How true! The only problem being that Bello (Is that hie first name?) is one of the unjust. At last count this is the third e-mail refering to the death of Stella Obasanjo.
As you can see any sort of tragedy or personal loss is a basis for a scam story.
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Subject: FROM MR BELLO MOMOH, (24-Nov-2005 10:35)
From: alesandro2000@msn.com
To: xxx@xxx.xxx
Dear
I am Bello Momoh, it is true that we have never meet
each other before and I believe that this name sounds
strange to you, do not see this letter as a junk or
one of the Internet scam mails because everything I am
going to tell you here has prove and evidence and we
believe that only time will vindicate the just.
I don’t know how familiar you are with the recent
events that befall the president of Nigeria Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo.
I am personal financial secretary to late first lady
of federal republic of Nigeria late Mrs. Stella
Obasanjo who died in Spanish hospital on early hour of
22nd of Oct 2005,
Please to read more about the un-sudden death of late
Mrs. Stella, please visit: www.thisdayonline.com or
www.vanguardngr.com
I am writing this letter in confidence that we should
have a mutual understanding on this news I am going to
pass across to you,
On several occasion I traveled out side the country
with the late first lady, we normally move a huge
amount of money of the country through her diplomatic
immunity coverage as the first lady, our luggage’s are
not been search by any law enforcement agency at the
airport, our last trip to Spain on 21st Oct, 2005, we
travel with a sum of $15million united states dollars
which she intended to invest in Spain because we
normally travel to Spain for her body surgery.
Right now, I am writing you, I am in position of this
fund and only me knows everything about this fund and
it’s arrangement, our arrangement is that the luggage
contained the mention money will be deposited to a
security company in Spain and after her medication,
that is on Tuesday, she will make arrangement to meet
some people for the investment purposes, I took the
consignment to the security company and deposit it
with my name and on Sunday morning, the doctor called
me and said that she is dead, I can’t believe it, I
have to call the president and pass the information to
him.
Now, nobody knows anything about this money, and I
want to now present you as the beneficiary of the
consignment so that we will meet in Spain, as I do not
want anybody to have a trace on this consignment,
I have the deposit certificate and shipment airway
bill of the consignment with me now,
Please, I consider this as an opportunity for me to
make my fortune but this is not something I will do
alone to avoid suspicious since the management of the
company knows nothing about it,
Please I am in Nigeria now, if you are interested to
assist me, kindly send to me now your private phone
number and address so that I will call you for further
discussion,
This is highly confidential. I believe you will not
expose this information to anybody.
Mr. Bello Momoh
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PLEASE READ THE BIOGRAPHY.
The Woman, The First Lady
>From Josephine Lohor in Abuja and Tokunbo Adedoja in
Lagos, 10.23.2005
Death has struck again in the land--this time in the
highest seat of power claiming the First Lady, Mrs
Stella Obasanjo.
The news of her death in a Spanish
hospital was broken to the nation yesterday morning,
while the fate of 114 passengers and crew of an Abuja
bound plane which disappeared shortly after take-off
was still unknown. Stella's death, which was not
preceded by even the slightest sign of a failing
health, came as a rude shock to the nation.
Last weekend, she was at the wedding reception of the
daughter of the Special Adviser to the President on
National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa,
where she did not only look hale and healthy, but also
danced to the melodious music played at the event. And
Thursday last week, Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel
decorated her as the patroness of the Gateway 2006.
That became her last public outing.
Stella, who would have been 60 next month, was born in
Warri, Delta State, on November 14, 1945 and is the
first of seven children born to the distinguished
industrialist and administrator, Dr. Christopher Abebe
and his wife, Theresa. Her father is the first
indigenous chairman of United African Company Plc.
She attended Our Lady of Apostles Primary School,
Yaba, Lagos, from 1955 to 1959. In 1960, she enrolled
into St. Theresa's College, Ibadan, and passed the
West African School Certificate in 1964 and completed
her Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 1966, also in
the same school.
She proceeded to the University of Ife now Obafemi
Awolowo University, where she read English from 1967
to 1969, but she dropped out of the university to
pursue a course in Insurance Studies in the United
Kingdom between 1970 to 1974 and also trained as a
Confidential Secretary at Pitman's College, London, in
1976. That year, she married Obasanjo, then a serving
general.
Though, gone to the celestial realm, Stella already
has a place on the pages of Nigerian history. Since
May 29, 1999 when Obasanjo was sworn-in as civilian
President, Stella registered her presence on the
nation's social and political landscape.
But even long before then, she had made her way into
the hearts of several Nigerians following the solid
support she gave to her husband during the fathom coup
saga of the late General Sani Abacha era. Her presence
at various local and international workshops and
symposia at that period, although the Abacha regime
frowned at such gatherings, kept the fire of the
agitation for the release of her husband burning.
Also during the Jos convention where Obasanjo secured
the nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
as flag-bearer for the 1999 presidential election and
the party's 2003 presidential primaries, Stella showed
her support in a special way. She sat beside her
husband throughout the night until the results of the
votes were announced in his favour.
In 1999, many had thought she would stay in the
background based on Obasanjo's remarks on the role he
envisaged for her. Reacting to journalists question
on what role Stella would play under his Presidency
shortly after he was elected, Obasanjo simply said
"she will be my wife." His remarks were further
confirmed by Stella, who, while responding to a
question on what role she would play during her
husband's tenure said "the president has said I am
going to be his wife. That is what I am going to be.
"
But all that changed barely three months into the
President's first tenure. Stella unveiled her plan to
launch a pet project tagged: The Child Care Trust, a
private, non- profit, non-governmental organisation
and a vehicle through which she sought to address the
needs of the underprivileged and challenged children
in Nigeria. The project was founded on the premise
that when the necessary care and support are given to
disabled children, such lifeline could guarantee for
them a happy and productive adult life.
The project, situated in Bwari, on the outskirts of
Abuja with facilities for classrooms, pre-school and
day care services for working mothers, also offers
vocational training schemes for children and women
from less privileged backgrounds. A specialist clinic
that provides primary health care services to children
and women is also part of the complex that offers
occupational and speech therapy and physiotherapy.
As a strong advocate of issues of women empowerment,
both in the economic and political spheres, it is on
record that she saw to the remarkable growth of the
number of women in elective and appointive positions
in Nigeria, just as she encouraged wives of state
governors to develop and run people-centred projects
in their respective states.
Also to her credit, many wives of state governors took
up this challenge and are vigorously running viable
and self-sustaining programmes and schemes that
address the needs of the less-privileged in the
society.
Within the last six years, Stella traversed the length
and breadth of the country, using every opportunity to
challenge women and women organisations to rise above
their social, economic and political circumstances and
to aim to reach for the skies.
Stella, like her predecessors brought glamour to the
office of the first lady and was graceful in her
carriage throughout the six and half years she
occupied the office. It is also on record that Stella
played a key role in the fund-raising programme for
the completion of the ecumenical centre in Abuja. She
led wives of other top government officials as ushers
at the fund-raising event.
Her name, in the last few years, was also enmeshed in
several controversies. Each time the successes of
the administration of President Obasanjo were
highlighted, critics would counter such claims with
allegations of corruption within the President's
household.
In fact, in her last few months, she was a
subject of negative media reports bordering on the
business and financial transactions of her siblings
and son.
First was the N38 billion COJA scandal out
of which media reports alleged she got a N6 billion
furnishing contract. After TheNews magazine published
a damning report on her alleged role in the scandal,
Stella, who denied the allegation, immediately headed
for the court and slammed a N1billion libel suit on
the medium.
Her name also featured prominently in the botched sale
of federal government properties in Lagos by the then
Minister of Housing, Mrs Mobolaji Osomo. It was
President Obasanjo, while canceling the sales carried
out by the former Minister without due process that
announced to the nation that he was embarrassed that
names of eight of his wife's family members appeared
on the list of those who got allocation.
Also a couple of weeks ago, she was in the news again
over allegations that her US-based son, Olumuyiwa,
bought a multi-million naira house in America. For
several days, her aides and siblings battled to
rationalise her son's property investment.
In terms of honours and awards, the late first lady
received various service and honours awards, both at
home and abroad. Some of her chieftaincy titles are
Yeye Oge of Oke--Ona Egba, Abeokuta, 1992; Iya Meso of
Egbaland, Abeokuta, 1992; Yeye 'Luwa (Iya Oba) of
Orile--Owu, Ogun State 1993; Yeye Tuluse of Owu--Isin,
Kwara, State 1995; Oga Nla Obirin Owu, Abeokuta, 1996;
Enyi of Asaba, 2000; Yeye Oranmiyan of Ile Ife, 2001;
Obong An wan of Ke Efik Eburutu, 2001; Nne Diora Mma
of Asaba, 2002; Ada Abia, 2002; Nne"Oghai of (sial
Nwga South Local Government Area of Abia State, 2002;
Maigirma Langtang; Mama Bezhe of Bwari, 2002; and
Ibinoze 1 of Afenesanland, 2002.
A few of her service awards include Africa Achievement
Award, Los Angeles, USA, 2000; Global Safe Motherhood
Award, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood,
2001; I Honourary Fellowship of the West African
College of Nursing, The West
African College of Nursing Liberia, 2001;
International Recognition Award on women and AIDS'.
The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and Citizens Education
Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A, 2000. United
Arab Emirates Foundation Prize for 2004; and Executive
Board of World Health Organisation/UAE Ministry of
Health, 2004.
In addition to her numerous titles and Awards, Stella
was also matron and chair to a host of civic and
professional organisations, including: Grand Matron of
Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria; Grand
Matron of the National Grassroots Associations of
Nigeria; Nigeria Tourism Ambassador; Grand Matron of
the Better Life Programme for African Women. Chair of
Council of Women Peace Envoys (CWPE), National Grand
Patron of the Girls Brigade, Nigeria, and Grand
Patron, National Council of Women's Societies,
Nigeria.
Certainly, when the history of the nation's first
ladies would be told, Stella will have her own
chapter. No doubt, she was as a glamorous first lady,
whose pet project gave hope to the disadvantaged and
disabled children across the land.
