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Israel Defense Forces IDF has confirmed
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that the Middle East country soldiers
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carried out massive air strikes on
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multiple locations in Yemen capital of
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SAR on Sunday. While Nasra the chairman
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of Yemen's Saba news agency and the vice
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president of the media authority of Ansa
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Allah movement that has Houthi's group
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as one of its organizations said the air
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defenses were able to thwart the
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majority of the Israeli attacks and
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confronted several of its combat
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formations which he said forced Israeli
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soldiers to retreat with the Houthi
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fighters using locally manufactured air
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defense systems. According to Sri
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Defense Force, multiple military targets
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belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime
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in Sarah, Yemen, including a military
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site in which the presidency palace is
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located, the Adar and Hazar's power
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plants, and a site for storing fuel, all
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used for the military activity of the
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Houthi regime. These strikes were
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carried out in response to repeated
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Houthi attacks on Israel with missiles
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and UAVs. The Houthis backed by Iran
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continue to exploit civilian
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infrastructure for terror purposes. News
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agencies reported that Israel launched
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the air strikes in Yemen's capital
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Salah, hitting areas near the
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presidential complex and missile bases
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with additional strikes reported in
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Heda. It was gathered that Israel
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carried out the strikes in response to
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days of attempted Houthi drone and
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ballistic missile attack against Israel.
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Local media reported with a photograph
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showing the Israel Prime Minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister
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Katz and IDF Chief Al Zamir at the
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Israeli Air Force command center in Tel
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Aviv observing today's strikes on Yemen
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capital on the military facility near
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the presidential palace, a fuel depot,
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and two power stations. Israeli air
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strikes hit Yemen's capital on Sunday,
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just days after the Houthi rebels fired
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a missile toward Israel that its
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military described as the first cluster
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bomb the rebels had fired at it since
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The rebels al- Masera satellite
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television reported a strike on an oil
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company and video on social media showed
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a fireball erupting there. Nasrada,
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deputy head of answer all Houthis media
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authority and chairman of Yemen's Sabba
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news agency said Yemeni air defenses
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intercepted most of the Israeli air
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raids, forcing several formations to
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withdraw. He stressed that Yemen's
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military operations in support of Gaza
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will continue until the aggression ends
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and the blockade is lifted. AMA
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dismissed Israel's targeting of a
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civilian fuel station in Sana as an act
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of barbarism and bankruptcy with no
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impact on military capabilities, warning
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it will only trigger further escalation.
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In quotes, he said, "Targeting a
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civilian fuel station on a main street
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will have no impact on military
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Thanks to God, the air defenses were
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able to thwart the majority of the
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Zionist aggression and confront several
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of its combat formations, forcing them
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to retreat using locally manufactured
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air defense systems. Our military
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operations in support of Gaza will not
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cease, God willing, except with the
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sessation of the aggression and the
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lifting of the siege on it. Targeting a
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civilian fuel station on a main street
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will certainly have no impact on the
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military operations. rather a young man
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from Delta State in the oil rich Niger
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Delta region in Nigeria has been
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arrested after he conspired with his
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friend to fake a kidnapping to get money
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from his family in order to be able to
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travel abroad. The young man was seen in
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a video the alleged kidnapper sent to
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his family threatened to be killed with
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a cutless placed on his neck by the
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suspected fake kidnapper who is also a
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native and indigene of Delta state but
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faked his voice to sound like an house
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fani man from northern Nigeria.
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According to one of the popular human
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rights activists against insecurity in
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the West Africa country, Harrison
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Gwamnu, the two suspects were arrested
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inside the bush after intelligence
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gathering indicated that the kidnapping
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was not genuine, adding that they were
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not mobilized by Senator Ned Munir
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Enwoko, the senator representing Delta
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North senatorial zone, who had said in a
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press statement that the father of the
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supposed victim together with two
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members of the Idu Juboko community
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reached out to me. I also spoke with the
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victim's brothers as well as the police
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in Isla Uku and Asaba. In addition, I
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contacted and mobilized the Idamuj Uboko
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vigilante group and held discussions
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with my police contacts in Asaba, giving
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clear instructions to track the
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kidnappers and ensure the safe rescue of
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the victim. Throughout the operation, I
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received tracking updates and was kept
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informed of the rescue movements from
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Asaba to Isla Wuku until the eventual
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arrests were made. In an earlier post,
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Harrison Guamu had said that for
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clarity, I do not know who he claims he
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mobilized for a rescue mission. I also
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do not know what he meant by saying he
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mobilized the police and local
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vigilantes. I personally fueled three
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vehicles, paid other logistics for the
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operation. He's claiming he mobilized.
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According to the popular human rights
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and life defender Harrison Guamu, on
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Sunday the 16th of August 2025, an alarm
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was raised that a man had been kidnapped
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at Anichao Anocha North local government
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area Delta State. Immediately the police
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special anti-kid kidnapping and cyber
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crime unit Asaba led by the OC swung
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into action working tirelessly with a
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team of military officers from 63
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brigade Asaba. The Nigeria Forest
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Security Service NFSS and Delta State
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Government House trackers advanced to
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Isleu to rescue the alleged victim.
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After hours of coordinated intelligence
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gathering, it was discovered that the
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incident was not a genuine abduction,
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but a case of self-kid kidnapping. The
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location was secured and the two
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suspects behind the act were arrested
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and are now in custody. We sincerely
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thank the offices and men of the 63
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brigade of Asaba, the OC and offices of
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the special anti-kidnapping and cyber
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crime unit and the NFSS for their
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resilience, sacrifice and dedication to
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keeping our communities safe. Special
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appreciation also goes to his excellency
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right honorable Sheriff Omar Revoiri,
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executive governor of Delta State for
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standing firmly behind security
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operations. As we commend these gallant
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men and women, we must also stress the
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need for greater support. The security
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teams involved in this operation need
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stronger logistics, equipment, and
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resources to sustain their work and
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extend their coverage across an amra
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state governor. Professor Charles Chukum
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Soludo has dismissed eight members of
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the state special vigilante group known
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as Agon Ember after the sacked security
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operatives were seen in a now viral
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video allegedly assaulting a female
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National Youth Service Corps NYC member
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Jennifer Elbor to the level of complete
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nakedness after they torn her clothes
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and continued assaulting her even when
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they observed during the process nothing
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more was covering any part of her body.
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This the dismissed vigilantes did after
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they allegedly chased some young men on
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motorcycles they claimed were members of
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a secret cult to the victim's compound
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at Ober community in Idily South local
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government area of an amra state on July
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According to the state television
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station, Anamra Broadcasting Service,
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ABS, the Anamra State Government through
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the Agon Security Command has dismissed
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eight of her operatives for their
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involvement in the brutal assault and
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public stripping of a core member, Miss
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Jennifer Elbor. The dismissed operatives
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will be handed over to the police for
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immediate prosecution.
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Speaking at the agency headquarters in
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Orca, the special adviser to Governor
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Chukuma Soludo on community security,
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Mr. Ken Mikayi said the state government
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acted swiftly after receiving reports
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that the operatives while in pursuit of
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suspected cultists on July 23rd, 2025
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assaulted core members, an action which
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he described as totally outside the
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mandate of the agency and utterly
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condemnable. Mr. Amikai stressed that
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the Soludo administration will not
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tolerate any form of unprofessionalism,
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brutality, or abuse of office by
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security operatives, assuring that any
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officer found guilty of misconduct will
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face immediate dismissal and
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prosecution. He disclosed that despite
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pleas from the victim's family and NYC
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officials not to prolong prosecution for
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damaging the identity of the people
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involved, the Anamra state government
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insisted on full investigation and
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accountability to serve as deterrence.
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The special adviser further revealed
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that the agency has already settled all
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medical bills of the core member,
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replaced damaged valuables such as
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laptops and phones, and tended a public
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apology to the victim, her family. NYSC
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and the general public. Mr. Amikai
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reiterated the government's resolve to
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reform community security operations in
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the state, emphasizing that Governor
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Soludo's administration is committed to
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upholding professionalism,
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accountability, and respect for human
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rights in all security engagements. He
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assured that the incident will be used
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as a turning point to strengthen
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discipline and restore public trust in
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the Agon outfit. Meanwhile, the Anamra
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State Police Command has condemned in
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strong terms the alleged assault on a
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female member of the National Youth
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Service Corps NYC in Oberdilly South
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local government area of the state. The
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assault was reportedly carried out by
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vigilante operatives. Following the
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incident, the suspects involved have
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been identified. The command however
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notes that the alleged victim's
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unavailability has temporarily stalled
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the ongoing investigative process.
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Meanwhile, the command has reiterated
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that assault in any form remains a
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criminal offense under the Nigerian law
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and reserves the right to take necessary
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