnambra] TELESCOPE OF WHERE TEXAS MEMORIAL DID THE BUSINESS THAT LEAD TO 15 YEAR JAIL TERM To: asa-usa@yahoogroups .com, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, NAIJAINSIDER@ yahoogroups. com, UmuAnambra@yahoogro ups.com Cc: "arthur Patrick anamah" <patrickanamah@ yahoo.com>, "icf icbicf" <anambraForum@ yahoogroups. com>, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, IgboWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com, umuanambra@yahoogro ups.com, NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, "naijainsider" <Naijainsider@ yahoogroups. com>, NIGERIA360@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, "NigerianWorldForum " <NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com>, nidoa@yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, 13 May, 2010, 21:44     NIGERIANS THINKING ABOUT MEDICARE FRAUD , IS IT WORTH IT ?  BEWARE HE GOT  15 YEARS!! Media Links LISTING DIRECTORY Texas Memorial Medical Institute Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine & Allied Health 10101 Fondren, Suite 330 Houston, Texas 77096 At Texas Memorial Medical Institute, we offer training in high-demand health care careers. Our program includes training in: CPR Classes Phsyc-Tech LCDC Ophthalmic Med. Assistant Physical Medicine & Rehab.    Assistants Continue Education National Exam Review CLASSES: Monday - Friday  9:00AM - 6:00PM Saturday  9:00AM - 5:00PM Our students get an opportunity for some practical experience at the Texas Memorial Medical & Rehab. Clinic where we offer individual care and diverse therapies to rehabilitate patients of all ages and a variety of symptoms and problems such as: Lower Back Pain Work Related Injuries Hip & Joint Injuries Carpal Tunnel Syndrone Spinal Cord Injuries Speech Disorder Arthritis Post Mastectomy Low Vision Rehab. Musculosketal Disorders Acute Pain Syndrome For an appointment or more information, please call... Phone: (713) 686-8664 Fax: (713) 484-5511 Email:  wwcomtmmi@msn. com We accept Medicare, Medicaid & Private Insurance. Your Care is our Priority Christian Onwuegbusi - Director Texas Memorial Medical Institute     Christian Onwuegbusi, 56, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for stealing more than $900,000 from the Medicare program. Source - http://www.chron. com/disp/ story.mpl/ metropolitan/ 5359289.html A Houston man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for stealing more than $900,000 from the Medicare program. Christian Onwuegbusi, 56, owner of Houston-based Texas Memorial Medical Institute Rehabilitation Services, was convicted of theft by a government contractor for fraudulently billing Medicare for motorized wheelchairs that were never delivered. Testimony in state District Judge Devon Anderson's court also showed that Onwuegbusi overbilled Medicaid for physical therapy services, some that were never provided. Harris County prosecutors argued that the defendant billed the government more than $900,000 for motorized wheelchairs and then delivered less-expensive scooters. The case was investigated by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Texas Attorney General's Office; the FBI; and the Office of Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Commission. Stolen Medicare cash may have been sent overseas Money and goods from Houston area tracked to Nigeria By CINDY HORSWELL Copyright 2009 Houston Chonicle   Not only do investigators say they have recently uncovered millions of dollars of health care fraud in the Houston area, but they also allege large sums of this stolen money may have been shipped out of the country. “The theft of our limited health care funds is bad, but it's even worse when that money does not even stay in our economy,” said Pat Villafranca, a Houston FBI spokeswoman. In a probable cause hearing Tuesday, Umawa Oke Imo, 54, of Nigeria was accused of operating a multimillion dollar health care fraud scheme at a physical therapy clinic at 9888 Bissonnet in Houston. Mary Kelley, a Texas attorney general fraud investigator, testified that Imo's City Nursing Services of Texas never had a single licensed physical therapist but was paid $30 million in Medicare claims for therapy services from 2007 to 2009. She said the clinic reported seeing an average of 160 patients a day. Recruiters, she said, were used to bring Medicare patients, who were often mentally challenged, to sign stacks of blank claim forms for services never rendered. The complaint against Imo alleges he would pay patients $100 to $150 for that first visit. At the same time, Kelley testified that Imo, who has a home in Richmond, used his income to purchase a large, 25-room house in Nigeria. Imo also kept two luxury vehicles, a Hummer and Cadillac Escalade, there, she testified. Kelley reported finding invoices totaling $2.8 million for multiple pieces of equipment from 18-wheelers to flatbeds that Imo had shipped to Nigeria . She also reported research was still being done on millions deposited into U.S. bank accounts belonging to Imo. Imo never testified during this hearing. He remains in custody without bond and could not be reached for comment. In another probable cause hearing, Dr. Arun Sharma, and his wife, Kiran, also a physician, from Kemah are accused in a federal complaint with operating pain management clinics in Webster and Baytown that unlawfully dispense controlled substances and billed for millions in services that were not performed. Investigators allege the Sharmas sent at least $250,000 in cash back to their original home in India. Their attorney, Chris Flood, said the couple has done nothing wrong. The cash was a loan for a relative. cindy.horswell@ chron.com Dozens of Nigerians arrested in Medicare fraud busts across U.S. Monday, 01 March 2010 19:57 Elombah.com NAMES OF THOSE CHARGED, MANY OTHERS PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. US vs. Clifford Ubani, Princewill Njoku, Mary Ellis and Rolandae Mitchell-Straughter US vs. Sunny Robinson, Manuel Deluna, Lisa Jones and Shirley A. Chavis US vs. Kate Ose Olear and John Edward Perry III US vs. Exechukwu J. Ohaka, Helen Ehi Etinfoh, Adebola Adebayo and Paula Whitfield US vs. Oliver Nkuku, Kate Nkuku, Callistus Edozie and Obisike Okereke US vs. John Nasky Okonkwo, Doris Ngozi Vinitski, Howard Grant, John Remi Lackman, Michael Kalu Obasi, Yolanda Stella Delrio, Darnell Denese Willis, Clinton Lee, Obisike Nwankwo, Ju-Ying Qian, Vicki Jackson Phillips, Basil Obasi Kalu, George Abayomi, Ogunnaike and Oliver Knuku US vs Noel Jhagroo There was a crowded courtroom as nearly two dozen people faced a judge on Medicare fraud charges. The men and women in court were arrested during a nationwide Medicare fraud roundup Wednesday. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott obtained a Harris County grand jury indictment charging a Houston durable medical equipment provider with first-degree felony theft. The charges stem from his scheme to bill Medicare $1.2 million for motorized wheelchairs, while instead delivering less expensive scooters to clients. Sources disclose that Nigerians in places like Texas, Georgia, Washington D.C, Maryland and California have been singled out for investigation in retrospect for Medicare and Medicaid fraudulent billings. It is believed that other Nigerians provide authorities names and information leading to arrest and charges on these fraudsters. Federal authorities arrested 32 people, including doctors, in a major Medicare fraud bust in New York, Louisiana, Boston and Houston, Maryland, District of Columbia, Atlanta  targeting scams such as "arthritis kits" -- expensive braces that many patients never used. It's the third major sweep since Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced in May they were adding millions of dollars and dozens of agents to combat a problem that costs the U.S. billions each year. Using about a dozen agents in targeted cities, including Miami, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, has recovered $371 million in false Medicare claims and charged 145 people across the country in just two months. More than 200 agents worked on Wednesday's $16 million bust that included 12 search warrants at health care businesses and homes across the Houston area. The owner of a Houston medical equipment supply firm has been convicted of bilking Medicaid for more than $1 million in bogus claims for adult diapers, authorities said. Benjamin Essien, 34, of Houston, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, five counts of health care fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, according to federal and state officials. Essien is scheduled to be sentenced May 14. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the conspiracy conviction and each of the five counts of health care fraud. Essien also faces two mandatory two-year prison terms for each count of aggravated identity theft. Those sentences must be served consecutively to other prison terms that may be imposed upon him. Officials said that the diaper scheme operated from April 2004 to August 2006. They said that Essien billed Medicaid for about $1.8 million in bogus claims and received payments of about $1.1 million. In addition, Christian O. Onwuegbusi, 54, operated a previous scheme to bill Medicaid and Medicare more than $1 million for physical therapy services, some of which were not performed. Both incidents are related to his upcoming trial. “This individual profited lucratively from one illegal therapy scheme and apparently decided later to expand into other areas of health care fraud, all as a means to bilk government programs,” said Attorney General Abbott. “I am once again pleased that my office has the opportunity to work with Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal to see that justice is done for these alleged crimes.” He was arrested on August 30 at his residence by officers of Attorney General Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the FBI and Office of Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Commission. He remains in custody. In phase one of his schemes to defraud the government, Onwuegbusi created Texas Memorial Medical Institute Rehabilitation Services (TMMI), ostensibly to provide a range of physical therapy treatments for patients, including those on Medicaid and Medicare. From May 1999 through September 2002 he fraudulently billed the government $1.08 million for treatments never performed, of which he was reimbursed $582,000 from Medicare and $108,107 from Medicaid. Then in May 2002, Onwuegbusi’s TMMI opened a new durable medical equipment company, having a Medicare provider number listing him as the “director/officer.” From September 2002 until June 2003, he billed Medicare almost $1.2 million, receiving reimbursement of $900,000 of the total. The reimbursements were tied to the delivery of scooters valued at just over $500, instead of the more expensive motorized wheelchairs which he claimed were delivered. These were billed to Medicare for reimbursement of between $5,000 and $7,000. Onwuegbusi was indicted in the latter case in June 2004, which involved only federal Medicare funds. The allegations against him for billing for nonexistent physical therapy sessions will be used as a “marker” of relevant ongoing conduct in his trial on the wheelchair billing allegations. Harris County Assistant District Attorney Vic Weisner is slated to prosecute Onwuegbusi. According to officials Essien, who owned and operated Logic World Medical — a durable medical equipment company — used Medicaid beneficiaries' names, addresses and account numbers to file false claims for adult urinary incontinence supplies he did not deliver to the people. He also billed for delivering supplies in amounts significantly less than the amounts billed to Medicaid. Additionally, Essien billed Medicaid for adult urinary incontinence supplies — which include adult diapers, underpads, wipes and pull-up briefs — when the beneficiaries did not need them or whose doctors did not a prescribe them. Though beneficiaries said they did not need or want the supplies, Essien billed Medicaid for extra-large sized diaper briefs, which have the highest Medicaid reimbursement rate. He also billed Medicaid for delivering more adult diapers than he had purchased from wholesale suppliers, authorities said. Federal authorities say those businesses were giving patients "arthritis kits," which were nothing more than expensive orthotics that included knee and shoulder braces. Patients told authorities they were unnecessary and many never used them. But health care clinic owners billed between $3,000 to $4,000 for each kit. Houston's other scam involved billing Medicare for thousands of dollars worth of liquid food like Ensure for patients who can't eat solid food. Authorities said clinic owners never distributed the food to patients.. In some cases, clinic owners billed patients who were dead when they allegedly received the items. The suspects arrested Wednesday in Houston will make court appearances Thursday morning. Suspects in Boston, New York and Louisiana will have first appearances later today. The first task force started in 2007 in Miami, a city authorities say alone is responsible for more than $3 billion a year in Medicare fraud. Clinic owners there would bill Medicare dozens of times for the same wheelchair, while never giving the medical equipment to patients. The problems have become more complex since then. Suspects have moved into more sophisticated scams including home health care, physical therapy and infusion drugs. They've even started tapping into Medicaid Advantage, which allows the elderly and disabled to get benefits through private health insurers. The plans receive a government subsidy and generally offer more benefits than traditional Medicare. Federal authorities say Miami residents are also moving on to other cities, bringing their scams with them. Strike force teams, each led by a federal prosecutor and a handful of agents, were then started in Los Angeles, Detroit, and Houston in the past year... With newfound support and financial aid under the Obama administration, the teams are moving more quickly to make arrests and recover money than ever before in the history of Medicare fraud. Agencies participating in the busts included the FBI, the HHS Office of the Inspector General, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Texas Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Along with issuing indictments, authorities freeze bank accounts and seize everything from Rolls Royce's to million dollar homes purchased with funds stolen from Medicare. Since the HEAT strike, suspects are being charged not just with health care fraud, but all relevant conduct. That means HEAT's average prison sentences is 20 percent more than the overall national average sentence in federal health care fraud cases in 2008. While authorities are gratified by the arrests, the program's purpose is more than punitive. It's also about deterrence. In some Miami neighbourhoods, the fraud is so rampant that it's become a cultural norm, with some patients raking in more than $1,000 a month, Kirk Ogrosky, deputy chief of the U.S. Justice Department's criminal fraud section. More than 200 federal agents worked in the bust that included warrants on health care businesses and homes across the Houston area. In some cases, investigators say claims for motorized wheelchairs were made on behalf of patients who were no longer alive. Other businesses are accused of giving patients expensive “arthritis kits” which were nothing more than knee and shoulder braces. But families of the accused claim that innocent people have been swept up in the broad net of indictments. “An indictment is easy to obtain. We’ll just have to see how the facts line up,” said John Mukoro, attorney for suspect Helen Etinfoh. “My client is innocent of all charges and would be happy at the opportunity to defend himself,” said attorney Okey Dike, who’s representing suspect Oliver Nkuku. Medi-Fraud Of The Day: Sending Millions to Nigeria Posted by Dan Conston  Over the weekend, the Houston Chronicle reported the latest instance of massive Medicare fraud where funds had been shipped out of the U.S. In a probable cause hearing Tuesday, Nigerian citizen Umawa Oke Imo was accused of operating a multimillion dollar health care scheme – and authorities believe he sent a great portion of those funds back to Nigeria.  Authorities say that Imo’s City Nursing Services of Texas was paid $30 million in Medicare claims for therapy services from 2007-2009, without ever having a single licensed physical therapist on staff. During that time, Imo is rumored to have spent $2.8 million on equipment which was shipped to Nigeria, as well as on purchasing a 25-room house in Nigeria.  In response to this trial, a Houston FBI spokeswoman said, “The theft of our limited health care funds is bad, but it’s even worse when that money does not even stay in our economy News               HOW A FEW NIGERIANS RIPPED OFF MEDICARE OF ALMOST $100 MILLION     Organized crime hits Medicare By Chika Onyeani,   CBS correspondent Steve Kroft said that $60 billion annually was being siphoned off from Medicare, the federally funded health care program that provides basic medical insurance to qualified residents.  It provides coverage for approximately 40 million American nationwide.  The program was created in 1965 under the signature of President Lyndon Johnson, during which the Republican Party hauled accusations of socialized medicine, as they are now doing to the healthcare reform that President has proposed.  Obama has said that closing the fraud in medicare would save a lot of time for his healthcare reform program.  It is not that $60 billion that aroused my interest, but a call a few days ago from someone I knew telling me that another Nigerian had been arrested for medicare fraud, and was looking for contributions to bail him out.  This previously high flying individual had been thumping his nose at their organization, refusing to attend their meetings, and in fact encouraging others to do like wise.  This was the second case for which I had been called, and it again centered on a Nigerian in the Houston, Texas, area. While some might question the significance of $100 million which these few Nigerians have stolen compared to the $60 billion being stolen annually from the medicare program, it is the brazenness and the short periods of time that are most mind-boggling in the cases I found.  In checking the data bases of those accused of medicare fraud, a Nigerian stands out as the one individual who ripped off the program with the highest amount of money in such a very short time.  That dubious distinction belongs to one Mr. Umawa Oke Imo. Umawa Oke Imo, 54, a permanent resident alien in the U.S. and native of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, was taken into federal custody on Friday June 26, 2009, following the filing of a criminal complaint which accused him of health care fraud. He has remained in court-ordered custody without bond since his arrest. Imo is accused Imo of filing approximately $42 million worth of claims, predominantly for physical therapy services which were not performed at City Nursing, not performed by a licensed physical therapist and not performed by an appropriately supervised physical therapy assistant, with Medicare and Medicaid between Jan. 1, 2007, through April 30, 2009.   LISTING DIRECTORY Texas Memorial Medical Institute Christian Onwuegbusi - Director Texas Memorial Medical Institute Nick de la Torre Chronicle Medicare fraud raids in Houston on July 29 led to 26 arrests. Many of those surrendered Nigerian passports to the courts Approximately $30 million was paid by Medicare and Medicaid for these claims. According to the indictment, Imo did not hire any licensed physical therapist to work at the clinic and did not have licensed physical therapy aides appropriately supervised. Imo allegedly paid Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries approximately $100 to sign multiple blank forms indicating they received physical therapy when no such services were provided. Some beneficiaries reportedly received additional payments for not complaining to authorities. Imo also allegedly paid marketers for bringing beneficiaries to the clinic. The mail fraud charges center around three paper checks valued at approximately $180,448 that were mailed by the Medicaid contract administrator as payments to City Nursing in lieu of electronic fund deposits between March and May 2008. Imo is also charged with money laundering and is accused of engaging in five transactions occurring between April 2008 and March 2009, each more than $10,000 and totaling $2,805,195 from a City Nursing bank account for referrals, the purchase and shipping of tankers to Lagos, Nigeria, and a check for more than $1 million payable to Imo himself. That total of approximately $4 million between the shipping of the tankers and the one payment of $1 million is approximately N600 million in the Naira denominated currency of Nigeria.  We are talking of N600 million of known transactions out of the $30 million that medicare and medicaid had paid him.  You wonder why some of us are always asked whether we really reached America, i.e. do we know what others are doing and getting rich so quickly! In an October 26, 2009, press release from the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, comes the following: A 51-count superseding indictment charging three additional defendants for allegedly conspiring with Umawa Oke Imo to commit health care fraud and other offenses arising from a $45 million health care fraud scheme has been unsealed, United States Attorney Tim Johnson and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today. Imo, 54, born in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and owner of City Nursing Services of Texas Inc., has been in federal custody without bond since June 26, 2009, awaiting trial on 36 counts of conspiracy, health care fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. Today, a superseding indictment which incorporates the original 36 counts and adds 15 new counts and names three new defendants was unsealed. Two of the newly named defendants, Kenneth Anokam, 54, a naturalized citizen, and Joann White, 45, both Houston residents, were arrested by agents from the FBI, Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CID), Texas Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. The third defendant, Dr. Thaddeus Hume, 62, a Houston-area physician, surrendered himself to federal authorities this morning. All three newly named defendants appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Stephen Wm. Smith this afternoon. The United States has moved for the detention of Anokam and White; Hume will be released on bond. The superseding indictment returned under seal on Oct. 19, 2009, charges all four defendants with 39 counts of health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Imo, Anokam and White are also charged with three counts of mail fraud and Imo is charged with five counts of money laundering. According to the superseding indictment, approximately $45 million dollars worth of claims were billed to Medicare and Medicaid by City Nursing over approximately two and a half years, almost all for physical therapy services not provided to patients at City Nursing, not provided by a licensed or qualified physical therapist and not provided by appropriately- supervised physical therapy assistants and physical therapy aides. Approximately $30 million dollars was paid by Medicare and Medicaid for these claims. On Tuesday, September 8, 2009, Kalu Kalu, a Nigerian living in Raleigh, North Carolina, who federal investigators say was at the center of an operation that pocketed more than $12 million from false Medicare claims pleaded guilty to fraud. Kalu Kalu pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and health care fraud. He will be sentenced Dec. 14, when he faces up to 15 years in prison. Kalu, his wife, Kecia Kalu, and two others indicted in the case would recruit and train salespeople to establish relationships with Medicare patients to obtain their Medicare numbers and personal information, according to federal investigators. Investigators allege that the couple used the Medicare provider number of co-defendant Martin Ifeani Iroegbu to submit bogus claims for scooters. The Kalus also are alleged to have used their Raleigh businesses, Enuda Healthsource and Universal Medical Supplies, to bill Medicare for health care aids that were never provided to beneficiaries. As part of a plea agreement, 15 counts of health care fraud will be dismissed against Kalu Kalu when he is sentenced, defense attorney Paul Sun said. "Consistent with this plea agreement Mr. Kalu is cooperating fully (with authorities) ," Sun said. Iroegbu has already pleaded guilty to health care fraud and aiding and abetting. He is expected to begin serving a 26-month prison sentence in November. Kecia Kalu is scheduled for arraignment on Sept. 28. The fourth defendant in the case is Nnenna K. Cornett, who operates States Medical Products LLC in Raleigh. She faces 16 counts of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud, but it's unclear whether she has been arrested. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General reported in May that more than 10 percent of the $920 million Medicare paid in 2005 for powered wheelchairs had been misspent. On Monday, July 6, 2009, Emmanuel Uko Akpan of McKinney received a 60 month sentence in federal court and an order to pay more than $710,000 on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Northern Texas, according to officials with the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division of Dallas. Akpan owned and operated Atbestcare Medical Equipment and Supply Company of Dallas and conspired with Geneva Sanders, an employee of the emergency room at Methodist South Hospital of Memphis, Tenn. and Walter Sanders, owner of Waltco Medical Equipment and Supplies located in Mesquite, according to the indictment. The object of the scheme was to "sell and use the means of identification of Medicare beneficiaries and physicians located in Tennessee and elsewhere to [several companies]…for the purpose of executing a scheme to defraud Medicare and to obtained money from Medicare through false representations, " according to the indictment. Sanders obtained the names and personal identification numbers of patents from hospital records and sent them to Sanders "without the authorization of such Medicare beneficiaries, in exchange for remuneration. " Sanders and Akpan also visited or directed others to visit beneficiaries to obtain their personal information. Officials estimate that Sanders and Akpan obtained more than 70 patient records as part of their scheme. They would immediately bill Medicare for false claims for power wheelchairs. After they submitted the claims, some of the beneficiaries would receive less expensive scooters or no equipment at all. Prosecutors believe the scheme consisted of false claims ranging between $5,800 and $9,800 from February to August of 2003. The claims totaled more $2.7 million netting payments from Medicare totaling $1.3 million, according to the indictment. On Friday, December 7, 2007, Christian Onwuegbusi, 56, owner of Houston-based Texas Memorial Medical Institute Rehabilitation Services, was convicted of theft by a government contractor for fraudulently billing Medicare for motorized wheelchairs that were never delivered. Testimony in state District Judge Devon Anderson's court also showed that Onwuegbusi overbilled Medicaid for physical therapy services, some that were never provided. Harris County prosecutors argued that the defendant billed the government more than $900,000 for motorized wheelchairs and then delivered less-expensive scooters. The case was investigated by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Texas Attorney General's Office; the FBI; and the Office of Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Commission. Source - http://www.tylerpap er.com/article/ 20070927/ NEWS08/709270301 A Sugar Land couple who admitted to bilking Medicare and Medicaid in a health care fraud conspiracy was sentenced in a Tyler federal court Wednesday to more than two years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $300,000 to the victims. Gloria Okwunwanne, 47, and Arthur Rapor, also known as Peter Ukono, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering.U. S. District Judge Leonard Davis sentenced both defendants to 27 months in prison and ordered them to pay $284,689 in restitution. Ms. Okwunwanne, who was out of jail on bond, paid the restitution in full Wednesday and was ordered to voluntarily surrender to a federal prison on Nov. 30 while Rapor remained in federal custody. They will each have to serve three years of supervised release after their prison terms. They were charged with conspiring to commit health care fraud in Gregg County from October 2001 through December 2003. Through All Medical Supply and other suppliers in Gregg County, the defendants submitted fraudulent claims to the two benefit programs for the cost of motorized wheelchairs and accessories. The seven-count indictment states that the amount of fraud totaled about $427,150.The couple paid people to obtain Medicaid and Medicare beneficiary information and took it back to their business in Houston to receive benefits, Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Miller said earlier in court. The defendants also had one check drawn for $17,020, which was proceeds from the health care fraud, she said.Ms. Okwunwanne and Rapor faced up to five years in prison for the fraud charge and up to 10 years in prison on the money laundering charge.On March 8, Artis Anderson was sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding Medicare of more than $800,000 by filing false claims for motorized wheelchairs and scooters only issued when medically necessary. From April 2002 through 2003, Anderson, a 66-year-old Longv-iew resident, conspired and executed a scheme to obtain money and property owned by Medicare, with the delivery of and payment for health care benefits, even though the beneficiaries didn't qualify.Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci Kenner said at the time that Anderson cooperated with the government in Rapor and Ms. Okwunwanne's case. He also provided exceptional cooperation to the government by testifying against a Houston doctor who was "heavily involved in wheelchair fraud." Again in Houston, four people who were licensed to operate facilities that treat chemical dependency were arrested on allegations of charging the state Medicaid program $160,000 for services never rendered. The facilities, all in southwest Houston, were contracted with Texas Health and Human Services to offer chemical dependency treatments for Medicaid patients. The companies, in turn, were reimbursed by the state for those services. All four providers have been charged with felony theft by a government contractor for their involvement in alleged false billing for treatments and counseling sessions not performed, said Tom Kelley, a spokesman for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. Those arrested are William Onyewuchi Nwanguma, 51, a Sugar Land man who owns Willuc Services Inc., 6610 Harwin; Uzoma Mark Ohuonu, 50, and his wife, Lorie Penaflor Ohuonu, 56, who operated Unique Medical and Rehab Center at 6400 Westpark; and Bernard Askika Chieke Ejiogu, 44, owner of BACE THT Alcohol and Drug Center, 11039 Bissonnet. Kelley said the investigation by Abbott's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit was initiated after state audits discovered "discrepancies" between billing and services in 2004 and 2005, which led to the revoking of licenses of the Ohuonus, Ejiogu and Nwanguma to treat and counsel Medicaid patients at their chemical dependency centers. On Wednesday, March 7, 2009, Chidi Ikeh, owner of two physical therapy clinics, including one in Cherry Hill, admitted defrauding Medicare of about $3.8 million, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie (now New Jersey's governor-elect) announced. Chidi Ikeh, 44, of Houston, Texas, entered his guilty plea this week just before his trial was to begin in U.S. District Court in Trenton before Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr. Ikeh owned and operated Vital Health Care Services in Ewing and U.S. Vital Health Care Services, Inc. in Cherry Hill. From February 2002 until August 2005, he admitted billing Medicare for approximately $3.79 million for fraudulent physical therapy services, evaluations, and re-evaluations allegedly provided to patients, according to a news release from Christie's office. Ikeh admitted services were either never performed, were not supervised by a licensed physician or were performed by unqualified individuals. Ikeh admitted that he had van drivers, receptionists and others who had no licensing or certification in physical therapy, as required by law, perform physical therapy on Medicare patients, the news release said. Ikeh also admitted to instructing staff to indicate in the medical records that they performed certain physical therapy procedures on patients when, in fact, no such procedure was performed. Ikeh was arrested on Sept. 15, 2006 by federal agents when he returned from his native country of Nigeria to his hometown of Houston. On February 24, 2007, agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Titilayo Idowu Dokun, 43, who headed Capital City Area Care. From October 2004 through November 2006, Kiracofe said, Dokun filed for assistance to the Department of Children and Families claiming financial need. During periodic certification interviews, she neglected to report her income as CEO of $339,409 during the time she was receiving public assistance, said Phil Kiracofe, FDLE spokesman. Investigators say Dokun received $11,518 in Medicaid services and food stamps. Dokun was arrested in December on charges of grand theft with accusations that she defrauded the Florida Medicaid program out of more than $100,000, Kiracofe said. Dokun had an address in the 3000 block of Evanwood Court. The business is not listed in the phone book, nor is it listed with the state division of corporations. Since the Attorney General's office determined she was collecting fraudulent assistance they contacted us,” Kiracofe said. The Attorney General's office was investigating Dokun for Medicaid fraud. “Her privileges for managing any kind of public assistance funds have been suspended,” Kiracofe said. On February 13, 2007, this young Nigerian, Kennedy Igbokwe, 29, a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner this morning to five years and three months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Igbokwe to pay $750,000 in restitution and to forfeit to the government $500,000 and all the funds in a bank account. Schlozman noted that today’s sentence is the harshest penalty provided under the federal sentencing guidelines. "After being welcomed as a guest in this country, the defendant plundered the Medicare program in an outrageously bold and rapacious health care fraud scheme," Schlozman said. "Every dollar he stole from the Medicare program is a dollar deprived from elderly Americans who depend on Medicare for their health care needs." On Aug. 30, 2006, Igbokwe was convicted by a federal jury of health care fraud as well as multiple counts of illegally structuring currency transactions and money laundering. Between January 2002 and September 2005, Igbokwe and co-defendants submitted more than $5 million worth of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare on behalf of nearly 1,000 Medicare recipients, resulting in their actual receipt of more than $2 million from Medicare. Igbokwe, who owns and operates Cardinal Healthcare at 1105 E. 47th St., in Kansas City, bribed two physicians, who were charged as co-defendants in the federal indictment, to falsely verify that Medicare beneficiaries were so physically disabled that they needed motorized wheelchairs. Igbokwe then billed Medicare for 423 power wheelchairs totaling more than $2.5 million ( Medicare actually paid Igbokwe approximately $1.5 million). The physicians have admitted that at least half of those claims were fraudulent. After receiving approximately $4,000 from Medicare for each of these false and fraudulent claims, Igbokwe provided some Medicare beneficiaries with a less expensive scooter instead. In some instances, Igbokwe did not provide the Medicare beneficiary with any type of power wheelchair or scooter. Igbokwe was also found guilty of 19 counts of structuring currency transactions so as to evade the federal reporting requirements. Igbokwe made a series of cash withdrawals of $10,000 or less between March 21 and Nov. 18, 2005, in order to evade the federal requirement for filing a Currency Transaction Report. Igbokwe was also found guilty of four counts of money laundering. Igbokwe caused a series of wire transfers of funds derived from the health care fraud to be sent from an account he controlled at U.S. Bank to another bank account. On Oct. 14, 2005, $33,400 was wired from the Cardinal Healthcare account. On Nov. 14, 2005, $47,500 was wired from the Cardinal Healthcare account. On Nov. 15, 2005, $56,000 was wired from the Cardinal Healthcare account. On Dec. 1, 2005, $73,400 was wired from the Cardinal Healthcare account. Four additional co-defendants, including the owners of two medical supply companies and two former physicians, have pleaded guilty to their roles in the health care fraud scheme. Co-defendant Godwin Iloka, 39, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Nigeria residing in Lee’s Summit, Mo., was sentenced on Nov. 20, 2006, to three years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Iloka to forfeit to the government his residence in Lee’s Summit, a 2003 Ford Explorer, a 2004 Honda Accord, a 2004 Chevrolet van, and all funds in two bank accounts, all of which represent the proceeds of his criminal activities. Iloka owns and operates Xcellent Medical Service at 9500 E. 63rd St. in Raytown, Mo., and Xcellent Medical Services at 4403 Blue Parkway in Kansas City. Iloka’s sentence includes a two-year term of incarceration for the Medicare fraud and a consecutive one-year term of incarceration on a revocation of Iloka’s supervised release in an unrelated federal case. On Aug. 9, 2004, Iloka pleaded guilty to credit card fraud and was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay $34,882 in restitution. Iloka’s criminal activities violated the terms of his supervised release, which was therefore revoked. On July 12, 2006, Iloka pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare between Jan. 24, 2002, and Sept. 15, 2005. Iloka submitted claims to Medicare for power wheelchairs, then after Medicare paid those claims, he provided beneficiaries with a less expensive motorized scooter instead of the power wheelchair. Medicare sustained a loss of $84,000 as a result. Iloka also admitted that he engaged in three additional fraud schemes that resulted in a total loss of $331,162. Iloka engaged in a similar scheme to defraud Medicare during the same time frame, from Jan. 24, 2002, to Sept. 15, 2005. Iloka submitted claims to Medicare for custom-molded diabetic shoes, then after Medicare paid those claims, he provided Medicare beneficiaries with much less expensive standard diabetic shoes instead of the more expensive custom-molded diabetic shoes he had billed to Medicare. Medicare sustained a loss of $165,000 as a result of this fraud scheme. Iloka engaged in a scheme to commit Social Security disability fraud in which he fraudulently applied for and received Social Security disability benefits while engaged in the medical equipment supply business. The United States sustained a loss of $67,162 as a result of this fraud scheme. Iloka engaged in a credit card fraud scheme in which he used the personal information of another person, without authorization, to obtain an American Express credit card and line of credit, after which he fraudulently accessed the line of credit to obtain $15,000. Kenneth Agugua, 48, with addresses in both Kansas City, Mo., and Houston, Texas, a permanent resident alien from Nigeria, was sentenced on Jan. 4, 2007, to two years and nine moths in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Agugua to pay $361,811 in restitution. On Aug. 23, 2006, Agugua pleaded guilty to health care fraud. Agugua owns and operates Primecare Management, Inc., a durable medical equipment company at 1734 E. 63rd St., in Kansas City. Agugua admitted that he engaged in an "upcoding scheme" to defraud Medicare in which he submitted claims to Medicare for power wheelchairs. After Medicare paid those claims, however, he provided Medicare beneficiaries with a less expensive motorized scooter instead of the power wheelchair he had billed to Medicare. Agugua also admitted that the Medicare program sustained a loss of $561,000 as a result of his scheme. Two former physicians pleaded guilty to their role in the Medicare wheelchair fraud. Co-defendant Amazair McAllister, 49, of Blue Springs, was sentenced on Nov. 21, 2006, to one year and one day in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered McAllister to pay $1 million in restitution and to forfeit $100,000 to the government, which represents the proceeds of his criminal activities. McAllister pleaded guilty on July 10, 2006, to health care fraud and agreed to surrender his medical licenses and cease practicing medicine. Co-defendant Ambrose Wotorson, 71, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Liberia residing in Kansas City, pleaded guilty on Feb. 24, 2006 to health care fraud. Wotorson was a licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon during the time of the fraud scheme, but has surrendered his medical license and no longer practices medicine. Wotorson is scheduled to be sentenced on March 5, 2007. As we have seen, most of these cases involved Nigerians, except for the one case of the Liberian Wotorson.  There was another case of the Ghanaian, Charles Jyamfi, 53, of West Orange, Pedro Diaz, 77, of Elizabeth, and Aiad Saman, 52, of Staten Island, N.Y., were each charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit racketeering, first-degree racketeering, second-degree conspiracy to commit fencing, second-degree fencing and second-degree receiving stolen property. In addition, Jyamfi was charged with first-degree money laundering, and Saman with third-degree perjury. The indictment was returned by the state grand jury on July 27 but was sealed by the court until yesterday afternoon. The indictment alleges that Jyamfi, a licensed New Jersey pharmacist, ran his now defunct pharmacy, Ojah Pharmacy in East Orange, as a racketeer influenced and corrupt organization, with assistance from Saman, Diaz and others. Saman was also a licensed pharmacist. Between August 2002 and October 2004, Jyamfi allegedly purchased approximately $2 million in stolen prescription drugs from Saman, Diaz, and others. Jyamfi allegedly used the stolen drugs to stock his pharmacy. He allegedly sold the stolen medications, which were sometimes improperly packaged and labeled, to the general public, including persons covered by Medicaid. It is possible that our findings so far is a tip of the iceberg.  The question is why do Nigerians seem to participate and dominate in these fraudulent schemes.  Yet, we turn around to accuse our leaders back home of corruption?  Of course, it could be argued that here, if you are caught, you are tried and incarcerated if found guilty, while back home people get away with murder, in this case stealing a lot of the country's funds. The question regarding the latest case that drew my attention to this investigation is why should somebody who is making millions be asking us for contributions to bail him out.  Look at one of the cases where the woman paid the restitution in full, without even batting an eye.     Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland        Liliac  the watchdog   Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Thu, 13/5/10, Igirigiachusim <igirigiachusim@ aol.com> wrote: From: Igirigiachusim <igirigiachusim@ aol.com> Subject: Re: [asa-usa] Re: [AnambraForum] FLASH::IBORI ARRESTED IN DUBAI??..... .CONFIRMED U.K POLICE INVOLVED, HE GETS BAIL To: "asa-usa@yahoogroup s.com" <asa-usa@yahoogroups .com>, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, 13 May, 2010, 18:10   Liliacfire: Ok. So he is in Dubai. Wanted by Nigeria and by UK. Who has the upper hand? Nigeria or the UK? I believe Nigeria has an upper hand and must prove the superiority of our claim over those of the UK. Besides, he is a Nigerian.  After he serves his time in Nigeria, he could then be handed to UK to trial and sentensing. At age 90. Like Noriaga.   And I am Ezeana Achusim Sent from my iPhone On May 13, 2010, at 9:20 AM, LiliacWatchDog <liliacfire@yahoo. co.uk> wrote:   When liliac broke the news following a phone call from London the circumstances were vague, its now clear that its London Police , interpol involved who want him more than Nigeria to answer charges pending .The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an extradition treaty and mutual legal assistance with the UK in 2008. Some times our people think they are smart but thats not the case, he should have gove to Saudi Arabia only if he was a moslem!! UK Police Confirm Ibori’s Arrest PDF  | Print |  E-mail Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:59 James Onafefe Ibori UK authorities moments ago confirmed  that Mr. James Onafefe Ibori, the 47 year-old former governor of Delta State, was detained in Dubai yesterday at the instance of the London Metropolitan Police. In a statement to our correspondent, a UK police spokesman said that Ibori was being detained by the Dubai police on suspicion of “money laundering and conspiracy to defraud.”  The press bureau officer who spoke to Saharareporters also confirmed that Ibori will appear in court in Dubai first, where the UK authorities would commence extradition proceedings to ensure that he is brought to answer charges in the United Kingdom for money laundering and other criminal offences for which his associates are currently standing trial before the Southwark Crown Court in London. The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an extradition treaty and mutual legal assistance with the UK in 2008. Also, Saharareporters can confirm that officials of the Nigerian Ministry of Justice met in Abuja yesterday with UK officials to discuss Ibori’s matter. Our sources revealed that Nigerian officials gave documents related to Ibori's case to the UK authorities. Nigeria’s former rogue attorney general, Michael Aondoakaa, had earlier blocked the release of the documents, said to be vital for Ibori’s eventual prosecution in London as well as the trial of more of his associates in the UK. Speaking to Saharareporters this morning from Abuja, a furious official of the State Security Service (SSS) stated, “It’s an indictment of us that we couldn’t net Chief Ibori and it took the combined efforts of Dubai and UK police to nab him.” The SSS source added, “It’s an open secret that, despite repeated claims by EFCC declaring Chief Ibori wanted, the man was aided by top law enforcement men and women to flee the country. You can’t tell me that Ibori could find his way to Dubai without the EFCC and our people knowing about it.”   Our sources in Asaba, the Delta State capital, revealed that Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Ibori’s cousin and anointed successor, was in a panic mood. Uduaghan is scheduled to lead a delegation of Delta officials and traditional rulers to commiserate with President Goodluck Jonathan over the recent death of former Nigerian ruler, Umaru Yar’adua, but it was not clear as at press time whether the condolence visit will go forward. Our sources also said that there was a mournful mood among the friends and former business associates of Ibori, a flashy man who gave himself the title of “Ogidigbodigbo of Africa.” The Yar’adua administration, through former AGF Aondoakaa and EFCC chair Farida Waziri, had worked to sabotage Ibori’s prosecution in Nigerian courts. A kangaroo court set up especially for Ibori, financed by the Delta State government, and presided over by a corrupt judge, Marcel Awokulehin, had dismissed more than 150 counts of corruption and money laundering preferred against the former governor. Ibori had spent more than N10 billion of funds looted from his state to finance Yar’adua’s campaign, hence the deceased ruler’s commitment to shield Ibori from credible prosecution. A source in London stated that UK authorities were looking forward to putting Ibori in the dock to answer to charges of massive money laundering using UK banks and financial institutions.  Once Ibori is extradited to the UK, he will be reunited with his embattled former mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo, his wife, Theresa Nkoyo Ibori, his sister, Christine Ebie-Ibori, and his former personal assistant, Ms. Adebimpe Pogoson. One of his UK lawyers is also awaiting trial for aiding Ibori in money laundering schemes.     Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland        Liliac  the watchdog   Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Thu, 13/5/10, LiliacWatchDog <liliacfire@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

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Subject: [AnambraForum] FLASH::IBORI ARRESTED IN DUBAI??..... .DETAILS VAGUE::::::: :'Yar’Adua; A Veritable Agent of Change' ......IBORImu
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r     Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland    Liliac  the watchdog Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Fri, 7/5/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: Re: [asa-usa] 'Yar’Adua; A Veritable Agent of Change' ......IBORI To: nigeria_rtp@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com, igboworldforum@ yahoogroups. com, "nigeriaworld" , nidoa@yahoogroups. com, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, igboevents@yahoogro ups.com, asa-usa@yahoogroups .com Cc: "asa asa" , "icf icbicf" , Askanambragovernor@ yahoogroups. com, NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, naijainsider Naijainsider@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, 7 May, 2010, 17:11   Fugitive former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori in a statement titled 'Yar’Adua; A Veritable Agent of Change' and signed by his media aide, Mr. Tony Eluemunor said:   "Chief James Onanefe Ibori has said that the long illness leading to the death of former President Umar Musa Yar’Adua has denied Nigeria the opportunity of knowing what a true Yar’Adua presidency would have achieved. "Calling Yar’Adua "a veritable agent of change", Ibori said that the former President reduced the tension in the land when he instituted the Government of National Unity, thereby giving the members of the opposition parties a sense of belonging instead pursuing the winner takes it all policy.  In that peace-making vein, he sought to end the militancy in the Niger Delta region by granting amnesty to all the militants and thereby challenged them to embrace peace and development. That move alone nearly doubled Nigeria’s revenue as oil production doubled from a lowly 800 thousand barrels per day production level to the 1.8 million barrels a day we presently produce. "Ibori said that Yar’Adua was a visionary leader whose dream was encapsulated in the much-admired Seven-point agenda, which would have totally transformed the nation if illness had not hobbled him. "Yet, pushing back the darkness of the reign of impunity and despotism, Yar’Adua introduced a bright new dawn as he embraced the rule of law, making the courts matter – as they should. Saying that Yar’Adua’s long illness provided a trying period for the family, Ibori prayed Almighty God to grant the Yar’Adua family, including his aged mother and his wife Turai, the fortitude to bear this immense loss. "Ibori said that the greatest honour that Nigerians can do to the departed statesman is to embrace his ideals and ensure that despotism and reign of impunity is not allowed resurgence in Nigeria.  He advised that, as people mourn the passing of the former President, they should remember to thank God for teaching Nigerians a lesson through the Yar’Adua Presidency; "that power must be wielded responsibly and only in the service of the populace; not self."  He prayed God to give sweet repose to the soul of Yar’Adua, who proved that a leader could be transparent, eschew duplicity, and refuse to hound his critics or see divisive politics in everything, even as he respected the independence of the other arms of government, and was committed to electoral reforms. The result was that he respected the basic human dignity of all Nigerians."   Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland        Liliac  the watchdog   Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Fri, 7/5/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: Re: [asa-usa]PART 2 YAR'ADUA'S DEMISE: A - Z PHOTOS FROM ABUJA AND KATSINA To: nigeria_rtp@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com, igboworldforum@ yahoogroups. com, "nigeriaworld" , nidoa@yahoogroups. com, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, igboevents@yahoogro ups.com, asa-usa@yahoogroups .com Cc: "asa asa" , "icf icbicf" , Askanambragovernor@ yahoogroups. com, NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, naijainsider Naijainsider@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, 7 May, 2010, 16:37   ALL OF YARADUA'S FAMILY 1ST AND 2 ND WIFE AND YOUNG SONS       Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland        Liliac  the watchdog   Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Fri, 7/5/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: LATE PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S FAMILY AT THE AIRPORT IN ABUJA From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: Re: [asa-usa] YAR'ADUA'S DEMISE: A - Z PHOTOS FROM ABUJA AND KATSINA To: nigeria_rtp@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com, igboworldforum@ yahoogroups. com, "nigeriaworld" , nidoa@yahoogroups. com, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, igboevents@yahoogro ups.com, asa-usa@yahoogroups .com Cc: "asa asa" , "icf icbicf" , Askanambragovernor@ yahoogroups. com, NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, naijainsider Naijainsider@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, 7 May, 2010, 16:29 ALL OF YARADUA'S FAMILY 1ST AND 2 ND WIFE AND YOUNG SONS       PDP CHAIRMAN CHIEF VINCENT OGBULAFOR WITH PDP EXECUTIVES AT THE VILLA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MORE PHOTOS FROM KATSINA: THE AMBULANCE THAT CONVEYED HIS BODY TO THE FUNERAL GROUND.   Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland        Liliac  the watchdog   Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Fri, 7/5/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: [asa-usa] SECURITY : JONATHAN WAS ADVISED NOT TO BE IN KATSINA FOR BURIAL. To: nigeria_rtp@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com, igboworldforum@ yahoogroups. com, "nigeriaworld" , nidoa@yahoogroups. com, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, igboevents@yahoogro ups.com, asa-usa@yahoogroups .com Cc: "asa asa" , "icf icbicf" , Askanambragovernor@ yahoogroups. com, NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, naijainsider Naijainsider@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, 7 May, 2010, 16:12   YAR'ADUA'S DEMISE: A - Z PHOTOS FROM ABUJA AND KATSINA   TURAI THEWILLIMAGES 06/05/2010 10:27:00    (THEWILL) - Late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, 58, was buried today in Katsina, his home state. All top government functionaries except Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan attended the funeral rites which was performed according to Islamic rites.   Add to: del.icio.us Digg Technorati Facebook Comments (19 posted): kohol terhemen on 06/05/2010 11:16:06 I think the president(jonathan) is right to have not atteneded the burial of his boss. In a country like Nigeria where thier is a deep divide between the North and the South. No one can say what would hapen if he travels to Katsina. 0 DK on 06/05/2010 17:43:19 People are drained of emotions. Here is a good man laid to rest. But who we have been divested of the emotional energy to mourn him.... Fare thee well Umar - at least you're free from duplicitous friends and family... 1 Obiorah on 06/05/2010 22:24:18 When beggers die no comets are seen...but the heavens blaze forth themselves with the death of princes. The passage of a good man. May God rest his soul. A time for sobre reflections. ..for self, family, country and eternity. 1 AKAZAM on 06/05/2010 23:48:31 @kohol terhemen: You are a complete ... Jonathan is immortal abi? Ode -2 emmanuel on 07/05/2010 00:13:14 Fare thee well.......Yaradua. A man struggles with death cos death is come to take away his dreams even though to him is given eternal rest from the evil that hunts him from within. You are part of our history and we will always remember u. Rest in peace. 1 COMRADE IGBINI ODAFE EMMANUEL (ENGR) on 07/05/2010 00:37:49 All through yesterday, I stayed clued to AIT, NTA, SILVERBIRD and CHANNELS Television Stations watching and listening to all those who spoke, including even some little school kids, hoping to see and hear celebrations by those millions of “opposition” politicians and pro-Democracy Activists who “hated” him so much that they went as far as openly celebrating earlier rumours of his deaths right from the days of the Presidential Campaigns in pre-May 29, 2007 and continued to pray to theirs Gods to make the rumours a reality soonest by hook or crook, but saw none of these. Instead I saw these “opposition” politicians and pro-democracy activists wearing heavy faces and full of “tears” and praises for him. So where are those who have been praying to their gods and calling for his death or exit by whatever means possible? What do you do when your prayer is answer? Celebrate or Mourn? Oh my great and good nation, Nigeria, why did GOD Almighty bring upon your land, callous sycophants called Nigerians worst than Chameleon? What will be wrong if we spit on the grave of a bad man? I bet you, these same “opposition” politicians and activists who are today calling and praying for the death of “Evil Genius” (Gen. IBB) whom they also claim to hate with deepest passion, will also be seen weeping and mourning and questioning God for taking IBB away at a time they needed him most for national development, peace and unity. Imagine this SMS sent to me from someone few minutes ago which says: Hurray! Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) President and Commander-in- Chief of Federal Republic of Nigeria. No man can change DESTINY.” How can Nigerians be so callous to celebrate the death of a fellow GOD’S creature simply to pave the way for their own? I wished I was never born as a Nigerian to be so associated with the kind of people called Nigerians. My Dear President Yar Adua, you have lived your life and served God to the best of your ability and I wish those who pray to inherit Nigeria and her Resources and live here perpetually, best of luck. My Dear President Yar Adua, stay peacefully in the bosom of our GOD ALMIGHTY, until we meet to part no more. COMRADE IGBINI ODAFE EMMANUEL (ENGR), 2007 Governorship Candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, (PRP), Delta State. National President, Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy (VATLAD). (The First and only Nigerian to voluntarily submit to the EFCC for probe). eigbini@yahoo. com -3 ALEX G. IGBINEWEKA on 07/05/2010 00:46:35 GUOSA LANGUAGE: O wu ikinsi ka mutum kiu, ichele yien wu idakpe. Mo kpera ka Abasi non wa shugaba rama na afa Jesu Kristi Chiolu 'wa. Shugaba Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, simini n'irayo siti ngba ijinde, Aashe. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: It is appointed unto man to die, and after that comes the judgment. I pray that the Almighty God should give us a good leader in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen. Most beloved President Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, rest in perfect peace until the day of resurrection. TO KEEP NIGERIA UNITED IN CULTURE, POLITICS AND LANGUAGE IS A TASK THAT MUST BE DON. CONTRIBUTE TO THE GUOSA LANGUAGE EVOLUTION, A NIGERIAN AND WEST AFRICAN (ECOWAS) COMMON INDIGENOUS FUTURE LINGUA FRANCA. TELEWAYA: (510) 706-5652, E-MAIL: guosa-language. t...@live.com, Web Site: www.guosa-language. tv 0 Mukaddas Muhammed on 07/05/2010 01:00:59 May Allah forgive Umaru Musa Yar'adua's sins and grant him Jannat Alfirdaus, ameen summa ameen. 0 Kingsley on 07/05/2010 01:01:47 Thanks so much for your effort on those photo gallery. 0 ALEX G. IGBINEWEKA on 07/05/2010 01:12:58 GUOSA LANGUAGE: O wu ikinsi ka mutum kiu, ichele yien wu idakpe. Mo kpera ka Ogidi Abasi non wa shugaba rama na afa Jesu Kristi Chiolu 'wa. Shugaba Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, simini n'irayo siti ngba ijinde, Aashe. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: It is appointed unto man to die, and after that comes the judgment. I pray that the Almighty God should give us a good leader in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen. Most beloved President Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, rest in perfect peace until the day of resurrection. TO KEEP NIGERIA ONE UNITED IN CULTURE, POLITICS AND LANGUAGES - IS A TASK THAT MUST BE DON. CONTRIBUTE TO THE GUOSA LANGUAGE EVOLUTION TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SCHOOL PROJECT;- A NIGERIAN AND WEST AFRICAN (ECOWAS) COMMON INDIGENOUS FUTURE LINGUA FRANCA. TELEWAYA: (510) 706-5652, E-MAIL: guosa-language. t...@live.com, Web Site: www.guosa-language. tv 0 baby on 07/05/2010 02:03:16 i am speechless and cant stop crying, i pray God Almighty receives your soul my dear and well loved President Umar Yar,radua, but the question remains, why was Jonathan not there?, stupid man who calls himself president. I HATE YOU JONATHAN -3 peace tairu on 07/05/2010 02:14:55 in response to Ignini Emmanuel,life has to go on, yaradua is death, may his soul rest in peace but things have to move on, dont u think we have waited enough till date to actaually have a president in this country? How many countries will wait this long without blood being shared? i dont think you should be emotional over anybody who celebrete the victory of Goodluck! life is in faces, a set will be happy for Goodluck while others will be sad for Yaradua and while the rest will be indifferent. 1 Aniefiok Udonquak on 07/05/2010 02:18:34 This was a peaceful man who granted amnesty to militant groups in the Niger Delta and moved to create a ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. He will be greatly missed for his passion to bring about transparency and accountability in governance. May his soul rest in peace. 0 Ihie on 07/05/2010 02:37:49 @Comrade Igbini the text you quoted is not a celebration of death but of a new life of possibilities for Nigerians. No one is happy about the passing of our president but we're happy that the tool of oppression he constituted in comatose state in the hands of the wicked is no more. 1 victor bobai on 07/05/2010 03:30:54 GOD PROTECTS UMARU'S SOUL TO JANNAT ALFIRDAUS... 0 EZE on 07/05/2010 04:35:12 COMRADE IGBINI ODAFE EMMANUEL PEOPLE LIKE YOU DESERVED NOT TO BE ALIVE, OF ALL THE THINGS WE POOR NIGERIANS WENT THROUGH DURING THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT AND YOU STILL HAVE THE MOUTH TO TALK S......, MAY YOU BE THE NEXT TO FOLLOW YARADUA 0 charles akp. on 07/05/2010 06:46:06 u guys have failed to ask what happened to our president before he was rushed out for medical treatment abroad?no one cares to know why he was kept away from the public, no one cares to know why his vice was disallowed to see him...noo one is bothered why the former ministers disrespected jonathan. Again, nobody wants to ask why a serving minister lied that the president was hail and hearty, even learning how to work and climb stair-case which forced Dora to stand him dowm at FEC meeting. no bady is asking why the alleged cabal sharply disagreed with Turai and few hours after the purported division the guy's death was announced. All we are after is that someone did not attend the burial. How? did they allow him see the guy?even if he attended the burial, is it that kind of crowd that one could have assured of his safety having in mind the way some people reason?with all due respect,let' s mind wat we say and comment on for the sake of peace. 0 Benson on 07/05/2010 07:06:07 The truth about this whole thing is that:Nobody is above death! Death is inevitable. Our Dear President has played his role whether good or bad, it is left for God to judge. This is a time of sober reflection: what are our individual contribution( s)for the growth of this great nation? I think, if we ask ourselves this question and answer it sincerely, we will be doing this country good rather than criticizing and pointing accusing fingers. I wish our Dear President a peaceful rest in the bossom of the Almighty!! 0 Cee (London UK) on 07/05/2010 07:11:08 Late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua, may you rest in peace. "THE WILL" thanks for the brilliant images in the photo gallery. Keep up your excellent job!! 0 Post your comment THEWILL welcomes your opinions. This is a public forum and your comments will be moderated. Please air your views with courtesy and respect. Libelous and abusive comments are not allowed. Disclaimer: Comments made here are the opinions of our readers and not a representation in any way of the views of THEWILL. Your name: Your e-mail address: Your website: Add your comments: Please enter the code you see in the image: Image: Code: Email to a friend To: Bcc: Your email address: Message: Print version Plain text Image gallery Tags       Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland        Liliac  the watchdog   Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Fri, 7/5/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: [asa-usa] FAREWELL TO A PEACE LOVING MAN UMARU YARADUA !! To: nigeria_rtp@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com, igboworldforum@ yahoogroups. com, "nigeriaworld" , nidoa@yahoogroups. com, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, igboevents@yahoogro ups.com, asa-usa@yahoogroups .com Cc: "asa asa" , "icf icbicf" , Askanambragovernor@ yahoogroups. com, NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, naijainsider Naijainsider@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, 7 May, 2010, 13:45   FAREWELL TO A PEACE LOVING MAN         I am working with the USA....GOODLUCK JONATHAN FAREWELL TO A PEACE LOVING MAN http://nigeriavilla gesquare. com/forum/ main-square/ 48957-yaraduas- cousin-claims- he-drinking- tea.html WHY, WHY  TURAI???                Interim statement from Prof. Wole Soyinka By Agency Reporter, Published: Thursday, 6 May 2010     What passes for the Nigerian nation is nothing more than a tragic arena, and Yar‘Adua is only the latest tragic figure. The vampires, including those within his own family, turned him into a mere inert resource for their diabolical schemes. They have a reckoning with their conscience, assuming they know what the word means. One can only hope that, while mouthing sanctimonious platitudes such as ”Power belongs to God,” they have now learnt that the politics of Do-or-Die cannot guarantee who does and who dies. They must stop playing God. I pray for the repose of the soul of their latest, much abused innocent victim. Wole Soyinka     TRANSMITTED MEDICAL RECORD/ STATUS, signed by the Chief Physician to the President, Dr. Salisu A.B. Banye, reads:   "This is to inform His Excellency that the President has been receiving treatment for his pericarditis with a remarkable improvement since our arrival in Jeddah on 23rd November, 2009.”   "He has however been confirmed by a team of medical specialists to have developed episodes of chest infections that necessitated his isolation and intensive therapy.”   "He is now recuperating and will be discharged from the hospital as soon as advised by the medical team. He has specifically instructed me to convey his gratitude and best wishes to you and the entire people of Nigeria."            Baring any last minutes changes, the process to end Yar`adua `s presidency may begin tomorrow, when the federal executive council convene for its weekly meeting.Knowledgabl e presidency sources told that many of the ministers are sympathetic to Yar’Adua’s plight, but are fed up with antics of Yar`adua insiders, who deliberately kept them in the dark for three months, therefore subjecting them to public ridicule. Consequently, they have agreed to invoke section 144 and declare Umaru Yar`adua incapacitated, in order to end the show of shame. Unfortunately, due no of fault of the ailing Umaru Yar’Adua, his health saga has become the case of the “Boy Who Cried Wolf”. Huhuonline.com learnt that  even when his Kitchen cabinet  told the truth about his health status, they were not believed. The liar will lie once, twice, and then perish when he tells the truth, a source added. Against this backdrop, a minister who elected anonymity confided in huhuonline.com that  they received a copy of President Yar`adua`s medical record last week, but  swept it under the carpet beause they  were not sure of its authenticity. Since President Yar`dua was brought back under the cloud of darkness, last Wednesday, there have been anxiety over whether the FEC will still ask the Senate to raise a Medical Panel on Yar’Adua’s health - in line with Section 144 – or not.  Section 144 reads: "The President or Vice-President shall cease to hold office, if (a) by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of all the members of the Executive Council of the Federation it is declared that the President or Vice-President is incapable of discharging the functions of his office; and  (b) the declaration is verified, after such medical examination as may be necessary by a medical panel established under subsection (4) of this section in its report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "  Huhuonline.com checks reveal that some ministers opposed to Yar`dua, led by a G-10 caucus in the cabinet, plan to push for Section 144 at tomorrow`s meeting.  To this end, some of the ministers met at Radio House in the office of the Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, at about noon yesterday on the plan. Recall that two weeks ago Prof. Akinyuli had asked that President Yar`dua transmit vacation letter to the national assembly.  Posted by E. Ezeife.    Liliac  the watchdog .  Peaceful , but barks and bites if needed     The flame that makes the truth come out !   The torch of Vision --- On Tue, 2/3/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: Re: Fw: [asa-usa] YARADUA MEDICAL HEALTH RECORDS LEAK ! To: "asa asa" , "icf icbicf" Date: Tuesday, 2 March, 2010, 14:19 Home President Yar’Adua’s health record leaks  YAR' ADUA' RETURN: The President has chest-infections, his doctor has said. This is why he is isolated, according to the latest bulletin on his health. The report also said that President Umaru Yar’Adua is under intensive therapy. But the leakage of the report has pitched the loyalists of the President and the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, against each other over plans to invoke Section 144 of the 1999 Constitution by the Federal Executive Council.   It was learnt that the report, obtained by The Nation yesterday, was the last medical diagnosis of the President’s condition sent to the Acting President on February 19 before the President was brought home last Wednesday.   The report, signed by the Chief Physician to the President, Dr. Salisu A.B. Banye, reads: "This is to inform His Excellency that the President has been receiving treatment for his pericarditis with a remarkable improvement since our arrival in Jeddah on 23rd November, 2009.  "He has however been confirmed by a team of medical specialists to have developed episodes of chest infections that necessitated his isolation and intensive therapy.  "He is now recuperating and will be discharged from the hospital as soon as advised by the medical team. He has specifically instructed me to convey his gratitude and best wishes to you and the entire people of Nigeria."  Findings revealed that the report became public knowledge following accusations and counter-accusations between Yar’Adua’s and Jonathan’s camps on why it was kept secret.  It was also gathered that the report was released to pre-empt alleged plans by the Federal Executive Council to invoke Section 144 under which Yar’Adua will be declared unfit to rule.  A source, who spoke in confidence, said: "The G-10 in the cabinet is set to go ahead with the invocation of Section 144. Since no one has seen the President, the group has succeeded in convincing ministers on why Nigerians must know what is wrong with their leader.  "Those loyal to Jonathan have been able to secure two-thirds of the support of members of the cabinet to invoke Section 144.  "The general feeling is that the cabinet should address the ill-health of the President by making a declaration which the Senate could act on.  "The FEC might advise the Senate to raise a five-man Medical Panel in line with Section 144(1) (a) (b) and subsection 4.  "Going by consultations in the cabinet, it will be difficult for ministers to run away from this issue."  The six-man delegation to Saudi Arabia, led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, is expected to submit "a report which might lay the foundation for FEC’s debate on the fitness of the President".  Besides the report, the Acting President may also make the update on Yar’Adua’s condition available to the FEC tomorrow, another source said.  It was learnt that the plan to invoke Section 144 has caused anxiety in Yar’Adua’s camp.  A source said some governors have been working with Yar’Adua’s camp to frustrate the invocation of Section 144.  But he refused to name the governors.  The source in Yar’Adua’s camp said: "Nigerians should ask the Acting President why he did not release the report to the public since he received it on February 19.  "We are already aware that there is a plan to invoke Section 144. But will they be fair by not taking cognizance of the report of the Chief Physician?  "It is left to every Minister to judge Yar’Adua on his merit, in view of what he has done for them in the past.  "There is not much anyone could do because there is a game of survival in place now. Every minister wants to retain his or her seat and will bow to the desire of Jonathan.  "It will not be an easy politics to invoke Section 144 because the battle will also shift to the Senate, where the Senate President, Chief David Mark, is expected to raise a Medical Panel."  Asked of the feeling of the First Lady, the source added: "She is highly disappointed by the attitude of some ministers.  "But the First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, has also been appealing to the conscience of some of the Ministers to let her husband be, instead of adding to their emotional trauma."  The 36 governors are expected to meet with the Acting President today.  Although the agenda remained unknown last night, a source said: "It may be on the plan of the Acting President, the ill-health of the President, and the need to collaborate.  "Some governors might also make their views known on plans to invoke Section 144." President Yar’Adua returned home last Wednesday after 93 days in Saudi Arabia.   By Yusuf Alli (The Nation) Comments Add New Search RSS ADB  - Medical newsPresident/ Acctn president   |2010-03-02 01:34:07 As far as we are concern now, this news is belated , it such a shame to see peop le like our so called leaders behaving glutonously. it is time we shoul d let t he so called elders in this country to know that they have outlived thier usefu llness.If not for greed there would have atleast be some element of sincererit y and purpose in their agenders. Tak e a look at these people, ANNIN, OGBEMUDIA, LUKEMAN ,MAITAMA,AMINU JIBRIL,SARAKI' S, OSOTIMEHI,YAYALE, and alot more who's g rand children are holding pos sition in government, some of them are in the sena te with their formar personal assistants,some form er governors are now senator s, no shame, no morals and yet they tell us that we are the youth of tom orrow . I honnestly feel sory for this country, th e more you think of it the more pai ns you get.The Rowling'revolution is what we need now if we still want to be a s one Nation. Posted by E. Ezeife.    Liliac  the watchdog .  Peaceful , but barks and bites if needed     The flame that makes the truth come out !   The torch of Vision --- On Sat, 27/2/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: Fw: [asa-usa] YARADUA DEAD OR ALIVE??? GET THE ANSWERS FROM THEM! To: sawandi7@gmail. com Date: Saturday, 27 February, 2010, 23:26       SAUDI MONARCH CONNIVING WITH TURAI YARADUA   Saudi Royal Family o     Posted by E. Ezeife.    Liliac  the watchdog .  Peaceful , but barks and bites if needed     The flame that makes the truth come out !   The torch of Vision --- On Sat, 27/2/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: Re: [asa-usa]Yar’Adua’s return has created more confusion—Umar, AbdulRahman To: Naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, asa-usa@yahoogroups .com, umuanambra@yahoogro ups.com, UMUIGBO@YAHOOGROUPS .COM Cc: igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, igboevents@yahoogro ups.com, "icf icbicf" , NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, Naijaelections@ yahoogroups. com Date: Saturday, 27 February, 2010, 22:31   YARADUA RETURNS!!!!! !!         Good Evening! Saturday February 27, 3910 Services Back Page Advert Rates Online Advert Rates Subscription News Home National Business News Abuja Reports Sports Politics Sun Girl Editorial Editorial Issues Letters Opinion Columnists Community Standard Guestbook View Guestbook Sun Chatroom   Features Apettit Arts BlockBuster CEO Magazine Celebrity Fashion City Sun Crime Watch Covert Choice CyberSun Education Enterprise Everyday Heroes Exquisite Property Fashion Celebrity Fashion Beauty Favourite File Good Health Health Magazine How I write Literari Life Style Living Mafia Series Man in the street Man in the pulpit Managing a Law Firm Me My God Media People Money Motoring Power Game Romance Romantic Faction Senior Citizen Showtime Smoking Guns Sun Splash Sunlight of Islam Travels Wiveslives Window of the world Window on widows Woman of the Sun Women in Business Women Me Videoscope Young Ones Weekend Sun Saturday Sun Sunday Sun Company Profile About Us Contact Us   Yar’Adua’s return has created more confusion—Umar, AbdulRahman From ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, Kaduna Sunday, February 28, 2010 • AbdulRahman Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section “We must lay a very solid foundation for the growth of a true democracy. We must avoid an ad hoc or temporary solution. The problem must be addressed firmly, objectively, decisively and with all sincerity of purpose,” those were part of the broadcast made by late General Sani Abacha in November 1993, when he seized power from the Ernest Shonekan –led Interim National Government (ING). But 17 years after, political observers believe that Nigerian politicians, appear to still be applying ad hoc solutions to the myriad of problems confronting the nation’s fledgling democracy. After about 93 days outside the shores of Nigeria, President Umaru Yar’Adua last Wednesday, in the manner he left on November 23, 2009, was said to have returned to the country shrouded in utmost secrecy. Today, Sunday 28, 2010, it is exactly five days now, since he was said to have returned to the country. But no one, not even the acting President has set his eyes on him. This no doubt has since become another source of concern to most Nigerians. One of them is a retired Army Major, Abubakar Umar, who was at various times the Brigade Major in I Div, Kaduna, 2 Div, Ibadan and 3 Armoured Division, Jos. He told Sunday Sun in an exclusive interview in Kaduna that the said return of President Yar’Adua to the country was not in any way in the interest of the country’s democracy. He argued that no one was really sure if the President was actually the content of the ambulance that was taken to the Aso Villa that same day. Umar insisted that the only way he can believe that the President was back was for him to address the nation, adding that “I say so because as it is now, nobody knows his true state of health and even the Saudi government is not ready to say anything. Is he really fit to stand on his feet? Where has he been all the while? Why did he not hand over properly before leaving? These and many others are some of the questions he should be ready to answer. And he should be ready to do that through a nation-wide broadcast.” He said that if indeed it was Yar’Adua that was ferried into the country, then the country was in for another round of crisis adding that the President may not even be aware he was in the country. “I foresee a serious crisis. I say so because in the first instance, he never sent a letter to the National Assembly when he was leaving, now, supposing he refuses to send a letter to them now to say he is back, what happens? This is where I blame the lawmakers. They ought to have impeached the man long before now. If they had done that, it would have saved us this impending crisis. Let’s wait and see how the drama unfolds. As it is now, no one is sure if it was Yar’Adua they brought or a dead body. Let’s wait and see how the drama unfolds. “Those who brought him are just interested in intimidating the acting President, with his presence. If the man is well enough, his handlers will not be hiding him from us. And I think Nigerians should rise up to the occasion, by holding all those charged with the responsibility of securing the President, responsible for this unfortunate incident,” Umar said. Like Umar, another northern elder, Alhaji Mohammed AbdulRahman, a founding member of the defunct Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and a member of the Board of Trustees (BOT), of the foremost socio-cultural group in the north, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) believes that President Yar’Adua’s handlers could no longer be trusted. He argued that those who are the conscience of the nation should better rise to the occasion to stop the current illegality going on in the country, if the country must continue as one. Asked who the conscience of the nation are, Alhaji AbdulRahman said the Civil society, the former Heads of State, the elite and members of the National Assembly among others.  “I think the handlers of Yar’Adua can no longer be trusted. This is the time our leaders must rise up and insist the right thing is done. Nigeria is not a cult; but Yar’Adua was brought in as if he is a cultist. Yar’Adua is not even safe in their hands; as such they should be called to order. With the acting President in place, those who brought him just want to create confusion in the system. “I don’t encourage anyone to call for military intervention, but the way things are going, we need a strong military presence to whip every one to line. This is why my view on this intervention thing will never change. I believe that there is an urgent need to empower our military to always come in and restore order each time we have situations like this. “Remember that during the Shagari era, the military represented by Gen. Gibson Jallo (Rtd), then had approached the ruling class on the need to change their ways following the rot in the system then. But one of the members of ruling class then said if the situation was as bad as the military painted it then, Nigerians should have been eating from the dustbin. However, since there was no such thing then, the military should be ignored. It was their refusal to heed that call that eventually led to the coup at the time. “I am not in any way calling for a coup, mark my words, but if we must have home grown democracy, we should have a law where it will be spelt out in black and white that once any mad man mounts the corridors of power and begins to mess up, the army must move in immediately, clear the mad man and whatever mess he would have created, and return to their jobs. “The army must be told that protecting the territorial integrity of Nigeria also includes ensuring that Nigeria is governed in accordance with the law. As it is now, we cannot even trust the National Assembly. They no longer represent us. We are not calling for a military coup, but we must define democracy our own way, by protecting what is right and not what is wrong. It is the duty of the military to blow the whistle. “And the Nigerian Police too must understand that it is their duty to protect demonstrators, in making the demonstrations peaceful and not to stop demonstrations from taking place. Protect the members of the public from these men masquerading as our leaders. As it is today, nobody protects the public. If it were in another country, Obasanjo’s era would have led to a bloody coup. So, if we continue to allow mad men and 419 people to rule us, it can create a civil war situation. This is why I am suggesting the military option of checkmating our democracy,” he declares. U.S. Fears Nigeria Leader's Return May Fuel Uncertainty By REUTERS ABUJA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday reports suggested Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua may be too ill to resume office and said it hoped his return was not a bid by those around him to trigger renewed uncertainty. "We hope that President Yar'Adua's return to Nigeria is not an effort by his senior advisers to upset Nigeria's stability and create renewed uncertainty in the democratic process," U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson said in a statement released by the U.S. embassy in Nigeria. (Reporting by Nick Tattersall) Jonathan Meets Turai By Elor Nkereuwem February 26, 2010 06:13PM print email At President Umaru Yar'Adua's residence in Abuja, late last night, another attempt by the Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan to meet with his boss failed. In the place of the president however, Turai Yar'Adua, the wife of the ailing president was on hand to receive Mr. Jonathan and his wife, Patience. Presidential sources disclosed to NEXT that the First Lady did not grant the acting president access to Mr. Yar'Adua even though that was the aim of Mr. Jonathan's visit to the president's residence last night. The source however added that Mr. Jonathan did have a private meeting with Mrs. Yar'Adua. It is not clear what Mrs. Yar'Adua shared with the Acting President. Mr. Jonathan has not been in physical contact with the president since he embarked on a medical vacation to Saudi Arabia more than three months ago. Furthermore, there has so far been no report of any sighting of the president since his return to Nigeria on Wednesday. The president is believed to be currently enclosed in a mobile Intensive Care Unit on the grounds of the presidential villa. Contrary to the claims by the presidential spokesman, Segun Adeniyi, it is alleged that Mr. Jonathan has been largely kept in the dark on the issues surrounding the ailing president's health. There are also reports that the Acting President was also completely unaware of Mr. Yar'Adua's plans to return to Nigeria until a few hours before the air ambulance, conveying the ailing president, landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, early Wednesday morning. As it stands, the current health condition of the president continues to remain in the dark. Besides the Acting President, neither the members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) nor the legislators have been granted access to Mr. Yar'Adua.  No contact between Goodluck and Yar'Adua Terfa Tilley-Gyado February 24, 2010 09:05PM print email The acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, has not seen or spoken to President Yar’Adua since he returned to the country. A very highly placed source in Aso rock revealed this exclusively to NEXT on Wednesday, adding that a political stalemate is in the offing between the two men. The source confirmed that Mr. Jonathan was completely unaware of the president’s homecoming until just a few hours before his plane landed in Abuja. In addition, all the security and army personnel that were dispatched to the airport did not receive their orders from the acting president’s office. Two army units, the 4th battalion and Guards brigade, were deployed to secure the road leading to the airport and escort the presidential convoy back to Aso Rock. 25 vehicles were assigned and 300 armed soldiers were selected for the assignment, yet the acting president and de facto commander-in- chief was completely oblivious of the operation, the source said. “Apart from the president, there are only three other people that could have convened the military so quickly, the CDS, COAS and the president’s ADC." Just before midnight on Tuesday, the military units sealed off the presidential wing of the airport and cordoned the area, ordering all airport staff to move to the international wing. The airport was sealed from journalists and other visitors who had begun to throng at the presidential wing. No FEC As soon as the acting president got wind that the president had landed he decided that the federal executive council meeting, scheduled for Wednesday morning, would no longer hold. This was communicated to the ministers who were informed that a private meeting in Mr. Jonathan’s conference rooms would replace the weekly strategy meeting. At around 9.30, the president’s aide-de-camp and chief of security operations were seen acting as sentries at the meeting doors. No cabinet member turned up as they had all been previously informed that the meeting would not hold. A minister confirmed that the instruction to postpone the FEC meeting came from Jonathan. “I received a call at about 8.30 from his secretary saying that our meeting would be postponed,” the minister said. “I was asked to come directly to the conference room by 2 where they would explain why the meeting did not hold.” The minister went on to say that many of his colleagues did not know about the nighttime arrival of the ailing president until the following morning. “Some of us were hearing it from you people in the media as of this morning,” the minister said. “As for me, I have not spoken to him since he left and that remains so.” Turai meeting Following the impromptu meeting at 2 o’clock, Dora Akunyili, the minister of information, gave a quick briefing, stating that the Acting President would be meeting with the First Lady on Wednesday evening. This meeting, the source said, is an attempt to stave off a crisis. The source said that until the Acting President meets with the President, there will be a political stalemate. “Until the Acting President receives a secure directive from the President, the executive council cannot fulfil its duties,” the source said. (38)   Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland        Liliac  the watchdog   Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Thu, 6/5/10, LiliacWatchDog wrote: From: LiliacWatchDog Subject: [asa-usa] WE KNEW THE TRUTH ALL ALONG......Prof. Wole Soyinka on President Yar Adua To: nigeria_rtp@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com, igboworldforum@ yahoogroups. com, "nigeriaworld" , nidoa@yahoogroups. com, igbo_forum@yahoogro ups.com, igboevents@yahoogro ups.com Cc: "asa asa" , "icf icbicf" , Askanambragovernor@ yahoogroups. com, NAIJAEXCEL@YAHOOGRO UPS.COM, naijainsider Naijainsider@ yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, 6 May, 2010, 21:58    The name of the article is: Christiane Amanpour interviews Goodluck Jonathan and the link for the article is http://www.clickafr ique.com/ Magazine/ ST010/CP00000043 08.aspx     REQUESTS  FROM USA GOVT  @ THE INTERVIEW:   THE SACKING OF IWU NUHU RIBADU ISSUE YARADUA'S PRIOR DEATH  WAS DIVULGED BY US INTELLIGENCE IN SAUDI      The vampires, including those within his own family, turned him into a mere inert resource for their diabolical schemes. ............ ...Prof. Wole Soyinka      April 15, 2010 1:18 a.m. EDT   Nigeria's acting leader on elections STORY HIGHLIGHTS Acting Nigeria leader: Not seen ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua since his return Yar'Adua has not been seen in public since last November; illness undisclosed Violence between Christians and Muslims exploded near city of Jos in March (CNN) -- Acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he hasn't seen the country's ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua since Yar'Adua's return from medical treatment in Saudi Arabia and doesn't know the nature of his illness. Yar'Adua has not been seen in public since last November, when he went to Saudi Arabia for treatment of an undisclosed illness. He returned to Nigeria in February, but has remained out of sight. "The thinking of the family is that they should insulate him from most of the key actors in government," Jonathan told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in his first interview with international or local media since he became acting president two months ago. Asked if he would like to visit Yar'Adua, Jonathan said, "Yes, of course, but I will not want to force (it)."   Video: One year to change in Nigeria   Video: Rehabilitation for Nigerian militants?   Video: Behind Goodluck Jonathan's name     Jonathan dismissed suggestions that supporters of Yar'Adua are working against him. "I wouldn't say they are trying to undermine me, because the laws of the land are very clear," he said. And he refused to say whether or not he is planning to run in Nigeria's next presidential election, in 2011. "You cannot just wake up and say you want to contest an election to be the president of a country," Jonathan said. "First of all, you must see whether you can really bring the dividends of democracy. I have just set up a Cabinet. We have given ourselves three months, after which we review ourselves. And I tell people, if I'm not satisfied, why is it my business to contest the elections?" Read more stories from Africa He also sidestepped questions on whether he thinks the head of the country's election commission, Maurice Iwu, should be fired in an effort to reform Nigeria's discredited electoral system. Jonathan said Iwu's performance will be reviewed as well -- but he added, "The perception is that the feeling back home and in the international community is that he cannot conduct a free and fair election." Jonathan spoke to CNN on the sidelines of the nuclear security summit in Washington, where he and other world leaders discussed ways to secure nuclear material from terrorists. He also met President Barack Obama -- an indication of Nigeria's importance as Africa's most populous nation and biggest oil exporter. The acting Nigerian president said there were more pressing problems facing Africa than the possibility that unsecured nuclear materials could end up in the hands of terrorists. He told Amanpour, "Africans have died more from small arms and light weapons ... and they've all been shipped into Africa." Asked whether he can re-energize the peace process in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta, and reach a lasting deal with insurgents, Jonathan said, "You have to properly integrate them into the society. So during the process of rehabilitation, you must reorientate their thinking and make them learn some skills that will enable them (to) earn a decent living." Jonathan also spoke about the recent new explosion of violence between Muslim and Christian Nigerians near the central city of Jos that claimed hundreds of lives in March, only weeks after he assumed office. He said there are a lot of settlers in the region and the indigenous community feels it has been excluded from the local economy, with the result there's been conflict there since the early 1960's. Jonathan said traditional rulers, religious leaders and opinion leaders are all responding to his appeals for calm. "I cannot say it will stop completely, but our commitment is to make sure that it stops," he added.Video: Napolitano on Nigeria security RELATED TOPICS Nigeria Politics Printable version BBC:By Caroline Duffield BBC News, Lagos Is Jonathan serious about Nigeria electoral reform? Nigerians are celebrating the sacking of their despised elections chief Maurice Iwu. By Caroline Duffield BBC News, Lagos   Cheeks are still flushed and wine glasses still raised at the dumping of Maurice Iwu, Nigeria's criticised elections chief. Accused of presiding over five years of massive electoral fraud, he is widely despised. Elections are barely a year away in this pulsing, oil-rich nation, and Mr Iwu's removal is raising big questions - and big hopes - for democracy. "Don't replace a dog with a monkey. In the end, both are animals with a tail," says barrister Chief Emeke Ngigi, quoting a proverb from his village. "What does it mean? We don't want another Iwu. Nigerians will not stand for it." Whoever is the next election chief will carry the hope of a 150 million people, robbed of their votes in every election since the end of military rule in 1999. Nigerians know Mr Iwu's removal alone is merely a tremor - far from the earthquake of reform many pray for. Gateway to power In Nigeria, when the bodies of voters pile up on the campaign trail, you know the election fight is in full swing. Many think the acting president has a special opportunity to right past wrongs Political office here is access to massive oil wealth: a gateway to power and patronage. And so people are familiar with the organised, mass falsification of voting registers; wearily, they shake their heads at ballot boxes, mysteriously stuffed by 0900 hours on polling day. A new note was struck in March, when acting President Goodluck Jonathan visited the US. "Elections in Nigeria will, from now onwards, will be free and fair," he promised. It is almost a battle-cry. Shredding the rule-book - a beautiful ambition - would be a strenuous fight. Stench of corruption It is a fight Mr Jonathan appears to want. "He has a special opportunity, " observes Auwal Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Zero Corruption Coalition. "He has the chance to correct the past. People will throng to him, to support sincerity." Goodluck Jonathan appears to be willing to fight for electoral reform But correcting the sins of the past will not be easy. At every election, Nigeria's electoral sickness re-appears, in the shape of hungry, barefoot private armies - the "hired political thugs". In the pay of wealthy candidates, these youths - almost children - are employed to threaten, harass and intimidate voters. And beyond the behaviour of power-hungry politicians, real change requires the basics: safe custody of election materials rigorous prosecution of electoral offences judges that rule with integrity on disputed results impartial security for every voter from police and military and preventing the all-powerful electoral officers from abusing their positions. The system reeks of money and corruption, with individuals milking it at every level. Fork in the road They are likely to fight to resist change. The question is: will Mr Jonathan take them on? "The critical point is, we need to know whether Goodluck Jonathan himself is standing," insists Mr Rafsanjani. Changing the rules as the umpire - and then competing yourself - destroys your credibility Political insider That question at present is unanswered. Shiny billboards appeared in Abuja last week - "Goodluck is the Positive Hope for Nigeria," they breathed, raising intense speculation. The acting president dissociated himself from them. But, conspicuously, has still not ruled out running. Some observers believe if he does stand, electoral reform will remain a dream. They believe the moment he declares his candidacy, the corruption machine - his party bureaucracy, the security services, the election commission - will swing behind him, wanted or not. They are an unstoppable force. "Changing the rules as the umpire - and then competing yourself - destroys your credibility, " points out another veteran political insider. "It erodes credibility as a leader; it erodes the credibility of the changes he is trying to make." It seems Mr Jonathan - the quiet man, who was never supposed to be president - stands at a fork in the road. "He is the wild card. He has a choice," says Mr Rafsanjani. "He could run for office. But if he sacrifices that opportunity, he can impose his reforms. "Then, he will be remembered as a hero, who organised free and fair elections."       Liliacfire Inc. Headoffice   61A Clonuske Park,4th floor Suite C, Balbriggan, North Co. Dublin, Ireland        Liliac  the watchdog   Posted by E. Ezeife. --- On Thu, 6/5/10, Emmanuel U. Obi wrote: From: Emmanuel U. Obi Subject: [asa-usa] Interim statement from Prof. Wole Soyinka on President Yar Adua To: nigeria_rtp@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com, igboworldforum@ yahoogroups. com, "nigeriaworld" , asa-usa@yahoogroups .com, nidoa@yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, 6 May, 2010, 3:33          ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------   Turai could have learnt a lot from Maryam Sani Abacha.Now that she will leave Aso Rocks,how will she relate to the many people she insulted and lied to?   Acting President Goodluck Ebelechukwu Jonathan will lead Nigeria into the Golden Jubilee.But will this change anything?      Mazi  Uzo Obi "whatsoever thou resolvest to do,do it now. Defer not till the evening what the morning can accomplish"( Unto thee I grant the economy of life,1978).          

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