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@Solomon_Buchi
Dec 28, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
I and my kid brother were kidnapped by the Police in Abuja around Wuse 2 couple hours ago, after eating at Kilimanjaro at Ruby Center. They swiftly doubled crossed our bolt ride, brought out guns and asked us to follow them into their car which wasn’t a police vehicle.
On getting in, they asked where we’re from, I stated that were Igbos from Imo state, they immediately said that we’re members of IPOB, they squeezed us into their car, they were 5 police men! They started harassing us, at this point, I had a severe panic attack.
I asked them to please give me water to take my meds(thankfully I was with it) they asked what I do for a living, I told them I’m a writer, and they stated that I’m a yahoo boy. They said we should get ready to get to the station, I told them that I wanted to call my lawyer
They were furious. They asked if I’m based in Abuja, I told them I came for the holiday, and they asked where I stay and how much I am paying, I told them I stay at a shortlet apartment and well, they ransacked my phone and saw the convo with my manager and saw how much I paid.
They asked how I could afford such amount of money. All these while, they’ve taken us to outskirts of Abuja. By the way, they handcuffed us and pushed us into the boot. I nearly choked because I am claustrophobic and I had to take double dose of my meds.
They wanted to tase us. They ransacked my brothers phone and called him a yahoo boy because of his crypto ish. They drove so far from Abuja, I mean, two hours! I was so scared because these guys had guns and threatened to kill us.
They began asking how many accounts we have and how much in there. They forced us to open our bank apps, and told me to bring 1.5m. I was already having severe panic attacks and needed to take my other meds at home. I told them I didn’t have that amount of money.
Long story short, they took our ATMs and withdrew 500,000 Naira out of 617000 that I had in my account. They withdrew my kid brothers 50K. I begged them that it was my upkeep money for my stay but they went physical on me, slapped me and asked me to use the 117K for myself.
By the way, they stopped at a junction, and one took off his police uniform and went to withdraw the money using a POS! They also wanted to transfer our crypto. Man, I can’t even talk. I’m traumatized. After everything, they drove us back to town(Utako where I stay…)
They looked for a dark place, unlocked the handcuffs and gave us our phones and cards. They took my new AirPods and valuables. Phew. This wasn’t the plan at all. I felt so invaded and highly abused.
500K out of 617K in my account. Just like that? I was squeezed in the boot; I nearly passed out. They threatened to kill. They said they work for the IG of police. When the dropped us off, all I saw BWR 127Q0 as plate number. Not sure of the last two letters though.
They were actual policemen, they had their walkie-talkie and I could hear security comms, but I think it was planned because they paid my Bolt driver off and told him to go and kidnapped my kid bro and I. I have never experienced anything close to this. I’m literally shaking.
I have no words, I need time to understand this. My hard earned money. I was abused on all fronts.

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Mar 19
Controversial Take:

Gospel music ministry isn’t biblical, let alone making it a career and commercialising it. The major ministries in scripture are teachers, pastors, evangelists, prophets and apostles. Some people argue that gospel music ministry is like being a pastor in songs, and as sophisticated as that sounds, it’s just a blatant lie.
Music is a skill, and I understand the work musicians do to attain their level of excellence. But if this argument is valid, then it should apply to all units in the church—ushering, prayer intercessors, media—should we all charge the church for our natural talents?
What’s peculiar about this music ministry conversation is that music has been idolized in Pentecostalism—some pastors invite the trendy gospel artiste to drag the crowd to their church; for marketing purposes too. Churches invest massively into music, such that it seems impossible to worship God without music.
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Mar 8
Jesus Christ had 12 male disciples, but He appeared to a woman, Mary Magdalene, after his death. A woman was the first bearer of the gospel that Christ is risen. This is remarkable because, at that time, women’s testimony in court was inadmissible. But, Christ gave women the opportunity to announce the greatest news of mankind, the gospel. The peerless news of salvation came from the mouth of the most demeaned gender. This was empowering to womanhood.
Jesus conversed with the Samaritan woman; it was an interdicted act. They brought the adulterous woman to him, eager to stone her, and he asked them to throw the first stone if they’d never sinned. According to Jewish law, she should have been ruthlessly stoned, but He showed her mercy. Jesus disobeyed the Jewish law and set her free. Jesus frowned at male hypocrisy; He was a fan of female inclusion. He asked Martha to leave the kitchen and other traditionally appropriate things for women and focus on weightier issues.
The greatest financiers of his ministry were women. The account of the woman with the issue of blood? She was considered unsanitary and scungy to touch Jesus and was constantly impeded by people from touching him. When she touched Jesus, He was kind and her healing was perfect. According to the law and norms, Jesus could have easily treated these women with disdain, condemnation, contempt and contemptuous ridicule, but He was compassionate and meek. Nobody loves women more than Jesus. Nobody.
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Feb 21
THE FOLLY OF EXCEPTIONS

It would be folly to decide that it’s pointless to aim for a first-class because you know a third-class degree holder who’s a millionaire when objectively a first-class is always better than a third-class.

It would be folly to diminish the importance of university education because you know a dropout who’s successful.
This is how some of you women sound when celebrities marry at 50, have kids at 47 and you make rules out of exceptions. Strive to marry early, but if it doesn’t come, there’s hope. Strive to have a first-class, but not attaining it isn’t the end of your brilliance. Strive to go to school, but not being schooled isn’t doom.
A popular actress got married at 50 and women went berserk with posts stating that a woman can always marry anytime, but in reality, the chances of finding love as a woman at 50 are low. The chances of having a child at 47 are low. The chances of launching excellently into the job market with a third-class are low.
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Nov 3, 2024
Dear Peter Obi,

I am starkly disgusted by your recent comments on that podcast about how the church is one of Nigeria’s problem. It’s sad to see this false narrative gain popularity, because quite frankly, there’s no church that has vigils every day of the week.
There’s no church that has mandatory activities for members everyday of the week. Your gross exaggeration of church weekly activities has misrepresented the church to religious antagonists who thrive in deriding devout Christians in Nigeria.
In fact, I strongly assert that the only thing that works in Nigeria is the church. If the government manages Nigeria how Bishop Oyedepo manages Covenant University which is the best university in Nigeria and one of the best in Africa, Nigeria would be great.
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Oct 24, 2024
Marriage is, indeed, not a reward for good behavior, however, good behavior can guarantee finding a good partner and building a good home. The problem is that: there’s an over exaggeration of runs babes ending up with good men, as though good women don’t also end up with good men. This is a blatant lie. It’s the same way bad news spread easily. Good marriages have bad PR. Students with first class have bad PR. Have you noticed how in the Nigerian society, every form of excellence is usually minimized as not as rewarding?
They’ll say that school is a scam and give derisory examples of how first class students end up working for uneducated people. They’ll say good English doesn’t pay. It’s a constant stifling of excellence. But we know that in reality, going to school is an advantage. And people who taunt this narrative are usually people who failed in school. In reality, having a first class will place you above in some areas. Excellence pays. Moral excellence pays too.
A devout Christian woman, focused and purpose-driven will not settle with a randy man who sleeps around. People choose people with same or superior moral excellence. You can cite all outliers, but outliers are not the norm. A focused, disciplined and morally sound man would most likely not marry a woman who’s into RUNS, or a woman who post thirst traps, baring her body for public guzzling. Character attracts character, and character reflects values.
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Sep 22, 2024
Please read these statistics:

If a father does not go to church, even if his wife does, only 1 child in 50 will become a regular worshiper. If a father does go regularly, regardless of what the mother does, between two-thirds and three-quarters of their children will attend church as adults. If a father attends church irregularly, between half and two-thirds of their kids will attend church with some regularity as adults.
If a mother does not go to church, but a father does, a minimum of two-thirds of their children will end up attending church. In contrast, if a father does not go to church, but the mother does, on average two-thirds of their children will not attend church.
Another survey found that if a child is the first person in a household to become a Christian, there is a 3.5% probability everyone else in the household will follow. If the mother is the first to become a Christian, there is a 17% probability everyone else in the household will follow.
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