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Sowore Bandaged His Own Hand To Give False Narratives - Police
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#Issues #Igp #Police #Sowore ©August 9th, 2025 ®August 9, 2025 3:08 pm Nigeria Police Force has refuted claims that its men ‘man-handled’ SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore inside cell after the media personnel honoured the invitation sent him from the office of the Inspector General of Police, IGP over allegations of forgery and criminal defamation of characters, with the Police stating in a press release signed and made available after the detained media publisher was released on Friday night that Sowore allegedly brought bandages alongside other personal items when he came to the station to honour the police invitation, and when the IGP ordered internal investigation to ascertain if truly the media publisher was tortured as claimed, Sowore refused to allow medical personnel from the Nigeria Police Force check the alleged injury on his hand he had claimed he suffered as a result of the police personnel brutality while inside cell, meanwhile, as at the time, Sowore was released on Friday night, bandages were still seen wrapped around one of his hands as seen in the video while he was coming out from the IGP Rapid Response Team, IRT police detention facilities in Abuja as stated by Sowore in the video. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Nigeria police force has refuted claims
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that its men manhandled Sahare reporters
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publisher Amy Saware inside cell after
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the media personnel honored the
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invitation sent him from the office of
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the inspector general of police IGP over
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allegations of forgery and criminal
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defamation of characters with the police
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stating in a press release signed and
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made available after the detained media
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publisher was released on Friday night
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that Saware allegedly brought bandages
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along alongside other personal items
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when he came to the station to honor the
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police invitation. And when the IGP
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ordered internal investigation to
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ascertain if truly the media publisher
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was tortured as claimed, Saware refused
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to allow medical personnel from the
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Nigeria Police Force checked the alleged
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injury on his hand he had claimed he
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suffered as a result of the police
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personnel brutality while inside cell.
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Meanwhile, as at the time, Saware was
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released on Friday night, bandages were
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still seen wrapped around one of his
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hands, as seen in the video, while he
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was coming out from the IGP rapid
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response team, IT police detention
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facilities in Abuja, as stated by Saware
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in the video. Shortly after his release
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from detention facilities at the IGP
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rapid response team on Friday, Saware
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posted on his social media handles and
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said that freedom is never given. It is
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not a gift from the powerful nor a token
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handed down by the oppressor. It must be
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seized with raw courage, with clarity,
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and with collective will. Those who sit
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in power never give it up willingly.
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That's why we take it back because
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freedom is ours and we will fight until
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it is no longer a dream but a lived
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reality. Nigeria police force in a
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statement issued on August 8th, 2025 and
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made available to the public said the
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Nigeria Police Force is compelled to
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address and decisively correct the
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recent wave of disinformation being
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pedled in connection with the lawful
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arrest and detention of Mr. Omi Saware,
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a figure known for manipulating public
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narratives and weaponizing propaganda to
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malign state institutions and their
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leadership, particularly the Office of
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the Inspector General of Police.
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Contrary to the falsehoods being
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circulated, Mr. Saware was arrested
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based on credible corroborated
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allegations involving criminal offenses
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such as forgery, cyberstalking, and
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other infractions currently under active
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investigation. The arrest was affected
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in full compliance with extand legal
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provisions and with strict adherence to
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constitutional safeguards, due process,
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and the rights of the suspect. To be
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clear, Mr. Sare was released on bail
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well within the 48-hour constitutional
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window in accordance with the provisions
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of section 354
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of the 1999 constitution of the Federal
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Republic of Nigeria as amended. He is
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fully aware of the nature of the
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allegations against him and has been
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duly informed of the charges. He is
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expected to appear before a court of
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competent jurisdiction in the coming
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days to answer to the accusations in a
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lawful and transparent judicial process.
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Equally false and grossly misleading is
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the narrative suggesting that Mr. Saware
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was tortured or subjected to any form of
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inhuman or degrading treatment while in
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custody. The Nigeria Police Force
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maintains a zero tolerance policy for
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torture in alignment with the provisions
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of the Anti-torrture Act 2017 and in
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fulfillment of Nigeria's obligations
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under applicable international human
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rights instruments. The viral image of
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Mr. Sare with a bandaged arm has been
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mischievously presented to mislead the
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public and stir unwarranted outrage. For
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the record, the bandage was part of his
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personal belongings at the time he
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honored the police's invitation prior to
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his arrest and detention. In any case,
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upon receiving the report that Mr.
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Saware was later seen wearing the
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bandage while in custody. The inspector
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general of police promptly ordered an
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internal investigation to ascertain how
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he had access to it during detention,
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particularly in light of his consistent
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refusal to undergo medical examination
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by the independent teams deployed by the
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police. This proactive step underscores
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the IGP's unwavering commitment to
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transparency, professionalism, and
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strict adherence to established
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custodial protocols. In the spirit of
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accountability and transparency, the
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force promptly responded to the claims
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of brutality by dispatching a medical
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team led by the medical director of the
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Muhammadu Buuhari Police Hospital to
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conduct an independent examination on
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the 7th of August 2025.
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Mr. Saware declined the evaluation. A
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second medical team, this time led by
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the force medical officer, was sent on
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the 8th of August 2025, and again,
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access was denied by the suspect. These
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refusals are officially documented.
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While the police respect the
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individual's right to decline medical
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assessment, the record must show that
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the opportunity for independent medical
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verification was twice provided and
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twice rejected. Furthermore, his
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continued detention is not arbitrary. It
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is anchored on a valid remand order
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issued by a competent court of
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jurisdiction.
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Every action taken by the Nigeria Police
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Force in this matter has been
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underpinned by legal authority devoid of
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malice, bias or political undertones.
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The force urges the media, civil society
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actors, and the public to exercise
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greater diligence, restraint, and
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professional responsibility in their
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reporting. Sensationalism, particularly
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when driven by those with personal
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vendettas against the police leadership,
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poses a clear risk to public trust and
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the integrity of ongoing investigations.
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The Nigeria Police Force reaffirms its
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unwavering commitment to the protection
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of human rights, respect for the rule of
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law, and the pursuit of justice without
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fear or favor. No individual, regardless
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of their status, influence or social
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media reach, is above the law. Further
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updates on this matter will be provided
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as investigations proceed in accordance
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with due process. We have reported that
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the human rights activist and founder of
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Sahare reporters news network Ami Saware
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has been reportedly manhandled on
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Thursday early morning inside police
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cell by offices from the inspector
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general of police IGP monitoring unit
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after the journalist honored the
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invitation sent him from the office of
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the inspector general of police for a
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reason not stated. Art the media
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personnel working with Omi Saware in a
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statement on Thursday made available
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through the verified personal social
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media handles of Saware said that the
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police presented two petitions against
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Saware over alleged forgery and
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defamation of character adding that some
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police officers from the IGP monitoring
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unit as early as 6:00 a.m. on Thursday
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entered Saware cell at the force
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intelligence department in Abuja with
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alleged pretends to take the media
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publisher to court. But when the
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journalist demanded to see the charges
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against him, he was allegedly handled
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roughly by a team of armed policemen.
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This barristister Adanju Deji petitioned
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the president of Nigeria Boler Ahmed
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Tonubu demanding the immediate dismissal
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of the IGP Kyod Eboken for allegedly
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abusing his office by thus using his
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highranking office in the Nigeria police
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force to settle personal scores.
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Although the Nigeria Police Force has
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not reacted to these allegations, but
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the force in a press release on Thursday
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afternoon apparently made statements in
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relation to the current matters
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involving the detained media publisher
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Omi Saware by insisting and stating in
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the press statement that the recent
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promotions in the Nigeria Police Force
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was based on merit and not selective,
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accusing an unnamed online platform of
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allegedly sponsoring deliberate
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falsehood to tarnish the image of the
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force while also calling on officers and
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men of the force to desist from lobbying
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to get promoted. Saying the IGP has
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warned that any police personnel caught
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lobbying to get promotion will be made
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to face disciplinary action.
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is uh me
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here.
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I've just been released by
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the police. you know, we told them that
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uh he can't sustain this, but they know
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they hear what. So, I'm in front of the
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just been released from uh detention
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after 48 hours
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um by the illegal IGP and his people.
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What I told them when they released when
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they arrested me is the same thing. They
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are now living with the fact that we
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can't hold our idea whose time has come.
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But I want to thank everyone of you out
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there who is uh worked very hard
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uh stayed all this night up late
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ensuring that um they didn't get away
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with this crime against humanity.
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And I'm just uh very excited to let you
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know that
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now
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revolution now
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reution
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sorry about your
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hand
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is not the hand is
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All right, guys. So, the we going uh
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we're going back to work.
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Another continu
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for the full country.
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Yes. In spite.
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Yes. Now,
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despite the hand, we are going
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back to work, man.
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Okay.
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So, we'll talk to you guys very much um
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even
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doctor now. Um but I want to thank uh
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our lawyers as you can see them. I thank
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my brother here. I'm the older brother
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by the way.
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So, you guys know our kid very well. and
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he's been slept since I left. Okay,
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thank you so much.
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All you guys out there
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very grateful to all of you
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revolution has just started. Yes. Yes.
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an idea which I
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so uh we'll be talking to you much uh
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later have to check your hand
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once in a while they have to try to see
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whether we are still the people we say
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we are so when they try it and it
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doesn't work then u they capitulate
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all right so thank you everybody you
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know uh today I'm going to give them a
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bit of a breakh
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Thank you. I heard you issued a
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statement.
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Thank you.
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Uh J, I don't know where you are.
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Everybody was talking about the
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uh very dark man. Um Bab.
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Oh, Mama P. Yes. I never met you even
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though I've heard a lot about
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I hope to meet you one of these days. Um
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I saw wise man in Lagos, Jam, everybody
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that seeking here, you know, A3 and the
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crew that came all the way from Lagos. I
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think they came here for my family and
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I have to also
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expressly thank all those policemen that
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I thought they melted my heart.
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We are together until the exit CPS and
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all our police friends. Uh they have
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already created a police movement so
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they will hear from them very soon. So
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they will hear but there's no time to
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take time
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now.
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Tell me.
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Oh yes. Oh no.
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You know how do we thank?
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Yes.
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Thank you so much and everyone. I know
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uh there's a lot of people I need to
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thank. I'll be calling you uh as soon as
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I have the time. But like I said this is
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this must be
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thank you
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