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Nigerian Army Authority has issued a
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statement denying threat messages issued
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against members of the public ahead of
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the planned mass protest slated for
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October 20th, 2025 to demand for the
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release and freedom of the detained
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Bafra Republic agitation leader Mazi
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Nami Kanu just as the organizer and
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chief campaigner Saware the publisher of
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Sah reporters news media met to seek
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understanding with the former president
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of Nigeria good luck Jonathan who
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according to Saware promised to visit
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu to discuss
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the issue with him. Nigerian army in a
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statement on Friday said the attention
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of the Nigerian army NA has been drawn
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to a misleading publication by Sahara
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reporters alleging that a Facebook page
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purportedly operated by military
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personnel issued veiled threats against
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certain individuals ahead of a planned
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October 20th protest. The report is not
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only false but a deliberate attempt to
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misinform the public and discredit the
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noble institution of the Nigerian Army.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Nigerian
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Army has only two official social media
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handles, namely at HQ Nigerian Army and
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at Nigerian Army Info, which are duly
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verified on Facebook X, formerly
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Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Any
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other page or account outside these
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verified handles does not belong to the
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Nigerian Army and should be disregarded
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in its entirety. It is pertinent to
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state that certain civilians and online
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content creators now operate pages that
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post military related contents purely
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for the purpose of generating online
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traffic and monetary gain. Such pages
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have no affiliation whatsoever with the
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Nigerian army. The NA therefore
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dissociates itself completely from any
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post, statement or activity emanating
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from these unauthorized sources. The
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Nigerian Army remains a professional,
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disciplined and aolitical institution
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committed to the defense and unity of
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the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the
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discharge of its constitutional
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responsibilities, the NA continues to
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uphold the highest standards of
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professionalism, adherence to the rule
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of law, and respect for human rights.
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The general public and media
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practitioners are hereby enjoyed to
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verify all information concerning the
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Nigerian Army only through its official
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platforms or the Directorate of Army
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public relations before publication or
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The Nigerian Army therefore urges Sahara
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reporters and other media outlets to
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exercise due diligence in verifying the
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authenticity of their sources to avoid
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the spread of falsehood capable of
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misleading the public and undermining
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Amy Saware in a statement made available
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through his personal social media
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accounts on Friday said that earlier
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today in Abuja I met with former
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President Good Luck Jonathan to discuss
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the continued incarceration of Mazi Nami
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Kanu. President Jonathan agreed that
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there is an urgent and compelling need
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to address this matter decisively and
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justly. I thank him sincerely for
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recognizing the importance of resolving
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Kanu's case in the interest of peace,
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fairness and national healing.
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Particularly assuring was that he
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promised to meet Asawaju Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu to discuss this issue as soon as
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possible. With this, former President
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Jonathan joins a growing list of
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Nigerians who have called for justice in
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Nami Kanu's case. A list that already
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includes ex- vice president Atiku Abu
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Bakr, Femi Falana San Senator Shehusani
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and many others across political and
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regional divides. Mazi Namdi Kanu
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remains in detention today because he
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took up the just cause of confronting
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the long-standing issue of
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marginalization in Nigeria. Like other
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ethnic and regional activists whose
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politically motivated cases have been
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withdrawn or dismissed, Nami Kanu should
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also be released without
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further delay. I once again call on all
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political, cultural, ethnic and
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religious leaders across Nigeria to join
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this noble cause. In particular, I
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invite my brothers and sisters from the
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southeast, Mr. Peter Obi, Charles
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Chukuma, Soludo, Alex Ciotti, Francis in
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Waifuru, Peter Mbar, Hu Zodenma, Abigeli
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Equasili, John of Ohanes and Diggbo
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worldwide as well as Nigerians of
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conscience everywhere to lend their
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voices to the call for justice and
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freedom. Nandi Kanu should be set free
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and I remain firmly committed to
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peacefully mobilizing for justice and
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freedom in this matter. On Thursday, Omi
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Saware in a statement challenged the
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decision to set free and grant
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presidential state pardons to convicted
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individuals by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu without considering the release
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of Mazi Nami Kanu. According to Saware
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today, President Bola Tonubu extended
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pardons to a long list of convicted
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individuals including a cocaine
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trafficker serving a life sentence, an
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alleged coupla, Mamemon Vatza, the late
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Nandia Ziki way and Herbert McCauley,
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and even Farukq Laan, the former
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lawmaker convicted for taking bribes on
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tape. He also pardoned other known
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fraudsters and corrupt politicians. Yet
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in all of this, Tonubu refuses to even
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consider the release of Mazi Nami Kanu,
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who has been unjustly detained for years
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despite multiple court orders mandating
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his freedom. It is a glaring hypocrisy.
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Criminals and political thieves are
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forgiven, celebrated, and rehabilitated
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while a man demanding self-determination
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and justice remains behind bars and
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tossed around in courts with the
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pretense that somehow it is about law.
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Earlier, Soware raised an alarm that the
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presidency is using DSS to contact and
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threaten politicians from the southeast,
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warning them not to endorse the free
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Nambi Kanu now movement or participate
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in Free Nami Kanu now, the planned march
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to Aso Rock Villa. They've contacted
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some names mentioned in my postings to
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gaslight them, claiming the protest was
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to ferment chaos and violence. They're
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terrified. However, we move forward and
