Archives Tag: smuggling

Politics

Throwback Thursday: Atiku, Buhari And The 53 ‘Cash’ Suitcases Mystery

April 19, 2022

On Sunday, June 10, 1984, a young reporter of The Guardian Newspapers, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, published an investigative report of some mysterious 53 suitcases supposedly bearing contraband cash passed through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport unchecked. The military government of General Muhammed Buhari had enacted a decree of strict perusal of any incoming baggage from abroad … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Atiku, Buhari And The 53 ‘Cash’ Suitcases Mystery

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Society

The Trail of Death

April 19, 2022

A while back, say about 27 years ago, my mom received a call from a distant relative. It was a Saturday as I recall, and we were very convivial about what we would have for breakfast. It would be a combination of  akara and pap or moin-moin and agidi, depending on the mood mom was … Continue reading The Trail of Death

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