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edo state government led by Governor
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Monday Ovolo has issued an executive
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order blacklisting a government
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registered acclaimed socioultural
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organization the neolack movement NBM as
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a violent organization among those
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responsible for violent crimes of high
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rates of secret cult related homicide
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killings in the state and in a swift
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reaction the president of the neolack
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movement of Africa NBM Olaroguna carur
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while speaking with a panel of
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presenters at Arise News television
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during the TV program accused the
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governor Monday ovolo of allegedly using
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members of the black axe confraternity
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during his election adding that the
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governor never consulted with them to
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know if members of black ax
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confraternity are also members of the
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neolack movement saying the governor is
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now attacking NBM because of black axe
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stressing that black axe confraternity
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is a criminal organization insisting
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Members of the confraternity are never
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members of the NBM And shortly after the
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NBM president statement large group of
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youths in Edeto state led a solidarity
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protest matched to the Edeto state
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government house in Benin City to
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express their support and willingness to
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defend the government policies and
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actions to stop the massive destructions
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of lives and creation of young widows
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and high rates of fatherless children in
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the state due to secret cult activities
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This assessments of some of the
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pro-govern policy protesters indicated
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that some of them are people who may
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have identified themselves in the past
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as members of the neolack movement and
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they also appeared to be people very
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loyal to one of the prominent leaders of
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the NBM Anthony Arden aka Tony Kbaka who
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trended when he was interviewed about
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the activities of the NBM in a BBC
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documentary published by the British
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Broadcasting Service some years back
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Addressing the progovernment policy
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protesters on Monday at the state
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government house in Benin City Governor
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Mandavolo said he will not listen to any
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form of blackmail and he will continue
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the fight to end insecurity in the state
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In quotes the governor said "Yesterday I
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addressed a peaceful rally by courageous
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Edeto youths who like me are tired of
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the senseless killings and destruction
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caused by cultism I told them what I'll
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tell you now Every Edeto life matters If
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I had fallen victim to cult violence as
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a young man I wouldn't be here serving
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you today We will continue to act
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decisively No threats no blackmail no
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fear will stop us Buildings linked to
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cultism will be demolished Criminals
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will be rooted out And together with the
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backing of our determined young people
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we will reclaim our state Edo must be
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safe for our families for our future and
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for the investments and opportunities we
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seek to attract This is practical
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governance in action and it will not
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stop Also on Monday the state governor
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Monday through the office of the chief
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press secretary Fred Ishua said that
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neolack movement NBM is involved in
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violent crimes in the state Hence he
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issued an executive order and revoked
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the certificate of occupancy of land The
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NBM international headquarters was
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situated at a magba area in Benin City
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and ordered the demolition of the house
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The press release reads verbatim below
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Edo state governor Senator Mandevolo has
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called on the inspector general of
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police car Egen and the director general
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of the department of state services DSS
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Olawatossi to initiate the immediate
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arrest and prosecution of the president
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of the neolack movement NBM of Africa
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Olarogon Kakor over alleged forgery of
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official state government documents In
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the petition the governor accused Caror
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of forging government documents which
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falsely claimed to authorize him to
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provide assistance to schools in Edeto
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South senatorial district The act he
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said was not only fraudulent but a
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direct assault on the integrity of the
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state's administrative processes The
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governor who described the act as
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criminal and deceitful said the alleged
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forgery was carried out in connivance
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with certain low-level civil servants
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within the state bureaucracy He noted
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that those civil servants implicated in
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the forgery have already been identified
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and taken into custody and a police
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investigation is currently underway to
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determine their level of culpability
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Governor Obo vowed that all those found
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culpable will be prosecuted in
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accordance with the law Governor Opbolo
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further insisted that the land title on
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which the NBM headquarter was erected in
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Edeto state has been revoked citing the
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organization's alleged involvement in
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violent crimes and unlawful activities
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within the state The governor urged both
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the Nigeria Police Force and the DSS to
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intensify their efforts in curbing the
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operations of groups allegedly involved
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in criminality and to ensure that those
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responsible for these acts are brought
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to justice We have reported that in
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apparent anger Edo state government
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under the leadership of Governor Monday
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Okebolo has issued a serious warning
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with a strong message sent to the
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president of the neolack movement of
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Africa NBM Olaroguna Seek that the Edeto
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state government has started
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consultations to enable it take more
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appropriate legal action against the
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neolack movement saying the
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international headquarters or
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secretariat of the movement situated at
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a magba area in Benin city that was
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demolished last month by the state
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government has been an enclave used for
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planning and execution of secret cult
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related killings by members of the
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neolack movement The governor also
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referred to and described as black axe
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secret cult probably expressing more
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anger that the leadership and members of
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the neolack movement had the courage to
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come out publicly to identify themselves
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with the demolished building The
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governor said they will be made to face
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prosecution This the national president
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of the neolack movement Olaroguna Kakor
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while speaking in reaction to the
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demolished building on arise news TV
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program said the movement is not black
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acts emphasizing that black ax is a
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criminal organization while the neolack
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movement is a social cultural
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organization that promote and engage in
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humanitarian services It would be
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recalled that we had reported that the
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Edeto State Police Command of Nigeria
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Police Force has confirmed the arrest of
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95 persons in connection with the
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killing of more than 15 people between
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April 25th 2025 and now in the renewed
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deadly and bloody apparent supremacy
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secret cult war in the state among
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members of the Black Axe Conraternity
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aka a mafite confraternity aka great men
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and I confraternity aka air lords which
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started with the killing of a
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physiootherapist simply identified as
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Alex and another individual at the
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University of Benin Teaching Hospital
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UBTHback Gate Woo in Benin with the
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Edeto state government led by Governor
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Monday Ovolo launching a retaliatory war
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against businesses and individuals
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allegedly aiding secret cult killings in
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the state Thus sealed off ato hotel
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planned to demolish the hotel owed by
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people's democratic party PDP chieftain
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honorable Matthew Idawin who was the
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director general of Asuan Aier campaign
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organization in the last governorship
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election in the state on the ground that
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a particular secret cult group members
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gathered at the aternno hotel to plan
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their recent killings in the state And
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in addition the Edeto state governor
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also sealed off and marked a residential
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building for demolition Also owed by a
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PDP chieftain Francis and Egenei These
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particular boys you claim are cies You
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patronize them during he patronizes them
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He gives them money He patronizes them
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during the his during their elections
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Once his elections they will use them
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And after using them they will come back
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to claim that the same boys are members
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of an organization These particular
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people you patronize I don't know them
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You've never contacted the leadership of
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the organization to find out if truly
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these persons you patronize are members
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of the organization So why would you go
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to the international secretariat to
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demolish we are here today to campaign
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against cultism and drug abuse and to
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also let you know and let the whole
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world know that we are with you your
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excellency the government of state
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against the fight against cultism The
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much We have lost accountable number of
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youth to cautism and we are here to say
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enough is enough Whatever stringent
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measures you want to take to cautism
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take it and when you need our help we'll
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standing Sir we appreciate your efforts
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and we pray that God continue to give
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you strength to clean those state
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If I was killed as a youth if I was in
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any way shot at that will I be a
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governor today no So for that reason
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every block matters Yes
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I am proud that people have taken this
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time to say we should not lost any blood
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They want to kill our Jews They want to
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kill people and we will not accept Let
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them make noise from here to anywhere I
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will not listen to them
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