Police trying to arrest a former state governor in Nigeria charged with corruption have been attacked by his supporters, police say.
Officers were ambushed in Oghara, the hometown of James Ibori in Delta state.
Mr Ibori has been accused of corruption and money laundering while in office by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
On Tuesday, the inspector general of police ordered the arrest of Mr Ibori within 24 hours.
The police spokesperson told the BBC the attack would not prevent the authorities from carrying out their "constitutional mandate" to arrest Mr Ibori.
On Monday, Mr Ibori's supporters blocked roads leading into Oghara to protest against the EFCC's charges against the ex-governor of the oil-rich state.
This is not the first time the EFCC has tried to prosecute Mr Ibori.
In December 2009, a court in Asaba cleared Mr Ibori of 170 charges of corruption - involving the laundering of millions of dollars - because there was no clear evidence to convict.
The EFCC has been at the centre of a political storm in recent years - dogged by allegations of political bias.
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Posted: at 21-04-2010 04:28 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero
ibori shld be brought to book 4 all atrocities he has commited, he should stop behaving like a militant... wht a shame on a former governor who should be proud for occupying a very prestigious position bt now running about and arming himself with militant
Posted: at 21-04-2010 06:44 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming
Nigeria is a dead country. Imagine, a citizen accused of crime and refuses to appear before the court of justice and the police can't go nearer to him because of his boys BEEN armed with guns.Where in any democratic country in the World will this happen? Will this happen to some one that is accused of stealing a goat that cost ten thousand Naira?
Posted: at 23-04-2010 07:40 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming
Nigeria is a dead country. Imagine, a citizen accused of crime and refuses to appear before the court of justice and the police can't go nearer to him because of his boys BEEN armed with guns.Where in any democratic country in the World will this happen? Will this happen to some one that is accused of stealing a goat that cost ten thousand Naira?
jojo lee ----- ooo sorry jojo8
Posted: at 23-04-2010 10:16 PM (15 years ago) | Grande Master
Bazemaster at 24-04-2010 12:53 AM (15 years ago) (m)
hmmmm, still seeing.........
I report from ma BAZEHOOD, niggaz feeling ma BAZESWAG 'cos it's hooded like my nigga HOODEDSWAG coming from BAZESQUAD in da BAZESTUDIOS UNITED.... I AM BAZEMASTER
Posted: at 24-04-2010 12:53 AM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac
See idiot you don carry a Beautiful picture from a Christian woman cover your face abii why not use your wife photo covered with sac cloth or empty mangala bag from head to toe???
Posted: at 28-04-2010 01:17 AM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac
See idiot you don carry a Beautiful picture from a Christian woman cover your face abii why not use your wife photo covered with sac cloth or empty mangala bag from head to toe???
you are now a complettly dead man , your eyes is dead and your mind is as well dead you can neither see with your eyes nor reassons like human with your mind , useless pig , stupid one regarding himself as human
Posted: at 28-04-2010 04:38 PM (15 years ago) | Grande Master
Mega,you are free jor. In fact borrow me this your gun make I usam finish this mad dog here but without my finger print ooh!!!
your own don spoil completly . na so so borrow borrow , you will ever be borrowing , you will remains permanently eating from our reminants , you will borrows cloth to wears , eat reminants foods and even in politics will ever remain at back , now the useless mad man wants to borrows weapons to kill his father
Posted: at 28-04-2010 04:43 PM (15 years ago) | Grande Master
I neither interact nor communicate with a mad dog like you. If a normal man engages into fight with a mad man pple will refer both of them as two mad men fighting.
Posted: at 29-04-2010 12:55 AM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ifr you don,t know what to says again , donn,t you have some elders in your family that can bail you out ? you better go back home now and learn how to talk , useless and stupid one
Posted: at 29-04-2010 09:15 AM (15 years ago) | Grande Master
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