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Israel Defense Forces IDF has confirmed that the Middle East country soldiers
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carried out massive air strikes on multiple locations in Yemen capital of SAR on Sunday. While Nasra the chairman
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of Yemen's Saba news agency and the vice president of the media authority of Ansa
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Allah movement that has Houthi's group as one of its organizations said the air defenses were able to thwart the
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majority of the Israeli attacks and confronted several of its combat formations which he said forced Israeli
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soldiers to retreat with the Houthi fighters using locally manufactured air defense systems. According to Sriel
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Defense Force, multiple military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in Sarah, Yemen, including a military
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site in which the presidency palace is located, the Adar and Hazar's power plants, and a site for storing fuel, all
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used for the military activity of the Houthi regime. These strikes were carried out in response to repeated
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Houthi attacks on Israel with missiles and UAVs. The Houthis backed by Iran
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continue to exploit civilian infrastructure for terror purposes. News agencies reported that Israel launched
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the air strikes in Yemen's capital Salar, hitting areas near the presidential complex and missile bases
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with additional strikes reported in Heda. It was gathered that Israel carried out the strikes in response to
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days of attempted Houthi drone and ballistic missile attack against Israel. Local media reported with a photograph
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showing the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, defense minister
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Katz and IDF chief Al Zamir at the Israeli Air Force command center in Tel
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Aviv observing today's strikes on Yemen capital on the military facility near the presidential palace, a fuel depot
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and two power stations. Israeli air strikes hit Yemen's capital on Sunday,
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just days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster
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bomb the rebels had fired at it since 2023. The rebels al- Masera satellite
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television reported a strike on an oil company and video on social media showed a fireball erupting there. Nasrada,
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deputy head of answer all Houthis media authority and chairman of Yemen's Saba
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news agency said Yemeni air defenses intercepted most of the Israeli air raids, forcing several formations to
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withdraw. He stressed that Yemen's military operations in support of Gaza will continue until the aggression ends
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and the blockade is lifted. AMA dismissed Israel's targeting of a civilian fuel station in Sana as an act
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of barbarism and bankruptcy with no impact on military capabilities, warning
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it will only trigger further escalation. In quotes, he said, "Targeting a
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civilian fuel station on a main street will have no impact on military operations."
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Thanks to God, the air defenses were able to thwart the majority of the Zionist aggression and confront several
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of its combat formations, forcing them to retreat using locally manufactured
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air defense systems. Our military operations in support of Gaza will not cease, God willing, except with the
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sessation of the aggression and the lifting of the siege on it. Targeting a civilian fuel station on a main street
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will certainly have no impact on the military operations. Rather, it reveals
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the brutality and bankruptcy of the Israeli enemy and will bring upon itself further escalation. The Yemeni people
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will not back down from their faithful and humanitarian stance in support of Gaza. Assam Ya al- Matawakal the
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official spokesperson for the Yemeni oil company in a video reposted by Hothi
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deputy media spokesperson Nasra AMA while Assam was seen in front of what he
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said to be the affected oil company model station on 60th street saying the
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targeted station after extinguishing the fire in it. The fuel consumed by the
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enemy's aircraft to reach Yemen and target the fuel station is more than the amount of fuel that was inside the tanks
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of the targeted station. It would be recalled that the Houthi attacks over the last two years since Israel began a
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retaliatory war in Gaza after Hamas attacked more than a thousand people in southern Israel on October 7th, 2023
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have affected largely shipping in the Red Sea through which about $1 trillion of goods passes each year. Between
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November 2023 to December 2024, the Houthis targeted more than 100 ships
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with missiles and drones. The rebels stopped their attacks during a brief ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and later
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became the target of a weeksl long air strike campaign ordered by President Donald Trump of the United States. In
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May, the United States announced a deal with the Houthis to end the air strikes in return for an end to shipping
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attacks. Although the rebel group said the agreement did not include halting attacks on targets it believed were
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aligned with Israel. Also this year May, Israeli air strikes hit the SA airport
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in a rare daytime attack that destroyed the terminal and left craters in its runway. At least six passenger planes
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were hit, including three belonging to Yemenia Airways, according to airport authorities.
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Bringing you the news in a more digital way. A young man from Delta State in the
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oil rich Niger Delta region in Nigeria has been arrested after he conspired with his friend to fake a kidnapping to
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get money from his family in order to be able to travel abroad. The young man was seen in a video the alleged kidnapper
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sent to his family threatened to be killed with a cutless placed on his neck by the suspected fake kidnapper who is
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also a native and indigene of Delta state but faked his voice to sound like
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an house fani man from northern Nigeria. According to one of the popular human
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rights activists against insecurity in the West Africa country, Harrison Gwamnu, the two suspects were arrested
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inside the bush after intelligence gathering indicated that the kidnapping was not genuine, adding that they were
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not mobilized by Senator Ned Munir Enwoko. the senator representing Delta
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North senatorial zone who had said in a press statement that the father of the supposed victim together with two
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members of the Idamu Juboko community reached out to me. I also spoke with the
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victim's brothers as well as the police in SLA Uku and Asaba. In addition, I
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contacted and mobilized the Idamuj Uboko vigilante group and held discussions with my police contacts in Asaba, giving
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clear instructions to track the kidnappers and ensure the safe rescue of the victim. Throughout the operation, I
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received tracking updates and was kept informed of the rescue movements from Asaba to Isla Wuku until the eventual
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arrests were made. In an earlier post, Harrison Guamu has said that for
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clarity, I do not know who he claims he mobilized for a rescue mission. I also
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do not know what he meant by saying he mobilized the police and local vigilantes. I personally fueled three
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vehicles, paid other logistics for the operation he's claiming he mobilized.
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According to the popular human rights and life defender Harrison Guamnesu, on
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Sunday the 16th of August 2025, an alarm was raised that a man had been kidnapped
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at an Nichao Anocha North local government area, Delta State.
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Immediately the police special anti-kid kidnapping and cyber crime unit Asaba led by the OC swung into action working
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tirelessly with a team of military officers from 63 brigade asaba the
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Nigeria forest security service NFSS and Delta State Government House trackers
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advanced to Isleu to rescue the alleged victim. After hours of coordinated
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intelligence gathering, it was discovered that the incident was not a genuine abduction, but a case of
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self-kid kidnapping. The location was secured and the two suspects behind the
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act were arrested and are now in custody. We sincerely thank the offices and men of the 63 brigade of Asaba, the
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OC and offices of the special anti-kidnapping and cyber crime unit and the NFSS for their resilience, sacrifice
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and dedication to keeping our communities safe. Special appreciation also goes to his excellency right
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honorable sheriff, executive governor of Delta State, for standing firmly behind security
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operations. As we commend these gallant men and women, we must also stress the
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need for greater support. The security teams involved in this operation need stronger logistics, equipment, and
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resources to sustain their work and extend their coverage across Delta State. With such support, we can
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replicate this success statewide and ensure no community is left vulnerable.
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Finally, never for any reason refuse to report a suspected case of kidnapping.
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Every report matters, Harrison Guamishu stated in a statement on Saturday.
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Senator Ned Mun WKO said, "I recently received a distress call from a parent
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whose son was said to have been kidnapped with a viral video showing him in the forest of Aniocha North. I
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immediately mobilized the police and local vigilante for rescue only for
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investigations to reveal that the young man staged his own kidnap. This is a
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reckless and criminal act alien to the values of our people in Delta North and it must not be allowed to take root.
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Staged kidnappings traumatize families, waste vital security resources, erode
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public trust and trivialize the suffering of genuine victims. I therefore urge security agencies to
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ensure the culprits face the full weight of the law to send a clear message that such deceit has no place in our society.
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As senator representing Delta North, I remain committed to safeguarding our communities, supporting security
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agencies, and ensuring that peace and trust prevail among our people. Shortly
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after the senator issued the statement, Harrison Guamishu responded and said, "Please, if you have time, kindly visit
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Senator Ned's comment section and leave a message. For clarity, I do not know
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who he claims he mobilized for a rescue mission. I also do not know what he meant by saying he mobilized the police
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and local vigilantes. I personally fueled three vehicles, paid other logistics for the operation he's
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claiming he mobilized. The truth is simple. We went for the operation on our
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own working with the victim's family. Senator Prince Ned WCKO neither sent us
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nor mobilized us in any way. I have to put the record straight because some members of our team are already feeling
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that I was paid by Ned and chose not to extend anything to them. For the sake of
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truth and to protect the morale of our selfless members who risk their lives daily, I humbly plead that he should
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reissue his press statement. This will prevent any form of discouragement among the men and women who sacrifice so much
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without expecting personal gain. To be clear, none of us was mobilized for this
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rescue mission. And if indeed he claims he did, then he should kindly present
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the evidence. Those who were directly involved in this successful operation include officers from the police special
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anti-kidnapping squad, Asaba. Soldiers from the 63 Brigade, Asaba, a tracker
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from Government House, Asaba, operatives from Nigeria Forest Security Service,
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NFSS, and my humble self and two anonymous fellows who choose to hide their
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identity. We remain committed to saving lives, not chasing headlines. I urge all
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stakeholders, leaders, and well-meaning Deltans to continue supporting the work we do. Together, we can make our
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communities safer for everyone. I remember pleading with the wellto-do in our communities to empower their local
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vigilante. The time is no longer tomorrow. The time is now. Call home,
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stand with them, and assist them. Our vigilantes need every support they can get to overpower what lies ahead. At
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this very moment, there are more than five different teams of armed kidnappers operating within Andio.
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This is not hearsay. It is based on the number of persons kidnapped in different locations.
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Shockingly, one of these gangs operating around Oulu. Isela Zagba is even led by
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a woman. Yes, a woman. The man who escaped 2 days ago can testify to this.
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Do not be deceived. Just because your community has not yet been attacked does not mean you are safe. Your town might
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already be marked as their ransom collection point. Please guard your communities. Nobody will protect your
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home better than you. We remain out here doing our best to help, but this fight
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requires all of us. Stand up now before it becomes too late. Harrison Guamnishu
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reacted. The senator Neden Wako quickly reissued a statement and said that my
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attention has been drawn to certain comments questioning my earlier statement regarding the recent
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kidnapping incident. What I wrote and posted was exactly what happened. When
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there are critical issues like kidnapping and I am contacted by those directly affected, I take whatever steps
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I consider necessary to ensure the matter is resolved safely. It is not unusual for different agencies, groups,
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and individuals to be working on the same issue at the same time, sometimes without even being aware of each other's
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involvement. That was precisely the case here. In this case, the father of the
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supposed victim together with two members of the Idamuj Uboko community reached out to me. I also spoke with the
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victim's brothers as well as the police in Isluku and Asaba. In addition, I
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contacted and mobilized the Idomuj Uboko vigilante group and held discussions with my police contacts in Asaba, giving
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clear instructions to track the kidnappers and ensure the safe rescue of the victim. Throughout the operation, I
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received tracking updates and was kept informed of the rescue movements from Asaba to Isleu until the eventual
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arrests were made. I acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of others who were involved at different points,
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including Harrison Guamnosu, the military, the police, and every operative who contributed to the
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successful resolution of this unfortunate saga. Kidnapping is a serious crime, and my only concern is
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always to ensure that lives are saved and communities are safer. Harrison Guamishu in a statement that seems to
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accept the senator's clarification said, "Thank you, distinguished Senator Prince
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Neden Waco for your clarification and for openly acknowledging the work we do.
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Your recognition means a lot to us and strengthens our resolve to keep serving our people selflessly. We remain
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committed to this cause. Thank you once again. Um post security the executive governor
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today uh during the security council meeting highlighted on uh the efforts of
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the Delta state government in bringing development and um um some level of um
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tranquility to the people and progress. Um they highlighted on all the developmental projects that are being
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done the roads, infrastructure and the empowerment programs and he also emphasized on the efforts that is going
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to be put into the ember months uh before December before 2026 so that um
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people know that Delta state delta state government in bringing development and
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um um some level of um tranquility to the people and progress. He highlighted
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on all the developmental projects that have been done, the roads, the infrastructure and the empowerment
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programs and he also emphasized on the efforts that is going to be put into the ember months uh before December before
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2026 so that um people know that Dela state is safe. uh people can come back
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home and uh come and celebrate with their families and the security will be assured and um when the efforts of the
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government are put in place in line with the call for the ransom speak you okay
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I kill for your brother I say I my place
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if I don't bring her for the money. I will kill him for your brother. [Music]
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All right. Good evening. Uh good morning. Sorry. I posted something uh
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yesterday about uh uh self kidnapping, you know, people taking advantage of uh
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the situation in town to kidnap to fake their kidnapping to to make money. All
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right. So, um the case we have been working on since on Sunday. All right.
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Um, it turned out to be uh a fake kidnapping. Left everything they are doing because
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they want to come and rescue somebody that was kidnapped. They tracked you down every of your conversation. They
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prepared to to get you and now it's is all force. It's is not good. I'm sorry
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for
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this extent. I thought it's just something that they can do for me and allow just maybe come back and appreciate it.
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I never had this kind of but just the frustration my father
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don't want to hear kidnapping in Delta state again the government say don't want anything kidnapping and now you
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carry yourself car give police now you carry yourself car give army now you carry yourself give for
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swallow you that now we talk today even I even posted today on my page I said Anybody they fake kidnapping they
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kidnappers do one I post this this evening not before came to this read it
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as I knew is your own case is is still kidnapping it's very wrong you know so
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my village person where you from where you from I'm from sir huh yes sir person yes sir is from
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yes sir foration forest forest.
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So this one I warned to everybody careful nobody should come and pay kidnapping for the other state because
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we catch you hide anywhere anywhere we enter we catch you because say
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kidnapping happen for our state kidnapp anywhere if they catch you they
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go treat you kidnappers I mean that's be so I beg your hand for bad things only
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kidnapping both arm block road as they call for they attack us for road then
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block road but you know all of them clear now for the runner so special thanks to state commission of police CP
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abs to Nigerian army brigade special thanks
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to the artic and special thanks to forest
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will pay for their crime
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All right. So, I want to thank uh this is three brigade for their assistance uh
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the kidnapping team uh Delta State Police Command uh the foresters
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and also the uh local vigilante for their assistance. All right. and also um
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tracker from Delta State Government House Asaba uh uh it's been confirmed as
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uh the case where I've been working on on Sunday uh is a case of self self
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kidnapping so yeah so we're currently at is
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bringing you the news in a more digital way. An amber state governor, Professor
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Charles Chukum Solidudo has dismissed eight members of the state special vigilante group known as Agonmber after
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the sacked security operatives were seen in a now viral video allegedly assaulting a female National Youth
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Service Corps NYC member Jennifer Elbor to the level of complete nakedness after
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they torn her clothes and continued assaulting her even when they observed during the process nothing more was
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covering any part of her body. This the dismissed vigilantes did after they allegedly chased some young men on
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motorcycles they claimed were members of a secret cult to the victim's compound at Ober community in Idily South local
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government area of an amra state on July 23rd 2025.
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According to the state television station, Anamra broadcasting service, ABS, the Anamra state government through
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the Agon security command has dismissed eight of her operatives for their involvement in the brutal assault and
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public stripping of a core member, Miss Jennifer Elbor. The dismissed operatives
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will be handed over to the police for immediate prosecution. Speaking at the agency headquarters in
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Orca, the special adviser to Governor Chukuma Soludo on community security,
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Mr. Ken Mikayi said the state government acted swiftly after receiving reports
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that the operatives while in pursuit of suspected cultists on July 23rd, 2025
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assaulted core members, an action which he described as totally outside the mandate of the agency and utterly
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condemnable. Mr. Amikai stressed that the Soludo administration will not
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tolerate any form of unprofessionalism, brutality, or abuse of office by security operatives, assuring that any
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officer found guilty of misconduct will face immediate dismissal and prosecution. He disclosed that despite
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pleas from the victim's family and NYC officials not to prolong prosecution for
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damaging the identity of the people involved, the Anra state government insisted on full investigation and
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accountability to serve as deterrence. The special adviser further revealed that the agency has already settled all
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medical bills of the core member, replaced damaged valuables such as laptops and phones, and tended a public
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apology to the victim, her family. NYSC and the general public. Mr. Amikayi
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reiterated the government's resolve to reform community security operations in the state, emphasizing that Governor
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Soludo's administration is committed to upholding professionalism, accountability, and respect for human
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rights in all security engagements. He assured that the incident will be used as a turning point to strengthen
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discipline and restore public trust in the Agon outfit. Meanwhile, the Anra
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State Police Command has condemned in strong terms the alleged assault on a female member of the National Youth
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Service Corps NYC in Ober Idily South local government area of the state. The
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assault was reportedly carried out by vigilante operatives. Following the incident, the suspects involved have
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been identified. The command however notes that the alleged victim's unavailability has temporarily stalled
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the ongoing investigative process. Meanwhile, the command has reiterated
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that assault in any form remains a criminal offense under the Nigerian law and reserves the right to take necessary
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legal action to aid the court proceedings while waiting for the victim. The command hereby reassures
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core members serving across the state of its unwavering commitment to their protection, urging them to always report
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incidents of harassment, intimidation, or abuse for prompt intervention. The
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command further cautions vigilante groups and other quai security outfits against acts of brutality or abuse of
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authority, warning that any such misconduct will not be condoned. SP
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Toshukua, police public relations officer, an Amra state police command
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stated this in a press release issued on the 19th of August 2025.
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Omi Saware, founder of Sahare reporters in a statement said, "I strongly condemn
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the brutalization of a youth corper by the governor. Charles Chukuma Soludo's agon vigilante group in
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Oberra state. This barbaric act is unacceptable and must not be swept under
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the carpet. Even when the individuals responsible for this violence have been
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identified and apprehended, they must also be brought to trial immediately through an impartial judicial process.
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Our national youth service core youth corps members are serving Nigeria. They must never be subjected to intimidation
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as was done to Rashier Rita, humiliation or sexual violence as seen in the
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horrific anamra vigilante video. Vigilante groups cannot be allowed to operate above the law or brutalize
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innocent citizens with impunity. Punch newspaper had reported that the Anamra
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state government has condemned the assault on a national youth service corps member Jennifer Elbor by members
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of the state security outfit. This is just as it said those responsible have
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been identified, arrested, and detained. Punch online reports in a video that
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went viral on Tuesday, the operatives armed with guns stormed the core members lodge accused them of being internet
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fraudsters despite showing their identification cards and uniforms. The operatives were seen beating the female
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core member despite her cries for help. In the process, her clothes were torn,
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leaving her exposed. Despite this, the operatives in number continued to beat
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the female core member. In the video, the core member was seen begging the security operatives to stop as they
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continued to hit her. The attack has however triggered outrage on social
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media with many Nigerians condemning the actions of the vigilante group and demanding justice for the victim.
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Appearing on channels television's the morning brief on Tuesday, special adviser to Governor Chuku Masoludo on
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community security, Ken Mikai described the incident as unfortunate and unacceptable. He confirmed that the
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operatives involved in the assault had been arrested and are currently under investigation. According to Amika, the
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incident occurred during a joint security operation when operatives of Agenekmber, the state security outfit
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established under the Anamra state homeland security law 2025, pursued
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suspected cultists enter a residential compound. He explained that the operation was part of operation mudoki,
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a code name for joint task force operations involving the police, army,
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department of state services, civil defense, and the state security outfit.
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The operatives were on the trail of some suspected cultists riding on motorcycles when they pursued them into a compound.
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In the process of searching the houses in line with their mandate, the unfortunate incident involving the core
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member occurred. While they were acting within the law, their conduct in that instance was unacceptable, he said. He
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stated that the government wasted no time in addressing the matter once it was reported. Immediately the incident
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happened, we arrested the operatives involved and placed them in detention. Our practice is to first carry out
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preliminary investigations, bring in the victims and complainants, and then determine whether the matter warrants
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internal disciplinary action or prosecution, he stated. Amika disclosed that the assaulted core
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member was invited to his office alongside NYSC officials where he personally listened to their account of
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the incident. Our conclusion is that while the operatives were on a legitimate assignment, the manner in
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which they acted was not acceptable. We have made that very clear and
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disciplinary measures are being taken, he added. Amikai also clarified the
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distinction between operation Udo Kachi and Agenembmber noting that the former is a joint security operation involving
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multiple agencies while the latter is the state statutory security outfit created by law. He assured residents of
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Anamra that Governor Charles Soludo's administration will not condone any abuse of power by security agents
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particularly against innocent citizens. reacting. NYC in a statement on
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Wednesday said the management of the National Youth Service Corps NYC is
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saddened by the unfortunate assault on one of its female core member by some operatives of the Anamra State Vigilante
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Group Innova Idily South LGAA of Anamra State. Management strongly condemns the
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unacceptable and dehumanizing manner in which the operatives conducted their operations irrespective of their initial
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justification for the purported investigation they set out to carry out at the facility where the core members
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were accommodated. While appreciating the concern of the general public over this horrific
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incident as well as the initial measures taken by the Anamra state government, management wishes to assure the general
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public that it believes in and supports the ongoing investigation by the Nigeria Police Force towards unraveling what
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transpired. This we trust will help get justice for the core member in question and any other agrieved party.
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Furthermore, necessary administrative procedures are underway to assist the core member in question in managing the
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physiological and psychological trauma resulting from this unfortunate incident. Management wishes to use this
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medium to restate its strong commitment to the welfare and security of core members nationwide.
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Nigeria is ours. Nigeria we serve. Thank you. Caroline Embu, acting director
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information and public relations stated in further demonstration of of our
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openness and our readiness to be fair to everybody.
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We are going to take them now with or without the girl and members of our family. We're going to take them to the
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police and hand them over the police. That is what we are going what we about
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doing now and this is the essence of bringing them out so that everybody will see them. We are not shing anybody
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because some people have been insimating oh we are trying somebody is trying to sweep this under the carpet
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in further demonstration that that is not what we are doing. There is no schedules in what we are doing and the
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governor of Mr. Governor is not interested.
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He has not sent us out to molest anybody. Bringing you the news in a more digital
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way. Comfort eman Bob the 26 years old female passenger that was recently seen on
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viral video allegedly attacked and provoked to action has said that she sustained injuries in her private part
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when a yet to be identified Ibomb air staff pulled off her shirt and exposed her nakedness at Lagos airport. this.
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According to Comfort, the shirt torn while she was being carried out from the aircraft was her inner wear that was
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pinned together below her private part, saying the Ibomb Air hostess had allegedly broke her phone necklace and
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forcefully removed her wig hair from her head, which caused her a severe sharp pain, and as a result of the pain, she
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hit the air hostess on the cheek, adding, "She became more aggressive when she saw the airport staff video
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recording her nakedness while she was battling to cover her body as a result of her shirt that was torn with her
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chest sexual organs completely exposed. Comfort eman gave her own side of the
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story in an 11-minute video she posted on her Instagram profile on Sunday, August 17th, 2025, which was exactly
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after one week the incident occurred. She said she was the one who begged the co-passenger to help switch off her
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phone when the plane was about to take off at Ouyo airport. Contrary to the narratives painted by Ibomb Air
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Management that she refused to switch off her phone and a co-passenger on board the plane forcefully took the
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phone from her and switched it off and thereafter Comfort Emanson engaged the co-passenger and other staff of the
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airline in a long war of words the Ibam air management referred to as tirade.
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Details of her statement as transcribed and presented by channels television reads verbatim below. Comfort eman, an
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air passenger embroiled in a controversial Ibomb air incident, has given a detailed account of the events
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on board the flight that led to her arrest, arraignment, and eventual discharge by a Lagos court. In a video
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shared on her Instagram page on Sunday, Emanson expressed gratitude to supporters who stood by her during what
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she described as a traumatic ordeal. Narrating her version of events, the
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real estate consultant recalled that on August 10th, 2025, she boarded a flight
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from Huyo to Lagos. She alleged that a disagreement began when a flight attendant identified as Juliana insisted
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she switched off her phone rather than place it in flight mode. According to her, one of her two phones had a faulty
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power button. I showed her the phone and told her the power button was bad. She
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said I could still switch it off through the settings. With the help of a fellow passenger, I eventually managed to
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switch off both phones, she explained. When we landed in Lagos, everybody was
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getting out of the aircraft. I went to pee. Coming outside, everybody had
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already left. I had to rush, carry my stuff, and move to rush out of the aircraft. going out of the aircraft.
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This lady, Juliana, stopped me and I asked her, "Why did you stop me? Why are
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you stopping me from going out of the aircraft? Everybody has left, so I need
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to go out. She didn't say anything to me." She stared at me with a bad eye. I
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picked up my phone and started recording. That was when she pushed me back inside the aircraft, dragged my wig
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frontal, tore my clothes, and broke my necklace. The pain was unbearable. They
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dragged me outside. My body was out there and then they videoed me in the process. My body was out. I was looking
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for where to cover it. All of them, the surroundings, like videos, cameras everywhere. I was surprised because I
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never expected that. Like tearing my clothes and videoing everything. My body
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outside, my naked body outside, plus the pain. No, it was so much for one person
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to bear. I started asking him, "Why would you do that to me? Why would you
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do this to me?" And still like video me again and still put it out there, she
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recounted. Eman said she reacted out of anger after being assaulted, insisting
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she did not provoke the attendant. "God knows I would never poke an elderly woman old enough to be my mother. It was
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the pain she inflicted on me, dragging my wig and stripping me in public, that made me react. The incident quickly
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spiraled as security officers intervened. Videos that later surfaced online showed eman being dragged off the
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aircraft with her clothes torn, sparking outrage and ridicule. They tore my
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clothes, exposed my body, and people were taking videos. I felt humiliated
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like the trauma is so much on me because I cannot even go out freely anymore because my body is out there. Some
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people even turned it into stickers, she lamented. Shortly after her 11 minute
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long video, Emerson in a follow-up statement on her Instagram story decrieded the spread of what she
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described as false narratives. There have been lots of narratives being pushed about the incident, even by
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respected individuals. some claiming my suffering was political. These are all
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false. I have received constant victimization and liel. I only wish for redemption and to regain whatever
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dignity I have left as a woman, she wrote, acknowledging her reactions on
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board, she added. I've flown with Ibomair for years and never experienced this. Whatever happened after I was
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dragged down from the plane came from a place of pain. My swimsuit was clipped
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below my privates and torn. Imagine the pain as a woman. I would never lay hands
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on someone old enough to be my mother if she hadn't assaulted me first. I
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apologize about my behavior. I am not crazy. Neither am I waywood. I have
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never been in such a situation in my life and I don't wish it on my enemy. She wrote, "We have reported that the
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federal government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tonubu has ordered the commissioner of
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police in charge of Lagos airport to withdraw the one-sided and obviously biased court case the Nigeria police
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force may have wrongly instituted against an Ibama Air passenger comfort eman who was seen in viral videos
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retaliating and defending herself physically after a group of Ibomb Air personnel and Lagos airport team had
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attacked her and provoked her to action. The FG position on the issue was made known by the Nigeria Minister of
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Aviation Fesus Cayamo in a press release the minister signed and made available
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few minutes ago. Although Fesus Cayamo reversed himself and acknowledged that the issue was a case of confrontation
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between the 26 years old passenger and the staff of Ibam Airlines who in the
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new press release admitted that the staff of Ibomb Air and the Lagos airport authority team acted wrongly. But the
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minister did not state how the attacked passenger would be compensated most, especially when her chest sexual organs
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were seems to be deliberately exposed after a suspected Ibomb Airlines staff pulled off and tore the passenger shirt
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with obvious intention to expose the passenger's nakedness. The action of the federal government may ease the tension
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among millions of people who have accused the Nigeria police force of aiding and abetting the Ibomb airline
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company to continue to attack and oppress the offended passenger Comfort Bob who is also identified as comfort
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eman by thus supporting the statement of Ibomb Air Management who in their first
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press release made statement that seems to have some level of deliberate falsehood and raising up a dead issue to
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win undue public sentiments. manipulate the Nigeria police force to help them
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secure detention holding charge from the Lagos State Magistrate Court to further oppress and intimidate the attacked
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passenger, specifically Ibomb stated in her first press release that
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shortly after the plane landed at Lagos airport. The passenger waited for every other passenger on board the plane to
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disembark and thereafter without provocation went to one of the plane hostesses. Juliana Edward the Ibomb air
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management described this person, stepped on her, forcibly tore off her wig, removed her glasses and threw it to
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the floor and used her footwear to assault her. She slapped her several times and when the other cabin crew
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member tried to intervene, she slapped her too. She then attempted to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use as a
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weapon, an act that could have damaged and grounded the aircraft. Soon after the Ibomb Air Management released the
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statement on Monday, a video surfaced on the internet that probably invalidated the statement of the Ibomb Air
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Management and stood out as an acceptable evidence that the management of Ibomb Air are people who may be
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rightly described as pathological liars who probably believed in telling lies as a way of managing crisis and handling
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difficult customers relations. As seen in the viral video that surfaced the internet after the apparent falsehood of
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Ibomb Air Management, the attacked passenger was seen politely telling the air hostess Juliana Edward to leave the
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doorway so that she can disembark from the plane. The seemingly aggressor in this matter, the air hostess Juliana
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Edward refused to yield to the appeal of the passenger. And Ibomb Air Management in their first press release confirmed
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that the air hostess Juliana Edward deliberately blocked the doorway to prevent the passenger from disembarking
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the aircraft. And in the viral video, the attached wig hair on the head of the air hostess was still seen on her head
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and intact while the passenger was telling her to leave the doorway so that she can pass. Obviously, this is in
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contrary to the seemingly deliberate falsehood painted and stated in black and white by the Ibomb Air Management
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that the air hostess attached wig hair was destroyed by the passenger without provocation. Also, the attached wig hair
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on the passenger head and the jacket she was putting on was still intact as at the time she was telling the apparent
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aggressor, the air hostess, to leave the door. And another viral video later showed both the air hostess and the
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passenger dragging at the point of the plane divider cotton. And at this time, as seen in the video, both the passenger
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and air hostess wig hair were pulled off, including the passenger jacket she was putting on to cover her body
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completely. The natural hair on their heads could now be seen as they continued to drag each other at the
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plane doorway. and Ibomb Air Management in trying to seemingly win undue public
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sentiments raised up a dead issue of a minor quarrel the passenger had with the air hostess and co-passenger over the
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passenger alleged initial refusal to switch off her phone during the plane takeoff at Duyo airport. The Ibomb Air
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management in the press release confirmed that the minor quarrel the passenger had with the air hostess and
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co-passenger over switching off phone at UYO airport was already a dead issue and
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the action of the passenger never led to threat of aviation safety or violation of aviation safety procedures. Hence the
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passenger was not the plane at UO airport. But we don't know why the management of Ibomb Air decided to
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advertise and bring up the minor quarrel as a way to seemly win public sentiments to cover up the true picture of a
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separate event that occurred between the passenger and the air hostess when the plane landed at Lagos airport. and the
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Nigeria Police Force in the fivecount charges filed against the passenger at the Aeda Magistrate Court in Lagos State
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did not state or even mention the event that occurred at Ouyo airport before the
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plane took off. We had reported that the Nigeria aviation minister Fesus Cayamo
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says the ministry has directed for the aviation staff who released the video footage containing the aspect of an
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Ibomb Airlines passenger comfort eman or Bob seen in an indecent appearance with
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her chest sexual organs exposed after the passenger shirt was torn by an Ibomb
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Airlines staff while security operatives were seen in the viral video dragging
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the agrieved passenger out of the aircraft. craft following an act of confrontation between the passenger and
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Ibomb Airlines hostesses which one of the hostesses blocked the right of way of the passenger and prevented the
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passenger from disembarking from the plane and after countless warning to the airline passenger to leave the road. The
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passenger went physical with the hostess by allegedly slapping her on the face, which the confrontation with the hostess
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apparently led to the alleged destruction of the plane divider cotton, which Ibomb Airlines valued at $2,500
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as stated in count five of the five count charges the police filed against the passenger at a magistrate court in
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Lagos State. We had reproed that a careful study of the viral video involving the Ibomb airline personnel,
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Lagos airport security operatives and an agrieved passenger, Comfort Eman on
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board the airline plane on Sunday indicated that while the enraged passenger was being dragged off the
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plane by three men who held her two hands and legs, suspending her a little bit on the air, a lady putting on
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Ibomire corporate clothes who was behind the camera lens could be seen in the video to have a approached the passenger
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at the door point of the plane while the passenger was about to be taken out, apparently dipped her hand towards the
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waist part of the passenger, untucked the passenger shirt from the trousers, grabbed and pulled the passenger's shirt
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towards her head and in the process the passenger shirt got tore and the passenger's chest sexual organs or
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private parts were completely exposed. The action of the Ibomb airline staff appeared to be deliberate as the airline
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female staff was not part of those dragging the passenger off the aircraft and after the female passenger's body
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was exposed. The Ibomb Airlines female staff never joined or assisted the security operatives to drag the
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passenger off the plane. This indicated that the motive of the female staff of Ibomb airline was solely to remove the
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passenger shirt and expose the agrieved airline passenger to ridicule.
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Hello everyone. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening depending on where you're
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watching me from. I want to come out like for you to
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appreciate God Almighty and everyone that stood by me that fought for me when
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I was in prison. when I came out the love I saw the support I saw from you
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people I was never expecting it for a commoner like me you guys from you guys
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to by me I want to appreciate you all I said that God almighty will bless you
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so on the 10 of uh August on Sunday
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I boarded the flight from to Lagos so when we inside the aircraft the normal
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procedure happened the lady Juliana Anna was telling everybody from the front
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like from the front seat coming to the back because I was at the back. So she came to me she said I should she came to
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me. So while she came to my when she was coming um forward so she came and I was
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struggling to like um put my phone I was putting my phone on flight. So she said no that I have to put it off. So I told
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her that one of my phones because I was with two phones. One of my phones is um
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fault. The phone is bad. The power button is bad precisely. So I showed her
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that the power button is bad. So she said I can put off my phone without um the power button. I said okay. So she
47:48
said I should go to my settings. So while she was like telling me go to your settings and all that, I went to my
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settings. So she said go to your uh um general. So while trying to do that the
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pressure from her so the um man that was sitting on my right now helped me and
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off one of the phone put one of the phone off while we are struggling on the other one that has the power button is.
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So she said I should go to the um my general. I went to the general I went to the settings and the general. So when I
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told her okay please before then I told her please can you assist me and spell general. She said she cannot touch my
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phone. She can never touch my phone children of nowadays. So I now turn to the guy that helped me to all the my one
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of my phone. I told him please can you assist me and spell general. So the guy now collected my phone and showed me and
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spell like type general on the this thing. So when I went to her like okay this is the general I am here now. So
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the face that she was even giving me was not even encouraged and I had to like click with the other the same guy again
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on my right. So please can you please like do you know how to like she said do you know how to like help me and off it
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from here please. She he now said okay no problem helps you and off the phone eventually. So I now off the phone the
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two phones put it where it's supposed to be on the aircraft and I thought okay I have offed my phone. So when she wanted
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to leave, she said um you'll see. I didn't take that to her because I've
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already like eventually offed my phone which I was having problem in offing it. So I I eventually off the phone. So that
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was it. When I we landed Legos, um everybody was going out of the aircraft.
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I was pressed. I went to pee. So going to the um the toilet. Somebody was
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already inside the um toilet and I had to wait for the person to come out. So
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when the person eventually came out, I went inside and pee and rushly came come out. I cannot stay inside the aircraft
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the inside the toilet because it's so small and so uncomfortable to be in there. So I now rush like pee and pack
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myself again and come outside. So coming outside, everybody already left. I had to rush, carry my stuffs and move to
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rush out of the aircraft. So going out of the aircraft this lady Juliana stopped me and I asked her why did you
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stop me? Why you stopping me from going out of the aircraft? Everybody has left so I need to go out. She didn't say
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anything to me. She was just like staring at me with the same bad eye and that was when I like now like remember
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that this is the same person that you know was instructing me to pull out my phone. I eventually did. So she said she
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didn't say anything. No, she didn't say anything. She just like she was just staring at me there with a bad eye. So that was when I you know on my um phone
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like put the phone started recording that was when she backed the facing the
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front and backing me. So I was just like please madam leave the let me pass. She
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didn't answer me. She ignored me and after the video I picked the phone. When
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I picked the phone, that was that was when she noticed I was um videoing her.
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So, she now pushed me inside the aircraft back. Drag my frontal
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drag my frontal. This is the frontal I wore that day. She dragged the frontal.
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Drag the frontal. Dragged my the process of dragging my my clothes my gold from
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neck. I was wearing this is the gold I was wearing. She dragged it from my neck. with the clothes process like my
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phone everything went down and broke. The phone broke. Look at the phone broke
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everything like even this phone. See?
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So I was like, "No, why did you do that?
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Why did you um break my phone like drag my frontal? The
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pain of removing my frontal, you know how frontal can be when you install a hair and then it's fossily dragged out.
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It's so painful. So the pain of doing that to me, that was when I went to poke her. God knows that I can never go and
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poke an elderly woman, somebody that is old enough to be my mom. Poke her for what? Poke her. It was the pain she
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inflicted on me. The frontal pain dragging my gold and everything on the
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floor. That was the anger. I was so angry. I could not even like hold it. That was why I was asking her, "Why did
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you do that on the video, the trending video they posted, why did you do that? Why did you do that?" I asked her, "Why
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did you do because you dragging my frontal wig like dragging me, calling me
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a prostitute at the process?" No, I just had to ask her, "Why did you do that? Why did you do that?" I was I poked her
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out on the video. Why did you do that? So while on that the whole thing like the those guys came in from the came
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inside the aircraft and like started like surrounding me and I was like uh why not dragged me outside that was when
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they dragged me dragging me from they you saw how they dragged me from the video that was when that was what happened like came inside dragged me
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outside and then at the process she now like dragged my clothes and the clothes
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it was thin pain on me cuz it was pain. I for that was my inner it was pain on me
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the pain of dragging it and it's pain it's wounded me inside that the pain and
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everything the the frontal pain this other pain I was just trying to like help myself when they dragging me out of
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the trying to cover myself was out there and then they were videoing at the
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process my body was out I was even looking for way to cover it some of them were like look like trying to like touch
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me and I was trying to cover myself, defending myself. Like I was the only one there and they were like surrounding
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me, trying to cover myself while they were trying to do video. All of them
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they surrounded like videos, cameras everywhere. I was surprised. I was surprised because like I never expected
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that like tearing my clothes and videoing everything me videoing me my body outside my naked
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body outside plus the pain. No, it was too much for one person to pay. It was
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too much on me. I could not like hold myself again. I was just like very angry. Started like asking them, "Why
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would you do that to me? Why would you do this to me?" And still like video me again and still put it out there like
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the trauma like it's too much on me right now because as I'm talking to you like now, I I I cannot like even go out
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again because my body is out there. people already know that this is the
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person. They know me. I cannot even like go out again. I'm ashamed to like go out because my body is out there. Some
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people have even used it to make um sticker. So that was what happened inside the
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aircraft before the incident that I booked her. She already like inflicted pain on me which I could not be it. So
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right now I don't know how I will just start from looking for work going for work interview. I'm into real estate.
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Imagine me going to sell a house or or advertise a house or try to bring a client to buy a house now and they are
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looking at my body. How do I even face them knowing that my body is out there?
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How how do I face how do I face face face the whole like everybody that saw
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that video knowing that my body how do I even like go for for for for business
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imagine me going for business and somebody's looking all on my my unborn kids coming to see that all my a man
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that will marry me saying that my reputation
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no I Jesus
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is I the reason why I have not come out to say the part of the story is because I was still on treatment. I was still on
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treatment. I'm trying to round up my treatment as you can see like I'm trying to round up my treatment. That's why I
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could not come out to say the part of the story what happened. So that was what happened inside that
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flight. It wasn't even like a big deal. I never even like I never expected that that incident often on phone which I was
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trying to not like when she said I should off the phone I was like telling her no I told her why the phone was
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still on that it was because of the power button so I never like know that
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it will come out like this seeing my body outside people are even making mockery of me sending me Instagram
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WhatsApp Facebook my body is out there so I don't know how I'll go from here
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and I want I really want to continue my life, my normal lifestyle. People that knows me knows that I am not really
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really a social media person. So I don't know how to face the whole like people that saw my video, my
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family, people that saw the video, facing them, doing business with them. For me to do business and somebody's
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watching my body, it's so embarrassing. I don't even know how to come about with that. So this is the part of the story.
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This is all that happened inside the aircraft.
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So I'm happy I'm strong enough to be able to talk now. So please,
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this is what happened. I'm not a trouble person. I am not a news. And people that knows me in real life, they know the
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kind of person I am. So that was what happened inside the aircraft, which I
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never expected that to be like escalate like this because not like I refuse. This is not the first time I'm
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traveling. I never refused to off the phone. I only told her that my power button is bad and I I needed her
57:48
assistance to do that which she refused but the passenger that was sitting close
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to me assisted me eventually up the phone. So I thought that that was it. So
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please, this was what happened and I'm happy I've come up to tell people what
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happened. But I'll still I'll round up my treatment and I pray I should fully
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recover from everything and move forward and go back to my normal lifestyle.
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Please thank you very much and God bless you. Bringing you the news in a more digital
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way. Leaders of the Nigeria affiliates of Alqaaida International terrorist group known as Anseru and Mahmuda have
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been captured by men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN after two months of
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intelligence led special operations in northern Nigeria. The West African Nation National Security Adviser, Nouhu
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Rabadu, stated this at a press conference with the nation's security chiefs, saying, "The two arrested
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suspected terrorists leaders have cells across the country where they have been executing various crimes of armed
58:55
robbery in addition to raise funds for the terrorist activities. Details of the
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public announcement as stated by Nuru Rabadu and made available by the office of the spokesperson to the Nigeria
59:06
president Beo Onuga on Saturday reads verbatim below. Nigeria dismantles
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terror groups Anseru and Marmuda with the capture of their leaders. Nigeria
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has recorded a significant breakthrough in the war against terrorism with the capture of the leaders of Anseru and
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Mahmuda. At a press briefing on Saturday evening, the national security adviser
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Malam Nou Rabadu said the two terrorists on the wanted list of Nigeria, the US,
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UK and UN were captured in an operation which was conducted between May and July 2025.
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He said the men were captured in a high-risk intelligenceled counterterrorism operation which led to
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their capture. They are leaders of Jamaatu Ansurel Muslim Fi Badis Sudan
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commonly known as Ansu Nigeria's Alqaaida affiliate. Rabadu said the two
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men have been responsible for masterminding many terrorist attacks against Nigeria over the past years.
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According to Rabardu, the first is Mimmud Muhammad Usman aka Abu Barah
1:00:13
Abbis Maktar, the self-styled Amir of Anseru. He is the coordinator of various
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terrorist sleeper cells across Nigeria. He is also the mastermind of several high-profile kidnappings and armed
1:00:26
robberies used to finance terrorism over the years. The second is Mimmude al-
1:00:31
Nigeri aka Malam Mammuda Abu's proclaimed chief of staff and deputy. He
1:00:38
is the leader of the so-called Mammuda cell hiding out in and around the Kangji
1:00:43
National Park straddling Niger and Quir states up to Benin Republic. Mahmuda
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trained in Libya between 2013 and 2015 under foreign jihadist instructors from
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Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, specializing in weapons handling and IED fabrication.
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These two men have been on Nigeria's most wanted list for years. They jointly
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spearheaded multiple attacks on civilians, security forces, and critical infrastructure. Their operations include
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the 2022 Kuja prison break, the attack on the Niger uranium facility, the 2013
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abduction of French engineer Francis Colump in Katsina and the May 1st 2019
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kidnapping of Al-Haji Musa Umar Uuba Magajin Garandara. They were also behind
1:01:31
the abduction of the Amir of Wawwa and they maintained active links with terrorist groups across the Makreb
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particularly in Mali, Niger and Bikina Faso. The two men who are wanted
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internationally are currently in custody. The capture of Abuara and Malam
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Mammuda, the group's leader and deputy commander, respectively, marks one of the most significant achievements to
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date in our ongoing effort to rid Nigeria of the threat of terrorism. The successful decapitation of the
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leadership of this dangerous franchise marks the most decisive blow against Ansaru since its inception. This strike
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has effectively dismantled its central command while paving the path for the complete annihilation of the group.
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Rabardu said the Anseru group was first formed in January 2012 with a public
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declaration in Carno. It emerged as a splinter faction from Boohh Haram,
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positioning itself as a humane alternative. However, its stated aim
1:02:32
quickly turned to attacking Nigerian security operatives, civilian communities, and government
1:02:38
infrastructure. The group publicly displayed the setting sun logo of Alqaaida in the Islamic Maghreb AQIM,
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signaling its ideological and operational alignment with global jihadist movements. Over the years,
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Ansuru entrenched itself in both urban sleeper cells and forest enclaves across several cities in northern Nigeria and
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in forest-based enclaves particularly around Kangji National Park straddling Niger and Quir states as well as the
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Benin Republic. Rabardu explained, "This briefing is organized to update
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you on the recent successes recorded by the Niger by Nigeria in the ongoing
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efforts to decisively rid our country of terrorist groups.
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This press briefing is in line with our continuous
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resolve to keep the general public ab breast with the efforts being undertaken by the
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office of the national security adviser in conjunction with the services
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intelligence agencies and other key stakeholders.
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Today I'm glad to inform you that we have successfully
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concluded a highrisk intelligenceled
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counterterrorism operation which led to the capture
1:04:14
of the top leadership of Jamaat Ansar Muslim Fibilis Sudan
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commonly known as Ansaru. Nigeria's al-Qaeda affiliate.
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The group was first formed in January 2012
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with a public declaration in Cano. It emerged as a splinter faction from Boo
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Haram. Positioning itself as a humane alternative.
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However, it stated aim quickly turned into attacking Nigeria,
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Nigerian security agencies and operatives, civilian communities
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and government infrastructure. The group publicly displayed the certain
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sun logo of al-Qaeda in the Islamic MAG group signaling his
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ideological and operational alignment with global jihadis movement.
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Over the years, Ansaru entrenched itself in both urban
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sleeper cells and forest enclaves
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across several cities in northern Nigeria and in forest based enclaves
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particularly around Kaenji National Park stringing Niger
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and Quir states as well as Ben Republic. The targeted operation which was
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conducted between May and July 2025 led to the capture of two
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top ansu leaders who have been responsible for masterminding
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several terrorist attacks against Nigeria over the past years.
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The first is Muhammad Muhammad Usman otherwise known as Abu Barah Abbas
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Mktari the self-style amier of Ansaru.
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He is the coordinator of various terrorist sleeper cells across Nigeria.
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He is also the mastermind of several high-profile kidnappings
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and armed robberies used to finance terrorism over the years.
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The second is Mahmud al-Neri otherwise known as Malam Mahmuda
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Abu Bahas proclaimed chief of staff and deputy. He is the leader of the
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so-called Muhammadawa cell hiding out in and around the
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Cayenji National Park struggling Niger and Quir states up to Ben Republic.
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Mahmuda trained in Libya between 2013 and 2015 under the foreign jihadist
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instructors in Libya in from Egypt, Tunisia
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and Algeria specializing in weapons handling and IED fabrication.
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These two men have been on Nigeria's most wanted list
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for the years. They jointly spearheaded multiple attacks on civilians,
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security forces and critical infrastructure.
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Their operatives include the 2022 Kuja prison break. The attack on the Nigerian Niger
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Iranian facility. The 2013 abduction of French engineer
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Francis Colob in Casina. the May 1st 2029 kidnapping of Alaji
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Musa Uba Kumar Ubainda and so many other
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terrorist incidents and attacks. They were also behind the abduction of the M
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of Wawa and they maintain active links with terrorist groups across the MRI
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particularly in Mali, Nigel and Bakina.
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The two men who are wanted internationally are currently in our custody.
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The capture of Abu Barahala Mammuda, the group's leaders and deputy commander
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respectively respectively marks one of the most significant achievements to date in our ongoing effort to rid
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Nigeria of the threat of terrorism. The successful decapitation of the
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leadership of this dangerous franchise marks the most decisive blow against
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Ansaro since its inception.
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This fight has effectively dismantled his central command while paving the
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path for the complete anihilation of this group. This feat
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undoubtedly exemplifies Nigeria's advancing counterterrorism capabilities.
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The precision operation followed months of deep surveillance,
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human intelligence and tech technical uh tracking
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which demonstrate enhanced sophistication and seamless inter agency
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synergy. Let me use this opportunity to inform the public that in the course of
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the operation, our security forces captured and recovered valuable
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actionable intelligence. These include a catch of materials and
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digital evidence which are all now undergoing forensic
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analysis. The findings from the analysis are expected to support our ongoing efforts
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to exploit this success, bring them to justice and completely anhilate the residual of
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Ansaru. Bring them to justice like I said and
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bring down the networks and disturb their foreign collaborators.
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The capture of Abu Barah and Mahmuda signals the beginning of the end of
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or end to impunity for terrorist leaders in Nigeria. Nigeria will continue to
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pursue extremists with precision, resolve and unwavering determination.
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The fight is far from over. Yes, but the fall of Ansaru leadership represent a
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decisive step forward. At this juncture, let me appreciate his
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excellency president Ahmed Tinu for his leadership, for his strategic
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guidance and support to all in all ramifications which give us the impetus
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to continue to record successes. I must also appreciate the dodgness of
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the armed forces. Thank you very much and all our intelligence uh and security
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agencies. Thank you so very much all of you who all work
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tirelessly collaboratively to achieve this outcome.
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Thank you very much. In conclusion, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the med med media for your
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patriotism and relentless support to our drive to stamp out terrorism from our dear
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nation. Finally, let me reassure the Nigerian public, our public, Nigerians
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that we will not relent in our drive to make Nigeria safe for all
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citizens. In recognition that national security is a shared responsibility,
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I urge all law-abiding citizens to continue to remain vigilant and volunteer timely information to security
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agencies for your prompt action. I want to assure you Nigeria is in safe hands.
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Thank you very much and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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bringing you the news in a more digital way. Following the meeting of President
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Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States on Friday in Alaska, Ukrainian President
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Vladimir Zalinski has said he knows the treachery of President Putin that in the
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coming days, Russia soldiers may try to increase pressure and strikes against Ukrainian positions in order to create
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more favorable political circumstances for talks with global actors. Zalinski
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made this statement some hours ago while stating that Ukrainian soldiers have achieved some successes in Donesk region
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especially in the areas of Doorilia and Pocross then ordered the commander in chief Alexander Cerski to speak with
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combat commanders that Ukraine needs strong positions and truly tangible resistance to the enemy. In his words,
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Zalinski said, "I received a report from commander in chief Alexander Cerski. the
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front, the defense of positions, and up-to-date information on the intentions and movements of the Russian army. We
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are defending our positions along the entire front line, and for the second day in a row, we have achieved successes
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in some extremely difficult areas in the Donesk region in the direction of Doilia
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and Pocross. In particular, I want to commend the units of the first corps of
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the national guard of Ukraine as of the units of the seventh core of the air assault forces, the units of the 38th
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separate marine brigade named after headman Petro Sahedni as well as the units of our 93rd separate mechanized
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brigade ya. The destruction of the occupiers who tried to infiltrate deeper
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into our positions continues. There has also been an important replenishment of
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Ukraine's exchange fund with Russian soldiers. The commanderin-chief also
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reported on the actions of our units in the Sunumi, Kharkiv, and Zaporisia regions. I am grateful to all our
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warriors for their resilience. Based on the political and diplomatic situation around Ukraine and knowing Russia's
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treachery, we anticipate that in the coming days, the Russian army may try to increase pressure and strikes against
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Ukrainian positions in order to create more favorable political circumstances for talks with global actors. We are
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documenting the movement and preparations of Russian troops. Of course, we will counteract if necessary
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asymmetrically. I asked the commanderin-chief to speak with combat commanders. Ukraine needs strong
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positions and truly tangible resistance to the enemy. I thank every one of our soldiers, sergeants, and officers who
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are carrying out combat missions and destroying the occupiers in the way that is necessary for Ukraine's confidence.
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Glory to Ukraine. We had a long and substantive conversation with POTUS,
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president of the United States. We started with one- on-one talks before inviting European leaders to join us.
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This call lasted for more than an hour and a half, including about an hour of our bilateral conversation with
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President Trump. Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum effort to
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achieve peace. President Trump informed about his meeting with the Russian leader and the main points of the
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discussion. It is important that America's strength has an impact on the development of the situation. We support
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President Trump's proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia. Ukraine emphasizes that
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key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders and a trilateral format is suitable for this. On Monday, I will
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meet with President Trump in Washington DC to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the
1:16:47
war. I am grateful for the invitation. It is important that Europeans are
1:16:53
involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America. We also discussed positive
1:17:00
signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine's
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security. We continue to coordinate our positions with all partners. I thank
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everyone who is helping. On the day of negotiations, the Russians are killing as well, and that speaks volumes.
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Recently, we've discussed with the US and Europeans what can truly work.
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Everyone needs a just end to the war. Ukraine is ready to work as productively as possible to bring the war to an end,
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and we count on a strong position from America. Everything will depend on this.
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The Russians factor in American strength. Make no mistake, strength. I
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am receiving reports from our intelligence and diplomats regarding the preparations for the meeting in Alaska
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regarding what Putin is bringing to the table. We are also receiving reports from Ukraine's regions following Russian
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strikes. Sunumi a Russian strike on the central market. Nepro region strikes on
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cities and enterprises. Zaporisia Kersonen region Dest region deliberate
1:18:08
Russian strikes. The war continues and it is precisely because there is neither an order nor even a signal that Moscow
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is preparing to end this war. Russia must end the war that it itself started
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and has been dragging out for years. The killings must stop. A meeting of leaders
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is needed at the very least Ukraine, America and the Russian side. And it is
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precisely in such a format that effective decisions are possible. Security guarantees are needed. Lasting
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peace is needed. Everyone knows the key objectives. I want to thank everyone who
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is helping to achieve real results. We have reported that there is still no peace in sight after nearly 3 hours of
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meeting held in Anchorage City in Alaska, a state in the United States, US
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between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States over the war Russia
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launched since 2022 in Ukraine which has led to thousands of deaths. mostly Ukrainians, which President Vladimir
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Zalinski of Ukraine, who was not invited for the meeting on Friday in a statement, said that it was time to end
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the war, but Russia must take the necessary steps to a genuine peace deal. And while commenting on the statement
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made by the president of Poland, Carol Navoki on Friday via exocial media
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platform to mark Poland armed forces day which coincided with the day Putin and
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Trump met in Alaska. President Zalinski said that Ukraine's independence strengthens Poland's independence and we
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must always remember that the miracle on the Vistula was made possible through joint efforts and it saved Europe and
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the Polish president Carol Navoki had said that today we celebrate the 105th
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anniversary of the great Polish victory at the battle of Warsaw in 1920. The
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Polish army together with Ukrainian forces successfully repelled the Red Army's westward march, safeguarding
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Europe from a communist revolution. For centuries, Russian imperialism has been a mortal threat to our freedom. Poland's
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political tradition teaches that Russian expansionism rests on the legacy of domestic desperatism in which the only
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free man is the ruler himself. But precisely because Russian desperatism is the enemy of freedom, Russian
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imperialism can only be defeated through an alliance of free peoples. My nation
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halted Russian imperialism at Osha 1514, Clashino 1,610,
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and Warsaw 1920
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