A Nigerian born British citizen, who went to Laos to buy some "merchandise" was taken into custody after 1.5lb (680g) of heroin was found on her person at Wattay airport in Laos, en-route London. Samantha Orobator-Oghagbon, 20, who got pregnant in prison (possibly raped by Laos prison authorities), was arrested August 6, 2008. In Laos, anyone caught with more than 1lb (500g) of heroin faces a mandatory death sentence by firing squad upon conviction? Miss Orobator was born in Edo State Nigeria in 1988 and moved to Camberwell, South London in 1996; where her aunt, Sabaina Orobator helped with raising her. Her father lives in Nigeria while her mother, Jane Orobator and three young sisters live in Ireland. Samathan Orabotor_Oghagbon is currently being held at the notorious Phonthong prison, where most prisoners rely on their families for food and welfare due to the deplorable conditions therein. Unfortunately for Orabotor, she has no family in Laos to bring her any provisions including food, so she must contend with the available which consists of two bowls of pig fat water soup and 18oz (500g) of sticky rice? What a five star menu? One of her sympathizers articulated her condition as follows:- there is no one there to visit her, no one to talk to and she doesn't speak the language of Laos! Also there is lack of medical care in Laos prisons, which had caused the death of a British citizen Michael Newman in his prison cell last year after he was refused medical treatment. A French national, Francis Prasak, also died in a Laos prison in January 2001 after his requests for medical treatment was also ignored. Icheoku asks, what fate then awaits this 20 year old pregnant mother to be, when other precedents are so horrifying? Laos, it should be recalled is a communist nation of about of 6 million people, under the vice-grip of a dictator and shares border with Thailand. Miss Orobator according to sources, led a troubled life and had made several suicide attempts in the past. She also suffered from low self-esteem as a result of sexual and physical abuse by men, family and friends." As is always the case with such couriers, Miss Orobator-Oghagbon claimed that she was forced into carrying drugs for a third party? Wonderful? Icheoku says, a faceless third party, really?
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Christy 'Apena' Essien-Igbokwe , the wife of Jegede Shokoya of the New Masquerade and Nigeria's lady of songs is dead; she was 51years old. Although her family claimed that "brief Illness" killed her like so many Nigerians; Icheoku retorts that it was most likely AKwa Ibom voodoo and remote control that was used to arrest her. It is on record that she had fallen out with the governor of her native Akwa Ibiom State and have been having a relentless war for political turf with the governor? So who knows whether she was sacrificed to Ekpe cult or even Alusi-Okija as an offal; afterall African science is still very much alive and portent. May her soul rest in peace.
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