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JTF hands over 14 Filipinos to EFCC

Written by Samuel Oyadongha
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
The four teen Filipinos arrested by the Joint Task Force sometime in July for alleged involvement in oil bunkering have been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investigation and prosecution.
The embattled Filipinos were arrested on board MT Akuada by men of the JTF, also known as Operation Restore Hope with 150-160 metric tonnes of stolen crude oil at the Bight of Benin on the Atlantic fringe of Bayelsa State.
The names of the 14 Filipinos were given as Rey Chavez (captain), Nelso Corpin, Antonio Norgino, Tirso Olaviar, Jerome Competente, Joselin Gabion, Rexy Aldovino, Rito Bajoyo, Jun Garcenila, Judel Garcenila, Eugenio Mediano, Mark Dimaano, Jose Palimero and Louis Givesania.
It would be recalled that sometime in October, the operatives of the EFCC raised an alarm about the whereabouts of the suspects as they were allegedly granted bail by a court with conditions fixed at N50 million each.
The EFCC it was gathered at the time had included, among the puzzle to be solved, the release of the 14 expatriates at N50 million instead of the bail condition of N50million each and why the court cannot establish their whereabouts.
But the coordinator of the Joint Media Campaign Centre (JMCC) Lt. Col Rabe Abubakar who disclosed this yesterday said the JTF handed over the suspects in line with the rule of law and due process.
He noted that since the JTF arrested them through an effective strategy put in place to check economic crimes, “it is no longer lawful to keep them but hand them over to the appropriate agency to conduct further investigation and prosecute them.”
Lt. Col Abubakar who stated that the war on oil bunkering has reduced the level of criminalities associated with oil theft in the troubled region vowed that the security outfit would not relent in its offensive against criminals in the region, until it rids the region of bandits posing as freedom fighters.
The coordinator of the Joint Media Campaign Centre (JMCC) used the opportunity to assured Bayelsans living in the creeks to go about their normal business as the yuletide season approaches, stressing that the JTF working in collaboration with other security agencies is prepared to secure all lives and properties.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the Filipinos arrested for oil bunkering have been handed over to it by the JTF.
The Commission’s Spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi who confirmed this said the Filipinos would be arraigned tomorrow in Benin the Edo State capital.

Victoria's Secret

Sabi nila ano man daw ang iyong makikita sa paligid saan mang bayan o lugar ay sumasalamin sa estado ng economiya at kabuhayan ng mga naninirahan dito. Honestly, when you say Africa the very first thing crosses my mind is “Tarzan” ni Johnnywise Muller eto kasi ang paboritong palabas ng tatay ko nung kami’y mga bata pa liban sa “Combat” na pinagbibidahan naman ni Vic Morrow. Sa tutuo lng wala nman sa hinagap ko na makarating dito sa napakalayo, napaka alinsangan and ofcourse ang walang kupas na traffic na kahit si Bayani Fernando masisiraan ng ulo kung pano aayusin. Narito ako ngayon sa bayan o isla ng Victoria sa Nigeria parteng west ng Africa. Kamusta naman jan madalas tanong ng mga kaibigan, dating ka trabaho, kapitbahay, ka chat, at mga kumpare ko. Well, like a true pinoy isa lang ang madalas nating banggitin pag tayo ay kinakamusta “ayos naman” o dili kaya’y “ok naman” forget about the traffic etc. basta ok kami hehehe.

Going back, bago pa lng nman ako dito kaya I can instantly say that I am in no position to comment anything about this place much more to its inhabitants isa pa I don’t give a shit kasi nagpunta nman ako dito dahil kailangan ng pamilya ko in preparation for my kids’ college education and ofcourse ang pangarap kong bagong 1.3 Toyota Vios. Anyways, isa lang ang masasabi ko… hayup ang mga modelo ng mga oto dito kaya kahit saksakan at bugbugan ng traffic nag eenjoy ako manuod ng ibat-ibang klaseng sasakyan na sa magazine ko lamang nakikita. At habang nanunuod ako ng mga yan di ko din maiwasan mapansin ang dami ng bangkong nakakalat animoy mga kabute sa gubat oo mga bangko nakikinita ko na nga kung pano maglaway ang mga hayup na holdaper satin sa dami ng pwede nilang pasyalan dito hehehe. Pero sa palagay ko di rin sila makakalayo dahil sa traffic. Its funny but true, I remember when I was still a budding entrep madalas ako sa divisoria at dun sankatutak din ang bangko na pinamumugaran ng mga tsekwa at kung di ka marunong mag mandarin o pukenish ay malabo ka makatawad kahit wala kang kasalanan. Pero alam nyo bang andun din ang karamihan ng kadatungan? So I think it safe for me to say that andito rin ang mga kadatungan sa VI teka parang ate vi ah. Nakilala ko din pala dito sa VI ang magiting na si Edward na syang nagbibigay sakin ng mga tips sa ibat-ibang bagay sa lugar, pagkain, pasyalan, trabahong hanap buhay at higit sa lahat sa larangan ng pag-ibig…sa kapwa wika nga nya, black is beautiful I’d say its sweet. Meron kasi syang kakaibang lasa kungbaga sa painting titigan mo maigi at namnamin para malasap ang kagandahan nito. May pagka misteryoso kung pag iisipan mo maingay pero tahimik, mainit pero may panahong napakalamig, pero isa lng ang masasabi ko, this is the place where I’ve seen the sweetest and prettiest smile after all Nigerians “really are the happiest people on earth” and that’s the biggest secret.

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