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Speaker 1: Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has declared

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the founder and publisher of Sahara a reporters news Media,

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Omile Saware, wanted for organising protest in Lagos State, which

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the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Michude Jimo said Saware

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has allegedly committed the offensive breach of public peace and

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the Police Commissioner thereafter confirm the arrest of thirteen persons

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he described as vagabonds and miscreants as group of people

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came out on Monday morning to protest against the demolition

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of their settlements after their houses at the Coca and

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Adulari areas of a Warrant Shocke community in Kasofe Local

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Government area of Lagos State were brought down at midnight

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on Saturday, hours after the state government announced that it

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had compensated about eighty property owners on Friday, forcing some

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concerned citizens to condemn the government for displacing families without

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a clear plan for relocation and reintegration into the housing system.

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This Omiyelee Saware, in an on the spot video statement

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made on Monday at the scene of the protest, said

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he could not come down from the vehicle because he

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had a privileged information that there was plans to kill

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him if he comes out openly during the protest. According

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to Sir Ware, the action of the police explained why

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President Donald Trump of the United States US is considering

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military action in Nigeria because the U S President has

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seen weak leadership and leaders do not mean well for

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the people. According to the Lagos State Police Commissioner, I

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here Bias, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command,

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declare Sir War wanted. I declare him wanted for causing

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disturbance of public peace and an act to commit a

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felony by planning and putting all the plans in motion

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to block the Third Mainland Bridge to cause hardship for

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Lagosians and other Nigerians, more especially visitors who are transienced

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through this end. We will not allow that we are

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closing in on him. Anywhere he is, he should know

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that we are closing in on him. We learned that

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he was in a bus and being videoed. Why didn’t

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he come down. He came down in Abuja. He should

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come down wherever he is. He should report himself to

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the nearest police station. We are going to arrest him

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investigate him and prosecute him. The Commissioner of Police said

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massive deployment of police personnel had been made not just

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to the Third Mainland Bridge but also to other parts

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of the state where coordinated protests are likely to hold.

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The police boss stressed that this location is vital to

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the city’s economy and the well being of commuters. We

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will not allow any action, peaceful or otherwise that seeks

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to block the bridge and disrupt livelihoods. Any attempt to

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obstruct the Third Mainland Bridge is a direct threat to

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public safety and national infrastructure. Anyone attempting to disturb public

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peace will be arrested, investigated and prosecuted. Lagos is the

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heartbeat of Nigeria’s economy and we cannot afford chaos here.

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We have arrested thirteen suspects who are vagabonds and miscreants

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who wanted to cause mayhem in Lagos State. Sware, in

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a statement with a video attachment, said I recorded this

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video at the scene of the attack on peaceful protesters

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by Nigeria Police Force in Lagos during today’s a Warrensoki

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anti demolition protest which they handled in the usual despicable

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and unconscionable manner. The Logan State born Princess Ola Tarira

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Majeko Dunmyeniu has reacted over the description of Nigeria as

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a disgraced country by President Donald Trump of the United

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States US, saying the greatest contribution the United States and

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its allies can make at this pivotal moment is to

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support the genuine democratic emergence of visionary, credible, and people

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center Nigerian leaders, not the preservation of a kleptocratic status

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quo that has entrenched poverty, division and despair, calling on

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the international community for the urgent need to uphold democracy

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and human dignity amid President Trump’s plans to begin US

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military actions in Nigeria to end the killing of Christians

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in Nigeria. While reacting to the recent remarks by President

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Donald Trump portraying Nigeria’s a disgraced country, Princessola to rera

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acknowledge the deep governance challenges confronting Africa’s most populous nation,

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but emphasized that Nigeria’s struggle is not one of Christian

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targeted conflict, but one of governance, justice, and humanity itself.

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The greatest contribution the United States and its allies can

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make at this pivotal moment is to support the genuine

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democratic emergence of visionary, credible and people center Nigerian leaders,

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not the preservation of a kleptocratic status quo that has

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entrenched poverty, division and despair. True partnership must empower integrity

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and merit, not those who have rigged themselves into the

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power through corruption and coercion. Princess Owner to re recall

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for global collaboration to restore faith in governance and strengthen

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democratic institutions, noting that Nigeria’s stability and progress are critical

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not only for its citizens, but for Africa and the

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world at large. Only through principled engagement and unwavering support

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for democracy can Nigeria’s citizens rebuild their nation in peace

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and dignity, free from the devastation of renewed conflict. I

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look forward to continued dialogue, progressive cooperation, and a shared

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vision for humanity. She concluded. We had reported that President

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Donald Trump of the United States of America has placed

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U S soldiers on read alert for possible war in Nigeria.

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According to President Trump, the U S. Department of War

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should prepare US troops for possible military action in Nigeria.

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If the Nigerian government continued to allow the killing of Christians,

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the U S troops may very well go in to

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that now disgraced country, guns a blazing to completely wipe

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out the Islamic terrorists who were committing these horrible atrocities.

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This President Trump issued on Saturday evening, in line with

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Greenwich Meridian time, after President boler Armed Tanubu personally signed

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a statement rejecting trump earlier claim on Friday that Christians

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are being targeted and killed in Nigeria. Although President boler

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Armed Tanubu disagreed with Trump, who had described the high

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level of insecurity in Nigeria as a religious war by

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Islamic terrorists against Christians, but some Nigerians quickly took to

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the comments section of President Bola Armed Tanubu post on

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ex social media platform and pasted a screenshot of a

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tweet published by President boler Armed Tanubu on January twenty ninth,

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twenty fourteen, wherein President boler Armed Tanubu apparently had long

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accepted and agreed that the insecurity in Nigeria is possibly

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President Donald Trump of the United States of America has

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placed U S soldiers on Red alert for possible war

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in Nigeria. According to President Trump, the U S Department

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of War should prepare U S troops for possible military

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action in Nigeria. If the Nigerian government continued to allow

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the killing of Christians, the U S troops may very

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well go into that now disgraced country guns a blazing

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to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who were committing

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these horrible atrocities. This President Trump issued on Saturday evening,

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in line with Greenwich Meridian time, after President Bola Armed

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Tanubu personally signed a statement rejecting trump earlier claim on

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Friday that Christians are being targeted and killed in Nigeria.

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Although President Bola Armed Tanubu disagreed with Trump, who had

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described the high level of insecurity in Nigeria as a

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religious war by Islamic terrorists against Christians, but some Nigerians

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quickly took to the comments section of President Bola Hmed

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Tanubu post on ex social media platform and pasted a

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screenshot of a tweet published by President Bola Armed Tanubu

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on January twenty ninth, twenty fourteen, wherein President Bola Hmed

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Tanubu apparently had long accepted and agreed that the insecurity

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in Nigeria is possibly a religious war against Christians in

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the West Africa country. Verbatim, in the tweet, Tanubu said,

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the slaughtering of Christian worshipers is strongly condemnable. It calls

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to question the competence of Jonathan then President of Nigeria

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to protect Nigerians. This old statement by President Bola Hmed

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Tanubu indicated that President Donald Trump of the United States

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of America may not be the first person to describe

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the insecurity in Nigeria as a religious war against Christian

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communities in the West Africa country. President Trump, in his

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latest policy statement via his Truth social media platform on

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SCAT Saturday evening said and in quotes that if the

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Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the

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USA will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria

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and may very well go into that now disgraced country

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guns aide lazing to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists

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who are committing these horrible atrocities. I am hereby instructing

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our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If

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we attack, it will be fast, vicious and sweet. Just

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like the terrorist thugs attack are cherish Christians warning the

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Nigerian government better move fast. According to President Bola ahmed

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To Nubu, Nigeria stands firmly as a democracy governed by

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constitutional guarantees of religious liberty. Since twenty twenty three, our

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administration has maintained an open and active engagement with Christian

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and Muslim leaders alike and continues to address security challenges

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which affect citizens across faiths and regions. The characterization of

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Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality,

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nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere

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efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and

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beliefs for all Nigerians. Religious freedom and tolerance have been

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a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always

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remain so. Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it.

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Nigeria is a country with constitutional guarantees bi ni in

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imological way,