Marjo, this case defies all logic. an embarrasement for Nigeria. similar to money doublers in Gambia. they have bancrupts scores of people in our own backyards. i know two close friends who lost combine more than D600,000 to money doublers. one of them nearly went mad. they trick them into stupid rituals in a choosen forest, mostly involving a pritty female accomplish of them. the process is not just lost of wealth but of sanity as well. they make these people bring real money. the doublers will put that away and then start demanding more. up to the point one has given away all his savings then they will ask you to take out loan from a friend. at this point, they will either run away from you or lie that the police as confiscated the money. since some times they are in with the police, nothing will come out of it even if they are reported to the authorities. this doublers are also said to be extensively involve with the sanatic marabous of cassamance and Konary. (Batuta
magic),
Cherno Marjo Bah <[log in to unmask]> wrote: The head of a Nigerian government agency has been charged with stealing
money to hire a witchdoctor or "juju" sorcerer to bring him success. Sam
Edem, chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, is accused of
taking $6.8m (£3.4m) of state money. He has been charged with theft and
criminal conspiracy by a court who heard he spent millions on black magic.
Police allege in one ritual he burned millions of naira and rubbed the ash
on his body. Mr Edem denies the charges. The case came to the attention of
the police when Mr Edem reported he had been the victim of a spell forcing
him to hand over millions of naira. But suspicions were raised as to where
he got the money from.
"We believe that this is money from the Nigerian government, money that
should have been used to develop the Niger Delta," Police Commissioner Ali
Amodu said.
Lawyers acting for Mr Edem told a court the money was given to him by
friends in order to fight an election, and Mr Edem was conned by the
sorcerer. The NDDC was created by the government of former President
Olusegun Obasanjo to bring development to the Niger Delta. But it has been
dogged by controversy and funding problems.
Unemployment, poor education and crumbling infrastructure have angered many
in the Delta region, the source of Nigeria's oil wealth. Militant groups are
demanding development for the region, but they are also embroiled in a
complex world of extortion and oil theft that has shattered a region largely
bereft of effective government.
Contracts The court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, heard how police believe
he gave 480m naira ($4m, £2m) to Perebakowe Ogah, a self-proclaimed
sorcerer.
Mr Ogah was arrested in June in Benin, in south-eastern Nigeria. He was
bailed after making a statement, Mr Amodu said.
According to the statement lodged with the court, the spells Mr Ogah cast
were to get lucrative government contracts for Mr Edem. Mr Ogah also told
police in his statement he was given money to cast a spell that would kill
Mr Edem's rival in the NDDC, Timi Alaibe. Another ritual the sorcerer
confessed to was in order to "fortify" Mr Edem.
It involved burning 270m naira ($2.3m, £1.2) during a midnight ceremony in
Port Harcourt cemetery. The police did not give details on how the money was
taken to the cemetery or how it was burned. Mr Ogah has since disappeared.
"These people have connections with militants in the creeks, and once they
get in there it will be very difficult to find him," Mr Amodu said. Mr
Edem's lawyers said he denied the charges, and the money was given to him by
friends so he could run for governor of southern Akwa Ibom State.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7572979.stm
Published: 2008/08/20 18:21:39 GMT
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