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In an apparently very painful moment on
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Tuesday evening, an elderly woman who
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appears suffering from age related
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bending and muscle weakness known
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medically as kyphosis could be seen
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struggling and battling helplessly for
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the safety of her own life as group of
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terrorists invaded and took over a
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church in Nigeria. this. The worshippers
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of Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, were
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attacked during their church service
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that was livereamed on social media
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platforms. And the video live coverage
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captured the moment the elderly woman
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was moving from one hideout to another,
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hiding under table, trying to move fast
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and run for safety alongside others
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before the terrorists, who also parked
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the worshippers belongings, intercepted
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the camera device that was live
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streaming the church service and
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probably destroyed the device. The
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attack according to evangelical church
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winning all ECWA news media known as
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ECWA nationwide gist. The attackers were
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Islamic terrorists and they invaded the
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church located at Eruku community, a
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border town with Kogi state in the Akiti
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local government area of Quir Estate
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around 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening,
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killing three worshippers at the spot
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and kidnapped several Christian
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worshippers in the church, including the
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presiding pastor. The ECWA news media
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has reported in recent days that the
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attacks on Christian communities in
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Nigeria is growing almost higher on
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daily basis. Specifically stating that
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Reverend Father Bobby Pascal, parish
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priest of St. Steven Parish in Kush
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Gaju, Kagako local government area,
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Kaduna Estate was kidnapped by Islamic
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terrorists in the early hours on Monday,
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November 17th, 2025. In addition, the
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ECWA news media also published image of
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12 residents, including an ECWA pastor,
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that were kidnapped by Islamic
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terrorists last week at the Gidden Wire
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community in Laren local government area
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of Kaduna State. The safety of the
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elderly woman is yet to be ascertained
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as a press time as the Quirre State
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Police Command of the Nigeria Police
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Force described the successful terrorist
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act as an attempted bandits attack.
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According to Sahare reporters news
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media, eyewitnesses reported that the
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attackers came in suddenly, shooting
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sporadically and gathered some
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worshippers, including the pastor, and
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marched them into the bush. The exact
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number of abducted victims remains
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unknown, but residents say the attackers
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fled through bush paths linking
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neighboring communities. The incident
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has left the community in panic and
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chaos with residents and travelers
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fleeing into surrounding bushes for
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safety. At midnight on Tuesday, some
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stranded travelers in a viral video
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called for help as they could not
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continue their journey due to the
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terrorists who were on rampage in the
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town. Evangelical church winning all
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ECWA Nationwide Gist News media stated
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that this evening around 5:00 p.m.
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today, Islamist terrorists invaded CAC
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in Eru Quir State while evening service
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was going on. The pastor of the church
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and some females have been kidnapped.
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Three people shot dead. The church
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program was on live stream when bandits
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entered the church. In another report,
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the ECWA news media stated that another
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Catholic priest has reportedly been
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abducted by Islamic terrorists in
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Kaduna. Reverend Father Bobby Pascal,
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parish priest of St. Steven Parish in
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Kush Gaju, Kagako Local Government Area,
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Kaduna Estate was taken in the early
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hours of Monday, November 17th, 2025.
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The Gidden Wire community in Lar local
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government area of Kaduna Estate has
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released photos of 12 residents abducted
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by bandits last week. Reports indicate
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the attack left four people dead and
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several others injured. Among the
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kidnapped are six women, a minor, three
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young men, and an ECWA church reverend.
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The victims remain in the hands of the
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kidnappers with the community urgently.
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appealing for their safe and immediate
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release. Punch newspaper on Tuesday
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reported that at least five persons have
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been killed and several others abducted
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after suspected bandits launched two
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separate attacks in Eruku, a boundary
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town with Kogi State in the Akiti local
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government area of Quirre State on
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Tuesday. In the first incident, the
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attackers stormed a branch of the Christ
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Apostolic Church, CAC, during a special
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service, shooting sporadically before
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targeting worshippers. The Punch learned
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that three worshippers were shot dead on
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the spot, while the pastor and an
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unspecified number of congregants were
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whisked away into the bush. An
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eyewitness, who pleaded not to be named,
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said, "The gunman came into the church
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while people were gathered. They started
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shooting and three people died
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immediately. They later rounded up some
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worshippers, including the pastor, and
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marched them into the bush. The exact
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number of abducted victims remains
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unclear, but residents said the gunman
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escaped through bush paths leading to
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neighboring communities in Kogi State.
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Earlier in the evening, the bandits
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reportedly launched another violent
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attack along the Allore and Cabar Road,
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forcing travelers and residents to
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abandon their vehicles and flee into
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nearby bushes. A traveler returning from
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Nigerate, who recorded a distress voice
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note obtained by the Punch, said, "We
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suddenly ran into them." Everybody
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abandoned the cars and scattered into
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the bush. They came around 6:30 p.m. and
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started shooting. Two people were killed
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instantly and we don't even know how
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many were taken. They're still shooting.
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You can hear it. A community leader, Mr.
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Benjamin Ayerbe told the Punch that Erau
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has been under perpetual attacks for the
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last 3 weeks, lamenting the repeated
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distress calls to authorities have
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yielded no tangible response. We have
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begged the local and state governments
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for help, but nothing concrete has come.
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We are living in fear every day, he
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said. Ay added that despite resistance
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from vigilantes, local hunters, the
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police, and the eru progressive union,
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the relentless attacks have overwhelmed
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the community. We need federal help.
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These attacks are becoming too much for
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us to bear. We are pleading with the
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president to intervene urgently, he
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said. Sahare reporters news media also
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reported that the Quir State Police
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Command has confirmed a terrorist attack
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in Arku town which occurred around 6:00
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p.m. on Tuesday, November 18th.
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According to a statement released by the
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police public relations officer SP
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Adeton Jere Admi, the divisional police
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officer DPO of Ericu and his team
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working alongside local vigilantes
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responded swiftly to the sound of
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gunshots from the outskirts of the town.
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She noted that the combined security
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effort reportedly forced the asalants to
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flee into the bush. The statement read,
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"The Quirre State Police Command
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confirms an attempted bandit attack in
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Eruku, which occurred at about 1,800
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hours of today, the 18th of November,
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The DPO Eruku and his team of police
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operatives in collaboration with
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vigilantes swiftly responded to the
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sound of gunshots emanating from the
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outskirts of the town, prompting the
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Hoodlams to flee into the bush. Upon
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thorough search of the area, one male
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victim, Mr. Adorei, was discovered
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fatally shot inside the Christ Apostolic
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Church, Oka Sean. While one Mr. Tundday
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Asab, another victim of fatal gunshot
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was found in the bush. A vigilante Shean
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Alaja sustained gunshot injuries and was
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immediately rushed to ECWA hospital
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Ericu for medical treatment. CP Adakimia
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Joe commended the swift response of the
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police and vigilantes. He also assures
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the public that security agencies will
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not relent until these hoodlams are
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totally decimated. Further updates will
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be provided as investigations progress.
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she added. Meanwhile, Barrister Opim
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Bodend in an exsocial media post written
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as a letter to President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu stated that I'm writing to bring
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to your President Bola Ahmed Tanubu.
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Attention a dire situation unfolding in
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Ericu community located in Quir State.
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Tonight, heavily armed bandits brutally
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attacked worshippers at the Christ
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Apostolic Church, resulting in the
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tragic loss of lives and the kidnapping
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of many innocent worshippers.
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This heinous act is the latest in a
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series of assaults that have plagued our
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community for months with OI Ericu and
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Egg Bay roads being hotspots for these
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attacks. It's worth mentioning that the
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state governor's efforts seem inadequate
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and we desperately need your leadership
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and support to address this crisis. As
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the president, you have sworn to protect
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the lives of Nigerian citizens and we're
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counting on you to uphold that promise.
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Eruku shares a boundary with Kogi and
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Akiti states and we urgently need an
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increased security presence in
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particular the deployment of military
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personnel and I urge you to take
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concrete steps to bring an end to these
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attacks. Please, Mr. President, act now
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to save lives and restore peace in Eru.
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