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Speaker 1: Human rights activist and founder of Sahara Reporters News Network,

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Homiel Saware has been reportedly man handled on Thursday early

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morning inside police cell by offices from the Inspector General

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of Police IGP Monitoring Unit after the journalist honored the

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invitation sent him from the office of the Inspector General

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of Police for a reason not stated, but the media

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personnel working with Omila Saware, in a statement on Thursday

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made available through the verified personal social media handles of Saware,

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said that the police presented two petitions against Sware over

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alleged forgery and defamation of character, adding that some police

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officers from the IGP Monitoring Unit as early as six

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a m. On Thursday entered Sware cell at the Force

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Intelligence Department in Abuja with alleged pretense to take the

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media publisher to court, but when the journalist demanded to

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see the charges against him, he was allegedly handled roughly

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by a team of armed policemen. This barrister Addi andju

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Deji petitioned the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tenubu, demanding

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the immediate dismissal of the IGP Kyode Eggbetoken for allegedly

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abusing his office by thus using his high ranking office

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in the Nigeria Police Force to settle personal scores. Although

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the Nigeria Police Force has not reacted to these allegations,

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but the force in a press release on Thursday afternoon

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apparently made statements in relation to the current matters involving

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the detained media publisher Omiele Saware by insisting and stating

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in the press statement that the recent promotions in the

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Nigeria Police Force was based on merit and not selective,

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accusing an unnamed online platform of allegedly sponsoring deliberate falsehoods

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to tarnish the image of the force, while also calling

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on offices and men of the force to desist from

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lobbying to get promoted, saying the IGP has warned that

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any police person as court lobbying to get promotion will

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be made to face disciplinary action. According to the post

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published via Sware social media handles, the media team of

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the publisher said this morning at six a m. A

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police team led by a Chief Superintendent of Police from

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the IGP Monitoring Unit forcibly gained entry into Omila Saware

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cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja, claiming they

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were taking him to court. The team of nine offices,

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including eight heavily armed personnel, handled Sirwar roughly when he

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asked to see the charges and notify his lawyers, breaking

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his arm in the process, before taking him to another

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

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media said the notorious former SARS officer DCP Akin Fakarayda

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presented two petitions to SAWARE from the illegal igp’s office,

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one alleged forgery and the second written by Bukolayemis Kutie,

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who was promoted to ACP because she’s mistress, alleges criminal defamation.

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So Morrey had before honoring the police invitation on Wednesday,

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said in a number of posts previous day that the

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IGP Monitoring Unit has scheduled my interview for tomorrow at

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eleven am, yet they have refused to provide a copy

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of the purported petition against me. It is now clear

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that their intention is to conceal the sinister plan of

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the illegal IGP and continue operating in darkness. Despite this,

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I will honor the invitation, but not alone. I will

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be going with a full house to all our revolutionary comrades.

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As always we move together. Let every freedom fighter, every

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citizen of conscience, every voice of resistance assemble early tomorrow

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at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, Revolutiono egg

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Betoken MUSCO. They say the illegal IGP spoke today and

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send fresh threats against us. We heard that the Legal

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Inspector General of Police, Kyode Eggbetoken has issued fresh threats,

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but even his voice betrays him. His voice was cracked

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by incompetence, weighed down by immorality, nepotism, favoritism, tribalism. It

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was worn thin by the burden of failed leadership. We

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are Nigerian citizens who have faced down tyrants, dictators and

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power drunk men in and out of uniform. We’ve survived

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worse and we’ve conquered. No amount of intimidation, propaganda or

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empty threats can shake our resolve or derail our desire

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for a better, just and dignified society, a luter continuer.

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The Nigeria Police Force, in a statement signed and made

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available by the force spokesperson DCP on Umua had A Jobbi,

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said the Nigeria Police Force has observed with concern the

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growing wave of lobbying and unofficial requests directed at the

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Inspector General of Police and the Police Service Commission by

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certain offices seeking special promotions. This search was triggered by

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the misinformation being spread by certain media platforms following the

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recent approval of accelerated promotions for a number of deserving

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offices who have distinguished themselves through exemplary service. The Force

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wishes to categorically state that these accelerated promotions were not arbitrary,

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but were part of a well structured reward system set

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up by the police leadership aimed at recognizing offices who

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have demonstrated outstanding performance uncommon bravery, professional excellence and commitment

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to duty in the offices who benefited with those who

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met the standardized guidelines for such accelerated promotion. The recent

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exercise does not signify the commencement of a general or

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indiscriminate special promotion scheme. In light of recent misleading reports

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sponsored by a particular online platform suggesting that the Police

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Force has initiated arbitrary promotions, the Nigeria Police Force firmly

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caution the public to disregard such falsehoods. These reports are

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basis misleading and intended to undermine the integrity of the

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force’s promotion process. The NPF remains committed to transparency, merit

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and due process in all personnel decisions. Furthermore, offices are

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strongly cautioned against lobbying or attempting to influence the promotion

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process through unofficial means. Such conduct is unethical, undermines the

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principles of meritocracy and professionalism, and will attract severe disciplinary action.

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In accordance with extant laws and regulations, the Nigeria Police

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Force reiterates its commitment to a promotion system anchored on integrity,

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verifiable merit and honorable service to the nation. Offices and

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men are hereby urged to remain dedicated, maintain discipline and

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continue to discharge the duties with pride and distinction. The

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police stated human rights lawyer Barrister add Aa and Judeji,

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in a reaction to the photograph of Omile A Soare’s

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hand wrapped with bandages of the Police detention facility said

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egg beetoken the most useless IGP in the history of Nigeria.

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Police has ordered the detention of Sware for criticizing his

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incompetent and favoritism promotions and other numerous infractions. How do

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you promote your personal staff arbitrarily? Just like that? The

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police ACKed twenty twenty in Regulation three hundred and sixty

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seven of the Nigeria Police Regulations forbids a police officer

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from settling personal scores and vendetta via the instrumentalities of

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their offices. But eg Beethoken is too shameless to care

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and continue to abuse his office. President Tanubu must sack

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him now. Egg Beethoken must go. In an open letter

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and petition to President Bola Ahmed t Enubu, hawd He

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and Judeji said and in quotes that your Excellency, with

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utmost respect for the office you occupy, I write to

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draw your attention to the deepening rot within the Nigeria

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Police Force NPF, which, if left unchecked, threatens to completely

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erode public trust and destroy the very institution meant to

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protect us all. Under the watch of the current Inspector

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General of Police, the force has become increasingly compromised by

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a pattern of conduct that has brought the institution into disrepute.

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The NPF has become personalized and weaponized, with growing reports

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of the force being used to settle personal scores and

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intimidate private citizens. The civic space has shrunk under a

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climate of fear. Peaceful expression, association, and lawful dissenter now

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treated with suspicion or outright hostility by an institution that

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should protect these freedoms. More disturbingly, the men and women

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who serve in the police force continue to operate under

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conditions that are nothing short of inhumane. Reports of nepotism, favoritism,

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and ethnic promotions. Above competence and institutional framework work has

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become order of the day. Offices lack adequate welfare, modern equipment,

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proper housing, and fair remuneration. Resulting into the recent police protest,

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the morale of the average policeman is low, and yet

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they are still expected to perform optimally. A force that

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is deprived of dignity cannot enforce the law with dignity.

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The NPF urgently needs reform, but reform cannot happen under

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leadership that undermines its very principles. It is in light

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of this that I respectfully urge you to act decisively

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by relieving the current Inspector General of Police of his

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duties and appointing a leader with a clear commitment to

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constitutional order and human rights yours faithfully degi adian U.

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Esquire Punch newspaper reported that the Coalition of United Political

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Parties and the Arowa Youth Ambassadors have called for the

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immediate and unconditional release of pro democracy activist and journalist

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Omiell Sawarre following his recent arrest by the Nigeria Police Force.

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In separate statements on Thursday, both groups condemned the arrest,

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describing it as a violation of Saware’s constitutional rights and

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an abuse of police authority. National Secretary of CUPP Peter

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Amme said Sir wares detention flouts section thirty nine of

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the Nigerian Constitution, which guarantees freedom of expression and opinion.

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He said the police had turned into an instrument of

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oppression and called for accountability. We strongly condemned the arrest

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of Omiene Saware by the Nigerian Police and act that

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flouts section thirty nine of the Nigerian Constitution, which guarantees

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the fundamental right to freedom of expression, including the freedom

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to hold opinions and share ideas without interference. This arrest

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is not only unjust, but also a disturbing misuse of

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police power, turning an institution meant to protect Nigerians into

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a tool for oppression and personal vendettas. This arrest is

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a blatant abuse of power and an affront to the

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principles of justice and accountability enshrined in the Constitution. The

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Nigerian Police own Nigerians a clear explanation for sir Ware’s arrest.

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Denying him his right to bail is indefensible and further

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exposes the misuse of authority to silence dissent. We demand

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his immediate and unconditional release and if the Inspector General

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believes there is a case to answer, sir warez should

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be charged to court without delay, he stated. The Arowa

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Youth Ambassadors, in a separate statement signed by their national coordinator,

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Yeheya Abdullahi, also condemned sir Ware’s continued detention and gave

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the federal authorities a seventy two hour ultimatum to release

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him or face protests across the nineteen Northern States and

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the Federal Capital Territory. The group said sir Ware’s arrest

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was part of a pattern of harassment, alleging that state

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institutions were being misused to suppressed descent. They warned that

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a continued clamp down on critic can erode democratic values

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and civic freedoms. In line with this, the Arowa Youth

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Ambassadors hereby issue a seventy two hour ultimatum to the

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Nigerian authorities to release Saware or face nationwide protests in

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all nineteen Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory. We

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will mobilize peaceful mass action in solidarity with Saware and

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in defense of the fundamental rights of all Nigerians to

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freedom of expression and assembly. We call on all progressive forces,

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civil society groups, student unions, labor movements and the general

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public to rise in unity against the growing tyranny and

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misuse of state power. Nigeria belongs to us all and

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no government has the right to crush dissent in a

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democratic society. The statement added the police are yet to

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issue an official response to the reason for Saware’s arrest.

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