Posted on 07/18/2007 7:24:09 AM PDT by Renfield
July 18, 2007: The growing kidnappings in the south has become another source of corruption. Some of the kidnappers are complaining that government officials, who usually negotiate the ransoms, are taking too large a cut for themselves, leaving the kidnappers with too little. There is even competition among government and military officials to become the negotiator, because of the easy money. Thus corruption even gets to rebels fighting to free their people from corrupt rule.
July 17, 2007: Five former governors have been jailed, and are being prosecuted for corruption. Several dozen lesser officials are also accused. The anti-corruption force is under great pressure from corrupt officials still in office (and thus immune from prosecution) to back off. So far, the prosecutions are moving forward.
July 16, 2007: AIDS is spreading rapidly through the armed forces. This is as a result of East African peacekeepers, infected with AIDs, serving with Nigerian troops, in Liberia. All the soldiers used the same prostitutes, and soon everyone had AIDS. Nigerian soldiers are dismayed at this aftereffect of peacekeeping duty, and blame their commanders for allowing it to happen. About four percent of Nigerian adults have AIDS, but the rate in the military is believed to be over ten percent. It's much worse, often over 50 percent, in other African armies. Only Uganda has managed to bring its military AIDS rate down below ten percent, and that involved more discipline among the troops than most African armies are capable of.
July 13, 2007: The latest three year old kidnap victim was released. A $390,000 ransom was demanded. The kidnappings are not slowing down, despite government efforts to stop it. Oil companies are hiring their own security, and offering bonuses to soldiers and police assigned to guard company facilities. If the security forces keep the kidnappers out, they get their bonus. Otherwise, the soldiers and cops will often run away if a kidnapping gang shows up.
July 11, 2007: For the fourth time in two months, kidnappers have grabbed a three year old child in the south. This time, it's the son of a local chief.
July 9, 2007: Kidnappers were repulsed by soldiers guarding an oil installation, with one killed and two arrested.
July 8, 2007: After four days, and a public uproar, kidnappers released a three year old British girl. The parents insisted that no ransom was paid, although money was sought. Meanwhile, two more oil installations were attacked, and two more foreigners (and two Nigerians) kidnapped.
Nigerian soldiers are dismayed at this aftereffect of peacekeeping duty, and blame their commanders for allowing it to happen.
What a nice country. /sarc. Just close the whole place down and start over.
And Nigeria is one of the more functional nations in the region.
I am Mr.David Mark, a professional kidnapper and extortionist of NORTH INTERNATIONAL,ABUJA (FCT). I have the courage to Crave indulgence for this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in the future.
Recently, we kidnapped a Mining consultant/ contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, who made a numbered time (fixed)deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued $12M.USD (TWELVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in an account. On maturity, The bank sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply, which is understandable as this man was sitting bound and gagged in my basement. The bank sent another reminder and finally the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation wrote to inform the bank that he was probably died and was without MAKING A WILL, and all attempts by the American Embassy to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
He did not decla re any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank deposit paper work. This money total amount $12M.USD ( TWELVE MILLION US DOLLARS)is still sitting in bank as dormant Account. No one will ever come forward to claim it, and according to Nigerian Banking policy, after some years, the money will revert to the ownership of the igerian Government if the account owner is certified dead. This is the situation, and my proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner who will
stand in as the next of kin to beneficiary, and OPEN a Bank Account abroad to facilitate the transfer of this money.
There is no risk at all, and all the paper work for this transaction will be done by me using my position and connections in the banks in Nigeria. This business transaction is guaranteed.And the first phase of the transfer will be ($4M.USD)FOUR MILLION DOLLARS as advised by our insider in the bank.If you are interested, please reply immediately through my personal email sending the following details: (1) Your Full Name/Address (2) Your Private Telephone/fax Number. Please observe the utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest some of my share in your country. I look forward to your earliest reply.
Yours,
Mr.David
Mark.
Did the thread on the oil industry report show up?
Guess what, you have won $100K just send us $5K so we can process your benefits!
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