Sunday Adebowale
Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Please read with an open mind
The BBC Africa Eye documentary on Black Axe which premiered on Monday 13th of December 2021 deserves an oscar as all members of the cast including the journalist acted well. Below are my observations and why I believe this documentary was politically inclined and the exact timing of the 52minutes character defaming documentary.
1. The Journalist, Otunba Gbenga Macjob claimed he just returned after 20years abroad meanwhile he contested for the Federal House of Representative (Abeokuta South) constituency under YDP in 2019.
He said “24 years ago, I witnessed the death of Dapo, we grew up together. Cultists shot my friend, Dapo in the chest – *5:59 minutes*
“This is more than an investigation for me, this is personal” – *6:27 minutes*
2. The gangs are expanding and it’s rumoured they have the backing of powerful men – *26:55 minutes*
In this scene, the visuals are clips from endsars protest which occured in October 2020 and eventually led to a massacre on 20th of October 2020 at Lekki Toll Gate and the nationwide mayhem that was unleashed during that period.
This documentary is a charade because the journalist Gbolahan Macjob had called DJ Switch (one of the Lekki toll gate massacre survivors) a liar even when it was clear to the blind that there was indeed a massacre. What kind of biased journalism is this?
3. When the masked men were singing at the arena and tarnishing the government’s image saying the government hires them quite often to disrupt election processes, the man behind the singing man placed his hand (a claw) on the head of the singer. Which is a sign used by the Eiye confraternity during my school days. Those masked men are members of SEC. – *27:59 minutes*
4. The masked man said “Me, I be men! I be NBM, I be butcher!” This statement clearly shows they are impersonators – *28:10 minutes*
5. “One of the most famous member of the NBM in Nigeria politics Tony Kabaka” – *32:50 minutes*
This is where the journalist, Gbolahan Macjob was heading. He wants the attention of the government and indirectly blames them for his loss in 2019 which is the reason he is linking NBM and Nigerian politics.
6. Kabaka said “we now joined the Black….he stutters…”The Black, what they call Black Axe, Neo-Black Movement” – *34:02 minutes*
People like Kabaka are toxic to the up and coming generation as he openly embraces being a cultist. How pathetic!
7. Kabaka then inadvertently reveals the documentary is aimed at bringing down those cultist in government. He said “Cultism still exist because government is involved. That is the truth!” – *37:22 minutes*
8. Kabaka further revealed it was all an intent to defame the character of some distinguised personnel in government. He said “If you sat me down and say, can you identify people in Black Axe in government? I will identify” – *37:31 minutes*
Kabaka wants to blow a whistle because the present day government doesn’t favour him after his party had lost in 2020. The opposition and present day government in Edo State destroyed his multimillion naira hotel. He seems like a man on a revenge mission just like the journalist who also lost his election in 2019 and claims it was his friend’s death 24 years ago that warranted the documentary. Ridiculous isn’t it?
9. He (Kabaka) claims the NBM are trying to end the killings. – *38:18 minutes*
The question is has NBM ever been involved in killings? Why is Mr. Kabaka blabbing?
He said “All we are is Neo-Black Movement of Africa. We hate oppression, we fight against oppression and we love unity – *38:22 minutes* Contradicting himself.
He went on to say “Stakeholders, senior stakeholders there, they are cultists like me!” (beating his chest with pride) – *38:38 minutes*
10. Uche Tobias has targeted the high ranking officers in NBM revealing the intersection between Black Axe, Politics and Crime – *39:23 minutes*
I think this dude (Uche Tobias) is a fraudster that has been ripped off (if you know that term) by an Axeman and is trying to get revenge on the movement.
11. Augustus Bemigho is a very typical member of the Black Axe – *40:54 minutes*
This statement and many others against the former president is the reason he reacted immediately, he also sought legal advise and is threatening to sue the BBC. He is not faceless at least. Tobias is a faceless coward so he should just be ignored until he is brave enough to show his face.
12. Gbolahan said “I knew investigating the NBM was a dangerous business but my journey was nearly over and i needed answers. After weeks of negotiation, the President of the Neo-Black Movement agreed to meet with me”. – *41-37 minutes*
Why is it a dangerous business when NBM is not faceless like those he interviewed earlier in Makoko?
13. After a heated interview in which the NBM President and his legal team vehemently defended their organisation.
The President stated categorically “NBM is not Black Axe”….”NBM has nothing to do with criminality”…..”NBM is an organisation that tends to help achieve greatness in the world”. – *45:17 minutes*
As a journalist, I am sure an interview of this magnitude couldn’t have been less than 2 hours but the biased journalist had selected a 10 second highlight. This looks like an attempt at cheap blackmail if not Mr. Gbolahan should release the full video.
14. Then the politically inclined Gbolahan Macjob said “Despite the President’s denial, the NBM is facing mounting international pressure” – *45:34 minutes*
He concluded that the President and legal team flew all the way from Abuja just to deny an allegation. He believed the masked people’s opinion and discarded that of the unmasked ones’. Remarkable journalism isn’t it?
15. He continued “Weeks after our interview, the FBI arrested more than 35 NBM members in the US and South Africa charged with multimillion dollar internet fraud. The NBM claimed all the individuals involved have been suspended indefinitely but the US department of justice statement names the Neo-Black Movement of Africa as a criminal organisation and part of the Black Axe”. – *45:38 minutes*
On the internet, I am aware they arrested women too. Do NBM members now initiate women? The internet also wrote that the NBM had suspended 9 of its members involved in internet fraud and other unlawful activities. Uncle Gbolahan says it is 35.
16. Dr. John “Stone” Osazuwa said “When I was killing, someone will be begging you in the name of Jesus, in the name of God…It’s horrible !” – *46:26 minutes*
I don’t know why he has not been arrested and show the security agencies the dead bodies since he has admitted to having been a killer. I think everybody should answer to their crimes.
MY CONCLUSION
17. Gbolahan Macjob is working ahead of his political sojourn in 2023. He needs attention and that’s the reason he is digging into cultism in government. Dr. Stone and Kabaka stated categorically that there are cultists in the Nigerian Army, Police, and the Government House this is undoubtedly the real motive behind the 52 minute character defaming documentary in which NBM, a Pan-African organisation is at the receiving end. YES! The NBM might have bad eggs but so does every other organisation around the world.
Perhaps if Gbolahan had taken time to dissect the recent death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12 year old who died after injuries sustained from a cultist initiation at Dowen College in Lagos then he would have won an Oscar. This documentary is just a charade and nothing more.
What do you expect from someone who was sacked by the Ministry of Information in Ogun State for travel scam and human trafficking? Gbolahan got it wrong when he infused politics into his journalism.
Watch out for Gbolahan Macjob in 2023 Ogun politics then you’d remember this article if you have read it with an open mind like I advised.
I am patiently waiting.
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