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Speaker 1: Nigeria Anti Corruption Police Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC

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may have failed to state the alleged crime or crimes

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committed by a human rights activist, Martin’s Vincent tots Aka Veridardman,

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since five days over one hundred and twenty hours, the

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Anti corruption Police arrested him in Abuja when he went

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with his mother to g T Bank to get clarification

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from the bank over constant apparent unauthorized with drawals affected

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by the bank on the woman’s savings account. Although Veri

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Dargman was arrested alongside his friend Stephen Avuara akac Pack,

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but according to the statement issued by the activist lawyer’s

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legal chamber Degi Adianjuan Partners, Stephen Avuara was released shortly

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after he was arrested on Friday, with the chamber insisting

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that is it on Tuesday, EFCC have not been able

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to state the crime or crimes their client Veri Dargmun committed,

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rather as it. On Monday, four operatives of the ua

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EVFCC engaged the human rights activist enours long questions that

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borders on why he allegedly monetized his social media pages.

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His public comments about a gospel musician, his tax records

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and his source of income. This apparently authenticated the BBC

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report that the EFCC confirmed to it that Veri Dartmann

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was arrested and detained for cyber talking, a BBC report

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which EFCC swiftly launched media war against the British media,

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tagging the BBC reporter as of fake news and in retaliation,

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the BBC pigeon replied EFCC with a post that its

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report is correct and undoubtedly the crime of cyber talking

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may not be the duty of the EFCC, as such

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as apparently the constitutional responsibility of the Nigeria Police Force.

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And if true that the human rights activist was detained

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for cyber talking, it shows that the country ruling political party,

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the All Progressive Congress APC, may have questions to answer.

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The APC had earlier issued threat message to the human

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rights activist after the activist called the Nigeria Senate President,

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godswill Acpabio out over the Senate President traveling to Rome

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in Italy to attend Pope Francis burial. While almost daily

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killings and unabated high level of insecurity are observed in

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several states in the West Africa country and furthermore, EFCC

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in a statement on Tuesday, only issued an apparent vague

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statement that he received series of petitions against the activist

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as a way to try to justify why the human

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rights activist was arrested and detained, but the Anti Corruption

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Commission probably could not make any reasonable allegation against the

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human rights defender, even when the Commission confirmed in the

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statement that it has been investigating the allegations filed against

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Mari Darkmun before the activist was arrested in a commando

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lifestyle at the exit gate of GT Bank. According to

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Deggiadianju and Partner’s legal chamber, following our earlier statement on

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the arrest of our clients mister Martin’s vincentots Aka Very

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Dark black Man and mister Stephen Avuara Akacpack by offices

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of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, and considering

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the heightened interest that their arrest has generated amongst members

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of the public, we are constrained to issue this further statement.

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While we can confirm that mister Avuara was released after

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our intervention on May second, twenty twenty five. Mister OTTs, however,

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remains in the Commission’s custody and was interrogated for several

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hours yesterday May fifth, twenty twenty five, in the presence

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of our founding partner, Marvin Armaogbey Esquire. Our interaction with

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mister Ots largely confirmed the version of events previously communicated

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to us by mister Avuara as it relates to the

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circumstances surrounding their arrest. We note with grave concern that

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four days after offices have in the EFCC arrested mister Arts,

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the Commission is yet to formally inform him of the

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specific allegations against him or avail him with any petition

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that necessitated his arrest. Rather, the interrogation by the Commission’s

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Special Duties Committee SDC four offices yesterday was primarily focused

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on our client’s handling of nyronotes of the club, alleged

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monetization of his social media accounts, his public comments about

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a Nigerian gospel artist, his tax records and source of income.

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Notwithstanding the Commission’s powers to investigate financial crimes as streamlined

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by the Supreme Court in in Wobike versus FRN and

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in Weerboshi versus EARN, its refusal to inform our client

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of the specific allegations against him not only constitutes a

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fundamental breach of our client’s constitutional right, but also suggests

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to us that this is a case where the Commission

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has affected an arrest and is now fishing forever to

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justify the arrest. We are, therefore, by this statement, calling

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on the Commission to immediately release mister OTTs or charge

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him to court if it has any case against him,

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as his continuous detention beyond the constitutional limit of twenty

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four hours is now illegal. The Legal Chamber statement ends

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in quotes EFCC in a press release issued on Tuesday

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with a caption if CC’s case against Martin’s Vincentots reads

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verbatim below. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission e f

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c C, in the exercise of its mandate of tackling

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economic and financial crimes, invited Martin’s Vincent Ots owing to

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a series of petitions bordering on sundry issues of alleged

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financial crimes raised against him. He refused to show up

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in spite of several invitations sent to him through his

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known addresses and medium of communication. The petitions pertain to

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grave allegations of financial malfeasance, which cannot be ignored by

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the commisit it is needful to admit that the Commission

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is aware of several unguarded attacks of the suspect against

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its operations. While such conduct is condemnable, his arrest was

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not informed by such at tax. The relevant law enforcement

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agency will be allowed to look into them. The EFCC

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has a lawful right to hold Offs in custody like

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any other suspect being investigated by the Commission, the appropriate

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remand order was obtained in this regard. He has been

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offered an administrative bail and would be released after fulfilling

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all the bail conditions. The Commission appreciates the interest of

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Nigerians in its operations. The passion, enthusiasm and torrential reactions

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to all of its activities are welcome. However, insinuations about

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its motive in carrying out its assignment should no longer continue.

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The EFCC should be allowed to do its job without

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fear or favor. As soon as investigations are concluded, charges

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will be filed. It would be recalled that some aggrieved

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Nigerian youths staged a protest on Monday at the Garlic

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Area three branch of Guaranteed Trust Bank condemning the arrest

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and detention of social activist Martin Vincentots, popularly known as Veridarkman.

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The visibly angry protesters criticized the manner in which the

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activist was apprehended, saying it was an act of kidnapping.

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They claimed he was neither invited for questioning nor arrested

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with a warrant. Former and Amor state governor and the

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Labor Party presidential candidate in the last concluded Nigeria elections,

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Peter oby Had, in a post said, the recent developments

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in our nation continue to raise serious concerns about the

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direction we are headed as a democracy. The tension in

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the land, aggravated by hardship, is being needlessly fueled by

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our attitude to the rule of law and human rights.

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The arrest of Martin Vincentots, popularly known as Veridarkman v

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d M, though perhaps within the legal rights of security agencies,

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was carried out in a manner that left many Nigerians unsettled.

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The display of force, lacking in transparency and civility, closely

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resembled an abduction, a disturbing method that not only creates fear,

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but also risks being mimicked by criminal elements. If Nigerians

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begin to struggle to distinguish between legitimate arrests and unlawful abductions,

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we will lose a vital layer of national security and accountability.

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This trend is not new. We must recall that even

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our esteemed judges, the last line of defense for justice,

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have suffered similar indignities in recent years. When those who

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interpret the law are treated with such disregard, it is

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difficult to expect that ordinary citizens will feel protected under

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the law. Moreover, these methods are beginning to affect our

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economy and business environment. The backlash directed a GT Bank,

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allegedly linked to the circumstances surround und mister OS’s arrest,

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has had serious reputational consequences at a time when investor

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confidence is already fragile. We must do all we can

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to avoid actions that tarnish institutions or undermine the trust

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of both citizens and the international community. One cannot help

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but ask was it impossible to invite mister Ots in

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a civil, transparent and legal manner. Would that not have

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spared Nigerians, GT Bank and our national image the unnecessary

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shame and losses we now witness Similarly troubling are allegations

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surrounding the so called adoption of the NaN’s president. If true,

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it raises critical questions about the independence of student leadership

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and the subtle erosion of young voices in our democracy.

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Nigeria’s youth should not feel coerced, silenced, or absorbed into

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political agendas that do not reflect their will. The oppression

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of young voices, whether through force, patronage or intimidation, is

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a danger ter path that we must not normalize. We

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must return to a Nigeria where justice is done and

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is seen to be done without theatrics or abuse. A

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country where youth can speak freely, judges conserve with dignity,

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and institutions act responsibly. That is the Nigeria we must rebuild.

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Peter Obi stated, We have reported that there is apparent

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tension in Nigeria over the arrest of a popular human

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rights activist, Martin’s Vincent dot se Ka Veri Dardmann or

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vd M, who was allegedly seized by Nigeria security operatives

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in a manner that have kept many wondering suspecting acts

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of oppression and intimidation based on threats issued by the

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ruling political Party All Progressives Congress a PC against the

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human rights activist after the activists condemned the Nigeria Senate

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President God’s Will Actaviio for traveling to Vatican in Italy

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to attend Pope Francis burial ceremony, while he said the

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Senate President has failed to visit states where almost daily

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burial ceremonies are often held. In some states like Plateau, Bernu, Kwara,

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Enugu and Ogan states where gunmen bandits are killing the

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Senate President fellow citizens in large numbers unabated in recent

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time in Nigeria and angered by the talks. The APC

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South South Zonal organizing Secretary, Blessing agbom Here issued seven

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days ultimatum to Beidokmun to apologize to the Senate President

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who led five man federal government delegation to Rome to

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attend the late Catholic head funeral ceremony, but immediately Veridokman

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in a video issued the public apology to the victims

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of insecurity in the West Africa country and in the video,

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he further accused and condemned the Senate President and other

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Nigeria leaders for being insensitivity to their institutional responsibilities. Of

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protecting lives, saying insecurity killing hundreds of people often in

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Nigeria is as a result of lead leadership failure on

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the part of the Senate President and members of the

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Bola Ahmed Tenubu led government and surprisingly, Degiadianju, the lawyer

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to the activist, said that Vari Dagmann was arrested at

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Guarantee Trust Bank GTB in Abuja on Friday in a

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more dehumanizing manner and after he was trapped at the

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exit door at the GTB premises for five minutes, some

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security operatives came and cover his face with a black

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cloth before he was led away and for more than

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forty eight hours. Nigeria authority is yet to issue statement

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over the arrest of the human rights activist, who had

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on Friday went with her mother to the GTB bank

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to get clarification over the unauthorized withdrawals constantly done on

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his mother’s savings account after the activists suspected that someone

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may have used his mother National Identification Number n i

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N to take loan from the GTB bank. Lady Quini

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remains in the morning disiware