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up. Help me. He did not state what he wants people to help him with or give a
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clearer picture of whatever he needed help for. Many people in the society included suggested the needed help may
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not be unconnected with marital issues he's probably having with his new wife Natasha. But in a video later today, he
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said, "This is getting out of hand. It's a very dangerous situation. I understand
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what fans can do, but I am perfectly okay. This is putting Natasha at risk.
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Please, I need everybody to calm down and see SF re. We're going to resolve
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all these issues. People day get issues for House Nobi today. Please friends,
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family, everybody ceasefire. Please, I am perfectly fine. I didn't post that
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post. The Nigerian music icon. Two-faced addressed growing concerns after a
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troubling post circulated online suggesting he was in distress and calling for help.
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The Edeto State House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned the wife and the lawmaker representing Iiggore
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constituency Natasha E Robosa to explain what members describe as behavior
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capable of embarrassing the house after videos of the legislator who is married to music star innocent two barber Idibia
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kept spreading online. According to the speaker blessing Abeeku, the lawmaker
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must appear before the house committee on ethics and privileges within one week to respond to the allegation of
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misconduct linked to her recent actions. Abbeaku said, "Honorable Natasha E.
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Robosa has been summoned to appear before the ethics and privilege committee of the assembly due to her
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recent conduct which has been trending online. This conduct drags the name of
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the house into the mud and it is the responsibility of the members of the assembly to conduct themselves well.
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This house has cable minds, educated people who had been dragged in the mud for too long by our colleague, Honorable
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Latasha. She has been trending on social media and television for the wrong reason. The House has members who know
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what they are doing and the attitude of our member has brought this house to disrepute and we will not tolerate it.
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The speaker noted that the committee would submit its finding to the house in two weeks time. Eroboa has been trending
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for the wrong reasons recently after a video where she was having an altercation with her husband, innocent
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Idia surfaced online. A tense moment erupted when two barber suddenly joined
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an online meeting Daddy Freeze hosted for the singer's former managers. Viewers couldn't believe what followed
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next as two barber's wife Natasha Asawaru bumped into him while he was on air. The social media broadcast featured
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two of the singer's former management associates Kakarigay and Lorietoen who
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alleged that Natasha was exerting excessive control over his personal and professional affairs. During the
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session, the duo claimed the lawmaker often displayed violent outbursts and referenced previous incidents involving
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the couple, including an alleged domestic disturbance in the United Kingdom. While the claims were being
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made, Tara abruptly joined the live stream and ordered the former managers to stop discussing his private life.
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Moments later, raised voices believed to be the singer and his wife were heard in the background before the session ended
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abruptly. The development has heightened public scrutiny of the couple's relationship which became public after
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two barber announced his separation from actress Ani Idia in January. He proposed
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to Asawaru in February and the pair tied the knot in July. The latest controversy
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follows earlier claims that the singer was briefly taken into police custody in the UK after an alleged altercation with
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Natasha during his tour in October. Although two barber dismissed that account, insisting he missed a show due
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to a medical emergency, the claims resurfaced after the live session. Kakar
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Igbokquay, former manager of Two Face and of the late Nigerian music legend
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Christy Essen Igbokquay, confirmed that the old trending video of Two Barber being arrested in London after he had a
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heated altercation with his pregnant wife, Natasha Asawa, was true. Recall
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that two barber traveled to the United Kingdom in the company of his pregnant wife for a concert tour, but missed a
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scheduled show on October 2nd, 2025. His absence led to rumors that he had
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been arrested after a fight with his new wife, who is also a lawmaker in Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Asawu
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at the airport. However, confirming the report while featuring on Daddy Freeze's
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Instagram live session on Monday evening, Igbokquay said, "Everything you heard about the couple's face off was
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true." Narrating how the altercation happened, Igbokway, who was part of the
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London team and was in the same flight with them, said Natasha got upset when she felt two barber abandoned her after
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they landed at the airport and strolled away with fans who ushered him into a shop. However, when the African Queen
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Kuna realized that Natasha was left behind, he hurriedly ran back to her as she lashed out at him, leading to his
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being arrested and handcuffed. The video, which was posted on December 1st,
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2025, had sparked fresh debate online with many Nigerians revisiting a story
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Tub Barber had already denied. In a video posted on Instagram, Tuba denied
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the reports and explained that he missed the show because of a medical emergency. At the time, he and fans dismissed the
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report, but the story continued to circulate on gossip sites and social media. The controversy returned after
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Tosen Silverdom, a blogger, posted what he described as new evidence, a video
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clip on Instagram and X on December 1st, which he said shows two barber being arrested at London's Gatwick airport
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after a heated argument with Natasha. In the caption, he wrote, "Video of Taface
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Idia being arrested by the police in the UK after an alleged altercation with his wife Natasha and video of heated
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argument at the airport. The video is finally out. Screenshots from the clip
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shared by commentators appear to show offices speaking with two barber outside a store before escorting him out of the
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building. We have reported that after watching his elder brother, innocent Idia aka Twoface, took to Instagram,
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social media early morning, midnight to post a video of him, Two-Face, apologizing to Natasha Asawu and the
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general public over the opinion he had expressed in a podcast interview. The African Queen music maestro's younger
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brother Charles Idia aka Charlie Brave also took to Instagram nearly around
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noon to narrate how his elder brother Twofac is currently and allegedly living in bondage in the hand of Natasha
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Asawaru. Specifically stating that it was Natasha Asawaru who used Twoface
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social media handle to announce to the public Twofac's marriage breakup with Annie McCauley. Adding Natasha Asawaru
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do go through Twoface phone. deleting WhatsApp messages she does not like. Narrating also how Natasha Aawaru
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allegedly impersonated Twofaced by thus writing on Twoface social media page
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where the allegedly impersonated Twoface was seen to have asked the general public to help him beg Natasha Asawaru
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to marry him. This Charles Idibia said his elder brother to Barber has moved
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from a frying pan that almost killed him to an industrial furnace that will completely destroy him and his career
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legacy.
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pressure
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this kind of mind get with two face. Nobody hear this kind of
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thing. Wow. Peace of mind.
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Please.
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Don't worry. Don't worry. I I'll shut down.
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I know what I know what I am.
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It's not fair on anybody has joined. It's not fair on anybody at all. So
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please, I need everybody to calm down. I need everybody.
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You need to shut the [ __ ] up. You need to just shut the [ __ ] up, people. You need to shut the [ __ ] up, man.
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You need to shut the [ __ ] up. This is getting kids, friends, family, everybody.
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I beg you. I am perfectly fine. I did not.
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Please, please. I'm okay. Please.
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Um,
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this is a dangerous situation right now. I know what I am
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guys. Calm down. Calm down. Calm down. Let's Let's It's not fair on anybody to do this kind
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of thing. It's not fair on anybody at all. So please I need everybody to come
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let's let's hope that there will be some stability so we can bring you the news in a more digital way
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presidency under the command and control of president Bola Ahmed Tonubu has said that if the ex-president of Nigeria
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Elusigun Oasis wished to help in addressing apparent worsening security situations in the West Africa country
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must first acknowledge the past failures that allowed terrorists to gain a foothold and then support ongoing
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efforts not undermine them the presidency through the office of the special adviser to the president on
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media and communications. Sunday Dar stated this few days ago in reactions to
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the statement of Aisanjo that Nigerians have rights to call on international communities intervention if the
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government can no longer protect them. Stating that the terrorists also kill people of other religions should not be
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an excuse. This Oberasanjjo said while he was speaking at a Christmas carol event in Jos Plateau State after
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President Donald Trump of the United States US had raised alarm of what the US president described as Christians
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genocide in Nigeria and threatened to send US troops to Nigeria if the killing
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of Christians continued by the suspected Islamic terrorists. A presidential statement that has seen spike in the
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activities of kidnapping and killings in Nigeria and thus creating more attention to the apparent unsafe nature of the
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country which included the abduction of 25 school girls from government girls
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comprehensive secondary school MAGA Kebi the kidnapping of 38 worshippers in Arku
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quara and the mass abduction of over 300 students and teachers still in captivity
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at a Catholic school in Niger state with Daily wave of coordinated attacks across
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the northern and southern parts of the country wherein the bandits often suspected to be fani herdsmen have
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abducted moniks, worshippers, a bride, married couples, students and travelers,
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taking at least 600 people as captives within 14 days and the rising unsafe
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nature of things could have made the Nigeria's defense minister Al-Haji Muhammad Badaru Abu Bakar to attend a
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resignation letter on Monday while the immediate past chief of defense staff. General Christopher Musa has since been
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appointed as the new defense minister and the Senate has scheduled today, Wednesday, for his screening in line
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with the law and constitutional procedures of the Africa country. According to Oasis, no matter what
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religion you belong to, no matter where you come from, no matter what profession, we Nigerians are being
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killed and our governments seem to be incapable of protecting us. We are part
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of the world community. If our government cannot do it, we have right to call on the international community
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to do for us what our government cannot do for us. And for anybody to say because those who are being killed
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belong to this region, belong to this religion, belong to this tribe and then others too are being killed cannot be an
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acceptable excuse. Before I left government, I know we had capacity to
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pick up anybody in Nigeria who commits crime anywhere. The capacity that we
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didn't have then is after we have identified and located such a criminal. We have no capacity to be able to pick
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him up without moving on land or by air. Now we have capacity with drones. You
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can take him up. Why are we not doing that? Why are we apologizing? Why are we
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negotiating? In a statement on Sunday, Dar warned that Oasis comments risk
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distorting the security realities and undermining public confidence. He argued
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that if the former president truly intends to contribute meaningfully, he must first accept responsibility for
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past failures. Sunday Dar in the statement titled between Tonubu's
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capability and the ignability of pseudo statesmanship stated that the recent
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comments by a former president and a few habitual presidential aspirants attempting to paint the tonubu
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administration unable to protect Nigerians are not merely hypocritical but ignoble. They ignore the hard truth
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Nigeria is facing terrorists. All of them by every definition, be they
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international, regional or local. Yet the very individuals who looked away
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when these threats first sprouted now want to sit in judgment. Nigerians know
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better. The suggestion that Nigeria should effectively subcontract its internal security to foreign governments
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is not statesmanship. It is capitulation. Before recommending surrender, the
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former president should reflect on what he failed to do when these terrorists first began organizing under his watch.
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One, Nigeria is under attack by terrorists. Full stop. No euphemisms. No
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soft language. The people killing Nigerians, raiding villages, kidnapping
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innocents, blowing up infrastructure, and challenging state authority are terrorists. Whether they fly a foreign
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flag or none at all, Nigeria today confronts a multi-layered terrorist ecosystem that includes internationally
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designated terror organizations, ISIS linked and alqaeda linked franchises across the Sahil, local
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violent extremist groups masquerading as bandits, crossber terrorist cells
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exploiting poorest frontiers, ideological insurgents and criminal terror hybrids operating in ungoverned
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spaces. These actors collaborate. They share money, ideology, weapons,
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intelligence, and logistics. The goal is the same, to break the Nigerian state
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and subjugate its people. Let's call them what they all are, terrorists. Two,
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terrorism took root on his watch and grew because it was not stopped. It is historical fact that the ideological
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foundations and early cells of Boohh Haram were incubated during Oasis civilian presidency. While they
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recruited, indoctrinated, built camps, and flaunted authority, the state failed
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to act decisively. What began as a preventable extremist sect transformed
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into a violent insurgency, a crossber terrorist franchise, a regional menace
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aligned with global jihadist movements. For the leader under whom the first seeds of terrorism were allowed to
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germinate to now issue public lectures is not just ironic, it is reckless.
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Three, Tonubu's strategy meets the threat head on. President Tonubu is not
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facing a conventional security challenge. He is confronting terrorism in full spectrum form both internal and
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transnational. His strategy is clear. Kinetic pressure, modernizing military capability,
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intensifying intelligence-led operations, squeezing terrorist mobility and dismantling logistics, retaking and
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holding territory, non-kinetic dominance, restoring governance in underserved and contested zones,
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deploying economic stabilization and community programs. Counter radicalization and reintegration
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initiatives. Building trust to deny terrorists the human terrain they exploit. Whole of government, whole of
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nation because terrorists thrive in division. Nigeria defeats them through
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unity. Sovereignty first. Nigeria will cooperate internationally. Yes, but it
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will not outsource its security or raise a white flag because someone who once had the chance lost his nerve. Yes,
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Nigeria needs the support and understanding of the United States and that is already ongoing. and of course
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the collaboration of other allied nations. The crime at hand is transnational. Every ungoverned space
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must come under scrutiny. Four leaders who undermine Nigeria strengthen
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terrorists. When former leaders disparage the nation's capacity, they hand psychological victories to the very
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terrorists murdering, kidnapping and extorting Nigerians, terrorizing Nigerians in plain language. A real
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statesman offers support, not sound bites. If Aubasanjo wishes to help, he
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should acknowledge the past failures that allowed terrorists to gain a foothold and then support ongoing
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efforts, not undermine them. Let him put his position and connections at Nigeria's disposal like he has done for
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other countries. not seek to put down an administration that is fully engaging in many fronts. Economic turnaround,
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providing security and building key infrastructure. Five. Under Tanubu,
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Nigeria will defeat terrorism. President Bola Ahmed Tonubu remains committed to
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securing every inch of Nigeria by confronting terrorists with strength, unity, and a whole of government
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strategy. Let all patriots join hands now and not raise alarms. This
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administration will not be distracted by selective amnesia wrapped in elder statesmanship. Nor will it allow those
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who midwife Nigeria's early security failures to rewrite history.
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Bringing you the news in a more digital way. President Bola Ahmed Tonubu of
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Nigeria has declared a state of emergency over growing insecurity in the West Africa country and as such banned
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open grazing with a call on herders association to tell their members to surrender illegal weapons in their
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possession and as well gave a matching order to the department of state services. DSS to recruit more forest
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guards to chase away terrorists and bandits from all forests in Nigeria. President Bola Ahmed Tonubu also called
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on members of the National Assembly to review existing laws in Nigeria and give rooms for the establishment of state
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police. In his words, President Bola Ahmed Tonubu while declaring the state
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of emergency on security matters on Wednesday said today in view of the
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emerging security situation, I have decided to declare a nationwide security emergency and order additional
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recruitment into the armed forces. By this declaration, the police and the army are authorized to recruit more
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personnel. The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the
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total to 50,000. Although I had previously approved the nationwide upgrade of police training
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facilities, the police authorities are by this statement authorized to use various national youth service core
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camps as training depots. The offices being withdrawn from VIP guard duties
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should undergo crash training to debrief them and deliver more efficient police services when deployed to security
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challenged areas of the country. The DSS also has my authority to immediately
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deploy all the forest guards already trained to flush out the terrorists and bandits lurking in our forests. The
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agency also has my directive to recruit more men to man the forests. There will
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be no more hiding places for agents of evil. My fellow Nigerians, this is a
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national emergency and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security challenged areas.
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The times require all hands on deck. As Nigerians, we should all get involved in
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securing our nation. Let me take this moment to commend our security agencies
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for working together to secure the release of the 24 school girls in Kebi and the 38 worshippers in Quirre State.
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We will continue to sustain the efforts to rescue the remaining students of Catholic school in Niger state and other
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Nigerians still being held hostage. To the leadership and rank and file of our
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armed forces, I commend your courage and your sacrifice. This is a challenging
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moment for our nation and for the military institution itself. I charge you to remain resolute to restore peace
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across all theaters of operation and to uphold the highest standards of discipline and integrity. There must be
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no compromise, no collusion and no negligence. The Nigerian people are
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counting on you and this administration will provide the support you need to succeed. In addition, our administration
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will support state governments which have set up security outfits to safeguard their people from the
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terrorists bent on disrupting our national peace. I call on the National Assembly to begin reviewing our laws to
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allow states that require state police to establish them. States should rethink establishing boarding schools in remote
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areas without adequate security. Mosques and churches should constantly seek
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police and other security protection when they gather for prayers, especially in vulnerable areas. Our administration
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created the livestock ministry to address the persistent clashes between herders and farmers. I call on all her
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associations to take advantage of it, end open grazing, and surrender illegal weapons. Ranching is now the path
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forward for sustainable livestock farming and national harmony. The federal government in collaboration with
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the states will work with you to solve this problem once and for all. I
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sympathize with the families who have lost their loved ones in recent attacks on soft targets in Kebi, Boro, Zanfara,
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Niger, Yob and Quir states. I also pay tribute to our brave soldiers who have
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made the ultimate sacrifice including Brigadier General Musa Uba. Those who
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want to test our resolve should never mistake our restraint for weakness. This administration has the courage and
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determination to keep the country safe and ensure our citizens live in peace. I
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sympathize with the families who have lost their loved ones in recent attacks on soft targets in Kebi, Boro, Zanfara,
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Niger, Yob and Quir states. I also pay tribute to our brave soldiers who have
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made the ultimate sacrifice, including Brigadier General Musa Uber. Fellow
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compatriots, I urge you not to give into fear and never succumb to despair. Let's
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stand together in purpose and strength to defend our freedom and values. Our
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administration will continue to guarantee peaceful coexistence and preserve our union. I urge all Nigerians
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to remain calm and vigilant, report suspicious activities, cooperate with
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security agencies. We are in this fight together and together we shall win. May
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God continue to bless Nigeria and keep our armed forces safe.
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Bring you the news in a more digital way. There are concerns that a renewed war may broke out between Israel and
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Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon as Pope Leo I 14th prepares to visit Turkey and Lebanon beginning this week from the
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27th of November to the 2nd of December 2025 which will be the first apostolic
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journey of the head of Catholic Church outside Italy of his pontificate. The possible renewed war may occurred
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following Hezbollah stands to retaliate attacks Israel launched in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut on Sunday, killing
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Hezbollah chief of staff and second in command Hayam Ali toabah alongside four
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other persons namely Kasam Hussein Bjawi Mustapa Assad Barrow Rifat Ahmed
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Hussein, Ibrahim Ali Hussein and funeral is being held in their honor in Beirut
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as at the time of filing in this report on Monday Israel while confirming the killings said Tobatabai is a mass
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murderer. His hands are soaked in the blood of many Israelis and Americans and it is not for nothing that the US put a
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bounty of $5 million on his head. Although previous popes had visited Lebanon in the past successfully, but
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the current pope, Pope Leo I 14th, is the first USborn citizen to be pontiff
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or head of the Roman Catholic Church. And one of the Hezbollah official Mimmude Cumati in a statement on Sunday
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as he stood near the bombed out building in the Harri suburb said Israel's strike
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crossed a red line and Hezbollah's leadership would decide on whether and how the group would respond. The
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Hezbollah while confirming Tbatabai's death said Tbatabai the great jihadist
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commander who had worked to confront Israeli enemy until the last moment of
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his blessed life ascended as a martyr in sacrifice for Lebanon and its people following a treacherous Israeli attack
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on Harat Rake area in Beirut's southern suburb. Israel carried out the air
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strike on the southern Beirut suburb for the first time since June, killing at least five people and wounding 28.
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According to Lebanon Health Ministry, funeral proceedings for Hayam Ali Tobatabai, the Hezbollah commander and
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others were held on Monday in Beirut's southern suburbs. Early photographs and
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videos from the scene showed Hezbollah members carrying Tobatabai's coffin draped in yellow and green and raising
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the group's yellow flags as they marched through the Lebanese capital. Hezbollah said the strike launched almost exactly
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a year after a ceasefire ended that Israel Hezbollah war threatened an escalation of attacks just days before
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Pope Leo I 14th is scheduled to visit Lebanon on his first foreign trip outside Italy. In its statement, the IDF
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said to Batabayi commanded most of Hezbollah's units and worked hard to restore them to readiness for war with
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Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office said earlier Sunday that the Hezbollah chief of staff was
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the target of the Israeli strike on southern Beirut. Office of the Prime Minister of Israel in a statement on
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Sunday said, "A short while ago in the heart of Beirut, the IDF attacked the
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Hezbollah chief of staff who had been leading the terrorist organization's buildup and rearmament. Prime Minister
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Netanyahu ordered the attack upon the recommendation of the defense minister and the IDF chief of staff. Israel is
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determined to act to achieve its objectives everywhere and at all times. The Israeli prime minister office also
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quoted the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying, "A few hours ago, the IDF eliminated Aliatabai, the chief
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of staff of the Hezbollah terrorist organization. Tobatabai is a mass murderer. His hands are soaked in the
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blood of many Israelis and Americans. And it is not for nothing that the US put a bounty of $5 million on his head.
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Tobatabai served as a senior commander in the Radwan force. This is the force that prepared to conquer the Galilee and
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slaughter many of our citizens. Recently, he led Hezbollah's renewed efforts to rearm. This is of course
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after the heavy blows Hezbollah suffered in the pager operation in the damage to
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its missile stockpiles and of course in the elimination of Nazalla. I thank the
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IDF and the security forces which carried out a professional, accurate and successful operation today. The policy I
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am leading is absolutely clear. Under my leadership, the state of Israel will not allow Hezbollah to rebuild its power,
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and we will not allow it to pose a threat to the state of Israel again. I expect the government of Lebanon to
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fulfill its commitment to disarm Hezbollah. Because only in this way can a better future be made possible for
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every citizen in Lebanon. And only in this way can good and secure navly relations be established between Israel
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and Lebanon. On this occasion, I also want to commend President Trump on his
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decision to outlaw and designate the Muslim Brotherhood organization as a terrorist organization.
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This is an organization that endangers stability throughout the Middle East and also beyond the Middle East. Therefore,
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the state of Israel has already outlawed part of the organization and we are working to complete this action soon.
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Lebanese President Joseph Han said in a statement issued by his office that Israel's strike in Beirut on Sunday was
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further proof that it disregards repeated calls to cease its attacks on Lebanon and refuses to implement
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international resolutions and all efforts and initiatives aimed at ending the escalation and restoring stability
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not only to Lebanon but to the entire region. Lebanon, which has adhered to the sessation of hostilities for nearly
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a year now and has presented initiative after initiative, reiterates its call to the international community to assume
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its responsibility and intervene firmly and seriously to stop the attacks on Lebanon and its people, an said. Vatican
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news in a statement had announced Pope Leo I 14th's visit to Lebanon as follows. Turkey. On Monday, the Holy Sea
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released the schedule for the Pope's journey which will begin in Turkey on the 27th of November. Upon his arrival
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in the capital, Anchora, the Holy Father will meet with the nation's president
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Reep Taiperdawan before addressing Turkish authorities, representatives of
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civil society, and members of the diplomatic corps. At the end of the day,
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the Pope will travel by plane from Anchora to Istanbul, Turk's largest city. During his first full day in
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Turkey, Friday the 28th of November, Pope Leo will meet with bishops,
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priests, deacons, consecrated persons, and pastoral workers at Istanbul's
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Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Later in the morning, he will visit the nursing home of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
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After a short helicopter flight to Nisa, modernis isnik, the holy father will
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participate in an ecumenical prayer service near the archaeological excavations of the ancient basilica of
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St. Neophitos. Returning that same day to Istanbul, the pope will meet with bishops in the
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apostolic delegation. On Saturday the 29th of November, Pope Leo will begin
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his day with a visit to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the famous Blue Mosque, before
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meeting privately with leaders of the local churches and Christian communities at the Syriak Orthodox Church of Moraph.
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In the afternoon, he will take part in a doxology at the patriarchal church of St. George, the seat of the ecumenical
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patriarchet of Constantinople. Following the service, Pope Leo I 14th
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will meet with ecumenical patriarch Bartholomewi with the two leaders signing a joint declaration in the
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patriarchal palace. The day will conclude with Holy Mass celebrated in Istanbul's Volkswagen Arena. The Holy
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Father's schedule for Sunday the 30th of November. The feast of St. Andrew the
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Apostle begins with a prayer visit to the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral. Later
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that morning, Pope Leo will attend a divine liturgy at the patriarchal church of St. George. Following an ecumenical
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blessing at the conclusion of the liturgy, the Pope will have lunch with ecumenical patriarch Lebanon. In the
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afternoon, after a farewell ceremony at Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Pope Leo I
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14th would begin the second leg of his apostolic journey by flying to Beirut, Lebanon. Upon his arrival, the Pope will
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meet with hold separate meetings with the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly, and
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the Prime Minister of Lebanon. He will then give his customary address to Lebanese authorities, representatives of
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civil society, and members of the diplomatic corps. Pope Leo has a busy
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day on Monday, the 1st of December, beginning with a visit to the tomb of St. Charbell Makoff at the monastery of
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St. Marun in Ania. From there he travels to the shrine of our lady of Lebanon in
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Harissa where he will meet with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers. The morning concludes
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with a private meeting with Catholic patriarchs in the apostolic nuncha. In the afternoon, Pope Leo will hold an
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ecumenical and interreligious meeting in Martr Square in Beirut. Later in the
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square in front of the Marinite Patriarchet of Antioch in Bk, Pope Leo will meet with young people of Lebanon.
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The final day of the Pope's apostolic journey, Tuesday the 2nd of December, will see the Holy Father visiting staff
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members and patients of the De Laqua Hospital in Jaled Dib. Pope Leo will
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then have the opportunity for silent prayer at the site of the Beirut port explosion which occurred in 2020. The
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Holy Father will then celebrate Holy Mass at the Beirut waterfront, the final major event of the journey to Lebanon.
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Pope Leo is scheduled to depart from Beirut Tuesday afternoon with a scheduled arrival at Rome's Fumcino
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International Airport shortly after 4 p.m. Hezbollah in a statement of
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confirmation on Monday said with utmost pride and honor. Hezbollah announces to
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the people of the resistance and to our Lebanese people the martyrdom of the great jihadi commander Hayam Ali al-
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tabi s Abu Ali who ascended as a martyr in sacrifice for Lebanon and its people
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following a treacherous Israeli attack on Harat Rake area in Beirut's southern suburb. The great commander joined his
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martyed brothers after a long period of awaiting the meeting with Allah Almighty. Following a life filled with
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jihad, sincerity, dedication, and steadfastness on the path of resistance,
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he spent his blessed life working tirelessly in confronting the Israeli enemy until his last moments. He knew no
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fatigue or hesitation in defending his land and people. He dedicated his life
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to the resistance since its inception and was among the leaders who laid its foundational structure enabling it to
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remain strong, dignified, and capable of defending the homeland and achieving victories. Allah bestowed upon him the
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lofty honor of martyrdom and his great sacrifice will inspire his brothers in the resistance with renewed hope,
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determination, and strength to persist on this path. As he was in his life a
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source of strength and inspiration, his pure blood will empower the fighters to continue with steadfastness and courage
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to thwart all the schemes of the Zionist enemy and its sponsor, America. We
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extend our condolences and congratulations to our master the imam of the age I imam al- madi may alah hast
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in his reappearance to his brothers fighters and fellow resistance fighters to the steadfast supporters of the
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resistance and to all free people in the world on the martyrdom of this great jihadi commander and his companions who
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were martyed alongside him. We also extend our condolences to their honorable families, asking Allah
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Almighty to grant them patience and comfort and wishing the wounded a swift recovery.
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Nigeria Federal Capital Territory on Thursday convicted and sentenced Marzi Nami Kanu to a passionate prison term of
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life imprisonment against the penalty of death sentence he said he ought to have pronounced on the Bafra Republic
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agitation leader over the statements Marzi Nandi Kanu made on October 20th
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2020 through radio Bafra during the warlike situation between the civilian population and Nigeria security
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operatives following series of reports that the Nigeria security operative operatives were shooting and killing
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innocent unarmed protesters who were protesting against bad government and police brutalities tagged enso
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in his ruling said Nami Kanu was responsible for the killing of 175
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security operatives during the NSIS civil military warlike situation on
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October 20th 2020 and Justice Amatosho in his ruling failed to state the
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numbers of civilians that were killed by Nigeria security operatives during the warlike situation that apparently forced
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Nambdi Kanu to start teaching the civilians on how to manufacture Molotov cocktail also known as petrol bombs
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urging them to go and meet welders to buy bulletproof doors from the welders to defend themselves and launched a
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retaliatory defensive attacks against the Nigeria security operatives who were accused of turning the peaceful protest
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into a barrage of gunfire, human rights violations, abuses. Justice Amatosho
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convicted Nambdi Kanu on counts four and five over the NSE's protest and he
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described Nambdi Kanu action during the violent protest as an act of terrorism.
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On count one, Justice Amatosho convicted Nambdi Kanu for an act of preparatory to
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commit terrorism over statements made by Nambi Kanu in May 2021. Justice Amatosho
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in the ruling claimed and ruled that Nambdi Kanu declared war against security operatives in the southeast
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states without provocation. This statement by justice apparently made him
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looked like a biased person because after justice read the entire 7count
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charge and convicted Nambi Kanu. Justice Amatosho thereafter recognized a media
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news report and broadcast of Nambdi Kanu on April 25th, 2021, wherein Nami Kanu
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vowed to avenge the killing of Aconso, the then head of Eastern Security Network, ESN by a combined team of
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Nigeria security operatives led by the Nigerian Army under the command of
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former Chief of Army Staff, Laid Lieutenant General Tarried Lagbarger who
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was then the general officer the commanding GOC82 division. The Nigerian
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army insisted in its report that a conso was killed during exchange of gunfire with the security operatives. But Nambi
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Khan rejected the claim and repeatedly stated that a conso was killed in his sleep and the killing was a pure case of
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assassination by the federal government of Nigeria as a way to weaken the people of southeast states and denied them the
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ability to be able to establish the eastern security network to defend
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themselves against booh haram terrorists and expansionist foreign fani invaders
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from different countries like Mali, Gambia, Sagal, Nigerian Republic and
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Chad that were advancing from the northern part of Nigeria and cruising through the middle belt states to
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southeast, southwest and south south states. For the record, killing of a conso by security operatives apparently
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marked the genesis of the full-scale guerilla war between the Bafra armed group and the armed forces of Nigeria
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including other Nigeria security operatives. Justice Amatosho also convicted Nambdi Kanu for the creation
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of unlawful organization over the establishment of ESN in a broadcast Nambdi Kanu made in December 2020
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stating that the ESN has been created to protect the people of Southeast against Boo Haram terrorists after the ruling.
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Justice Amatosho stated that the Booh Haram terrorists among other terrorist groups are making people not to enjoy
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life in Nigeria. Thereafter, the prosecution lawyer Adig Boy Awamalo told
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the court that in the last few days or weeks, Nigeria has been a season of victim upon victims of terrorism. Addig
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boy's statement may be in line with the current high rate of attacks by terrorists advancing from the northern
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Nigeria to the southern part, kidnapping and killing people like never before. That aside, Justice Amatosha also ruled
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that Nambdi Kanu was responsible for the killing of Ahmed Gulak, the former presidential aid who was killed on May
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30th, 2021 in a wary on his way to the airport after conducting election
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primary. According to Justice Amatosho, Nambi Kanu act of declaring sit at home
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to mark the 2021 Bafra heroes day led to the killing of Ahmed Gulak. In addition,
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Justice Amatosha ruled that Nambdi Kanu is responsible for the killing and beheading of military couple, Master
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Warrant officer MWo, Au M Linus, retired and private Gloria Matthew, who were on
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transit to Imo State for the traditional wedding on Saturday, April 30th, 2022 at
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Olu in Imo State, a time Nami Kanu had already been rearrested from Kenya and
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detained as of June 2021 at the custody of the Department of State Services
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almost a year plus before the military couple were caught and killed by gunman suspected to be Bafra armed group. For
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the purpose of clarity, Justice Amatosho attributed these events of killings to Nambdi Kanu. Apparently to satisfy the
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basic requirements of the law in line with Nigeria criminal justice system that borders on terrorism that Nambi
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Kanu statements were not mere threats that indeed the statements caused an
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impact in the society. This justice Amatosha ruled and held that Nambi Kanu
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is responsible for the every Monday sit at home in the southeastern states of Nigeria even in the face of the fact
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that the every Monday sit at home in the region began on August 9th, 2021 after
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Nambi Kanu was not seen in court following his rearrest from Kenya and people decided to enforce every Monday
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as a sit- day in the southeast states of Nigeria to demand the unconditional
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release of the rearrested and detained Bafra Republic agitation leader. Details of the major parts of Justice Amatosha
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ruling are transcribed and presented verbatim below. Their rights to make sure it happens. In the broadcast of the
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16th of May 2021, also contained in the exhibit PWW, the defendant in the
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beginning of the broadcast stated thus, "My name is Mazin Amdi Kanu. I am the
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leader of indigenous people of Bafrae, IPOB and director of radio Bafra and
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Bafra television. I will remain a loyal servant on the people of Bafrae. He
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further stated around 51 minutes mark and I quote, "If God is on our side,
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which I know he is, the army of Nigeria will die in Bafra land. Everybody will
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die. I will be the one leading it. By God's grace, everything called Nigeria
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will perish in Bafra land. The world must be prepared for what is to come. I
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want to let Katrina Lang and the British government to know that we have chosen the path of death and people are dying
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every day. We have to develop the mindset of after this which even though
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NATO is there will not. NATO is there. We say that we are ready to die and
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everyone that comes to kill us will die also because things will start happening
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in the next 14 days. In the next two weeks, the slaughter will begin to happen. You see those CNN that have
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refused to come to BAFA. We'll come by force to see what is happening. We will
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make sure that every Nigerian soldier on Bafra soil will die. God is my witness.
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I will lead this barrier myself. Around 55 minutes mark to the exhibits. He
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said, and I quote, I want the United government to understand that we are ready to die than be slaves. Quote, at
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about 1 hour mark, he said, and I quote, Israel was named Palestinians by the
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Romans because they were too stubborn. Go and ask how they did it. They bombed
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the Romans away, not these roadside bombs. Every road leading to Bafrae will
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be manned landmines. Everything that is Nigeria, whether it is police, army will
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blow till the kingdom come. The defendant also stated in that same broadcast, and I quote, "We are asking
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for our freedom. They aren't listening. But when we start doing what we want,
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the whole world will start begging us. And then I will come out from wherever I am and tell them that it's too late.
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Throw away your phones. Remain in communicado as we are in the state of war. It will not kill you to do away
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with your phones. All people should go into the bush and stop the advance of this army or else they will kill you.
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These words spoken by the defendant in those broadcasts were not mere words as they bear heavy traces of threats to
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harm people including international representatives representing their nation in Nigeria. The said broadcasts
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were several in numbers and defendant kept repeating his rhetorics that people will die if Bafra is not created. The
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defendant plan to commit the terrorist act did not only manifest in its broadcast, but was shown in a meeting he
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had with other Igbo people in the United States at a World Congress Igbo Congress meeting held at the Four Points Hotel in
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Los Angeles in the United States of America as contained in exhibit PW.
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The defendant while speaking to the audience stated, and I quote, "We must
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not miss this golden opportunity. We are bound to suffer in this time to come.
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You must come out to support what we are doing. We need guns and we need bullets.
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I know we love life so much. Without it, House will overrun us. They have
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succeeded in imposing oishion on us. They are coming. Booh Haram is coming in
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Igboland. A female participant stood up to ask the defendant of his objective as
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well as why means for weapons. The defendant responded and I quote, "We now
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know that the best way to defend ourselves is to be armed because booh haram is everywhere in zoo called
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Nigeria. So we need guns and bullets and those of you in America will give it to
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us. Also on the 22nd day of this month, something will happen called the blood
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moon. Most of you don't know that just before the civil war there was blood moon. There was blood moon in ' 67 and
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it only happens once in a while because after this year we will be free. No matter what happened, if we don't get
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Bafra, everyone will live to die. We are not joking. His intention was quite
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clear. He believes only in violence as the solution to the creation of Bafra as a nation. And at the said World Igbo
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Congress, most of the participants were quite alarmed by the expressions as is planned. And so they kept asking if he
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had considered the option of peaceful dialogue to which the defendant was adamant that only violence could lead to
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the achievement of his aim. These threats of violence are nothing but terrorist acts which was duly carried
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out by his followers. Followers as will be seen later in this judgment. The
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defendant knew what he was doing while making these violent statements. He obviously had an objective which won the
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face of it is political that is secession of the state of southeast
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south south and some middle belt states from the federal republic of Nigeria to form Bafra. The defendant was also bent
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on achieving his objective with the use of violence and he didn't mind if his owns his own people die in that process.
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As one of the crucial elements in establishing crime, the intention and the knowledge with which defendant
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carried out the acts can be expressed by him if not so expressed by can be deduced from its conduct or activities
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or other connected circumstances. Searide and Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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From the uncontroverted evidence led by the prosecution, particularly the procast contained in exhibit PWW,
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it is clear that the defendant committed acts preparatory to an importance of terrorist acts. The defendant had the
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opportunity to explain but failed and deliberately refused to take that opportunity. Thus, he did not place any
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evidence before this court to explain the contents of the contest of the said broadcast or any reason which may be
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exculpatory in his favor. Having failed and deliberately refused to enter defense or give explanation, the court
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will rely on the uncontroverted evidence of the prosecution. This court therefore holds that the prosecution has
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established count one of the charge beyond reasonable doubts. Consequently,
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the defendant is hereby convicted in respect of count one with respect to count one of the charge. The defendant
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was charged with making a broadcast received and had in Nigeria with intent to intimidate the population issue
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deadly threats that anyone who that anyone who flout a sit- order should write his will. As a result of a result
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of which banks, schools, markets, shopping malls, fuel stations, doicile
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in the eastern states of Nigeria were not opened for businesses, citizens and
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vehicular movements in the eastern state of Nigeria were grounded. This offense is also punishable under section 12 of
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the terrorism prevention act. The ingredients are similar as contained in count one, except that the prosecution
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must establish that the defendant indeed issue a threat to anyone who flouted his sit order in the southeastern state of
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Nigeria. The evidence is led by the prosecution shows that the defendant issued a sit-d wherein he threatened the
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residents of the southeast states from going out. He further threatened that any church, markets, schools, banks or
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shops which opened will be destroyed. This was the purpose of his broadcast of 30th day of May 2021 where he stated
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that he had an announcement to make regarding the short stand of the entire southeast. He stated exactly at 9
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minutes 10 seconds in the broadcast contained in exhibit PWW DOS and I
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quote, "Tomorrow being the 31st day of May, there is complete lockdown. No
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church, no markets, and nobody should be seen outside tomorrow. I do not want
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violence. I do not want anybody to resort to violence. I condemn it completely and totally. We do not want
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to spit the blood of the innocent. Therefore, I am urging restraint across border. I am urging our people to honor
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the memory of people who died. There will be no school, no church, market,
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banks, car on the roads. There will be complete shutdown. If you want to be
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alive, do not come out tomorrow. What I'm saying is that do not come out
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tomorrow. If you value your life, there will be complete shutdown of Bafra land
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tomorrow. Any community that allow vehicle to pass tomorrow will be in trouble. Anybody, anybody in any car or
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lorry except in ambulance will be in trouble. I know some people are very foolish trying to open their shops
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around 12. If you open that very shop, we will burn you inside it. Especially
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Enugu, Umuhia, Abaculiki people. You are very stupid. Tomorrow we will show you.
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This statement at first sounded peaceful and even seemed as if he was only persuading people to honor the memory of
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some people. However, defendant in his typical aggressive way of speaking began
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issuing threats to those who might not want to obey his order that might not want to obey his order. The people of
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the southeast are Nigerians and I take judicial notice substantially are Christians who go to church and
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merchants that are into trade and there are children who were threatened again against going to church their places of
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business and schools. This court wonders if this can be said to be agitation for
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self agitations. Unequivocally I say no. The people of the southeast of Nigeria are entitled to
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their right to personal liberty, freedom of movement under section 35 and section
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41 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended. The
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third session provides and I quote, "Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be
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deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with the procedure permitted by law. A in
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execution of the sentence and order of court in respect of criminal offense of which he has been found guilty. By
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reason of his failure to comply with the order of court and in order to secure the fulfillment of any obligation
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imposed upon him by law. C for the purpose of bringing in before a court in
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execution of order of court or upon reasonable substitution of his having committed a criminal offense. D. In the
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case of a person who has not attained the age of 18 years for the purpose of his education or welfare, he in the case
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of person suffering from infectious or contagious disease, person of unsound mind, person addicted to drugs or
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alcohol, vagrants for those or purpose of those care or treatment or protection of community. F for the purpose of
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preventing the unlawful entry of any person to Nigeria or of affecting the expulsion, extradition or unlawful
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removal from Nigeria of any person or the taking of proceedings relating their tomb provided that a person who is
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charged with an offense and who has been detained in law in lawful custody awaiting trial shall not continue to be
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kept in such detention for a period longer than the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for him. Section
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41 provides every citizen is entitled to move freely throughout Nigeria to reside
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in any part therefore thereof and no citizens shall be expelled from Nigeria or refuse entry thereby or exit.
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Therefore they are also entitled they are also entitled to their right to freedom of religion as expressed under
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section 38 of the constitution of the federal republic Nigeria. The right to
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personal liberty, movement, religion are complimentary of each other. Jealousy
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guides these rights and their basic rights which enact to them as being human beings. These rights are so
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fundamental. Kindly see my lord JCA has initiated on this in Okafo versus Lagos
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state government. and another citation. The people of the southeast cannot be ordered to sit at home by a person,
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especially for someone who is not a legally recognized official of the federal government or an official of any
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of the states. The only person entitled to restrict movements of person within
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Nigeria is the president or the federal republic of Nigeria under emergency power under section 305 of the
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constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended. The president
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can order for a curfew area where there is a crisis or natural disaster. The
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defendant is not the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria thus lacks any power to so declare a sit at home in
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any part of the country. The defendant arrogated to himself power he lacks and
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with the threat of violence order the residents of the southeastern state to stay at home or face the consequences of
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the disobedience. This is an unconstitutional act which is subversive and amounts to nothing more
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than a terrorist act. It is also a notorious fact that the people of Southeast have been subjected to sit-
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threats on Mondays for years now. PW4 who stated that he was stationed in the
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southeast especially in Imo state for some years gave evidence that Monday sit at home is a usual occurrence wherein
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the town are deserted even the farmlands. PW4 also gave evidence on the death of
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one Ahmed Gulak, a former aid to the former president Good Luck Jonathan, that the said Ahmed Gulak had been
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killed by IPOB men in portion to the order of defendant. Ahmed Gulak was
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trying to catch a flight out of a wary on the 30th day of May 2021 when he ran
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into a checkpoint by IPOB and was shot dead. PW4 stated that he was one of
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those who got to the scene first. It must be noted that 30th of May 2021 was
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a Sunday not a Monday but not withstanding it leads to the death of a person trying to move around due to the
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directive of defender as shown in exhibit. PWK is a medical report from
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the Nigerian police medical services a wary. The report is dated the 18th of
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July 2021 and it states to whom it consign medical report late Ahmed Gulak
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hospital number the victim allegedly shot dead by hoodlams suspected to be IPOB
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ESN members on the 30th of October 2021 at about 7 hours along airport road AI
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picture of lifeless man seen body of disease buried informations above
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medical reports duly signed by the medical practitioner clearly states the immediate cause of the death of Ahmed
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Gulak and links him to the defendant as leader of IPOB and ESN. The action of
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the defendant cannot be excused under any circumstances. The declaration of a sit without any constitutional power,
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especially the accompanied by the threat, is a terrorist act. The defendant did not present any evidence
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to challenge report this case of the prosecution. Consequently, he admits the
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evidence as presented by the prosecution. The prosecution has successfully proved canu beyond
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reasonable doubt. Consequently, the defendant is hereby convicted of count two with respect to count three. The
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defendant is charged with professing to be a member of and leader of indigenous people of Bafra IPOB, a prescribed
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organization in which thereby committing an offense contrary to and punishable under section 16 of the terrorism
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prevention act 2013, section 16 of the terrorism prevention acts and prevention
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amendment act provides, and I quote, "Any person who is a member or professes to be a member of terrorist groups
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commits an offense and is liable on conviction to imprison imprisonment for a time not less than 21 years. The
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ingredients of the offense from the above provide provisions are one, the defender must be a person. Two, the
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defender must be a member or professes to be a member of a terrorist group. Three, the terrorist group must have
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been prescribed as at the time the defendant professes membership was tied as earlier established.
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Second ingredients prosecution has led evidence showing that the defendant was not just a member but he was the leader
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of a terrorist organization known as indigenous people of Bafrea. Indeed, in
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the broadcast of the 16th of May 2021 as contained in the ZBPW,
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the defendant in the beginning of the clip stated this and I quote, "My name is Nambdi Kanu. I am the leader of
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indigenous people of Bafrae and director of radio Bafra Bafra television. I will
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remain a loyal servant of the people. He further stated around 51 minutes mark
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into the video. If God is on our side, which I know he is, the army of Nigeria
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will die in Bafra land. Everybody will die. I will be the one leading it. By
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God's grace, everything called Nigeria will perish in Bafra land. the world
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must be prepared for what is to come." In several other broadcasts, the
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defendant admitted being the leader of indigenous people of Bafrae. There is no fact before this court showing the
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defendant is not member and in fact leader of the said group. The defendant from the evidence before this court also
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possessed power to order the coordinator of IPOB. In a broadcast dated the 11th of May
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2021 in exhibit PWW, the defendant while commenting on the meeting of southern governor held in a
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saba stated around 35 minutes to the exhibits while played and I quote concerning the lockdown announced
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yesterday. I urge all people of Bafra and all those in Bafra land to disobey
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the lockdown given by zoological republic of Nigeria. The reason is because they want to use the dead of the
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night to move their fighters into our forest. Because we have defeated their foot soldiers, we must resist this
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stupid lockdown and it will not hold in Bafra. I am calling on all the coordinator, deputy coordinator of ESN,
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ESN and IPOB not to sleep in their houses today, but to look for somewhere else to stay because now we are in the
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trenches. Now you will know what is freedom fighting for. It is not comfortable. It is not. It is not rosy.
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Do not sleep at home. Do not sleep at home. Change your phone and even your
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phone itself. The defendant no doubt belong to the group and is a leader of the group with the influence of
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commanding the coordinators of the group. Not only IPOB but even Eastern Security Network which is the armed wing
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of IPOB. In the broadcast of the 12th of December 2020, the defendant made an announcement
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in inaugurating the military group known as Eastern Security Network, which is the armed wing of the indigenous people
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of Bafrae. He stated, and I quote, "We have cowards, fine line idiots. As
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governors, they have given over our land to the January to occupy in perpetual perpetuity.
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This very generation, this very IPO will not tolerate it. Not now, not tomorrow,
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not forever. We will rather all perish and die than to allow our land to be taken over by the Janjawi. This is a
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warning to all the governors who are conspiring due to one political consideration to give our land to
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infidel and blood sucking demos from this town. I cannot, it cannot happen,
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not under our watch. We are being told that some of these invaders come from Sagal, Gambia, Mali from Nigerian
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Republicans and from Chad according to governor of Katsina state. Therefore, we
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are setting up the eastern security networks to combat the excesses of these vagabonds criminals from crossing along
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the same line as a Motekin, the one set up by Metial Allah. What we are launching before the war today is
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Eastern Security Network, not a Bafra army. And we will let the world know
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when the army is too much too much. But for our present purposes, we are setting
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it up to defend our land Bafra against marauders from the Sahil and the term incursion led by terrorists. Fulani to
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be precise. In the coming days, you shall see them in their uniform performing the critical issue of
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providing security for our land. The defendant, who was feasibly agitated,
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continue in the broadcast by stating, "No governor in the southeast and south south have been able to form a security
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outfit. Therefore, I must defend our land to the very last blood. We shall
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not stop, not now, not tomorrow, not forever, until our land is get rid of
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vultures of this fani terrorist." In the third video broadcast, there was a side
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video of the man of the Eastern Security Network dressed in black with red cap waving black flag with insignia of
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Eastern Security Network. This is therefore no doubt the prosecution has established the second ingredients
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beyond reasonable doubt. With respect to the third ingredient, the evidence before this court shows that IPOB is a
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prescribed group. I take judicial notice of session under session 122 of the
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evidence act of the order made by my learned brother Nyako J in suit number fact ABJCSA71
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2017 between attorney general of the federation versus indigenous people of Bafra today dated sorry dated the 20th
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of September 2017 wherein the activities of indigenous people of Bafrae were
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prescribed. He sent order crystallized which is the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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official Gazette number 99 in volume 104 dated the 20th of September 2017 titled
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terrorism prevention order number terrorism prevention order of 2017 the
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gazette rits and I quotes nothing is hereby given that by the order of federal high courts in suit number
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FACJCS87120 2017
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dated the 20th of September December 2017. As per the schedule to this notice, the activities of indigenous
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people of Bafrea are declared to be terrorists and illegal in any part of the country Nigeria especially in the
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southeast south south region of Nigeria as prescribed portion to session two of
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the terrorism prevention act 2011 as amended. Two, consequently, the general
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public is hereby warned that any person or group of persons participating in any manner whatever in any form of
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activities involving or concerning the prosecution of the collective intention or otherwise of the said group will be
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violating the provision of the terrorism prevention act 2011 as amended and liable to prosecution. The import of the
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above is that beginning from the commencement date of the 20th of September 2017, any person claiming to
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be a member of IPOB commits a terrorist act. The defendant by his broadcast of
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the 11th of May 2020, the 12th of December 2020 professed to be a member
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of prescribed group. Thus is the breach of session 161 of the terrorism
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prevention amendment act 2013. consequently is hereby convicted of count three. On count four and five,
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which are closely related, the defendant is charged with inciting members of the public in Nigeria to halt and kill
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Nigeria security personnel and their family members, thereby committing offense under section 1 sub2h of the
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terrorism prevention amendment act 2013. The session provides as follows. any
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person of any person of body corporate who knowingly or outside Nigeria direct or indirectly willingly in sight,
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promises or induces any other person by any means whatsoever to commit the act of terrorism or any of the offenses
1:08:46
referred to in the acts commits an offense under the act and is liable to conviction to maximum of death sentence.
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The ingredients of the offense which the prosecution must establish beyond reasonable doubt. One, the defendant
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must be person of body corporate. Two, the defendant must have directly or
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indirectly incites, promise or induced other person by any means whatsoever to
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commit the consent terrorism act. Three, the defendant must have directly or
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indirectly incited, promised, or induced other persons by any means whatsoever to
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commit the terrorist act willingly or knowingly. The defendant have been established to be a human being by the
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prosecution. For the second ingredient, it is important to understand what incitement means and according to
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Supreme Court by Nikitods of blessed memory. The Incaser and the state
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citations applied hold and I quote an encouragement here means an art of
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making someone to feel brave or confident enough to do something by giving active approval in support of the
1:09:50
crime. Incitement also have the element of encouragement by incitement. The
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person is provoked by a strong passion or feeling to commit an offense. The word set is a word of the word of quite
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a number of synonyms. The two words set on conotes the resemblance of casing to
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attack or chase like one maybe say the future man prepare the bait to set on
1:10:13
the fish. It also adds the element of antagonism and instigation. The art of
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instigating means something happened by the actions or conduct of a person who is the starter. By the act of
1:10:26
instigation, the co-acused is prepared or gingered to commit an offense.
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Likewise, the online Oxford dictionary defines its incitements as follows. The
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action of provoking unlawful behavior, urging someone to behave unlawfully. The
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Cambridge dictionary also defines incitements as follows. and I quote, "The art of encouraging someone to do or
1:10:49
to feel something unpleasant or violent." Drawing from the above definitions, the incitements involve
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provoking or instigating people to do an unlawful act in their instant terrorist acts. The prosecution has led evidence
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showing that the defendant made broadcasts inciting public to take up arms against the security personnel in
1:11:09
Nigeria to kill them and their family members. The broadcast of 21st day of
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October 2020 is contained in the PWW. The defendant said, and I quote, "Radio
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Bafra is now in the hand of the enemy of our freedom." "I don't know how much they paid for it, but I know that
1:11:28
Britain spent over 4.8 billion a few days ago to suppress what is happening.
1:11:33
That is what they have done." I told you a while back that Britain was now in charge of what is happening in the zoo.
1:11:40
And you thought that I was joking. They have now come with their clamp down, but they are now going. They are not going
1:11:48
to succeed. Radio Bafra belong to us. But why is it not playing out our
1:11:53
program right now? The defendant also stated, I am telling you people to go to
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the bush. Whenever you see a military convoy, you attack them. Whenever you
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see a police convoy, attack them. They are human beings. and they also beat any
1:12:09
person with a police uniform or any army. Any army uniform is an enemy of
1:12:14
the people." Around 57 minutes to this video mark, the defender stated and I quote, "They
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came to Tonubu. It is surprised that after British High Commissioner came to Tanubu, they opened fire on protesters
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in Lagos. You should know that the woman is a devil. A big big devil. She too
1:12:35
will go. We get a common pence. The defendant was referring to Katrina Lang,
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the British high commissioner at that time. The defendant also said from what will happen in Abba between today and
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tomorrow, we tell you how serious we are. Every police officer with uniform.
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Once you come out from your house with police uniform, you a dead man. Working
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callers were calling in from from places like Abba, like Tolgates and other parts
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of Lagos, Abadan, Abuja, Jos, Abby estate. Even one Jacob called from
1:13:09
Nasarawa state and the defendant kept giving orders for these callers and other listeners to kill every police and
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soldiers. The defendant even told the people how to build and improvise bombs.
1:13:22
He asked them to go to filling station to get fuel in a bottle and put a rag in it. then they should set the rag at
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ablaze and throw it at soldiers. In responding to a caller call from Abuja
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in that same broadcast of the 20th of October 2021, the defendant while
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inciting his listener to attack the relative of security personnel stated and I quote that every commander they
1:13:46
have given his name feeds. Find his children. I want to get him in trouble.
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When they take me to court and ask why I said such thing, I will tell them why.
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Find the commander. His name is Ifu matter. Find his children. Find his
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children. The commander of those on the ground find their children. Very, very important. Find their children.
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This defendant went further that and I quote, "Start attacking the police. Take
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the guns, use them against them. Manufacture Molotov cocktail. manufacture bombs to bomb them." The
1:14:24
defendant asked about 2 hours 44 minutes 35 seconds mark while concurring with a
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caller who informed him of the intention of him other IPOB members to burn down the Ezima police station
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not only one. I want every police station in Abba to be destroyed completely destroyed and burn them down.
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It is an order destroying them completely. Anybody who see them with police uniform, kill the person. Nigeria
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wants anarchy, we will give them. And in another broadcast, the defendant while
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responding to a caller stated this. You people must devise strategy to outfit
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the army. There are some guns in those states right now as we speak. Use those
1:15:10
guns to kill one or two of their army officers. Take the guns and begin to kill other people as well. begin because
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they cannot sustain this protest for 3 years, 3 weeks. There are guns in Edeto
1:15:24
states already. Kill the army whenever you see them. Take the guns and kill them. The incitement of the defendant
1:15:31
for the public to kill security personnel is quite clear from its big blockers. not only incitement to kill
1:15:38
security offices, the defendant even went as far as inciting the public to destroy all properties of federal
1:15:45
government. During the NSA's protest of the 20th of October 2020, the defendant
1:15:51
in another live dated the 20th of October 2020, the defendant while responding to calls from his foot
1:15:58
soldier during the protest stated and I quote, "If you leave the Janui and their agents the way they operate, "If you
1:16:04
leave them, believe you will, you believe me, you will suffer." That very hotel must be brought down. I did not
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say set ablaze. It must be demolished as an example to the rest. If you have not
1:16:18
dealt with Tanubu in Lagos, the other will not learn their lesson. Tonubu is
1:16:23
an evil man. The hotel refers here to his Oriental Hotel in Lagos, which the
1:16:28
defendant alleged belonged to Tonubu. While responding to a caller, the defendant urged his callers to ambush
1:16:35
forces during the protest and cut him off. He said, and I quote, "Go to the
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bush. You need to cut them off from the back, ambush them, take the guns from them and kill them. They are animals and
1:16:49
not human beings. They may be wearing uniforms like police or soldier, but they are animals. Disarm them and kill
1:16:56
them. If you allow them to escape, your life is over. And I want Lagos airports
1:17:02
to be on flame. Breach the perimeter fence and burn down the Lagos airport.
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If you have double barrel or pistol, go to the airport and burn it down. Said
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Muratala Muhammad airport on fire. Set it ablaze. Right now you are dealing
1:17:18
with animals. Fani Janjawi. They do not reason. It is important to state that
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the said hotels and Matala Muhammad airport and other property in Lagos.
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They are not in the north. They are not in the north where it seemed to hate with passion. Even his own fellow Igbo's
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people have property in Lagos with destroying the property is said to be agitation for self-determinations.
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The threats and destruction which follow were corroborated in exhibit PWD2 which
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is a pictorial picture of the assessment of damage done to the Nigerian police alone in the state of southern states.
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So many of these police stations and even police officers were killed as a result of the incitement by the
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defendant. also exhibit PWD2A which is a compilation of death reports
1:18:07
and certificate of death of security officers. In the report the number of police officers who were killed was
1:18:14
given as 128 military officers were 37 other security offices as 10 number of
1:18:21
police stations attacked were 164 and neck facilities destroyed were nine in
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number. This clearly shows the extent of damage caused by the defendant. Through
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his inciting statements, another caller called in into the program informing the
1:18:37
defendant that he was at a Shodia Papa expressway and that they are killing them. The defendant annoyed by this
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information stated for, and I quote, "How many police or army did you kill? I
1:18:49
don't want to hear that they are killing you. How many did you kill?" The caller then responded that they have bombed the
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Aurel police station and the Lassa police station. The defendant then told the caller not to wave the green white
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green flag of Nigeria but a bloodstained flag with the color green white. He
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further responded to another caller by saying what I want him to do is to set a blaze building a long marina on fire.
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Every federal government property in Lagos should be burnt. That is what is going to be signaled to the world that
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people have had enough. I want every federal government building in Lagos will be on fire. Every federal
1:19:29
government vehicle or anything belonging to federal government, burn it. Go to the Matala Muhammad airport. Burn it.
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How many soldiers do they have? Manufacture your own weapons and ambush them. The result of this incitement is
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the killing of several military officers, police officers, DSS offices.
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The incitements also led to the destruction of several police stations in Lagos across the southern states of
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Nigeria. According to PW5, he led a team of officers to investigate the
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destruction and killing of the security personnel that occurred during the NSIS protest of the 20th of October 2020. As
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contained in NDBPWD2 and PWD2K,
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the results were quite alarming. The court is mindful not to attribute all the happening during the NSE's protest
1:20:21
on the defendant. However, there is no doubt that the incitement by the defendant contributed largely to the
1:20:27
killing of security operatives as well as destruction of public properties. The
1:20:32
defendant incited people to destroy properties such as the Alasa police station, other police stations and
1:20:39
properties of this government. The evidence before this court shows that the said properties were actually
1:20:45
destroyed such as Alasa police station, the high court of Lagos in Igbo as well as PRT buses belonging to Lagos State
1:20:52
Government in Oingbo. PW2 also testified that military couples were killed by
1:20:58
those incited by the defendant in Olu in Imo state. In addition, PW force stated
1:21:04
that his driver and one of his tactical officers were killed as a result of the incitements. The action of the defendant
1:21:11
were clear as it was aimed to cause anarchy by killing security operatives in Nigeria which would in turn lead to
1:21:18
breakdown of law and order. the defendants act and of an evil intention to havoc create wreck sorry to create to
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wreck havoc on the people and government of Nigeria are all these actions consistent with agitation for
1:21:33
self-determinations the actions to this sorry the answer to this is in negative his violent
1:21:40
outbursts as well as his instigations of the public to attack and kill security offices in southern Nigeria without
1:21:47
provocation was done barbaric and without any conscience whatsoever. The
1:21:52
defendant did not feel any concern for the family of the officers who were strained. He turned himself to a tyrant
1:21:59
who could take life anytime he pleased. Such persons cannot be allowed to remain
1:22:04
in society of sane minds. His shocking instigations to kill other human being
1:22:10
was incomprehensible and these court hereby condemn it. But I must say that evidence extracted in this judgment is
1:22:17
minute and very small to the avalanche of evidence and broadcast before these courts by the defendant. The defendant
1:22:24
made extremely threatening statements incited people to violence. The prosecution unsuccessfully discharged
1:22:30
his body of proof in counts four and five beyond reasonable doubt. Consequently, the defendant is hereby
1:22:38
convicted of the set count four, five. Now, count six. For count six, the
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defendant charged with the offense of making a broadcast received and heard in Nigeria within the jurist of this court
1:22:50
in furtherance of an art of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria in which he
1:22:57
directed members of the indigenous peoples of Bafrea, a prescribed organization to manufacture bombs,
1:23:03
thereby committing an offense punishable under section 1 2F of the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act 2013.
1:23:10
Section 1 2F of the Terrorism Prevention Act 2013 provides a person or body
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corporate who knowfully, knowingly in or outside Nigeria, directly or indirectly
1:23:22
willingly assists, felicitates, organizes or directs the activities of person, organization engaged in any act
1:23:29
of terrorism. The ingredients of the offense expected to be established are one, the defendant must be a person or
1:23:36
body corporate. Two, the defendant must have assisted, facilitated, organized,
1:23:42
or directed the activities of person or organization engaged in terrorist activities.
1:23:48
Three, the defender must have willingfully or willingly assisted, facilitated, organized or directed the
1:23:55
activities of persons organization engaging terrorist acts. The defendants
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herein have been established to be a human being. As to the second and third ingredient, the defendant, the
1:24:07
prosecution has led evidence to show that defendant has directed membership of the terrorist organization to build
1:24:14
bombs, other explosives in order to attack security operatives. Indeed, in full dance of its terrorist actions and
1:24:21
following the incitement of person to kill defendant security operative, the defendant also directed his members to
1:24:28
build explosive devices, particularly Molotov cocktail, about 1/30th of a
1:24:33
minute 36 seconds of the broadcast of the 20th of October 2020 as contained in
1:24:39
exhibit PW. The defendant while responding to a caller about N's protest
1:24:45
stated and I quote, "Now this night, I want graduates to go to work. Graduates
1:24:51
of chemical engineering, those who were born as engineers, manufacture any
1:24:56
ordinance you can because they are coming to kill you anyway, regardless of what you do. Go and manufacture any
1:25:03
ordinance. I am calling on the youth in the middle belt and I want any bridge that they can use to reinforce to be
1:25:09
destroyed. They are going to come from the middle belt this night. We have engineers everywhere. People who are
1:25:16
intelligent. Go back now and give us your own version of Molotov cocktail. We
1:25:22
must destroy them before they destroy us. Every youth tonight, tonight, anybody with a police uniform anywhere,
1:25:29
especially in ABBA, in Lagos. Once you have police uniform or any or any army
1:25:35
uniform, that person is your enemy. attack them because if you don't they
1:25:40
will kill you. If you are a graduate of physics or chemistry, no sleep for you tonight. Go and manufacture something to
1:25:48
destroy the police and every army police position starting from this night.
1:25:54
During the said broadcast while responding to a caller named Jacob from Nasraawa state, the defendant even told
1:26:01
the people how to build an improvised bomb. He asked him to go to filling station to get fuel in a bottle. put a
1:26:08
rag in it that then they should set the rag ablaze and throw it at a soldier. A Molotov cocktail, according to
1:26:14
Wikipedia.com, that I assess at 1:00 a.m. on the 20th of November, 2025, a
1:26:20
handdrawn incendiary weapon consisting of a fragile container filled with flammable substances equipped with a
1:26:26
fuse in use. The fuse attached to the container is lit and the weapon is thrown scattering on impact. The online
1:26:34
Britannica dictionary defined Molotov's cocktail as a crude bomb typically consisting of bottle filled with
1:26:40
inflammable liquids and a wick that is ignited before throwing. Applying the above definition, the directive of the
1:26:47
defendant to members of the group to build improvised bombs such as Molotov's cocktail is indeed a terrorist act. A
1:26:54
Molotov cocktail is capable of causing explosions damaged like any other bombs which aim is to cause destruction. This
1:27:02
directive like all that directive is the manifestation of anarchy minded of the
1:27:07
sorry of the anarchy minded of the defendant which he set out to express through his Bafra radio which he claimed
1:27:14
to be the founder and director. The defendant through the radio Bafra platform carried out so many terrorist
1:27:21
attacks which led to the destruction of lives and property in Nigeria. The defendant is not only confirmed to local
1:27:28
terrorists, but I hold without hesitation that he is an international terrorist flowing from his threat to
1:27:34
attack British High Commission and American Embassy as well as his incitement against the British High
1:27:39
Commissioner to Nigeria at the time, Katrina Lang, a known woman of peace. In
1:27:45
a broadcast of the 21st of October 2020, the defender stated thus, and I quote,
1:27:51
"Radio Bafra is now in the hand of the enemy of our freedom." I don't know how
1:27:56
much they paid for it, but I know that Britain spent about 4.8 billion a few
1:28:01
days ago to suppress what is happening. That is what they have done. I told you
1:28:07
a while back that Britain was now in charge of what is happening in the zoo. And you thought that it was joke. They
1:28:14
have now come with their clamp down but they are not going to succeed. Radio
1:28:19
Bafra belonged to us but why is it not playing our program right now? The
1:28:24
defendant also stated I am telling you people to go to the bush. Wherever you
1:28:29
see a military convoy, you attack them. Whenever you see a police convoy, attack
1:28:35
them. They are human beings and they are they also bleed. Any person with a
1:28:40
police uniform or any army uniform is your enemy. Around 57 minutes mark into
1:28:46
that the defendant directed his threat at Katrina Lang, the British high commissioner. He stated and I quote,
1:28:53
"They came to Tonubu. It is a surprise that after the British commissioner came to Tonubu, they opened fire on
1:28:59
protesters in Lagos. You should not be shocked. The woman is dead. Is Demure a
1:29:05
big pig? Demon. Demon. 1 hour 8 minutes 335 second mark. The defendant also
1:29:13
stated and I quote this the same thing that Britain did to Ria in what they are doing to us now. Media blackout. Do you
1:29:20
want the world to report this issue? Take over the British high commission. That is all. Take over the consulate in
1:29:27
Lagos. Take over the one in Abuja. Every newspaper in the world will report it in
1:29:33
the morning. If you march on the British High Commissioner Commission in morning front pages in the world will carry it
1:29:40
and the world will ask why is British British Commission in Abuja and Lagos under occupation by Nigerian youth. Then
1:29:48
it is over. I'm giving you a master strategy of how things should be done in a formation of three lines. There is
1:29:56
something I want you to do. I'm announcing it on air so you understand. People should go to every weather shop.
1:30:03
You know those who build bullets proof door. I don't care how much it costs. We
1:30:08
will pay. Everybody who is a weather who builds bulletproof people should take those doors and put nails in front of
1:30:15
them and stand in front of protesters so that bullets cannot go through. Push the
1:30:20
door, get the weapons and deal with them. When you are marching to the British High Commissioner Commission
1:30:26
tomorrow, form three lines. They will have the army surrounding them. They
1:30:31
will send a cable to London that British High Commission in Lagos is under attack. They will be forced to release
1:30:38
it. Then the whole world will know that a revolution is going on. Without that,
1:30:43
you cannot succeed." Even recently in this courtroom on the 7th day of November 2025, when the
1:30:51
matter came up before this court, the court wondered the kind of malice and hatred which the defendant had for
1:30:57
Britain. I will produce same part of the proceedings of that day here too.
1:31:02
Defendant, he says there are issues at play which my lord has not able to overcome, which even the prosecution has
1:31:10
not even attempted to overcome. My lord, are you asking me to go into the doors
1:31:15
to defend myself on a non-existent law? If you can state that for the record, my
1:31:21
lord, I will be most grateful that you are going to try me or ask me to enter my defense where no law exists. Because
1:31:29
if that is the position, my lord, that means that the outcome of my trial is predetermined. A man of my my stats, my
1:31:38
station and caliber cannot be tried without any valid law. It is impossible,
1:31:43
my lord. I will tell you why this was the case. This very case is bigger than
1:31:49
this court. The cause of the case of mine started in 1957 when some brave men
1:31:55
and women in this very country dared to ask the British to live. The funniest thing is that all of them that very
1:32:02
effort they all went to jail and were killed court. I'm learning this now.
1:32:07
Then asked the British to leave defendant. Yes. In 1957,
1:32:12
drive Anthonyo moved a motion at the house in Lagos asking the white men to
1:32:18
go and leave us alone. From that day, trouble started even before then the
1:32:23
like of Haret McCauley was jailed. Honorable honorable men that fought for
1:32:28
the indignity of the black race because they want me convicted. They told me so.
1:32:34
Absolutely, my lord. Absolutely. 100% they told me. They said, "I will come to
1:32:41
court to see to hear your case. When prosecutions open their case, when you
1:32:46
start your cross-examination, when you refuse your no case submission, I am telling you what happened a year
1:32:53
and a half ago. When you file your no case submission and is rejected, you will not go into trial. You will be
1:33:00
there during the verdict. You will be there during convictions." The court now responded, "Let me just clarify this. It
1:33:08
is also on record you said that the British said that one year and a half ago that I was not the one presiding
1:33:14
here. I want to say this that I know my brother too. That was a certain it will
1:33:19
not get into that level of having anything to do anything because the way you are putting it. I want to say this I
1:33:26
do not have any relationship with the British. I have come here to do justice.
1:33:32
I reiterate, can you commence your defense so that if you commence today, I can extend time for you because your
1:33:38
time has ended today for the US embassy, it will have been attacked if not for the closure as a result of the protest.
1:33:45
The defendant at about 2:22 2 hours 24 minutes 50 seconds mark of the video of
1:33:51
21st day of October 2020 broadcast in LGBTW
1:33:56
stated American embassy is shut down. Why won't they shut down? People are
1:34:02
protesting. This statement regarding the embassy of United States of America is quite loaded. The statement could mean
1:34:09
several things, none which are palatable or peaceful. What exactly does the defendant mean by the American embassy
1:34:16
is shut down? Was he trying to attack the embassy if it has not shut down as a
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result of protest or incite order to do same as he did in British embassy? The
1:34:27
inference to be drawn from the statement is that the defendant meant to do harm to the embassy of United States by
1:34:33
attacking or invading the embassy. Under international law, the premises of an
1:34:38
embassy or high commission of a foreign nation is deemed invaluable. That means that even though the land belongs to
1:34:45
host country, it cannot invade such premises. See article 22 of Vienna
1:34:50
Convention on Diplomatic Relationship. Article 22 of Vienna Convention on
1:34:56
Diplomatic Relations 1961. It provides the premises of missions
1:35:01
shall be invaluable. The agent of the receiving state may not enter them except with the consent of the head of
1:35:07
the om mission. Two, the receiving state is under special duty to take all
1:35:12
appropriate steps to protect the premises of the mission against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any
1:35:18
disturbance of the peace of the mission or impairment of its dignity. Three, the
1:35:23
premises of the mission, their furnishings and other properties therein and the means of transport or the
1:35:29
mission shall be immune from searched acquisitions, attachment or execution.
1:35:34
From the above, it can be said that defendant incited for people to invade. British High Commission and his threat
1:35:41
against British High Commissioner Katrina and American Embassy is an act of international terrorism. This is the
1:35:47
purpose of session three of the terrorism prevention amendment act 2013 which provides and I quote any person
1:35:55
who intentionally murder, kidnap, commits other attacks on persons or liberty of an international protected
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persons b carries out violent attack on official premises private accommodation
1:36:07
or means of transport of an international protected person in a manner likely to endanger his person or
1:36:13
liberty. C. threatening to commit any such attack, commit an offense and is
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liable on conviction to life imprisonment. The high commissioner is an international protected person being
1:36:25
the representative of the British government in Nigeria as well as other staff of high commission and embassy of
1:36:31
United States of America leaving the defendant to continue his terrorist activity who have led to an
1:36:36
international incident involving Nigeria and other foreign nations who are good partners with Nigeria. The question to
1:36:44
ask again is whether bombing or attacking embassies of high commissions constitutes an act consistent with
1:36:50
agitation for self-determination. Again, the answer is no. All these acts
1:36:55
goes to show that the criminal tendency of the defendant as well as show concrete proof of his terrorist acts.
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Therefore, I hold without hesitation that the prosecution has successfully established count six against the
1:37:08
defendant. Consequently, he is hereby convicted of count six of the charge
1:37:13
with respect to concern of the charge. The defendant is charged with importing into Nigeria and keeping in Oabulu in
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Iiala local government of Anra state within jurisdiction of this honorable court a radio transmitter known as Tram
1:37:28
5 Tram 50. concealed in a container of used household items which he declared
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as used household items, thereby committing an offense contrary to section 472A of custom and excise
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management at CAP C45 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004.
1:37:47
The dispute as to which law provides for the offense in count 7 has been conclusively decided by the Supreme
1:37:53
Court in case of Federal Republic of Nigeria versus Carno Chopra whereby Lord ML Gamma JSE while reading the lead
1:38:01
judgment held and I quote a calm reading of the details of the fact stated as constituting the offense mentioned or
1:38:08
named therein would clearly and undoubtedly review that it deals with the offense punishable under the
1:38:13
provision of section 472 of the custom Excise and management act cap 45 laws of
1:38:20
federation of Nigeria 2004 which provides as follows 472.
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If a person imports or causes to be imported any goods conceived in a container holding goods of different
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descriptions shall be sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years without the option of fine. It follows in the above
1:38:39
circumstances that the mention of the criminal court act has been chapter C45 or chapter C45 in laws of federation of
1:38:47
Nigeria 2004 is a mere mistake in place of correct law. The customs and excise
1:38:54
management acts under which the facts alleged to constitute an offense in count 15 is punished and punishable. The
1:39:01
offense in count 15 is consequently recognized, recognizable and grounded in an extent existing law in Nigeria in
1:39:09
which it was defined and described unquote. Thus, the court will follow the decision of the Supreme Court and decide
1:39:16
count 7 based on section 47 of the custom and excise management act. The
1:39:22
ingredients of the offense of the defendant must have imported or caused to be imported goods concealed in a
1:39:28
container. Two, the imported the imported concealed goods must have been
1:39:33
of a different descriptions. The evidence led by the prosecution through PW4 is that the defendant imported into
1:39:41
Nigeria a radio transmitter known as Tram 550L
1:39:46
concealed in container which contained used household items which he described as such. PW4 stated that indeed the
1:39:54
department of state service had tracked the transformer transmitter of radio Bafra to a compound in Ubulis in Iiala
1:40:01
local government of Anamra state belonging to one Benjamin Madagulu. The officer secured a search warrant exhibit
1:40:08
PWT and proceeded to the compound where they recovered the container. Parallel
1:40:14
to going to the scene, PW4 testified that he watched a video of the defendant
1:40:19
inspecting the container and the transmitter with Benjamin Madigulu. The court visited where the container was
1:40:25
kept in the custody of the DSS and same was admitted in evidence in the presence of defendant as exhibit and it did not
1:40:32
object to same. The container itself contains several household items which
1:40:37
appear to be covered for the transmitter concealed in it. The projection has led evidence to show that the transmitter
1:40:43
was smuggled into the country without same being declared to custom. The surrounding facts also show that the
1:40:50
purpose for which the defendant intend to use the transmitter was to broadcast program on radio BAFA and this make it
1:40:57
concealed the transmitter. There is also no evidence that Radio Bafra is registered with Nigeria Broadcasting
1:41:04
Commission as stated by PW4. Thus it is safe to conclude that the concealment of transmitter is in fund
1:41:11
raise of the legal operation of radio Bafra by the defendant. The defendant as
1:41:16
a consequence of resting his case on the prosecution did not call any witness to report the evidence of the prosecution.
1:41:23
Neither did he lead any evidence to counter the evidence of the prosecution execution. There is no evidence before
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this court stating the transmitter was locally imported into Nigeria. The defendant had the duty to present
1:41:36
evidence and fight to report the allegation made against him, but he failed and deliberately failed, refused
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to do same. The court is therefore bound to believe the evidence of the prosecution.
1:41:48
Consequently, the courts hereby convict the defendant of count seven of the charge. I must say here that defendant
1:41:56
has always claimed to be a freedom fighter. He is only seeking justice for his people. Indeed, this is known in law
1:42:03
as the right to self-determinations. The right to self-determination is a political right recognized in several
1:42:10
international instruments. Article one of the international convention of civil and political rights 1966 provides and I
1:42:19
quote, "All people have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right, they freely
1:42:25
determine the political status and freely pursue their economic, social, and cultural developments. The right to
1:42:32
self-determination also entails the right of a group of people to form their political entity or their own
1:42:38
government. Article 20 of the African Charter on Women and People's Rights also provides, and I quote, "All people
1:42:45
shall have the right to assistance. They shall have the unquestionable and inalienable rights to
1:42:51
self-determination. They shall freely determine their political status and shall pursue their
1:42:56
economic and social development according to the policy they have freely chosen. Two, colonized or oppressed
1:43:03
people shall have the right to free themselves from the bond of domination by resorting to any means recognized by
1:43:09
the international community. Three, all people shall have the right to the assistance of the state parties to the
1:43:16
present charter in their liberation struggle against foreign domination be it political, economy or cultural.
1:43:24
Nigeria has dominated the African charter which is known as the African charter on women and people's rights.
1:43:31
Ratification and enforcement rights which means the provision of the charter are enforcable in Nigeria provided they
1:43:37
do not conflict with the clear provision of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
1:43:46
Section 21 of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 as
1:43:51
amended makes it clear that Nigeria is an indivisible state which means there is no room for divisions. The said
1:43:59
session provides and I quote Nigeria is one indivisible indissoluble sovereign
1:44:04
state to be known by the name Federal Republic of Nigeria. This means that any
1:44:09
agitating anyone agitating for a break up of the Federation of Nigeria is going
1:44:14
against the constitution. However, any person agitating for self-determination can do so through the
1:44:21
National Assembly seeking for amendments of the constitution regarding the indivisibility of Nigeria and to reflect
1:44:28
the recognition condition of the agitating states. It is after this that the procedure can be said to be
1:44:34
completed but not excluding referendum. Any self-determination not done in
1:44:40
accordance with the constitution and laws of the country will be illegal. The defendant is not only agitating for
1:44:46
secession of the state of the southeast, south south and some middleb belt
1:44:52
states, he's doing so using terrorism as a weapon. Terrorism has become a muster
1:44:57
in the world today and several groups have continued to use this weapon to form separate governments in Nigeria.
1:45:04
Groups like Boohh Haram, Lacurawa, IPOB have in recent years troubled Nigeria
1:45:10
with terrorist activities. This terror group by their activities has denied
1:45:15
innocent people the enjoyment of their fundamental rights. The action of the defendant and his terrorist organization
1:45:22
have led to the bloodshed of innocent citizens as well as security personnel who were going about their legitimate
1:45:28
duty. His incitement through the broadcast on radio Bafra as well as the
1:45:33
social media platform of the group has led to the destruction of lives and property as well as affect the daily
1:45:39
life of his people of southeast. The defendant did not only threaten the government of Nigeria but his own
1:45:46
people. This is seen in a broadcast while addressing the death of one of the commander of IPOB named Aono. The
1:45:54
defendant on 25th day of April 2021 made a broadcast where he stated and I quote,
1:46:00
"Aconso was not killed on the battlefield but was killed in his village in the middle of night. Not on
1:46:06
battlefield because of the battlefield. No army or police can defeat him." Ever
1:46:12
since Eastern Security Network was launched, I have not seen anybody tell me that their life have not improved
1:46:18
since it was launched. Around 21 minutes marked, the defendant stated, "Vengeance
1:46:24
is a master of appetite. Forever blood tasty never failed. A conso is in
1:46:29
heaven. He is going to be revenged and by God he will be revenged. All those who had hands in a conso dead are all
1:46:36
dead people working. All of them." He also stated that a conso will be mourned
1:46:41
in a special way just like how the ober of benin is buried with human heads that
1:46:47
he said a conso is more than ober. Thank you. There is no doubt that this is contained in the broadcast. The
1:46:54
defendant's statement was corroborated by PW4 who stated that upon the arrest of one of the IPOB commander named as on
1:47:02
army. He informed them that they were only to get 30 heads of humans out of 2,000 head as ordered by the defendant.
1:47:09
This court is aware that the said on army was not called as a witness in this case and this may affect the probative
1:47:15
value of his evidence. However, the evidence being used as corroboration to the statement made by the defendant
1:47:22
himself refer to supporting or additional piece of evidence that supports another evidence. Sogamio and
1:47:29
the state citation where the Supreme Court held, and I quotes, corroboration
1:47:34
having been not to be a technical terms of all means, no more than evidence tending to confirm, support, and
1:47:40
strengthen other evidence sought to be corroborated. This evidence is to be to
1:47:45
corroborate the evidence, the statement of the defendant. I must say here that the prosecution witnesses were
1:47:51
consistent and calm in the giving of the evidence. Their calm demeanor, despite provocative questions under
1:47:58
cross-examination, justified them to be witness of truth. I carefully observe them, and the only conclusion to reach
1:48:05
is that they are witness of truth, and these courts readily believe them. The defendant on the other side from his
1:48:11
attitude in court was truly very cocky, arrogant. He even stated that no court
1:48:17
can convict him. This is a direct affront on the power of the courts which this court will not take for granted but
1:48:23
will do justice. It is interesting to note that the defendant who claimed to be a freedom fighter has even caused
1:48:30
more harm to his own people who are predominantly Christian faiths. Can this be said to be agitation for
1:48:37
self-determination? Not at all. Agitation for self-determination cannot be to the
1:48:42
detriment or to be detrimental to people who are supposed to be beneficiary of that said self-determination.
1:48:49
The usual sit at home or the primary effects is own people of the southeast.
1:48:54
The killing of people who disobey the order are his own people. Holding of closure of churches and schools as well
1:49:01
as markets also affect his own people. They are unable to trade, go to school,
1:49:06
farm, even worship on such days the threat of violence and death have prevented these people from going about
1:49:13
their legitimate businesses. Are these acts of defendant consistent with the agitation for self-determination?
1:49:20
The answer is in the negative. Once again, the defendant was not elected by anybody. Also cannot dictate for the
1:49:28
people of Southeast especially through intimidation and threats of violence. He is a terrorist. He must be treated as
1:49:35
such. In final analysis, the prosecution has successfully established the sevencount charge against the defendant
1:49:42
beyond reasonable doubts. Consequently, he is convicted on all the seven counts.
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The next just 30 minutes, I go to the chambers. Anybody is free to come and
1:49:53
get a certified true copy of the judgments.
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