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Lagos State Command of the Nigeria
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Police Force has declared the founder
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and publisher of Sahare Reporters News
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Media Hayel Saware wanted for organizing
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protest in Lagos State which the Lagos
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State Commissioner of Police Mashu Jimo
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said Saware has allegedly committed the
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offense of breach of public peace and
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the police commissioner thereafter
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confirmed the arrest of 13 persons he
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described as vagabons and miscreants as
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group of people came out on Monday
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morning to protest against the
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demolition of their settlements after
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their houses at the Koker and Oilari
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areas of a Warren Shaki community in
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area of Lagos State were brought down at
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midnight on Saturday, hours after the
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state government announced that it had
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compensated about 80 property owners on
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Friday, forcing some concerned citizens
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to condemn the government for displacing
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families without a clear plan for
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relocation and reintegration into the
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housing system. This Ammy Saware in an
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on the spot video statement made on
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Monday at the scene of the protest said
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he could not come down from the vehicle
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because he had a privileged information
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that there was plans to kill him if he
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comes out openly during the protest.
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According to Saware, the action of the
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police explained why President Donald
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Trump of the United States. US is
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considering military action in Nigeria
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because the US president has seen weak
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leadership and leaders do not mean well
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for the people. According to the Lagos
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State Police Commissioner, I hereby as
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the commissioner of police, Lagos State
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Police Command declare Sore wanted. I
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declare him wanted for causing
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disturbance of public peace and an act
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to commit a felony by planning and
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putting all the plans in motion to block
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the third mainland bridge to cause
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hardship for Largoians and other
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Nigerians, more especially visitors who
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are transients through this end. We will
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not allow that. We are closing in on
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him. Anywhere he is, he should know that
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we are closing in on him. We learned
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that he was in a bus and being videoed.
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Why didn't he come down? He came down in
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Abuja. He should come down wherever he
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is. He should report himself to the
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nearest police station. We are going to
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arrest him, investigate him and
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prosecute him. The commissioner of
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police said massive deployment of police
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personnel had been made, not just to the
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third mainland bridge, but also to other
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parts of the state where coordinated
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protests are likely to hold. The police
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boss stressed that this location is
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vital to the city's economy and the
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well-being of commuters. We will not
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allow any action, peaceful or otherwise,
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that seeks to block the bridge and
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disrupt livelihoods. Any attempt to
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obstruct the third mainland bridge is a
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direct threat to public safety and
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national infrastructure.
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Anyone attempting to disturb public
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peace will be arrested, investigated,
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and prosecuted. Lagos is the heartbeat
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of Nigeria's economy and we cannot
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afford chaos here. We have arrested 13
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suspects who are vagabons and miscreants
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who wanted to cause mayhem in Lagos
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state. Sare in a statement with a video
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attachment said, "I recorded this video
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at the scene of the attack on peaceful
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protesters by Nigeria police force in
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Lagos during today's Awarens
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anti-demolition protest which they
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handled in the usual despicable and
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unconscionable manner. The Lagos police
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commissioner Mushu Jimo has reportedly
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declared me wanted for disturbance of
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public peace allegedly as a result of
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his office's inability to execute a
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shoot on site order given by his illegal
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IGP car yode Eggbe token in a Warren
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Saki today. Despite my repeated attempts
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to contact Nigeria Police Force
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Commissioner Jimmo, he has not taken my
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calls. Nevertheless, I plan to meet with
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him soon to address his declaration
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issue report at the DS police station. I
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hereby as the commissioner of police
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state police command declare so wanted.
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I declare wanted for the act of causing
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the subance of public peace and an an
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act to commit serious salon
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by planning and putting all the planning
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to cause action for legos and other
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Nigerians and meing visitors who are
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transitive through this head. We will
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not allow this to happen. These are the
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equipment and we are sure that we are
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closing in on him. Anywhere he is, he
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should be aware that we are closing on
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him. We learn is doing video and he
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couldn't come down. Let him come down.
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He came down in Abuja. Why is he afraid
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to come down in Lagos? He should come
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down. He should come down. Wherever he
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is, he should report himself to the
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reputation because I'm going to arrest
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him and investigate him and prosecute
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him. Thank you. And we made 13 arrest of
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this mistran and block because there's
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no any reason why this protest must take
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place. The people who are concerned who
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are residents of have been paid
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compensation by government for those who
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deserve uh who entitled rather to the
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compensation in law and the people have
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remained in peace and they've been
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leaving the peace in the community but
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is coming to Lagos to instigate crisis
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to inate violence will not be tolerated
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and I want to still go about their local
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businesses without any fear of let him
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come let him put his leg on ground he's
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riding in a vehicle and he's making
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video that police has cover everywhere
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and it can't come down in the same way
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police come everywhere that I came down
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in Abuja let it come down let it come
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down here and you will see uh the the
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rat of the law that will equally be
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who has also home they demolish their
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houses in Russo area of Lagos
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and uh I think they had intelligence
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that I was I was approaching the place
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as you see captured they just tear
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gasing them and they brought in more
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all of them were carrying leader weapons
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this is what we're talking about
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uh about Nigeria at this time the police
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that ought to be protecting the citizens
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of Nigeria are busy chasing after and
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attacking innocent civilians
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people who they don't build houses for,
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people they do nothing for, they're
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attacking them. And this is what you
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just you just watched live on my on my
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timeline now. So, we couldn't enter the
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community. The whole place is
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barricaded. Uh these are some of the
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demolitions that they've carried out and
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uh they relate to homes of poor people.
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This is where the poor people have
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managed to run after the rich people
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Makoko and other places. We were told
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that the IGP, the legal IGP actually
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impaired in the police uh team to the
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people who could shoot and kill me if I
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showed up, but I still went there
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regardless. This is intelligence I had.
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Uh so right now we'll be monitoring
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events as they're happening and uh uh
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time permitting we'll return back to
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that community. We must fight for these
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people and ensure that they get what is
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theirs back. We cannot leave this
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country in the hands of criminals to
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keep exploiting the poor. That is what
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got us into where we are today. That is
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what led to what America decided could
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be their intervention because they've
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seen weak and terrible leadership in
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Nigeria. They know that these guys don't
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mean well for Nigerians. But that
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doesn't mean that America mean well for
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Nigerians. They're just taking advantage
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of the weakness in the leaders. Some of
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bringing you the news in a more digital
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way. Ogen stateorn princess Olira Majo
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Dunanu has reacted over the description
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of Nigeria as a disgraced country by
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President Donald Trump of the United
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States US saying the greatest
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contribution the United States and its
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allies can make at this pivotal moment
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is to support the genuine democratic
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emergence of visionary, credible and
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people centered Nigerian leaders, not
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the preservation of a kleptocratic
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status quo that has entrenched poverty.
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division and despair. Calling on the
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international community for the urgent
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need to uphold democracy and human
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dignity amid President Trump's plans to
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begin US military actions in Nigeria to
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end the killing of Christians in
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Nigeria. While reacting to the recent
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remarks by President Donald Trump
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portraying Nigeria as a disgraced
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country, Princess Olterra acknowledged
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the deep governance challenges
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confronting Africa's most populous
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nation, but emphasized that Nigeria's
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struggle is not one of Christian
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targeted conflict, but one of
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governance, justice, and humanity
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itself. The greatest contribution the
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United States and its allies can make at
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this pivotal moment is to support the
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genuine democratic emergence of
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visionary, credible and people centered
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Nigerian leaders, not the preservation
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of a kleptocratic status quo that has
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entrenched poverty, division and
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despair. True partnership must empower
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integrity and merit, not those who have
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rigged themselves into power through
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corruption and coercion. Princess Ola
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Terra called for global collaboration to
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restore faith in governance and
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strengthen democratic institutions,
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noting that Nigeria's stability and
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progress are critical not only for its
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citizens but for Africa and the world at
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large. Only through principled
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engagement and unwavering support for
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democracy can Nigeria's citizens rebuild
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their nation in peace and dignity, free
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from the devastation of renewed
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conflict. I look forward to continued
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dialogue, progressive cooperation and a
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shared vision for humanity, she
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concluded. We have reported that
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President Donald Trump of the United
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States of America has placed US soldiers
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on red alert for possible war in
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Nigeria. According to President Trump,
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the US Department of War should prepare
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US troops for possible military action
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in Nigeria if the Nigerian government
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continued to allow the killing of
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Christians. The US troops may very well
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go into that now disgraced country guns
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ablazing to completely wipe out the
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Islamic terrorists who are committing
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these horrible atrocities. This
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President Trump issued on Saturday
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evening in line with Greenwich Meridian
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time after President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
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personally signed a statement rejecting
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Trump earlier claim on Friday that
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Christians are being targeted and killed
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in Nigeria. Although President Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu disagreed with Trump who
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had described the high level of
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insecurity in Nigeria as a religious war
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by Islamic terrorists against
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Christians. But some Nigerians quickly
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took to the comment section of President
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Bola Ahmed Tonubu post on exocial media
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platform and pasted a screenshot of a
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tweet published by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu on January 29th, 2014, wherein
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu apparently
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had long accepted and agreed that the
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insecurity in Nigeria is possibly a
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religious war against Christians in the
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West Africa country verbatim. In the
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tweet, Tonubu said, "The slaughtering of
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Christian worshippers is strongly
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condemnable. It calls to question the
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competence of Jonathan, then president
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of Nigeria to protect Nigerians." This
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old statement by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu indicated that President Donald
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Trump of the United States of America
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may not be the first person to describe
12:06
the insecurity in Nigeria as a religious
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war against Christian communities in the
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West Africa country.
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bringing you the news in a more digital
12:21
President Donald Trump of the United
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States of America has placed US soldiers
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on red alert for possible war in
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Nigeria. According to President Trump,
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the US Department of War should prepare
12:33
US troops for possible military action
12:36
in Nigeria. If the Nigerian government
12:38
continued to allow the killing of
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Christians, the US troops may very well
12:43
go into that now disgraced country guns
12:46
a blazing to completely wipe out the
12:48
Islamic terrorists who are committing
12:50
these horrible atrocities. This
12:52
President Trump issued on Saturday
12:54
evening in line with Greenwich Meridian
12:56
Time after President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
12:59
personally signed a statement rejecting
13:02
Trump earlier claim on Friday that
13:04
Christians are being targeted and killed
13:06
in Nigeria. Although President Bola
13:09
Ahmed Tanubu disagreed with Trump who
13:11
had described the high level of
13:13
insecurity in Nigeria as a religious war
13:16
by Islamic terrorists against
13:18
Christians. But some Nigerians quickly
13:21
took to the comment section of President
13:23
Bola Ahmed Tonubu post on exocial media
13:27
platform and pasted a screenshot of a
13:29
tweet published by President Bola Ahmed
13:32
Tonubu on January 29th, 2014 wherein
13:36
President Bola Ahmed Tonubu apparently
13:39
had long accepted and agreed that the
13:41
insecurity in Nigeria is possibly a
13:44
religious war against Christians in the
13:46
West Africa country. verbatim. In the
13:49
tweet, Tonubu said, "The slaughtering of
13:52
Christian worshippers is strongly
13:53
condemnable. It calls to question the
13:56
competence of Jonathan, then president
13:58
of Nigeria to protect Nigerians." This
14:01
old statement by President Bola Ahmed
14:03
Tonubu indicated that President Donald
14:05
Trump of the United States of America
14:07
may not be the first person to describe
14:09
the insecurity in Nigeria as a religious
14:12
war against Christian communities in the
14:14
West Africa country. President Trump in
14:17
his latest policy statement via his
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truth social media platform on Saturday
14:22
evening said and in quotes that if the
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Nigerian government continues to allow
14:27
the killing of Christians, the USA will
14:29
immediately stop all aid and assistance
14:31
to Nigeria and may very well go into
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that now disgraced country guns a
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blazing to completely wipe out the
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Islamic terrorists who are committing
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these horrible atrocities. I am hereby
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instructing our department of war to
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prepare for possible action. If we
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attack, it will be fast, vicious, and
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sweet, just like the terrorist thugs
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attack our cherished Christians.
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Warning, the Nigerian government better
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move fast. According to President Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu, Nigeria stands firmly as a
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democracy governed by constitutional
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guarantees of religious liberty. Since
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2023, our administration has maintained
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an open and active engagement with
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Christian and Muslim leaders alike and
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continues to address security challenges
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which affect citizens across faiths and
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regions. The characterization of Nigeria
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as religiously intolerant does not
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reflect our national reality. Nor does
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it take into consideration the
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consistent and sincere efforts of the
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government to safeguard freedom of
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religion and beliefs for all Nigerians.
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Religious freedom and tolerance have
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been a core tenant of our collective
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identity and shall always remain so.
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Nigeria opposes religious persecution
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and does not encourage it. Nigeria is a
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country with constitutional guarantees
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to protect citizens of all faiths. Our
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administration is committed to working
15:56
with the United States government and
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the international community to deepen
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understanding and cooperation on
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protection of communities of all faiths.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a
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tweet on Friday had said that the
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ongoing slaughter of thousands of
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Christians in Nigeria by radical
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Islamists and fani ethnic militias is
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both tragic and unacceptable. As
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president of the United States said,
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"The United States stands ready,
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willing, and able to act." In a swift
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reaction, Nigeria presidential
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spokesperson Beao Onanuga replied to the
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tweet and said that dear Secretary
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Rubio, there is no ongoing slaughter of
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thousands of Christians in Nigeria. This
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is a gross exaggeration of the Nigerian
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situation. What we do have are sporadic
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attacks on some villages by bandits and
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terrorists and the attacks are
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religiously insensitive.
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Christians, Muslims, churches and
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mosques are attacked randomly. What our
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country requires from America is
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military support to fight these violent
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extremists in some states of our
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country, not designation as a nation of
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particular concern. Secretary Rubio,
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Muslim lives matter too. President
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Donald Trump in a statement through his
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truth social media platform on Friday
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had said, "Christianity is facing an
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existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands
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of Christians are being killed. Radical
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Islamists are responsible for this mass
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slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a
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country of particular concern. But that
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is the least of it. When Christians or
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any such group is slaughtered like is
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happening in Nigeria 3,100 versus 4,476
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worldwide. Something must be done. I am
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asking Congressman Riley Moore together
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with Chairman Tom Cole and the House
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Appropriations Committee to immediately
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look into this matter and report back to
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me. The United States cannot stand by
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while such atrocities are happening in
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Nigeria and numerous other countries. We
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stand ready, willing, and able to save
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our great Christian population around
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