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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 IRUs 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 Ibrahem kidnapped in Avilli community in the Exco

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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 Gwamnashoe 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 Bwamoshue 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 a video posted online by

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Harrison Gwamnishu 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 Gwamnashu, 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 of course, and to day, Honor Abber

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from Benaway State has also regained his freedom. My sincere

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appreciation goes to my HEADO Human Rights Team led by

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John 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 alive Ola Affalabi Sam,

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Barrister Deli Benardian, Barrister favor A Jewiboor 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 CSPSJ for their care

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and fatherly guidance during my time in detention. Thank you

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all once again for being part of my journey, said

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

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that the Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of IGP

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car Yode Eggbetoken has kept months since reports indicated that

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the US trained Private Intelligent Officer Harrison Gwamnashu, who was

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invited to facilitate the rescue of a married couple husband

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and wife simply identified as mister and Missus Ibraheim, that

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was kidnapped since laid November at their home in Aviley Community,

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a village near Auchi Polytechnic in the Etseico West Local

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government area of Edo State, has been arrested and remanded

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to prison by a court sitting in Benin City, the

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Edo State capital, over allegations that the Private Intelligent Officer

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Harrison Gwamnashue underpaid the ransom money given to him to

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give to the kidnappers to rescue the married couple in captivity.

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The reports of Harrison Gwamershoe’s arrest and subsequent remand to

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prison custody became widespread after a popular Nigeria social media activist,

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Vincent Martin Zott’s in a video statement on Friday morning,

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alleged that he has facilitated the arrest of the Private

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Intelligent officer Harrison Gwamnishue for allegedly removing five point four

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million niers from the total amount given to him by

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the victim’s family to help pay as ransom to the kidnappers.

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This occurred after the sting operations Guamnashu had prepared the

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ransom money for was probably aborted after a man whose

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real names may be oshiurimmey job Be Segheme, leaked, revealed

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and exposed the planned sensitive security information online. According to

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the suspect who leaked out the sensitive security operational plans

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of Guamneshue, Harrison Gwamashue never told the family he was

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going to remove some money from the ransom that the

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kidnappers said the money was not complete, hence only the

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wife was released. The man still held in captivity due

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to the incomplete ransom payment. The suspect, oshiurimmey job A Segheme,

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in a video recorded statement, stated that he was the

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one that helped facilitate the service of Harrison Gwamnaseshu when

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the family of the kidnapped victims requested for it. The

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action of the suspect may have prompted Harrison Gwamnaeshu to

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abort the sting operations, obviously for the safety of his

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personal life and the lives of Nigeria’s soldiers and other

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security operatives he does use to execute and complete his

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sting operations against kidnappers, which often leads to the killing

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of the kidnappers and recovering of the total ransom paid

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for the purpose of clarity. Sting operations is a deceptive

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practice and undercover tactics used by journalists or intelligent officer

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or security operative to get closer to a suspected criminal

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or criminals in order to be more familiar with the

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criminals and the environment they operate and The deceptive practice

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may include the journalist or intelligent officer or security operative

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pretending to give ransom money to kidnappers in a manner

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that can cause a delay and proper assessment of the

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environment before the security troops may launch offensive attack against

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the criminals. The action of a segeme of leaking out

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sensitive security information may be of interest why Nigeria soldiers

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and other security operatives are being killed in large numbers

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whenever in previous and recent years, the Nigeria Security troops

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are on rescue missions, including the recent mass killing of

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soldiers along with Brigadier General Uber Musa and civilian JTF

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members at were Jericho Village in Borno State by criminals.

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Speaker 2: In your name, my name is the honor Aba? Another

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where are you from?

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Speaker 3: A from bernicist wait till thirty you come stacy last

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week whenever I did for this med at their town

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so so strikeforce.

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Speaker 2: Bomb from boss for the lodge.

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Speaker 3: Me and one of my brother are different with two

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of my brothers who they carry from rood making a

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film say the big kidnapper.

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Speaker 2: I think they want to nap one woman. Meanwhile the

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women don’t be klan the up so as I.

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Speaker 3: Said the woman as the media go policas because with

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the venue boys and not the head, they turned it

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in upside down. Currently liberals askignappers and still a tay

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by myself or skid without doing a meeting a lord

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the bank carry me.

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Speaker 2: From how are you taking me to? Personally? They so

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when they’re coming to lock me for said I did

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there you locked me for life three days?

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Speaker 1: I know it.

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Speaker 3: Job nobody come from me, none of because even the

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com players no ass of course, my ipe, nobody comes.

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Speaker 2: Your SnO food, nothing, nothing for three days. So my

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brother did the other said, I can’t manage entered. The said,

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so I found me one minuteter iverthing I’m focusing is unning.

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Speaker 1: For other risting. 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 go make them one week and five years when

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I run strength for fidday. So it was the one

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taking care of course. Today I can want to use

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this opportunity to take him now he comes the first

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way to compaining for more to day printed you trainees

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in a more digital ware