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Comfort eman Bob, the 26 years old female passenger that was recently seen
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on viral video allegedly attacked and provoked to action has said that she sustained injuries in her private part
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when a yet to be identified Ibomb Air staff pulled off her shirt and exposed her nakedness at Lagos airport. This
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according to Comfort, the shirt torn while she was being carried out from the aircraft was her inner wear that was
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pinned together below her private part, saying the Ebama Air hostess had allegedly broke her phone necklace and
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forcefully removed her wig hair from her head, which caused her a severe sharp pain. And as a result of the pain, she
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hit the air hostess on the cheek, adding, "She became more aggressive when she saw the airport staff video
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recording her nakedness while she was battling to cover her body as a result of her shirt that was torn with her
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chest sexual organs completely exposed." Comfort Emanson gave her own side of the
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story in an 11-minute video she posted on her Instagram profile on Sunday, August 17th, 2025, which was exactly
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after 1 week the incident occurred. She said she was the one who begged the co-passenger to help switch off her
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phone when the plane was about to take off at Ouyo airport. Contrary to the narratives painted by Ibomb Air
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Management that she refused to switch off her phone and a co-passenger on board the plane forcefully took the
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phone from her and switched it off and thereafter Comfort Eman engaged the co-passenger and other staff of the
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airline in a long war of words the Ibomb air management referred to as tirade.
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Details of her statement as transcribed and presented by channels television reads verbatim below. Comfort eman
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passenger embroiled in a controversial Ibomb air incident has given a detailed account of the events on board the
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flight that led to her arrest, arraignment, and eventual discharge by a Lagos court. In a video shared on her
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Instagram page on Sunday, Emanson expressed gratitude to supporters who stood by her during what she described
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as a traumatic ordeal. Narrating her version of events, the real estate
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consultant recalled that on August 10th, 2025, she boarded a flight from UO to
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Lagos. She alleged that a disagreement began when a flight attendant identified
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as Juliana insisted she switched off her phone rather than place it in flight mode. According to her, one of her two
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phones had a faulty power button. I showed her the phone and told her the power button was bad. She said I could
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still switch it off through the settings. With the help of a fellow passenger, I eventually managed to
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switch off both phones, she explained. When we landed in Lagos, everybody was
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getting out of the aircraft. I went to pee coming outside. Everybody had
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already left. I had to rush, carry my stuff and move to rush out of the aircraft going out of the aircraft. This
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lady Juliana stopped me and I asked her, "Why did you stop me? Why are you
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stopping me from going out of the aircraft? Everybody has left, so I need to go out." She didn't say anything to
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me. She stared at me with a bad eye. I picked up my phone and started recording. That was when she pushed me
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back inside the aircraft, dragged my wig frontal, tore my clothes, and broke my
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necklace. The pain was unbearable. They dragged me outside. My body was out
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there, and then they videoed me in the process. My body was out. I was looking
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for where to cover it. All of them, the surroundings, like videos, cameras everywhere. I was surprised because I
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never expected that. Like tearing my clothes and videoing everything. My body
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outside, my naked body outside, plus the pain. No, it was so much for one person
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to bear. I started asking him, "Why would you do that to me? Why would you
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do this to me and still like video me again and still put it out there?" she
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recounted. Emanon said she reacted out of anger after being assaulted,
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insisting she did not provoke the attendant. God knows I would never poke an elderly woman old enough to be my
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mother. It was the pain she inflicted on me, dragging my wig and stripping me in
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public that made me react. The incident quickly spiraled as security officers
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intervened. Videos that later surfaced online showed emanson being dragged off
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the aircraft with her clothes torn, sparking outrage and ridicule. They tore
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my clothes, exposed my body, and people were taking videos. I felt humiliated
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like the trauma is so much on me because I cannot even go out freely anymore because my body is out there. Some
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people even turned it into stickers, she lamented. Shortly after her 11-minute
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long video, Emerson, in a follow-up statement on her Instagram story, decrieded the spread of what she
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described as false narratives. There have been lots of narratives being pushed about the incident, even by
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respected individuals, some claiming my suffering was political. These are all
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false. I have received constant victimization and liel. I only wish for
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redemption and to regain whatever dignity I have left as a woman, she wrote. Acknowledging her reactions on
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board, she added, "I've flown with Ibomair for years and never experienced this. Whatever happened after I was
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dragged down from the plane came from a place of pain. My swimsuit was clipped
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below my privates and torn. Imagine the pain as a woman. I would never lay hands
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on someone old enough to be my mother if she hadn't assaulted me first. I
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apologize about my behavior. I am not crazy, neither am I wayward. I have
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never been in such a situation in my life and I don't wish it on my enemy. She wrote, "We had reported that the
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federal government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tonubu has ordered the commissioner of
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police in charge of Lagos airport to withdraw the one-sided and obviously biased court case the Nigeria police
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force may have wrongly instituted against an ibomb air passenger. Comfort eman who was seen in viral videos
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retaliating and defending herself physically after a group of Ibomb air personnel and Lagos airport team had
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attacked her and provoked her to action. The FG position on the issue was made known by the Nigeria Minister of
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Aviation Fesus Cayamo in a press release the minister signed and made available
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few minutes ago. Although Fesus Cayamo reversed himself and acknowledged that the issue was a case of confrontation
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between the 26 years old passenger and the staff of Ibam Airlines who in the
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new press release admitted that the staff of Ibomb Air and the Lagos airport authority team acted wrongly. But the
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minister did not state how the attacked passenger would be compensated most, especially when her chest sexual organs
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were seemed to be deliberately exposed after a suspected Ibomb Airlines staff pulled off and tore the passenger shirt
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with obvious intention to expose the passengers's nakedness. The action of the federal government may ease the
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tension among millions of people who have accused the Nigeria police force of aiding and abetting the Ibomb airline
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company to continue to attack and oppress the offended passenger Comfort Bob who is also identified as Comfort
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Eman thus supporting the statement of Ibomb Air Management who in their first
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press release made statement that seems to have some level of deliberate falsehood and raising up a dead issue to
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win undue public sentiments. manipulate the Nigeria police force to help them
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secure detention holding charge from the Lagos State Magistrate Court to further oppress and intimidate the attacked
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passenger, specifically Ibomb stated in her first press release that
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shortly after the plane landed at Lagos airport. The passenger waited for every other passenger on board the plane to
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disembark and thereafter without provocation went to one of the plane hostesses. Juliana Edward the Ibomb air
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management described as purser, stepped on her, forcibly tore off her wig, removed her glasses and threw it to the
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floor and used her footwear to assault her. She slapped her several times and when the other cabin crew member tried
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to intervene, she slapped her too. She then attempted to forcibly remove a fire
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extinguisher to use as a weapon, an act that could have damaged and grounded the aircraft. Soon after the Ibomb Air
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Management released the statement on Monday, a video surfaced on the internet that probably invalidated the statement
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of the Ibomb Air Management and stood out as an acceptable evidence that the management of Ibomb Air are people who
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may be rightly described as pathological liars who probably believed in telling lies as a way of managing crisis and
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handling difficult customers relations. As seen in the viral video that surfaced the internet after the apparent
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falsehood of Ibomb Air Management, the attacked passenger was seen politely telling the air hostess Juliana Edward
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to leave the doorway so that she can disembark from the plane. The seemingly aggressor in this matter, the air
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hostess Juliana Edward refused to yield to the appeal of the passenger. and Ubomb Air Management in their first
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press release confirmed that the air hostess Juliana Edward deliberately blocked the doorway to prevent the
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passenger from disembarking the aircraft. And in the viral video, the attached wig hair on the head of the air
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hostess was still seen on her head and intact while the passenger was telling her to leave the doorway so that she can
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pass. Obviously, this is in contrary to the seemingly deliberate falsehood painted and stated in black and white by
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the Ibomb Air Management that the air hostess attached wig hair was destroyed by the passenger without provocation.
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Also, the attached wig hair on the passenger head and the jacket she was putting on was still intact as at the
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time she was telling the apparent aggressor, the air hostess, to leave the door. And another viral video later
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showed both the air hostess and the passenger dragging at the point of the plane divider cotton. And at this time,
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as seen in the video, both the passenger and air hostess wig hair were pulled off, including the passenger jacket she
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was putting on to cover her body completely. The natural hair on their heads could now be seen as they
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continued to drag each other at the plane doorway. and Ibomb Air Management in trying to seemly win undue public
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sentiments raised up a dead issue of a minor quarrel the passenger had with the air hostess and co-passenger over the
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passenger alleged initial refusal to switch off her phone during the plane takeoff at UYO airport. The Ibomb Air
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management in the press release confirmed that the minor quarrel the passenger had with the air hostess and
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co-passenger over switching off phone at UYO airport was already a dead issue and
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the action of the passenger never led to threat of aviation safety or violation of aviation safety procedures. Hence the
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passenger was not the plane at Uo airport. But we don't know why the management of Ibomb Air decided to
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advertise and bring up the minor quarrel as a way to seemly win public sentiments to cover up the true picture of a
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separate event that occurred between the passenger and the air hostess when the plane landed at Lagos airport. and the
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Nigeria police force in the fivecount charges filed against the passenger at the Aeda Magistrate Court in Lagos State
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did not state or even mention the event that occurred at UYO airport before the
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plane took off. We had reported that the Nigeria aviation minister Fesus Cayamo
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says the ministry has directed for the aviation staff who released the video footage containing the aspect of an
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Ibomb Airlines passenger comfort eman or Bob seen in an indecent appearance with
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her chest sexual organs exposed after the passenger shirt was torn by an Ibomb
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Airlines staff while security operatives were seen in the viral video dragging
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the agrieved passenger out of the aircraft. following an act of confrontation between the passenger and
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Ibomb Airlines hostesses which one of the hostesses blocked the right of way of the passenger and prevented the
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passenger from disembarking from the plane and after countless warning to the airline passenger to leave the road. The
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passenger went physical with the hostess by allegedly slapping her on the face, which the confrontation with the hostess
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apparently led to the alleged destruction of the plane divider cotton, which Ibomb Airlines valued at $2,500
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as stated in count five of the five count charges the police filed against the passenger at a Kedar magistrate
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court in Lagos State. We had reproed that a careful study of the viral video
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involving the Ibomb airline personnel, Lagos airport security operatives and an agrieved passenger comfort eman on board
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the airline plane on Sunday indicated that while the enraged passenger was being dragged off the plane by three men
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who held her two hands and legs suspending her a little bit on the air, a lady putting on a bomb air corporate
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clothes who was behind the camera lens could be seen in the video to have approached approached the passenger at
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the door point of the plane while the passenger was about to be taken out, apparently dipped her hand towards the
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waist part of the passenger, untucked the passenger shirt from the trousers, grabbed and pulled the passenger's shirt
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towards her head and in the process the passenger shirt got tore and the passenger's chest sexual organs or
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private parts were completely exposed. The action of the Ibomb airline staff appeared to be deliberate as the airline
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female staff was not part of those dragging the passenger off the aircraft. And after the female passengers body was
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exposed, the Ibomb Airlines female staff never joined or assisted the security operatives to drag the passenger off the
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plane. This indicated that the motive of the female staff of Ibomb airline was solely to remove the passenger shirt and
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expose the agrieved airline passenger to ridicule. Hello everyone.
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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening depending on where you're watching me from.
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I want to come out like for you to appreciate God Almighty and everyone
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that stood by me that fought for me when I was in prison. When I came out, the love I saw, the support I saw from you
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people, I was never expecting it. For a commoner like me, you guys from you guys
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took by me, I want to appreciate you all. I said that God Almighty will bless you.
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So on the 10 of uh August on Sunday,
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I boarded the flight from to Lagos. So when we enter the aircraft, the normal
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procedure happened. The lady Juliana was telling everybody from the front like
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from the front seat coming to the back because I was at the back. So she came to me she said I should she came to me.
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So while she came to my when she was coming um forward so she came and I was
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struggling to like um put my phone I was putting my phone on flight mode. So she said no that I have to put it off. So I
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told her that one of my phones because I was with two phones. One of my phones is
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um fault. The phone is bad. The power button is bad precisely. So I showed her
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that the power button is bad. So she said I can put off my phone without um the power button. I said okay. So she
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said I should go to my settings. So while she was like telling me go to your settings and all that, I went to my
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settings. So she said go to your uh um general. So while trying to do that the
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pressure from her so the um man that was sitting on my right now helped me and
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off one of the phone put one of the phone off while we are struggling on the other one that has the power button is.
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So she said I should go to the um my general. I went to the general I went to
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the settings and the general. So when I told her okay please before then I told her please can you assist me and spell
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general. She said she cannot touch my phone. She can never touch my phone children of nowadays. So I now turn to
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the guy that helped me to all the my one of my phone. I told him please can you assist me and spell general. So the guy
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now collected my phone and showed me and spell like type general on the this
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thing. So when I went to her like okay this is the general I am here now. So the first that she was even giving me
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was not even encouraged and I had to like click with the other the same guy again on my right. So please can you
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please like do you know how to like she said do you know how to like help me and off it from here please. She he now said
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okay no problem helps you and off the phone eventually. So I now off the phone the two phones put it where it's supposed to be on the aircraft and I
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thought okay I have offed my phone. So when she wanted to leave, she said um you will see. I didn't take that to her
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because I've already like eventually offed my phone which I was having problem in offing it. So I I eventually
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off the phone. So that was it. When I we landed Legos, um everybody was going out
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of the aircraft. I was pressed. I went to pee. So going to the um the toilet.
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Somebody was already inside the um toilet and I had to wait for the person
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to come out. So when the personally came out, I went inside and pee and rush come
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out. I cannot stay inside the aircraft the inside the toilet because it's so small and so uncomfortable to be in
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there. So I now rush like pee and pack myself again and come outside. So coming
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outside, everybody already left. I had to rush, carry my stuffs and move to rush out of the aircraft. So going out
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of the aircraft this lady Juliana stopped me and I asked her why did you
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stop me? Why you stopping me from going out of the aircraft? Everybody has left so I need to go out. She didn't say
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anything to me. She was just like staring at me with the same bad eye. And that was when I like now like remember
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that this is the same person that you know was instructing me to pull out my phone. I eventually did. So she said she
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didn't say anything. No, she didn't say anything. She just like she was just staring at me there with a bad eye. So that was when I you know on my um phone
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like put the phone started recording that was when she backed the facing the
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front and packing me. So I was just like please madam leave the let me pass. She
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didn't answer me she ignored me. And after the video I picked the phone. When
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I picked the phone, that was that was when she noticed I was um videoing her. So, she now pushed me inside the
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aircraft back, dragged my frontal,
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dragged my frontal. This is the frontal I wore that day. She dragged the frontal. Drag the frontal. Dragged my
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the process of dragging my my clothes, my gold from neck. I was wearing this is
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the gold I was wearing. She dragged it from my neck. the clothes the process like my phone everything went down and
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broke. The phone broke. Look at the phone broke everything like even this
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phone. See? So
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I was like, "No, why did you do that? Why did you um
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break my phone like drag my frontal? The pain of removing my frontal, you know
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how frontal can be when you install it here and then it's fossily dragged out. It's so painful. So the pain of doing
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that to me, that was when I went to poke her. God knows that I can never go and
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poke a an elderly woman, somebody that is old enough to be my mom. Poke her for what? Poke her. It was the pain she
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inflicted on me, the frontal pain dragging my gold and everything on the
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floor. That was the anger. I was so angry I could not even like hold it. That was why I was asking her, "Why did
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you do that on the video, the trending video they posted, why did you do that? Why did you do that?" I asked her why
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did you do because you dragging my frontal wig and like dragging me calling
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me a prostitute that the process. No, I just had to ask her why did you do that? Why did you do that? That was why I
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poked out on the video. Why did you do that? So while on that the whole thing like the those guys came in from the
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came inside the aircraft and like started like surrounding me and I was like why not dragged me outside? That
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was when they dragged me dragging me from they you saw how they dragged me from the video that was when that was
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what happened like they came inside dragged me outside and then at the process she now like dragged my clothes
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and the clothes it was pain on me because it was pain I thought that was my inner it was pain on me the pain of
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dragging it and it's pain it's wounded me inside that the pain and everything
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the frontal pain, this other pain. I was just trying to like help myself when they dragging me out of the trying to
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cover myself. My body was out there and then they were videoing at the process.
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My body was out. I was even looking for way to cover it. Some of them were like look like trying to like touch me and I
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was trying to cover myself, defending myself like I was the only one there and they were like surrounding me, trying to
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cover myself while they were trying to do video. If all of them they surrounded
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like videos, cameras everywhere. I was surprised. I was surprised because like I never expected that like tearing my
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clothes and videoing everything me my body outside my naked body outside
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plus the pain. No, it was too much for one person to pay. It was too much on
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me. I could not like hold myself again. I was just like very angry. Started like asking him why would you do that to me?
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Why would you do this to me? and still like video me again and still put it out
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there. Like the trauma like it's too much on me right now because as I'm
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talking to you like now I I I cannot like even go out again because my body
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is out there. People already know that this is the person they know me. I cannot even like go out again. I'm
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ashamed to like go out because my body is out there. Some people have even used it to make um sticker.
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So that was what happened inside the aircraft before the incident that I
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booked her. She already like inflicted pain on me which I could not be it. So
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right now I don't know how I will just start from looking for work going for work interview. I'm into real estate.
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Imagine me going to sell a house or advertise a house or try to bring a client to buy a house now and they
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looking at my body. How do I even face them knowing that my body is out there?
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How how do I face how do I face face the whole like everybody that saw that video
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knowing that my body's how do I even like go for for for business? Imagine me going for business and
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somebody's looking all on my my unborn kids coming to see that or my a man that
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will marry me saying that my reputation.
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No, I Jesus.
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That is why the reason why I've not come out to say the part of the story is because I was still on treatment. I was
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still on treatment. I'm trying to round up my treatment. As you can see, like I'm trying to round up my treatment.
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That's why I could not come out to say the part of the story what happened. So
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that was what happened inside that flight. It wasn't even like a big deal.
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I never even like I never expected that that incident often on phone which I was trying to not like when she said I
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should off the phone I was like telling her no I told her why the phone was still on that it was because of the
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power button so I never like know that it will come out like this seeing my
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body outside people are even making mockery of me sending me Instagram
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WhatsApp Facebook my body is out there so I don't know how I'll go from here
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and I want I really want to continue my life, my normal lifestyle. People that knows me knows that I am not really
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really a social media person. So I don't know how to face the whole like people that saw my video, my
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family, people that saw the video facing them doing business with them. For me to do business and somebody's watching my
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body, it's so embarrassing. I don't even know how to come about with that. So
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this is the part of the story. This is all that happened inside the aircraft.
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So I'm happy I'm strong enough to be able to talk now. So please, this is
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what happened. I'm not a trouble person. I am not a news. And people that knows me in real life, they know the kind of
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person I am. So that was what happened inside the aircraft, which I never
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expected that it will be like escalate like this because not like I refuse. This is not the first time I'm traveling. I never refused to off the
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phone. And I only told her that my power button is bad and I I needed her assistance to do that which she refused
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but the passenger that was sitting close to me assisted me eventually up the
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phone. So I thought that that was it. So please this was what happened and I'm
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happy I've come up to tell you people what happened but I'll still I'll round up my treatment and I pray I should
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fully recover from everything and move forward and go back to my normal lifestyle please. Thank you very much
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and God bless you bringing you the news in a more digital
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way. Leaders of the Nigeria affiliates of Alqaaida International terrorist group known as Anseru and Mahmuda have
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been captured by men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN after two months of
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intelligenceled special operations in Northern Nigeria. The West African Nation National Security Adviser, Nouhu
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Rabadu, stated this at a press conference with the nation's security chiefs, saying, "The two arrested
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suspected terrorists leaders have cells across the country where they have been executing various crimes of armed
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robbery in addition to raise funds for the terrorist activities. Details of the
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public announcement as stated by Nuru Rabadu and made available by the office of the spokesperson to the Nigeria
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president Beo Onuga on Saturday reads verbatim below. Nigeria dismantles
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terror groups Anseru and Marmuda with the capture of their leaders. Nigeria
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has recorded a significant breakthrough in the war against terrorism with the capture of the leaders of Anseru and
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Marmuda. At a press briefing on Saturday evening, the national security adviser
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Malam Nuru Rabadu said the two terrorists on the wanted list of Nigeria, the US, UK and UN were captured
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in an operation which was conducted between May and July 2025.
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He said the men were captured in a high-risk intelligence-led counterterrorism operation which led to
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their capture. They are leaders of Jamaatu Ansurel Masima Fi Badis Sudan
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commonly known as Ansu Nigeria's Alqaaida affiliate. Rabardu said the two
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men have been responsible for masterminding many terrorist attacks against Nigeria over the past years.
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According to Rabardu the first is Mimmud Muhammad Usman aka Abu Barah Abbis
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Maktar the self-styled Emiransu. He is the coordinator of various
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terrorist sleeper cells across Nigeria. He is also the mastermind of several
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high-profile kidnappings and armed robberies used to finance terrorism over the years. The second is Mimmud al-
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Nigeri aka Malam Mammuda Abuara's proclaimed chief of staff and deputy. He
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is the leader of the so-called Mammuda cell hiding out in and around the Kangji
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National Park straddling Niger and Quirre states up to Benin Republic. Mammuda trained in Libya between 2013
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and 2015 under foreign jihadist instructors from Egypt, Tunisia and
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Algeria specializing in weapons handling and IED fabrication.
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These two men have been on Nigeria's most wanted list for years. They jointly
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spearheaded multiple attacks on civilians, security forces, and critical infrastructure.
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Their operations include the 2022 Kuja prison break, the attack on the Niger
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uranium facility, the 2013 abduction of French engineer Francis Colump in
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Katsina and the May 1st 2019 kidnapping of Al-Haji Musa Umar Uuba Magajin
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Garandara. They were also behind the abduction of the Amir of Wawwa and they
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maintained active links with terrorist groups across the Makreb particularly in Mali Niger and Bikina Faso. The two men
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who are wanted internationally are currently in custody. The capture of Abuara and Malam Mammuda, the group's
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leader and deputy commander respectively, marks one of the most significant achievements to date in our
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ongoing effort to rid Nigeria of the threat of terrorism. The successful decapitation of the leadership of this
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dangerous franchise marks the most decisive blow against Ansaru since its
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inception. This strike has effectively dismantled its central command while paving the path for the complete
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annihilation of the group. Rabardu said the Anseru group was first formed in
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January 2012 with a public declaration in Carno. It emerged as a splinter
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faction from Boohh Haram, positioning itself as a humane alternative. However,
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its stated aim quickly turned to attacking Nigerian security operatives, civilian communities, and government
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infrastructure. The group publicly displayed the setting sun logo of Alqaaida in the Islamic Maghreb AQIM
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signaling its ideological and operational alignment with global jihadist movements. Over the years,
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Ansuru entrenched itself in both urban sleeper cells and forest enclaves across several cities in northern Nigeria and
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in forest-based enclaves, particularly around Kangji National Park, straddling Niger and Quir states as well as the
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Benin Republic. Rabardu explained, "This briefing is organized to update
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you on the recent successes recorded by the Niger by
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Nigeria in the ongoing efforts to decisively rid our country of terrorist
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groups. This press briefing is in line with our
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continuous resolve to keep the general public abressed with
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the efforts being undertaken by the office of the national security adviser
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in conjunction with the services intelligence agencies and other key
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stakeholders. Today I'm glad to inform you that we
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have successfully concluded a high risk intelligenceled
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counterterrorism operation which led to the capture
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of the top leadership of Jamaat Ansar Muslim Fibilis Sudan commonly known as
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Ansaru. Nigeria's al-Qaeda affiliate.
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The group was first formed in January 2012
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with a public declaration in Cano. It emerged as a splinter faction from Boo
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Haram. Positioning itself as a humane alternative.
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However, it stated aim quickly turned into attacking Nigeria,
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Nigerian security agencies and operatives, civilian communities
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and government infrastructure. The group publicly displayed the certain
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sun logo of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Ma group signaling his
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ideological and operational alignment with global jihadis movements.
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Over the years, Ansaru entrenched itself in both urban
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sleeper cells and forest enclaves
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across several cities in northern Nigeria and in forest based enclaves
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particularly around Kai National Park struggling Niger and Quir states as well
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as Ben Republic. The targeted operation which was
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conducted between May and July 2025 led to the capture of two
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top ansu leaders who have been responsible for masterminding
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several terrorist attacks against Nigeria over the past years.
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The first is Muhammad Muhammad Usman otherwise known as Abu Barah Abbas
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Mktari the self-style amier of Ansaru. He is
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the coordinator of various terrorist sleeper cells across Nigeria.
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He is also the mastermind of several high-profile kidnappings
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and armed robberies used to finance terrorism over the years.
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The second is Mahmud al-Nairi otherwise known as Malam Mahmuda
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Abu Bar's proclaimed chief of staff and deputy. He is the leader of the
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so-called Muhammadawa cell hiding out in and around the
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Cayenji National Park struggling Niger and Quir states up to Ben Republic.
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Mammuda trained in Libya between 2013 and 2015 under the foreign jihadist
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instructors in Libya in from Egypt, Tunisia
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and Algeria specializing in weapons handling and IED fabrication.
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These two men have been on Nigeria's most wanted list
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for the years. They jointly spearheaded multiple attacks on civilians,
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security forces and critical infrastructure.
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Their operatives include the 2022 Kuja prison break. The attack on the Nigerian
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Nigerian Iranian facility. The 2013 abduction of French engineer
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Francis Colob in Kina. The May 1st 2029 kidnapping of Alaji
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Musa Kumarinda and so many other
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terrorist incidents and attacks. They were also behind the abduction of the Emmy of Wawa
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and they maintain active links with terrorist groups across the MRI
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particularly in Mali, Nigel and Bakina.
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The two men who are wanted internationally are currently in our custody.
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The capture of Abu Barah and Malam Mammuda, the group's leaders and deputy commander respectively respectively
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marks one of the most significant achievements to date in our ongoing effort to rid Nigeria of the threat of
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terrorism. The successful decapitation of the leadership of this dangerous franchise
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marks the most decisive blow against Ansaru since its inception.
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This fight has effectively dismantled his central command while paving the
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path for the complete anihilation of this group.
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This feat undoubtedly exemplifies Nigeria's advancing counterterrorism capabilities.
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The precision operation followed months of deep surveillance,
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human intelligence and tech technical uh tracking
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which demonstrate enhanced sophistication and seamless inter agency
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synergy. Let me use this opportunity to inform the public that in the course of
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the operation, our security forces captured and recovered valuable
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actionable intelligence. These include a catch of materials and
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digital evidence which are all now undergoing forensic
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analysis. The findings from the analysis are expected to support our ongoing efforts
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to exploit this success, bring them to justice and completely anhilate the residual of
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Ansaru. Bring them to justice like I said and
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bring down the networks and disrupt their foreign collaborators.
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The capture of Abu Barah and Mahmuda signals the beginning of the end of
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or end to impunity for terrorist leaders in Nigeria. Nigeria will continue to
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pursue extremists with precision, resolve and unwavering determination.
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The fight is far from over. Yes, but the fall of Ansaru leadership represent a
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decisive step forward. At this juncture, let me appreciate his
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excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinimu for his leadership, for his strategic
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guidance and support to all in all ramifications which give us the
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impetus to continue to record successes. I must also appreciate the doness of the
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armed forces. Thank you very much and all our intelligence uh uh and
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security agencies. Thank you so very much all of you who all worked
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tirelessly collaboratively to achieve this outcome.
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Thank you very much. In conclusion, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the med med media for your
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patriotism and relentless support to our drive to stamp out terrorism from our dear
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nation. Finally, let me reassure the Nigerian public, our public, Nigerians,
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that we will not relent in our drive to make Nigeria safe for all
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citizens. In recognition that national security is a shared responsibility,
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I urge all law- abiding citizen to continue to remain vigilant and volunteer timely information to security
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agencies for your prompt action. I want to assure you Nigeria is in safe hands.
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Thank you very much and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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bringing you the news in a more digital way. Following the meeting of President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President
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Donald Trump of the United States on Friday in Alaska, Ukrainian President
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Vladimir Zalinski has said he knows the treachery of President Putin that in the
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coming days, Russia soldiers may try to increase pressure and strikes against Ukrainian positions in order to create
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more favorable political circumstances for talks with global actors. Zalinski
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made this statement some hours ago while stating that Ukrainian soldiers have achieved some successes in Donesk region
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especially in the areas of Doilia and Pocro then ordered the commanderin-chief
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Alexander Cerski to speak with combat commanders that Ukraine needs strong positions and truly tangible resistance
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to the enemy. In his words, Zalinski said, "I received a report from
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commander in chief Alexander Cerski. the front, the defense of positions, and
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up-to-date information on the intentions and movements of the Russian army. We are defending our positions along the
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entire front line, and for the second day in a row, we have achieved successes in some extremely difficult areas in the
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Donesk region in the direction of Doilia and Pocross. In particular, I want to
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commend the units of the first corps of the national guard of Ukraine as of the
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units of the seventh core of the air assault forces, the units of the 38th separate marine brigade named after
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headmade as well as the units of our 93rd separate mechanized brigade colony.
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The destruction of the occupiers who tried to infiltrate deeper into our positions continues. There has also been
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an important replenishment of Ukraine's exchange fund with Russian soldiers. The
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commanderin-chief also reported on the actions of our units in the Sunumi, Kharkiv, and Saporisia regions. I am
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grateful to all our warriors for their resilience. Based on the political and diplomatic situation around Ukraine and
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knowing Russia's treachery, we anticipate that in the coming days, the Russian army may try to increase
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pressure and strikes against Ukrainian positions in order to create more favorable political circumstances for
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talks with global actors. We are documenting the movement and preparations of Russian troops. Of
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course, we will counteract if necessary asymmetrically. I asked the
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commanderin-chief to speak with combat commanders. Ukraine needs strong positions and truly tangible resistance
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to the enemy. I thank every one of our soldiers, sergeants, and officers who
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are carrying out combat missions and destroying the occupiers in the way that is necessary for Ukraine's confidence.
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Glory to Ukraine. We had a long and substantive conversation with POTUS, president of the United States. We
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started with one- on-one talks before inviting European leaders to join us.
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This call lasted for more than an hour and a half, including about an hour of our bilateral conversation with
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President Trump. Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum effort to
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achieve peace. President Trump informed about his meeting with the Russian leader and the main points of the
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discussion. It is important that America's strength has an impact on the development of the situation. We support
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President Trump's proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia. Ukraine emphasizes that
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key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders and a trilateral format is suitable for this. On Monday, I will
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meet with President Trump in Washington DC to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the
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war. I am grateful for the invitation. It is important that Europeans are
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involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America. We also discussed positive
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signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine's
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security. We continue to coordinate our positions with all partners. I thank
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everyone who is helping. On the day of negotiations, the Russians are killing as well, and that speaks volumes.
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Recently, we've discussed with the US and Europeans what can truly work.
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Everyone needs a just end to the war. Ukraine is ready to work as productively as possible to bring the war to an end,
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and we count on a strong position from America. Everything will depend on this.
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The Russians factor in American strength. Make no mistake, strength. I
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am receiving reports from our intelligence and diplomats regarding the preparations for the meeting in Alaska
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regarding what Putin is bringing to the table. We are also receiving reports from Ukraine's regions following Russian
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strikes. Sunumi a Russian strike on the central market. Nepro region strikes on
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cities and enterprises. Zaporia Kersonen region Dest region deliberate Russian
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strikes. The war continues and it is precisely because there is neither an order nor even a signal that Moscow is
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preparing to end this war. Russia must end the war that it itself started and
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has been dragging out for years. The killings must stop. A meeting of leaders
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is needed at the very least Ukraine, America and the Russian side. And it is
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precisely in such a format that effective decisions are possible. Security guarantees are needed. Lasting
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peace is needed. Everyone knows the key objectives. I want to thank everyone who
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is helping to achieve real results. We have reported that there is still no peace in sight after nearly 3 hours of
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meeting held in Anchorage City in Alaska, a state in the United States, US
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between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States over the war Russia
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launched since 2022 in Ukraine which has led to thousands of deaths. mostly Ukrainians, which President Vadimir
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Zalinski of Ukraine, who was not invited for the meeting on Friday. In a statement, said that it was time to end
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the war, but Russia must take the necessary steps to a genuine peace deal. And while commenting on the statement
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made by the president of Poland, Carol Navoki on Friday via exocial media
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platform to mark Poland armed forces day which coincided with the day Putin and Trump met in Alaska. President Zalinski
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said that Ukraine's independence strengthens Poland's independence and we must always remember that the miracle on
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the Vistula was made possible through joint efforts and it saved Europe and the Polish president Carol Navoki had
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said that today we celebrate the 105th anniversary of the great Polish victory
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at the battle of Warsaw in 1920. The Polish army together with Ukrainian
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forces successfully repelled the Red Army's westward march, safeguarding Europe from a communist revolution. For
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centuries, Russian imperialism has been a mortal threat to our freedom. Poland's
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political tradition teaches that Russian expansionism rests on the legacy of domestic desperatism in which the only
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free man is the ruler himself. But precisely because Russian desperatism is the enemy of freedom, Russian
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imperialism can only be defeated through an alliance of free peoples. My nation
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halted Russian imperialism at Osha 1514, Clashido 1,610
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and Warsaw 1920
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