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Court Rejects IGP Plans To Stop Free Nnamdi Kanu Protest, US Warns Citizens
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#Breaking News #Abuja #Biafra #Kanu #Nnamdi #Sowore #US ©October 17th, 2025 ®October 17, 2025 5:51 pm Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday apparently rejected the plans by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun to stop the upcoming Monday, October 20th planned mass protests by Nigerians to demand the release of the detained Biafra Republic agitation leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, but, according to the organiser of the protest, Omoyele Sowore, after the Judge initially declined to grant the Nigeria Police Force an ex-parte motion to stop the planned protest in the open court, the "Federal High Court judge, Justice Umar reportedly granted the motion in chambers, imposing a ban on protests at Aso Rock Villa, National Assembly, or Unity Fountain in Abuja, we await a certified true copy of the order, which our lawyers will review, the protest remains unstoppable", while this is ongoing, the United States, US Embassy in Nigeria has warned America citizens to be far from the protest areas and limit their movements in the Nigeria capital city, Abuja, saying, the planned protest may lead to disruptions and violence.
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Dave Umahi, AriseTV, Rufai Oseni, The Narrative Of Not Being A Journalist
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#Columns #AriseTV #Journalism #Oseni #Rufai #Umahi ©October 12th, 2025 ®October 12, 2025 6:06 pm Whenever controversies surround Rufai Oseni, the outspoken and fearless broadcaster on Arise Television, one recurring argument often resurfaces in public discourse — the claim that “Rufai Oseni is not a journalist", critics are quick to emphasize that he lacks a formal academic background in journalism, having originally trained in animal anatomy, but beyond the semantics of qualification, a deeper question emerges: What truly defines a journalist, and what are the core functions of journalism in society? #OsazuwaAkonedo
Army Denies Threats Against Free Nnamdi Kanu Mass Protest, Sowore Meets GEJ
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#Issues #army #Biafra #Kanu #NA #Nnamdi #Sowore ©October 10th, 2025 ®October 10, 2025 9:32 pm Nigerian Army authority has issued a statement, denying threat messages issued against members of the public ahead of the planned mass protest slated for October 20, 2025 to demand for the release and freedom of the detained Biafra Republic agitation leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, just as the organiser and chief campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of SaharaReporters news media met to seek understanding with the former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who, according to Sowore, promised to visit President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the issue with him. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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0:00
Justice Muhammad Garba Umar of the
0:02
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on
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Friday apparently rejected the plans by
0:06
the Inspector General of Police IGP Care
0:10
Eggbe token to stop the upcoming Monday
0:13
October 20th planned mass protests by
0:15
Nigerians to demand the release of the
0:17
detained Bafra Republic agitation leader
0:20
Mazi Nami Kanu. But according to the
0:24
organizer of the protest, Omi Saware,
0:26
after the judge initially declined to
0:28
grant the Nigeria Police Force an ex
0:31
party motion to stop the planned protest
0:33
in the open court, the Federal High
0:36
Court judge, Justice Umar reportedly
0:38
granted the motion in chambers, imposing
0:41
a ban on protests at Aso Rock Villa,
0:43
National Assembly or Unity Fountain in
0:46
Abuja. We await a certified true copy of
0:49
the order which our lawyers will review.
0:51
The protest remains unstoppable. While
0:54
this is ongoing, the United States US
0:56
Embassy in Nigeria has warned America
0:59
citizens to be far from the protest
1:02
areas and limit their movements in the
1:04
Nigeria capital city Abuja saying the
1:07
planned protest may lead to disruptions
1:10
and violence. Detailed of the court
1:12
action as captured by Punch newspaper.
1:15
The Federal High Court in Abuja has
1:17
refused the Nigeria Police Force's bid
1:20
to stop the free Nambdi Canyono protest,
1:23
allowing it to proceed as scheduled on
1:25
Monday, October 20th, 2025.
1:28
The inspector general of police Kyod
1:31
Egen had dispatched police lawyers to
1:34
the court to move an ex party motion
1:36
against activist and protest organizer
1:39
Saware in a bid to legally preempt the
1:42
planned demonstration slated for the Aso
1:44
Rock Villa. However, Justice Umar of the
1:47
Federal High Court Abuja declined to
1:50
grant the motion which would have
1:52
immediately restrained the protest from
1:54
taking place without hearing the
1:56
opposing side. The judge instead
1:58
instructed the police to formally serve
2:00
notice of their application on Saware
2:03
and adjourned the case until Tuesday for
2:05
a proper contested hearing. Reacting to
2:08
the judicial decision, the protest
2:10
convenor Amy Saware affirmed the court's
2:14
decision as a victory for civil
2:15
liberties and doubled down on the
2:17
scheduled protest. In a statement issued
2:20
on his exhandle on Friday following the
2:22
ruling, Saware said IG of police Nigeria
2:26
Kyote Eggbeen dispatched police lawyers
2:29
to Sumi in an effort to halt the free
2:31
Namikanuno protest scheduled for Aso
2:34
Rock Villa on Monday. However, the
2:37
judge, Justice Umar of Federal High
2:39
Court in Abuja, refused to grant the
2:41
exarty motion, instead instructing him
2:44
to serve me notice and adjourning the
2:46
case until Tuesday for a proper hearing.
2:49
The demonstration organized under the
2:52
#free Namikinudo is intended to draw
2:55
attention to the prolonged detention and
2:57
legal fate of Kanu. The police action
2:59
was seen as an attempt to leverage the
3:01
courts to prevent a potentially
3:03
sensitive gathering near the seat of
3:05
Nigerian power. The adjournment to
3:08
Tuesday ensures that the planned Monday
3:10
protest is not currently constrained by
3:12
a court order, setting the stage for a
3:14
potential high-profile confrontation
3:17
between protesters and security agencies
3:19
around the presidential villa. Channels
3:22
television also on Friday reported that
3:25
ahead of the free Namikanuno protest
3:27
slated for Monday, October 20th in the
3:29
nation's capital, the US embassy in
3:32
Abuja has issued a security alert to
3:34
Americans. In a statement published on
3:37
its website on Friday, the embassy
3:39
cautioned that the protest could lead to
3:41
disruptions and potential violence. The
3:44
embassy advised US citizens to steer
3:47
clear of the protest areas and limit
3:49
their movement across the city. The US
3:52
embassy in Abuja informs US citizens
3:54
that the free Nambdi Kano now protest
3:57
has called for peaceful demonstrations
3:59
on Monday, October 20th, 2025 in Abuja.
4:03
There may be roadblocks, traffic,
4:06
congestion, and confrontations between
4:08
police and protesters that could turn
4:10
violent around Eagle Square and the
4:12
central business district. The embassy
4:15
advises all US citizens to avoid this
4:18
area and to severely limit all movement
4:20
throughout the city on Monday, October
4:22
20th. The statement read in part, the
4:25
embassy recommended that children stay
4:28
home from school and that domestic staff
4:30
who commute from outside Abuja do not
4:32
report to work on that day. It also
4:35
called on all Americans in Nigeria to
4:37
take heightened security precautions.
4:40
The planned protest was announced by
4:42
activist and former presidential
4:44
candidate of the African Action Congress
4:47
Amayle Saware on his exac account on
4:49
October 9th. Saware stated that the
4:52
protest would take place on October 20th
4:55
and be directed toward the Aso Rock
4:57
presidential villa. He described it as a
5:00
historic and peaceful demonstration
5:02
aimed at securing the release of the
5:04
leader of the prescribed indigenous
5:06
people of Bafra, Nambdi Kanu. Carno, who
5:10
is currently facing terrorism charges at
5:12
the Federal High Court in Abuja, has
5:15
been in custody since June 2021
5:17
following his controversial extradition
5:19
from Kenya. But shortly after the afor
5:22
media reports, Amayle Saware in a
5:25
statement through his social media
5:27
accounts on Friday said that after
5:30
failing to obtain a legitimate court
5:32
order to halt the unstoppable free Nam
5:34
Deanuno protest, the Nigeria police
5:36
force has now resorted to a fresh wave
5:39
of panic-driven measures. In Onondo
5:41
state, police authorities have
5:43
reportedly ordered that officers
5:45
sympathetic to the movement be confined
5:47
to their barracks, an action that
5:49
exposes the deep unease within the
5:51
system. Rather than engage with the
5:53
legitimate and peaceful demands of
5:55
citizens, the police are turning their
5:57
energy toward internal repression and
5:59
fear tactics, a clear sign that the
6:02
movement's message has struck a nerve.
6:04
The people are awake and the movement
6:06
remains unstoppable. In another
6:09
statement on Friday accompanied with
6:11
video footage, Amy Saware said, "Earlier
6:14
today, the Nigeria Police Force FCT
6:18
command invited Barrister Maxwell Opara
6:20
to discuss the planned free Namikanuno
6:22
protest. Upon our arrival at the
6:25
command's entrance, we were abruptly
6:27
stopped by a police contingent stationed
6:29
at the gate. officers claimed the new
6:32
commissioner of police was resuming duty
6:34
and could not attend to visit us until
6:36
after his official resumption rituals.
6:39
When we were eventually allowed through,
6:41
the senior police officer Habib Muhammad
6:43
who had extended the invitation met us
6:45
and presented a copy of the organizers's
6:48
letter seeking police protection.
6:50
Barrista Maxwell Opara had not arrived
6:52
at that point. A letter filed by
6:54
Barister Opara as legal representative
6:57
of the protest movement. But the tone of
7:00
the meeting shifted quickly after the
7:01
senior police officer Muhammad received
7:04
a phone call. He informed us that the
7:06
deputy commissioner of police DCP in
7:09
charge of the state intelligence
7:11
department SID wished to meet us. When
7:15
we arrived at his office, he expressed
7:17
surprise at my presence at the FCT
7:19
command, claiming that no invitation had
7:22
been extended to me personally. He
7:24
remained polite and we left courteously.
7:27
Shortly after, Barrister Maxwell Opara
7:30
arrived to the Sup's office where the
7:33
conversation turned tense. The officer
7:35
issued a veiled threat, warning that
7:37
Barrister Opara would be held
7:40
responsible if anything goes wrong
7:42
anywhere in Abuja on Monday. Barrista
7:45
Oara reminded him that this was
7:46
precisely why the organizers had sent a
7:49
formal notification to ensure a peaceful
7:51
and lawful demonstration.
7:53
The officer reportedly began shouting
7:56
and the meeting ended. abruptly.
7:58
According to Barrister Opara, it became
8:01
clear that they did not want me present
8:03
because they were seeking someone they
8:05
could intimidate. Not long after we left
8:08
the command, the illegal IGP directed
8:10
police lawyers to obtain a court order
8:12
to stop the protest. However, the
8:15
federal high court judge declined to
8:17
grant the order in open court. It was
8:20
later reported that a limited purpose
8:23
order was issued but no such order has
8:26
been served on the organizers. The free
8:28
Namikanuno protest is unstoppable. We
8:31
are proceeding as planned peacefully,
8:34
lawfully and with unwavering resolve.
8:36
Amigle Saware stated
8:44
you the news in a more digital way.
8:46
Whenever controversies surround Rufi,
8:49
the outspoken and fearless broadcaster
8:52
on Arise television, one recurring
8:54
argument often resurfaces in public
8:56
discourse. The claim that Rufi is not a
9:00
journalist, critics are quick to
9:01
emphasize that he lacks a formal
9:03
academic background in journalism,
9:06
having originally trained in animal
9:08
anatomy. But beyond the semantics of
9:10
qualification, a deeper question
9:12
emerges. What truly defines a
9:14
journalist? And what are the core
9:16
functions of journalism in society? As
9:18
mass communication teacher, we teach
9:21
students from the very first class that
9:23
the media exists to inform, educate,
9:26
entertain, and preserve cultural
9:28
heritage. Journalists also play the
9:31
crucial roles of agenda setting and
9:33
acting as watchd dogs, holding public
9:35
officials accountable and amplifying the
9:37
voices of the government. The media's
9:40
capacity to shape national conversations
9:42
is immense. By highlighting specific
9:44
issues and giving them prominence,
9:46
journalists help raise awareness and
9:48
influence public perception. It is
9:51
through such agenda setting functions
9:53
that societies engage in dialogue,
9:55
debate and reform, thereby playing
9:58
participatory role in the process of
10:00
governance. When examined through this
10:03
functional lens, it becomes clear that
10:05
Rufi has consistently fulfilled these
10:08
journalistic responsibilities over the
10:10
years. His incisive questioning,
10:13
fearless commentary, and commitment to
10:15
public accountability have made him one
10:17
of the most recognizable broadcast
10:19
personalities in contemporary Nigerian
10:22
media. A notable example is his now
10:25
famous exchange with the Minister of
10:27
Works, Engineer Dave Yumi, on Arise
10:30
television. Before that encounter, few
10:33
Nigerians had publicly interrogated the
10:35
cost per kilometer of road construction
10:38
projects executed by government
10:39
agencies.
10:41
While the minister initially dismissed
10:43
Rufi's question as elementary, the issue
10:46
soon gained traction nationally. In
10:49
fact, subsequent clarifications by Yumi
10:52
and even a public response by Oyo State
10:54
Governor Sei Marinde demonstrated that
10:57
Aseni's line of questioning had forced
10:59
an important accountability conversation
11:02
into the mainstream. Through this
11:04
singular act, Rufi did what the media
11:07
are mandated to do. Hold power
11:09
accountable, enlighten the public, and
11:11
stimulate civic engagement. It is true
11:14
that a formal qualification, such as a
11:17
diploma or degree in journalism, is
11:19
generally considered a prerequisite for
11:21
professional practice. Yet, history
11:24
tells a different story about the
11:26
Nigerian press. Many of the country's
11:29
most celebrated media pioneers from
11:31
Herbert McCauley to Ernest Aoli Nambi
11:34
Azikiwayi and Aubi Awaloo were not
11:37
trained journalists in the academic
11:39
sense. Nevertheless, through passion,
11:42
intellect and experience, they became
11:45
towering figures in the nation's
11:46
journalistic landscape. In the decades
11:49
that followed, major Nigerian newspapers
11:52
like The Guardian, The Punch, The
11:54
Tribune, and the Defunct National
11:56
Concord were edited by professionals
11:58
whose backgrounds spanned literature,
12:01
political science, law, and the
12:03
humanities, not necessarily journalism.
12:06
What mattered was their adherence to
12:08
journalistic ethics, and commitment to
12:10
truth. Today, journalism is evolving
12:13
faster than ever. The rise of social and
12:16
digital media has democratized
12:18
information dissemination, giving birth
12:20
to citizen journalism, a space where
12:23
individuals, regardless of academic
12:25
background, can contribute meaningfully
12:27
to public discourse. The boundaries of
12:30
professional journalism have expanded,
12:33
now encompassing voices trained in
12:35
diverse disciplines, but committed to
12:37
the principles of truth, balance, and
12:39
fairness. In this context, Rufi's two
12:43
decades of consistent broadcast
12:45
experience, his engagement with media
12:47
ethics, and his pursuit of professional
12:50
development courses all reinforce his
12:53
credibility. His work reflects a mastery
12:55
of journalism's essence. Even if his
12:58
educational roots lie elsewhere, the
13:01
debate over Rufi's academic background
13:03
may continue, but it misses the more
13:05
profound point. Journalism is as much a
13:08
calling as it is a profession. It
13:10
demands curiosity, courage, critical
13:13
thinking, and an unwavering commitment
13:15
to public interest. By these measures,
13:18
Rufi has proven himself a journalist,
13:22
not by certificate, but by conviction
13:24
and consistent service to society.
13:27
Writer Isa Abdul Aziz, mass
13:29
communication lecturer, federal poly
13:32
techchnic. Ouchi was
13:35
minister I would like to interject this
13:36
monologue is quite long.
13:38
So at first minister after you had gone
13:40
to report me in front of president
13:42
Tinugu and said all sorts. Anyway I am
13:45
not beholden to you. My job is accountab
13:47
for me to report you to the president.
13:49
No but they empirical minister minister
13:52
minister let me speak minister report
13:55
you minister minister let me speak. I
13:57
have empirical evidence. The world
13:59
watched it on the commissioner of the
14:01
project when you mentioned the questions
14:03
I asked you to the president that was
14:05
reporting me to the president officially
14:06
the world watch it so you don't need to
14:09
dillydal about the empirical facts I
14:10
don't talk without facts minister you
14:12
know when I have my facts I talk and I
14:14
insist on my question when I ask on call
14:17
address you
14:17
minister you will not you will not you
14:19
will not allow me speak the problem is
14:21
you will not allow me to speak you spoke
14:23
for over 20 minutes over 10 minutes
14:25
because you don't know what you're
14:26
speaking but let me speak let speak your
14:29
profession. You will not allow me to
14:31
speak. You see, if you can just keep
14:33
quiet and be calm and just allow me
14:35
speak, I'll be happy. All right? So, my
14:38
question still persists as regards the
14:40
cost per kilometer. You cannot tell me
14:42
that we don't have a right to know the
14:44
cost per kilometer. Even if it's an
14:45
undulating landscape, give us all the
14:47
facts and the details of the cost per
14:48
kilometer. That's all we'll ask for.
14:51
Other questions as regards the loans
14:53
taking
14:55
me
14:56
for you to damage. Let me finish. Listen
14:59
to me. Minister, you will not let me
15:00
speak.
15:01
The minister will not allow me. No, no,
15:02
no, no, no, no, no. Don't do that with
15:04
me. Minister will not do that with me. I
15:07
was in your studio. Minister and when
15:09
the first session was on and I ran the
15:12
figures and what you asking us is 750
15:15
kilometers of uh coastal highway, we
15:17
should tell you cost per kilometer. So
15:19
you multiply by 750 that no.
15:22
No. So tell me the cost per kilometer.
15:24
There's nothing too hard for you to tell
15:25
me that figure. You've not still told me
15:26
that figure. So I was right on that
15:28
point. The second point
15:29
because you don't you don't understand
15:31
anything.
15:32
The second point I'm trying to make.
15:33
You don't understand anything. I'm a
15:34
professor in this field.
15:36
Okay.
15:36
You don't understand anything.
15:38
What university gave you to tell you a
15:40
cost?
15:41
What university gave you professorship
15:43
in engineering? I didn't know you were
15:44
professor minister. I didn't know. So
15:48
please you've not professor you've not
15:50
professor in in in practice a professor
15:53
in practice I understand engineering
15:56
very well
15:56
and you have no knowledge of what you
15:58
ask
15:58
if you will let me
15:59
you have no knowledge
16:00
if you will let me ask
16:01
so you you keep quiet
16:03
and then stop uh you know
16:05
uh minister it's it's all right keep
16:07
dignifying yourself and let the world
16:08
see you for who you are if you allow me
16:10
speak the other 100 kilometers that you
16:14
said they've added to it would like to
16:16
know the cost per kilometer of that one
16:19
and the winsome homes the case is in
16:22
court now I would like to know the cost
16:24
per kilometer for that one I would like
16:25
to also know the over 700 billion first
16:28
tranch of loan you guys got for this
16:30
project has the money been spent how was
16:32
the money deployed I would also like to
16:35
know I would also like to know the terms
16:36
of that loan all right how many years
16:39
what's the payback period what's the
16:40
payback return of that loan and for the
16:43
winsome homes isn't it interesting that
16:46
as somebody that has been a governor in
16:48
the state, you know the law. A case is
16:50
in court and then you're coming to talk
16:51
about the details of the case is in
16:53
court because you deny that the case was
16:55
not in court. Now you've already
16:56
accepted that the case is in court. So
16:58
is it not just better you thrash it out
17:00
with the woman that he's been reporting
17:03
a case in public that we all heard and I
17:05
ask you questions based on that. So
17:07
minister just answer the questions. I've
17:09
got no ask to grind with you. You know
17:11
that we've spoken many times. In fact,
17:13
when your people call to book, I booked
17:15
them and I said you should come on air.
17:17
So, please just tell us those
17:18
information. It's very important
17:19
minister.
17:29
I'm not hearing even though this guy is
17:33
not
17:36
bringing you the news in a more digital
17:38
way. Nigerian Army Authority has issued
17:41
a statement denying threat messages
17:44
issued against members of the public
17:46
ahead of the planned mass protest slated
17:48
for October 20th, 2025 to demand for the
17:52
release and freedom of the detained
17:53
Bafra Republic agitation leader Mazi
17:56
Nami Kanu just as the organizer and
17:59
chief campaigner Amayle Saware the
18:01
publisher of Sahare reporters news media
18:04
met to seek understanding with the
18:05
former president of Nigeria good luck of
18:08
Jonathan who according to Saware
18:11
promised to visit President Bola Ahmed
18:13
Tonubu to discuss the issue with him.
18:16
Nigerian army in a statement on Friday
18:19
said the attention of the Nigerian army
18:22
NA has been drawn to a misleading
18:24
publication by Sahara reporters alleging
18:26
that a Facebook page purportedly
18:28
operated by military personnel issued
18:31
veiled threats against certain
18:32
individuals ahead of a planned October
18:34
20th protest. The report is not only
18:38
false but a deliberate attempt to
18:39
misinform the public and discredit the
18:41
noble institution of the Nigerian Army.
18:44
For the avoidance of doubt, the Nigerian
18:47
Army has only two official social media
18:49
handles, namely at HQ Nigerian Army and
18:52
at Nigerian Arma info which are duly
18:55
verified on Facebook X, formerly
18:57
Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Any
19:00
other page or account outside these
19:02
verified handles does not belong to the
19:05
Nigerian Army and should be disregarded
19:07
in its entirety. It is pertinent to
19:10
state that certain civilians and online
19:12
content creators now operate pages that
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post military related contents purely
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for the purpose of generating online
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traffic and monetary gain. Such pages
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have no affiliation whatsoever with the
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Nigerian army. The NA therefore
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dissociates itself completely from any
19:29
post, statement or activity emanating
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from these unauthorized sources. The
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Nigerian Army remains a professional,
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disciplined and apolitical institution
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committed to the defense and unity of
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the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the
19:44
discharge of its constitutional
19:46
responsibilities, the NA continues to
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uphold the highest standards of
19:50
professionalism, adherence to the rule
19:52
of law, and respect for human rights.
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The general public and media
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practitioners are hereby enjoyed to
19:59
verify all information concerning the
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Nigerian Army only through its official
20:04
platforms or the Directorate of Army
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public relations before publication or
20:08
dissemination. The Nigerian Army
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therefore urges Sahara reporters and
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other media outlets to exercise due
20:16
diligence in verifying the authenticity
20:18
of their sources to avoid the spread of
20:20
falsehood capable of misleading the
20:22
public and undermining national
20:23
security. Omi Saware in a statement made
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available through his personal social
20:29
media accounts on Friday said that
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earlier today in Abuja I met with former
20:35
President Good Luck Jonathan to discuss
20:37
the continued incarceration of Mazi Nami
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Kanu. President Jonathan agreed that
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there is an urgent and compelling need
20:44
to address this matter decisively and
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justly. I thank him sincerely for
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recognizing the importance of resolving
20:51
Kanu's case in the interest of peace,
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fairness and national healing.
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Particularly assuring was that he
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promised to meet Asawaju Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu to discuss this issue as soon as
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possible. With this, former President
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Jonathan joins a growing list of
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Nigerians who have called for justice in
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Nami Kanu's case. A list that already
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includes ex- vice president Atiku Abu
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Bakr, Femi Falana San Senator Shahus
21:18
Sanani and many others across political
21:20
and regional divides. Mazi Nami Kanu
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remains in detention today because he
21:26
took up the just cause of confronting
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the long-standing issue of
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marginalization in Nigeria. Like other
21:32
ethnic and regional activists whose
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politically motivated cases have been
21:36
withdrawn or dismissed, Nambdi Kanu
21:39
should also be released without further
21:42
delay. I once again call on all
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political, cultural, ethnic and
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religious leaders across Nigeria to join
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this noble cause. In particular, I
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invite my brothers and sisters from the
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southeast, Mr. Peter Obi, Charles
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Chukuma, Soludo, Alex Ciotti, Francis in
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Wifuru, Peter Mbar, Hope Zodma, Abigail
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as Aquasili, John of Ohanes and Diggbo
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worldwide as well as Nigerians of
22:10
conscience everywhere to lend their
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voices to the call for justice and
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freedom. Nandi Kanu should be set free
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and I remain firmly committed to
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peacefully mobilizing for justice and
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freedom in this matter. On Thursday, Omi
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Saware in a statement challenged the
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decision to set free and grant
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presidential state pardons to convicted
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individuals by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu without considering the release
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of Mazi Nami Kanu. According to Saware
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today, President Bola Tonubu extended
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pardons to a long list of convicted
22:43
individuals including a cocaine
22:45
trafficker serving a life sentence, an
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alleged couplotta, Mamean Vatza, the
22:50
late Nambia Ziki and Herbert McCauley,
22:53
and even Farooq Laan, the former
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lawmaker convicted for taking bribes on
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tape. He also pardoned other known
23:00
fraudsters and corrupt politicians. Yet
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in all of this, Tonubu refuses to even
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consider the release of Mazi Nami Kanu,
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who has been unjustly detained for years
23:10
despite multiple court orders mandating
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his freedom. It is a glaring hypocrisy.
23:16
Criminals and political thieves are
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forgiven, celebrated, and rehabilitated
23:20
while a man demanding self-determination
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and justice remains behind bars and
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tossed around in courts with the
23:26
pretense that somehow it is about law.
23:29
Earlier, Saware raised an alarm that the
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presidency is using DSS to contact and
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threaten politicians from the southeast,
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warning him not to endorse the free
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Nambdi Kanu now movement or participate
23:42
in Free Nami Kanu now, the planned march
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to Aso Rock Villa. They've contacted
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some names mentioned in my postings to
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gaslight them, claiming the protest was
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to ferment chaos and violence. They're
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terrified. However, we move forward and
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cannot be stopped.
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