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An amra is no doubt one of the states in
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Nigeria experiencing incessant and very
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high rates of kidnapping that in some
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cases do lead to the death of the
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abducted victims and killing of security
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operatives and some other persons around
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the scene of the mostly monetary crimes
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of hostage taking for a ransom.
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Specifically, our crime reporters
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gathered that there is hardly no week
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without one or two persons being
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kidnapped along the Anid Aeri federal
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road in an Amra state, especially
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between Oba community and Aiala town. As
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we gathered that most victims of
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kidnapping in the state are hardworking
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small and medium-sized business owners
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who most of whom struggled out of
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poverty to become wealthy, successful
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traders. This we learned there may be no
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wealthy successful business owner along
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the Ahala Olu road left to be kidnapped
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or forced to pay ransom to the
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kidnappers. While in Ober wealthy people
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are being kidnapped quietly and ransom
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in millions are paid in silence to the
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kidnappers. According to members of the
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community, a young successful
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businessman was kidnapped recently at a
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location between the Ober New Road and
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Old Road junctions shortly after he
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visited his building construction site.
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While we also learned that some people
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in the state report or contract their
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friends to kidnappers just to get a
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share from the ransom that will be paid
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afterwards or when such people have
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issue or dispute with their friends or
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co-raders. It may interest you to know
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that the Anamra State Police Command
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recently arrested a 24-year-old male
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suspect, Muan Victor, for allegedly
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luring his friend to be kidnapped by his
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criminal gang in Uli, Iiala local
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government area of the state. and they
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reportedly collected a ransom in dollars
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equivalent to 5.3 million naira with his
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gang members just as gunman in a not too
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long distance time abducted a lawyer and
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two other persons in in Polyu Auata
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local government area of an amra in
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addition to previous cases of kidnapping
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of the owner of de Porsche club Chief
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Igi by unknown gunman after the gunman
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killed numbers of persons along the new
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Oberi road in Idili south local
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government area of an amber state with
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the number of those killed at the
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Porsche nightclub said to be seven, but
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one of the security operatives was
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beheaded and another had his foot cut
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off and made away with by the invading
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deadly kidnappers. This occurred shortly
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after a well-known native doctor or
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aka Aqua Oko Turaki was kidnapped after
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his two personal aids killed in the
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vicinity of his hotel at Ober community
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before the kidnappers effortlessly took
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him away and was released after ransom
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in millions were reportedly paid. That
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not all. On May 21st, 2022, shortly
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after Professor Chukuma Soludo was sworn
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in as governor, gunman abducted the
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lawmaker representing Auata 2
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constituency in the state house of
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assembly. O Chukuy Okoy, also known as
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represented Solido's state constituency,
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Isuopia. Aoy was killed and beheaded
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alongside his aid Siril Chioka 6 days
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after they were abducted along Agular
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Ziggbo road anoroka local government
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area of the state and their heads and
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bodies dumped along a roadside in the
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state and in December 2024 another
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lawmaker in the state house of assembly
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was kidnapped and killed and the victim
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the lifeless body of the member
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representing Anicha North one
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constituency in the Anamra state house
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of assembly Justice Iuka was found along
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the second Niger Bridge with Isuka's
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lifeless body said to be already
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decomposing was found by a joint team of
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security operatives 44 days after he was
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kidnapped on December 24th, 2024 along
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the UNPA road in Inland Town Anitia
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while returning home for Christmas. And
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the most prominent among the incessant
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cases of kidnapping in the state is
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Martin Zaki well known as fish magnet.
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The kidnapping and subsequent killing of
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the young small business owner sparked
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protest and public awareness like never
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before with a social right activist
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Martin Z aka Vidman coming to the state
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earlier on Sunday and led a protest walk
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on Tuesday which was tagged candlelight
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procession march in honor of fish
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magnet. one of the most recent victims
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of the unabated deadly monetary
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kidnapping business apparently thriving
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in an amber like some other states in
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Nigeria with Veridman saying during the
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protest that it may be right to say that
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kidnappers killed fish magnet but the
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actual killers are the administrative
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failures of professor Charles Chukuman
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Soludo the state governor Senator Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu the president of Nigeria
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general Christopher Musa the Nigeria
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chief of defense staff Kyote Ebate
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tooken the inspector general of police
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and the local government area chairman
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or mayor and accused him of incompetence
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in managing security matters in the
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state and the country at large. While
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the Anamra state police command
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spokesperson Toshukua who also joined
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the campaign said the campaign walk was
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not only about fish magnet but a bold
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statement collectively made by an amra
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youths in solidarity and in support of
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the efforts of the security agencies in
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the state against killings and other
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crimes. After the protest, Verid Dugman
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stated in a post that I'm glad I found
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this online and like I clearly said,
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Fish Magnet was killed by Chukuma
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Charles Soludo. He was killed by
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President Bola Ahmed Tanubu. Ellipsis
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dot rest in peace my name's sake Martin
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Za Fasani. Dear at fish magnet, you sent
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me a DM and I didn't see it. Even if I
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had seen it, I wouldn't have responded
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because I have other priorities and a
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lot of issues going on. And I always
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think people gift me things to have me
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advertise for them. So I don't accept
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gift. When I saw your post on Tundday
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Ednut page, I actually commented
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something funny to let you know I saw
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it. You are gone now and I sincerely
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wish I had collected the fish from you.
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Ellipsis dot dot I would like to also
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beg Nigerians to support his business so
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his legacy continues. It should not be a
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case where because he is no more and
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then people will stop the patronage the
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office and business is still operating.
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Follow at fish magnet they deliver
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nationwide. L I finally did the advert
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for you and you won't even see it. Rest
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on king my namesake tookuena the anamra
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state police command spokesperson in a
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post also said it was a walk for peace a
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stand against violent crime. The youths
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of Anamra came out in their numbers in a
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symbolic walk for peace, a collective
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stance against violent crime. It was not
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just a march for fish magnet. It was a
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show of solidarity with the Nigeria
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police and other security agencies. A
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bold statement to condemn all forms of
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criminality. Together, they echoed a
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clear message. Enough is enough.
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Criminals can no longer be allowed to
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terrorize an amber state and the
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southeast region. The time has come for
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unity, vigilance, and communitydriven
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action for a safer Anra. An amra state
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association of town union, Assatu, youth
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president, comrade Kennekoli, as well as
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an amra state commissioner for youth
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development, Mr. Patrick Aken, were also
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at the event with almost all the
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protesters dressed in black and black
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matched from Aroma junction in the state
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capital to the fish magnet factory in
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Orca. The protest did not take place
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without an earlier warning issued
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against Farid Darkman by the police. The
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Nigeria police force had in a statement
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said the commissioner of police an amra
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state command CPU orugu fwcmniphd
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has issued a stern warning to social
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media influencer Mr. Martin's Vincent OS
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popularly known as Vid Dougman
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cautioning him against making statements
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or taking actions capable of inciting
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tension or breaching public peace within
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the state. The CP noted the decision of
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the family of the late Mister Aessi
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Onyuker, managing director of fish
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magnet outlet to publicly dissociate
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themselves from any proposed or ongoing
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candlelight procession or memorial
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gathering being organized in his name.
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They therefore pleaded that they should
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allow the family to grieve privately
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while trusting the authorities to do
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their work. The CP emphasized that Anra
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state remains one of the most peaceful
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in the region due to the sustained
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efforts of the police and other security
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agencies in collaboration with critical
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stakeholders. He stressed that no
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individual regardless of social status
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would be allowed to disrupt the existing
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peace and security architecture of the
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state. CP Oratugu urged residents and
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visitors alike to go about their lawful
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duties without fear, reaffirming the
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command's commitment to maintaining law
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and order. He further advised social
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media users and public figures to
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exercise restraint and avoid spreading
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misinformation or making inciting
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remarks. The command further warns that
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anyone found undermining public peace
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either online or offline will face the
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full weight of the law. We have reported
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that the Anamra state government under
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the leadership of Governor Charles
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Chukuma Soludo has said that the state
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is currently in search of justice over
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the killing of a young and creative fish
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farmer Martin Zafes Nachi on Yaki well
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known by his business name as fish
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magnet who was reportedly shot on the
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leg while being kidnapped on Sunday the
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27th of July 2025 at his residence in
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Ezini Fete village Hokuno in Orca the
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Anamra state capital. This Dr. George
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Mongolu, the Labour Party candidate in
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the forthcoming governorship election in
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the state said that an amber state is no
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longer safe, adding that people are
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being killed, slaughtered for their
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families to bury in silence while the
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state governor, Professor Charles
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Chukuma Soludo looks the other way with
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no sympathy, condolence visit, or
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statement. Specifically, Mogulu said, "I
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must speak frankly. An amra is no longer
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safe. Not even in the state capital. Our
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people are being slaughtered, kidnapped,
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and buried in silence. While the
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government looks the other way, this is
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not leadership. It is abandonment. Just
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recently, we lost over 10 lives in a
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ghastly accident at Amichi Noi South
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local government area. Yet, there was no
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statement, no condolence, not even a
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visit from the state government.
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Instead, we see street renamings and
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political endorsement rallies. Where is
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our conscience? Mogulu stated while the
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former lawyer to Nami Kanu, the detained
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Bafra agitation leader barrista Rafeni
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AIO said the people of the state are
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currently romancing with crimes, hiding
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criminals and painting absurd narratives
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on social media to glorify and justify
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the rising crimes in the state saying
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the most frightening part the reckless
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energy our own people expend defending
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these killers. When you shield murderers
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because they are your kinsmen, you
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embolden them. When you justify
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kidnappings under the guise of ethnic
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pride, you leave the gates wide open for
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the real external aggressors like armed
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herdsmen whose invasion will come when
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we are weakest and most divided.
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They said kidnappers killed fish
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magnets. But in actual sense, it is the
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government that killed fish magnets.
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Yes. In actual sense, it is soludo that
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In natural sense, it is president that
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In sense, it is the local government
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chairman that killed fish magnet.
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In sense, it is the police that killed
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fish magnet. In sense, it is the chief
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of defense staff and the chief of staff
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that killed fish magnet.
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we must be about that.
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Nigeria is a very rich country.
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to have more policemen
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with more ammunition,
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more guns that can protect everybody.
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But for some reason, these people don't
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Your children are living abroad.
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You don't go to our schools.
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You don't use our hospital.
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How your kids are outside? That's why
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They can never understand.
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I look at the faces of people here and I
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Plenty of us die. The community of death
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has not changed. of that.
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And you know why? Because the government
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don't care. They don't care.
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They only care about their pockets and
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They are selfish interest.
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Make it make sense. They're saying that
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men are head for how many years.
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Rich man, everybody keep quiet.
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everybody keep quiet. They enter.
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Everybody keep quiet. They enter Kaduna.
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There three states. Everybody keep
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quiet. They enter say four.
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Everybody keep five. They enter say
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Everybody keep quiet. They enter.
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Everybody keep quiet.
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Everybody keep quiet.
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Everybody keep quiet.
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Everybody keep quiet.
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Everybody keep quiet.
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Everybody keep quiet. Enter stage.
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They gather every time.
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Please God, we are begging you.
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protect your people.
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Protect your people.
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Then they kill people for election.
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By the time they kill all of us, we will
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very soon there will be nobody to vote
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for the teacher again
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because they don't kill everybody.
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people don't turn dogs.
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We are supposed to gather
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because of happiness to celebrate. But
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it's so sad that we are gathered here
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today because of the demise of a young
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blood like every one of us
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whose name is fish magnet.
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the incompetence of our security. Wow,
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excuse you. Let me explain. Let me
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explain. Right. Let me explain. Before I
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came here, let me just break down
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They actually wanted to stop this
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because they thought I am political.
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Maybe I won't do politics for one person
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against this problem or against
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government. But I don't care about
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politics. My business
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are not doing politics.
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a lot of things to be done. So now we
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are going to take a walk to this magnet
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office to be a very easy work. This work
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the reason for it is simple. First of
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all, it's a tribute to fish market and
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also an awareness to the government.
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you know this next month.
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some of us for this next year. Don't
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talk. If you don't talk, don't think you
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are too pressured. What happen?
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I have witnessed countless killings in
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my life. I have witnessed countless
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events in my life. It is just part of
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thank you everyone. What you are seeing
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today is not only against uh fish magnet
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but this is a collective way of Indianra
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the use of anra standing with the
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security agencies to make sure that uh
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the killings in anra is reduced to
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drastical uh level and they are ready to
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work with the security agencies to
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provide information on issues that
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concern security. What you are seeing
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today is just a replica of India the
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collective will of India to make sure
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that the security is very very stable.
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And as you can see what is going on
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here. We're going to demonstrate our
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parents how we feel.
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