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An amra state government under the
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leadership of Governor Charles Chukuma
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Soludo has said that the state is
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currently in search of justice over the
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killing of a young and creative fish
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farmer Martin Zafesi on Yaki well known
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by his business name as fish magnet who
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was reportedly shot on the leg while
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being kidnapped on Sunday the 27th of
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July 2025 at his residence in Azini Fete
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village Okuno in Orca the Anamra state
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capital. This Dr. George Mgalu, the
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Labour Party candidate in the
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forthcoming governorship election in the
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state, said that an amber state is no
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longer safe, adding that people are
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being killed, slaughtered for their
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families to bury in silence. While the
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state governor, Professor Charles
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Chukuma Soludo looks the other way with
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no sympathy, condolence visit, or
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statement. Specifically, Mogulu said, "I
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must speak frankly. An amra is no longer
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safe, not even in the state capital. Our
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people are being slaughtered, kidnapped,
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and buried in silence while the
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government looks the other way. This is
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not leadership. It is abandonment. Just
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recently, we lost over 10 lives in a
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ghastly accident at Amichi. Noi South
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local government area. Yet, there was no
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statement, no condolence, not even a
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visit from the state government.
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Instead, we see street renamings and
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political endorsement rallies. Where is
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our conscience? Mogulu stated while the
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former lawyer to Nami Kanu, the detained
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Bafra agitation leader, barristister
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Afeni Edio said the people of the state
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are currently romancing with crimes,
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hiding criminals, and painting absurd
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narratives on social media to glorify
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and justify the rising crimes in the
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state, saying, "The most frightening
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part, the reckless energy our own people
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expend defending these killers. When you
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shield murderers because they are your
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kinsmen, you embolden them. When you
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justify kidnappings under the guise of
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ethnic pride, you leave the gates wide
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open for the real external aggressors
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like armed herdsmen whose invasion will
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come when we are weakest and most
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divided. An amber state commissioner for
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information. Lor me made the government
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position known on Sunday after he led
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other government officials on a
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condolence visit to the bereieved mother
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of the victim who happened to be the
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woman leader of the anamra state all
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progressives grand alliance ABGA Mrs.
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According to Punch newspaper, Ona, a son
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of the woman leader of the Anamra State
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All Progressives Grand Alliance, was
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abducted by gunman at his residence in
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Ezen community, Auno, Orca South Local
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Government Area of Anra State in a late
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night attack on Saturday, July 26th, and
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was subsequently killed. In a press
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statement released on Sunday, the state
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commissioner for information l me
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sympathized with the deceased family,
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assuring them that the state government
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is in search of justice while sustaining
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and strengthening security in the state.
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Mecca, who maintained that such a
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development is an affront to the
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professor Chukuma Soludo government's
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new security architecture, also
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expressed delight that the police are on
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the heels of the perpetrators. The
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commissioner was quoted as having stated
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this when he paid a condolence visit to
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the woman leader of the Anamra state
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ABGA Esther ones. According to the
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statement, the statement read in part,
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the Anamra state commissioner for
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information, Dr. L. Mea recently paid a
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condolence visit to the woman leader of
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the Anamra state All Progressives Grand
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Alliance, Mrs. is Esther ones whose only
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son Martin of Fesni Onyekes a prominent
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fish dealer in the state popularly known
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as fish magnet was kidnapped and
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murdered recently in an amber state.
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Meer who described the fish dealer's
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death as dastedly and heart-wrenching
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sympathized with the deceased's mother
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assuring her that the state government
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is with her in search of justice while
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sustaining and strengthening security in
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an amber state. He maintained that such
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a death is an affront to the solution
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government's new security architecture
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and expressed happiness that the police
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are on the heels of the perpetrators and
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have issued a statement on the matter
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after recovering the vehicle in which
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they drove him away, adding that nobody
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can commit such a dastardly act in an
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amber state and get away with it. So may
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his soul rest in peace. We'll fight and
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get him justice. The mother will get
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justice. the family will get justice and
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an amra will get justice. It's a very
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painful loss for all of us and the
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government is always challenged when
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things like this happen because it's an
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affront to the new security architecture
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put in place by the solution government
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led by professor Chukuma Soludo. The
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commissioner said security in an amra
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has significantly improved since solido
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launched a new security architecture on
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He noted that troubled areas are now
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receiving proper attention and that
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anyone causing unrest must now face the
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government's security outfits, Hagenber
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and Operation Udogachi.
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And whoever is constituting a security
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challenge in Anamra now knows that they
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have the government's new security
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outfits Hagenber and Operation Udogachi
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to contend with. The statement read,
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"Also on the condolence visit along with
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the commissioner was the chairman of the
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Nei South local government area, Van
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Meanwhile, the Anamra State Police
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Command of the Nigeria Police Force has
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said a joint security operatives
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recovered the victim's vehicle which the
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asalants used to escape the scene. In a
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statement, the police said, "The
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commissioner of police, CP IU orugu,
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PhD, has directed all tactical and
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intelligence units to redouble their
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efforts in tracking down the armed men
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responsible for the abduction and
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subsequent killing of Mr. Aessi Onyuker
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the managing director of fish magnet
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outlet who was attacked in the evening
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of the 27th of July 2025 at his
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residence in Ezini fete village Okuno
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Orca. This directive follows the
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recovery of the victim's navy blue
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Toyota Corolla along Aulu Igarim road by
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the joint security team comprising of a
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number of vigilante operatives and the
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police. Preliminary investigations
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revealed that the asalants had trailed
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the victim before launching the violent
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attack during which the deceased was
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shot in the leg and forcibly taken away.
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He was later found lifeless sparking
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public outrage and deep concern among
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residents of Orca. The CP while
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condemning the killing assured that the
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criminal elements behind this cowardly
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act will be brought to book. He further
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stated that the police owe it to the
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family, the people of Anra and the
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memory of the deceased to ensure that
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those responsible face the full weight
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of the law. Further developments would
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be communicated accordingly. SP
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police public relations officer and Amra
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state police command stated in a press
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release on Wednesday. Labour Party
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governorship candidate Dr. George
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Wogaloo said, "My heart is heavy. I
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received with deep sorrow the
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devastating news of the brutal murder of
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Mr. Martin ones the only son of Mrs.
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Esther ones, the Anamra statewoman
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leader of the All Progressives Grand
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Alliance, APGA. Martin was a promising
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young man, an industrious fish farmer in
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his 20s, whose life was cut short in a
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most cruel and senseless manner.
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Abducted from his family home in Orca,
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shot in the leg, and later found dead
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despite ransom being paid. This is not
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just a family's tragedy. It is a painful
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reminder that our dear state is in
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crisis. My thoughts and prayers are with
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Mrs. Ana Casey and her entire family in
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this moment of unimaginable grief. No
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parent should ever have to bury a child,
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especially under such horrifying
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I must speak frankly. An amra is no
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longer safe, not even in the state
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capital. Our people are being
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slaughtered, kidnapped, and buried in
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silence while the government looks the
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other way. This is not leadership. It is
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abandonment. Just recently, we lost over
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10 lives in a ghastly accident at
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Amichi. Noi South local government area.
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Yet, there was no statement, no
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condolence, not even a visit from the
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state government. Instead, we see street
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renamings and political endorsement
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rallies. Where is our conscience? This
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is not about political party. This is
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about human life. This is about the
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safety of our people, our mothers, our
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fathers, our children. As a father and a
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fellow Animeranian, I feel this pain
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personally. As a leader, I cannot keep
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quiet. We must return empathy to
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governance. We must put humanity before
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politics. The anamra of our dreams
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cannot be built on propaganda, silence,
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and indifference. It must be founded on
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compassion, courage, and the resolve to
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act, especially when it matters most.
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May the soul of young Martin ones find
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rest. And may his death not be in vain.
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Dr. George Mgalu, Labour Party
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governorship candidate in Anamra State,
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stated this on Friday, August 1st, 2025.
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Former lawyer to Nambi Kanu, the
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detained leader of the indigenous people
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of Bafra, IPOB, Barrista Rafeni Edio in
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a statement said, "The brutal abduction
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and subsequent killing of a fessi onu
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popularly known as fish magnet in Orca,
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an amber state, is yet another chilling
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reminder that our homeland is bleeding
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and we are running out of time to act."
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Just last week, social media was a wash
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with heart-wrenching reports of how this
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promising young man was kidnapped in his
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own home at Ezin Fit community, Ouno,
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Orca South local government area during
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a late night invasion by gunmen. He was
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whisked away and later gruesomely
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murdered despite an undisclosed ransom
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being paid. The most devastating part, a
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Fessoni was the only son of his family.
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One life brutally snuffed out, a family
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shattered beyond repair, and a community
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thrown into mourning. I condemn this
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dastardly act in the strongest possible
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terms. I call on the governor of Anra
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state, security agencies, and every
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community stakeholder to rise to the
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occasion, not merely to issue
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statements, but to act decisively, hunt
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down these murderers, bring them to
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justice, and urgently strengthen the
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security architecture to fortoall
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further bloodshed. But let us not
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deceive ourselves. This is more than an
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isolated tragedy. It is a symptom of a
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larger, deadlier disease that is eating
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deep into the soul of Aaylor Igbo. A
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disturbing trend where crime is
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romanticized, killers are shielded, and
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absurd conspiracy theories are pedled on
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social media to justify barbarity. Some
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people hiding behind faceless accounts
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shamelessly defend these murderers.
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Others spin reckless narratives like the
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laughable claim that the gunman who
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killed over 20 innocent souls in Arendu
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were fani herdsman who mastered Igbo
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language. What a tragic delusion. Must
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death knock at your door before you
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accept reality. And then there is the
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digital complicity. The growing chorus
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of voices online excusing or minimizing
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the bloodbath ravaging IMO state and
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other parts of the southeast. Many
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victims remain silent. paralyzed by
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fear. While some communities,
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particularly in the Akiway Axis, have
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literally been conquered by criminal
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gangs who now dictate life and death
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within the domains. The most frightening
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part, the reckless energy our own people
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expend defending these killers. When you
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shield murderers because they are your
12:14
kinsmen, you embolden them. When you
12:17
justify kidnappings under the guise of
12:19
ethnic pride, you leave the gates wide
12:22
open for the real external aggressors
12:24
like armed herdsmen whose invasion will
12:26
come when we are weakest and most
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divided. Let this be crystal clear.
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Crime is crime no matter who commits it.
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A criminal is not a hero. Anyone
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involved in these heinous acts must be
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decisively dealt with without ethnic
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excuses, without sympathy, and without
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protection under any guise. To my
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dismay, only yesterday I saw a report
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purportedly authored by alleged Umuaka
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community trying desperately to downplay
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the scale of kidnappings and killings in
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their area. I ask, what message are we
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sending to a people who now live under
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siege, a community where fear is the new
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normal? The hard truth is this. Security
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is not the responsibility of government
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alone. It is a collective duty. Sadly,
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the conventional security architecture
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appears to have abandoned hapless
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citizens of Imo state to their fate
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either by willful act of dereliction of
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duty, compromise or collusion. But we as
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a people cannot and must not abandon
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ourselves. This is a wakeup call. If we
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do not unite against this evil now, it
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will consume us all. Tomorrow it could
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be your brother, your sister, your only
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son. The time to act is now. Sirained
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for Esquire stated this on Saturday,
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