Today, August 5 in Nigerian history: 4 things you will definitely remember
The 5th of August has been an eventful day in Nigerian history for many years. Today we are doing a roundup of 5 top things that have happened on the 5th of August in Nigerian history.
1. Okija shrine
Many of the ‘priests’ of the Okija shrine were caught with human parts
Okija shrine will always be remembered in Nigerian history. On the 5th of August 2004, the Nigerian police arrested some thirty people in Anambra state after fifty corpses and twenty skulls were discovered in raids on the fetish Okija shrine.
Shrines in Okija, Anambra State were chambers of horror and torture. About 500 victims later told police investigators how they were tortured to confess to crimes they knew nothing about.
In turn, the police tightened their noose on the detained priests who were charged with crimes against humanity.
One of the victims told the police in Abuja how the shrine operators extorted more than N3 million from him if he did not want to die.
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2. Gay wedding
File Photo of gay men being paraded
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The three banks have all been absorbed into other banks now
On the 5th of August, 2011, the Federal Government of Nigeria made a mark in Nigerian history, when it took over the management of three banks Afribank, Bank PHB and Spring Bank, which had been rescued under a major 2009 bailout amid concerns over their ability to recapitalize by a September 30 deadline.
The Federal Government through the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) assumed ownership of Afribank, Bank PHB and Spring Bank via the “Bridge Bank” mechanism following the revocation of their licenses by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
That meant that the three banks will still be open to customers and continue to operate normally under the control of three bridge banks created by the NDIC to assume their assets.
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