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Speaker 1: Family of Stephen obum Neme and Wosu has accused the

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Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN, led by General Olafemi Oliadae,

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the Nigeria Chief of Defense Staff, of attempted acts to

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cover up a soldier who allegedly murdered a young man,

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Stephen obum Nemmee and Wosu on February fourteen, twenty twenty six,

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Valentine’s Day along Beni Agbor Road around Amufi Junction in

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Edo State. This according to the family member, who pleaded

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for her names not to be mentioned in the press,

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said her brother was shot dead by the soldier after

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the deceased refused to hand over his car key to

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the soldier as demanded, saying her brother only went out

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with his friend she identified as Godwin Coco to get

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chicken feed when they encountered the soldier at the failed

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portion of the road that is currently under construction, saying

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the Nigerian Army has refused to disclose the names of

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the soldier who allegedly committed the act of murder or

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take appropriate lawful actions against the suspected murderer and in

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a swift reaction when our reporter contacted the public Relations

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Officer of four Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Captain Kennedy

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and Yan muvaa phone call on Thursday evening. The military

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authority said it is not true that the soldier in

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question has not been identified, saying the matter has been settled,

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and when our reporter demanded to know how the alleged

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murder case was settled with the family, the military authority

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refused to give details. Also, when our reporter contacted the

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Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Forced Public Relations

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Officer asp no Acodium, the police authority said the matter

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is under investigation and there is no way such matter

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can be swept under the carpet. According to the bereaved

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family member, on the fourteenth of February twenty twenty six,

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at about ten a m my brother, Stephen Ovum Neme

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and Wosu went to get chicken feed with his friend

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Godwin Coco along the bi Uine Agbor Express Road, the

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failed portion that is under construction at Amuphi junction in Benin, Citi,

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Edo State. Specifically, the friends said they were discussing and

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did not see the road demarcation on time and when

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they sighted it and were about to reverse. A soldier

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blocked them and told them to hand over the car key,

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but they told him that they are sorry and will

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turn back, so immediately he started turning the car. That

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got the soldier angry and the soldier started following him.

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My brother reversed the car and joined the other lane,

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and from the side mirror, my brother noticed that the

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soldier was running towards them. At this time, they were

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two on a bike, but one left while the soldier

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that they had the conversation with was still following them

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with the bike man. At this point, he started using

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his belt on the car and even shot at the car,

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but my brother and his friend were still driving, and

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when they got to hold up, they packed at a

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fuel station and started running by foot. While they were running,

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the soldier fired shots at them, and the bullet landed

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on my brother’s leg, and on a closed range, the

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soldier shot him again on the same leg. People around

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said that when the soldier shot my brother again at

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close range, they gathered him, but the soldier told them

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that the boy he shot was a robber, so they

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did not touch the soldier man. The soldier was the

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same person that carried the victim to the hospital, but

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the hospital they mentioned when we went there, the doctor

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said he had no such patient. Edo’s State Command of

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the Nigeria Police Force NPF has announced the arrest of

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some serving and already dismissed police officers who worked together

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as a criminal gang terrorizing members of the public in

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Edo State. The State Commissioner of Police, Monday At Bernica,

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who made this known in a press release made available

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a few hours ago, said the arrest was a major

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breakthrough against the suspected criminal elements pretending to be law

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enforcement offices to perpetrate heinous crimes within the state capital,

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Benin City and its environs. It may be recalled that

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there have been outcry by residents in Edo State that

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law enforcement officers are committing or participating in criminal activities

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in the state. Specifically, in August twenty twenty five, some

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of policemen alongside some civilians were accused of abducting a

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resident in Benin City. The syndicate was said to have

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used the silver Toyota Yaris to terrorize citizens, seizing their

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phones and belongings through intimidation and armed robbery. In December

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twenty twenty five, four policemen were accused of extorting nine

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hundred and eighty thousand niras from a local artisan goodness

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on Yeka after assaulting him earlier. In September twenty twenty five,

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the Edo State Police Command reportedly recovered and returned three

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hundred thousand niras extorted from a furniture maker by offices

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attached to the Obermarket Area Command in Benin City. May

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twenty twenty five, six offices, including a Chief Supit Perintendent

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of Police CSP, was summoned to Abuja after a viral

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video showed them demanding either five thousand niras or five

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liters of fuel from motorists for lacking electronics Central Motor

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Registry ECMR proof, a policy that had actually been suspended then.

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Also in August twenty twenty five, six offices were disciplined

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for extorting two million niers from members of the National

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Association of Sea Dogs near Benin City after they reportedly

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used the point of sale POS machine to withdraw the

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funds unlawfully. According to the press statement signed by the

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Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer Aspeno Acoding, the

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Edo State Police Command, under the leadership of the Commissioner

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of Police HEADO State Command, CP. Monday Agbonica FDC wishes

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to inform the general public of a major breakthrough in

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the fight against criminal elements disguising as law enforcement offices

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to perpetrate heinous crimes within Benin City and its environs.

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The Command had in recent times received several complaints from

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members of the public alleging harassment, abduction and extortion by

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individuals posing as police officers. These suspects reportedly operate along

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Teburger Axis off Aduawa, where they unlawfully stop unsuspecting citizens,

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forcefully convey them around various roads within Benin City and

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eventually take them to point of sale pos operators to

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fraudulently extort money from them under duress. Disturbed by the

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gravity of these allegations, the Commissioner of Police CP. Monday

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Agbonica FDC immediately ordered a discreete and intelligence driven investigation

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into the matter. Through sustained surveillance, technical intelligence and coordinated

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operations by operatives of the Command, the criminal network was

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successfully busted. The following suspects have been arrested in connection

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with the US. President Bola Ahmed Tenubu of Nigeria may

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have kept mute since more than forty eight hours, a

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faction of the Boko Haram terrorists showed off four hundred

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sixteen people, mostly women and children, kidnapped and held hostage

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when the members of the Jumatu Ali’s sother literity Waljihad

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Jazz launched a large scale combat actions between fourth to

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the sixth of March twenty twenty six against the men

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of the Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN overran the Africa

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Country Military base of Engosh, killing several soldiers, a figure

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the Nigeria authority disputed to be fourteen after several reports

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indicated that more than forty soldiers were killed during the attack,

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in addition to more than one hundred civilians including Chief

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Imman of Ingosh alongside the community elders killed during the

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co ordinated attacks that lasted days of Eingosh community in

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Guosa Local Government area of Borno State. This During the attacks,

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numbers of people were also taken hostage by the insurgents,

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with speculations indicating that the hostages are apparently being held

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at the rugged terrain of the Mandara Mountains, which sit

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wide across the Nigeria border with Cameroon. That aside one

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of the spokespersons of the Boko Harum group said they

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decided to release a proof of life video of the

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four hundred and sixteen women and children in their captivity

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following the demands made across to them by the Borno

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South Youths Alliance BOSSIA and according to the statement issued

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by the Bossier when they made the video public on Friday,

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April tenth, twenty twenty six, the youth’s group called on

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federal government and governments at all level to ensure the

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hostages are released, saying specifically that we have witnessed cases

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in states such as Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Kebbi Ware

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abducted victims regained freedom following interventions by individuals such as

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Shaikh Armed Gumi. We therefore expect equal urgency and commitment

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in addressing the plight of the engosh victims. No region

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or group of citizens should be treated with less priority.

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In the footage, several women and elderly men were interviewed

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by the BOCO harm spokesperson. The kidnapped victims please centered

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on three main points directly addressed to President Bola Tenubu.

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Vice President Kashim Shatima and Governor Babigana Zulam, begging the

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President and governor to find a way to bring them

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home within the shortest possible time. The captives expressed fear

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that a direct military assault on the camp where their

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being held could result in the deaths. They echoed the

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bossier apparent sentiment asking the government to use the same

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negotiation channels used in northern states like Zamfara, Katsina, keb

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Sokoto and Kaduna states. While the terrorists claimed in the

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video that they are not torturing the victims, the captives

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highlighted that many children are falling ill due to the

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harsh conditions of the forest and the lack of proper

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food and medicine. The Borneo South Youth Alliance Bossier, in

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a statement signed by its president Sameila Ibrahim Kaigamma Ab

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made available on Friday alongside the Proof of Life video,

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said it wishes to inform the public that we have

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been actively and discreetly mediating for the release of our

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Southern Borno brothers and sisters who were abducted when insurgents

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over ann in Gosh Following days of engagement, discussions and

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humanitarian appeals, we were provided with an official figure of

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forces Aedi Gingi Ugnis in mogital