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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu of Nigeria
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has declared a state of emergency over
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growing insecurity in the West Africa
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country and as such banned open grazing
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with a call on herders association to
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tell their members to surrender illegal
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weapons in their possession and as well
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gave a matching order to the department
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of state services. DSS to recruit more
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forest guards to chase away terrorists
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and bandits from all forests in Nigeria.
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu also called
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on members of the National Assembly to
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review existing laws in Nigeria and give
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rooms for the establishment of state
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police. In his words, President Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu while declaring the state
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of emergency on security matters on
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Wednesday said today in view of the
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emerging security situation, I have
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decided to declare a nationwide security
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emergency and order additional
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recruitment into the armed forces. By
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this declaration, the police and the
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army are authorized to recruit more
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personnel. The police will recruit an
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additional 20,000 officers, bringing the
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Although I had previously approved the
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nationwide upgrade of police training
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facilities, the police authorities are
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by this statement authorized to use
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various national youth service core
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camps as training depots. The offices
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being withdrawn from VIP guard duties
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should undergo crash training to debrief
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them and deliver more efficient police
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services when deployed to security
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challenged areas of the country. The DSS
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also has my authority to immediately
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deploy all the forest guards already
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trained to flush out the terrorists and
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bandits lurking in our forests. The
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agency also has my directive to recruit
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more men to man the forests. There will
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be no more hiding places for agents of
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evil. My fellow Nigerians, this is a
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national emergency and we are responding
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by deploying more boots on the ground,
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especially in security challenged areas.
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The times require all hands on deck. As
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Nigerians, we should all get involved in
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securing our nation. Let me take this
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moment to commend our security agencies
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for working together to secure the
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release of the 24 school girls in Kebi
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and the 38 worshippers in Quirre State.
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We will continue to sustain the efforts
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to rescue the remaining students of
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Catholic school in Niger state and other
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Nigerians still being held hostage. To
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the leadership and rank and file of our
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armed forces, I commend your courage and
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your sacrifice. This is a challenging
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moment for our nation and for the
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military institution itself. I charge
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you to remain resolute to restore peace
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across all theaters of operation and to
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uphold the highest standards of
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discipline and integrity. There must be
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no compromise, no collusion and no
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negligence. The Nigerian people are
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counting on you and this administration
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will provide the support you need to
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succeed. In addition, our administration
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will support state governments which
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have set up security outfits to
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safeguard their people from the
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terrorists bent on disrupting our
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national peace. I call on the National
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Assembly to begin reviewing our laws to
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allow states that require state police
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to establish them. States should rethink
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establishing boarding schools in remote
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areas without adequate security. Mosques
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and churches should constantly seek
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police and other security protection.
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There are concerns that a renewed war
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may broke out between Israel and
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Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon as Pope
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Leo I 14th prepares to visit Turkey and
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Lebanon beginning this week from the
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27th of November to the 2nd of December
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2025 which will be the first apostolic
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journey of the head of Catholic Church
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outside Italy of his pontificate. The
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possible renewed war may occurred
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following Hezbollah stands to retaliate
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attacks Israel launched in the capital
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of Lebanon, Beirut on Sunday, killing
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Hezbollah chief of staff and second in
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command Hayam Ali toabah alongside four
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other persons namely Kasam Hussein Bjawi
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Mustapa Assad Barrow Rifat Ahmed
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Hussein, Ibrahim Ali Hussein and funeral
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is being held in their honor in Beirut
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as at the time of filing in this report
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on Monday Israel, while confirming the
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killings, said, "To Batabai is a mass
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murderer. His hands are soaked in the
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blood of many Israelis and Americans,
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and it is not for nothing that the US
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put a bounty of $5 million on his head.
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Although previous popes had visited
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Lebanon in the past successfully, but
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the current pope, Pope Leo I 14th, is
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the first US-born citizen to be pontiff
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or head of the Roman Catholic Church."
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And one of the Hezbollah official
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Mimmude Cumati in a statement on Sunday
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as he stood near the bombed out building
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in the Harri suburb said Israel's strike
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crossed a red line and Hezbollah's
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leadership would decide on whether and
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how the group would respond. The
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Hezbollah while confirming Tbatabai's
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death said Tbatabai the great jihadist
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commander who had worked to confront
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Israeli enemy until the last moment of
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his blessed life ascended as a martr in
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sacrifice for Lebanon and its people
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following a treacherous Israeli attack
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on Harat Rake area in Beirut's southern
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suburb. Israel carried out the air
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strike on the southern Beirut suburb for
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the first time since June, killing at
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least five people and wounding 28.
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According to Lebanon Health Ministry,
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funeral proceedings for Hayam Ali to
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Batabai, the Hezbollah commander and
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others were held on Monday in Beirut's
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southern suburbs. Early photographs and
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videos from the scene showed Hezbollah
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members carrying Tobatabai's coffin,
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draped in yellow and green, and raising
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the group's yellow flags as they marched
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through the Lebanese capital. Hezbollah
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said the strike launched almost exactly
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a year after a ceasefire ended that
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Israel Hezbollah war threatened an
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escalation of attacks just days before
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Pope Leo I 14th is scheduled to visit
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Lebanon on his first foreign trip
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outside Italy. In its statement, the IDF
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said to Batabayi commanded most of
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Hezbollah's units and worked hard to
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restore them to readiness for war with
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Israel. Israeli Prime Minister
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Netanyahu's office said earlier Sunday
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that the Hezbollah chief of staff was
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the target of the Israeli strike on
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southern Beirut. Office of the Prime
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Minister of Israel in a statement on
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Sunday said, "A short while ago in the
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heart of Beirut, the IDF attacked the
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Hezbollah chief of staff who had been
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leading the terrorist organization's
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buildup and rearmment." Prime Minister
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Netanyahu ordered the attack upon the
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recommendation of the defense minister
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and the IDF chief of staff. Israel is
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determined to act to achieve its
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objectives everywhere and at all times.
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The Israeli Prime Minister Justice James
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of the Federal High Court sitting in
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Abuja, Nigeria Federal Capital Territory
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on Thursday convicted and sentenced Mazi
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Nami Kanu to a passionate prison term of
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life imprisonment against the penalty of
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death sentence. He said he ought to have
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pronounced on the Bafra Republic
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agitation leader over the statements
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Mazi Nandi Kanu made on October 20th,
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2020 through Radio Bafra during the
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warlike situation between the civilian
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population and Nigeria security
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operatives following series of reports
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that the Nigeria security operatives
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were shooting and killing innocent
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unarmed protesters who were protesting
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against bad government and police
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brutalities. Tagged En's protest.
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Justice Amatosho in his ruling said
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Nambi Kanu was responsible for the
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killing of 175 security operatives
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during the NSIS civil military warlike
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situation on October 20th, 2020. And
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Justice Amatosho in his ruling failed to
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state the numbers of civilians that were
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killed by Nigeria security operatives
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during the warlike situation that
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apparently forced Nambi Kanu to start
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teaching the civilians on how to
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manufacture Molotov cocktail, also known
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as petrol bombs, urging them to go and
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meet welders to buy bulletproof doors
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from the welders to defend themselves
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and launched a retaliatory defensive
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attacks against the Nigeria security
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operatives who were accused of turning
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the peaceful protest into a barrage of
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gunfire, human rights violations and
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abuses. Justice Amatosho convicted
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Nambdi Kanu on counts four and five over
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the NSI's protest and he described Nambi
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Kanu action during the violent protest
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as an act of terrorism. On count one,
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Justice Amatosho convicted Nambdi Kanu
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for an act of preparatory to commit
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terrorism over statements made by Nambdi
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Kanu in May 2021. Justice Amatosho in
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the ruling claimed and ruled that Nambdi
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Kanu declared war against security
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operatives in the southeast states
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without provocation. This statement by
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justice apparently made him look like a
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biased person because after justice read
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the entire 7count charge and convicted
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Nambi Kanu, Justice Amatosho thereafter
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recognized a media news report and
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broadcast of Nambi Kanu on April 25th,
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2021 wherein Nambi Caranu vowed to
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avenge the killing of Aanso, the then
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head of Eastern Security Network ESN by
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a combined team of Nigerian security
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operatives led by the Nigerian army
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under the command of former chief of
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army staff laid lieutenant general
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tarried lagbarger who was then the
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general officer commanding GOC82
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division. The Nigerian army insisted in
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its report that a conso was killed
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during exchange of gunfire with the
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security operatives. But Nambdi Karno
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rejected the claim and repeatedly stated
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that Aconso was killed in his sleep and
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the killing was a pure case of
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assassination by the federal government
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of Nigeria as a way to weaken the people
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of southeast states and denied and the
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ability to be able to establish the
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Eastern Security Network ESN to defend
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themselves against Boohh Haram
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terrorists and expansionist foreign fani
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invaders from different countries like
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Mali, Gambia, Sagal, Nigerian Republic
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and Chad that were advancing from the
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