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Speaker 1: Young man who identified himself as a four hundred level

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student in the Department of Statistics at the University of

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Joss Unijos in Plato State, has given accounts how he

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was told to go and collect the dead body of

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his sibling on the phone by the attackers who on

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Wednesday were seen in a viral video that mobbed and

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stoned his sibling almost to death at an ever busy

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road near the permanent site of the University of Joss. Accordingly,

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he said, the victim, who happened to be his younger sibling,

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is also a three hundred level student in the Department

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of Geology from the same University of Joss, saying his

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younger sibling only went out around eight or nine on

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Wednesday morning to resolve issue with his bank account at

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terminus area of the Joss city when he came under

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attack after the driver of the commercial tricycle or keke

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he entered abandoned him half way and asked him to

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find way out for his own escape as the rampaging

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mobs took over the road. According to the elder brother

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of the mob victim, who also introduced himself simply as Nando,

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his younger sibling, already sensing danger, called him on the

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phone that the cake driver had abandoned him half way

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before the junction of his house, that he’s currently running

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on the street towards home, adding the victim begged him

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to look for commercial motorcycle or a cardo rider to

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advance towards his direction and wait at their street junction

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to help him home. But while he made attempt to

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do as requested by his younger brother, the security operatives

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in the area prevented him, saying they can’t allow him

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go out because the situation in town was too dangerous,

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he said. While he was looking helpless, he decided to

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put a call across to his younger brother, only for

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the phone’s call to be answered by the attackers, who

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spoke to him in house a language that they have

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killed his brother that he should go to the scene

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to pick his younger brother’s dead body. He said. He

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started crying and a lot of people around started concerning him.

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While the security operatives of the Senior Staff quarters gate

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still prevented him from going out until there is normalcy

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in the area, he said, some sympathizers took him home

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from the point he was to the university staff quarters,

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where his neighbors who came in to also console him,

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started encouraging him not to cry again with the optimism

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that his younger brother is not dead, he said. One

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of his neighbors thereafter asked him to report the issue

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at the police station, which they did and submitted the

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snapped copy of the victim’s student identity card at the

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police station and returned home waiting for feedback from the police.

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He said he was waiting on the police for feedback,

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he decided to log in into his WhatsApp group chats

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and behold, he saw a video of his younger brother

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being interviewed at a hospital bed inside an undisclosed medical

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center and that was how he knew he was still

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alive and his whereabouts. It would be recalled that we

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had reported that it may not be wrong to say

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lack of proper accountability by the Nigeria Police Force, President

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Burnt Ula Armed Tanubu and the Governor of Plato State,

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Caleb mumpfug is largely responsible for the daily killings in

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the troubled Joss city of Plato State. This is probably

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glaring on Wednesday, when a resident reported with a video

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evidence of a disturbing situation wherein a man was seen

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mobbed and stone to death at a very popular and

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ever busy road apparently within the area or near the

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University of Joss permanent site. Group of attackers are seen

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in the video operated for some minutes, if not up

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to them. It may not be wrong to say lack

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of proper accountability by the Nigeria Police Force President Buller

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Armed Tanubu and the Governor of Plato State, Caleb Mumpfwug

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is largely responsible for the daily killings in the troubled

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Joss city of Plato State. This is probably glaring on

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Wednesday when a resident reported with a video evidence of

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a disturbing situation wherein a man was seen mobbed and

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stone to death at a very popular and ever busy

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road apparently within the area or near the Universe of

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Joss permanent site. Group of attackers, as seen in the video,

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operated for some minutes if not up to an hour,

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used styx stones among others to hit the victim’s head

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until they were satisfied the man would have been dead,

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while vehicles were seen speeding off and moving away from

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them with no resistance or timely response from the Nigerian

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security operatives, even when the worsening security situations and tensions

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in Plato State have become of global concern. This the

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Plato State Command of the Nigeria Police Force in a

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statement on Wednesday only said a disagreement ensued between some

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youths in Nasarawa Guan community of Joss North Local Government

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Area on Wednesday and caused minor tentions in the town,

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saying unfortunately, some hoodlums and crisis merchants took advantage of

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the situation to cause fear and panic among traders and

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students within the university community. However, the Command, in collaboration

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with other securities te TEE agencies, swiftly intervened, arrested the situation

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and restored calm in the area. But the Nigeria Police

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Force Command apparently kept mute on the now viral video

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of a man being mob and stone to death in

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a brutal and highly provocative manner that can cause the

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reprisal attack, more so as daily killings in the state

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are attributed to religious differences. Although some persons said the

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victim was still alive, but some newspaper reported on Thursday

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morning that three persons including the victim, were killed in

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the fresh violence that erupted in Plato State on Wednesday.

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According to the police press release signed and made available

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by the Plato State Police Command Public Relations Officer Alfred Alabo,

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following the relaxation of the forty eight hour curfew by

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the Executive Governor of Plato State, the Commissioner of Police

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C P. Bassiowa advises members of the public to comply

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with the curfew imposition as there will be strict enforcement.

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In the early hours of today, a disagreement which ensued

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between some youths in Nasarawagwan community of Josslwth Local government

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area caused minor attentions in the town. Unfortunately, some hoodlums

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and crisis merchants took advantage of the situation to cause

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fear and panic commund traders and students within the university community. However,

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the Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, swiftly intervened,

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arrested the situation and restored calm in the area. Efforts

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have since been made by the police, the state government

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and the leadership of the school to provide buses to

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convey the students to their preferred locations. While massive security

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deployment has been made by the Command to secure other

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students and school facilities. So far, the Command has arrested

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seven suspects, including one Matthew Musa twenty seven years who

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was arrested in possession of two locally made firearms and

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one Yakubu Abdulahi twenty six years old, who was wearing

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a military unifor. President Bulla Ahmed Tenubu of Nigeria has

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commended the governors of Kaduna and Plato States after citizens

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were massacred by terrorists almost simultaneously on Sunday in the

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two states, with the President claiming Governor Caleb Matfwon contained

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the situation in Joss without specifically stating what the governor did,

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even when armed terrorists scenes successfully invaded and massacred citizens

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or brutally and indiscriminately shot sporadically and killed numbers of

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persons at gary yar Way quarters in the Anguin Recouba

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community of Joss North Local Government area of Plato State

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on Sunday night, which was also the Christians last day

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at the Holy week of Lend known as Palm Sunday

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leading up to Easter celebration. Residents said the terrorists raided

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the community and operated for a long period of time

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that lasted after an hour without resistance or any action

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from government. Some even accused men of the Armed Forces

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of Nigeria AFN of allegedly aiding and giving cover to

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the terrorists to escape. Specifically, one of the youth’s leaders

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in Plato State, who spoke with a prominent Nigeria social

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media personality, Martin’s vincentotze K, a veridarkman who visited the

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scene of the crime, said Nigeria’s soldiers prevented the youths

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from going after the terrorists and stood in between the gaps,

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shooting at the youths while the terrorists escaped. But in

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a swift reaction on Tuesday, Nigeria Army authority debunked the

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claim that the soliders gave the terrorists a cover, saying

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the soldiers arrived the scene with four gun trucks after

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the terrorists have left due to long distance and acted professionally,

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without stating what the soldiers did professionally before the Sunday massacre.

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On Friday, in one of the burial ceremonies of the

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people that were previously killed by terrorists in Plato State

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during the Christians Holy Week of Lent. Reverend Ezekiel Dacamo,

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while speaking said, in this village rimling Ream Local Government

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area alone, we have received attacks from the Islamic terrorists

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more than twenty four times, and many residents said the

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Sunday massacre was premeditated and the governor and the President

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apparently failed to put proactive measures in place to prevent

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the attacks that aside. Almost at the same time on Sunday,

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another group of terrorists attacked Kahir Village in Kagako Local

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Government Area of Kaduna State, shot sporadically at residence and

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killed and kidnapped several numbers of wedding guests, a crime.

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According to Punch newspaper, a resident said the attack is

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operated freely and successfully up to an hour without resistance,

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but President Bola Ahmed Tanubu in a press statement on Tuesday,

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specifically said I commend Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Platau State

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for his efforts in containing the situation in Joss and

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Governor Uber Sani of Kaduna State for supporting the rescue

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and containment efforts, apparently reacting to the worsening security situation

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in Nigeria. Shortly after the present Sident press release was

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published on Tuesday, Lieutenant General to Kuga Attie, former Nigeria

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Chief of Army Staff, posted a video in his verified

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Facebook social media account with a statement history Maida, Guri, Nigeria,

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year twenty seventeen. For the first time in years, the

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Nigerian Army conducted military drills in the Sambisa Forest, which

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previously had been a stronghold for Bokoharam. Voice of America

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VOA was unimag