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Speaker 1: Harrison Gwamnashu says he was never arrested by the police

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or charged to courts, speculated in the public spaces over

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the five point four millionlyrus he allegedly removed out of

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the twenty million mirus ransom he was given to handover

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to kidnappers and as well apparently used the money as

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a bait to stage sting operation for the release and

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rescue of the husband and wife simply identified as mister

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and Missus Ibraheim, kidnapped in Avilli community in the Exico

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West Local government area of Edo State, which generated public

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reactions after the kidnappers set free the wife and kept

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the husband in captivity on the ground that the money

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given to them was not complete, and some persons who

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have access to the apparent sensitive security information went public

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to create an impression as if Harrison Gwamnashue stole part

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of the ransom money, even when Harrison Gwamnashue explained to

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them that it is part of his operational procedures to

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remove some cash from the ransom money, his explanation apparently

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went on deaf ears and people who may be best

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described as mischief makers took advantage of the issue to

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call Harrison Guamashue names and reopen his alleged past deeds

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in a prejudiced manner to cast aspersions on him, even

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when they knew that Harrison Guamashu has a long history

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with video evidences of assisting security operatives to rescue kidnapped

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victims and in some cases the total money paid as

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ransom are recovered and returned to the victim’s families and

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the sting operation usually leads to the killing and arrest

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of the suspected kidnappers. This according to Harrison Buamishue in

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a statement he issued through his verified Facebook accounts some

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hours ago, he was the one who personally submitted himself

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voluntarily to the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police

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forced to enable the police investigate his action. That he

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never had the intention of stealing the money and his

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action of removing some money from the ransom was part

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of his usual operational procedures, adding that the police never

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charged him to court and while in self detention with

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the police, he became the cell president and he facilitated

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the release of four persons who were probably arrested and

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detained by the police unjustly for a crime the beneficiaries

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may know nothing about. And the video posted online by

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Harrison Gwamlishu on Monday night showed he arrived home to

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the waiting hands of his elderly mother, who was seen

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in the video singing, dancing with other family members, friends

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and well wishes and screaming loud with joy while using

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one of her hands to caress the chest of her son,

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Harrison Gwamneshue, during which she said a lot of prayers

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in her local dialect. In his words, Harrison Guamlishu said,

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I did not return alone during my time in custody.

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I became the cell Precido O b J and later

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handed over that responsibility to a young man, Honor Abba,

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who had also been unjustly arrested and detained. While there,

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I quietly supported the release of four individuals who were

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being held without course and to day, Honor Abber from

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Benaway State has also regained his freedom. My sincere appreciation

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goes to my HEADO Human Rights Team led by John

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Odeon Kadiri, for their invaluable support in making this possible.

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Dear family, I am pleased to inform you all that

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I have been released from custody. Words cannot express how

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grateful I am for your support, especially considering that many

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of you had not yet heard my own side of

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what truly happened. For clarity, I was neither invited nor

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arrested by the police. As a law abiding citizen. I

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voluntarily presented myself for investigation regarding the incident, but the

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moment I have not been charged as the matter is

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still under review by the Directorate of Public Prosecution. I

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sincerely appreciate every one of you. I will take time

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to personally thank you all for standing by me. My

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special appreciation goes to my lawyers, Barrister Ali Alla Afalabi Sam,

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Barrister Delaid Bendion, Barrister favor A Jewibor, and Barrister Awilee

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Ideal for their professionalism and dedication in securing my release.

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Despite my many years of advocating against police brutality, one

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might have assumed the police would be hostile towards me. Instead,

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I am grateful to the Edo State Commissioner of Police

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for his wisdom and professionalism. I must also commend the

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hard working investigation team led by csp AJ for their

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care and fatherly guidance during my time in detention. Thank

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you all once again for being part of my journey,

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said Harrison Gwamishu, founder Safe City Volunteer Foundation. We had

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reported that the Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of

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IGP KR Yode eg Beetoken has kept months since reports

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indicated that the US trained Private Intelligent Officer Harrison Gwamnashu,

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who was invited to facilitate the rescue of a married

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couple husband and wife simply identified as mister and missus Ibraheim,

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that was kidnapped since laid November at their home in

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Aveley Community, a village near Auchi Polytechnic in the Etseico

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West Local government area of Edo State, has been arrested

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and remanded to prison by a court sitting in Benin City,

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the Edo State capital, over allegations that the Private Intelligent

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Officer Harrison Gwamishue underpaid the ransom money given to him

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to give to the kidnappers to rescue the married couple

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in captivity. The reports of Harrison Gwamershoe’s arrest and subsequent

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remand to prison custody became widespread after a popular Nigeria

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social media activist, Vincent Martinzo’s in a video statement on

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Friday morning, alleged that he has facilitated the arrest of

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the Private Intelligent Officer Harrison Gwamnishue for allegedly removing five

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point four million niers from the total amount given to

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him by the victim’s family to help pay as ransom

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to the kidnappers. This occurred after the sting operations Guamnashu

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had prepared the ransom money for was probably aborted after

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a man whose real names may be oshiurimhe job Be Segheme,

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leaked revealed and exposed the planned sensitive security information online.

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According to the suspect who leaked out the sensitive security

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operational plans of Guamnashu, Harrison Gwamshue never told the family

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he was going to remove some money from the ransom

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that the kidnappers said the money was not complete, hence

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only the wife was released. The man still held in

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captivity due to the incomplete ransom payment. The suspect, oshiurimhy

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job A Segheme, in a video recorded statement, stated that

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he was the one that helped facilitate the service of

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Harrison Gwamnashu when the family of the kidnapped victims requested

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for it. The action of the suspect may have prompted

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Harrison Gwamnaeshu to abort the sting operations, obviously for the

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safety of his personal life and the lives of Nigeria’s

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soldiers and other security operatives he does use to execute

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and complete his sting operations against kidnappers, which often leads

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to the killing of the kidnappers and recovering of the

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total ransom paid for the purpose of clarity. Sting operations

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is a deceptive practice and undercover tactics used by journalists

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or intelligent officer or security operative to get closer to

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a suspected criminal or criminals in order to be more

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familiar with the criminals and the environment they operate and

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The deceptive practice may include the journalist or intelligent officer

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or security operative pretending to give ransom money to kidnappers

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in a manner that can cause a delay and proper

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assessment of the environment before the security troops may launch

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offensive attack against the criminals. The action of a segame

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of leaking out sensitive security information may be of interest

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why Nigeria soldiers and other security operatives are being killed

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in large numbers whenever. In previous and recent years, the

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Nigeria Security troops are on rescue missions, including the recent

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mass killing of soldiers along with Brigadier General Uber Musa

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and civilian JTF members at were Jericho Village in Borno

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State by criminals.

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Speaker 2: What in your name? My name is the honor Harba?

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On another, where are you from? A from BERNICI then

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wait till thirty you’ll come stag last week whenever I

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did for this mad at their town. So some strikefs

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bromb from boss.

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Speaker 1: For the lodge.

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Speaker 2: Me and one of my brother are different. With two

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of my brothers they carry from rood, I can re

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a kill them. Say they’re the kidnapper. I think they

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want to nap one woman. Meanwhile, the women don’t be

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in deplan the cup so as I said the woman

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as the leader, go Polica soon because with the Bernue

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boys and not the they turned it in upside down.

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Currently liberals as kidnappers. And still I stay by myself

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or statid without.

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Speaker 1: Doing a meeting.

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Speaker 2: Now lord, the con carry me from how are you

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taking to personally? So when they’re coming to love me?

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Or said I there you lock me for life. Three

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days and its job. Nobody come for me, none of

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the care even the com players, no ass of course

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my ipe, nobody comes yours, no food, nothing, nothing for

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three days. So my brother did your other said, I

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can’t manage entered the said, So I found meet one

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minister iristing focusing is unning for other risting.

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Speaker 1: His name is Garrison.

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Speaker 2: So I met him inside. The other said, then since

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then in take care of course for life one week,

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they’re gonna make them one week and five years when

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around strength for maid day. So he was one taking

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care of course today I can want to use this

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opportunity to atention. Now he comes. The first way to

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compaining forms day Qui.

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Speaker 1: Barely one month after terrorists invaded the Christian school on

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November twenty first, twenty twenty five and kidnapped over two

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hundred and thirty school children at the Saint Mary Catholic

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Church School in Papri Town in Niger State, the Nigeria

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government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tenubu, has

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announced the complete release of all the abducted church school

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children by the terrorists. According to the presidential spokesperson, BeO

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on Anuga, the terrorists released the kids based on intelligent

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driven operations, but some Nigerians who took to the comments

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sections of the presidential spokesperson on social media said the

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government should come out clean and tell the public the

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truth that it paid money as ransom to the terrorists

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to secure the freedom of the kids, stressing that terrorists

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don’t release kidnapped victims for free. BeO on Anuga, the

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Presidential Spokesperson, had said in a statement he issued and

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made available yesterday that the remaining one hundred and thirty

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school children abducted by terrorists at Saint Mary’s Catholic School

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in Papri, Niger State on November twenty first, have now

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been released. They are expected to arrive in Minner on

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Monday and rejoin their parents for the Christmas celebration. One

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hundred were released earlier by the terrorists, taking the total

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of freed students to two hundred and thirty. The freedom

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of the school children followed a military intelligence driven operation.

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Some social media users who are apparently Nigerians, took to

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the comments sections of the presidential spokesperson post both on

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Facebook and ex social media platforms and expressed themselves over

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the new developments, some of which are presented verbatim below.

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Relwan Ibrahem said, released not rescued. Kidnappers don’t release captives

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for free. In all, thank God for their lives. Femiade

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Boye said, So what happened to their abductors? Were they

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engaged in the way they understand or they were released

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after monetary negotiation. We thank God for dot the release

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of these children. At the same time, what happened to

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the abductors? Akim badet Agenbiade said military intelligence driven operation

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as how na how many bandits did they arrest? Bankie

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Alash said a wheeler dealer government of no direction will

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never say the truth. Only God knows how much ransom

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was paid from the hard earned resources or borrowed funds

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of this country. No amount of propaganda or damage control.

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Nigerian’s becomes wiser every day with all your antics and

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they are ready for you come twenty twenty seven. Roscoe

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Oko said, Sir, with all due respect, do the terrorists

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release them unconditionally or your government paid ransom? Jo k

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Megamixer stated the presidency celebrates her military intelligence driven operation

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for the papri released, yet says nothing of the fate

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of the abductors. In a functioning security system, the return

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of victims is only half the job. Without arrests or

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neutralized threats, this is not a rescue. It is a

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handover that comes at a cost that wasn’t mentioned. The

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official account of the Papriy release reads like a travel itinery,

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not a security report. If this was indeed an intelligence

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led operation, where are the suspects? Silence on the abductor’s

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fate suggests a non combative arrangement that leaves the kidnap

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industry intact. Mass kidnappings in Niger State have become a

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cycle of trauma and pr managed returns. By failing to

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mention any neutralized threats or arrests in the Papar operation,

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the presidency inadvertently credits the kindness of terrorists for the

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freedom of our children. The lie U Mohammad stated kudos

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to President Bola Ahmed to Enubu Pbat for his serious

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commitment to tackling security challenges. Lately. The government has been

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putting in real work to end kidnapping and banditry once

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and for all. Samuel Osener stated, such military intelligence transactions

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completed alert received a government that negotiates with terrorists on

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Newsom stated, I’m glad the remaining school children have been

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released and will soon be reunited with their families. But

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mister Bayo, how many terrorists were arrested or killed during

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the operation to free these children or was it the

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usual method of paying ransom to these terrorists while pretending otherwise?

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Then Samuel stated, what happened to the kidnappers? Frankly, We’re

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far more interested in seeing how you deal ruthlessly with

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the terrorists than in the victims themselves, because we all

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know you’ll insist no ransom was paid even as they

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were released, perhaps in exchange for Exmas handshakes. You can’t

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easily steal fifty cows and march them into the forests,

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let alone abduct hundreds of human beings. How do you

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plan to face Nigerians next year and campaign for APC

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reelection when that would only mean more kidnappings and deeper

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in security. This is a truly clueless administration. What Nigerians

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want is to see the forests litted with the bodies

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of neutralized kidnappers, proof of overwhelming firepower, but instead you

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allow them to regroup and strike again, kidnapping even more

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victims every day. Chickahohaji added that mister on Anuga, don’t

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you think it is just too much to ask children

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who have been in a terrorist then for close to

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two months to be smiling for the camera. While we

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are relieved, these children, who are from being normal kids

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have undergone severe trauma, asking them to smile for the

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camera is adding salt to injury. They did not go

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on vacation. It wasn’t Disney World. I think you people

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can do better. Terrorists are in competition with government for

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control of resources. That tells you a lot. Halleta Smith

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added that check out the words used how will release

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follow after a military intelligence operation and no abductors were

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either arrested or sent to their maker. Looks like we

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are getting good at hostile negotiations. Honorable Nuhusada added that

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we welcome the safe release of the remaining one hundred

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and thirty school children in Paparri. While we rejoice with

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their families, this tragic abduction underscores the urgent need for

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effective security reforms to ensure our children can learn without fear.

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Speaker 2: Lady Quindi Ugni, the increasing.

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Speaker 1: Rates of mass shooting leading to mass murder in South

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Africa recorded another new figure on Sunday early morning in

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the Beckistal town near the southwestern part of Johannesburg in

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the Gauteng province, when about twelve masked unknown government invaded

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a public drinking accommodation and relaxation spot known as Tavern,

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shooting into the parban shop people as they cite them

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on the street while feeing, leading to the killing of

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nine persons as confirmed by the local authority, with additional

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ten persons sustaining injuries. This occurred less than three weeks

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when gunman stormed an illegal drinking establishment also known as

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Chabine at a hostel in Sausville, west of Pretoria, wherein

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twelve people were killed, including a three year old child,

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a twelve year old boy and a sixteen year old girl.

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And in twenty twenty four alone, twenty six thousand, two

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hundred and thirty two murder cases representing more than seventy

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people killed per day in South Africa was reported by

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the South African Police Service SAPs and a non governmental organization,

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the Democratic Alliance b C had stated in its report

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earlier in the year that between January and March twenty

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twenty five, five thousand seven hundred and twenty seven people

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were murdered, representing an average of sixty two people killed

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per day in twenty twenty five first quarter and six thousand,

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nine hundred eighty five attempted murders were recorded seventy five

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per day. Forty three thousand, seven hundred and seventy six

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assaults with intent to cause grievous bodily harm were reported,

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representing four hundred seventy five per day. Ten thousand, six

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hundred eighty eight people were raped, one hundred sixteen per day,

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four thousand, five hundred seventy one kidnappings occurred forty nine

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per day, eleven thousand, one hundred eleven common robberies and

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thirty five thousand, three hundred seventy four commercial crimes were reported,

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representing five hundred and four per day, and as at

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the time of filing in this report on Monday morning,

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the South Africa President Cyril Ramathosa is yet to issue

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statement or announced policy action over the Sunday recent mass

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murder in the country, just as residents who spoke with

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local media blamed the attack on a legal miners known

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by the group name Zamazamas, and the residents believed the

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police are in cahoots with the different gangsters terrorizing communities

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in South Africa. Local residents who spoke with local news

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media said that the mass murder in Beckistal occurred around

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one an early morning night on Sunday, December twenty first,

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with about twelve gunman in a white van and silver

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Sudan opened fire at the Quinnoxalo tavern in Bekistal, southwest

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of Johannesburg. A resident who spoke with Newsroom Africa television said,

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it is bad, my sister. The thing is, this has

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become a norm in this township. Young kids, tender kids

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as young as two three years old. When a gunshot sounds,

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they don’t flinch. They would ask you which direction does

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it come from? They are used to gunshots, little kids.

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Now you can imagine how much about old people. What

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happened yesterday is a reflection of I don’t know know

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how to put it. Maybe let me put it straight,

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a reflection of neglect by the police. Criminals they do

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as they please. Here. These guns they sound each and

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every evening. Let me put it that way. As soon

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as it’s dusk, we know that gunshots are about to

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sound and they will sound severely to a point whereby

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us ourselves would wonder someone is shot or maybe someone

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has died. It is rare that you find people die

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like this with gunshots they sound. The following morning, there’s

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no report of someone dead. So I don’t know if

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this today it’s music, it’s something that they enjoy, but

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it’s terrorizing our communities. Who is terrorizing your community? People

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that are terrorizing our communities mainly is the Zarma Zarmas

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and suit to nationals. To be precise, why am I

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saying that when you talk to some of them, they

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will tell you that this is a rivalry thing. It’s

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a gang rivalry thing. There are two gangs that are

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in the main that are playing a four role here

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and they are making sure that they send a clear

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message to each other. You understand, because here there’s a

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gang of these people that reside here or that stays

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with us here and their arrival is on the other

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side of town. So as they come here, they’re sending

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a message to these ones, but at the expense of

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our own community. So I would like to plea with

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General to please take action with this, and he must

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be decisive with it such that he starts from within

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his own house. They’re at the police, the police station

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of Pakistan. If necessary, let it be that they reshuffle

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every one, if they can transfer all of them and

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bring new members here, because we are having a problem

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with them being in cahoots with criminals. You understand, the

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community will tell you that police are collecting brown envelopes

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from these people and nothing is happening. So the crime

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here is dismal. It’s bad. And the leadership, let me

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be specific, the councilors and the war committees here must

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come to play. But I think also they themselves they

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are politicizing these issues. They are not. They are not.

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They are not up to up to scratch with this team.

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Among the twenty people shot with nine confirmed dead, police

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says its investigation is ongoing. From the point of view

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of the terrorist attack, Gautaing Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Major

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General Fred Kaikhana said the attackers searched people after shooting them,

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taking their valuables, including phones. He said three people were

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killed inside the bar, while others were shot as they

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tried to flee, with the gunment continuing to fire as

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they left the scene. Gauting Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner, Major

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General Fred Kakhana also told Newsroom Africa that the perpetrators

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armed with pistols in one AK forty seven were unprovoked.

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The poor patrons were just enjoying themselves when people came

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and shot, he said. The police commissioner said among those

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killed was a driver working for an online ride hailing service.

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When about twelve unidentified suspects arrived at the scene in

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two vehicles, opened fire on patrons inside the tavern and fled.

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At least ten wounded people were taken to hospital. Ossatui

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Ledli bringin you Brgnice in a morgis Hossasui Ledli bringin

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you Brgne in a Morligisalin