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three-man panel of justices at the
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federal court of appeal in Anugu state
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have upheld the decision of the lower
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high court that had earlier sentenced a
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staff of guarantee trust bank GT bank on
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Yakuchi and Wosu to 7 years imprisonment
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in line with the enacted Nigeria law of
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failed banks or recovery of debts and
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financial malpractices act which the
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convict fraudulently used the property
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of one Mrs adimpe Foluk to apply and
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disperse 50 million naira loan into the
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savings account of GT bank customer and
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withdrew 40 million naira of the money
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from the beneficial savings account for
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his personal use this is coming at a
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critical period many Nigerians are
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doubting the credibility and integrity
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of GT Bank management after a popular
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human rights activist Martins Vincent to
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aka Vidman was arrested last Friday at
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the exist gate of GT Bank branch in
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Abuja by the Economic and Financial
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Crimes Commission EFCC when the activist
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went with his mother to seek
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clarification over apparent unauthorized
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constant savings withdrawals as loan
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repayments from his mother's savings
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asset with the bank with the activist
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mother saying she never took loan from
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the bank and EFCC arresting and
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releasing Vid Darkman after almost 5
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days in detention without specifically
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stating the alleged offense or offenses
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committed by the activist may have
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created room for some level of
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insinuations in certain quarters that
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seize GT bank management as people
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probably using the state security assets
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to commit act of criminal intimidation
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and oppression of complainers to cover
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up the bank suspected loan fraud and
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malpractices according to EFCC news
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release made available about an hour ago
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the Anugu division of the Court of
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Appeal has upheld the conviction and 7
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years prison sentence of one on Yakuchi
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Inosu a former employee of Guaranty
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Trust Bank for his commission of over 50
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million naira 50 million naira loan
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fraud inosu was prosecuted by the Enugu
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zonal directorate of the economic and
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financial crimes commission EFCC on a
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9-count charge bordering on forgery and
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obtaining by false pretense to the tune
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of 50 million naira and was convicted
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and sentenced by justice
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arrogy of federal high court sitting in
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independence layout enugu on January
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2021 the convict who was an account
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officer of one anuso shindu owner of
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flocky aluminum odo products limited
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used a forged document titled an
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application to mortgage consent to
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mortgage and tripartite legal mortgage
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to deceive GTB into believing that one
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Mrs adabimpe foluk pledged her property
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as collateral for the said loan to
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flocky aluminium odo products limited
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investigations revealed that he
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benefited 40 million naira from the
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fraudulent act by directly withdrawing
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it from the account of flocky aluminium
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odo products limited in the course of
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his trial prosecution council assistant
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commander of the EFCC a two main forced
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called four witnesses and tended 16
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exhibits which were admitted in
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evidences exhibit EFCC
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1-6 at the end of the trial Justice
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Ogori held that the EFCC proved its case
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beyond reasonable doubt and convicted
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and sentenced in Wosu accordingly
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dissatisfied with the judgment the
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convict approached the appeal court
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praying it to set aside the judgment of
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the trial court while Eku the
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prosecution council prayed the court to
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uphold the judgment of the high court
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and dismiss the appeal on the grounds
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that the prosecution proved its case
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beyond reasonable doubt the court of
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appeals set aside the convictions from
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the trial court on counts 1 to 8 but
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upheld that on count nine count nine of
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the charge reads that you on Yakuchi in
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Wosu sometime in September 2010 in Enugu
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within the jurisdiction of the Federal
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High Court of Nigeria while being an
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officer of Guarantee Trust Bank and
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being connected with the grant of loan
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knowingly processed and facilitated the
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grant loan of 50 million naira 50
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million naira o to Flocky Aluminum Odo
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Products Limited received the sum of 40
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million naira 40 million naira 0.0 O as
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personal gratification out of the said
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loan after it was granted thereby
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committed an offense contrary to section
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151 E and punishable under section 161
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of the failed banks recovery of debts
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and financial malpractices in banks act
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cap F2 laws of the federation of Nigeria
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in a unanimous judgment of a
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three-member panel of the appeal court
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delivered by justice seab bee Abu Bakr
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the court of appeal appeal held that the
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evidence of the first prosecution
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witness PW1 corroborated the confession
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of the appellant that he collected 40
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million naira from the loan sum of 50
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million naira granted to the third
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respondent flocky aluminum odo products
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limited the appellant has admitted that
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he collected 40 million naira from the
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loans sum which has proved the last
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ingredient of the offense against the
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appellent consequently the conviction of
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the appellant on this count nine of the
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charge charge by the trial court was in
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order in my humble view the court said
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it would be recalled that we had
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reported that the Nigeria
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Anti-Corruption Police Economic and
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Financial Crimes Commission EFCC may
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have failed to state the alleged crime
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or crimes committed by a human rights
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activist Martins Vincent aka Vidman
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since 5 days over 120 hours the
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anti-corruption police arrested him in
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Abuja when he went with his mother to GT
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Bank to get clarification from the bank
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over constant apparent unauthorized
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withdrawals affected by the bank on the
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woman's savings account although Varied
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Darkman was arrested alongside his
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friend Steven Avuara aka CPAC but
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according to the statement issued by the
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activist lawyers legal chamber Deji
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Adiandu and partners Steven Avuara was
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released shortly after he was arrested
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on Friday with the chamber insisting
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that desert on Tuesday e FCC have not
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been able to state the crime or crimes
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their client Vidman committed rather as
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at on Monday four operatives of the EFCC
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engaged the human rights activist in
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hours long questions that borders on why
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he allegedly monetized his social media
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pages his public comments about a gospel
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musician his tax records and his source
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of income this apparently authenticated
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the BBC reports that the EFCC confirmed
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to it that Vid Darkman was arrested and
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detained for cyber talking a BBC report
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which EFCC swiftly launched media war
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against the British media tagging the
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BBC report as a fake news and in
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retaliation the BBC pigeon replied EFCC
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with a post that its report is correct
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and undoubtedly the crime of cyberalking
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may not be the duty of the EFCC as such
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is apparently the constitutional
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responsibility of the Nigeria Police
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Force and if true that the human rights
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activist was detained for cyber talking
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it shows that the country ruling
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political party the All Progressives
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Congress APC may have questions to
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answer the APC had earlier issued threat
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message to the human rights activist
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after the activist called the Nigeria
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Senate President God's Will Actio out
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over the Senate President traveling to
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Rome in Italy to attend Pope Francis
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burial while almost daily killings and
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unabated high level of insecurity are
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observed in several states in the West
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Africa country and furthermore EFCC in a
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statement on Tuesday only issued an
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apparent vague statement that he
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received series of petitions against the
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activists as a way to try to justify why
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the human rights activist was arrested
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and detained but the anti-corruption
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commission probably could not make any
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reasonable allegation against the human
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rights defender even when the commission
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confirmed in the statement that it has
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been investigating the allegations filed
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against Bereman before the activist was
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arrested in a commandoike style at the
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exit gate of GT bank we have reported
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that there is apparent tension in
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Nigeria over the arrest of a popular
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human rights activist Martins Vincent
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dos aka Vidman or VDM who was allegedly
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seized by Nigeria security operatives in
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a manner that have kept many wondering
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suspecting acts of oppression and
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intimidation based on threats issued by
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the ruling political party All
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Progressives Congress APC against the
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human rights activist after the activist
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condemned the Nigeria Senate President
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President God's will Akabio for
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traveling to Vatican in Italy to attend
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Pope Francis burial ceremony while he
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said the Senate President has failed to
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visit states where almost daily burial
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ceremonies are often held in some states
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like Plateau Bonu Quir Enugu and Ogan
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states where gunmen bandits are killing
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the Senate President fellow citizens in
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large numbers unabated in recent time in
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Nigeria and angered by the talks the APC
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South South zonal organizing secretary
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blessing Abbomb here issued 7 days
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ultimatum to Bidman to apologize to the
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Senate President who led fiveman federal
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government delegation to Rome to attend
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the late Catholic head funeral ceremony
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but immediately Vidman in a video issued
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the public apology to the victims of
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insecurity in the West Africa country
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and in the video he further accused and
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condemned the Senate President and other
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Nigeria leaders for being insensitivity
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to their institutional responsibilities
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of protecting lives saying "In security
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killing hundreds of people often in
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Nigeria is as a result of leadership
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failure on the part of the Senate
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President and members of the Bola Ahmed
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Tonubuled government and surprisingly
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Deji Adanju the lawyer to the activist
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said that Vid Darkman was arrested at
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Guaranty Trust Bank GTB in Abuja on
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Friday in a more dehumanizing manner and
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after he was trapped at the exit door at
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the GTB premises for 5 minutes some
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security operatives came and cover his
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face with a black cloth before he was
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led away and for more than 48 hours
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Nigeria authority is yet to issue
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statement over the arrest of the human
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rights activist who had on Friday went
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with her mother to the GTB bank to get
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clarification over the unauthorized
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withdrawals constantly done on his
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mother savings account after the
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activist suspected that someone may have
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used his mother national identification
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number nin to take loan from the GTB
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