NDDC Offers An African Insurance Solution To Development

The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Mr. Samuel Edem was last night arrested by the Nigeria Police Force in connection with allegation of conspiracy to murder the Managing Director of NDDC Mr. Timi Alaibe. According to the Police, his arrest is also in furtherance of the investigations into the missing N800M meant for developmental projects in the Niger Delta.

According to Mr. Edem he was hypnotized into paying huge sums of money to a spiritualist, one Mr. Perekabowei a.k.a Mathew Sanoma about N350M. The spiritualist in his response to the Police claimed that Mr. Edem consulted him to make good luck charm (juju) and other incantations that will kill the NDDC Managing Director; make the Vice President Mr. Jonathan favourably disposed towards him and secure his tenure at the NDDc.

Things fell apart when the spiritualist’s incantations did not kill Mr. Alaibe on the guaranteed date. Mr. Edem blew the whistle and reported the spiritualist to the Police claiming he is a victim of 419. In the course of investigation, the Police smelt conspiracy to murder and quickly turned the complaint to a suspect.

As bizarre as this story may sound, there is nothing new to it. A good number of Nigerian elite have one spiritualist or a full fledged native doctor working for them. From anointed handkerchief to abracadabra during Election Day, a high percentage of Nigerian politicians are guilty.

Chris Ngige made Okija shrine popular in a bid to get assistance from the “gods” to win election, even if his manifesto is not people orientated.

The Election Tribunal sitting in Umuahia Abia State ruled against Governor Theodore Oji reading that he is a member of a secrete cult.

Most recently, the 18 Ekiti State lawmakers who impeached their Speaker needed African Insurance before they could sit on the legislative seat believed to have been laced with juju during the battle for the impeachment.

In deed Nigeria, should review the place of African Science in our daily lives. The Nigerian Penal Codes, fashioned after that of colonial Britain, has no provision for admissibility of juju evidence.     

As hurt as the image of Nigeria will be from this lack of evidence will see Mr. Edem walking away.