Opinion: Let me be clear – Aluu is not the problem

by Solomon Okorie Therefore, by all means let us punish those beasts that had the heart to take any human being, beat them senseless with brick and wood, and then set them on fire – which they did with four young men who may or may not have been guilty of petty theft or even... Read More

#allu4, #Aluu4, nigeria

October 10, 2012

#Aluu4: “Thank you, social media” – David Mark finally shows you some love

By Stanley Azuakola Senate President David Mark is a man most Nigerians love to hate. Not without good reason: the last time we heard from him, he was condemning social media and asking for it to be regulated. Well, what a different a few weeks make. There was a Senate seating yesterday, in which senators... Read More

#Aluu4, David Mark, senate

October 10, 2012

#ALUU4: UNIPORT students burn houses, as Aluu traditional ruler appears in court

by Isi Esene Reports say several houses have been torched in Omuokiri-Aluu community by protesting students of the University of Port Harcourt to express their grievances over the killing of four young men believed to be students of the university. The students were said to have been mobilized by the National Association of Nigerian Students... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu, mob, UNIPORT, University of Port Harcourt

October 9, 2012

D’banj on #ALUU4: We are not a nation of barbarians

by Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo We are NOT a nation of barbarians. We CAN follow due processes and procedures. We MUST fight together as ONE NATION to ensure that Justice as a whole is served, and as a PROCESS, is duly followed – ALWAYS. They were my brothers…and yours. Five days ago, I woke up to yet another... Read More

#Aluu4, D'banj

October 9, 2012

Opinion: The senseless Aluu circus

by Richard Odilu …what was very disturbing was that I noticed in the video that the perpetrators enjoyed the show like the Romans would for sport in The Arena many centuries ago in the old Roman Empire and recreated in the popular series “Spartacus”. This morning I changed the atmosphere in my office by showing... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu, Jungle justice, Port Harcourt, public killing, UNIPORT, University of Port Harcourt

October 9, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Global prayer at 3pm for the victims of #Aluu4 murder

by NellieyBelle Over the weekend the news of the four students of University of Port Harcourt murdered in Aluu Community of Rivers State Nigeria on Friday, has been the most talked about. The heartbreaking video of the barbaric act has widely spread across the nation and in diaspora. Different stories as to what actually led... Read More

#Aluu4

October 9, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Agonised mother of #Aluu4 – “When we got there, one of them was still breathing”

by Hauwa Gambo Nigerians will not get over this terrible set of events anytime soon. Jane Toku, the mother of Lloyd, one of the four undergraduates of the University of Port Harcourt that were lynched at Aluu in Rivers, told the Punch that her son’s death will always haunt her – even as she can’t... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu, mob, UNIPORT

October 9, 2012

TICKER: Just terrible: Devastated parents of #ALUU4 speak

Mrs. Jane Toku, the mother of Lloyd, one of the four undergraduates of the University of Port Harcourt that were lynched at Aluu community in Rivers State, says her son’s death will always haunt her. She also expressed shock that the crowd could watch how her son and his friends were gruesomely murdered. Jane spoke... Read More

#Aluu4

October 9, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: #ALUU4: The savagery, the remedies (YNaija Frontpage)

The second lesson is that social media is becoming an important tool for monitoring not just the misdeeds of our leaders but those of fellow citizens (or savages?). “We are at war with the universe, the sky is falling And the only thing that can save us now is sensitivity and compassion” – Lil Wayne... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu, iyinoluwa aboyeji, killing, police, policing, public lynching, savagery, UNIPORT, University of Port Harcourt

October 8, 2012

MI Abaga speaks on #Aluu4: “The hope is the worst part of it”

by MI Abaga (miabaga.com) OPINION || ALUU 4 || THE HOPE IS THE WORST PART OF IT 08.10.12 / The hope is the worst part of it. The way they lay there, beaten and broken, battered and bruised. Knowing their end had come for certain. Knowing that the crowd meant to see this through to the... Read More

#Aluu4, mi abaga

October 8, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: Any hope for Nigeria? (YNaija Frontpage)

A ruling elite – largely a bunch of megalomaniacs – who exist in a world of their own, where they feed on the profuse offerings of sycophants, and in return dispense life-transforming favours. A citizenry who, now accustomed to the fact that there is no justice to be expected from the state, have perfected the... Read More

#Aluu4, celebration, David Mark, Godswill Akpabio, hope, Mubi, nigeria, UNIPORT students

October 8, 2012

Opinion: Thank you Nigeria, Nigerians are now lawless

by Olisa Ezeanya If I can provide my own water, provide my own electricity; if I have to pay for security and ‘ndi nche’; then, I can as well execute justice myself. Thus, jungle justice. Yes, many of you have watched the video and probably seen the pictures of some UNIPORT students burnt alive by... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu, lawan, lawless, Murder, nigeria, otedola, UNIPORT

October 7, 2012

Opinion: Jungle Justice: I am with Aluu Community

by Desola Ade-Unuigbe After seeing only two of the pictures that were being circulated about the 4 “innocent” boys murdered by the Aluu community, and hearing bits and pieces of the story surrounding their deaths, I did not even bother to watch the murder video as I again got angry at my country and tweeted... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu Community, nigeria, UNIPORT

October 7, 2012

12 suspects arrested in connection with killing of 4 UNIPORT students

by Isi Esene There are reports that twelve people have been arrested in the Aluu Community where four students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) were on Friday killed. The students names were given as Ugonna, Ilyod, Tekana and Chidiaka. The four students were killed by a mob for allegedly stealing a laptop and... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu Community, River State, Rotimi Amaechi, UNIPORT, University of Port Harcourt

October 7, 2012

Aluu residents flee to avoid reprisal attacks over killing of UNIPORT students

by Isi Esene There are unconfirmed reports that several students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) earlier on Sunday staged a protest to the the Aluu Community to express their displeasure over the killing of four students of the institution on Friday. Reports say the students killed lived in an off-campus hostel located in... Read More

#Aluu4, Aladdin, Aluu Community, Chidiaka, Murder, police, Port Harcourt, Rivers, stealing, Ugonna

October 7, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Our future is bleeding (YNaija Frontpage)

What bothers me is how these issues will pass us by again, not because we do not feel bad for the dead in Mubi and Aluu, but because, many more will soon die in the same circumstances and we would simply have to move on to grieve with the next set of victims and their... Read More

#Aluu4, cultism, killings, nigeria, violence

October 6, 2012

‘In my country…’ – A lament by Cheta Nwanze

by Stanley Azuakola This evening, a public affairs commentator Cheta Nwanze @chxta, penned some of the most touching lines written yet about our sorry state in Nigeria on twitter. He touched virtually everything in a series of tweets that lasted over an hour. These tweets would rend your heart. – To start the week,... Read More

#Aluu4, babatunde Fashola, Bode George, Cheta Nwanze, country, Emmanuel Uduaghan, Idris Wada, James Ibori, liyel imoke, Murtala Nyako, nigeria, peter obi

October 6, 2012

Jungle: Three UNIPORT students burnt to death for allegedly stealing laptops (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido Three students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) were reportedly burnt to death by a mob on Friday at Aluu Community for allegedly stealing phones and laptops. The murdered students were alleged to have stolen the items in an off-campus hostel. The students were said to be in their early 20s.... Read More

#Aluu4, Aluu, laptop, phones, police, Rivers State, tyre, UNIPORT, University of Port Harcourt

Opinion: Let me be clear – Aluu is not the problem

#Aluu4: “Thank you, social media” – David Mark finally shows you some love

#ALUU4: UNIPORT students burn houses, as Aluu traditional ruler appears in court

D’banj on #ALUU4: We are not a nation of barbarians

Opinion: The senseless Aluu circus

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Global prayer at 3pm for the victims of #Aluu4 murder

SNAPSHOT: Agonised mother of #Aluu4 – “When we got there, one of them was still breathing”

TICKER: Just terrible: Devastated parents of #ALUU4 speak

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: #ALUU4: The savagery, the remedies (YNaija Frontpage)

MI Abaga speaks on #Aluu4: “The hope is the worst part of it”

Tolu Ogunlesi: Any hope for Nigeria? (YNaija Frontpage)

Opinion: Thank you Nigeria, Nigerians are now lawless

Opinion: Jungle Justice: I am with Aluu Community

12 suspects arrested in connection with killing of 4 UNIPORT students

Aluu residents flee to avoid reprisal attacks over killing of UNIPORT students

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Our future is bleeding (YNaija Frontpage)

‘In my country…’ – A lament by Cheta Nwanze

Jungle: Three UNIPORT students burnt to death for allegedly stealing laptops (PHOTO)

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