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Speaker 1: Harrison Gwamnashu says he was never arrested by the police

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or charged to courts, speculated in the public spaces over

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the five point four millionlyrus he allegedly removed out of

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the twenty million mirus ransom he was given to handover

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to kidnappers and as well apparently used the money as

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a bait to stage sting operation for the release and

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rescue of the husband and wife simply identified as mister

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and Missus Ibraheim, kidnapped in Avilli community in the Exico

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West Local government area of Edo State, which generated public

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reactions after the kidnappers set free the wife and kept

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the husband in captivity on the ground that the money

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given to them was not complete, and some persons who

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have access to the apparent sensitive security information went public

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to create an impression as if Harrison Gwamnashue stole part

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of the ransom money, even when Harrison Gwamnashue explained to

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them that it is part of his operational procedures to

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remove some cash from the ransom money, his explanation apparently

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went on deaf ears and people who may be best

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described as mischief makers took advantage of the issue to

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call Harrison Guamashue names and reopen his alleged past deeds

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in a prejudiced manner to cast aspersions on him, even

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when they knew that Harrison Guamashu has a long history

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with video evidences of assisting security operatives to rescue kidnapped

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victims and in some cases the total money paid as

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ransom are recovered and returned to the victim’s families and

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the sting operation usually leads to the killing and arrest

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of the suspected kidnappers. This according to Harrison Buamishue in

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a statement he issued through his verified Facebook accounts some

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hours ago, he was the one who personally submitted himself

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voluntarily to the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police

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forced to enable the police investigate his action. That he

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never had the intention of stealing the money and his

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action of removing some money from the ransom was part

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of his usual operational procedures, adding that the police never

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charged him to court and while in self detention with

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the police, he became the cell president and he facilitated

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the release of four persons who were probably arrested and

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detained by the police unjustly for a crime the beneficiaries

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may know nothing about. And the video posted online by

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Harrison Gwamlishu on Monday night showed he arrived home to

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the waiting hands of his elderly mother, who was seen

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in the video singing, dancing with other family members, friends

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and well wishes and screaming loud with joy while using

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one of her hands to caress the chest of her son,

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Harrison Gwamneshue, during which she said a lot of prayers

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in her local dialect. In his words, Harrison Guamlishu said,

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I did not return alone during my time in custody.

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I became the cell Precido O b J and later

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handed over that responsibility to a young man, Honor Abba,

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who had also been unjustly arrested and detained. While there,

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I quietly supported the release of four individuals who were

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being held without course and to day, Honor Abber from

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Benaway State has also regained his freedom. My sincere appreciation

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goes to my Edo human Rights team led by John

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Odeon Kadiri, for their invaluable support in making this possible.

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Dear family, I am pleased to inform you all that

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I have been released from custody words cannot express how

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grateful I am for your support, especially considering that many

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of you had not yet heard my own side of

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what truly happened. For barely one month after terrorists invaded

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the Christian school on November twenty first, twenty twenty five

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and kidnapped over two hundred and thirty school children at

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the Saint Mary Catholic Church School in Papri Town in

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Niger State, the Nigeria government under the leadership of President

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Bola Ahmed Tenubu, has announced the complete release of all

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the abducted church school children by the terrorists. According to

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the presidential spokesperson, bo on Anuga, the terrorists released the

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kids based on intelligent driven operations, but some Nigerians who

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took to the comments sections of the presidential spokesperson on

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social media said the government should come out clean and

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tell the public the truth that it paid money as

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ransom to the terrorists to secure the freedom of the kids,

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stressing that terrorists don’t release kidnapped victims for free. Bao

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on Anuga, the presidential spokesperson, had said in a statement

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he issued and made available yesterday that the remaining one

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hundred and thirty school children abducted by terrorists at Saint

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Mary’s Catholic School in Papri, Niger State, on November twenty

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first have now been released. They are expected to arrive

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in Minna on Monday and rejoin their parents for the

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Christmas celebration. One hundred were released earlier by the terrorists,

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taking the total of freed students to two hundred and thirty.

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The freedom of the school children followed a military intelligence

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driven operation. Some social media uses who are apparently not Nigerians,

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took to the comments sections of the presidential spokesperson post

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both on Facebook and ex social media platforms and expressed

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themselves over the new developments, some of which are presented

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verbatim below. Relwan Ibraheen said, released not rescued. Kidnappers don’t

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release captives for free. In all, thanked God for their lives.

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Femiado Boye said, so what happened to their abductors? Were

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they engaged in the way they understand or they were

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released after monetary negotiation. We thank God for dot the

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release of these children. At the same time, what happened

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to the abductors? Hakim badet Agenbiade said, military intelligence driven operation?

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As how Ena how many bandits did they arrest? Bankie

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Alash said a wheeler dealer. Government of no direction will

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never say the truth. Only God knows how much ransom

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was paid from the hard earned resources or borrowed funds

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of this country. No amount of propaganda or damage control.

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Nigerian’s becomes wiser every day with all your antics, and

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they are ready for you come twenty twenty seven. Roscoe

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Ko said, Sir, with all due respect, do the terrorists

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release them unconditionally or your government paid ransom? Joe k

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Megamixer stated the Presidency celebrates her military intelligence driven operation

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for the papary release, yet says nothing about the fate

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of the abductors. In a functioning security system, the return

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of victims is only half the job. Without arrests or

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neutralized threats. This is not a rescue. It is a

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handover that comes at a cost that wasn’t mentioned. The

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official account of the papery release reads like a travel itinery,

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not a security report. If this was indeed an intelligence

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led operation, where are the suspects. Silence on the abductor’s

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fate suggests a non combative arrangement that leaves the kidnap

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industry intact. The increasing rates of mass shooting leading to

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mass murder in South Africa recorded another new figure on

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Sunday early morning in the Beckistal town near the southwestern

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part of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, when about twelve

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masked unknown gunmen invaded a public drinking accommodation and relaxation

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spot known as Tavern, shooting into the parban shop people

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as they cite them on the street while feeing, leading

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to the killing of nine persons as confirmed by the

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local authority, with additional ten persons sustaining injuries. This occurred

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less than three weeks when gunmen stormed an illegal drinking

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establishment also known as Schabine at a hostel in Sausville,

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west of Pretoria, wherein twelve people were killed, including a

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three year old child, a twelve year old boy and

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a sixteen year old girl. And in twenty twenty four alone,

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twenty six thousand, two hundred thirty two murder cases representing

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more than seventy people killed per day in South Africa

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was reported by the South after Hfrican Police Service SAPs

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and a non governmental organization, the Democratic Alliance BC, had

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stated in its report earlier in the year that between

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January and March twenty twenty five, five thousand, seven hundred

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and twenty seven people were murdered, representing an average of

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sixty two people killed per day. In twenty twenty five

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first quarter and six thousand, nine hundred eighty five attempted

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murders were recorded seventy five per day. Forty three thousand,

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seven hundred and seventy six assaults with intent to cause

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grievous bodily harm were reported, representing four hundred seventy five

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per day. Ten thousand, six hundred eighty eight people were raped,

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one hundred sixteen per day, four thousand, five hundred seventy

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one kidnappings occurred forty nine per day, eleven thousand, one

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hundred eleven common robberies and thirty five thousand, three hundred

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seventy four commercial crimes were reported, representing five hundred and

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four per day, and as at the time of filing

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in this report on Monday morning, the South Africa President

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Cyril Ramafosa is yet to issue statement or announced policy

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action over the Sunday recent mass murder in the country,

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just as residents who spoke with local media blamed the

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attack on a legal miners known by the group name Zamazamas,

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and the residents believed the police are in cahoots with

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the different gangsters terrorizing communities in South Africa. Local residents

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who spoke with local news media said that the mass

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murder in Beckistal occurred around one a n early morning

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night on Sunday, December twenty first, with about twelve gunmen

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in a wide van and silver Sadan opened fire at

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the Quinnoxalo tavern in Beckistal, southwest of Johannesburg. A resident

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who spoke with Newsroom Africa television said, it is bad,

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my sister. The thing is, this has become a norm

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in this township. Young kids, tender kids as young as

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two three years old. When a gunshot sounds, they don’t flinch.

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They would ask you which direction does it come from.

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They’re used to gunshots. Little kids. Now you can imagine

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how much about old people. What happened yesterday is a

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reflection of I don’t know how to put it. Maybe

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let me put it straight, a reflection of neglect by

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the police. Criminals they do as they please. Hear these

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guns they sound, each bringing you bring in a mortgag