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Lagos state command of the Nigeria
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police force has declared the founder
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and publisher of Sahare reporters news
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saware wanted for organizing protest in
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Lagos state which the Lagos state
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commissioner of police Mashu Jimo said
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Saware has allegedly committed the
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offense of breach of public peace and
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the police commissioner thereafter
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confirmed the arrest of 13 persons he
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described as vagabonds and miscreants as
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group of people came out on Monday
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morning to protest against the
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demolition of their settlements after
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their houses at the Koka and Oilari
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areas of a Warren Shaki community in
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Kasaf local government area of Lagos
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state were brought down at midnight on
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Saturday, hours after the state
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government announced that it had
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compensated about 80 property owners on
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Friday, forcing some concerned citizens
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to condemn the government for displacing
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families without a clear plan for
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relocation and reintegration into the
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housing system. This Ammy Saware in an
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on the spot video statement made on
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Monday at the scene of the protest said
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he could not come down from the vehicle
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because he had a privileged information
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that there was plans to kill him if he
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comes out openly during the protest.
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According to Saware, the action of the
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police explained why President Donald
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Trump of the United States. US is
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considering military action in Nigeria
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because the US president has seen weak
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leadership and leaders do not mean well
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for the people. According to the Lagos
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State Police Commissioner, I hereby as
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the commissioner of police, Lagos State
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Police Command declare sore wanted. I
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declare him wanted for causing
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disturbance of public peace and an act
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to commit a felony by planning and
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putting all the plans in motion to block
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the third mainland bridge to cause
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hardship for Largoians and other
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Nigerians, more especially visitors who
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are transients through this end. We will
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not allow that. We are closing in on
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him. Anywhere he is, he should know that
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we are closing in on him. We learned
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that he was in a bus and being videoed.
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Why didn't he come down? He came down in
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Abuja. He should come down wherever he
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is. He should report himself to the
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nearest police station. We are going to
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arrest him, investigate him, and
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prosecute him. The commissioner of
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police said massive deployment of police
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personnel had been made, not just to the
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third mainland bridge, but also to other
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parts of the state where coordinated
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protests are likely to hold. The police
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boss stressed that this location is
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vital to the city's economy and the
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well-being of commuters. We will not
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allow any action, peaceful or otherwise,
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that seeks to block the bridge and
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disrupt livelihoods. Any attempt to
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obstruct the third mainland bridge is a
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direct threat to public safety and
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national infrastructure.
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Anyone attempting to disturb public
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peace will be arrested, investigated,
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and prosecuted. Lagos is the heartbeat
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of Nigeria's economy and we cannot
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afford chaos here. We have arrested 13
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suspects who are vagabonds and
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miscreants who wanted to cause mayhem in
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Lagos state. Sare in a statement with a
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video attachment said, "I recorded this
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video at the scene of the attack on
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peaceful protesters by Nigeria police
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force in Lagos during today's Awarens
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anti-demolition protest which they
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handled in the usual despicable and
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unconscionable manner. The Lagos police
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commissioner Mushu Jimmo has reportedly
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declared me wanted for disturbance of
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public peace allegedly as a result of
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his office's inability to execute a
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shoot on site order given by his illegal
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IGP car egg token in a Warren Saki
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today. Despite my repeated attempts to
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contact Nigeria Police Force
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Commissioner Jimmo, he has not taken my
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calls. Nevertheless, I plan to meet with
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him soon to address his declaration
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issue report at the DS police station. I
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hereby as the commissioner of police
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command declare sur wanted. I declare
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wanted for the act of causing the sub of
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public peace and an an act to commit
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by planning and putting all the planning
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in motion to obstruct traffic on the
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Tommy land to cause action for Legosian
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and other Nigerians and meing visitors
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who are transiting through this head. We
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not allow this to happen. These are the
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equipment and we are sure that we are
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closing in on him. Anywhere he is, he
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should be aware that we are closing on
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him. We learn is doing video and he
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couldn't come down. Let him come down.
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He came down in Abuja. Why is he afraid
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to come down in Lagos? He should come
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down. He should come down wherever he
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is. He should report himself to the
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nearest because I'm going to arrest him
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and investigate him and prosecute him.
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Thank you. And we made 13 arrest of this
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mistran and good luck because there's no
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any reason why this protest must take
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place. The people who are concerned who
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are resident of okay have been paid
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compensation by government for those who
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deserve uh who entitled rather to the
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compensation in law and the people have
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remained in peace and they've been
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giving the peace to the community but is
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coming to Lagos to instigate crisis to
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instigate violence will not be tolerated
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and I want allian to still go about
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their local businesses without any fear
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of let him come let him put his leg on
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ground he's riding in a vehicle and he's
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making video that police has cover
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everywhere and it can't come down in the
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same way police come everywhere that I
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came down in Abuja let it come down let
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it come down here and you will see uh
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the the rat of the law that will equally
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ers who house who who whom they demolish
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houses in area of Lagos
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and uh I think they had intelligence
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that I was I was approaching the place
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as you see capture they just tear gasing
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them and they brought in more
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all of them were carrying leader weapons
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this is what we're talking about
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uh about Nigeria at this time the police
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that ought to be protecting the citizens
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of Nigeria are busy chasing after and
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attacking innocent civilians, people who
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they don't build houses for, people they
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do nothing for, they're attacking them.
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And this is what you just you just watch
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live on my on my on my timeline now. So,
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we couldn't enter the community. The
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whole place is barricaded. Uh these are
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some of the demolitions that they've
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carried out and uh they relate to homes
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of poor people. This is where the poor
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people have managed to run after the
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rich people drove them away from
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Makoko and other places. We were told
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that the IGP, the legal IGP actually
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impaired in the police uh team to the
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people who could shoot and kill me if I
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showed up, but I still went there
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regardless. This is intelligence I had.
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Uh so right now we'll be monitoring
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events as they're happening and uh uh
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time permitting we'll return back to
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that community. We must fight for these
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people and ensure that they get what is
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theirs back. We cannot leave this
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country in the hands of criminals to
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keep exploiting the poor. That is what
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got us into where we are today. That is
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what led to what America decided could
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be their intervention because they've
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seen weak and terrible leadership in
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Nigeria. They know that these guys don't
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mean well for Nigerians. But that
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doesn't mean that America mean well for
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Nigerians. They're just taking advantage
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of the weakness in the leaders. Some of
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