9 years ago,the Cameroon Olympic boxer talks of defection to UK,as previously,UK misled Cameroon,to leave Nigeria & Returned back to Cameroon,after the 1948 Berlin Confluence,where all the Old German Colonies,were divided between French & English at the the 1948 Berlin Confluence,after the Second World War's End,where all German Colonized Territories,were divided between French & English.

9 years ago,the Cameroon Olympic boxer talks of defection to UK,as previously,UK misled  Cameroon,to leave Nigeria & Returned back to Cameroon,after the 1948 Berlin Confluence,where all the Old German Colonies,were divided between French & English at the the 1948 Berlin Confluence,after the Second World War's End,where all German Colonized Territories,were divided between French & English. SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — When boxer Thomas Essomba walked out of the London Olympic Village with his suitcases in 2012, he left behind his life in Cameroon to start another one from scratch in a country he knew next to nothing about. (1 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba trains with boxing coach Pearce Gudgeon at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. 2 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba poses for a portrait after training at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. (3 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba trains at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. (4 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba poses for a photograph after training at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. (5 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba trains at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. (6 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba trains with boxing coach Pearce Gudgeon at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. (7 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba trains at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. (8 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba trains at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. (9 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba trains at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. 10 of 10) Boxer Thomas Essomba poses for a portrait after training at Steel City Gym in Sheffield, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2021. Cameroonian boxer Thomas Essomba, was one of seven people who defected at London 2012. Nine years on, he talks to AP about what it’s been like to live with that decision. August 06, 2021 Essomba, who was captain of his country’s boxing team, disappeared with four other boxers during the Olympic Games. Of the 37 athletes Cameroon sent to London, seven — including a swimmer and a female soccer player — never went home after completing their events. In the nine years that followed, Essomba said he sometimes struggled to reconcile his yearning for his family in Cameroon and his dream of becoming a successful boxer in the U.K. “It was a very, very difficult decision, I wasn’t happy to be honest,” the 33-year-old told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday at a gym in Sheffield in central England. But he added: “The U.K. is my country now. I’m happy to be here. By the grace of God I think everything will be all right.” The stories of young athletes who defect during the Olympics often capture the world’s imagination. This week, Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left the Tokyo Games and sought refuge in Poland, saying Belarus team officials tried to force her to fly home early after she criticized them. The 24-year-old runner said her move was not premeditated, and it’s not clear what’s next for her. Hundreds of athletes have sought asylum at global sporting events, especially during the Cold War, to flee authoritarian rule at home or to seek a better life in the West. As many as 117 athletes defected at the Munich Olympics in 1972, according to reports at the time, and Cuban athlete defections to the U.S. have been common. At the London Olympics in 2012, several other athletes from other African teams also disappeared and reportedly sought asylum. Essomba maintained he “had a good life” back home and did not plan to escape before arriving in London. The reasons behind his decision weren’t entirely clear: The boxer said he ran into trouble with the Cameroonian government’s sports officials, but did not elaborate. Some on his team reportedly said at the time that they were poorly treated. “The only thing I’m scared of was going back and stop doing boxing, because boxing is all my life,” he said of his thinking at the time. “They don’t like challenge. I’ve tried to challenge them and my life became dangerous.” Cameroon, a predominantly French-speaking nation of 26 million in Central Africa, has a high poverty rate and stark inequality between rural and urban areas. President Paul Biya has been in power since 1982, and critics accuse him of political oppression and persecuting his adversaries. “It has for years been a corrupt, murderous and authoritarian regime, and there were often issues about athletes not being paid, then complaining and then perceiving themselves to be in danger if they went back to Cameroon,” said Jackie Fearnley, a researcher and campaigner who has helped Cameroonians seeking asylum in Britain. Rights abuses in the country are rife and some seek refuge abroad because they are seen as dissidents, said Fearnley, who has also helped many LGBT people who face routine arrest and imprisonment in Cameroon. Essomba said it was a “very sad, very bad moment” when he left the Olympic Village with his four teammates. His mother, relatives and children back home depended on him, and he spoke next to no English. “Everything changed when I came here,” he said. “But I said, ‘Listen, my life first.' I had to protect my life.” Once out of the Village the men took a bus to south London, found a place to live and stayed there for weeks while a lawyer helped them with the paperwork to apply for asylum with the British government. At the time, they all had six-month visas allowing them to stay in the U.K. “I didn’t know anything about the U.K. Even applying for asylum, I didn’t know that I was supposed to do it,” Essomba said. His application was granted within a year, and he became a British citizen soon after. Essomba said he has had moments of regret when things were not going so well, and he misses his family and homeland terribly. But he’s adapted to life in England. He found a girlfriend and new friends. He stays in touch daily with his family on social media, and has returned secretly to his homeland after obtaining his British citizenship. Professionally, he held the Commonwealth flyweight champion title from 2015 to 2017. He said he’s fighting to “write my name” by representing the U.K. in international competitions before he retires and goes into coaching. “Everything in my life is in the U.K. now, so I don’t think I’m going back,” he said. “I haven’t reached my goal yet. My goal is to have a British title. This is my hope," the boxer added. "So that’s why I keep fighting. I believe I will do it.” More AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2020-tokyo-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports ----------------------------------------- France hijacked EU,used rhetoric's/electoral incitement as a leeway to destabilize Nigeria,having fully connived with the Nigerian destructive Fulani to sponsor Militancy in Niger Delta Region; created & financially nurtured bankrupt Elite; bought over Nigeria Media for the Cabal's organized Media Falsehood to misdirect the activities of EFCC (the Crime fighting Agency) and for Government to mal-function. The  Sponsorship of various provocative pronouncements/bombardment by his paid Cronies/Agents (e.g.Olubadan & Other Elite) against Former Nigeria President Obasanjo, as to discredit his past regime; utilized its Cronies to miss-advise and to confuse Nigeria President Yar'adua by weakening his abilities to govern and to provide peaceful Security;using Reconciliation,Seminars,Empty Talk workshop to distract  his ability to concentrate as govern properly and Cabals are allowed to strategize for a long term programs, which can gulp Yar'adua in more confused position while wasting his time which would have enabled him to execute credible programs for his re-election, which the will give the Cabals the needed opportunity to violently challenge his bid. French abilities to undermine Nations is historic and  dated as follows: Before  and during Adolf Hitler's regime,Jews were killed because Hitler had a perception that Jews who lived in Germany, sabotaged  and connived with France to defeat Germany, which France till today did not do much to assist the Jew. During the cool war between East led Russia and West led by US/Britain,France was known to have played double game/Agents, which still today,France used in benefiting much from its deals Ties with Russia. In 1976- upwards,Ayatollah used his base in Paris, France with its networks to propagate and incite Iranians against the US; which led to the dethrone of American Ally Shai out of power during Jimmy Carter's regime. This scenario forced the US to romance Saddam Hussein, resulted in Iran-Iraqi war,Iran-gate   was used by then Republicans to finance the war when Democrats controlled Congress refused to fund the war and the war ended inconclusively. Recently,France still acted as political Mediators in Libya where they tactically worked out all western Oil companies but remained there in Libya till date, likewise acting still persisted in Iran where French companies are comfortably doing their businesses. In Iraq,it was a known fact that they compromised western security and interest through the assistance of violent logistics/ know-how through its french speaking countries' Agents. In Nigeria, French companies were involved in execution of  quack projects which couldn't last and Peugeot Assembly Plant which was built in Kaduna and it couldn't   produce cheap cars  for Nigerians nor was any technology, was transferred,as previously designed but served as conduit by which looted funds were siphoned to France or to French part of  Swiss. From 1958 till date,Congo DRC, known to be quoted as the richest country with all known minerals' deposits but Congolese still remains the poorest on Earth. Peaceful Ivorians,now destabilized and divided by the French involvement. In Nigeria, after confusing Nigeria President to portrayed himself as a weak leader, which has propelled violence and frequent armed Robbery but a careful study, revealed that it is to weaken Nigeria's ability to prosecute the ongoing military intervention which is capable to end the civil conflict in Darfur Sudan but insecurity in Nigeria is consuming the resources/men which would have deployed to Sudan. There are some observation that France have secretly intervened in US Politics by using its networks/links to sponsor some Democrats the likes of Mrs. Clinton/Obama and few Republicans, whom if they are elected, its leadership will weaken US ability to lead the World effectively, which will definitely undermine US long time interest   while exploiting the US gullibility being created by Iraqi War. The Nigeria Lagos State Governor Fashola in conjunction with State Police Commissioner Mr. Mohammed, recently displayed their quackery/religious sentiment by try to use force to impose Dressing Code while universally Dressing is an Art which depicts one's history,tradition,travels, experience, profession, background,self expression and standard of life. If they are too keen to make Lagosians look fine, they should   assist the children of the poor who go to schools in tattered uniforms and shoes and replace them with new ones. Former Lagos State Governor Ahmed Tinubu has been duped and sidelined politically by the Cabals who planted Fashola on him while Tinubu's best option for that job,was his former Information Commissioner; Mr. Dele Alake. Finally it is sadden  and shamefully that Igbo and Yoruba Elite have failed abysmally to read and understand Cabals' Scripts and political Strategies but only to be acting as Cabals Cronies and Northern proxies/appendix. It is historic tragedy to the Fulani/North if Yar'adua's Regime collapsed like Shehu Shagari's Regime through IBB coordinated misadvising/Regime failure's plotting, as it become ironic that Fulani cannot control Power except through Military where its interest is visible by manipulation/looting. Where is Umaru Dikko whom IBB used to advise and plotted Shagaria's downfall, it is imperative for Fulani to note that the second civil regime failure with its consequences, will evolve some kind of Dynamism/new confrontation that will overwhelm IBB Business-power matrix Empire /Fulani kingdom and balkanize Nigeria with prototype Congo conflict. ----------------------------------------------------- Nigeria Election;satisfactorily OK despite the French/Iranian inspired Cabal's intrigues,constitutional/political boo boo traps & instability/Violence infested Nigeria political mine field,Party internal Saboteurs planted by the Cabal,political Dynamics controlled by Hegemony,PDP Opposition formed by the PDP deserted Looters,Cabal's remotely controlled Judiciary,Ethnic Separatism/other protesting of demands as a destabilizing factor led Abia State Gov. Mr. Orji Uzor ( because of Igbos' great passion for Biafra/ethnic representation, mediocre/IBB Crony like Gov.Orji Uzor have to misled Igbos and took us for a ride.) ,Gullible Public have been incited by the bankrupt elitist Class who are acting as willing tools in the hands of the destructive Billionaire Cabal. Nigeria 2007 election is credibly OK,due to unusual environment and that is why Government have to use State maneuvers overcome the  used media falsehood with the collaboration of some PDP deserted Looters whom during their stay in  PDP mar any developmental programs in accordance with the cabal's hidden script of weakening PDP ability of Public Acceptance while during the just concluded election,acted as planted Saboteurs,with various attempt of maring the election for the Cabal favored Opposition Parties. All these action were executed in creating a situation of an inconclusive election as to have an interim Government option,which will enable the Cabal to tactically work his way back to power while dummy are sold to the Public that they are fighting failed PDP Government but most of these Opposition,are those who looted Treasury during their stay in PDP and challenging Government with propaganda,oiled by their loot. Analytically, Obasanjo was left with no option rather than to use State machinery/maneuvers to confront the deadly political insurgences,which he strategically overwhelmed despite cabal's well sponsored media falsehood,notably constitutional flaws,judicial lacuna, PDP Party deserted looters.The Opposition used V President Atiku's saga to discredit and portrayed Nigeria Government as failure,which occasionally had some religious men to prophesying doom for Obasanjo and the Nigeria Government,which paints Nigeria as a hopeless Nation. Ironically,it is disheartening that Labour Leader Adam Oshomole who used Labour to challenge Obasanjo led Govt.during their economic/structural Reform and challenge any developmental Policy/program as IMF or West imposed programs,will believe that he can be rewarded by the Cabal with a Governor's slot of Edo State. To execute this secret mandate,Edo State Governor was compelled by the Cabal to secretly finance Adam Oshomole's AC Party campaign and Election in Edo State while the Governor failed to execute any meaningful program/project during his tenure as a strategy to incite Edo people against PDP since the next Governor will secretly dance to his tune. Based on the recent happenings,PDP Party should carry extensive scrutinizing of its members and ascertain those that are honestly interested in genuine membership,and too early to monitor and control them as to realize the follower-ship and the proper execution of intending Governmental programs. Nigeria EFCC should be posted to all States and station them there,as monitor and force the projects' execution.All deserted members who confronted PDP with their loot,should not in any circumstance,be allowed to return to the PDP as a method of sanitizing and forcing disciple,orderliness and true membership among the PDP members.Dr.Ahmadu Ali the PDP Chairman should be allowed to stay for extra two years as to enable him be able to foist strong Party disciple on PDP members. Some Experts of opinion that if IBB will allow Yar'adua led Government a peaceful opportunities to control and rule Nigeria with disciple, wisdom and knowledge, it is advisable for Yar'adua and Obasanjo to assemble Northern Elders and Traditional Leaders to explain its situation and advise them to inform IBB to leave Nigeria within 48hrs or he will be detained for security reason as to allow peace to reign. Personally I am too sad that tactically Atiku saga and other strategies were used to compel Obasanjo to accept some Politicians who have imposed their Successors as PDP felt so much challenges that they allow all manners of characters and discredited Politicians to have their ways as to win the election. Next Government should find a process to checkmating such occurrences, as to avoid the Cabal using his cronies to lot the States Treasury as secret imposed levies, which are laundered through the Likes of Adenuga,Dangote,Dokpesi,Otunbas,Okonkwo's And others as known conduits for siphoning funds. This is why there is poor performance in all Governmental institutions as funds meant for development are being cornered by the Cabal's links for personal usages. From the sponsorship of Niger Delta Militias to hijack, seize Oil workers to destruction of Oil installations with additionally introduction of using explosives or bombs to cause Mayhem will be increased as Cabal realizes that he is getting much control and funds from Nigeria. Also, after the complaints of electoral malpractices and past Aviation Tragedies, Nigeria may witness  violence, bombing and organized form of Iranian destruction as electoral protest while the main aim is to cause fears and intimidate and cow the Government and Public to toe their lines of demands. I was reliably informed that the Opposition have cooked up some legal evidences to discredit the just concluded election by providing to Court with video of  some unverifiable or unidentifiable Soldiers and Policemen who were held, as purportedly arranged people rigging election for PDP by Galaxy TV, Channel TV & AIT; As this evidence, will not hold water in any Court of Law as unknown Soldier or Police men, INEC Officials and People with no origin,are allegedly held for rigging election for PDP as paraded in the TVs.They are not assigned for such task officially and there must be proof that these security Officials are genuinely deployed to make such arrest and that they are officially assigned to carry such duty otherwise those people whose pictures appeared in TVs, may have problem once they appear in Court as they may be tamed to be  illegal for carrying out such  exercise.While their units and stations must identify them as genuine staff and certify that they are assign such duty otherwise it will not  be accepted to challenge PDP Victory. Finally, my regards goes to Alhaji Shehu Shagari  for using his wisdom, influence and experience to counsel & organize the Core North to support PDP as he tried his best to pay his friend for handing over Power to NPN in 1979, which the Cabal with MKO Abiola used media falsehood and propaganda to overthrow that Govt. If Opposition are genuine minded, they should try to amend the Nigeria Constitution to allow INEC Chairman and Police IG to be appointed by the National Assembly as to avoid the incoming President from appointing someone to do his bidding. ---------------------------- Soliciting for Maziliteralworks' Donation/any amount or Media laptop/window Computers' Donation, Phone Media Assistance for Mazi Literal Works' Dissemination/Publication.Upon your Response,more info of the US/Canadian Coordinator will be sent. 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