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Speaker 1: Arbia State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed

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the killing of two Chinese nationals and one Nigerian police

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officer on Friday evening at Aturu, a university town in

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the Issuekuoto local government area of Arbia State that is

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very close to a Kigwe area of Imhost State. After

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the gunman ambush the Chinese construction workers and their police escorts,

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with no group claiming responsibility for the attacks, but one

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of the biafor armed groups, the Biafra Liberation Army BLA,

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in a video posted online a few minutes ago, noted

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that they are currently in a heavy gun battle with

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men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN at a

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Kigwei forest, with the videos showing military helicopter and armoured tanks.

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The BLA had earlier posted on Friday night, after the

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killing of the Chinese nationals that they received intelligent information

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that the Nigeria soldiers will invade a Kigwe on Saturday.

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According to the armed group, the Biafra Defense Council wishes

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to alert Biafrans in a Kigwei State of an imminent

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invasion of the towns and villages in a Kigwe by

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the Nigerian military, which they consider a terrorist force. At

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any moment, all citizens in an around a Kigwe should

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remain vigilant and exercise heightened security awareness. The third Division

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of the Biafra Liberation Army is prepared to confront them.

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On Saturday evening, the biafor Armed Group published video recordings

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of Nigeria soldiers armored tanks and helicopter hovering and entering

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a forest, said they are in a gun battle with

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the Nigeria soldiers. Sahara reporters reported on Saturday evening the

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two Chinese expatriates and a police inspector were killed in

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a deadly ambush by unidentified gunmen in a turu Issukuto

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local government area of Arbia State. According to the state

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Police Command that confirmed the incident, the victims were identified

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as mister Kuan and mister Kai, both Chinese expatriates, and

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Inspector Audusai, one of their police escorts. The attack occurred

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on Friday, April fourth, twenty twenty five, around five thirty pm,

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while the victims were en route to their company site

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at a Guku Amaya in the Indundu community. It was

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learned that the assailants opened fire on the convoy, killing

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the three victims and carting away Inspector Saidu’s rifle. In

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a statement issued by the Arbia State Police Public Relations

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Officer vs P war in Chinaka, the command confirmed that

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a joint rescue operation involving the police, military and other

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security agencies successfully rescued four Chinese expatriates and two police officers.

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The statement reads, in part, the Arba State Police Command,

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in collaboration with the military and other sister security agencies,

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led by the Divisional Police Officer DPO Aturu, has successfully

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rescued four Chinese expatriates and two escort police officers. This

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followed a distress report received on the fourth of April

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twenty twenty five at about seventeen thirty hours that unidentified

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armed men had ambushed and attacked a group of Chinese

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expatriates and their police escorts while they were en route

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to their company site located at a Gukua Mayer in

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Dundu Community, Aturu Issuekuto local government area. Tragically, during the attack,

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the manager mister Kwan Mail, his colleague mister Kai Mail,

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and Inspector Audu Saidu, one of the escort offices, were killed.

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The assailants also carted away the Inspector Saidu’s rifle. Upon

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receiving the information, operatives from Arbia State Command, in a

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joint operation with the military and other sister agencies, launched

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a search mission. As a result, three Chinese expatriates were

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rescued unhurt, while one sustained injuries. Inspector Uber Ahmed, who

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was also rescued, suffered gunshot injury on his leg. Both

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the injured officer and the expatriate are currently receiving treatment

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and responding to treatment at FMC Abercliki. Today the fifth

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of April twenty twenty five, tactical team operatives of the Command,

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led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, visited the

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crime scene as part of the ongoing search and rescue efforts.

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Through collaborative action involving the police, the military and local

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community members. Inspector Ajigua Friday was also rescued unhurt. The

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Commissioner of Police Arbia’s State Command, c P Dan lardie Isser,

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has assured the good people of Arbia’s State that the

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perpetrators of this heinous crime will be brought to justice.

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He urged residents to remain security conscious, go about their

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lawful activities without fear, and support the police by reporting

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any suspicious persons, vehicles or activities to the nearest police

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station or call the following command’s emergency lines. The Arba

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State Police Command stated, according to some our reporters posas

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