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How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:11am On Oct 26, 2023
Who killed Dele Giwa ? 🤔

The question yet to be answered till today!!

This is the story of How and why Dele Giwa was assassinated.

Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:13am On Oct 26, 2023
The story of dele giwa will not be well understood if the story of Gloria Okon, Nigeria’s Most Controversial Female Drug Smuggler is not told.

So we will start from there 👇🏾

On the 22nd of April, 1985, the National Security Organization (NSO) arrested a 35-year-old lady named Gloria Okon at the Aminu Kano International airport for smuggling substances suspected to be heroin and other kinds of hard drugs.

She was about to leave Nigeria for England when she was caught with 56.70 grammes of the substances, 301 dollars, 60 pounds sterling, N20,000 and 19,000 Italian lira.

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:15am On Oct 26, 2023
The news of Gloria Okon’s apprehension flooded both local and international media. Nigerians were eager to know her fate because then, Decree no. 20 of the Buhari military junta declared anyone caught with hard drugs punishable by death.

But on April 28, 1985, six days after Gloria Okon was arrested, she died in a very mysterious and controversial manner while in custody.


The medical report stated that the cause of her death was food poisoning. It was said that she didn’t show any sign of illness when arrested until a day after.

customs officer who kept Gloria Okon in custody said that that on the day she was arrested, she requested for rice and beans and she was given, and later she started complaining then died.

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:16am On Oct 26, 2023
Before her death, she was interrogated but refused to talk. She only left a very slim clue; she mentioned the name Bassey but without a second name which dragged the investigation to a dead end.

none of Gloria Okon’s relatives showed up to claim her corpse and that further shed light on the dark part of the saga.

After Babangida removed Buhari from power, Gani Fawehinmi, a prolific Nigerian lawyer, set to revive the investigation of Gloria Okon’s case but ended up crashing into the walls of Haliru Akilu and Kunle Togun, top security agents of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.


In the absence of no conclusion on Gloria Okon’s case, several speculations began to spread like wildfire among Nigerians. Some believed that Gloria Okon was working for the first lady, Mariam Babangida, and she was killed so the cat won’t be let out of the bag.

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:18am On Oct 26, 2023
Some people also believed that Gloria Okon’s death was faked and the corpse sent to her family was not hers. It was also said that she was living her normal life over the seas while portrayed dead in Nigeria.

In June 2009, Professor Taiyemiwo Ogunade, in an interview with THE NATION said: “Gloria Okon is actually Chinyere, that’s her real name. She married Charles “Jeff” Chandler, the fellow who killed Nzeogwu and was killed a day later.

Chinyere, Maryam and Princess Atta were young friends who hung out together. They all married into the military, because the military was a proud and respectable profession then.

Charles Chandler, who was Tiv, married Chinyere who I think is from Imo State. IBB married Maryam from Asaba and Mamman Vatsa married the princess.

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:18am On Oct 26, 2023
So Chinyere became a widow and resorted to trading between UK and Nigeria. And then she was caught with drugs; Mamman Vatsa was the person who put Chinyere on the next available flight from Kano to London.

and then claimed that she was dead by parading a dead woman picked out of the mortuary.

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:19am On Oct 26, 2023
How did Dele Giwa get into the whole case ?

This was how 👇🏾

Dele Giwa later found out that she was in London having delivered a baby by another man.

He sent a French photographer to the place and they saw Maryam Babangida at the event. Kayode Soyinka brought back the photographs.

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:21am On Oct 26, 2023
Dele was sitting across the table from Kayode examining the photos taken of “Gloria Okon” (Chinyere, Richard Chandler’s wife) at the naming ceremony in London.

Maryam Babangida was there. And then a letter parcel was delivered to him and he said excitedly that it must be from “Mr. President” referring to the discussions he had with IBB days earlier. The bomb exploded and severed his lower abdomen; he died a few hours later.“

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:21am On Oct 26, 2023
Till today, the mysterious case of Gloria Okon has not been solved and no one seems not to be interested in reopening the closed case. Will the case be reopened? A question worth asking!

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Chinjo2: 10:28am On Oct 26, 2023
The heroine syndicate was led by who?
Your guess is as good as mine.

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by MS2471: 10:29am On Oct 26, 2023
grin



Well Dele Giwa's wife was well compensated politically

Mariam Babangida, Folorunsho Alakija, Nkem Owoh's elder brother... this were the top runners of drug back in the days

They had full military backing as IBB used to be Chief Of Army Staff



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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Wealthoptulent(m): 10:30am On Oct 26, 2023
Varunpulyani:
Who killed Dele Giwa ? 🤔

The question yet to be answered till today!!

This is the story of How and why Dele Giwa was assassinated.
Ni bo la tun jasi yi?
Awon mArlians niyęn grin

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Elsudani2: 10:35am On Oct 26, 2023
MS2471:
Well Dele Giwa's wife was well compensated politically

Because the drug cartel that ended her husband was political.

Just like present day Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by MS2471: 10:38am On Oct 26, 2023
Elsudani2:


Because the drug cartel that ended her husband was political.

Just like present day Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Actually they are still very much around Babangida, Folorunsho Alakija, Danjuma and many more

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by MS2471: 10:39am On Oct 26, 2023
Elsudani2:


Because the drug cartel that ended her husband was political.

Just like present day Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Oh and get your facts right... Tinubu wasn't a drug trafficker

But a money launderer with many International banks

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Elsudani2: 10:42am On Oct 26, 2023
MS2471:


Oh and get your facts right... Tinubu wasn't a drug trafficker

But a money launderer with many International banks

Dude th banker of Pablo Escobar was indicted . Wheather money or the product, you are a bag man or a field marshal.

A criminal is a criminal, the only free person in that syndicate is their lawyers because they know Thier ways .

To give you the point Pablo Escobar's wife was arrested and detained for more than 3 years until her lawyers cleared her .

Did she sell the cocaine? NO

But she lives with the cocaine man

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by MS2471: 10:44am On Oct 26, 2023
Elsudani2:


Dude th banker of Pablo Escobar was indicted . Wheather money or the product, you are a bag man or a field marshal.

A criminal is a criminal, the only free person in that syndicate is their lawyers because they know Thier ways .

To give you the point Pablo Escobar's wife was arrested and detained for more than 3 years until her lawyers cleared her .

Did she sell the cocaine? NO

But she lives with the cocaine man


Actually more than 200 billion USD was laundered by the Sinaloa cartel through Chase Bank and Wells Fargo bank managers

FBI only fined the bank and forfeited the fund and nobody was arrested as it isn't a criminal case


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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Elsudani2: 10:57am On Oct 26, 2023
MS2471:



Actually more than 200 billion USD was laundered by the Sinaloa cartel through Chase Bank and Wells Fargo bank managers

FBI only fined the bank and forfeited the fund and nobody was arrested as it isn't a criminal case


.

Was Bola Ahmed a manager of a bank ?

Did he work as a cashier or accountant at a bank ?


The answer is No hence the property forfeiture not only the money

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Elsudani2: 10:58am On Oct 26, 2023
MS2471:


Actually they are still very much around Babangida, Folorunsho Alakija, Danjuma and many more

IBB is another one

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by MS2471: 10:59am On Oct 26, 2023
Elsudani2:


Was Bola Ahmed a manager of a bank ?

Did he work as a cashier or accountant at a bank ?


The answer is No hence the property forfeiture not only the money
..

Bola Tinubu didn't forfeit any money I believe Appeal Court Judgment already established that

Compass Finance Chicago LLC a firm owned by Tinubu and his cousin forfeited the money not Tinubu as an Individual accountant and Treasurer of Mobil Nigeria

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Elsudani2: 11:02am On Oct 26, 2023
MS2471:
..

Bola Tinubu didn't forfeit any money I believe Appeal Court Judgment already established that

Compass Finance Chicago LLC a firm owned by Tinubu and his cousin forfeited the money not Tinubu as an Individual accountant and Treasurer of Mobil Nigeria

It is clearly Witten there in black and white.

Plain as daylight

FUNDS

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 3:34pm On Oct 27, 2023
Chinjo2:
The heroine syndicate was led by who?
Your guess is as good as mine.
Abacha himself
Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by dealslip(f): 4:29pm On Oct 27, 2023
Dele was one of Nigeria's top investigative journalist not this nonsense Hundeyin is doing sounding like a deranged fellow.
Dele had really gotten to the heart of the matter and could no longer be ignored. He had clear undeniable evidences, manifest and so many other materials that would nail the presidency and the drug cartel. He had his chance to write his name in the Nigeria's hall of Fame of journalism but one fate that befell humanity befell him - Greed and lack of principles. He had started blackmailing Babangida with the evidences he had. It was rumoured that he was receiving humongous amount of money from the presidency and the presidency got tired of constant blackmailing from Dele Giwa. The letter bomb eventually ended everything.

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 12:51pm On Mar 16
dealslip:
Dele was one of Nigeria's top investigative journalist not this nonsense Hundeyin is doing sounding like a deranged fellow.
Dele had really gotten to the heart of the matter and could no longer be ignored. He had clear undeniable evidences, manifest and so many other materials that would nail the presidency and the drug cartel. He had his chance to write his name in the Nigeria's hall of Fame of journalism but one fate that befell humanity befell him - Greed and lack of principles. He had started blackmailing Babangida with the evidences he had. It was rumoured that he was receiving humongous amount of money from the presidency and the presidency got tired of constant blackmailing from Dele Giwa. The letter bomb eventually ended everything.


One of the cocaine general is sitting on wheelchair today

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Babalegba(m): 1:16pm On Mar 16
Varunpulyani:



One of the cocaine general is sitting on wheelchair today
By that,you mean your father
Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 10:38pm On Mar 16
Babalegba:
By that,you mean your father

No sir I mean the cripple than fingere**d your mother

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by jconsulting(f): 10:47pm On Mar 16
dealslip:
Dele was one of Nigeria's top investigative journalist not this nonsense Hundeyin is doing sounding like a deranged fellow.
Dele had really gotten to the heart of the matter and could no longer be ignored. He had clear undeniable evidences, manifest and so many other materials that would nail the presidency and the drug cartel. He had his chance to write his name in the Nigeria's hall of Fame of journalism but one fate that befell humanity befell him - Greed and lack of principles. He had started blackmailing Babangida with the evidences he had. It was rumoured that he was receiving humongous amount of money from the presidency and the presidency got tired of constant blackmailing from Dele Giwa. The letter bomb eventually ended everything.

The one comment that made sense

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Goodlady(f): 11:07pm On Mar 16
Varunpulyani, all these case no concern Tinubu. No clear cut evidence so why you dey drag in his pic & name there?
If FG use you do barbecue now, they ll say it's witch-hunting but you sef no just well.

Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Varunpulyani: 11:07pm On Mar 16
Goodlady:
Varunpulyani, all these case no concern Tinubu. No clear cut evidence so why you dey drag in his pic & name there?
If FG use you do barbecue now, they ll say it's witch-hunting but you sef no just well.

Thunder fire Bola Ahmed Tinubu the cocaine sniffer

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Re: How Dele Giwa Was Killed By A Heroin Smuggling Syndicate by Goodlady(f): 11:14pm On Mar 16
Varunpulyani:


Thunder fire Bola Ahmed Tinubu the cocaine sniffer
You opened a deep wound, a news many Nigerians want to know it's end. Cos you v badluck since Tinubu won presidency, you wrote ya mombo jumbo to attack him.
If dem give you N2K in an envelope now and you don't know it's another LB nko?
Why are you bittered towards Tinubu?
He thief ya gf?

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