{"id":15010,"date":"2017-07-04T20:58:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T20:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=15010"},"modified":"2017-07-04T20:58:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T20:58:49","slug":"sex-scandal-blackmailers-are-after-me-its-private-matter-ex-yobe-state-gov-ibrahim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=15010","title":{"rendered":"SEX SCANDAL: BLACKMAILERS ARE AFTER ME. IT&#8217;S PRIVATE MATTER &#8211; EX-YOBE STATE GOV. IBRAHIM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Governor of Yobe State, \u00a0Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim who was caught in a major sex scandal involving two women according to a video obtained by Saharareporters\u00a0has admitted being in a scandalous video that showed him dressing up in the presence of two women in a room, supposedly after sex.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<strong>Premium Times,<\/strong>\u00a0Ibrahim, representing Yobe East Senatorial District, said in his first interview since the scandal broke that he had not committed any official wrongdoing and the video was only made public after attempts to blackmail him failed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"paszonecont_64367\" class=\"paszone_container paszone-container-64367 center_pas \">\n<div class=\"pasinfotxt above\">\n<p>\u00a0<code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is a personal, private matter. What does my having been with a girl have to do with the public?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know the normal thing. People ask for unreasonable things, and if you deny them, they try to blackmail you if they have a way,\u201d Ibrahim, a former governor of Yobe State, said Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\">\u00a0In the room, one of the two women in the video held a device that was capturing the activities; while the other strolled about. But none of them was stripped like Ibrahim.<\/div>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\">Ibrahim said he couldn\u2019t remember where or when sexual activities took place, but the room appeared like a typical motel accommodation.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=13640&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3 amp-wp-inline-55b3a93f7a70dca2e89f8041462c7b4a\">The senator said he owed no one an explanation since he was not accused of any crime.<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf they say I raped, that\u2019s a different matter altogether,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it because I am a public official then I am not supposed to be entitled to private life?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senator said he knew when one of the women was filming him, but was told it was only for fun and they also wanted to illuminate the room with a camera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YOBE-GOV..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15011\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YOBE-GOV.-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YOBE-GOV.-300x174.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YOBE-GOV..jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey just mentioned it to me as a joke and I took it as nothing really serious,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is something that happened between two adults.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim, who signed a controversial Sharia law while in office as governor, nonetheless, said, \u201cI have commenced investigations to find out why it is circulating,\u201d the senator said. \u201cBut from all indications, it is a blackmail.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Governor of Yobe State, \u00a0Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim who was caught in a major sex scandal involving two women according to a video obtained by Saharareporters\u00a0has admitted being in a scandalous video that showed him dressing up in the presence of two women in a room, supposedly after sex. 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