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Speaker 1: Missus Irene obum Lemme, a pregnant woman and the wife

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of Stephen obum Neme and Wosu, who was allegedly shot

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dead on Valentine Day around Amufi Junction along Benin Agbour

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Road in Benin City. The Edo State Capitol has cried

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out to well meaning individuals and civil society organizations to

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help her prevail on President Bola Ahmed Tenubu, the Chief

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of Defense Staff, General Olifemi Olide, and the four Brigade

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of the Nigerian Army to bring the suspected murderer of

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her husband to justice, stating that she has no knowledge

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if the soldier who allegedly committed the murder is actually

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being prosecuted, saying till date, the family has no information

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about the identity of the alleged killer or any legal

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action taken by the military authority to make the killer

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soldier face full wrath of the law, adding that the

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corpse of her husband has been in the mortuaries since

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the incident occurred on February fourteen, twenty two, twenty six,

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because the family believed if the husband is buried, they

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may never get justice and the case may be swept

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under the carpet. The bereaved pregnant woman made the appeal

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in a twenty one minutes video made available to US

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fortnight ago, after we had earlier reported that the family

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of Stephen obum Lemmee and Wosu has accused the Armed

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Forces of Nigeria AFN, led by General Olifemi Oliidae, the

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Nigeria Chief of Defense Staff, of attempted acts to cover

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up a soldier who allegedly murdered the young man Stephen

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obum Neme and Wosu on February fourteenth, twenty twenty six,

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Valentine’s Day along bene en Agbor Road around Amufi Junction

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in Edo State. This according to the family member, who

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pleaded for her names not to be mentioned in the press,

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said her brother was shot dead by the soldier after

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the deceased refused to hand over his car key to

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the soldier as demanded, saying her brother only went out

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with his friend she identified as Godwin Koke to get

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chicken feed when they encountered the soldier at the failed

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portion of the road that is currently under construction, saying

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the Nigerian Army has refused to disclose the names of

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the soldier who allegedly committed the act of murder or

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take appropriate lawful actions against the suspected murderer and in

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a swift reaction. When our reporter contacted the public relations

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Officer of four Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Captain Kennedy

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and Yan Muva a phone call on Thursday evening, the

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military authority said it is not true that the soldier

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in question has not been identified, saying the matter has

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been settled. And when our reporter demanded to know how

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the alleged murder case was settled with the family, the

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military authority refused to give details. Also, when our reporter

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contacted the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force

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public Relations Officer asd No Acodum, the police authority said

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the matter is under investigation and there is no ways

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such matter can be swept under the carpet. According to

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the bereaved pregnant woman, eyewitnesses said after her husband was

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shot and was in the pool of his blood, the

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killer soldier wanted to abandon him, but the people around

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prevailed on him and that was when the soldier decided

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to take the victim to the hospital and the bereaved

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family was later told by an officer that her husband

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was pronounced dead at the hospital, but she and the

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family believed the officer is lying because, according to her,

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when the bereaved family visited the earlier day, after President

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Donald Trump of the United States of America, the USA

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announced the killing of Abu Ballal al Menuki, the second

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in command of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

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ISIS in a joint operation with Nigeria soldiers in Borno State.

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A new video of the abducted four hundred and sixteen

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women and children in Boko Haram captivity has been released,

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in addition to a gory video earlier released by the

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terrorists wherein they beheaded almost six men who the insurgents

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said tried to escape among the kidnapped victims. This had

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led to public outcry and demonstrations, but according to Punch newspaper,

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protesters are reportedly denied the rights to protest in Ladaguri,

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the Borno State capital, saying the army reportedly deployed tanks

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and heavily armed personnel to filling Polo, the venue of

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the recent planned protests, forcing the demonstrators to withdraw quoting

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Somla Kaigama, leader of the protesters, as saying the atmosphere

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created by the military deployment made it impossible for citizens

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to continue with the demonstration that the development is deeply

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disturbing in a constitutional democracy. It may be recalled that

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we had reported that President Bola Ahmed Tenubu of Nigeria

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may have kept mute since more than forty eight hours

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a faction of the Boko Haram terrorists showed off four

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hundred sixteen people, mostly women and children, kidnapped and held

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hostage when the members of the the Jumatu Ali’s Sonna

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literality Walji hard Jast launched a large scale combat actions

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between fourth to the sixth of March twenty twenty six

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against the men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN

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overran the Africa Country Military base at in Gosh, killing

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several soldiers, a figure the Nigeria authority disputed to be

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fourteen after several reports indicated that more than forty soldiers

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were killed during the attack, in addition to more than

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one hundred civilians, including Chief Imman of Ingosh alongside the

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community elders killed during the coordinated attacks that lasted days

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at Ngosh community in Guosa Local Government area of Borno State.

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This During the attacks, numbers of people were also taken

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hostage by the insurgents, with speculations indicating that the hostages

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are apparently being held at the rugged terrain of the

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Mandara Mountains, which sit wide across the Nigeria border with Cameroon.

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In the released video, one of the spokespersons of the

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Boco Harum group said they decided to release a proof

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of life video of the four hundred and sixteen women

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and children in their captivity following the demands made across

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to them by the Borno South Youths Alliance Bossier and

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according to the statement issued by the bossier when they

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made the video public on Friday, April tenth, twenty twenty six,

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the youth’s group called on federal government and governments at

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all level to ensure the hostages are released, saying specifically

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that we have witness cases in states such as Socoto, Zamfara,

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Katsina and Kelly Ware abducted victims regained freedom following interventions

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by individuals such as Sheik Armed Gumi. We therefore expect

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equal urgency and commitment in addressing the plight of being

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gosh victims. No region or group of citizens should be

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treated with less priority. In one of the recent videos

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sent by the Boco Harum terrorists to the Borno Youths Group,

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the group said it may not be wrong to say

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one of the major root causes of crimes, poverty, poor

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health care, suicides, killings and avoidable deaths today in the

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world is superstitious beliefs mixed with severe psychological manipulation, religious

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and spiritual delusions that often lead to family members abandoning

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their loved ones, especially their parents, for fear of being bewitched, doomed,

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or suffered from the delusional curse or spell superstitiously believed

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had been placed on their parents or loved ones. And

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this act who also lead to the accused family members

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committing suicides or being banished, beaten, or even killed by

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jungle justice. And in line with the numerous cases documented

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globally and locally, we have seen where individuals have committed

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murder or caused death due to acute spiritual delusions, which

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in psychiatry these are often diagnosed as cases of religious

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psychosist schizophrenia or clinical lycanthropy, where the perpetrator cannot separate

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objective readsality from spiritual hallucinations. This may interest you to

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know that in August twenty twenty five, at Outward Lake

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in Ohio, United States of America, U s A, an

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Amish mother obviously suffering from a severe spiritual delusion, drowned

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her four year old son in Outwood Lake. Investigators revealed

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that both she and her husband believed God was speaking

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directly to them, demanding ritualistic tasks to prove their worthiness,

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and as such, she explicitly told the police that the

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Lord wanted her to perform the sacrifice. This may not

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also be different from the case of a twenty two

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year old Nigerian and unengineering student named Benjamin O. Beenham,

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whose life seemed to heavily revolved around his church, who

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suffered a sudden psychiatric break in twenty twenty five after

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his family initially mistook his erratic behavior for a standard

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demonic attack rather than a medical issue. Allegedly driven by

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the delusion that his mother and sister were witches spiritually

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plotting to destroy him, he as a result of that,

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attacked his family, resulting in the death of his mother,

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but he was later diagnosed with schizophrenia under clinical custody.

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It may be recalled that one of the most famous

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historical cases of spiritual psychosis in the United Kingdom UK

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was the murder of Robert Dad in eighteen forty three

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by his son. The English artist Richard Dad stabbed his

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father to death on account of a delusion that his

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father was actually the devil in human form and that

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he had been chosen by God to battle the forces

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of evil. This act made him to spend the remainder

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of his life in psychiatric facilities, and in two thousand

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and eight, a passenger inside a Greyhound bus in Canada

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vince he killed a stranger, Tim McLain. Lee claimed that

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the voice of God told him McLain was an alien

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or a demon, and that if he did not kill

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him immediately, the man would come back to life and

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kill every one else on the bus. And one of

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the most recent cases of crimes caused by superstitious beliefs

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occurred on Fry the ninth of May twenty twenty six

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at Bumuazili area of arwo Omama community in Uru East

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Local Government area of Himo’s State, when Michael AKUJIOVII killed

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his uncle and two other elderly people on the ground

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that they were the evil forces behind his misfortunes and

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problems in the family. The suspected murderer who said he

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returned from Lagos State to his country home in twenty

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eighteen to wage war against spiritual forces so that his

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father’s name wouldn’t go Edo State Command of the Nigeria

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Police Force NPF has announced the arrest of some serving

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and already dismissed police officers who worked together as a

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criminal gang terrorizing members of the public in Edo State.

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The State Commissioner of Police, Monday At Gernika, who made

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this known in a press release made available a few

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hours ago, said the arrest was a major breakthrough against

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the suspected criminal elements pretending to be law enforcement offices

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to perpetrate heinous crimes within the state capital, Benin City

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and its environs. It may be recalled that there have

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been outcry by residents in Edo State that law enforcement

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officers are committing or participating in criminal activities in the state. Specifically,

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in August twenty twenty five, some of policemen alongside some

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civilians were accused of abducting a resident in Benin City.

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The syndicate was said to have used a silver Toyota

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Yaris to terrorize citizens, seizing their phones and belongings through

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intimidation and armed robbery. In December twenty twenty five, four

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policemen were accused of extorting nine hundred and eighty thousand

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niras from a local artisan Goodness on Yeka after assaulting

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him earlier. In September twenty twenty five, the Edo State

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Police Command reportedly recovered and returned three hundred thousand niras

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extorted from a furniture maker by offices attached to the

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Obermarket Area Command in Benin City. May twenty twenty five,

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six offices, including a Chief Supit Perintendent of Police CSP,

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was summoned to Abuja after a viral video showed them

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demanding either five thousand niras or five liters of fuel

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from motorists for lacking electronics Central Motor Registry ECMR proof,

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a policy that had actually been suspended then. Also in

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August twenty twenty five, six offices were disciplined for extorting

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two million niers from members of the National Association of

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Sea Dogs near Benin City after they reportedly used the

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point of sale POS machine to withdraw the funds unlawfully.

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According to the press statement signed by the Edo State

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Police Command Public Relations Officer Aspeno Acoding, the Edo State

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Police Command, under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police

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Heado State Command, CP. Monday Agbonica FDC, wishes to inform

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the general public of a major breakthrough in the fight

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against criminal elements disguising as law enforcement offices to perpetrate

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heinous crimes within Benin City and its environs. The Command

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had in recent times received several complaints from members of

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the public alleging harassment, abduction and extortion by individuals posing

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as police officers. These suspects reportedly operate along Teboger Axis

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off Haduawa, where they unlawfully stop unsuspecting citizens, forcefully convey

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them around various roads within Benin City, and eventually take

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them to point of sale POS operators to fraudulently extort

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money from them under duress. Disturbed by the gravity of

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these allegations, the Commissioner of Police CP. Monday Agbonica FDC

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immediately ordered a discreet and intelligence driven investigation into the

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matter through sustained surveillance, technical intelligence and coordinated operations by

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operatives of the command, the criminal network was successfully busted.

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The following suspects have been arrested in connection with the us.

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Family of Stephen obum Neme and Wosu has accused the

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Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN, led by General Olafemi Oliadae,

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the Nigeria Chief of Defense Staff, of attempted acts to

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cover up a soldier who allegedly murdered a young man,

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Stephen obum Neme and Wosu on February fourteen, twenty twenty six,

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Valentine’s Day along Beni Agbor Road around Amufi Junction in

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Edo State. This according to the family member, who pleaded

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for her names not to be mentioned in the press,

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said her brother was shot dead by the soldier after

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the deceased refused to hand over his car key to

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the soldier as demanded, saying her brother only went out

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with his friend she identified as Godwin Coco to get

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chicken feed when they encountered the soldier at the failed

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portion of the road that is currently under construction, saying

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the Nigerian Army has refused to disclose the names of

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the soldier who allegedly committed the act of murder or

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take appropriate lawful actions against the suspective murderer and in

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a swift reaction. When our reporter contacted the public relations

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Officer of four Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Captain Kennedy

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and Yan muvaa phone call on Thursday evening, the military

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authority said it is not true that the soldier in

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question has not been identified, saying the matter has been settled.

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And when our reporter demanded to know how the alleged

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murder case was settled with the family, the military authority

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refused to give details. Also, when our reporter contacted the

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Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force public Relations

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Officer ASP no Acodium, the police authority said the matter

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is under investigation and there is no way such matter

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can be swept under the carpet. According to the bereaved

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family member, on the fourteenth of February twenty twenty six,

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at about ten a m my brother Stephen obum Neme

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and Wosu went to get chicken feed with his friend

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Godwin Coco along the Bai nine Agbor Express Road, the

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failed portion that is under construction at Amuphi junction in

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benin citi Edo State specifically, The friends said they were

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discussing and did not see the road demarcation on time,

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and when they sighted it and were about to reverse,

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a soldier blocked them and told them to hand over

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the car key, but they told him that they are

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sorry and will turn back, so immediately he started turning

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the car. That got the soldier angry and the soldier

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started following him. My brother reversed the car and joined

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the other lane, and from the side mirror, my brother

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noticed that the soldier was running towards them, and this

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time there were two on a bike, but one left

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while the soldier that they had the conversation with was

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still following them with the bike man. At this point,

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he started using his belt on the car and even

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shot at the car, but my brother and his friend

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were still driving, and when they got to hold up,

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they packed at a fuel station and started running by foot.

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While they were running, the soldier fired shots at them,

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and the bullet landed on my brother’s leg, and on

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a closed range, the soldier shot him again on the

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same leg. People around said that when the soldier shot

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my brother again at close range, they gathered him, but

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the soldier told them that the boy he shot was

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a robber, so they did not touch the soldier. Man.

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The soldier was the same person that carried the victim

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to the hospital. But the hospital they mentioned. When we

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went there, the doctor said he had no such patient.

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President Bola Ahmedenubu of Nigeria may have kept mute since

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more than forty eight hours a faction of the Boko

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Haram terrorists showed off four hundred and sixteen people, mostly

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women and children, kidnapped and held hostage. When the members

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of the Jumatu Ali’s sother literity Walji hard Jazz launched

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a large scale combat actions between fourth to the sixth

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of March twenty twenty six against the men of the

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Armed Forces of Nigeria, a f N overran the Africa

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Cum Entry military base of Engsh, killing several soldiers, a

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figure the Nigeria authority disputed to be fourteen after several

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reports indicated that more than forty soldiers were killed during

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the attack, in addition to more than one hundred civilians,

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including Chief Imman of Ingosh alongside the community elders killed

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during the co ordinated attacks that lasted days of Ngosh

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community in Guosa Local Government area of Borno State. This

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During the attacks, numbers of people were also taken hostage

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by the insurgents, with speculations indicating that the hostages were

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apparently being held at the rugged terrain of the Mandara Mountains,

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which sit wide across the Nigeria border with Cameroon. That aside,

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one of the spokespersons of the Boko Haram group said

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they decided to release a proof of life video of

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the four hundred and sixteen women and children in their

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captivity following the demands made across to them by the

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Borno South Youthes Alliance BOSSIA and according to the statement

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issued by the Bossier when they made the video public

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on Friday, April tenth, twenty twenty six, the youth’s group

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called on federal government and governments at all level to

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ensure the hostages are released, saying specifically that we have

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witness cases in states such as Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and

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Kebbi ware abducted victims regained freedom following interventions by individuals

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such as Shaikh Ahmed Gumi. We therefore expect equal urgency

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and commitment in addressing the plight of the Ngosh victims.

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No region or group of citizens should be treated with

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less priority. In the footage, several women and elderly men

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were interviewed by the BOCO harm spokesperson. The kidnapped victims

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please centered on three main points directly addressed to President

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Bola Tenubu, Vice President Kashim Shatima and Governor Babagana Zulam,

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begging the President and Governor to find a way to

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bring them home within the shortest possible time. The captives

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expressed fear that a direct military assault on the camp

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where they are being held could result in the deaths.

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They echoed the bossier apparent sentiment asking the government to

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use the same negotiation channels used in northern states like Zamfara, Katsina, Keve,

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Sokoto and Kaduna states. While the terrorists claimed in the

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video that they are not torturing the victims, the captives

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highlighted that many children are falling ill due to the

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harsh conditions of the forest and the lack of proper

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food and medicine. The Borno South Youth Alliance BOSSIER, in

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a statement signed by its president Samila Ibrahem Kaigamma, ab

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made available on Friday alongside the proof of life video,

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said it wishes to inform the public that we have

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been actively and discreetly mediating for the release of our

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Southern Borno brothers and sisters who were abducted when insurgents

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over anning Gosh. Following days of engagement, discussions and humanitarian appeals,

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we were provided with an official figure of four. Edo

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State House of Assembly Speaker Blessing Sheriff Agbebeku has confirmed

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the killing of Brigadier General Asseini Graemer, the commander of

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the twenty nine Task Forced Brigade in Operation hadden Kai.

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When the Brigadier General and his troops came under the

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co ordinated multiple attacks launched by the Islamic State of

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West Africa Province i Swap at Benishek community in Kaga

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Local Government area of Borno State early morning night on Thursday,

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an attack. The Nigeria Defense Headquarters had on Thursday denied

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the Brigadier general was ever killed alongside his soldiers, insisting

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the general was alive. Until Friday morning. The Edo State

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House of Assembly Speaker, who is also one of the

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prominent kinsman of the high ranking soldier, announced the death

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of the Brigadier General on behalf of the people of

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Owen ethnic group in Edo State. This President Bola Ahmed Tanubu,

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who probably tried to avoid contradicting the statement of denial

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issued by the NAH Nigeria Defense Headquarters, mourned the deaths

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and killing of the country soldiers by thus simply and

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apparently logically stating that I extend my condolences to the

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families of our gallant soldiers led by Brigadier General Asiniomo Bremer,

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who made the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of our

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country today in Borno State. According to the condolence message

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made available by the Special Adviser on Media to the

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Edo State House of Assembly Speaker and a prominent broadcaster

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in the state owned Edo Broadcasting Service e bs ivy

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Adodo Ebergella, the Edo State House of Assembly Speaker Blessing

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Agbebecu said, on behalf of the entire Assembly and the

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good people of Owen nation mourns the painful loss of

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our gallant son, Brigadier General Oo Bremer, who paid the

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ultimate price in service to our dear nation Nigeria. His bravery,

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sacrifice and unwavering commitment to the peace and unity of

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our country will never be forgotten. He stood as a

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shield for the nation and a symbol of courage for

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generations to come. This tragic loss is not only a

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blow to the Nigerian Army, but a deep wound to

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Owen Land, Heado State and the nation at large. We

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are proud of his service, even in grief. We extend

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our heartfelt condolences to his family, the Nigerian Armed Forces

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and all who warned this hero. May the Almighty grant

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his sole eternal rest and give us all the strength

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to bear this irreparable loss. Rest on, brave son of Owen,

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Your sacrifice will forever speak. President Bola Ahmed to Nubu.

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In a condolence message issued through the Office of the

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Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the President, BeO

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on Aanuga, said expressed deep sadness over the loss of

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the brave soldiers of the twenty nine Task Force Brigade

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Operation Havankai, who died in a coordinated terrorist attack on

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their camp in Benichhet. The President also expressed heartfelt condolences

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to the military and the families of the soldiers, urging

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them to take heart in the face of the unfortunate loss.

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The Defense Headquarters confirmed the attack and the tragic loss

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of lives which occurred early Thursday, April ninth, twenty twenty six.

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President Tanubu praised the courage and heroism of the soldiers

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who fought valiantly to repel the terrorists and ensure that

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Boko Haram could not overrun the communities. The soldiers protect

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Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN has insisted that Brigadier General

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Asseini Bramer is alive after several reports indicated that the

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commander of the twenty nine Task Forced Brigade in Operation

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hadden Kai was left dead alongside several other Nigerian soldiers

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when the Islamic State of West Africa Province i SWAP

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launched a coordinated multiple attacks on military bases at Pulka,

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backing Ruwer communities in Guosa local Government area and Namdi

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and Benishek communities in the Kaga local Government area of

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Borno State between the hours of ten p m on

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Wednesday night and twelve a m. On Thursday early morning night,

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killing several numbers of Nigerian soldiers overransom at the military basis,

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but the Nigeria Military authority claimed that Brigadier General Assini

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Brahmer and his troops were able to repel the attackers

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at Benieshet, saying the Brigadier General is alive and not

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dead as widely reported in some media platforms. In addition,

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the Nigerian Defense Headquarters, in a press statement issued a

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few hours ago by Major General Michael Onoger, admitted that

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some numbers of Nigerian soldiers were left dead during the attacks,

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but refused to state the total numbers of soldiers killed

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by the attackers. Accordingly, the army said, regrettably, the encounter

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resulted in the loss of a few brave and gallant

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soldiers who paid the supreme price in the line of duty.

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According to the n Nigeria Defense Headquarters in a press

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release that looked apparently self contradicting, questionable and somehow dishonest

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with facts. In continuation of the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s

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AFN counter terrorism efforts, troops of the twenty nine Task

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Forced Brigade in Operation hadden Kai came under a coordinated

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terrorist attack on their location at the brigade headquarters in Benechet,

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Orno State. The attack occurred at approximately zero thirty hours

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twelve thirty a m. On Thursday, the ninth of April

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twenty twenty six, as insurgents attempted to breach the defensive

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perimeter of the military installation. However, the troops, led by

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the commander twenty nine Brigade, Brigadier General Assini Bramer, responded

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with exceptional courage, professionalism, and superior firepower in a well

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coordinated counteraction. The insurgents were decisively engaged and forced to

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retreat in disarray, abandoning their mission and leaving behind traces

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of their failed assort. This attack is a clear indication

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of the desperation of terrorist elements, who, having suffered significant

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losses in recent operations, continue to resort to futile and

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ill fated offenses against well defended military positions. The swift

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and decisive response by troops underscores the high level of

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combat readiness, resilience, and operational effectiveness of Operation hadden Kai

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in safeguarding critical locations and maintaining pressure on terrorist groups

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across the Northeast theater. Regrettably, the encounter resulted in the

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loss of a few brave and gallant soldiers who paid

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the supreme price in the line of duty. The Chief

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of Defense Staff, General Olifemi, a latinbos and Oliadae, honours

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their heroism, sacrifice and unwavering commitment to the defense of

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the nation. Their courage will forever remain a source of

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pride and inspiration to the Armed Forces of Nigeria and

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the entire nation. The High Command extends its deepest cres Nigeria.

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President Bolah Ahmed To Nubu has given reasons why he

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could not visit the Anguin Rocouba community, the scene some

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citizens were massacred by terrorists on Palm Sunday, saying upon

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arrival in Jos, the visit encountered some logistical challenges. While

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the road distance from the airport to Joss township is

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approximately forty minutes, the runway does not support night flights

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due to the absence of navigational aids. The constraints made

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it unfeasible to drive into town, meet victims for on

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the spot assessment and return to the airport before dusk. Consequently,

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state and federal officials decided to bring representatives of the

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affected community to a hall adjoining the airport so the

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President could meet with them promptly while adhering to flight

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restrictions swiftly. Peter Oby, former governor of a Nambra State

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and the Labour Party presidential candidate in the last general

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elections in Nigeria said during his visit to Benaway State

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in June twenty twenty five, Bola Ahmed Tanubu stopped at

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the government house but did not go to the actual

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scene where innocent Nigerians lost their lives. Similarly, in Jos,

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his engagement ended at the airport instead of at the

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affected communities. At a time when Nigerians are enduring days

463
00:29:16,960 –> 00:29:20,599
without power, our leaders cannot even stay a few minutes

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00:29:20,640 –> 00:29:23,880
without it. Now is the time to stop incompetent leaders,

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00:29:24,400 –> 00:29:28,359
those lacking the capacity and compassion who prioritize their own

466
00:29:28,400 –> 00:29:30,839
comfort over the well being of the people and make

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00:29:30,920 –> 00:29:35,319
empty promises. On the other hand, Atiku Abubaka, the former

468
00:29:35,400 –> 00:29:39,519
Vice President of Nigeria and the last general elections presidential

469
00:29:39,599 –> 00:29:44,599
candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, demanded President bolah

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00:29:44,680 –> 00:29:47,720
Hmed Tanubu act as the commander in chief of the

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armed forces and stated how dozens have continued to be

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00:29:51,440 –> 00:29:55,079
killed in Benaways State less than seventy two hours and

473
00:29:55,200 –> 00:29:58,799
other killings in Kaduna’s state and thousands of people seen

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00:29:59,000 –> 00:30:03,559
running away community in Nasarawa State after the President had

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00:30:03,640 –> 00:30:07,359
visited Plato State and promised such attack would and occurred again.

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According to Ratiku Abubakha, I wish to remind President Bola

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to Nubu to keep to his words that this hang

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when Recouba attack will not repeat itself. It does appear

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00:30:17,960 –> 00:30:21,039
that those words are hollow because barely seventy two hours

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00:30:21,480 –> 00:30:25,119
another attack in Beneway’s state claimed over a dozen lives.

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00:30:25,160 –> 00:30:27,839
The Commander in chief should brace up to the challenges

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00:30:27,880 –> 00:30:32,359
of governance. President Bola Ahmed to Nubu through the Office

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of the Special Adviser to the President on Information and

484
00:30:35,400 –> 00:30:39,519
Strategy BeO on Anuga, on April third, twenty twenty six,

485
00:30:39,640 –> 00:30:43,920
in a statement, said President Danubu’s itinery for Thursday included

486
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two main engagements, receiving the Chalian President Mahamat Idris dabi

487
00:30:48,880 –> 00:30:53,960
Igno and proceeding to Riperu, Ogan State. After Governor Caleb

488
00:30:54,000 –> 00:30:59,240
Matfong’s briefing, President Tanubu suspended the trip to Ogan overnight,

489
00:30:59,599 –> 00:31:02,440
the present residential villa made arrangements for the visit to

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00:31:02,519 –> 00:31:07,960
Jos with Presidential assets quickly deployed. However, the President could

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00:31:08,000 –> 00:31:11,680
not postpone the scheduled visit by the Chadian leader. The

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00:31:11,720 –> 00:31:14,559
President of Chad was at the Presidential Villa for a

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very important bilateral meeting focused on strengthening security collaboration between

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00:31:19,680 –> 00:31:24,319
the two countries. The meeting ran longer than expected, affecting

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00:31:24,359 –> 00:31:29,200
President Tanoubu’s scheduled departure for Jos. Upon arrival in Jos,

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00:31:29,559 –> 00:31:32,839
the visited young man, who identified himself as a four

497
00:31:32,920 –> 00:31:36,039
hundred level student in the Department of Statistics at the

498
00:31:36,119 –> 00:31:40,400
University of Jos Unijos in Platau State, has given accounts

499
00:31:40,440 –> 00:31:42,599
how he was told to go and collect the dead

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00:31:42,640 –> 00:31:45,359
body of his sibling on the phone by the attackers

501
00:31:45,400 –> 00:31:48,319
who on Wednesday were seen in a viral video that

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00:31:48,440 –> 00:31:51,240
mobbed and stoned his sibling almost to death at an

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00:31:51,279 –> 00:31:54,720
ever busy road near the permanent site of the University

504
00:31:54,759 –> 00:31:58,039
of Jos. Accordingly, he said the victim, who happened to

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00:31:58,039 –> 00:32:01,160
be his younger sibling, is also a three hundred level

506
00:32:01,279 –> 00:32:04,920
student in the Department of Geology from the same University

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00:32:04,960 –> 00:32:08,759
of Joss, saying his youngest sibling only went out around

508
00:32:08,799 –> 00:32:11,680
eight or nine on Wednesday, morning to resolve issue with

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his bank account at terminus area of the Joss City

510
00:32:14,559 –> 00:32:16,920
when he came under attack after the driver of the

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00:32:16,960 –> 00:32:20,640
commercial tricycle or kek he entered abandoned him half way

512
00:32:20,680 –> 00:32:22,920
and asked him to find way out for his own

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00:32:23,079 –> 00:32:26,960
escape as the rampaging mobs took over the road. According

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00:32:27,000 –> 00:32:29,319
to the elder brother of the mob victim, who also

515
00:32:29,480 –> 00:32:34,359
introduced himself simply as Nando, his younger sibling, already sensing danger,

516
00:32:34,680 –> 00:32:37,519
called him on the phone that the keke driver had

517
00:32:37,519 –> 00:32:40,480
abandoned him half way before the junction of his house,

518
00:32:40,880 –> 00:32:44,480
that he’s currently running on the street towards home, adding

519
00:32:44,839 –> 00:32:47,720
the victim begged him to look for commercial motorcycle or

520
00:32:47,799 –> 00:32:51,559
acado rider to advance towards his direction and wait at

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their street junction to help him home. But while he

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00:32:55,079 –> 00:32:57,799
made attempt to do as requested by his younger brother,

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00:32:58,240 –> 00:33:02,160
the security operatives in the area prevented him, saying they

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00:33:02,240 –> 00:33:05,079
can’t allow him go out because the situation in town

525
00:33:05,240 –> 00:33:09,000
was too dangerous, he said. While he was looking helpless,

526
00:33:09,319 –> 00:33:12,119
he decided to put a call across to his younger brother,

527
00:33:12,559 –> 00:33:15,440
only for the phones called to be answered by the attackers.

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00:33:15,440 –> 00:33:17,799
Who spoke to him in house a language that they

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00:33:17,880 –> 00:33:20,720
have killed his brother that he should go to the

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00:33:20,759 –> 00:33:24,160
scene to pick his younger brother’s dead body. He said.

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He started crying and a lot of people around started

532
00:33:27,119 –> 00:33:30,480
concerning him, while the security operatives at the senior staff

533
00:33:30,559 –> 00:33:33,880
quarters gate still prevented him from going out until there

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00:33:33,960 –> 00:33:37,960
is normalcy in the area. He said, some sympathizers took

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00:33:38,039 –> 00:33:40,480
him home from the point he was to the university

536
00:33:40,599 –> 00:33:43,359
staff quarters, where his neighbors, who came in to also

537
00:33:43,519 –> 00:33:46,960
console him, started encouraging him not to cry again with

538
00:33:47,079 –> 00:33:51,119
the optimism that his younger brother is not dead, he said.

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00:33:51,200 –> 00:33:53,880
One of his neighbors thereafter asked him to report the

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00:33:53,920 –> 00:33:56,920
issue at the police station, which they did and submitted

541
00:33:56,920 –> 00:34:00,119
the snapped copy of the victim’s student identity card at

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00:34:00,160 –> 00:34:03,400
the police station and returned home waiting for feedback from

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00:34:03,440 –> 00:34:06,559
the police. He said he was waiting on the police

544
00:34:06,559 –> 00:34:09,760
for feedback, he decided to log in into his WhatsApp

545
00:34:09,840 –> 00:34:12,760
group chats and behold, he saw a video of his

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00:34:12,880 –> 00:34:16,039
younger brother being interviewed at a hospital bed inside an

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00:34:16,119 –> 00:34:19,079
undisclosed medical center, and that was how he knew he

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00:34:19,199 –> 00:34:22,800
was still alive and his whereabouts it would be recalled

549
00:34:22,840 –> 00:34:24,880
that we had reported that. It may not be wrong

550
00:34:24,960 –> 00:34:28,840
to say lack of proper accountability by the Nigeria Police Force,

551
00:34:29,360 –> 00:34:33,480
President Bulla Armedenubu and the Governor of Plato State, Kaylab

552
00:34:33,559 –> 00:34:36,880
Matfoin is largely responsible for the daily killings in the

553
00:34:36,880 –> 00:34:40,599
troubled Joss City of Plato State. This is probably glaring

554
00:34:40,639 –> 00:34:44,000
on Wednesday when a resident reported with a video evidence

555
00:34:44,079 –> 00:34:47,519
of a disturbing situation wherein a man was seen mobbed

556
00:34:47,519 –> 00:34:49,960
and stoned to death at a very popular and ever

557
00:34:50,039 –> 00:34:53,880
busy road apparently within the area or near the University

558
00:34:53,920 –> 00:34:57,119
of Joss permanent site. Group of attackers are seen in

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00:34:57,159 –> 00:34:59,719
the video operated for some minutes, if not up for

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00:34:59,760 –> 00:35:02,000
any It may not be wrong to say lack of

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00:35:02,039 –> 00:35:06,679
proper accountability by the Nigeria Police Force President Bola armed

562
00:35:06,719 –> 00:35:10,280
Tanubu and the Governor of Plato State Caleb Matwang is

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largely responsible for the daily killings in the troubled Joss

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00:35:13,760 –> 00:35:17,480
City of Plato State. This is probably glaring on Wednesday

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00:35:17,599 –> 00:35:20,599
when a resident reported with the video evidence of a

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00:35:20,679 –> 00:35:24,440
disturbing situation wherein a man was seen mobbed and stone

567
00:35:24,480 –> 00:35:27,119
to death that are very popular and ever busy road,

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00:35:27,199 –> 00:35:30,880
apparently within the area or near the University of Joss

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00:35:30,880 –> 00:35:34,360
permanent site. Group of attackers are seen in the video

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00:35:34,480 –> 00:35:37,159
operated for some minutes, if not up to an hour,

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00:35:37,639 –> 00:35:40,800
used styx stones among others to hit the victim’s head

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00:35:40,880 –> 00:35:43,679
until they were satisfied the man would have been dead,

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00:35:44,079 –> 00:35:47,119
while vehicles were seen speeding off and moving away from

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00:35:47,199 –> 00:35:50,599
them with no resistance or timely response from the Nigerian

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00:35:50,719 –> 00:35:55,639
security operatives, even when the worsening security situations and tensions

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00:35:55,679 –> 00:35:59,519
in Plato State have become of global concern. This the

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00:35:59,519 –> 00:36:02,719
Plato’s State Command of the Nigeria Police Force in a

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00:36:02,800 –> 00:36:06,960
statement on Wednesday only said a disagreement ensued between some

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00:36:07,280 –> 00:36:11,639
youths in Nasarawa Guan community of Joss North local Government

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00:36:11,760 –> 00:36:15,519
area on Wednesday and caused minor tensions in the town,

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00:36:15,840 –> 00:36:20,639
saying unfortunately, some hoodlums and crisis merchants took advantage of

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00:36:20,679 –> 00:36:24,039
the situation to cause fear and panic among traders and

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00:36:24,119 –> 00:36:29,000
students within the university community. However, the Command, in collaboration

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00:36:29,159 –> 00:36:33,760
with other security agencies, swiftly intervened, arrested the situation and

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00:36:33,840 –> 00:36:37,199
restored calm in the area. But the Nigeria Police Force

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00:36:37,280 –> 00:36:40,760
Command apparently kept mute on the now viral video of

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00:36:40,840 –> 00:36:43,320
a man being mobbed and stoned to death in a

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00:36:43,320 –> 00:36:47,079
brutal and highly provocative manner that can cause the reprisal attack,

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00:36:47,480 –> 00:36:50,559
more so as daily killings in the state are attributed

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00:36:50,599 –> 00:36:54,400
to religious differences. Although some persons said the victim was

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00:36:54,440 –> 00:36:57,960
still alive, but some newspaper reported on Thursday morning that

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00:36:58,039 –> 00:37:01,199
three persons, including the victim, were killed in the fresh

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00:37:01,280 –> 00:37:05,639
violence that erupted in Plato State on Wednesday. According to

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00:37:05,679 –> 00:37:08,440
the police press release signed and made available by the

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00:37:08,480 –> 00:37:13,880
Plato State Police Command Public Relations Officer Alfred Alabo, following

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00:37:13,920 –> 00:37:17,159
the relaxation of the forty eight hour curfew by the

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00:37:17,199 –> 00:37:21,239
Executive Governor of Plato State, the Commissioner of Police C. P.

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Bassiowa advises members of the public to comply with the

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00:37:24,880 –> 00:37:29,039
curfew imposition as there will be strict enforcement. In the

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00:37:29,079 –> 00:37:32,760
early hours of today, a disagreement which ensued between some

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00:37:32,920 –> 00:37:37,440
youths in Nasarawagwan community of Josslaw local government area caused

602
00:37:37,480 –> 00:37:42,519
minor attentions in the town. Unfortunately, some hoodlums and crisis

603
00:37:42,559 –> 00:37:45,920
merchants took advantage of the situation to cause fear and

604
00:37:46,000 –> 00:37:50,800
panic Command traders and students within the university community. However,

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00:37:51,199 –> 00:37:55,199
the Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, swiftly intervened,

606
00:37:55,559 –> 00:37:59,840
arrested the situation, and restored calm in the area. Efforts

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00:37:59,840 –> 00:38:02,960
since been made by the police, the state government and

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00:38:03,000 –> 00:38:05,760
the leadership of the school to provide buses to convey

609
00:38:05,840 –> 00:38:09,840
the students to their preferred locations, while massive security deployment

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00:38:09,960 –> 00:38:13,039
has been made by the Command to secure other students

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00:38:13,039 –> 00:38:18,440
and school facilities. So far, the Command has arrested seven suspects,

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00:38:18,480 –> 00:38:22,679
including one Matthew Musa twenty seven years who was arrested

613
00:38:22,679 –> 00:38:26,000
in possession of two locally made firearms and one Yakubu

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00:38:26,039 –> 00:38:29,960
Abdulahi twenty six years old, who was wearing a military UNI.

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00:38:30,119 –> 00:38:34,199
President Bola Ahmed Tenubu of Nigeria has commended the governors

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of Kaduna and Plateau States after citizens were massacred by

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00:38:37,960 –> 00:38:42,000
terrorists almost simultaneously on Sunday in the two states, with

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00:38:42,119 –> 00:38:45,840
the President claiming Governor Caleb Matfuon contained the situation in

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Joss without specifically stating what the governor did, even when

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00:38:49,880 –> 00:38:54,559
armed terrorists seemed successfully invaded and massacred citizens or brutally

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and indiscriminately shot sporadically and killed numbers of persons at

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00:38:58,719 –> 00:39:02,480
gary yar Way Corps in the Anguin Recouba community of

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00:39:02,599 –> 00:39:07,280
Joss North local Government area of Plato State on Sunday night,

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00:39:07,400 –> 00:39:10,360
which was also the Christians last day at the Holy

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00:39:10,440 –> 00:39:13,239
Week of Land known as Palm Sunday leading up to

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00:39:13,280 –> 00:39:17,599
Easter celebration. Residents said the terrorists raided the community and

627
00:39:17,679 –> 00:39:21,039
operated for a long period of time that lasted after

628
00:39:21,079 –> 00:39:25,119
an hour without resistance or any action from government. Some

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even accused men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN

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00:39:29,199 –> 00:39:33,440
of allegedly aiding and giving cover to the terrorists to escape. Specifically,

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00:39:33,719 –> 00:39:36,440
one of the youth’s leaders in Plato State, who spoke

632
00:39:36,519 –> 00:39:40,880
with a prominent Nigeria social media personality, Martin s. Vincent

633
00:39:40,960 –> 00:39:44,320
totze K a Veridargmann, who visited the scene of the crime,

634
00:39:44,760 –> 00:39:48,559
said Nigeria’s soldiers prevented the youths from going after the

635
00:39:48,639 –> 00:39:51,679
terrorists and stood in between the gaps, shooting at the

636
00:39:51,679 –> 00:39:55,360
youths while the terrorists escaped, but in a swift reaction

637
00:39:55,480 –> 00:39:59,480
on Tuesday, Nigeria Army Authority debunked the claim that the

638
00:39:59,519 –> 00:40:03,639
soliders gave the terrorists a cover, saying the soldiers arrived

639
00:40:03,639 –> 00:40:06,199
the scene with four gun trucks after the terrorists have

640
00:40:06,360 –> 00:40:10,119
left due to long distance and acted professionally, without stating

641
00:40:10,199 –> 00:40:15,039
what the soldiers did professionally before the Sunday massacre. On Friday,

642
00:40:15,280 –> 00:40:17,679
in one of the burial ceremonies of the people that

643
00:40:17,760 –> 00:40:21,360
were previously killed by terrorists in Plateau State during the

644
00:40:21,440 –> 00:40:26,800
Christians Holy Week of Lent, Reverend Ezekiel Dakamo, while speaking said,

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in this village rimling Ream Local Government area alone, we

646
00:40:31,000 –> 00:40:34,039
have received the attacks from the Islamic terrorists more than

647
00:40:34,079 –> 00:40:37,880
twenty four times, and many residents said the Sunday massacre

648
00:40:38,000 –> 00:40:41,480
was premeditated and the governor and the president apparently failed

649
00:40:41,519 –> 00:40:44,800
to put proactive measures in place to prevent the attacks.

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00:40:45,119 –> 00:40:48,599
That aside, Almost at the same time on Sunday, another

651
00:40:48,679 –> 00:40:52,920
group of terrorists attacked Cahir Village in Kagaco Local Government

652
00:40:53,039 –> 00:40:56,920
Area of Kaduna State, shot sporadically at residents and killed

653
00:40:56,920 –> 00:41:01,039
and kidnapped several numbers of wedding guests across time. According

654
00:41:01,039 –> 00:41:04,679
to Punch newspaper, a resident said the attacks operated freely

655
00:41:04,760 –> 00:41:08,880
and successfully up to an hour without resistance, but President

656
00:41:08,920 –> 00:41:12,639
Bola Ahmed Tanubu, in a press statement on Tuesday, specifically

657
00:41:12,679 –> 00:41:16,280
said I commend Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Platau State for

658
00:41:16,320 –> 00:41:19,760
his efforts in containing the situation in Joss and Governor

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00:41:19,840 –> 00:41:22,960
Uber Sani of Kaduna State for supporting the rescue and

660
00:41:23,039 –> 00:41:28,840
containment efforts, apparently reacting to the worsening security situation in Nigeria.

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00:41:28,960 –> 00:41:32,599
Shortly after the president press release was published on Tuesday,

662
00:41:33,079 –> 00:41:37,639
Lieutenant General to Kuba Attie, former Nigeria Chief of Army Staff,

663
00:41:37,719 –> 00:41:41,679
posted a video in his verified Facebook social media account

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with a statement history Maida, Guri, Nigeria, Year twenty seventeen.

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00:41:48,119 –> 00:41:51,760
For the first time in years, the Nigerian Army conducted

666
00:41:51,800 –> 00:41:55,199
military drills in the Sambisa Forest, which previously had been

667
00:41:55,239 –> 00:41:59,840
a stronghold for Boko Harum. Voice of America VOA was

668
00:42:00,039 –> 00:42:03,960
proclast walk on Level Brigade you pis in a more

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digitalware