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Speaker 1: Founder of Sahara Araporters News Media, Omile Saware, on Saturday

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apparently refused to back down on allegations against the founder

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and the general overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman,

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over reported cases of alleged paying people to fake miracles

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and give a chemical substance or injection to Apostle O. C.

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Benjamin of Fulfiller’s House Church to perfect an alleged fake

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miracle of raising a dead man back to life, an

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allegation a man simply identified as Apostle Wisdom made while

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speaking during an interview with Cartruth Media earlier in the year, which,

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according to Omiele Saware, for Apostle Johnson Suleman to remove

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the names of the media that conducted the podcast interview

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and the person that made the statement in the one

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billion niers lawsuit filed against him and Sahara Araporters News

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Media shows Apostle Johnson Suleman knows the speaker, Apostle Wisdom

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was probably saying the truth. This, omi Yele Saware stated

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in reaction to the statement earlier made by Apostle Johnson

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Suleman on his personal social media accounts on Saturday, accusing

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the founder of Sahara Reporters, omi Yele Saware of always

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trying to play the victim’s role that wants to be

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persecuted for fighting for Nigeria whenever a case is filed

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against him in the court of law for passing across

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false and misleading information to defame someone’s character, saying that

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forgiveness is predicated on the admission of guilt and one

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cannot forgive someone who has neither acknowledged wrongdoing nor shown remorse.

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In the podcast interview, Apostle Wisdom alleged that Apostle Benjamin,

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in conspiracy with some members of his church, hired a

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man from Enugu’s state and numbers of other persons who

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acted as neighbors and family members that brought the hired

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and paid man to the church program held in a

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Bonnie state as a dead man. According to the Apostle Wisdom,

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the hired man, who protecd tended to be dead, was

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put inside a coffin and transported from Enugu to a

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Bonyie state with an ambulance. He said the coffin was

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not covered until the man was brought closer to the

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church to avoid him being killed out of suffocation, Apostle

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Wisdom said the initial plan was to inject the hired

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and paid man with an injection Apostle Johnson Suleman allegedly

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gave to Apostle Benjamin. Apostle Wisdom added that Apostle Benjamin

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refused to use the injection because he was afraid that

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the chemical substance may kill the hired and paid man. Hence,

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they decided to open the coffin until the time for

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the fake and staged miracle was to be conducted. To

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buttress his facts, Apostle Wisdom said, the man that was

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brought as if he was dead to the church program

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was sweating because the few minutes the man was covered

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inside the coffin, he suffered some level of heat that

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made his body start sweating. Sir Warey, in numbers of

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statements between Friday and Saturday, said, for your information, Apostle

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Johnson U Suleman has sued me regarding the controversy surrounding

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his alleged support for individuals faking miracles during an interview

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conducted by car Truth. This lawsuit marks the second occasion

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Apostle Johnson Suleman has taken legal action against me over

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contentious decisions made during his ministry following a previous lawsuit

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concerning Stephanie Otobo that he later amended and removed Otobo.

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The case has been ongoing for approximately eight years and

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the most straightforward aspect to prove in court would be

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the matter of miracles Apostle Johnson Sulima, this charlatanisms, who

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is asking you for forgiveness? You sued me eight years

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ago over Stephanie Otobo exposes and later sought to end

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the lawsuit on the condition that I stop exposing you.

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I refused. You sent Frank Shaybu to plead on your behalf.

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I told him plainly that the facts were correct. At

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the time the Nigeria Police Force was at Yo Beck

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and call arresting whoever you pointed at That era is over.

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We ended it completely. You even went as far as

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offering to stand surety for me when the Mohammado Buhari

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regime arrested and detained me for treason. I rejected your

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Greek gift outright and called you out from detention because

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I know your style too well. This latest noise is

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pure bluster. If you were serious about any legal challenge

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you would have included the podcaster car Truth and the

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individual who alleged that you assisted other pastors in staging

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fake miracles. You claimed they’ve apologized and claimed they don’t

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know you. This was a lie. The podcast is very

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much alive and unattracted. You avoided them because you know

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where the truth flies. I do not need anyone to

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tell me that you perform fake miracles. Your staged money

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alerts to your congregation are well known and long documented.

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Could you please explain to the public why you amended

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your lawsuit against me Sahara Reporters and removed Seffnie Ottobo.

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Was it not because you feared she would testify as

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my witness, after which you paid her to come apologize

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before your congregation and then sent her fake alert. Did

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you not purchase a Mercedes Benz GLKSUV and the house

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in the Maryland area of Lagos for a Nollywood actress

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Daniela Ikeke and when we uncovered the receipts, rushed to

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the Lagos State government to scrub the evidence from the

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vehicle licensing database website. I am particularly interested in this

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lawsuit because the time has come for Charlatan’s like you

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to be confronted before a court of law and compelled

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to prove your so called miracles and defend your ways

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before the courts. After all, you were the one who

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had sued. I am not the victim here. My concern

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is for your victims, those whose meager offerings and tides

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you have diverted to fund these decadent pursuits. I feel

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deeply for them, including the Nigeria Police Force officers who

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had to perish defending your decadent lifestyle in unarmored vehicles

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at the same time you rode in bulletproof armored cars

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into safety. Apostle Johnson Suleman, in a statement on Saturday, said,

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you omi Yele Saware have consistently defamed individuals and whenever

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you are challenged to substantiate your claims, you retreat under

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the guise of being persecuted for fighting for Nigeria. No

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one is attempting to silence you. Rather, the goal is

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to expose you for the fraud that you are. You

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sware lied and defamed me, dragging my name into a

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fabricated story involving people I have never met, and you

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were warned and given ample time to retract the falsehood,

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but you refused. Why the sudden attempt to play the

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victim simply because the matter is now in court. I

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am among those who genuinely believe Nigeria needs cleansing, but

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not through hypocrisy or deceit. Fair journalism demands that your

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publications be balanced, verified, and unbiased, qualities you obviously have

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no regards for. For eight years, I chose to ignore you.

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That restraint has now ended. Every further unsubstantiated attack on

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pastors and churches in Nigeria driven by your anti church

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and anti pastor agenda will no longer go without an

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appropriate legal response to those calling for forgiveness, understand this clearly,

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forgiveness is predicated on the admission of guilt. One cannot

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forgive someone who has neither acknowledged wrongdoing nor shown remorse.

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As stated in First John one nine, forgiveness follows confession,

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not denial. Sahara A Reporters, in a news report over

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the issue, has stated that Apostle Johnson Suleman, the General

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overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, has issued a forty

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eight hour ultimatum to Sahara A reporters demanding a retraction

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of a report published in April twenty twenty five and

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an apology across multiple national newspapers. The cleric is also

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seeking one billion niers in damages over what he describes

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as malicious and defamatory allegations linking him to a staged

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resurrection miracle. The dispute stems from claims made by Apostle Wisdom,

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a self styled former associate of several Nigerian clergymen, who

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alleged in a viral interview that Apostle OC Benjamin of

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Fulphiller’s House Church staged a fake resurrection using an injection

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allegedly obtained from Apostle Suleman. According to Wisdom, the substance

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was intended to temporarily make a person appear dead for

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the purpose of performing a miracle at a crusade. The

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claims were amplified in an April fourth, twenty twenty five

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Sahare Reporters publication titled Apostle Johnson Suleiman gave Fulphillis House

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Church as OC Benjamin injection to make someone appear dead

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for staged resurrection miracle. Ex associate in the interview granted

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to the car Truths podcast, Apostle Wisdom had a alleged

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that the supposed miracle was executed using a hired young man,

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rented ambulance, purchased casket, and paid actors who posed as

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grieving relatives. According to him, the scheme was part of

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a coordinated plan to deceive worshippers during a program in Abercliki.

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He claimed that Apostle Benjamin initially intended to use the

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alleged injection linked to Suleman, but backed out over fears

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the young man might actually die Myoga. Apostle oc Benjamin

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collected injection from Apostle Suleman, he told me himself, Wisdom said.

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In the interview. He described intricate preparations, paying people to

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act as family members, transporting the dead body from Enugu State,

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and staging dramatic confrontations with ushes who initially refused to

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allow the casket inside the hall. Wisdom narrated how the

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dead man shut inside the coffin, endured heat and near

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suffocation before sneezing at the climax of the performance, triggering

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wild dubilation from the crowd. The angel in charge of

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raising the dead was even confused that day because nobody died,

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he mockingly remarked, describing the atmosphere as both chaotic and

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deeply manipulative. However, the fallout from the interview has now

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escalated into a full blown legal confrontation. In a letter

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dated April eighth, twenty twenty five and addressed to Saha

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Airporter’s publisher Omiele sa Ware, Suleman’s lawyers, clement On Luemuna

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and Company accused the media platform of propagating outright falsehoods

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without verifying from the cleric. The letter described the publication

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as an aggravated libelist assort crafted from the spiral imaginations

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of a mischief maker and blackmailer whose allegations were spread uncritically.

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Our client has never met any apostle Oc Benjamin, not

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to talk of giving him injection or substance to inject

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anyone to stage manage resurrection miracles, the letter stated. Suleiman’s

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lawyers also reference to new video by Apostle oc Benjamin himself,

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which has reportedly been circulating online. In the video, Benjamin

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allegedly denies ever meeting Apostle Suleiman, dismissing the claims attributed

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to Apostle Wisdom as false, fabricated, and malicious. According to

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Suleiman’s legal team. Saha Airporter’s willingness to publish the allegations

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despite the absence of verification, demonstrates a frenzied effort to

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disparage our client and constitutes the most wicked attack on

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the towering image of the televangelist. The letter issued a

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strict forty eight hour deadline for Sahara Airporters too retract

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the publication from all online platforms where it appeared and

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publish a formal apology on the same platforms. Published full

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page apologies in Punch, Guardian, Vanguard, Tribune and Sunday Sun newspapers.

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Pay one billion niras one billion nirah as damages. Fail

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You’re to meet these conditions, the lawyer said, would compel

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them to perfect our clients standing instructions, signaling impending litigation.

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The letter was copied to apostle sole Man himself and

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marked pre litigation notice. So when he was deaf, that

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was the ministers.

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Speaker 2: Quickly rushed this guy who quickly rushed in. You com

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bring his motto. The motive removed that talking to you

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are you?

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Speaker 1: Then there is an impossibility?

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Speaker 2: Got you deaf? Who gave you for I began to

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look for people who gave you for I know for

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number certainly that yes he forgot, he forget. Don’t finish

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his work now he won’t finished? Where to go back?

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Speaker 1: Friend?

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Speaker 2: Oh god, my brother, there is nothing like that to

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now we did bring dead. We have a lot of ands.

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Just bring miationaries. They will come even if you want them. Okay,

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like when would raise the dead person? Sorry will acted

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the dead person? Nobody died? Reason anybody will acted the

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dead person?

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Speaker 1: The baby was not dead.

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Speaker 2: The young man who hired the amblers from anybo states

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when hire states it was they could say the program

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was held in the hall, in a back hall, in

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a back street behind more the less babies home. The

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people that knows that follow those very well. They know

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about all this. Who hired the young man and the

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ambulance who bought the casket and waist only paid the

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amblance man who came with two health extra people to

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act as the family the compound. They never the hand

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so to be twelth if you delivered me to that

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was all hired particular program, I said, those two is

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only to follow.

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Speaker 1: Now give people that would be willing and.

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Speaker 2: Crying, and they know him is our person. So like

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telfth twelve people call me in the congregation and identify

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the know this person. What is left again now for

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you not to believe came.

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Speaker 1: Out and began to insult me.

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Speaker 2: You man entered the casket. He immediately reached Moretheless, baby.

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Speaker 1: And the Holy Spirit said to me, called the name

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of the er that was the dross.

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Speaker 2: There was an injection. Collect her from Morga, collect her

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from what was his name, Justice Schleman, and the name

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to dying Morga. Benjamin collected injection from man. He told

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me himself opened the eyes. You understand. He told me himself,

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I was his and held the mother. But that he’s

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afraid of ingecting that young man no come die, but

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he was to die ingestion just this the that thegestion

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has time to aspire alone the line. He was very

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He was afraid of giving the guy the intention. Even

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when the guy agreed. People, the guy agreed, accepted the

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conditions giving the ingestion and not what he was afraid.

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We already arranged it alone. He called, lady. Guy just entered.

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Speaker 1: Without the us injection.

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Speaker 2: That a mind no time say okay, since now like

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that throwst the source of the injection exactly, want to

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use them, set them up eyes exactly. So he said, okay,

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says noting like that. The guy who just sit on

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for the ambulance with a lot with other people, that

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higher boss, another boss. It comes to those are also

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the sinaries, but they can with two casts. The boss

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is for those people that come to test the five Yes,

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when we get to mister bigs sorry morethe less babies home.

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Just direction to that very horse. That was when the

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guy and the casket, but the casket was closed. When

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they want to bring it out. It doesn’t matter what

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is going on now, but that was when he topped

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receiving a just immediately they want to bring it out.

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That was when the noun shut it down. Already we

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are in a grove. We’re in stalking this cutting woof.

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I told you and I’m hearing that again. Was just

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he died three days ago. They wanted to bury him.

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That prophets. Somebody directed them to bring the body to

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the to the prophets. I was just We’re like, no, no, no, no,

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he was saying, he was, he was. He was just

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standing in the pulpit. What is going on there?

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Speaker 1: Body?

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Speaker 2: He said, what what did they do is this does

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it look like mortality?

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Speaker 1: Bring it?

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Speaker 2: Bring it? Bring it? And the young man hit one king.

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This guy you his idea?

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Speaker 1: What you do?

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Speaker 2: He hits one king? The guy inside that police. First

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he said that your police isup. You know because the

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shock of a lot of people they were able to

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discover one letter. A lot of you start talking about it.

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How the guy is sweats like that now.

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Speaker 1: And that was done.

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Speaker 2: Imagine the whole the hole is even stuffy. That is

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three days sweat. Now you look.

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Speaker 1: That apparent unsafe nature of Nigeria was recorded again on

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Sunday in the Southeast geopolitical zone of the troubled West

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Africa country after suspected terrorists launched multiple attacks in a

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numbers state, killing several numbers of persons. After the suspected

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terrorists attacked a church ad Lelou community within i A

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local government area in the morning and burnt part of

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the Saint Andrew Us Anglican church where the wife of

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the pastor was brutally murdered at the spot, and in

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the evening, the suspected terrorists took the hit to Anambra

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market in Northia community and shot sporadically into the Afore

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Market in the Inchicoco Local Government area, causing several casualties,

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with video evidence from residents indicating that four of the

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bodies died on the spartan were in their pool of

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blood and large numbers of others rushed to the hospital.

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This The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the suspected terrorists

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attack on Anglican church in Lilou, but yet to issue

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statement as at the time of filing in this report

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on Monday morning, over the attack on market in Northia.

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According to residents yet to be ascertained, total numbers of

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persons were killed when some unknown armed men launched an

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attack near the Afore Market junction in Northia community in

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Chiicoco local Government area of Nambra State on Sunday. At

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Saint Andrew’s Church in Lilou, the venerable wife was shot

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in the target of the attack. The pastor escaped into

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hiding and was later kept at a security safe place,

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looking traumatized. The church was burnt and the priest’s properties,

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including his car, was set ablaze. In a statement on Sunday,

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Chief Danie Lacoyer, the President General of nawthea Progressive Union,

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gave a brief account of the attack on the Anambra market, saying,

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this evening I received with deep shot the tragic news

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of an attack at the Afore Market junction in Northia community.

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The incident resulted in multiple casualties caused by unknown assailants

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who carried out this senseless act of violence. I strongly

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condemned this heartbreaking incident and the attempt to disrupt the

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peace of our beloved community. I have already contacted the

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relevant security agencies and investigations are underway to uncover those responsible.

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I appeal to all end I Naufea to remain calm,

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stay vigilant, and continue to cooperate with security operatives as

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they worked tirelessly tort store normalcy and insure our safety.

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MY thoughts and prayers are with the families affected. On

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behalf of the NAWTHEA Progressive Union, I extend our deepest

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sympathies and assure you that we are fully committed to

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supporting efforts aimed at protecting lives and maintaining peace in

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Northia A. Nambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force

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in a statement on Monday early morning, said the Commissioner

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of Police an Ambra State Police Command CP ikiye Ortugu

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condemns in the strongest terms the attack in the morning

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of the seventh of December twenty twenty five, carried out

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by armed criminals, which resulted in the death of one

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person confirmed with serious injuries inflicted on a few others,

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including the church building partially burnt and other properties destroyed

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at a church premises in Lillu ihal A local government area.

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The CP states that this heinous and abominable act committed

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against innocent worshippers is not only an assault on the community,

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but a grave front are are shared values of peace,

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sanctity of life and freedom of worship. The Command extends

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its deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and

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to the entire Lilleu community, and assures the public that

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the police shall relentlessly hunt down the perpetrators of this crime.

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The CP notes that no community should be subjected to

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such brutality, as the Command will not allow criminals to

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instill fear or destabilize the peace. We are working tirelessly too.

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In view of the above, the Command has already intensified

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intelligence driven operations deployed the Joint Security team and strengthen

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surveillance across the area the operatives of following every lead

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as no resource will be spared in ensuring that those

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responsible are apprehended and made to face the full weight

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of the law. The Command urges residents to remain calm

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and cooperate with the Joint Security Team by providing useful

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information that can assist ongoing investigations for justice to be served.

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The Command remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting lives

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and property across Sihyala and the entire state. S PA

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Kengatchoku Police public relations officer, a Nambra State Police Command stated,

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President Bola Ahmed Tenubu of Nigeria has expressed happiness that

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Nigeria troops both there and land soldiers have successfully foiled

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the coup attempt in Benin Republic on Sunday, saying latest

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report from the Benin Republic indicated that Colonel Pascal Taigri,

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the leader of the mutineers who seized the country’s national

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television on Sunday, is on the run and some other

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members of the group have been arrested as the defense

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and security forces in the country thwarted the attempted push

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and according to the Nigeria President, Nigeria government acted on

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two separate requests from the government of Benin Republic, saying

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President of Knubu first ordered Nigerian Air Force fighter jets

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to enter the country and take over the airspace to

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help dislodge the coup plotters from the National TV in

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the military camp where they had regrouped, and secondly ordered

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ground troops into the Benin Republic territory, which the Nigeria

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military troops have been confirmed to have taken positions in

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both air and land space in the Benin Republic, with

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some local residents saying a few minutes ago that the

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gun battle is still ongoing. Bao on Anuga, the spokesperson

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to the Nigeria President, in a number of statements on Sunday,

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said coup in Benin fails. Mutineers in military uniform who

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attempted to overthrow President Patrise Talons democratic government on Sunday

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in the Republic of Benin have failed. The mutineers seized

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the National TV after failing to enter President Talon’s residents.

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The latest report from Kotanou said the National Guard has

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taken control of the situation and surrounded the television station.

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According to twenty four Hours in Benin, discussions are underway

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with the mutineers now hold up inside the station. Benin’s

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Interior Minister, a Lar Saint Cidu says the country’s armed

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forces have farted an attempted coup. His statement came after

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soldiers appeared on state television and announced the removal of

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President Patrise talon, the closure of borders and suspension of

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political parties. President Bola Ahmed Tenubu has commended the gallantry

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of Nigeria’s military on Sunday for responding swiftly to the

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request by the government of Benin Republic to save its

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thirty five year old democracy from coup plotters who struck

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had drawn to day. Acting on two separate requests from

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the government of Benin, President Tanubu first ordered Nigerian Air

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Force fighter jets to enter the country and take over

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the airspace to help dislodge the coup plotters from the

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National TV and a military camp where they had regrouped.

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The Republic of Benin, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

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in a note verbal, requested immediate Nigerian air support in

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view of the urgency and seriousness of the situation and

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to safeguard the constitutional order, protect national institutions and insure

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the security of the population. In the second request, the

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authorities in Benin requested the deployment of Nigerian Air Force

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assets within Beninoi’s airspace for surveillance and rapid intervention operations

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under Benin led co ordination. The Benin government also requested

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Nigerian ground forces strictly for missions approved by the Beninese

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Command Authority in support of the protection of constitutional institutions

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and the containment of armed groups. Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff,

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General Olafemi Oliidae said all the requests have been fulfilled

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with Nigerian ground forces now in Benin. Ours is to

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comply with the order of the Commander in Chief of

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our Armed Forces, President Danubu. He said constitutional order was

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uphended in the Republic of Benin, Nigeria’s neighbor when some

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soldiers led by Colonel Pascal Tigri announced a coup on

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Sunday morning. The puchest seized the National TV and claimed

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they had toggled President Patrice Tallon and suspended all democratic institutions.

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It took some hours before the government’s loyal forces assisted

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by Nigeria, took control and flushed out the coup plotters

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from the National TV. In his remarks after the restoration

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of the democratic and constitutional order, President Tanubu saluted the

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Nigerian Armed Forces for standing firm as a protector and

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defender of democracy today. The Nigerian Armed Forces stood gallantly

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as a defender and protector of constitutional order in the

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Republic of Benin. On the invitation of the government. Our

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armed forces acted within the ambit of the ECHOAZ Protocol

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on Democracy and Good Governments. They have helped stabilize a

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neighbor in country and have made us proud of their

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commitment to sustaining our democratic values and ideals since nineteen

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ninety nine. Nigeria stands firmly with the government and people

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of the Republic of Benin. The latest report from the

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Benin Republic said Colonel Pascal Tigri, the leader of the

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mutineers who seized the country’s National TV on Sunday, is

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on the run. However, some other members of the group

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have been arrested as the defense and security forces in

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the country thwarted the attempted push. Benin’s Interior Minister, A

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Lar Saint Cidu has appeared on national TV to announce

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that the coup has been thwarted. Early on Sunday morning,

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the seventh of December twenty twenty five, a small group

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of soldiers launched a mutiny aimed at destabilising the state

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and its institutions. Faced with this situation, the Beninese armed

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forces and their leadership, true to their oath, remained committed

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to the republic. Their response allowed them to retain control

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of the situation and foil the attempt. The government therefore

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urges the population to go about their activities as normal.

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Army Yale Saware, the founder of Sahara Airports News Media

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and a human rights activist, in a statement on Sunday, said,

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the so called coups in Guinea Bissau in the latest

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episode in the Benin Republic, shared disturbing similarities. In Guinea Bissau,

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the phony coup unfolded after a criminal former president effectively

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invited the military to intervene to avoid announcing elections and

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relinquishing power to an opposition figure with a popular mandate.

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It was not a seizure of power to restore order,

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but a manipulation of force to escape democratic progress. The

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situation in Benin raises equally troubling questions. There are strong

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indications that President Patrice Talon, a deeply shady figure and

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a close ally of Assawaju Bola aremed Toenubu, may have

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been aware of the coup, pot allowed it to unfold,

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and then used it as a political diversion to shift

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public attention away from his growing unpopularity. In this sense,

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instability becomes a calculated tool of political survival rather than

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an unforeseen threat to democracy. Of course, I am opposed

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to military rule in all its forms. I am allergic

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to it, whether invited, staged or exploited. Coups en never

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a solution to political failure. The answer to bad civilian

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leadership is not guns, military jack boots and camouflage, but accountability,

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popular struggle, and genuine democracy. It would be recalled that

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a group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s national television on

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Sunday morning, claiming to have seized power. The group, which

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called itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, announced the removal

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of President Patrice Talon and all state institutions. Lieutenant Colonel

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Pascal Tigri was thereafter appointed president. Of the military Committee.

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According to the Soul, the signal of the national television

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was cut later in the morning. The French embassy said

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on x that gunfire was reported at Camp Gazo, near

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the president’s official residence, and urged French citizens to remain indoors.

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Shortly after the soldier’s declaration, a source close to Talent

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told AFP the president was safe and the regular army

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was regaining control. Bernin’s foreign minister a Lushegan Ajadi Bukhari

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also told Reuters the situation is under control, while government

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spokesperson Wilfrid Humbeji told APP everything is fine. According to

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Al Jazeera news network, osasuarangledi gringinnimledi gringinni inm