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Speaker 1: Queen Noah Magbe Awuare the Second is the fourth wife

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of Benin Monic, his Royal Majesty Oberware two, and the

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queen is also the biological sister of the Ober’s fifth wife,

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Queen ISOs Uare the Second. On Thursday, early morning night,

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Queen Noah Magbe apparently used a proxy TikTok account named

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Queen ewuaa back up and accused the Benin Traditional Council

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BTC of dishonest behavior, categorically stating the BTC lie that

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nigeria prominent social media streamer babib hamzat Ad Larger aka

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Pella was not authorized access into the palace of the

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Benin Monarch, where she accidentally met Pella and gave him

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a motherly welcome as the queen of the ober An action,

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the BTC has alleged she breached the palace protocol, hence

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she risked being removed or sent packing from the palace.

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According to Queen Noah Magbee in the apparent TikTok social

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media proxy account, Feller’s visit to the palace is a

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mere cover up that a loss has been happening behind

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closed door. She supported her claim with a document that

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suggests the Benin Traditional Council was aware of Pella coming

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to the palace, and the document dated February twenty third,

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twenty twenty six indicated that the BTC received and acknowledged

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the letter of peller planned visit, but if the BTC

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actually wrote back to Pella to notify him about the

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acceptance or rejection of his request was not stated this.

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The president of i Gurbasmy Movement Worldwide Assarro Culture Yarmu,

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counted the document and said the receipt of letter at

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any institution registry doesn’t amount to approval. However, the moment

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the letter is received at Orevied Palace Registry, it’s forwarded

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to the private office of Ober of Benin, His Royal

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Majesty Homo nober needo Uku Aquolopolo oberreuare two. Ober of

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Benin will then instruct the Secretary of Benin Traditional Council

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BTC to either write formerly or call those seeking for

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approval of their letters, especially as its relate to royal visitations.

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Those who lured and deceived Pella without the approval of

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Benin Traditional Council BTC of the real problem. For the

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avoidance of doubts Queen no Magbe may not be first

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Ober wife to be sent packing from the palace over

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breached of access into the monic palace. The ober eldest wife,

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Queen ero gama Uare two, had been sent packing from

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the palace simply because one of the biological children of

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the Ober entered the palace allegedly in a manner the

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Ober did not like. This was made known in a

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reactionary public letter issued on December thirtieth, twenty twenty five

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by Prince as Eleki Uare the second, the Ober’s eldest son,

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who is believed to be the next Ober of Benin.

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According to Prince as Eleki, I want to make it

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very clear my mother did nothing wrong. Six months ago,

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my youngest brother allegedly barged into the palace wanting to

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see his father. Our father wasn’t happy with his approach.

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As a result, my mother was told to leave the palace.

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I would like to use this medium to plead on

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behalf of your senior children. You wouldn’t see your second son,

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your third son, and your second daughter. Please, whatever our

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father said they did wrong, please forgive and forget. Time

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is precious. We want togetherness, not the vision on the

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issue he had with the Ober over the establishment of

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the Museum of West African Art Mowar. Princess Eleki said

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some of the Ober’s children only reach him through middlemen,

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unders such he does not have the phone number of

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his biological father Ober Huare too, saying what really caused

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the issue between my father and I was that while

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I was in Germany, I overheard my father say unpleasant

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things about me to a public figure on the phone.

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I got upset and raised my voice to my father,

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something I have never done in my entire life. As

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for me, my own father other intentionally chose to compose

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a speech and talk about his eldest son for a

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whole five minutes to wash me publicly over material things,

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objects artifacts, a museum. Obuseki, you said, Obuseki co opted

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your eldest son before Prince as Eleki issued the public

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statements about his father. The Ober had on November seven,

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twenty twenty five, during his official and ceremonial visit to

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the Edo State Government House in Benin City, called out

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his eldest son, Prince as Eleki, in a manner that

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seems to suggest as if the reigning Ober of Benin

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Kingdom has the power to choose his successor or the

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power to decide of whom become the Crown Prince Eddikin

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and thus ober ewuare too created this impression when he

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said during his speech at the Government House that being

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the first male child of the Ober does not automatically

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make you the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom and the

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Eddaikin of Osselu, saying it is only when the reigning

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OBERSI send a person to be the Edaiku nova Selu,

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that is when the person is qualified to be seen

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and called the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom and the

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Edaiku nova Selu. Apparently angered by these words, Prince Azleekai

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on November eleventh, twenty twenty five, issued a statement of apology,

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apparently in an aggressive manner, demanding that the Ober can

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take away the titles of Crown Prince, Edaiku novaslu okonyukua

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Ure and Prince from him, but his biological name Azleeki

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meaning river does not flow and carry away sand or

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wash away sand should not be tempered with, saying the

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name of Zeleeki was given to him by his grandfather

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and we believed the name a Zeleeki probably has a

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more deeper meaning in line with the traditions and laws

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of the people of Benin Kingdom, which significantly also means leadership, government.

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Oberor river may flow and change, but the people, their culture,

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and their traditions the sand remain firmly in place. In

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line with the foregoing, we are not aware of any

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aspect of the Benin traditions that gives an Ober or

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any human on earth the power to choose or decide

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who becomes the Crown Prince Edikon or the next over

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of Benin. But in line with Benin traditions and history,

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we may not be wrong to say it is only

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God Almighty that has the power to choose and decide

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for the people of Benin Kingdom the person who is

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qualified to be seen and called the Crown Prince Eddikon

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and finally the over of Benin Kingdom. Historically, only God

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Almighty choose who becomes the Crown Prince, Dikon and Ober

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by birth and preservation of the life of such a

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person till when times permit him to be the Crown

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Prince subsequently become the Edikan and finally the Ober of

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Benin kingdom, and for the purpose of clarity, we may

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not be wrong to say the Benin traditions demand the

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eldest male child of the reigning Ober to be seen

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and called the crown Prince until a time the reigning

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over is aware or expecting to join his ancestors. The

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reigning Over will now notify or call the crown Prince

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and send him to Vscelu as the Eddeikin of Osselu,

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an institutional responsibility demanded of the reigning Ober, probably by

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the traditions to protect the throne of Benin Kingdom. Edikin

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is a title of a person who acts as a

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proxy of the Ober of Benin while the reigning Ober

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is still alive. He leaves the Ussellu palace and moves

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to the main palace of the Benin monch to become

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the new Ober when the reigning Ober has finally joined

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his ancestors. The word proxy, according to Cambridge Online Dictionary,

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is someone or something that takes the place of another

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person or thing, or has the same meaning purpose, et cetera,

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as the more it. For the avoidance of doubts, Crown

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Prince Ahnedin Eridi Hour now Ober euare Io was sent

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as Eddeikin of Osselu and began his move to the

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Ussellu Palace on Saturday March twelfth, twenty sixteen, while the

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reigning Ober Obereridi Hour was still alive and for the record,

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Obereridi Hour thereafter was announced to have joined his ancestors

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on Friday April twenty nine, twenty sixteen. Also, Crown Prince

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Solomon I co kuober Igbi Nogo Duaakanzua III, who later

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becomes ober Erdi Hour, was sent as the Edikin of

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Ocelu in nineteen seventy eight, and on June eleventh, nineteen

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seventy eight, the then reigning Ober of Benin Kingdom, ober

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Akanzua II was announced to have joined his ancestors. The

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above illustration may have clarified that the act of a

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reigning Ober sending someone to a Selu as the Edikin

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of Ocelu is apparently not a power to choose or

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decide who to send. Rather, it is a job function

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the reigning Ober is expected to perform by thus sending

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the one already chosen by God Almighty right from birth

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as the Crown Prince Edikan to become the Edikin of

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Ocelu and thereafter the person will move to become the

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new Ober of Benin when the reigning king becomes of

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blessed memory. Peller, the twenty year old reality or real

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life interactive content creator, had visited the palace on March sixth,

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twenty twenty six, as part of his nationwide tour and

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was reportedly welcomed by the Queen, who also presented him

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with a gift. However, the Benin Traditional Council described the

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visit as a desecration, leading to disciplinary actions including the

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suspension of a chief and the detention of palace staff,

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while Pella was also summoned. According to the apparent proxy

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TikTok account of Queen Noa Magbee, the Queen obviously stated

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in proxy, thus, hello everyone, the issues at handism just

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because Peller came to the palace for me gifting him

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a lot has been happening behind close doors. The Benin

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Traditional Council lied that Peller coming to the palace was

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unauthorized and I brought him to the palace. But I

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hope I will be able to convince you all that

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Pella coming to the palace was authorized. Look at the

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stamp on this letter shows that it was approved by

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Benin Traditional Council, But they’re all lying on my head.

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But what I want you to know is that this

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isn’t the main problem, because there are other issues way

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bigger than what you all thinks. Thanks to those people

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who have reached out just to check on me and

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to make sure I’m fine. On March sixteenth, twenty twenty six,

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in a press release signed and made available by Frank

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Hraboor Irrabor, the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council, the

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BTC said, the Benin Traditional Council BTC wishes to address

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the public regarding a serious breach of protocol and desecration

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of the sacred precincts of the Palace which occurred on

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Friday the sixth of March twenty twenty six. The Council

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confirms that an individual, Haabib Hamzat Adelager, a social media

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influencer popularly known as Feller, gained unauthorized access to the

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palace premises on the said date. Mister Adelager and his

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entourage entered the palace without the requisite permission from the Council,

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and their subsequent conduct caused significant embarrassment and a breach

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of the peace within the palace grounds. The Benin Traditional

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Council views this incident with the utmost gravity. The palace

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is not a public thoroughfare or a location for frivolous

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content creation. It is the ancient and spiritual seat of

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the Ober of Benin, governed by centuries of tradition, custom

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and sacred protocols. The Council has conducted a preliminary investigation

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into the circumstances that allowed this unauthorized access. Consequently, stringent

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disciplinary measures have been taken against palace staff and chiefs

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who aided this mischievous act. Specifically, a chief who was

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implicated in the incident has been suspended indefinitely from the palace.

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A staff member of the Benin Traditional Council, identified as

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mister Omuemu, has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force.

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He has been charged to call for causing a breach

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of the peace and abetting the unauthorized entry. Furthermore, it

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is with deep regret that the Council confirms that a

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Queen of the Palace, who was unfortunately featured in the incident,

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is now facing serious disciplinary proceedings in accordance with Benin

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traditions and customs, these proceedings may inadvertently result in her

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removal from the palace. Following the incident, the Council, utilizing

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the same channels within the Palace that facilitated the initial entry,

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extended an invitation to mister habib Hamsat Adelager Pella. He

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was requested to appear before a committee of Chief’s tasks

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with investigating the matter to provide his own side of

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the story. Regrettably, mister Adelager has failed to honor this invitation.

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The Council is therefore using this public medium to demand

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that mister Adelager present himself immediately to the relevant authorities

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within the Council. His unapproved visit has caused untold distress

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to so many people, and as he must tender an

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unreserved written apology to the Palace for his unauthorized access

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and the embarrassment caused. Failure to comply with this directive

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will leave the Council with no option but to pursue

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legal action. The appropriate law enforcement agencies have been duly

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informed of this matter and the standing by to take

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necessary action against him. The Benin Traditional Council assures the

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public and the entire Benin Nation that it remains the

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unwavering custodian of our age old customs and traditions. While

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unscrupulous elements may occasionally attempt to undermine our sacred institutions,

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banking on the fatherly and forgiving disposition of His Royal

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Majesty Homo Nobernedo buku Acpolopolo Oberewarreyil c f R. They

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do so at their peril. The Council wishes to state

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unequivocally that it possesses the institutional tools to immediately correct

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such infractions and prevent any reoccurrence. We thank the public

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for their concern and support in preserving the sanctity and

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dignity of the Benin throne. On November eleventh, twenty twenty five,

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the believed Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom and the edekin

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waiting for his time to be sent to Rosselu. Prince

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Azeleeki m u Ure the second issue a public statement

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via his verified Instagram account and said, thus, Domo Yumogen,

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hope you’re well. L hoped it would never get like this,

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especially my father addressing in house publicly. I have apologized

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several times before, but it seems l need to do

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it again. I am sorry for how EL spoke to you.

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I’m your son and I’m only human. You are our father.

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We all look up to you and love you dearly.

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So of course, as our king, you can take crown

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Prince o ko Yu Kua, Prince Edekin of Usselu and

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Mu r A. But please Lhoe leave a z Eleki

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for me because my grandfather gave me that name. You

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raised me with morals, values and integrity as your son. Imperatively,

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one thing you can always count on is that I

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will tell you what others would tell you and speak

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my opinion on issues that others might be too worried

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to touch on. He’ll use this medium to plead please

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handle the current situation on ground with sagacity. Our father

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is the most fastidious, painstaking and meticulous individual known, so

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I have almost faith in you. I pray for you always,

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pray for good health and long life. May God and

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our ancestors continue to give you wisdom, guide and protect

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you always. The Prince on December thirtieth, twenty twenty five,

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released another statement via his verified Instagram account and stated

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that over the last few weeks, I have received an

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alarming amount of messages about the welfare of my mother.

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I really appreciate your concern, but rest assured she is

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being cared for before the year ends. I choose to

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address this simply because I would and allow false narratives

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about why my mother isn’t in the palace. I want

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to make it very clear my mother did nothing wrong.

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Six months ago, my youngest brother allegedly barged into the

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palace wanting to see his father. Our father wasn’t happy

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with his approach. As a result, my mother was told

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to leave the palace. Our dear father, Domo, I would

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like to use this medium to plead on behalf of

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your senior children. You wouldn’t see your second son, your

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third son, and your second daughter. Please, whatever our father

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said they did wrong, please forgive and forget. Time is precious.

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We want togetherness, not division. As for me, my own

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father intentionally chose to compose a speech and talk about

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his eldest son for a whole five minutes to wash

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me publicly over material things objects artifacts a museum. Arbuseki,

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you said, Arbuseki co opted your eldest son, Doma. Our

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father omitted to mention the part where you were aware

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and gave your blessing for me to be on the

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Legacy Restoration Trust. It was after I got to Germany

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that my father then told me on the phone that

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he had changed his mind about me being on the board.

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I remember being sober, fuddled and shocked. There is no

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way on this earth I would ever be a part

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of something of this magnitude without getting green light from you,

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on God and our ancestors. I tried informing you a

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few times before I left to Germany, but as our

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father recalls, you chose to put middlemen in between our

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direct communication, which meant you never got my message on time.

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You didn’t give anyone your direct number, so I couldn’t

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pick up the phone to inform you personally beforehand. What

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really caused the issue between my father and I was

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that while I was in Germany, I overheard my father

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say unpleasant things about me to a public figure on

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the phone. I got upset and raised my voice to

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my father, something I have never done in my entire life.

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Hence why I aforementioned I’m only human. Afterwards, I realized

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the mistake I made. I pleaded and apologized for four

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years straight, wrote Countess from horseful letters, but yet you

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chose not to forgive and rather keep malice for this long.

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I didn’t know you had this kind of mind towards

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your own son, your first son. If I may add,

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why not just call and berate castigad me privately? After all?

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I said I was sorry several times. After all, no

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one knew about this but you and I. It was

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a father and son issue. That was it something private, sensitive,

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but infinitesimal. You’ve always taught us not to err our

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dirty laundry in public, but the teaching went out the

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window that day in Government House. You chose to bring

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our private business to the public domain, which was so

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sad and heartbreaking to watch. My senior sister being on

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stage with you. Made me question her intentions towards me,

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and that’s a horrible feeling. If our father feels there

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was nothing wrong with what was said that day, then

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who am I to say or think otherwise? Domo, I’ll

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deal with however you decide to treat me, But please

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don’t mistreat our mother. I worry about her sometimes she’s

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not as young as she used to be. My mother

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has done nothing wrong. She has stood by you for years,

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raised your children with you for years. She’s mother to all,

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just as you are father and king to all. Please,

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she doesn’t deserve this treatment. The year is coming to

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an end. I’m on my knees. Let our mother back

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into her home. To our leaders. As we enter twenty

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twenty six, I pray for unity, togetherness, progress, development and peace.

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Positive projection of Edo should be priority.

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Speaker 2: How long I will to visit.

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Speaker 3: Also, puincise with time that the long controversial museum called

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MOA and NAS plans for this opening walk up?

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Speaker 2: When when I first heard this name? Because uh more

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now where a morea more?

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Speaker 3: By young Yeah again, your excellency, distinguished ladies and gentlemen.

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We are therefore constrained to throw light on the lingering

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controversy surrounding the museum called Museum of West African at

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with more More was originally conceived as Benurial Museum.

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Speaker 2: Did you all know that.

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Speaker 3: Originally before my coronation in twenty sixteen, my grandfather of

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our Kingsworld’s second, my father by Radiowa and I, by

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the grace of God now or by word the second,

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have been known to be conversing for the return of

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our liited artifacts by the British in eighteen eighty seven

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somewhere returned by the British government during my grandfather’s reign,

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and my grandfather.

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Speaker 2: Sang a song and danced to his in appreciation and happiness.

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Speaker 3: So wish in honor of my grandpa, I so now

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doing the same song and dance whenever a nartified is

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is returned.

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Speaker 2: To say, Baba wears as if it is a kind

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of mysterious way to someone the return of mother artifacts

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out there to come home.

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Speaker 3: That song, yes, home to be housed in the proposed

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Beniroa museum, not anywhere else.

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Speaker 2: Somewhere returned during my father’s reign.

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Speaker 3: This was well celebrated during the former Governor’s comedy Ushumoli’s administration,

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who joined the palace to receive the artifacts. As a diplomat,

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I carried on the struggle of my father’s for the

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return of the artifacts to the palace to fire corners

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of the globe. Because I was fortunate to serve my

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country in several countries. I presented my letters of predience

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to the King of Sweden, King of.

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Speaker 2: Norway and Praying of Deman.

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Speaker 3: And President of Feinland, President of Angola, President of Rome

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and Albanian Republic of Albania. I invited, but basquisly after

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he was sworn in in twenty seventeen, I intimated him

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of how much my father and I had been fighting

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for the return of the stolen artifacts and solicited for

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his collaboration. Being the new governor of the state and

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I they knew over on the throne, he probably agreed

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to support this effort. On my second coronation and Inverstry,

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he was called to make some remarks and surprised everyone

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when he informed us that he had been meeting with

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the beneath that allow group some museums and international donors

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who were already cooperating with him for the setting up

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of the Beniroa Museum, and that he has invited them

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to be.

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Speaker 2: Name for the next meeting.

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Speaker 3: He then said he couldn’t see any better coronation and

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invastary gift h h he could give to me than that.

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Everyone applauded him, but somehow I was not so excited.

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I had a bad feeling about it, he said, I

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mean to be jumping for joy. I had a bad

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feeling about it, as if something was wrong or going.

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Speaker 2: To go wrong. I’m sure my ancestors were prompting me

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not to believe the story. Then there was silence. After

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that silence from government.

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Speaker 3: Bascly COVID nineteen came in and complicated issues. The only

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period of COVID nineteen I’ve believe the.

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Speaker 2: Evil the plan, the bad plan, evil.

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Speaker 3: Plan was also being perfected, as that was the period

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the no found out that a lot of money is

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coming coming with the artifacts to the palace.

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Speaker 2: I decided, and they decided to divert to dive into

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their own focus. Suddenly I saw that they co opted

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my eldest son.

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Speaker 3: Into their conspiracy because they felt they would see him

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as the compress of Benini.

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Speaker 2: They seem as the companies of Benin.

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Speaker 3: That would prove that they’re collaborating with the palace, and

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if they dragged him along with.

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Speaker 2: Them, would have succeeded.

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Speaker 3: They would have succeeded in convincing in terms of doughnuts,

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particularly many, that there are collabority with the palace.

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Speaker 2: My dear son said that.

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Speaker 3: They constituted that they constituted the legacy restoration trusts and

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they have given him a broad seat.

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Speaker 2: I didn’t send him there. He looked excited.

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Speaker 3: Of course, our child, he didn’t understand the implications of

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what he was getting himself into because he didn’t remember

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or didn’t care to remember that I’ve been teaching what

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I’ve been teaching him to the bad people.

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Speaker 2: For arot of doubt, the Germans, the German government at town.

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Speaker 3: And others I means, and others who did not even

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understand our traditions and did not care to come to

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the source to find out for reasons best known to them.

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Because they were also having the interests of their own

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in the artifacts.

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Speaker 2: M hm.

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Speaker 3: They would have found out that the Edens of the

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other Bening is not automatically the crown Prince of Beni,

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even though our system of secession is based on the

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principle of primogenital Untie. His father urine over pronounced him

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so and direct him to u Silu to preside over

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Husselhu as a dark of Ussilu or until then he

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is regarded as just the first prince or senior prince

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in Benie.

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Speaker 2: They would say, oh, God, or so where we all

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and my father I was. I was also involved in

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a ceremony.

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Speaker 3: In the palace that from Manley sent me to Celu

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with the Comrado Smody was there at the time was

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the governor, and we look a lot of cloud worked

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checked as we have to do it in language traditions,

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checked all the way to Selu. Two presidents before technically

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officially I became prian prince became the the care for Selu.

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Anything short of that his willow dressing and cosmetic they

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decided to drag this my elders, so that I loved

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himTo his into a conspiracy.

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Speaker 2: Against his own heritage, and he was thanking there for it.

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Speaker 3: He also let himself be dragged into the conspiracy for

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over your reasons, because in the future, listen to the

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councilor of his father, the king that thought that that

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that thought has been the naturally him since birth.

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Speaker 2: But I rather know your say, mister Governor. Two days ago.

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Speaker 3: My people protested against the purported opening of the so

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called moah. It will be recorded that during the time

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of hour of your predecessor in office, I suggested to

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him that the Addostate government should support the other being

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in the pursuit of the return of the artifacts and

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the building of the Beni Royal Museum.

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Speaker 2: This was duly agreed to by the s y s.

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While Governor.

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Speaker 3: God doing overasity in conjunction with the National Commission for

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Museums and Monuments. I gave several referral letters to the

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then DG Director General bass the journey for who for

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him to be able to negotiate with different museums in

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Europe and America. Surprisingly, I was no longer putting the

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picture of the pursuit of this artifat and the support

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for the building for the for the building of the

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Beninula Museum.

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Speaker 2: Several agreements were signed by the then.

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Speaker 3: Director General of the n c M on behalf of

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the other beginning which I never saw up to now.

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The journey Adverse and god Baski conspired against the palace

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of the above belling and started building what they called

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a doub museum of West Africa as a mower.

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Speaker 2: Okay, I wasn’t. I was never putting the picture anymore.

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H m hmmm.

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Speaker 3: It was very sad to be it was later It

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was later made known that the finance, the finance for

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the moah which they were building was actually got gotten

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from foreign donors who were made to believe that the

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beginning of artifacts that will be returned would be housed

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in the beni Royal Museum. The structure that is standing

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there was actually supported by foreign donors and the goodwill

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of the other begining to build a royal museum, the

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Billi Royal Museum.

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Speaker 2: The socala is not the state government. It’s not the

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state government project.

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Speaker 3: It is a project that is meant to house Benea

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bronzes in the in the museum known as the Bini

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Royal Museum.

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Speaker 2: I have to keep on re emphasizing this.

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Speaker 3: I am therefore in support of my people who came out,

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who came out a few days ago to protest against

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more opening of any sort. I therefore suggest, I therefore

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urge the state government to ensure that the mower structure

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which is under probe by the Adosted House of Assembly,

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is fully investigated.

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Speaker 2: And the source of finance.

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Speaker 3: And know that sheip made known your Excellency for the

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information of the general public. The foreign donors are actually

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seeing this moa structure has been in royal museum and

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I urge you, I urge your excellency to let it

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be so, Your Excellency, distinguished Governor of Adsted, please this

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was my This was like my appeal to President Bohari

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in his private party that he had. I appeal to

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him with the president now president, from a from a

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minister of.

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Speaker 2: Liai Mohammed.

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Speaker 3: Miss As a culture or some president, all the key,

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the movers and checkers of the country were present, and

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appeal to him. Mister President, you have done so much

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to support us in the Dostate, particularly the royal family

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the eraal court of bene As much as you have done,

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there are some people still scheming to reloote our artifacts.

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Please mister President, don’t let them reloote our artifacts. So

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our appealing to his Excellency too, please.

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Speaker 2: Stop the opening of the more.

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Speaker 3: Because because it is fraught with greed, deceit and mischief

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and lack of transpiracy.

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Speaker 2: I cannot end this.

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Speaker 3: I cannot end this address without addressing deep appreciation without

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expressing deep appreciation to the former.

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Speaker 2: President Mohammed by c F who is late now.

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Speaker 3: Very good friend of the family of those states, who

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understood completely the need to recognize and support the ownership

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of the bronzes of the Beneath bronzes, and also thank

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his successful president Bonna Ahmed Dobof who is then is

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my in law. I don’t know if you are aware

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of that mister miss Governor, it’s my in law. And

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as he opened, he said, because as a police says,

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so that’s what more police saying.

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Speaker 1: So now.

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Speaker 3: As your police said when when he came to the palace,

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that is not a stranger to this palace for supporting

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and pledging to build the bene Real Museum and of

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course a park. Commuicam who God and our ancestors brought

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to rescue otherwise rather toxic situation in the state in

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general and begin in particular. Most of all, as I

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said at the beginning, God is the Alpha and Omega

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the beginner and the end all glory bit of God.

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Long liver does state government, Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Speaker 2: And God bless you all.

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Speaker 3: Ida foreturned before you today as the fortieth over of benel.

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Speaker 1: H h.

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Speaker 3: H a direct descendant of a Romania, the son of

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a Dudua who only belief people of that eraand you

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as a calad Iran yourself exact prince who later became

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ruler in life. The belief people recognize with Dudua and

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its origin, but it is not our place to force

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to force this recognition on others outside our boundaries. The

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history of the world is a shared one and there

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will certainly be unexpected connections in future. This is thus

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a time for unity and not divisiveness, a time for

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mutual respect.

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Speaker 1: Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN has stated that its men

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resisted and pushed back a group of Islamic State of

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West Africa Province ICEWOP fighters at Malamfa Tory area in

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the Abadam local government area of Borno’s State early morning

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on Wednesday, after the ICEWAP fighters launched a simultaneous, five,

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multiple and separate offensive attacks against the troops of the

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Joint Task Force North East Operation had in Kai. This

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the Nigeria Army supported its press release with a video

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of dead bodies of the suspected terrorists, some of whom,

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according to the military authority, were well known ICEWOP commanders

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who led out the terrorists to carry out the attacks.

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Lieutenant Sannie Uber, the Media information officer joined Task Force

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Northeast Operation HADDEN Kai, in a press release issued a

555
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few minutes ago, noted that Niger Republica air force supported

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in the killing of the terrorists and others the defensive

557
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offensive military actions that finally forced other surviving terrorists to

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withdraw and fee in disarray. Accordingly, the press release reads verbatim, Thus,

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troops of the Joint Task Force Northeast Operation had in

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Kai O PHK, in the early hours of Wednesday, successfully

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repelled a coordinated and simultaneous five pronged terrorist attack on

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own positions at Malam for Tory in Sector three. The terrorists,

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who advanced in large numbers on foot and deployed armed

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drones in a desperate bid to breach the defenses of

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locations of troops, particularly along the frontage of Bravo Company

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from the Daguri General Area, were met with overwhelming resistance.

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Having maintained full situational awareness of the battle space, troops

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had anticipated the attack and deliberately prepared an offensive defensive

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battle designed to decisively defeat and annihilate the assault elements.

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Through disciplined fire control, co ordinated maneuver and superior attacked execution.

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The attackers were engaged, disrupted, and rooted in disarray, with

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no fewer than eighty terrorists neutralized during the engagement. Additionally,

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the firefight was further reinforced by precision of close air

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support from the air component of Operation Haden Kai, complemented

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by rapid strike passes from allied Nigerian air assets, which

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compounded the pressure on the fleeing insurgents. Exploitation of the

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engagement area led to the recovery of a substantial cache

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of weapons, ammunition, and combat enablers, including fifty two AK

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forty seven rifles, eight PKT machine guns, seven RPG TuS,

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five general purpose machine guns gpmgs, over three thousand rounds

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of assorted seven point six two millimeters ammunition, twenty one

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RPG bombs, nine locally fabricated iedes, multiple magazines, communication radios,

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and components of armed drones deployed by the terrorists. Despite

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the scale and intensity of the assault, owned troops recorded

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minimal casualties, with four soldiers wounded in action and promptly stabilized,

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while follow on battle damage assessment of air interdictions remains ongoing. Significantly,

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the operation resulted in the neutralization of three high profile

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terrorist commanders, namely Malam Abdul Rahm and Goburra, Malam bar

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Yurim and Abu Ayuba, who were key figures in coordinating

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and leading the failed assort. Furthermore, several other identified fighters

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were eliminated during the engagement, including Zakawi, Babunu Rawa, Fanami,

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Abuwa Suwati, Ylama, mill Abu Aisha, Sulai, Mana, Abu Rigial,

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Abu ali Aba, Ghana KaiA and the Modu Hirosama. The

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elimination of these commanders and fighters represents a severe disruption

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to the terrorist command structure and operational capability within the axis.

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This decisive victory represents a major operational setback for the

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terrorist network and further underscores the growing combat effectiveness, resilience,

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and tactical superiority of Operation had in Chi forces across

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the theater. The failed attack clearly contradicts recent misleading propaganda

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and false narratives suggesting that troops are overwhelmed or experiencing setbacks.

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On the contrary, troops remain firmly in control of all locations,

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maintaining dominance through sustained offensive operations, effective joint force integration,

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and high morale. Operation had in Chyrie assures the general

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public that the security situation in Malam fortry and its

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environs remains firmly under control, while urging citizens to remain

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vigilant and disregard unverified reports intended to undermine ongoing military operations.

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The Military High Command commended the troops for the gallantry

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and resilience, urging them to sustain the operational tempo. In

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an earlier press relige, the Nigeria military initially said sixty

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Icewock terrorists were killed, but in the newest press release

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issued a few minutes ago, the military corrected the figure

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to be eighty casualties suffered by the terrorists. The earlier

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press release reads in full below. The Nigerian Army has

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once again demonstrated its unwavering resolve to defeat terrorism, successfully

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repelling a co ordinated night attack by insurgents in Malam Forturi,

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a Bardam Local Government area of Borno State. The attack,

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which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, the eighteenth

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of March twenty twenty six, at about twelve fifty a

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m saw terrorists suspected to be members of Bocoharam ICEWAP

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advancing from the Duguri General Area on foot, supported by

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multiple armed drones in a bid to breach the sixty

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eight battalion main defensive area. However, their movement was swiftly

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detected by vigilant troops who responded with overwhelming firepower In

624
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a well co ordinated operation, troops in synergy with supporting

625
00:44:01,800 –> 00:44:07,199
air components, engaged the attackers, decisively neutralizing over sixty terrorist fighters,

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including some notorious commanders. The intense firefight forced the remaining

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insurgents into a disorganized retreat towards the Areggae General Area.

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Troops have since commenced exploitation operations to pursue and eliminate

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the fleeing terrorists, while intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms are

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being deployed to dominate the adversaries with rural routes and

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preventory grouping. The Nigerian Army remains resolute and committed to

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sustaining offensive operations against terrorist elements while reassuring law abiding

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citizens of its dedication to safeguarding lives and property across

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the country. Nigeria Military authority has placed the citizens and

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residents in the West Africa country on a high alert

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over increased security threats in the CA following apparent multiple

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suicide bombings on Monday in the northeastern state of Borno State,

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wherein the Nigeria Police Force confirmed twenty three people were

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killed and one hundred and eight other persons sustained injuries

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when bombs exploded almost at the same time at three

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different locations in Meidaguri, the State Capitol at locations which

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included the post office area, Monday Market access and the

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entrance to the University of Maida Guri Teaching Hospital umth

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during the period of ifta breaking of fast hours after

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the Borno State Command of the Nigeria Police Force had

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reported earlier on Monday that suspected Bokoharam Icewock terrorists made

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an attempt to infiltrate into the state capitol with sporadic

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gunshots and explosions at Ajulari Cross, Kofo Area of outskirt

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of Maidoguri Metropolitan Council MMC and Damboa Maidaguri Road in

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Damboa Local Government Area and the latest activities and official

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reports indicated that the Icewap and Boco Haram terrorists may

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have advanced and taken some positions closer to the state capitol.

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This the Nigeria Police Force said the Borno State Joint

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Security Operatives has began aggressive patrols within the Maida Guri

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Metropolitan Council and appealed to residents to alert the security

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agency for emergency response with contact numbers O eight six eight,

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O seven five five eight one or O eight O

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two three four seven three two nine three. Lieutenant Colonel

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Sanni Uber, the Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force

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in the Northeast, Operation Hadden KAI, in a press release

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on Monday, said the Headquarters Joint Task Force Northeast Operation

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Hadden Kai OPHK wishes to inform the general public of

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suicide bomb explosions that accurred at about seven o five

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pm on Monday, the sixteenth of March twenty twenty six

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in Maidaguri Metropolitan Council MMC. The explosions were carried out

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by suspected Boco Harum terrorist suicide bombers who detonated improvised

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00:47:15,920 –> 00:47:20,360
explosive devices at three different locations within the city, namely

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the post office area, Monday Market Access and the entrance

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to the University of Maidaguri Teaching Hospital UMTH during the

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period of ifter breaking of fast. The cowardly attacks targeted

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crowded public areas in an attempt by the terrorists to

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inflict mass casualties and create panic within the metropolis. Troops

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of Operation had in Kai, in conjunction with the Nigeria

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Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD team and other sister security

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00:47:50,119 –> 00:47:54,280
agencies responded swiftly to the incident and immediately secured and

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cordoned off the affected locations to prevent further harm. Emergency

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response team, including personnel from the National Emergency Management Agency

678
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ANYMA and other medical service providers, promptly evacuated casualties to

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the General Hospital, Specialist Hospital and the University of Mada

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Guri Teaching Hospital for urgent medical attention. Medical teams are

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currently attending to injured victims at various health facilities across

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the city, while emergency responders continue rescue and evacuation efforts

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at the affected locations. Preliminary information further indicates that the

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terrorists may have deployed multiple suicide bombers into Mada Guri

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with the intention of carrying out coordinated suicide bombings at

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crowded locations. Security forces have therefore intensified surveillance patrols encounter

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wide measures across the metropolis to track down any remaining

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suspects and prevent further attacks. Members of the public are

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therefore urged to remain calm but vigilant avoid crowded areas

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where possible and promptly reporting any suspicious persons, unattended items,

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or unusual activities to the nearest security agency. Operation hadden

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Kai commiserates with the families of the victims and assures

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the public that troops and all security agencies remain fully

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committed to safeguarding lives and property while relentlessly pursuing terrorist

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elements responsible for these heinous acts. State owned media NTA,

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in a news post published on its social media platforms

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on Tuesday, reported that the Headquarters Joint Task Force Northeast,

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Operation hadden Kai has worn the public, especially those across

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the Northeast, to the wear of increased security threat as

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recent developments indicate and increased threats of suicide bombing attacks

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by Boko haram I squat terrorist elements during the final

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days of Ramadan. A statement by the Media Information Officer

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Headquarters Joint Task Force Northeast, Operation hadden Kai, Lieutenant Colonel

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Sanny Lubus the unfortunate incidents recorded in Maida Guri on

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Monday evening around Monday Market post office and the entrance

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of the University of Maida Guri Teaching Hospital leading to

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casualties further highlight the continued intent of terrorist elements to

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target densely populated civilian locations in order to create panic

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and gain propaganda advantage. It adds Historical patterns show that

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terrorist groups often intensify their activities during significant religious periods,

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particularly around the twenty seventh and twenty ninth days of Ramadan,

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when places of worship, markets, motor parks and other public

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gathering areas experience increased in human traffic. Accordingly to forestall

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repeat occurrences, members of the public across the North East

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region have been strongly advised to remain security conscious, vigilant,

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and observant of their surroundings, particularly in crowded locations such

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as mosques, prayer grounds, markets, shopping areas, bus terminals, hospitals

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and major road junctions. Worshippers attending night prayers, Terrawi, ento

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Harded and other religious gatherings are encouraged to exercise caution

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and cooperate with security personnel conducting, screening and access control procedures.

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The public is advised to observe the following precautionary measures.

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Remain alert to suspicious persons or unusual movement behavior, particularly

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individuals loitering around crowded areas are attempting to avoid security checks,

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Report unattended bags, parcels, or suspicious objects immediately to the

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nearest security personnel. Avoid over crowded areas whenever possible, and

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maintain situational awareness when attending places of worship, markets or

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public events. Cooperate fully with security agencies during stop and

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search operations, security screening, and other safety procedures. Parents and

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guardians are urged to be mindful of the movement of

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their children, especially during evening hours and night prayers. Community

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opinion leaders, religious authorities, market associations, and transport unions are

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also encouraged to support ongoing security efforts by sensitizing members

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of their communities and promptly reporting any suspicious activities. Security

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agencies across the region have already heightened operational readiness and

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increased surveillance, patrols and protective measures around critical locations and

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population centres. These measures are aimed at preventing further terrorist

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attacks and ensuring that citizens can observe the remaining days

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of Ramadan and the forthcoming ed celebrations in peace and safety.

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The statement enjoined the public that cooperation remains a critical

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component of counter terrorism efforts. Timely information from vigilant citizens

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has helped security forces prevent attacks and apprehend terrorist collaborators.

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Members of the public are therefore urged to remain calm

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but vigilant and to promptly report any suspicious activity to

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the nearest security formation or through established emergency channels. President

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Bola Ahmed Tinubu said, the recent news from Maida Guri,

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Borno’s state is profoundly upsetting. I mourn those who lost

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their lives, sympathize with the injured, and stand in solidarity

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with the people of Borno during this challenging time. I

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want to make it categorically clear that these acts of

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terror the final desperate and frantic attempts by criminals and

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terrorist elements trying to instill and spread fear. As there

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under constant pressure from our brave armed forces and security

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agencies operating in various theaters. We will continue to intensify

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our efforts against all criminal elements, wherever they may be.

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I must commend the courage and fighting spirit of our

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patriotic troops who successfully repelled the co ordinated attacks by

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these terrorists on military positions in the state. The Monday

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attacks with desperate acts of the evil minded terrorist groups.

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Our gallant military and civilian task forces will curtail and

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put them down. Just last weekend, during a security meeting

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with leaders of security and intelligence agencies, I approved additional

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equipment and operational support to enhance their capabilities. This effort

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is already in progress. Additionally, I have directed security chiefs

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to move to Nabuguri to take charge of the situation.

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I have also directed the emergency agencies to provide proper

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care for the injured. There is no place in Nigeria

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where terrorists will find safety. We will locate them, confront

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them and completely defeat them. Nigeria will not succumb to fear.

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The Borno State Command of the Nigeria Police Force stated

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in a statement that following the devastating suspected suicide ied

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explosions that occurred at about nineteen twenty four hours on

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the sixteenth of March twenty twenty six at Maidagury, Monday Market,

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University of Maida, Gury Teaching Hospital, Umth Gate and Post

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Office Flyover Area, made Gury, Preliminary investigation reveals that the

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incidents were carried out by suspected suicide bombers Regrettably, a

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total of twenty three persons lost their lives, while one

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hundred and eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries. Following

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the incidents, a combined team of police tactical units, the

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military and other joint security operatives were swiftly deployed to

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the affected areas. The scenes were immediately secured, cordoned off

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and subjected to thorough sweep operations by Police Explosive Ordnance

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Disposal EOD Unit based thirteen made Guri to rule out

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the presence of any additional threats. The Commissioner of Police,

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CP Naziru Abdolmagid visited the affected locations to conduct and

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on the spot assessment of the situation and to a

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valuate ongoing response efforts. He commiserated with victims and their

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families while assuring the public of the command’s unwavering commitment

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to safeguarding lives and property. Victims were promptly evacuated by

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emergency responders, including the National Emergency Management Agency any MAA

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and the State Emergency Management Agency SDMA, to medical facilities

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where they are currently receiving treatment. Borno State Police Command

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wishes to state that normalcy has been fully restored in

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the affected areas. Meanwhile, joint security operatives have heightened security

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presence and surveillance across Maderguri and its environs to prevent

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any further occurrences. Investigations are ongoing to further ascertain the

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circumstances surrounding the incidents and to bring perpetrators to justice.

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The Borno State Police Command urges members of the public

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to remain calm, vigilant and to promptly report any suspicious

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movements or objects to the near dst Security Agency. Asked

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Nahem Kenneth Dasso, the Borno State Police Command Public Relations Officer,

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stated this in a press release on Monday. In an

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earlier press release issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations

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Officer of Borno State Command, Asked Nahem Kenneth Dasso said,

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following widespread reports of sporadic gunshots and explosions which raised

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public concern and attracted attention, the Borno State Police Command

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wishes to clarify that the incidents were a result of

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attempted infiltrations by suspected Bokoharam Icewop terrorists at Ajalari Cross

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Kofer area of outskirt of Maidaguri Metropolitan Council MMC and

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Damboa Madaguri Road, Damboa Local Government Area. The incidents occurred

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on the sixteenth of March twenty twenty six at about

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zero hundred hours in Ajulari cross kofa MMC and one

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o’clock hours along the Damboa Maidaguri Road ACXIS in Damboa

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Local Government Area when suspected terrorists attempted to infiltrate the areas.

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In a swift and coordinated response, joint security operatives, who

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were already on heightened alert, engage the insurgents and successfully

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repelled the attacks, forcing the terrorists to retreat. During the operations,

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no casualties were recorded among security personnel or civilians. However,

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the insurgents are believed to have suffered casualties and injuries,

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though the exact figures are yet to be confirmed. The

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Commissioner of Police Orno State Command reassures residents of the

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command’s continued commitment to safeguarding lives and property in maintaining

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peace across the state. He further urges members of the

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public to remain vigilant, avoids spreading unverified information, and continue

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to support security agencies with timely and credible intelligence. Further

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developments will be communicated as investigations and security operations continue.

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