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Speaker 1: Foreign Minister of Iran, Abbess Arachi, has said that Iranian

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soldiers are currently waiting for US ground troops to invade Iran,

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saying the Iranians are prepared for any scenario. According to Arachi,

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Iran is confident that its soldiers can confront U S

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ground troops and if the United States actually decided to

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begin ground troops invasion in Iran, it will be a

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disaster for the US because we know we can handle them,

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adding Russia and China are supporting Iran in the ongoing

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war with the US and Israel politically and otherwise. And

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shortly after the Iran Foreign Minister made this known in

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an exclusive interview with NBC News Media on Thursday, the

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U S Secretary of War Pete Heekes has visited the

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U S Central Command SENTKAM headquarters at McDill Air Force

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Base in Tampa area of Florida, apparently for a high

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level briefing and next plan of action discussed with the

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SENTAM commander, Admiral Bradcooper. This local media in Iran reported

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on Friday morning that the spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary

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Guards Corps IRGC, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naini says the

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Iranian armed forces are ready for a long war to

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punish the aggressor. The war, which began last week Saturday,

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has led to the deaths of over one thousand, three

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hundred people in Iran, twelve in Israel, and six U

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S soldiers. According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society on

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March six, twenty twenty six, over one thousand, three hundred

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thirty two people have been killed in Iran since the

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start of the war on February twenty eighth, twenty twenty six.

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HENGOR Organization for Human Rights. In an earlier report in

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the conflict, on March second, the Norway based NGO stated

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that at least one thousand, five hundred deaths, specifically identifying

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one thousand, three hundred Iranian military members and two hundred

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civilians among the fallen, while the United Nations International Children’s

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Emergency Fund YUNISEEV confirmed that of the more than one thousand,

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three hundred total fatalities, at least one hundred and eighty

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one are children. This includes approximately one hundred and seventy

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five children killed in a single strike at a girl’s

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primary school in the Manab area of Iran Foundation of

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Martyrs and Veterans Affairs. The official Iranian government agency reported

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a death toll of at least one thousand, two hundred

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and thirty as of March fifth. On the side of

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Israel Magen David Adam MDA, Israel’s National Emergency Medical Service

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confirmed nine fatalities, specifically from a direct ballistic missile hit

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on a public shelter in Bade Schemesh on March first.

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The Israeli police, in an official police report, identified nine

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killed in Bade Schemesh and have noted that eleven people

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remain missing as search and rescue operations continued. Ichilov Hospital

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in Tel Aviv confirmed the death of a one hundred

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and two year old man who did guided from a

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fall while attempting to reach a shelter during a siren.

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Although ten deaths were confirmed by the Israeli authorities as

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stated above, but some local and international media put the

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total deaths in Israel a twelve. According to the U

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S Department of War and Sentcom, six American service members

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have been killed so far, with eighteen other soldiers wounded.

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Those killed included Sergeant Declan J. Cody, aged twenty, Captain

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Cody A. Cork A. United States President Donald Trump, in

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a nationwide broadcast issued a few hours ago over the

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joint Israel U S military actions in the sovereign nation

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of Iran, has said that many Iranian soldiers are willing

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to surrender in order to save their lives, but the

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offensive U S Israel military war or combat on Iran continued,

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saying the joint military operations code named Operation Epic Fury,

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has destroyed hundreds of Iranian targets since the military action

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began on February twenty eighth, twenty twenty six, including the

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killing of the Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kamanee, and

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the new joint war against Iran has resulted to the

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killing of more than two hundred Iranian civilians and military

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personnel with thousands of people injured, while over twelve persons

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have been killed so far in Israel, with estimated five

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hundred people sustaining injuries, and the war has forced Iran

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to launch counter attacks on US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar,

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and the United Arab Emirates UAE. This Iran Foreign Minister

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ABIs Arachi had said Iran will not surrender, stating that

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despite the massive air strikes on Tehran, Iran’s military capability

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remains intact, adding Iran was able to retaliate faster than

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it did in the twenty twenty five Twelve Day War,

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and that its mosaic defense doctrine makes it resilient to

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infrastructure damage. Arachi called the kis King of Kamenee absolutely

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unprecedented and a major violation of international law, warning it

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had made the conflict even more dangerous and more complicated,

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saying Kamenae was not only Iran’s political leader, but a

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high ranking religious leader for millions of Muslims even outside

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of Iran across the region, pointing to protests that had

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erupted in Iraq, Pakistan and elsewhere where the leader had followers.

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In line with this, Al Jazeera News media also reported

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some minutes ago that Iranian missiles have been seen over

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Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank, reportedly breaking through

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Israel’s defense system, with Iran saying it is targeting Israeli

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military facilities. In the six minutes nationwide video broadcast, President

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Donald Trump called on members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards

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to surrender their weapons or face certain deaths, saying the

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death of the three American soldiers killed in action will

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be avenged by taking more punishing actions against the enemies.

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President Donald Trump said there will likely be additional American

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deaths during the combat mission in Iran, which he said

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would continue until the US achieves its objectives. Combat operations

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continue at this time in full force, and they will

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continue until all of our objectives are achieved. We have

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very strong objectives, he said in a video posted to

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truth social without specifying in detail what those objectives were.

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According to CNN, President Trump said nine Iranian ships have

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been destroyed so far in the Operation Epic Fury. In

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an earlier social media post, Trump said, I have just

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been informed that we have destroyed and sucked nine Iranian

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naval ships, some of them relatively large and important. We

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are going after the rest. They will soon be floating

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at the bottom of the sea. Also, President Trump also

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said during the broadcast that the Iranian Peace United States

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U S government, under the leadership of President Donald Trump,

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has ordered its citizens out of Lebanon, with the non

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emergency citizens specially warned to avoid traveling to southern Lebanon.

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Although the U. S. Embassy in Beirut never mentioned Israel

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and Hesbella possible new war in the Middle East as

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the reason for its action, but there are strong indications

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that the America government took the decision because of the

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possible military conflicts in the region. According to the U

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S Government, it do not want America citizens to travel

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to Lebanon due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, unexploded

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land mines, and the risk of armed conflict, stating that

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some areas, especially near the borders, have increased risk, while

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information available on Monday indicated that Hesbellah is preparing to

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resume retaliatory strikes against Israel by rejecting the US ceasefire

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deal as Israel Defense Forces IDF continued strike ut This

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a joint press statement signed and made available on Monday

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by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of

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Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

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the Federated Republic of Brazil, the French Republic, the Kingdom

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of Denmark, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland,

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the Republic of Indonesia, Ireland, the Arab Republic of Egypt,

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the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,

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the Kingdom of Norway, the State of Palestine, the Portuguese Republic,

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the State of Qatar, the Republic of Slovenia, the Kingdom

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of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Republic of Turkier

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and the secretary generals of the League of Arab States

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and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation described the current action

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of Israel in the Middle East as expansionist agenda, and

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also on Monday, the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Letannaho appears

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before Israeli lawmakers of the Knesset and said Israel do

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so what the days might be, but they are prepared

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for any scenario, adding if Iuran attack Israel, Israel will

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respond with the force Iranian government will never imagined. Also,

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Iran Observant News Media, in a tweet published on Monday,

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stated that oil companies around the world are currently advising

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their staff not to travel to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman,

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Kuwait and Qatar unless absolutely necessary. It would be recalled

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that the conflict between Israel and Hesbalah has historically involved

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two major wars, which occurred in two thousand six and

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twenty twenty four, and yet possible new war remains in

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a state of high tension characterized by a fragile ceasefire

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and ongoing military operations. In February twenty twenty six. The

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Middle East region is currently under a fragile ceasefire that

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began on November twenty seven, twenty twenty four, yet both

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sides of Israel and Hesbala in Lebanon frequently report violations.

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The twenty twenty four war was triggered by the October seventh,

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twenty twenty three Hamas attacks on Israel, which Hesbala began

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firing rockets into Israel on October eighth, twenty twenty three.

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This escalated into a full scale war in September twenty

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twenty four. The conflict, according to local authorities in Lebanon

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and Israel, resulted in over four thousand deaths in Lebanon

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and approximately one hundred thirty deaths in Israel. A US

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broken season Nigeria Police Force, under the leadership of the

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Inspector General of Police IGP car yode Eg Beethoven, has

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kept months since her video went viral on social media platforms,

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wherein allegation of bringing people illegally to settle inside forest

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in Edo State was made against the Divisional Police Officer

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the DPO, who is currently serving at the Divisional Police

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Headquarters at Ogoha community in the Essen Southeast local government

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area in the state, a state that have witnessed rampant

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cases of kidnappings in recent time, especially since the beginning

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of this year. Despite the fact that the Edo State Governor,

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Monday ok Pepolo, has executed the destruction of numbers of

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houses or properties of apparent innocent landlords or people who

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may not have direct connection with the crime, it may

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be recalled the early twenty twenty five, the governor demolished

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a residential property on College Road simply because it was

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linked to a kidnapping gang operating in the Aduawa Eyen

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and benin Auchi Rode Bypass axis, even when the building

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belonged to a woman based in Italy, just that her brother,

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ossameede Asimota, the alleged key leader of the gang, allegedly

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used it to coordinate abductions. This is just one of

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many properties demolished by the Edo State government over kidnapping

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in the state. Yet records of kidnappings in the state

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continued to grow higher and recent police and military arrests

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indicated that Edo State is perhaps under siege of foreign

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invaders who may have taken over larger part of the

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state forest to co ordinate kidnappings in the state while

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working with some of the local residents to perpetuate the

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criminal act. It may be interesting to note that another

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set of non indigens of the state arrested by the

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police recently included two persons caught inside the Specialist Hospital

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in Auchi. The two suspects, who were said to be

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non indigenes of the state, were among the gang of

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kidnappers behind the abduction of doctor Abu Babtunde, who regained

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his freedom after his family reportedly paid a sum of

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fifty million nairas ransom. After the doctor and his younger

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brother were abducted on January second, twenty twenty six while

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opening the gate to their residence the Long City Pride Road,

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Higbia Camp, Auchi and unfortunately, the younger brother was later

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found dead on January fifth near the Auley River Long

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City Pride Road, with police suspecting he was killed by

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the abductors and the alleged illegal settlers who confessed the

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Ugbohadipo as their facilitator are said to be non Nigerians

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from foreign countries. According to one of the vigilantes who

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court the illegal settlers, the arrested illegal settlers in the

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forest will be taken to the station. The vigilante member

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also said the illegal settlers are not Nigerians and close

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watchers said people are brought in and smuggled into Edo

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forests I legally and such people may be responsible for

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the act of kidnapping in the state. Available records indicated

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that the kidnapping situation in the state is currently happening

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almost daily, with numbers of the state residents and Indo

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genes also recorded dead or killed by kidnappers since Governor

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Monday Okpepolo came into power. On the recent arrest of

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two suspects at the Specialist Hospital in Auchi, the Edo

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State Command public relations Officer Eno Ichiodom the first breakthrough

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came on the third of February twenty twenty six. Operatives

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of the Auchi Division day after the Edo State Commissioner

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of Police, Monday Agbonica, personally led troops of Joint Security

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Operatives are the dead of the night to launch offensive

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attacks against kidnappers in the forest. The Commander four Brigade

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of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General R. Me Ed Balaguan,

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also personally led troops of joint security operatives to the

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kidnappers hideouts and launched massive military clearance and offensive actions

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against kidnappers. Both security operations led to the arrest of

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several suspected kidnappers allegedly caught in the act inside the bush,

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with the identities of the arrested suspects indicating that most

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of the kidnappers terrorizing Edo’s State are from the far

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northern part of Nigeria, an observation which appeared to have

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challenged the public policy statement made earlier in January twenty

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twenty six by the Edo State Governor, Monday ok Capolo,

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who stated that many of those involved in the kidnapping

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surge in Edo’s State are inder genes of the area,

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saying that maybe the reasons some kidnappers wears face masks.

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The governor made this statement as kidnapping in the state

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appeared to have become worse in twenty twenty six and

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very rampant, in a manner that indicated that an average

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of one to two persons of being kidnapped in a

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day in Edo’s state, as more than sixty persons became

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new victims of the increasing criminal activities in the state

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since the beginning of twenty twenty six. Like in January second,

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twenty twenty six, two brothers doctor Abu Ibrahem babbitton Day,

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a medical doctor on housemanship, and Abu Tahir, a fresh graduate,

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were kidnapped at the gate of their residence along City

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Pride Road, Higbira Campinauchi. The kidnappers initially demanded the two

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hundred million niras ransom and tragically, on January fifth, one

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of the two brothers was found dead. On January ninth,

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twenty twenty six, eight indigenes of a Moga community in

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the Arcoco Edolocal government area of the state were abducted

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from a hotel along a Billow road. Since the start

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of twenty twenty six, Edo State has experienced a significant

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surge in kidnappings, leading to widespread protests at Dipoma in

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the Edo Central Sanatorial Zone, with multiple police rescue operations,

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including the incidents reported early February twenty twenty six, where

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police rescued nine victims, including five children and a separate

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group of fourteen victims. This is that Earlier, on January

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twenty second, twenty twenty six, a farmer named Monday Adero

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was kidnapped and later rescued, and in late January, another farmer,

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Abraham Moodwer and his two wives, Brinda and Anna, were

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abducted from Aguro Amende community but successfully rescued by security forces.

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In mid January, a k favour and a former student

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union leader were kidnapped in Edo Central. Troubled by the

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surge in kidnapping in the state, residents and students of

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Ambrose Ali Universe AAU staged a major protest on January tenth,

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twenty twenty six, citing daily kidnappings and the abduction of

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a university professor and numerous students. On February second, twenty

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twenty six, a family of nine was ambushed to Echo

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a Bekuyo road in Ovia Northeast local government area, and

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the kidnappers demanded a two hundred and sixty million nyer’s

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ransom for four children and two women still held after

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five others were rescued. In this write up, a legal

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practitioner in Joku Jude in Joku pinpoints and fundamentals in

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the judgment passed against Marzi Namdi Kanu by Justice James Amatosha,

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which convicted and sentenced the Biafra Republic agitation leader to

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life imprisonment, and in this press release the Legal Practitioner

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issued in late twenty twenty five entitled the twenty fourth

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of November twenty twenty five The Day evidence ceased to

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matter in Nigerian courts. Judicial silence, selective justice and media

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complicity describe Justice Omitosho as unprofessional, stating that the most

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dangerous aspect of the judgment delivered by Justice James Chaomatosho

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is not merely that it reached a full ordained conclusion,

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but that it did so by deliberately suppressing evidence he

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already admitted on record in his own court, thereby converting

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a judication into a procedural facade. This was not an

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error of law or an oversight of fact. It was

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a calculated refusal to engage with material evidence whose evaluation

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would have fatally undermined the prosecution’s narrative and pasing that

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this case is no longer about one man. It is

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about whether courts may openly disregard admitted evidence and still

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be treated as legitimate, and whether the media will continue

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to mask such conduct through silence. A judiciary that can

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ignore evidence without explanation has ceased to function as a

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court of law. A media that refuses to question that

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silence has abdicated its public geue duty. Together, they place

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the rule of law itself in existential peril. Continuing in details,

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in Joku said, once evidence is admitted, it binds the

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judge absolutely. The conduct protest, silence or alleged boycott of

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the defendant Marzi Namdikaru is legally irrelevant to that obligation.

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Judgment writing is not a negotiation with the accused. It

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is a solitary judicial duty anchored exclusively to the evidentiary record.

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A judge may reject defense evidence, but he must first

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confront it, evaluate it, and explain why it is rejected.

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Silence is not neutrality. Silence is suppression. Had Justice Homitosha

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evaluated the admitted video exhibit of Theophilis t y Danjuma,

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he would have been confronted with the inescapable reality that

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public calls for communities to harm themselves in self defense

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against murderous violence were not unique to Namdi Karu, nor

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criminalized when made by powerful establishment figures. Proper evaluation would

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have compelled the court to accept that Carnu’s calls for

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guns and bullets in Los Angeles, USA or during broadcasts

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were framed as community self defense against the ravages of

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armed Fulani killer herders, not incitement to lawless violence. Had

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Justice Omitosho evaluated the admitted video evidence of Governor Hope Uzodenba,

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he would have known because uz Odamer stated it publicly

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that neither Nandi Carnu nor the IPO B had any

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hand in the killing of Ahmed Gulak. That single evaluation

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would have punctured one of the most politically weaponized allegations

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surrounding this case. Had Justice Omitosha listened to his fellow

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Yoruba kinsman and Nigeria’s intelligence chief Hadeola olawatos and Ajai,

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whose statements were also admitted in evidence, he would have

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been forced to acknowledge that the formation of armed vigilante

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groups for community defense was openly endorsed at the highest levels.

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Prosers walk on nevile bringin Ukinemes in a mort digital

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ware