NewsThread @11am 6-12

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Nigeria police force under the leadership of IGP Car Yodken has kept
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months since reports indicated that the US trained private intelligent officer
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Harrison Guamu who was invited to facilitate the rescue of a married couple husband and wife simply
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identified as Mr. and Mrs. Ibrahim that was kidnapped since late November at their home in Aili community, a village
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near Achi Polytenic in the Etsico west local government area of Edeto state has
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been arrested and remanded to prison by a court sitting in Benin City, the Edeto
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state capital over allegations that the private intelligent officer Harrison Guamu underpaid the ransom money given
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to him to give to the kidnappers to rescue the married couple in captivity. The reports of Harrison Guamishu's
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arrest and subsequent remand to prison custody became widespread after a popular Nigeria social media activist
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Vincent Martin's oxay in a video statement on Friday morning alleged that he has facilitated the arrest of the
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private intelligent officer Harrison Guamnishu for allegedly removing 5.4
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million naira from the total amount given to him by the victim's family to help pay as ransom to the kidnappers.
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This occurred after the sting operations Guamnosu had prepared the ransom money
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for was probably aborted after a man whose real names may be Oshio Rema job
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Ace G leaked revealed and exposed the plan sensitive security information online. According to the suspect who
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leaked out the sensitive security operational plans of Guamu, Harrison Guamu never told the family he was going
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to remove some money from the ransom that the kidnappers said the money was not complete, hence only the wife was
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released. The man still held in captivity due to the incomplete ransom payment. The suspect Oshhio job Ace G in
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a video recorded statement stated that he was the one that helped facilitate the service of Harrison Guamnau when the
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family of the kidnapped victims requested for it. The action of the suspect may have prompted Harrison
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Guamnau to abort the sting operations. Obviously, for the safety of his personal life and the lives of Nigeria
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soldiers and other security operatives, he does use to execute and complete his sting operations against kidnappers,
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which often leads to the killing of the kidnappers and recovering of the total ransom paid. For the purpose of clarity,
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sting operations is a deceptive practice and undercover tactics used by journalist or intelligent officer or
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security operative to get closer to a suspected criminal or criminals in order to be more familiar with the criminals
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and the environment they operate. And the deceptive practice may include the journalist or intelligent officer or
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security operative pretending to give ransom money to kidnappers in a manner that can cause a delay and proper
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assessment of the environment before the security troops may launch offensive attack against the criminals. The action
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of ACE of leaking out sensitive security information may be of interest. Why Nigeria soldiers and other security
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operatives are being killed in large numbers whenever in previous and recent years the Nigeria security troops are on
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rescue missions including the recent mass killing of soldiers along with brigadier General Uber Musa and civilian
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JTF members at Wajerro village in Boro state by criminals. We are convinced
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that if Mr. Ace G and the family of the kidnapped victims were suspicious that Harrison Guamnau wanted to steal part of
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the money. They would have played along and allowed the private intelligent officer Harrison Guamnau to complete his
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sting operations. If only had Harrison completed the security operations and
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thereafter refused to disclose the money removed from the ransom money, then the
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accusation and allegation of possible stealing would have been reasonably acceptable. Harrison Guamnau in a
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statement said in reaction to the allegation of stealing that the kidnappers demanded 50 million naira
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from the family and the family negotiated with them. I don't negotiate with kidnappers. My assistance is to
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follow them up using tech which the police, military and local vigilantes are aware of. The family raised 20
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million naira to the kidnappers and the kidnappers told them that they will free only the woman because they were begging
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that she's pregnant. The family told me the kidnappers insisted on freeing only the woman. On Monday, I received a phone
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call from them saying the kidnappers are requesting for 20 million naira and I asked them for the two of them or just
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the woman. They said for the two. My work is to follow up with the money so
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we can get a realtime location and get the military to the exact location as we've done in the past with evidence to
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back it up. They took the money to the kidnappers and they released only the woman and didn't release the man. The
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people that went said the money was not counted by the kidnappers to know if he's below 20 million naira or above.
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They said the kidnappers only told them the money wasn't complete and they should go. They returned back and
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started a blame game and write in the DPO's office. I explained to them the
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strategies and plans we use. They said why didn't I tell them? I said I did
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because I remember telling them we will work on the money but how it's going to happen is what is not supposed to be
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revealed to anyone. I have informed the authorities who brought me to Edeto state and who understand better the
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strategy and I did not steal any money as alleged. I am open to investigation
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and the findings should be made public. Good afternoon. I get I very very down. So I just want
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explain my part for this matter. What I observe and what I know for this matter.
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Know they kidnap couple some days ago. We talk this matter. We
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beg the government they come help us maybe we stop his security.
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So the if the dad of the wife of the guy they kidnapping and the wife they come
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they tell me say they see say see me and we
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see my picture see when he help the other time all that see they see good
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work they see work for online say yes I get in contact now come carry
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my phone call pull the phone for speaker They say see what happen for the people
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the parents with me for they say they won't talk to you how give no
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they no rush them they let they call them you know he give the guidelines on how to follow up the issue say no worry
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you call help them for the matter so the girl brother can't follow up the
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matter so call me say they don't arrive at certain amount
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See after then um I call Harris tell these people how
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you call use our car he say he and he and them they talk I say good so when
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they call they come I want come out with you the next day call me say come out
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with say and that guy talk they don't meet up with something they don't agree okay good so when he come I call the guy
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say yes say they talk okay Good. I say come I go meet them I meet the guys see
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now people people when I know they very close to me they among good they arrange the money they carry the money come
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where they carry the money come we tell where they work on the money so bas You know I
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be person from this side now somebody know they stay together now from another
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place for come. So we have to tell the girl e brother say stay with inside the
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room stay with inside the room they are they do everything they arrange everything the money the amount where
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they call they inside they intact.
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So everything come everybody come down they wait for the call of the kidnappers
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right there with everybody without the sn maybe say god don't do all those people won't
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come out then we don't post pictures you know so
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next call they carry the money the boy carry follow the boy from this area
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they do all those work together. The boy bring the motor to come because I drive
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her to drive carry the money. So the boy brother
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come the boy brother say you need to follow this these people go deliver this money.
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So the other brother say and the brother go. I said no two brothers no work me one the one go they very very risky.
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I say okay they understand what they talk. Then they go the next day somebody
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around just call me say ah say that let her go say the money give kidnappers not
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correct now only the woman they leave made the woman who say the money they remove the husband follow body I
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surprised I weak I said what you call him brother yeah you see what they tell
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me say with sodia they want go the bush I said go the bush Show even the guy
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tell me say terrorist for say for come back my brother they don't release my brother
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cut the story short they come the next see DPO because before go there tell DPO
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around see what they go on they say okay make work together told
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collect money people come outside when we go come the h driver we drive See
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back they go jet side. So the problem with this with the driver say you know
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they go anywhere come we go back to he say he say following. So when the guy
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want come fight drive the motor back to the hotel where
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we don't then the guy come stand from here gate now say not let that guy go.
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Even the guy we get out the motor they take go be from this side as they let go they put the two from police van all of
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us go station went to station we wait we waited for call number they
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busy probably they make calls I don't know so the next thing they begin call DPO I don't know call DPO they begin
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call say Iris they do good work make work with her so they come call Iris so
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say get name for this town. We get the do our matter from here. All those guys they they lose if they lose patient this
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h this be drive away like we think will happen.
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So I have to talk to him in that manner because drive come
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all of us talk DP come talk to everybody talk say the way they do work you know
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they want person say comm money say you come out with say comm money you
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disappoint me you disappoint everybody you tell us say you want comm money how much you comm
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know how much you come no you don't tell know how much commote that money they say reach 10 million people
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He may follow him they go bring the money come follow him they reach
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the hotel money where you come out for inside money say you come money the
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money they supposed to see there for one place I the bag where they carry put it
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separate the money for all the bags now there police and say they bring money come down for lon car
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um a police station DP come
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5.4 4 million arising come for that money go give kidnapper I down I weak I
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tell them say I want to go sleep make I wait so they agree say go tomorrow make
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it come if the kidnappers come call talk say
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how much they see how much day they will not know how to go give the money with the release so now I move to See
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the day police station is say go do something
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saying 1 hour time we take come now come now you see the trust when we get for
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you disappoint us because you supposed to tell us say you want more money for that
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money you don't tell anybody and I call you when they tell me say that money not complete when those guys they come you
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tell me say the money complete now you come you 5.4 the money you come out you
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don't know but we count 5.4 4 million now come make we know how we want to do
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this matter follow up till now you never still come. So anywhere you har come
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back to no finalize this matter. Nobody know.
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So you know that money where you want. So it not good. They talk about one way
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they pay then you come pay down too big. If take for instance say you money based
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on things where you want do 5.4 for 4 million now you want guy you know they pity all those couples
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you know where they for see this money where they gather where they want give those people
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make I tell my own side of the story I greet everybody thank you very much good evening my name is Guamu okay so
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I'm being dragged on social media for this very case this very case I'm being
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dragged on social media what happened yesterday I was invited nobody paid me one kobo I fed our vehicle
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We left Asaba on our way going on. Our car broke down. Aubazi
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in Asaba brought another vehicle for us in Auchi in um on we travel to Auchi. Nobody paid
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us one ko. I not discuss money with anybody. We went there on our own to assist because we've been doing that for
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long and we succeeded. Yesterday we failed. Now yesterday when I got to um Auchi, I
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know the people want me to say things I'm not supposed to say because one reason why I went for Auchi, it failed.
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Yes, it failed. All right. Um the two victims that were kidnapped, the husband and wife, the wife was released before.
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Now the kidnappers told the family that they're going to release only the wife.
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Some things happened behind the scene which I cannot say here. There is no way I can say it. All right. But number one,
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nobody stole any money from anywhere. Nobody was arrested by the police.
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Nobody was h nobody ran away from from um from Edo state. Yesterday I was
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threatened. My life was threatened. My team people, my team members, Peter Chi,
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our life was threatened while in DPO's office yesterday. DPO
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said Harrison drop your car. I said you you said drop your car and thank God I dropped that vehicle because if not
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maybe I would have betrayed and have happened to me on the way. All right. So I left the vehicle. The vehicle is not
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my own. It belong to my colleague. I left the vehicle at the station. Nobody impounded the vehicle. DPO said please
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keep your vehicle here. I will give you security. DPI said this.
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If you're going anywhere I'll give you security. my policeman will go with you anywhere you want to go with when I know
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say such promises sometimes not they happen so this early morning I said no I have to leave I have to leave with you
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because the family said since they not released the man they have released the woman they don't want our services anymore we should pause we have to pause
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I can't say these things on social media space I can't a lot happened a lot happened behind the scene a lot of work
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we done already a lot of work we done already I was only trying to assist. I came I went there
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with intention to help and which I did. Unfortunately, the man was not released and now the
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blame is on me. They trying to shift the blame on me. Well, um it's fine. I'm not
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going to debunk anything. I'm not going to Okay, this is debunking. Yes, but I'm not going to say some stuff that we, you
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know, that we weaken what we have already built. I told you guys before that there are
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technologies that can be used to get the kidnappers and we've succeeded lot of
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lot of them has been utilized a lot of guns recovered millions of NRA
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ransom recovered which I do tend on social media space 5 million 400,000 NRA
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is not what will stay my name not on this mission it's not possible so every mission to strive every mission every uh
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plan to see how to weaken me to make me to stop doing this. It's not possible.
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If anybody have any um grievances against me, against my work, what I
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expect you to do is just put up petition, let the police investigate thoroughly. The police, DSS, the
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military can investigate thoroughly to know what went wrong. Last time we were in a DSS was was with
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us. I was the one who was leading who was providing the lead for what we were going for.
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We were in Obia a few days ago. I was the one who was at the forefront like
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like I'll be at the front. The ones carrying gun will be at my back.
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The ones with gun the ones with gun will be at my back. I'll be at the front leading the way. That is how risky it
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is. But there are things we are doing. There are things we are doing involving
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everything that I cannot I cannot talk about on social media space. All right. So sorry guys if I disappoint you with
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my response like this. This is my response. All right. If you want to drag me anywhere, drag me. But one thing you
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should know is you cannot weaken what we have bu
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not for individual but to but to government secret agencies and everybody. Love you guys. Thanks for
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your concern. Thanks for your fidelity. God bless you all. All right. So, Aris Guamu is in the
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police custody in Benin Edo state. He was arrested yesterday night. In all honesty, I initiated the call that led
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to his arrest. I did. And uh first of all, I'm really disappointed in
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everything, but I would wait for him to come out. And this time, I would want him to use his mouth to say the truth
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about what happened in Aji. You see, when the whole thing happened, they called me. When they told me, I was
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surprised. So, I had to make other calls, spoke to the police,
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ask different question. And when the story was true, I was sad, right? Immediately I told them something. I
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said, I don't want to see this thing on social media. Please, nobody should post it for a reason. They said no that they
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going to. I said, no, don't post it. And they assured me that they were not going to post it. Then later
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I now saw a video online where one guy Z4 posted it. I called him. I said, "But
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I told you guys not to post this video." He said um that they accusing him because he's the one that called
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Harrison to come to Edo state. That they accusing him that him and Harrison did the business together and that if
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anything happened to the husband that in the bush that seen that would take responsibility for that. that that was
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why he panicked and he went to go and post to clear his name. I said okay no problem. Then I went back online and saw
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that I had now made his own video to explain but when I watched the video it was really gaslighting especially
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because I know the truth was gaslighting. I was more disappointed in him because he didn't manage it well,
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right? Trying to counter narrative and just seek sympathy and emotional
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manipulation and emotional blackmail of people. I was disappointed. Right.
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Anyways, he's in the police custody. I made that call and um when he comes out,
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I hope he would come and tell the public truth. As for the money, whether he took it or not, this is a video when he
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returned the money. You see this? You see this bag like go bush? You need to upload it. Do you
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understand? You understand? Even the guy must go for must go. He upload them. If you not do,
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so you could hear his voice there because they told them not to record. But one person managed the DP instructed
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him not to record. One person managed to bring that. his truck is in the police station in the do state and write down
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his opinion. So this way he's going to come out then if he come out and he does not say the truth I guess I will have to
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say it. Now I also need to highlight something. Some people say very dark man is probably jealous because um Harrison
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is getting audience of course because lately they've been comparing the both of us is the best activist very
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blah blah blah. So truth is um I am not an activist. I hate to be called an activist and I don't really care about
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that. When it comes to the audience, I have more audience than I do everybody. I get more engagement than it's not
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about jealousy. You know what my platform is for? My platform is for the truth. And when I see evil, I spill. But
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for arising, sentiment entered because we have we talk sometimes in the DM. Not always,
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but and I just go straight to the point with him in the DM. straight to the point, you know, but I'm just
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disappointed honestly because honestly I thought he had changed,
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you know, but this one is just Yeah.
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If he didn't make that video to that light yesterday, I probably would have just let everything play out. Make it
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carry. Come on. Come on. Come on. Anyways, let's wait for to come out.
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Peace and love. Don't play. If you play gun I just want to make you people understand that arising is in police
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custody now and don't they agree
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on so many things I say if Iris say no they police as I
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talk to you make common on IG make it make video we see so my people this
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matter God will help us All right. So
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why did the kidnappers suspect that the 20 million is not complete? And why did the kidnappers start arguing with the
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people that came to make the drug? Because according to the kidnappers, the last person that paid ransom of 20
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million which they came to make the drug is about a girl. That money was not complete. When they released the girl,
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they found out that millions of NRA were missing from that money and it was replaced with cattle.
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So that was why they suspected immediately that that 20 million was not complete. But there was no time to count
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it. And the person that came to make the drop, Mr. Harrison's driver, the person
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that came to make the drop, also suspected because the way they arranged the money,
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it's not the way the money came out. The money was scattered and then they arranged the money. So, but they had to
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confidently argue with the kidnappers because they know that there's no time for them to count it. At the end of the
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day, the kidnappers say, "Okay, I have been doing this business for 15 years. If I see 100 million, I know it's
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100 million. This one is not 20 million, but this is what we'll do. We'll give you the wife to take.
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Do you understand? Listen. We'll give you the wife to go with then we'll count the money. If we count the money and it
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is complete 20 million, we will give the husband transportation money to come back home. But do you know where the
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problem is? They did not say what they will do if they find out the money is not complete.
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You see where there's a problem now? So they left with the wife and when they
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got there the guy started arguing that Harrison the way they rearranged the money and when we got there is different
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some money is missing argued eventually Harrison agreed say
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carry money you remember the goal of all of this is to make sure
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the husband and wife is released they don't release wife he remain husband kidnapper don't talk say
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they go release the husband hand if the money they complete but they did not see what they would do if that money is not
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complete and as I speak to you now kidnappers have still not reached out to the family as I speak to you now they
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are still not sure if kidnapper don't buy the man or not but god forbid
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now when I heard about it I told them do not come on the media because I had
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calculated a lot of things I said just keep quiet keep the kidnappers I was guessing if you people made a mistake or
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not. Let's just wait for their call. That was what was going on in my head. Then one of them I went to go and make a
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video out of the threat that they were threatening him that he is the one that brought Harrison
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and if anything happened to their brother now him they will enter. That's why to go and make a video that Harrison
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carried money but Harrison made one mistake. Remember somebody day in captivity with
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kidnappers would have just made a video to say we are working on getting the guy out for
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now I don't have anything to say that will also keep the keep the kidnappers guessing but he made a very big mistake
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do you understand because those people the family they are waiting that if the
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kidnappers call they will tell them that co the person that is supposed to come and make the drop took some money out of
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it it has nothing to do with us. We are not playing with you. So their prayer of the family is that they call back. Then
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these people went on the media. Now I see now further made a mistake.
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What is the mistake? Number one, nobody stole any money from anywhere.
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I told you guys before that there are technologies that can be used to get the
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kidnappers and we've succeeded. Lot of lot of them has been utilized. A lot of
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guns recovered. Millions of NRA some recovered. Said no money was missing.
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By saying no money was missing. Remember these people did social media. This kidnappers they on social media by
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saying this no money was missing is indirectly spoiling the chances that the
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family have that chance of saying if kidnapper later call them they go tell them say see what
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happened. It is not us. See who carry money and no ve but we'll bring the money back. Please return our brother.
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We did not plan to scam you. We did not plan to lie to you. We are sorry. Harrison ruined the chance
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by saying nothing was missing. He didn't just stop there. He went on to say they have technologies to neutralize to
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collect and all that. Another message to these kidnappers that are holding this man. There's a possible
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chance that they are being set up. And that money that is missing is a sign of
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something a technology that is somewhere. You see this is the part where I decide
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to step in. I also needed to send a message because Harrison has a big
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bigger platform than the people accusing him. So I needed to send a message to the kidnappers that this family did not
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plan to scam you. So I took the money that's why I
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initiated the call. But again, up till now, these kidnappers have not called. And I hope they've not
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that man. You see where is the problem now? And
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this is why I made the call. It was to send a message to them that the family know. And if they watch this video, the
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family get hand. It was a mistake.
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They didn't plan to scam you or lie to you.
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Do you understand? That's number one. Number two, you see I am actually
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protecting him because if message come, God forbid say
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they buy that man. Nobody is going to let everything go to say you don't carry on me. Therefore
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release the husband and the wife.
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You see the problem. So for that station where day is the best place he can be right now and let's
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hope and pray that they release that man. But like I said to the kidnappers now our video the family no plan to scam
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her again I watch the recent video
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why you need to see all of that
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kidnapper talk say the man release the woman release. No,
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he say the DPO now said that that they did not arrest him. The DPO just collected his car that he wants to keep.
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The story did not connect. But yes, the DPO did not arrest him eventually
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because Harrison said he didn't take the money. After a while, he agreed and he brought the one he took. The DP could
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not arrest him. Why? According to the DPU, Harrison told him that his boys are
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already clamping down on the kidnappers that they have seen where the kidnappers are is just to arrest them.
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So the DPO could not arrest Harrison. So that tomorrow cannot say will not say ah
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you almost arrested them. If not that the DPO detained me would have arrested all of them. That's why the DPO let him
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go that night and say okay your truck will be here cuz the DPO it was between the devil and
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the see so they say okay they go
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then in the morning he moved the I needed to do some internet control
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that was why that's why they let him go
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do you understand but the main thing is that that man is still there. They've
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not received any call from the kidnappers yet at all.
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See you. And again, yeah, I'm scared because the kidnappers are saying the last money where they come drop for one person
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where they kidnap, they remove money inside, they replace her with paper.
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I needed to do what I had to do to just send the message. I have a bigger platform. they go see him. I had to do
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what I just to let them know this family don't get anything to do with the money and me they know he say they use them
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play from there they come go buy the man that's it nothing more and for those of
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you saying it's a setup a trap that is made for a rat in the
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house cannot catch a cat because the cat does not move like the rat
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I repeat a trap that was set for a rat in the house cannot catch a cat because
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a cat does not move like a rat. If it was a setup, did he take the money? The setup needed to be complete.
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If he took it, if he didn't take it, there will not be any setup. Just for you people thinking it's a setup, there
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will not be any set up. But my point is this to the kidnappers and go, the
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family have nothing to do with that money that is missing and they don't intend to play games with you. Please
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release the husband. Please lose your husband. Please lose
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your husband. The money can be completed and arranged and sent back to you. Any location run
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they will carry and come change your location anything. In short, you can have it taken
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anywhere. Please do not hurt that man. Has nothing to do with them. Family do
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not do anything. Please, please, please.
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Aon bringing you the news in a more digital way. Nigeria's prominent music
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icon, Innocent Idia aka Twoface Idibia, has cried out for help after domestic
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violence he had with his new wife Natasha during social media live stream organized by Danny Freeze on Monday over
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allegations and video evidence that surfaced online showing Twoface Idibia
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being arrested with the two of his hands handcuffed at the back in London due to altercations he had with his new wife
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Natasha. The act of domestic violence between the African queen music kuna and his new wife has drawn the attention of
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the Edeto state house of assembly and the house of assembly on Tuesday summoned the wife. Natasha who is also a
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member of parliament in the Edeto state house of assembly to appear before its disciplinary committee on ethics over
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what the state assembly described as a behavior capable of embarrassing the house. It may be recalled that at the
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beginning of the year, Twoface Idibia announced his breakup with Annie McCauley in January 2025 and presented
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Natasha as new wife to be soon Twoface younger brother. Charles Idibia came
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online and said his elder brother. Two barber has moved from frying pan to burning furnace expressing deep
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displeasure over the choice of honorable Natasha as a wife. Two-faced Idia in an
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Instagram story a few hours ago made a simple post with a write up. Help me. He
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did not state what he wants people to help him with or give a clearer picture of whatever he needed help for. Many
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people in the society included suggested the needed help may not be unconnected with marital issues he's probably having
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with his new wife Natasha. But in a video later today, he said, "This is
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getting out of hand. It's a very dangerous situation. I understand what
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fans can do, but I am perfectly okay. This is putting Natasha at risk. Please,
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I need everybody to calm down and see SF re. We're going to resolve all these
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issues. People day get issues for House Nobi today. Please friends, family,
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everybody ceasefire. Please, I am perfectly fine. I didn't post that post.
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The Nigerian music icon. Two-face Idibia addressed growing concerns after a troubling post circulated online
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suggesting he was in distress and calling for help. The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned the wife
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and the lawmaker representing Iiggore constituency Natasha E Robosa to explain
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what members describe as behavior capable of embarrassing the house after videos of the legislator who is married
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to music star innocent two barber Idia kept spreading online. According to the
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speaker blessing Abbeeku, the lawmaker must appear before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges within one week
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to respond to the allegation of misconduct linked to her recent actions. Agaku said, "Honorable Natasha E. Robosa
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has been summoned to appear before the ethics and privilege committee of the assembly due to her recent conduct which
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has been trending online. This conduct drags the name of the house into the mud and it is the responsibility of the
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members of the assembly to conduct themselves well. This house has cable minds, educated people who had been
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dragged in the mud for too long by our colleague, Honorable Natasha. She has been trending on social media and
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television for the wrong reason. The House has members who know what they are doing and the attitude of our member has
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brought this house to disrepute and we will not tolerate it. The speaker noted that the committee would submit its
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finding to the house in two weeks time. Eroosa has been trending for the wrong
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reasons recently after a video where she was having an altercation with her husband, innocent Idia surfaced online.
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A tense moment erupted when two barber suddenly joined an online meeting Daddy Freeze hosted for the singer's former
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managers. Viewers couldn't believe what followed next as two barber's wife
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Natasha Asawaru bumped into him while he was on air. The social media broadcast
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featured two of the singer's former management associates Kakari Bokay and Lorie Tozen who alleged that Natasha was
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exerting excessive control over his personal and professional affairs. During the session, the duo claimed the
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lawmaker often displayed violent outbursts and referenced previous incidents involving the couple,
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including an alleged domestic disturbance in the United Kingdom. While the claims were being made, Tub Barber
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abruptly joined the live stream and ordered the former managers to stop discussing his private life. Moments
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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 Annie Idia in January. He
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proposed to Asawu in February and the pair tied the knot in July. The latest
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controversy follows earlier claims that the singer was briefly taken into police custody in the UK after an alleged
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altercation with Natasha during his tour in October. Although two barber
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dismissed that account, insisting he missed a show due to a medical emergency, the claims resurfaced after
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the live session. Kaka Igbokquay, former manager of Two Face and of the late
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Nigerian music legend Christy Essen Igbokquay, confirmed that the old trending video of Two Barber being
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arrested in London after he had a heated altercation with his pregnant wife, Natasha Asawa, was true. Recall that two
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barber traveled to the United Kingdom in the company of his pregnant wife for a concert tour, but missed a scheduled
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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 Asawaru
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at the airport. However, confirming the report while featuring on Daddy Freez'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, Igbquay, 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 her shop." However, when the African Queen
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Kruna 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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Taba had already denied. In a video posted on Instagram, Tuba denied the
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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 Tface
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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 Idibia 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 Idibia aka Charlie Brave also took to Instagram nearly around
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noon to narrate how his elder brother Too Faced 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 Asawu do
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go through Twoface phone, deleting WhatsApp messages she does not like, narrating also how Natasha Asawaru
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allegedly impersonated Twoface 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 when
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nobody hear this kind of thing. Wow. Peace of mind.
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Please.
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Don't worry. Don't worry.
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No worries. You are working.
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It's not fair on anybody has joined. It's not fair.
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So 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. You need to shut the up, man.
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is getting out of fire. Kids, friends, family, everybody.
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I beg you. I am perfectly fine. I did not hold that.
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Please, please. I'm okay. Please.
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This is a dangerous situation right now. I know what
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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
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calm down. Let's hope that there will be some stability so we can
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bring you the news in a more digital way. Presidency under the command and control
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of President Bola Ahmed Tonubu has said that if the ex-president of Nigeria
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Elusigan Obisanj wished to help in addressing apparent worsening security situations in the West Africa country.
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Obisanj 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 Aasanjo 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 Bakr to tend 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 with
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the law and constitutional procedures of the Africa country. According to Oasis,
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no matter what 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
49:52
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 headon. 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 Aubanjo 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 Tonubu,
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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. The SS 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
56:46
for working together to secure the release of the 24 school girls in Kebi and the 38 worshippers in Quir State. We
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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
57:54
establishing boarding schools in remote areas without adequate security. Mosques
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and churches should constantly seek police and other security protection when they gather for prayers, especially
58:06
in vulnerable areas. Our administration created the livestock ministry to
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address the persistent clashes between herders and farmers. I call on all her
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associations to take advantage of it and 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
58:50
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
59:02
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
59:21
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
59:44
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
1:00:09
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
1:00:29
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 Kasim 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
1:00:53
as at the time of filing in this report on Monday Israel, while confirming the killings, said, "To Batabai 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
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put a bounty of $5 million on his head, although previous popes had visited
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Lebanon in the past successfully. But the current pope, Pope Leo I 14th, is the first US-born 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 Harid rape suburb said Israel's
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strike crossed a red line and Hezbollah's leadership would decide on whether and how the group would respond.
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The Hezbollah while confirming Tbatabai's death said Tbatabai the great
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jihadist commander who had worked to confront Israeli enemy until the last
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moment of his blessed life ascended as a martr in sacrifice for Lebanon and its people following a treacherous Israeli
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attack on Harat Rake area in Beirut's southern suburb. Israel carried out the
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air 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 to
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Batabai, the Hezbollah commander and 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 rearmment. 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
1:03:36
quoted the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying a few hours ago the
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IDF eliminated Ali Toatabi the chief of staff of the Hezbollah terrorist organization. Tbatabi is a mass
1:03:49
murderer. His hands are soaked in the blood of many Israelis and Americans. And it is not for nothing that the US
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put a bounty of $5 million on his head. Tobatabai served as a senior commander
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in the Radwan force. This is the force that prepared to conquer the Galilee and slaughter many of our citizens.
1:04:08
Recently, he led Hezbollah's renewed efforts to rearm. This is of course after the heavy blows Hezbollah suffered
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in the pager operation in the damage to its missile stockpiles and of course in
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the elimination of Nazalla. I thank the IDF and the security forces which
1:04:26
carried out a professional, accurate and successful operation today. The policy I
1:04:32
am leading is absolutely clear. Under my leadership, the state of Israel will not
1:04:37
allow Hezbollah to rebuild its power, and we will not allow it to pose a threat to the state of Israel again. I
1:04:43
expect the government of Lebanon to fulfill its commitment to disarm Hezbollah. Because only in this way can
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a better future be made possible for every citizen in Lebanon, and only in this way can good and secure navly
1:04:56
relations be established between Israel and Lebanon. On this occasion, I also
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want to commend President Trump on his decision to outlaw and designate the Muslim Brotherhood organization as a
1:05:08
terrorist organization. This is an organization that endangers stability throughout the Middle East and
1:05:14
also beyond the Middle East. Therefore, the state of Israel has already outlawed
1:05:20
part of the organization and we are working to complete this action soon. Lebanese President Joseph Han said in a
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statement issued by his office that Israel's strike in Beirut on Sunday was further proof that it disregards
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repeated calls to cease its attacks on Lebanon and refuses to implement international resolutions and all
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efforts and initiatives aimed at ending the escalation and restoring stability not only to Lebanon but to the entire
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region. Lebanon, which has adhered to the sessation of hostilities for nearly a year now and has presented initiative
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after initiative, reiterates its call to the international community to assume its responsibility and intervene firmly
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and seriously to stop the attacks on Lebanon and its people. Anne said
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Vatican news in a statement had announced Pope Leo I 14th's visit to Lebanon as follows. Turkey. On Monday,
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the Holy Sea released the schedule for the Pope's journey, which will begin in Turkey on the 27th of November. Upon his
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arrival in the capital, Anchora, the Holy Father, will meet with the nation's president Reep Taiperan before
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addressing Turkish authorities, representatives of civil society, and members of the diplomatic corps. At the
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end of the day, the Pope will travel by plane from Anchora to Istanbul, Turka's largest city. During his first full day
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in 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 Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Later in
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the morning, he will visit the nursing home of the Little Sisters of the Poor. After a short helicopter flight to Nisa,
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modern Isnik, the Holy Father will participate in an ecumenical prayer service near the archaeological
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excavations of the ancient basilica of St. Neophitos. Returning that same day to Istanbul, the
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Pope will meet with bishops in the 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 scheduled 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. Charel Mlof at the monastery of St.
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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
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the afternoon, Pope Leo will hold an 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 Burke, Pope Leo will meet with young people of
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Lebanon. The final day of the Pope's apostolic journey, Tuesday the 2nd of
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December, will see the Holy Father visiting staff members and patients of the De Laqua Hospital in Jaled Dib. Pope
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Leo will then have the opportunity for silent prayer at the site of the Beirut port explosion which occurred in 2020.
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The Holy Father will then celebrate Holy Mass at the Beirut Waterfront, the final
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major event of the journey to Lebanon. Pope Leo is scheduled to depart from Beirut Tuesday afternoon with a
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scheduled arrival at Rome's Fumino 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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Bringing you the news in a more digital way. Justice James Amatosho of the
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria Federal Capital Territory on Thursday convicted and sentenced Marzi
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Nami Kanu to a passionate prison term of life imprisonment against the penalty of death sentence he said he ought to have
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pronounced on the Bafra Republic 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 operatives were shooting and killing innocent
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unarmed protesters who were protesting against bad government and police brutalities tagged ends his protest.
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Justice Amatosho in his ruling said Nambdi Kanu was responsible for the killing of 175 security operatives
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during the NSIS civil military warlike situation on October 20th, 2020. And
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Justice Amatosho in his ruling failed to state the numbers of civilians that were killed by Nigeria security operatives
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during the warlike situation that apparently forced Nambdi Kanu to start teaching the civilians on how to
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manufacture Molotov cocktail, also known as petrol bombs, urging them to go and
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meet welders to buy bulletproof doors from the welders to defend themselves and launched a retaliatory defensive
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attacks against the Nigeria security operatives who were accused of turning the peaceful protest into a barrage of
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gunfire, human rights violations and abuses. Justice Amatosho convicted
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Nambdi Kanu on counts four and five over the NC's protest and he described Nambi
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Kanu action during the violent protest as an act of terrorism. On count one,
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Justice Amatosho convicted Nambdi Kanu for an act of preparatory to commit terrorism over statements made by Nambdi
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Kanu in May 2021. Justice Amatosho in the ruling claimed and ruled that Nambdi
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Kanu declared war against security operatives in the southeast states without provocation. This statement by
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justice apparently made him look like a biased person because after Justice
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Amatosho read the entire 7count charge and convicted Nambi Kanu, Justice
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Amatosho thereafter recognized a media news report and broadcast of Nambdi Kanu
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on April 25th, 2021 wherein Nambi Kanu vowed to avenge the killing of Aono, the
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then head of Eastern Security Network ESN by a combined team of Nigerian
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security operatives led by the Nigerian army under the command of former chief
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of army staff laid left tenant general tarried lagbarger who was then the general officer commanding GOC82
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division. The Nigerian army insisted in its report that a conso was killed during exchange of gunfire with the
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security operatives. But Nambi Khan rejected the claim and repeatedly stated that a conso was killed in his sleep and
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the killing was a pure case of assassination by the federal government of Nigeria as a way to weaken the people
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of southeast states and denied them the ability to be able to establish the eastern security network to defend
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themselves against Boohh Haram terrorists and expansionist foreign fani invaders from different countries like
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Mali, Gambia, Seneagal, Nigerian Republic and Chad that were advancing from the northern part of Nigeria and
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cruising through the middle belt states to southeast southwest and south south states for the record killing of a conso
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by security operatives apparently marked the genesis of the full-scale guerilla war between the Bafra armed group and
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the armed forces of Nigeria including other Nigeria security operatives
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justice also convicted Nandi Kanu for the creation of unlawful organization
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over the establishment of ESN in a broadcast Nami Kanu made in December
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2020 stating that the ESN has been created to protect the people of Southeast against Boo Haram terrorists.
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After the ruling, Justice Amatosho stated that the Booh Haram terrorists among other terrorist groups are making
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people not to enjoy life in Nigeria. Thereafter the prosecution lawyer Adig
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Boybbor Awamalo told the court that in the last few days or weeks Nigeria has
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been a season of victim upon victims of terrorism. Addig boy's statement may be
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in line with the current high rate of attacks by terrorists advancing from the northern Nigeria to the southern part
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kidnapping and killing people like never before. That aside, Justice Amatosho also ruled that Nambdi Kanu was
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responsible for the killing of Ahmed Gulak, the former presidential aid who was killed on May 30th, 2021 in a wary
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on his way to the airport after conducting election primary. According to Justice Amatosho, Nambi Kanu act of
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declaring sit at home to mark the 2021 Bafra heroes day led to the killing of Ahmed Gulak. In addition, Justice
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Amatosha ruled that Nambdi Kanu is responsible for the killing and beheading of military couple, Master
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Warrant Officer, MWo, Au Minus, 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 Bafroarmed 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 impact in the society. This justice
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Amatosha ruled and held that Nambi Kanu is responsible for the every Monday sit
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at home in the southeastern states of Nigeria even in the face of the fact that the every Monday sit at home in the
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region began on August 9th, 2021 after Nambdi Kanu was not seen in court
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following his rearrest from Kenya and people decided to enforce every Monday as a sit- day in the southeast states of
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Nigeria to demand the unconditional release of the rearrested and detained Bafra Republic agitation leader. Details
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of the major parts of Justice Amatosha ruling are transcribed and presented verbatim below. Their rights to make
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sure it happens. In the broadcast of the 16th of May 2021, also contained in the
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exhibit PWW, the defendant in the beginning of the broadcast stated thus.
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My name is Mazin Amdi Kanu. I am the leader of indigenous people of Bafrae,
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IPOB and director of radio Bafra and Bafra television. I will remain a loyal
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servant on the people of Bafrae. He 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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them 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 oition on us. They are coming. Boo 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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Bafrae, 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 own 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 to sit at home order should write his will. As a result of a
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result of which banks, schools, markets, shopping malls, fuel stations, doicile
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in the eastern states of Nigeria were not open 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-me.
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The evidence is led by the prosecution shows that the defendant issued a sit- order 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
1:30:42
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 au JCA has initiated on this in Okafo versus
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Lagos state government. and another citation. The people of the southeast cannot be ordered to sit at home by a
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person, especially for someone who is not a legally recognized official of the federal government or an official of any
1:31:51
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 ESN members on the 30th of October
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2021 at about 7 hours along airport road AI picture of lifeless man seen body of
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disease buried informations above medical reports duly signed by the medical practitioner clearly states the
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immediate cause of the death of Ahmed 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 at home without any constitutional
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power, especially the accompanied by the threat, is a terrorist act. The
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defendant did not present any evidence 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
1:35:10
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 Nami Kanu. I am the leader of
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indigenous people of Bafra and director of radio Bafra Bafra television. I will
1:36:27
remain a loyal servant of the people. He further stated around 51 minutes mark
1:36:32
into the video. If God is on our side, which I know he is, the army of Nigeria
1:36:38
will die in Bafra land. Everybody will die. I will be the one leading it. By
1:36:44
God's grace, everything called Nigeria will perish in Bafra land. the world
1:36:49
must be prepared for what is to come." In several other broadcasts, the
1:36:55
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
1:37:22
Asaba 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,
1:37:56
ESN and IPOB not to sleep in their houses today, but to look for somewhere else to stay because now we are in the
1:38:04
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 Bafrea. 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 IPOB will not tolerate it. Not now, not
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tomorrow, not forever. We will rather all perish and die than to allow our land to be taken over by the Janowi.
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This is a 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
1:39:29
Republicans and from Chad according to governor of Katsina state. Therefore, we
1:39:35
are setting up the eastern security networks to combat the excesses of these vagabonds criminals from crossing along
1:39:41
the same line as a Motekin, the one set up by Mieti Allah. What we are launching
1:39:46
before the war today is Eastern Security Network, not a Bafra army. And we will
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let the world know when the army is too much too much. But for our present
1:39:58
purposes, we are setting it up to defend our land Bafra against marauders from the Sahil and the term incursion led by
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terrorists. Fani to be precise. In the coming days, you shall see them in their
1:40:10
uniform performing the critical issue of providing security for our land. The
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defendant, who was feasibly agitated, continue in the broadcast by stating, "No governor in the southeast and south
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south have been able to form a security outfit. Therefore, I must defend our
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land to the very last blood. We shall not stop, not now, not tomorrow, not
1:40:33
forever, until our land is get rid of vultures of this fani terrorist." In the
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third video broadcast, there was a side video of the man of the Eastern Security Network dressed in black with red cap
1:40:45
waving black flag with insignia of Eastern Security Network. This is therefore no doubt the prosecution has
1:40:52
established the second ingredients beyond reasonable doubt. With respect to the third ingredient, the evidence
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before this court shows that IPOB is a prescribed group. I take judicial notice
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of session under session 122 of the evidence act of the order made by my
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learned brother Nyako J in suit number fact abjcsa7120
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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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FACABJCS87120 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 terrorist 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
1:42:29
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
1:43:49
referred to in the acts commits an offense under the act and is liable to conviction to maximum of death sentence.
1:43:56
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
1:44:08
indirectly incites, promise or induced other person by any means whatsoever to
1:44:13
commit the consent terrorism act. Three, the defendant must have directly or
1:44:18
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
1:44:30
prosecution for the second ingredient. It is important to understand what incitement means and according to
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Supreme Court by NikitodSe 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
1:44:53
crime. Incitement also have the element of encouragement by incitement. The
1:44:58
person is provoked by a strong passion or feeling to commit an offense. The word set is a word of the word of quite
1:45:05
a number of synonyms. The two words set on conotes the resemblance of casing to
1:45:11
attack or chase like one maybe say the future man prepare the bait to set on
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the fish. It also adds the element of antagonism and instigation. The art of
1:45:22
instigating means something happened by the actions or conduct of a person who is the starter. By the act of
1:45:29
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
1:45:45
Cambridge dictionary also defines incitements as follows. and I quote, "The art of encouraging someone to do or
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to feel something unpleasant or violent." Drawing from the above definitions, the incitements involve
1:45:58
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
1:46:12
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
1:46:31
Britain spent over 4.8 billion a few days ago to suppress what is happening.
1:46:36
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.
1:46:43
And you thought that I was joking. They have now come with their clampdown, but they are now going. They are not going
1:46:50
to succeed. Radio Bafra belonged to us. But why is it not playing out our
1:46:56
program right now? The defendant also stated, "I am telling you people to go
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to the bush. Whenever you see a military convoy, you attack them. Whenever you
1:47:07
see a police convoy, attack them. They are human beings. and they also beat any
1:47:12
person with a police uniform or any army. Any army uniform is an enemy of
1:47:17
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
1:47:38
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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