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Speaker 1: Edo State Government, led by Governor Monday Opevolo, has issued

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an executive order blacklisting a government registered acclaims sociocultural organization,

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the Neo Black Movement NBM is a violent organization among

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those responsible for violent crimes of high rates of secret

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cult related homicide killings in the state and in a

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swift reaction, the president of the Neo Black Movement of

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Africa NBN, olarogunase Car Corps, while speaking with a panel

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of presenters at Arise News Television during the TV program,

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accused the Governor Monday Oppevholo, of allegedly using members of

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the Black Axe Confraternity during his election, adding that the

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governor never consulted with them to know if members of

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Black Ax Confraternity are also members of the Neo Black Movement,

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saying the governor is now attacking NBM because of black acts,

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stressing that Black Axe Confraternity is a criminal organization, insisting

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that members of the con On Fraternity and never members

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of the NBM. And shortly after the NBM president’s statement,

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large group of youths in Edo State led a solidarity

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protest matched to the Edo State Government House in Benin

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City to express their support and willingness to defend the

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government policies and actions to stop the massive destructions of

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lives and creation of young widows and high rates of

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fatherless children in the state due to secret cult activities.

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This assessments of some of the pro government policy protesters

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indicated that some of them are people who may have

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identified themselves in the past as members of the Neo

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Black movement, and they also appeared to be people very

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loyal to one of the prominent leaders of the NBM,

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Anthony Arden aka Tony Kobaka, who trend when he was

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interviewed about the activities of the NBM in a BBC

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documentary published by the British Broadcasting Service some years back.

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Addressing the pro government policy protesters on Monday at the

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state government House, sin Benin City Governor Monday ok Pepolo

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said he will not listen to any form of blackmail

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and he will continue the fight to end in security

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in the state. In quotes, the governor said, yesterday, I

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addressed a peaceful rally by courageous Edo youths who like me,

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are tired of the senseless killings and destruction caused by cultism.

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I told them what I’ll tell you now, every Edo

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life matters. If I had fallen victim to cult violence

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as a young man, I wouldn’t be here serving you today.

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We will continue to act decisively. No threats, no blackmail,

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no fear will stop us. Buildings linked to cultism will

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be demolished, Criminals will be rooted out, and together with

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the backing of our determined young people, we will reclaim

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our state. Edo must be safe for our families, for

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our future, and for the investments and opportunities we seek

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to attract. This is practical governance in action and it

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will not stop. Also on Monday, the State Governor Monday

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ok Pempholo, through the office of the Chief Press Secretary Fredicicua,

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said that Neo Black Movement NBM is involved in violent

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crimes in the state. Hence, he issued an executive order

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and revoked the certificate of occupancy of land the NBM

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International headquarters was situated at a Magna area in Benin

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City and ordered the demolition of the house. The press

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release reads verbatim below, Endo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpepholo

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has called on the Inspector General of Police car Yode

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Eggbetoken and the Director General of the Department of State

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Services dss Olawatos and A Jay to initiate the immediate

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arrest and prosecution of the President of the Neo Black

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Movement NBM of Africa, Olarogunasee Khacor, over alleged forgery of

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official state government documents. In the petition, the governor accused

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CORPS of forging government documents which falsely claim too authorize

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him to provide assistance to schools in Edo South’s Senatorial District.

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The act, he said, was not only fraudulent, but a

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direct assault on the integrity of the state’s administrative processes.

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The governor, who described the act as criminal and deceitful,

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said the alleged forgery was carried out in connivance with

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certain low level civil servants within the state bureaucracy. He

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noted that those civil servants implicated in the forgery have

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already been identified and taken into custody and a police

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investigation is currently under way to determine their level of culpability.

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Governor of Pepolo vowed that all those found culpable will

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be prosecuted in accordance with the law. Governor o Pepolo

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further insisted that the land title on which the NBM

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headquarter was erected in Edo State has been revoked, citing

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the organization’s alleged involvement in violent crimes and unlawful activities

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within the state. The governor urged both the Nigeria Police

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Force and the DSS to intensify their efforts in curbing

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the operations of groups allegedly involved in criminality and to

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ensure that those responsible for these acts are brought to justice.

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We have reported that in apparent anger, Edo State Government

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under the leadership of Governor monday O Pepolo, has issued

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a serious warning with a strong message sent to the

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President of the Neo Black Movement of Africa NBM, Holarogunasekha

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coll that the Edo State Government has started consultations to

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enable it take more appropriate legal action against the Neo

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Black Movement, saying the international headquarters or secretariat of the

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movement situated at a Magba area in Benin City that

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was demolished last month by the state government, has been

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an enclave used for planning and execution of secret cult

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related killings by members of the Neo Black Movement. The

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governor also referred to and described ugged as Black as

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secret cult, probably expressing more anger that the leadership and

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members of the Neo Black Movement had the courage to

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come out publicly to identify themselves with the demolished building.

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The governor said they will be made to face prosecution this.

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The National President of the Neo Black Movement, Ologunasei Kharkoor,

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while speaking in reaction to the demolished building on a

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Rise News TV program, said the movement is not Black Acts,

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emphasizing that Black Acts is a criminal organization while the

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Neo Black Movement is a social cultural organization that promote

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and engage in humanitarian services. It would be recalled that

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we had reported that the Edo State Police Command of

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Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of ninety five

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persons in connection with the killing of more than fifteen

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people between April twenty fifth, twenty twenty five and now

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in the renewed deadly and bloody apparent Supremacy secret cult

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war in the state among members of the Black Axe CONFRATERNERAAA,

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Maffi Confraternity aka Great Men and i A Confraternity AKAA Lords,

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which started with the killing of a physiotherapist simply identified

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as Alex and another individual at the University of Benin

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Teaching Hospital ubth back Gate were boo in Benin with

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the Edo State government led by Governor monday O Pepolo,

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launching a retaliatory war against businesses and individuals allegedly aiding

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secret cult killings in the state. Thus sealed off a

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Turnou hotel planned to demolish the hotel owned by People’s

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Democratic Party PDP Chieftain Honorable Matthew Idaia Kenwen, who was

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the Director general of Assuin Poggier campaign organization in the

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last governorship election in the state, on the ground that

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a particular secret cult group members gathered at the Eterna

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hotel to plan their recent killings in the state. And

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in addition, the Edo State governor also sealed off and

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marked a residential building for demolition also owned by a

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PDP chieftain Francis and eek.

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Speaker 2: This particular voice, you claim a curtis, you patronize them.

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He patronizes that it gives them money. He patronizes them

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doing the elections. On elections, doill use them and after

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using them, they will come back to claim that the

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same points are members of an organization. These particular people

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you platonize. I don’t know them. You’ve never contacted the

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leadership of the organization to find out if truly this

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persition you patronize are members of the organization. So how

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would you go to the international secretary to demolish.

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Speaker 3: Well here today to campaign against courtesy and drug abuse

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and also let you know and let them oh no.

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Speaker 1: But we are with you.

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Speaker 2: Yes, I see the top of it.

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Speaker 1: Does I guess the fight? I guess God is the fillises,

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do not?

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Speaker 3: We have lost accountable number of youth for artism. And

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you have to say nothing or not whatever shoet and

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masures you want to take your God causes them tautes

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and when you need a help will be standing. So

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we appreciate your ef thoughts and we pray that God,

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because you give you strength to clean and those states.

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Speaker 4: If I was key as a huge, if I was

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in any way shot at my guy, we like you

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God not to keep no So for that reason everyer

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to blot matter. I am glad that the people.

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Speaker 1: Have taken his time to say we should not.

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Speaker 4: Lost any plot anymore. They want to ky the are dreads,

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they want to kill and don’t you do and we

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will not have said, let them make nice from here

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to anyway I would not see to mm hmmm.

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Speaker 1: Posus one on level Britain yukunees in a more regis

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aware