Revealed: How Obasanjo punished the custom officer who arrested Charles Taylor

Revealed: How Obasanjo punished the custom officer who arrested Charles Taylor

The last has not been heard about the ordeal of Mr. Umoh Sunday Etim. Etim was the Customs officer who led the team that arrested former Liberian President, Mr. Charles Taylor, when the former was about sneaking out of the country after being declared wanted by the International Court of Justice over war crimes. Etim and his team later handed Taylor over to the Nigerian government.

Etim who was said to have refused the $450,000 offered to him as bribe in order to allow a smooth passage of Taylor has since been sentenced to prison by the ICJ at The Hague, Netherlands.

The sordid details of the brutal assassination of the visionary leader Thomas Sankara

The sordid details of the brutal assassination of the visionary leader Thomas Sankara

•             Why he was killed
•            The role of the French and Americans
•            The Charles Taylor connection

The Begining

The hopes of nationalists across Africa in the early 50’s and 60’s for the rapid development of Africa with the decolonisation of the continent have continued to elude the continent, despite the  numerous natural resources the continent is blessed with. The initial enthusiasm of better governance that followed the independence of various African countries quickly evaporated and was replaced with political struggles between inept and corrupt leaders and visionary nationalists who truly wanted to make a difference. Many have questioned why Africa has continued to be undeveloped and leaders have continued to be at the receiving end of the blames.