Once again I would like to extend my thanks to Grace for her outstanding research and for sharing her findings with us.

Before I begin, I would like to thank Sage once again for allowing me to contribute on her site. Secondly, you will find some of my source is in Norwegian language. You can easily translate it to English by using this tool, http://translate.google.com. I cleaned up some rough translation but stayed within the context.

After reading “My work with the Norwegian Police Unit” from Sammy’s biography, one would agree Sammy should be awarded the “Best Police Officer of the Year”. In reality Sammy was far from it. In this final part, I will conclude my research on Sammy Korir’s biography.

The story began with an unidentified junior police inspector who worked at Gardermoen police station. For two years, he saw corruption in his office. In January 2008, he decided to be the whistle blower and sent the Police, Justice and Internal Revenue Officials each an anonymous letter. It contained damaging accusations against his superiors and colleagues in PU, Gardermoen police station and Romerike police station. Immediately Chief Ingrid Wirum, the head of Immigration Police Unit (PU), conducted an internal investigation. The media was kept out of this investigation until April 24th, 2008. However, full revelation was unveiled on June 2nd, 2008.

As to date, Norway is hosting about 13,600 asylum seekers, while processing their applications(SOURCE ). Norwegian Immigration department has to identify and verify the information of each applicant is true before granting asylum visa. If their applications were rejected, these foreigners would be returned to their home country. In 2007, 2,187 illegal aliens in total were escorted out by Norwegian police officers. Out of the total, 1,237 of them were transported by flight. This means an average of three illegal aliens were sent out by flight each day in 2007. The whistle blower claimed many of his colleagues had applied for personal airline miles reward/bonus cards. They then put all the accumulated flight mileage from work towards these cards. Later, they reaped the benefits of the bonus cards for themselves and their families. All these were done with the blessing and approval of their superiors. This letter was later revealed by a Norwegian media, Dagsvisen, on April 25th , 2008 and April 26th, 2008. Ragnvald Berggrav, a senior spokesman for Ministry of Government Administration, expressed such act was not permitted and one could be terminated if found guilty. In the letter, the accuser also stated PU officers sent back illegal aliens “compulsively”.
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On April 24th, 2008, Wirum held a press conference and made her investigations public. Wirum carefully withheld some information since investigation was on going at that time. Wirum also revealed another part of her investigation that “a police officer by the Immigration Police Unit (PU) has been put under investigation for irregular contact with an external consultant.”

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While Wirum refused to disclose further information about this external consultant, Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (Norwegian media) revealed, “the man, who is in fifty years, has lived in Norway for years. He is considered to be a controversial figure in some immigrant communities and has several lawsuits behind him – even with the police. He has also been investigated for misuse of public funds, according to TV 2″
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Oddly enough African Press International who has covered at least 37 articles about immigration issues by April 2008 did not report about Wirum’s investigation. You guess it right, Sammy was the “external consultant”. In the summer of 2007, Wirum was warned about Sammy’s involvement in PU. In February, Wirum received another alarming message from Oslo Police Department regarding Sammy misusing his police ID. She immediately ordered his police ID to be confiscated, but only learned the mission was failed in March 2008. Dagbladet provided more shocking news of Sammy’s inappropriate use of police ID in the public:

“Dagbladet can confirm from other sources that Sammy Korir more times to have used police ID in the city of Oslo. Among other to two comrades have met Sammy Korir of a kebab restaurant in Oslo last fall. The men living at the 4-time one night last fall for Dennis Kebab in Karl Johans gate, Oslo. It will shortly be a Intermesso between Sammy Korir, and two other people – two men from Rockingham. These men notified the Oslo police about that Korir had identified with police ID. But when the police came up to the place they found not Korir’s police ID. Despite the fact that at least four witnesses had confirmed that Korir fans with police ID.”

Over loaded with ten thousand plus applications, PU resorted to hire external consultants to investigate and verify the true identity of asylum applicants. These consultants were not considered to be PU employees; therefore, they only had limited access to PU premises and PU files. Their payments came from a specific PU budget instead of regular payroll. Through time, Wirum found more startling truth about Sammy. Most Norwegian media speculated Sammy’s employment was purposely hidden by two PU police officers from their leaderships, even though Wirum refused to comment on it. Sammy was supposed to be hired as an external consultant in February 2007, but he was given all the privileges of a secret police. Sammy was issued a police ID, permission of entering PU premises freely, and easy access to all PU files. Yet Sammy did not draw his salary from payroll like other police officers. His payment came from the budget specified for external consultant instead. With both suspended police officers’ support, Sammy boldly claimed himself to be a secret police agent. However, Wirum firmly stated to Dagbladet, “It is completely normal that the police are using external consultants. Korir has never carried out police duties. He has never been involved when it is used coercive means.”

Wirum also found Sammy incompetent in his work. Dagbladet reported on June 2nd, 2008, “The authorities in the African country where an applicant was tried returned, refused to release the man into the country despite the fact that he was provided with travel documents from the country’s embassy in Denmark.” Wirum confirmed it and mentioned all Sammy’s cases had to be reexamined. Sammy along with both police officers who had hired him were suspicious of bribery also. Sammy was further accused of misusing the police ID traveling all over Norway and abroad without Wirum’s authorization.

In late April 2008, Wirum finally ordered Sammy to be dismissed and his police ID was to be confiscated for good. Both police officers involving Sammy were suspended. On June 2nd, 2008, the media had a field day with Sammy once his identity was revealed. Dagbladet reported this ordeal for days. Sammy refused Dagbladet’s interview. What happened to Sammy’s motto “sometimes bad publicity is good publicity”?

Sammy retaliated. He wrote letters to Minister of Justice, Knut Storberget and Minister of Labor, Bjarne Haakon Hanssen on April 4th, 2008. In the letter, Sammy condemned PU officers for their poor performances and bragged about his own contribution to PU. Sammy claimed he had allegedly been working on 47 cases in total, solved 32 and sent 19 home. This letter was revealed to Dagbladet later. Sammy also informed PU that they owed him an outstanding fee of 200,000 million, and accused Chief Wirum of being racist against him. Sammy also threatened PU for possible civil lawsuits. Opposed to Sammy exaggeration, the suspended police officer stated Sammy was probably working on about 20 cases. Wirum also responded that Sammy was paid 170 000 kronene for all his work, and PU did not owe him any wages.

The last four paragraphs’s source:

Was a Secret Police Agent, June 2nd, 2008

Police Investigated for Asylum Corruption, June 2nd, 2008

“Investigate All Cases of Korir” Part 1, June 2nd, 2008
“Investigate All Cases of Korir” Part 2, June 2nd, 2008

“The Police Wanted to Hide the Payments Korir”, June 4th, 2008

“Only the name is the problem”, June 2nd, 2008

Unfortunately,Sammy’s mess did not end with Wirum and the suspended police’s interviews. A 25 year old asylum seeker by the name of Emanuel Agara recognized Sammy’s picture in Dagbladet Newspaper. Agara was originally from Liberia, and fled to Ghana with his mother during war time.
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He sought asylum from Norwegian Government in 2003 but later expressed the desire of going back to his home country. PU refused to believe Agara was from Liberia due to Sammy’s faulty information. Dagbladet’s had an interview with Agara; hence “Deliberately Dumping Emanuel in Ghana” was published on June 3rd, 2008.

“I recognize the man,” said Emanuel Agara when he can see the picture of Sammy Korir who were on the pressure in the Dagbladet yesterday.

“He was on the asylum camp in the Trandum, along with a Norwegian policeman. They talked to my roommates, and offered him money and stay in Sweden in exchange for him to tell them where I came from,” said Agara.

Not once, but twice Agara was sent to Ghana instead of Liberia. The first time occurred on June 22nd, 2007, and Ghanaian government refused Agara’s entry. Norwegian police officers were forced to take Agara back to Norway. Even all the surveys indicated Agara was from Liberia, Sammy insisted his research was accurate. Shortly after, Agara was accompanied to Ghana again. Agara accounted his misfortune in the same article,

“This time was even worse. I was put in handcuffs and fast link. They would not even drop me to the toilet,”says Emanuel.
When the Norwegian policemen arrived in Ghana, once again realized that the Ghana authorities did not come to discharge Emanuel into the country.
“Policemen went to a hotel in the city, while I was locked inside the cell at the airport. I might even have to pay for my stay there,”said Emanuel.

“Four days later the policemen had decided to go back to Norway. It was agreed that they would take me back, but Ghanaian police suddenly realized that they were leaving without me,” said Emanuel.
The Ghanaian police did however put Emanuel on the same plane with the Norwegian policemen to Amsterdam. While four of them traveled on business class, Emanuel was plunged into the end in the plane. When they finally came back to Gardermoen, says Emanuel that the police do not want to give him his luggage and went from him with no more than 50 dollars in his pocket. Fortunately, there was a bus driver took him to Oslo.”

Agara’s lawyer, Preben Kløv Mountains, was dismayed with his client’s mistreatment and demanded answers from PU and Ghanaian Government. Dagbladet revealed Kløv Mountains’ discovery in July 2007 from two Ghanaian immigration officials in the same article:
“Both were independent of each other, noting that Ghanaian authorities finally decided to reject Agara as a citizen Ghana, and that he therefore must return with the police to Norway. Representative Yaboah made it clear that the Norwegian police do not have any authority in Ghana, and he announced that Agara now expected to fly back to Norway. It was from Immigration authorities also expressed great indignation in relation to the handling of the case from Norwegian politis page. Indignasjonen was linked in part to that Norwegian police do not seem to want to accept Ghana government’s decision. ”
The letter from last year, it is also a reference to the probably Korirs involvement in this matter. “Moreover expressed (Ghanaian police, editor.) irritation over that the Norwegian politis page was used by a third-party allegedly Kenyan ancestry, who should have behaved more or less as a face Ghanaian authorities. Request for your report on who he is, his accession to the Norwegian police authorities, and what role he may have had. “

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As you can see, the Ghanaian Immigration officials were not pleased with Sammy’s work and questioned his role in PU also. Due to Dagbladet’s coverage on Agara, the police officer who offered money to Agara’s cellmate was suspended by Wirum the following day. His attorney, Vegard Åløkke, confirmed the news was true. SOURCE

Emanuel Agara story was so compelling that a Norwegian firm maker made it into a movie, entitled “In your Dream”. You can watch it by visiting this website IN YOUR DREAM

Wirum has since made a great stride in improving PU by hiring nine diplomat type officials to handle asylum cases. SOURCE

What do you think of Sammy’s statements now?

“I live very well in Norway”

“I am not ashamed of myself and my past activities, which according to me are not bad activities, but stages in my life towards success that I have achieved during my growing up.”

“Some Norwegian Media have misunderstood me”

“I have not lied to my readers about my identity.”

“There is nothing they will find on me that will stop API from growing to become a world wide online news channel.”

“We will not mislead readers in any way. API spoke to Mrs Obama and the reasons she choose us will soon be made public in necessary. The story is true.” SOURCE
I hope you have arrived at the conclusion as I did that Sammy Korir is a fraud. Many Norwegians ignored Kenyan government’s warning against Sammy in 1987, and were fooled by Sammy. Many more ignored Norwegian media’s warning, and were recently fooled by Sammy. I hope we all have learned some things from API saga. One should always find out the source and author of any conspiracy theory instead of believing it blindly. We SHOULD NEVER give out private information to a stranger on line.

Thank you for reading and I here by wishing you a Happy New Year.