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Speaker 1: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski has continued to make phone calls

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with world leaders since President Donald Trump of the United

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States US announced that President Vladimir Putin of Russia will

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meet with him next week Friday in the U S

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state of Alaska, and stated, while answering questions from the

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White House reporters, that there will be some swapping of

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territories to the vetterment of both Ukraine and Russia, specifically

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saying we will get some back and we will get

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some switched. There will be some swapping of territories to

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the vetterment of both, a statement that immediately and apparently

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drew the attention of the Ukrainian President Voladimir Zelenski, who

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have issued series of video and written press releases since

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President Donald Trump made the announcement, insisting that Ukraine will

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not see any of its territory to Russia for the

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purpose of peace or to end the war, emphasizing that

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it was because President Putin occupied part of ukraine territory

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in the past and assembled its troops Ukrainian borders without

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preventive punishment made him to start full scale war with

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Ukraine since twenty twenty two, adding that the path to

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piece for Ukraine must be determined together with Ukraine. This

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is fundamental. It is important that joint approaches and a

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shared vision work toward genuine peace, a consolidated position, cease fire,

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end of occupation, end of war. According to Trump, the

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highly anticipated meeting between myself as President of the United

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States of America and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will

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take place next Friday, August fifteenth, twenty twenty five, in

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the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow. Thank

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you for your attention to this matter. Zelenski, in a

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series of press releases on Saturday, said, I have not

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heard any partners express doubts about America’s ability to ensure

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that the war ends. The President of the United States

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has the levers and the Determinationine has supported all of

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President Trump’s proposals, starting back in February. Cease fire, all

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formats have been supported. What is needed now is not

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a pause in the killings, but a real, lasting peace,

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not a cease fire sometime in the future, in months,

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but immediately. President Trump told me so, and I fully

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support it. There must be a just end to the war,

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and it is Russia that must end the war it

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started Ukraine and all partners share the same understanding of

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the need for a cease fire, for an end to

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the killings. There is only one actor opposing this, Puten.

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His only card is the ability to kill, and he

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is trying to sell the cessation of killings at the

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highest possible price. It is important that this does not

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mislead any one. Results are needed at the leader’s level,

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dignified results, results that will save lives that the world

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will value and for which it will be grateful to

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the leader who delivers them. Every One clearly sees Putin’s tactics.

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He fears sanctions and is doing everything to bail on them.

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He wants to exchange a pause in the war in

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the killings for the legalization of the occupation of our land.

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He wants to get territorial spoils. For the second time,

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Putin was allowed to take Crimea and this led to

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the occupation in Duniesk and Luhansk regions. He received no

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preventive punishment when he amassed a contingent on our borders.

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This led to the full Nigeria Police Force has refuted

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claims that its men man handled Sahara a reporter’s publisher,

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Armiele Sir ware inside cell after the media personnel honored

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the invitation sent him from the Office of the Inspector

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General of Police IGP over allegations of forgery and criminal

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defamation of characters, with the police stating in a press

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release signed and made available after the detained media publisher

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was released on Friday night that Sir Warey allegedly brought

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bandages alongside other personal items when he came to the

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station to honour the police invitation and when the IGP

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ordered internal investigation to ascertain if truly the media publisher

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was tortured as claimed, Saware refused to allow medical personnel

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from the Nigeria Police Force checked the alleged injury on

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his hand he had claimed he suffered as a result

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of the police personnel brutality while inside cell. Meanwhile, as

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at the time Saware was released on Friday night, bandages

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were still seen wrapped around one of his hands a

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scene in the video while he was coming out from

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the IGP Rapid Response Team IRT police detention facilities in Abuja.

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As stated by Saware in the video. Shortly after his

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release from detention facilities at the IGP Rapid Response Team.

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On Friday, Saware posted on his social media handles and

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said that freedom is never given. It is not a

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gift from the powerful, nor a token handed down by

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the oppressor. It must be seized with raw courage, with clarity,

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and with collective will. Those who sit in power never

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give it up willingly. That’s why we take it back,

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because freedom is ours and we will fight until it

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is no longer a dream but a lived reality. Nigeria

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Police Force, in a statement issued on August eighth, twenty

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twenty five, and made available to the public, said the

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Nigeria Police Forces compelled to address and decisively correct the

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recent wave of disinformation being peddled in connection with the

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lawful arrest and attention of mister on the Yale Saware,

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a figure known for manipulating public narratives and weaponizing propaganda

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to malign state institutions and their leadership, particularly the Office

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of the Inspector General of Police. Contrary to the falsehoods

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being circulated, mister sir Ware was arrested based on credible,

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corroborated allegations involving criminal offenses such as forgery, cyberstalking and

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other infractions. Currently under active investigation. The arrest was affected

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in full compliance with extant legal provisions and with strict

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adherents to constitutional safeguards, due process and the rights of

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the suspect. To be clear, mister Sirware was released on

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bailwell within the forty eight hour constitutional window in accordance

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with the provisions of Section thirty five four of the

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nineteen ninety nine Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,

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as amended. He is fully aware of the nature of

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the allegations against him and has been duly informed of

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the charges. He is expected to appear before a court

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of competent jurisdiction in the coming days to answer to

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the accusations in a lawful and transparent judicial process. Equally

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false and grossly misleading is the narrative suggesting that mister

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Suware was tortured or subjected to any form of inhuman

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or degrading treatment while in custody. The Nigeria Police Force

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maintains a zero Top human rights activist and founder of

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Sahara Reporters News Network, Omila Saware has been reportedly man

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handled on Thursday early Warning inside police cell by offices

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from the Inspector General of Police IGP Monitoring Unit after

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the journalist honored the invitation sent him from the office

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of the Inspector General of Police for a reason not stated,

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but the media personnel working with Omila Saware, in a

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statement on Thursday made available through the verified personal social

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media handles of Saware, said that the police presented two

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petitions against Sware over alleged forgery and defamation of character,

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adding that some police officers from the IGP Monitoring Unit

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as early as six a m. On Thursday entered Soware

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cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja with alleged

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pretense to take the media publisher to court, but when

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the journalist demanded to see the charges against him, he

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was allegedly handled roughly via a team of armed policemen.

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This barrister Addi andju Deji petitioned the President of Nigeria,

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Bola Ahmed Tanubu, demanding the immediate dismissal of the IGP

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Kyode Eggbetoken, for allegedly abusing his office by thus using

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his high ranking office in the Nigeria Police Force to

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settle personal scores. Although the Nigeria Police Force has not

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reacted to these allegations, but the force in a press

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release on Thursday afternoon, apparently made statements in relation to

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the current matters involving the detained media publisher Omiyele Saware

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by insisting and stating in the press statement that the

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recent promotions in the Nigeria Police Force was based on

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merit and not selective, accusing an unnamed online platform of

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allegedly sponsoring deliberate falsehoods to tarnish the image of the force,

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while also calling on offices and men of the force

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to desist from lobbying to get promoted, saying the IGP

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has warned that any police person as court lobbying to

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get promotion will be made to face disciplinary action. According

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to the post published via Sware social media handles, the

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media team of the publisher said this morning at six

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a m. A police team led by a Chief Superintendent

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of Police from the IGP Monitoring Unit forcibly gained entry

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into omiena Sware cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja,

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claiming they were taking him to court. The team of

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nine offices, including eight heavily armed personnel, handled Sirwar roughly

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when he asked to see the charges and notify his lawyers,

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breaking his arm in the process before taking him to

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another police facility, the media team stated. In another post,

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the media said the notorious former SARS officer, DCP Akin

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fakaray Day presented two petitions to SAWARE from the illegal

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igp’s office, one alleged forgery and the second written by

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Bukolayemis Kuttie, who was promoted to ACP because she’s mistress,

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alleges criminal defamation. So Morey had before honoring the police

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invitation on Wednesday, said in a number of posts previous

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day that the IGP Monitoring Unit has scheduled my interview

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for tomorrow at eleven am, yet they have refused to

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provide a copy of the purported petition against me. It

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is now clear that their intention is to conceal the

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sinister plan of the illegal IGP and continue operating in darkness.

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Despite this, Anambra is no doubt one of the states

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in Nigeria experiencing incessant and very high rates of kidnapping

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that in some cases do lead to the death of

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the abducted victims and killing of security operatives and some

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other persons around the scene of the mostly monetary crimes

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of hostage taking for a ransom. Specifically, our crime reporters

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gathered that there is hardly no week without one or

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two persons being kidnapped along the Innichha, a wary federal

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road in an Ambra State, especially between Over community and

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d Sala town. As we gathered that most victims of

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kidnapping in the state are hard working small and medium

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sized business owners who most of whom struggled out of

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poverty to become wealthy successful traders. This we learnt there

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may be no wealthy successful business owner along the Ihiala

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or who road left to be kidnapped or forced to

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pay ransom to the kidnappers, while in Ober, wealthy people

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are being kidnapped quietly and ransom in millions are paid

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in silence to the kidnappers. According to members of the community,

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a young successful businessman was kidnapped recently at a location

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between the Ober New Road and Old Road junctions, shortly

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after he visited his building construction site. While we also

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learned that some people in the state to report or

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contract their friends to kidnappers just to get a share

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from the ransom that will be paid afterwards or when

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such people have issue or dispute with their friends or

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co traders. It may interest you to know that the

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Nambra State Police Command recently arrested a twenty four year

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old male suspect Muanaie Victor for allegedly luring his friend

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to be kidnapped by his criminal gang Innuli Ihiala Local

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government area of the state, and they reportedly collected a

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ransom in dollars equivalent to five point three million narras

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with his gang members, just as gunman in a not

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to long distance time abducted a lawyer and two other

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persons in in polgu Aguata Local Government area of Anambra.

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In addition to previous cases of kidnapping of the owner

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of De Porsche Club, chiefhebea worg by unknown gunmen after

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the gunmen killed numbers of persons along the New ober

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Newi Road in Idomili South Local Government area of a

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Nambra State, with the number of those killed at the

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Porsha nightclub said to be seven, but one of the

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security operatives was beheaded and another had his foot cut

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off and made away with by the invading deadly kidnappers.

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This occurred shortly after a well known native doctor or

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Wi chidos in nawangu Aka. Aqua Okako Timuraki was kidnapped

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after his two personal aids killed in the vicinity of

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his hotel at Over community before the kidnappers effortlessly took

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him away and was released after ransom in millions were

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reportedly paid. That not all. On May twenty first, twenty

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twenty two, shortly after Professor Chikuma Saludo was sworn in

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as governor, Gunman abducted the lawmaker representing Aguata To constituency

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in the State House of Assembly, oak Chikua Koye. A

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Koye also known as Oki Dieoke represented Soludo’s state constituency

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Isoophia Akoye was killed and beheaded alongside his aid Cyril

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chi Eboka, six days after they were abducted along Aguila

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Zigbo Road, Anaroka local government area of the state, and

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their heads and bodies dumped along a roadside in the state.

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And in December twenty twenty four, another lawmaker in the

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State House of Assembly was kid Ghana Minister of Defense

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Edward Omain Boehmer, alongside seven other top government officials and

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military personnel have been confirmed dead after Ganer armed Forces

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in a statement on Wednesday, had declared the Zen nine

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military helicopter missing, stating the helicopter, traveling from the nation

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capital in akrat Obuasi in a Shanti region, went off

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from radar at nine to twelve a m with three

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crew members and five passengers on board. Others killed in

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the helicopter crash, as confirmed by the Office of the

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President of Ghana, include doctor al Haji Mattala Mohammad, MP

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for Tamali, Central Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Alhaji

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Vice Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Aboagie, former parliamentary candidate,

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Squadron Leader Peter Buffemi, Anila Flying Officer to Amampadu and

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Sergeant Ernest Adam. It was gathered that the military helicopter

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went down at a Dancy Acro firm in the Ashanti

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region on Wednesday for yet to be stated cause of

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the incident, as video footage showed the burnt beyond recognition

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bodies of those on board the aircraft. The aircraft was

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from Acra and heading for Abausi and is currently off

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the radar. All efforts of being made to establish contact

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the Ghaner Armed Forces had stated in a statement earlier

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on Wednesday. The Government of Ghana has directed that all

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national flags be flown at half mast in honor of

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the late government top officials Edward Omein Boehmer, Minister for

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Defense and Ibrahem Mattalamahammad, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation,

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among others, who died in the military helicopter crash. According

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to local media, the fatal incident occurred on Wednesday, August

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sixth in the a Dansi Acrofirm district of the Ashanti Region,

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while the two ministers, along with six others were en

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route to ob Ouasi for official duties. Announcing the directive,

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Chief of Staff Julius Debra expressed the government’s deep sorrow

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regarding the loss of the two senior public officials and

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others on board the helicopter. The President is emotionally down.

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The Vice President is leading a team to formally inform

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the families. Education Minister Peruna Idrasu told news reporters following

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the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of top

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government officials, including the Defense and Environment ministers. While announcing

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the death of the all passengers and crew members on board.

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The Ghaner Chief of Staff Julius Debra said on behalf

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of the President of the Republic, his Excellency John Drameny Mohamma,

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the Vice President, Professor nna Jana Poku Agumang, who is

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with us here and the Government of Ghana, I have

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the unpleasant duty sadly to announce a national tragedy involving

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the crash of a military helicopter this morning around the

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Adancy area in the Ashanti Region. Government regrets to announce

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the demise of the following persons in the tragic crash.

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Doctor Edward Kofi omain Boehmer Minister for Defense, al Haji

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Doctor Ibrahim Mattala Mohammad, m P Minister for Environment, Science

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and Technology, al Haji Munaru Mohammad, Acting Deputy National Security

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co Ordinator and former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Doctor

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Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the National Democrat Nambra State

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Government under the leadership of Governor Charles Chukumasaludo, has said

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that the state is currently in search of justice over

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the killing of a young and creative fish farmer, Martins

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of Fessinachi on Ye k C, well known by his

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business name as Fish Magnet, who was reportedly shot on

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the leg while being kidnapped on Sunday, the twenty seventh

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of July twenty twenty five at his residence in zini

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Fite Village, Okuno in Orca, the Enambra State capital. This

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doctor j George Mogalu, the Labor Party candidate in the

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forthcoming governorship election in the state, said that an Amber

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state is no longer safe, adding that people are being killed,

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slorted for their families to bury in silence while the

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state Governor, Professor Charles Chukuma Saludo, looks the other way

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with no sympathy, condolence, visit or statement. Specifically, Mogalu said,

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I must speak frankly, an Amber is no longer safe,

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not even in the state capital. Our people are being sorted,

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kidnapped and buried in silence while the government looks the

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other way. This is not leadership, it is abandonment. Just recently,

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we lost over ten lives in a ghastly accident at

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Amchi no We South local government area. Yet there was

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no statement, no condolence, not even a visit from the

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state government. Instead we see street renamings and political endorsement rallies.

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Where is our conscience? Mogalu stated, while the former lawyer

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to Namdi Carlu, the detained Biafra agitation leader, Barrister afany

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G four, said the people of the state are currently

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romancing with crimes, hiding criminals and painting absurd narratives on

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social media to glorify and justify the rising crimes in

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the state, saying the most frightening part the reckless energy

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our own people expend defending these killers. When you shield

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murderers because they are your kinsmen, you emboldenham When you

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justify kidnappings under the guise of ethnic pride, you leave

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the gates wide open for the real external aggresses like

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armed herdsman, whose invasion will come when we are weakest

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and most divided. Namra’s State Commissioner for Information Law Mepher

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made the government position known on Sunday after he led

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other government officials on a condolence visit to the bereaved

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mother of the victim, who happened to be the woman

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leader of the Enamor’s State All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA.

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Missus Esther on Ya KC. According to Punch newspaper, Honaka,

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a son of the woman leader of the Enambra State

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All Progressives Grand Alliance, was abducted by government at his

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residence in Zenophied Community, Opuno, Orcasouth local government area of

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Enambra State, in a late night attack on Saturday, July

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twenty sixth and was subsequently killed. In a press statement

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released on Sunday, the State Commissioner for Information Law Mepha,

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sympathized with the deceaseds family, assuring them that the state

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government is in search of justice while sustaining and strengthening

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security in the state. Mepha, who maintained that such a

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development is an affront to the Professor Chokuma Soludo government’s

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new security architecture, also expressed delight that the police are

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on the heels of the perpetrators. The Commissioner was quoted

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as having stated this when he paid a condolence visit

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to the woman leader of the Enambra’s State Apga ester

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On Yekesi. According to the statement, the statement read in part,

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the Enambra State Commission prossas Wakon Medo pritain new preneers

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in a more digitalware,