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Founder of Sahare reporters news media
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and the organizer of the free Nambdi
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Kanu protest Ami Saware has refuted and
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debunked the reports circulating in some
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sections of the media that the Federal
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High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped
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the upcoming Monday October 20th mass
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protest organized to demand the release
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of the detained Bafra Republic agitation
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leader Mazi Nami Kanu saying the media
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report is false and a calculated attempt
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to distract members of the public from
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coming out to join the protest, adding
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Nandi Kanu is so sick that the people
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must come out now to set him free. The
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sickness as alleged by Amy Saware
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apparently challenged the medical report
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issued by the Nigerian Medical
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Association NMA who had submitted its
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panel report before the trial court on
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Thursday that Nambdi Kanu is fit to face
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trial that the sickness is not
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life-threatening. But Punch newspaper
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reporter at the court on Thursday
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reported that it was the Department of
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State Services DSS lawyer who happened
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to be one of the parties in the dispute
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that presented the NMA medical report
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before the court. We are yet to
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ascertain the independency, fairness,
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objectivity, accuracy and transparency
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of the Nigerian Medical Association NMA
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in conducting the medical examination.
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In a statement on Saturday, Amy Saware
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said, "The Federal High Court in Abuja
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has not stopped the proposed free
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Namikanuno protest slated for Monday,
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Contrary to the misleading claims being
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circulated by police, lawyers and
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sections of the media, no order was
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granted restraining citizens from
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exercising their constitutional right to
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peaceful assembly." Justice Umar of the
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Federal High Court declined to issue any
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ex party order sought by the police to
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halt the nationwide protest altogether.
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What exists is a purported court order
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obtained in chambers by lawyers of the
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police which has not been served on
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anyone asking that protesters not
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protest at Aso Rock Villa, National
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Assembly, Eagle Square and a certain
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Shahu Shagari way. The latest false
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claims designed to confuse the public
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and discourage participation. The
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protest date is sacriact. The movement
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is unstoppable. In another statement,
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Omi Saware said, "I was deeply involved
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in the struggle for the validation of
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the June 12th election. And I remember
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vividly how the system operated back
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then, how they weaponized the judiciary
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to buy time, to deceive the public, and
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to justify injustice. They kept saying
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Aola's case is in court, using that as a
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shield for tyranny until they eventually
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killed him a day before his supposed
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release. It was a well orchestrated
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tragedy disguised as legal processes.
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Today I see the same script being
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replayed with Marzi Nami Kanu. The same
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manipulation, the same excuses, fake
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narrators, fake protesters, the same
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abuse of process. The language has not
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changed. Only the victims have. History
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is repeating itself before our eyes. And
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just as we fought to expose the truth,
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then we must do so now before it's too
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late. The Nandi Kanu I saw in court on
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October 16th is very ill. We must rescue
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him before another citizen is sacrificed
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to the bloodthirsty Nigerian elite club.
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Punch newspaper had during the week
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reported that the Nigerian medical
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association on Thursday informed the
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federal high court in Abuja that the
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illness of the leader of the indigenous
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people of Bafra Nambdi Kanu is not
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life-threatening. The medical panel set
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up by the NMA president said it had
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concluded the health assessment ordered
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by the court on the IPOB leader and
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found that Kanu is fit to stand trial.
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About 2 weeks ago, the trial judge,
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Justice James Omatosho, directed the
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association to independently assess
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Kanu's health status following
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conflicting medical reports presented by
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the defense and the prosecution. While
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DSS council, Mr. Aamalo Adigboya, S
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maintained that Carnu's health could be
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adequately managed at the DSS medical
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facility, the defense council, Mr.
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oniizu s insisted that his client's
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health was deteriorating and that he
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should be taken to the national hospital
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for proper care. This prompted justice
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to order the NMA to conduct an
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independent medical examination to
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determine among other things whether the
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DSS medical facility could cater to
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Kanu's needs or if he should be
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transferred to the national hospital as
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requested by the defense. The report is
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also expected to determine whether Kanu
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is fit to stand trial. However, at the
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previous sitting, Omatosho had to
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adjourn for October 16th for the
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presentation of Kanu's medical
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examination report by the NMA due to the
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inability of the panel to conclude its
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assessment of the IPOB leader health
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status and present its findings before
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the court. The DSS requested a one-week
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adjournment to allow the NMA medical
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board to conclude its investigation.
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Kanu is currently being prosecuted by
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the federal government on charges
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relating to alleged terrorism. According
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to the panel's report, which was
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submitted to the court on October 13th
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by the prosecution team led by a womalo
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and partly read in open court during
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Thursday's proceedings, the medical body
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stated that the defendant's ailment does
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not pose any immediate danger to his
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life and confirmed that he is fit to
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stand trial. Relying on the medical
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findings and in the absence of any
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objection from council to the parties,
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Omatosha ruled that the court was
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satisfied that the defendant could
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proceed with his trial and oayed the
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medical facility of the DSS for his
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medical care. The judge consequently
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granted Carno six consecutive days
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beginning from October 23rd to 30 to
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open and close. The defendant has until
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the 30th day of October to close his
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defense, Omatosho said. Additionally,
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Justice Amatosho granted an oral
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application by Kanu's lead council,
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Chief Kanu Agabi, SN, seeking permission
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for a private consultation between the
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defendant and his legal team outside the
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Department of State Services premises.
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Agabby had argued that the defense team
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feared the discussions with Kanu might
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be monitored or recorded by the DSS. The
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court therefore approved that the
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private meeting be held within the
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courtroom with only Kanu and his lawyers
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present. The consultation is scheduled
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to take place between 9:00 a.m. and 12
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noon on October 22nd ahead of the
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resumption of the trial on October 23rd.
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The court adjourned for continuation of
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the trial and commencement of Kanu's
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defense to the 23rd of October 2025.
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We have reported that Justice Muhammad
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Garba Umar of the Federal High Court
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sitting in Abuja on Friday apparently
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rejected the plans by the Inspector
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General of Police IGP Car Yodken to stop
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the upcoming Monday October 20th planned
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mass protests by Nigerians to demand the
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release of the detained Bafra Republic
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agitation leader Mazi Nambi Kanu. But
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according to the organizer of the
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protest, Amay Saware, after the judge
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initially declined to grant the Nigeria
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Police Force an ex party motion to stop
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the planned protest in the open court,
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the Federal High Court judge, Justice
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Umar reportedly granted the motion in
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chambers imposing a ban on protests at
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Aso Rock Villa. National Assembly or
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Unity Fountain in Abuja. We await a
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certified true copy of the order which
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our lawyers will review. The protest
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remains unstoppable. While this is
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ongoing, the United States US Embassy in
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Nigeria has warned America citizens to
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be far from the protest areas and limit
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their movements in the Nigeria capital
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city, Abuja, saying the planned protest
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may lead to disruptions and violence. We
8:16
had also reported that the Nigerian Army
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Authority has issued a statement denying
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threat messages issued against members
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of the public ahead of the planned mass
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protest slated for October 20th, 2025 to
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demand for the release and freedom of
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the detained Bafra Republic agitation
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leader Mazi Nami Kanu. Just as the
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organizer and chief campaigner Amy
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Saware, the publisher of Sah reporters
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news media met to seek understanding
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with the former president of Nigeria,
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Good Luck Abel Jonathan, who according
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to Saware promised to visit President
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Bola Ahmed Tonubu to discuss the issue
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