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Speaker 1: In an apparently very painful moment on Tuesday evening, an

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elderly woman who appears suffering from age related bending and

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muscle weakness known medically as cayphosis, could be seen struggling

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and battling helplessly for the safety of her own life

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as group of terrorists invaded and took over a church

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in Nigeria. This the worshippers of Christ Apostolic Church CAC

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were attacked during their church service that was live streamed

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on social media platforms, and the video life coverage captured

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the moment the elderly woman was moving from one hideout

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to another hiding under table, trying to move fast and

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run for safety alongside others before the terrorists, who also

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parked the worshippers belongings, intercepted the camera device that was

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live streaming the church service and probably destroyed the device

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the attack. According to Evangelical Church Winning All ECWA News

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Media known as ECWA Nationwide GIST, the attackers were Islamic

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terrorists and they invaded the church located at Eriku Community,

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a border town with Coggi State in the Akitti local

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government area of Quarra State around five p m. On

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Tuesday evening, killing three worshipers at the spot and kidnaped

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several Christian worshippers in the church, including the presiding pastor.

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The ECWA News Media has reported in recent days that

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the attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria is growing almost

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higher on daily basis, specifically stating that Reverend Father Bobby Paskell,

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parish priest of Saint Stephen Parish in kush Gudge, Kagako

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Local Government Area, Kaduna State, was kidnapped by Islamic terrorists

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in the early hours on Monday, November seventeenth, twenty twenty five.

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In addition, the ECWA News Media also published image of

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twelve residents, including an ECWA pastor, that were kidnapped by

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Islamic terrorists last week at the Giddenwire community in Lere

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Local Government area of Kaduna State. The safety of the

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elderly woman is yet to be ascertained as at press time,

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as the Koira State Police Command of the Nigeria Police

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Force described the successful terrorist act as an attempted bandits attack.

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According to Sahara Reporters, news media, eyewitnesses reported that the

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attackers came in suddenly, shooting sporadically and gathered some worshippers,

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including the pastor, and marched them into the bush. The

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exact number of abducted victims remains unknown, but residents say

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the attackers fled through bush paths linking neighboring communities. The

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incident has left the community in panic and chaos, with

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residents and travelers fleeing into surrounding bushes for safety. At

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midnight on Tuesday, some stranded travelers in a viral video

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called for help as they could not continue their journey

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due to the terrorists who were on rampage in the town.

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Evangelical Church Winning All E c w A nationwide gist

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news media, stated that this evening around for five pm today,

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Islamist terrorists invaded CAC in Eriku Quara State while evening

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service was going on, the pastor of the church and

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some females have been kidnapped, three people shot dead. The

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church program was on live stream when bandits entered the church.

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In another report, the ECW A news media stated that

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another Catholic priest has reportedly been abducted by Islamic terrorists

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in Kaduna. Reverend Father Bobby Paskell, parish priest of Saint

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Stephen Parish in Kushgudju, Kagako Local Government area, Kaduna State,

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was taken in the early hours of Monday, November seventeenth,

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twenty twenty five. The Giddenwire community in Lere Local Government

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area of Kaduna State has released photos of twelve residents

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abducted by bandits last week. Reports indicate the attack left

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four people dead and several others injured. Among the kidnapped

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to six women, a minor, three young men and an

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Ecwa church reverend. The victims remain in the hands of

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the kidnappers, with the community urgently appealing for their safe

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and immediate release. Punch newspaper on Tuesday reported that at

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least five persons have been killed and several others abducted

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after suspected bandits launched two separate attacks in Erku, a

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boundary town with Coggi State in the Achittilocal government area

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of Quarra State on Tuesday. In the first incident, the

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attackers stormed a branch of the christ Apostolic Church CAC

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during a special service, shooting sporadically before targeting worshippers. The

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Punch learned that three worshippers were shot dead on the spot,

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while the pastor and an unspecified number of congregants were

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whisked away into the bush. An eyewitness who pleaded not

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to be named, said the government came into the church

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while people were gathered. They started shooting and three people

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died immediately. They later rounded up si some worshippers, including

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the pastor, and marched them into the bush. The exact

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number of abducted victims remains unclear, but residents said the

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gunman escaped through bush paths leading to neighboring communities in

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Coggi State. Earlier in the evening, the bandits reportedly launched

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another violent attack along the Allarean Kaba Road, forcing travelers

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and residents to abandon their vehicles and flee into nearby bushes.

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A traveler returning from Niger State, who recorded a distress

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voice note obtained by The Punch, said we suddenly ran

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into them. Everybody abandoned the cars and scattered into the bush.

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They came around six thirty p m. And started shooting.

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Two people were killed instantly, and we don’t even know

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how many were taken. They are still shooting. You can

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hear it. A community leader, mister Benjamin i Arrived told

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The Punch that Eriku has been under perpetual attacks for

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the last three weeks, lamenting the repeated distress, US calls

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to authorities have yielded no tangible response. We have begged

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the local and state governments for help, but nothing concrete

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has come. We are living in fear every day, he said.

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I Arrive added that despite resistance from vigilantes, local hunters,

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the police and the Raku Progressive Union, the relentless attacks

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have overwhelmed the community. We need federal help. These attacks

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are becoming too much for us to bear. We are

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pleading with the President to intervene urgently, he said. Sahara

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reporters news Media also reported that the Quia State Police

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Command has confirmed the terrorist attack in Erku town, which

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occurred around six pm on Tuesday, November eighteenth. According to

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a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer SPA,

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Deter najire Ada Yemi, the Divisional Police Officer DPO of

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Verku and his team, working alongside local vigilantes, responded swiftly

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to the sound of god gunshots from the outskirts of

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the town. She noted that the combined security effort reportedly

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forced the assailants to flee into the bush. The statement

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read the Choir State Police Command confirms an attempted bandit

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attack in Erku which occurred at about eighteen hundred hours

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of today, the eighteenth of November twenty twenty five. The

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d PO Erku and his team of police operatives, in

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collaboration with vigilantes, swiftly responded to the sound of gunshots

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emanating from the outskirts of the town, prompting the hoodlums

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to flee into the bush. Upon thorough search of the area,

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one male victim, mister Attaremi, was discovered fatally shot inside

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the christ Apostolic Church o k A second while one

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mister tunde asabare Jay, another victim of fatal gunshot, was

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found in the bush. A vigilante, Schegen Alajas, sustained gunshot

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injuries and was immediately rushed to e c w A Hospital,

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Riku for medical treatment. CP Adakimir Joe commended the swift

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response of the police and vigilantes. He also assures the

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public that security agencies will not relent until these hoodlums

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are totally decimated. Further updates will be provided as investigations progress,

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she added. Meanwhile, Barrister Opiemibodand in an ex social media

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post written as a letter to President Bola Ahmed Tanubu,

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stated that I’m writing to bring to your President, Bolah

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Hmed t Anubu, attention a dire situation unfolding in Riku community,

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located in Kuira State. Tonight, heavily armed bandits brutally attacked

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worshippers at the christ Apostolic Church, resulting in the tragic

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loss of lives and the kidnapping of many innocent worshippers.

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This heinous act is the latest in a series of

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assaults that have plagued our community for months, with Ossi,

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Eriku and egg Bay roads being hotspots for these attacks.

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It’s worth mentioning that the state Governor’s efforts seem inadequate

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and we desperately need your leadership and support to address

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this crisis. As the President, you have sworn to protect

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the lives of Nigerian citizens and we’re counting on you

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to uphold that promise. Raku shares a boundary with Coggie

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and a Kitty States and we urgently need an increased

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security presence, In particular the deployment of military personnel and

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I urge you to take concrete steps to bring an

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end to these attacks. Please, mister President, act now to

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save lives and restore peace in Erku. D h.

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Speaker 2: M hm.

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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, Lady bringing you bring me the mortgage.

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Speaker 1: Armed Forces of Nigeria a f N under the command

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and control of the President and Commander in Chief, Bola

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Ahmed Tlubu has kept mums since early morning night on Monday,

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when a mag news agency, the international media outlet of

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the Islamic State West Africa Province ICEWAP, started sending and

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disseminating a photograph of Brigadier General Musa Uber in ICEWAP captivity,

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indicating untrue the brigadier general the Nigerian Army authority had

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earlier claimed on Saturday to be safe and led his

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troops back to base, a statement the army issued to

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challenge media reports that the Brigadier general was captured and

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held captive by the ICEWAP terrorists after the terrorists ambushed

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the twenty five Task Force Brigade of the Armed Forces

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of Nigeria, killing several soldiers and civilian JTF members in

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Wajeroco village near Sambi Sir Forest in Borno State on

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Friday around five PM. This hum Angle news media that

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was among the earliest news providers that reported the Icewap

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deadly attacks on Nigeria soldiers on Saturday. After being challenged

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with the denial press release issued by the Nigerian Army

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Authority that the brigadier general was not kidnapped, claiming the

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brigadier general led his men to fought through the ambush

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of the terrorists, forcing the terrorists to flew in disarray,

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hume Angle on Monday early morning published a news report

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and insisted that the brigadier general was in Icewap captivity.

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According to hume Angle, it was already in possession of

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a photograph showing the brigadier general in Icewap captivity, but

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due to its editorial policy, it would not publish the image. Soon,

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the image of the kidnap brigadier general became available to

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some media through a mag news agency publication that claimed

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that the brigadier general was executed shortly after being interrogated

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by the Icewap terrorists. The imag only presented a photo

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evidence of the brigadier general being captured, but any material

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evidence if the Brigadier General has been killed was not provided.

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Following the apparent unfortunate development in the Nigeria army community.

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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar on Monday, in

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a statement personally signed called on President Bola Ahmed Tanubuta

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admitting competence and the President should either ask for help

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or tended a letter of resignation immediately. According to the

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former Nigeria Vice President, Atiku abu Baka, I am deeply

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saddened and extremely shocked and disturbed by news making the

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rounds of the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uber by

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terrorists and the failure of the military hierarchy to clearly

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explain how it happened or what went wrong, as initial

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official denials indicated that this was not the case. This

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for me is unequivocally a failure of political leadership, as

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the President seems only more interested in decimating the opposition

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by all means possible while forgetting his crucial role as

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commander in chief of our armed forces. General Mus’s death,

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along with the deaths of some of the troops he

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was leading, is one death to many in a bold

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terrorist resurgence. Our dear country cannot afford. I urge all

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citizens and our military leaders to take heart as even

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this season shall pass away. To mister President, the security

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of the lives of our people is your primary responsibility

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and you must live up to it or be humble

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enough to admit incompetence and either ask for help or resign.

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If I were president, I would order the military to

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occupy Borno’s State or any state under siege by bandits

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or armed groups until they clear those areas. We must

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care enough for the men and women who put their

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lives on the line for our sake. I offer my

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condolences to the Nigerian Armed Forces, the family of the bereaved,

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and indeed to all Nigerians. May this dark period pass

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over us as a nation sooner than later. Premium Times,

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in later report on Monday evening, stated that the brigade

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commander M m Uber, earlier declared by the Nigerian Army

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after fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province is

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SWAP ambushed his team along the Dambo Abue axis in

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Borno State, has now been reported dead. The terror group

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ICEWAP has announced that it captured mister Uber and killed him.

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The group also shared photos to prove its criminal act.

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Pr Nigeria, a news platform close to security agencies, also

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confirmed that the general was kidnapped and killed after military

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authorities thought he was safe after surviving the initial ambush.

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On Sunday, citing a humangle story, Premium Times reported that

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mister Uber was kidnapped after ICEWAP terrorists ambushed his team

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alongside operatives of the Civilian Joint Task Forced CJTF on

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Friday night. The army, however, denied that he was kidnapped

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and said he was safe after soldiers successfully repelled the ambush.

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ICEWAP claims it executed mister Uber in an Arabic statement

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published in its propaganda newsletter magazine, A mack I Swap

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senate had captured mister Uber and executed him after he

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was interrogated. The twenty sixteen breakaway faction of Boco Harrim

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attached to picture collage of mister Uber showing when he

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was in office and when he was captured, a picture

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of the brigade commander from inside his office, and a

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picture of him after he was captured by the Islamic State.

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a senior officer in the Nigerian Army after a successful

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ambush on a military force in Borno, the group said,

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adding that the commander was captured after he fled from

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the Wajiiko attack. ICEWAP said as soon as it received

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until that mister Uber had escaped, a unit of fighters

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set out to search for him and succeeded in capturing

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him on Saturday near a village after he was wounded.

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The purported picture of his capture shows Miss Uber’s camouflage

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stained with blood around his legs. IESWAP said it interrogated

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mister Uber before killing him on the spot. The terror

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group further taunted the Nigerian Army, describing its statement as

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an outright lion a miserable security failure. Pr Nigeria reports

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that mister Uber earlier confirmed his safety to his superiors

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after an aerial operation that helped him escape the ICEWAP attack,

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but the event took a tragic turn. Reports of his

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location compelled the terrorists to track him down, leading to

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his capture and subsequent summary execution after an interrogation. The

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platform reported mister Uber’s killings, according to experts, marked the

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first time the insurgents would kill an officer with such

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a high rank. His killing was blamed on insecure military

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communications within the Northeast Theater pr Nigeria, reported Hume Angle

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in an earliest news report on Monday morning, stated that

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the Nigerian Army’s statement that Brigadier General M. Muber the

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Brigade Commander twenty five Task Force Brigade, successfully led troops

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back to base after an ambush last Friday, November fourteenth

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in the Dambo area of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, has

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been challenged by an exclusive, verified image obtained by Hume Angle.

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The image shows the senior officer alive but held by insurgents,

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contradicting the military’s official account. The ambush by ICEWAP fighters

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on a joint military and Civilian Joint Task Force c

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j TF convoy on View Road resulted in the deaths

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of several soldiers and c j t F members, with

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the general’s whereabouts initially reported as unknown. Hume Angle’s early

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report cited sources on the ground who said the general

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was abducted during the attack. We later reported that he

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had escaped on foot and returned to base after several

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security sources insisted on this. The nigeria An Army also

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issued a statement denying the abduction, insisting the general had

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safely led his men back too Bason that the incident

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was an ambush causing casualties but no kidnapping. However, the

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military provided no evidence to back this claim at the time.

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A verified image Humanngle has seen shows the commander in

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the custody of ICEWAP insurgents with the gunshot wound to

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the leg. Verification was carried out through detailed frame analysis, geolocation,

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cross checking, and confirmation from independent security sources familiar with

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the region and the incident. The image shortly after the

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ambush shows the general surrounded by armed fighters, appearing fatigued

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but alive. Hume Angle, in line with our editorial policies,

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has made the editorial decision not to publish the picture.

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This new evidence directly challenges the army’s public statement, highlighting

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a significant discrepancy in the information being shared about frontline realities.

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The contradictory accounts raise concerns about communication gaps within the

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military and the potential consequences of misinformation for public trust

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and operational security. The capture of a serving commander marks

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a rare and serious development in the ongoing conflict with

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insurgent groups in Nigeria’s northeast. In recent months, ICEWAP has

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intensified attacks around Damboa and the wider Borno region, escalating

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the dangers faced by both military personnel and civilians. Security

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analysts who reviewed the image described the abduction as both

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an operational setback and a symbolic blow to Nigerian forces

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fighting the insurgency. Families of soldiers deployed in the area

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have expressed frustration and anxiety over the conflicting reports about

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their loved one safety. Efforts to secure fresh comments from

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the Nigerian Army have been ongoing, but as a publication,

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no new statement has been issued addressing them.

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Speaker 2: Evidence Quindi Quini.

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Speaker 1: United Nigeria Airlines confirmed in a statement issued a few

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minutes ago the two popular Nigeria social media influences Martin’s

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Vincent dots aka Veridarkman and Freedom Ok Patriots Aspoy aka

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Mister Joloff, were declaimed and handed over to a Saba

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International Airport Police authority for investigation after the two celebrities

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goes physical with each other inside the United Nigeria Airlines

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aircraft as the plane was about to depart from a

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Saba to Lagos early morning on Monday. In a press

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release issued and made available by the airlines public relations

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Officer Chibui k Uloka, the United Nigeria Airlines confirms that

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an altercation occurred between two passengers identified as Martin’s Vincentotts

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Veridogman and Freedom og Patriots Aspoy mister Joloff during the

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boarding of flight UNO five hundred and twenty three at

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a Saber International Airport on the morning of the seventeenth

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of November twenty twenty five. In full compliance with global

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aviation safety protocols, our crew responded immediately and professionally to

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deescalate the situation. Both passengers were deboarded without delay to

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ensure the safety, comfort and security of all other passengers

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and crew members. They were subsequently handed over to airport

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security for further investigation. United Nigeria Airlines places the highest

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priority on safety and maintains a zero tolerance policy for

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any conduct that threatens the security or well being of

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passengers or crew. After all standard procedures were completed, the

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flight departed safely, while the passengers involved in the altercation

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were still with the authorities. We remain firmly committed to

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providing a safe, respectful, and secure travel experience across our network.

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Videos made online by co passengers on the plane showed

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Veridarkman threatening to slap mister Joloff, and mister Joloff advanced

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towards him in a manner that was initially and apparently

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perceived by others inside the plane as a joke, until

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the situation escalated into a mild rawle as crew members

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and passengers tried to intervene. It is gathered that the

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fight occurred as a result of misunderstanding both had Since

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twenty twenty four we’rein Verdarkman had reportedly vowed to attack

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mister Joloff anytime, anywhere. Shortly after the fight, Verdarkman, in

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a video statement, said that Idon chop Joloff father for

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inside plane manwey day, bite, I beat I beat am yeah?

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Speaker 4: Yeah? Did your.

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Speaker 5: Your what ye jump? Did you please please me?

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Speaker 1: Yeah?

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Speaker 6: I want to say, I’m yes, yes, I.

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 4: I want.

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Speaker 6: You, I know jumped your little father?

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Speaker 4: Why is that?

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Speaker 2: Please see that?

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Speaker 1: Bites meady bites, the bites mady bikes you know, show

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me the bites you.

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Speaker 4: Thisa b.

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Speaker 2: You won’t bite you, maady bikes.

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Speaker 1: I don’t. I beat.

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Speaker 6: Thet it back here the hair me.

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Speaker 1: They bites me. The bites me.

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Speaker 4: Invites me.

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Speaker 1: I to playing.

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Speaker 2: I said, not that.

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Speaker 6: I said, see today, you gonna slap me.

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Speaker 3: I go on here a knife?

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Speaker 4: Put me fool.

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Speaker 3: When I follow up, he started.

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Speaker 4: Bites me.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. It invites me.

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Speaker 4: Shure with this man my for poison my foot.

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Speaker 1: A bites me. Oh good, as were my thought.

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Speaker 2: Now it’s into brush.

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Speaker 3: Lady wi Ni.

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Speaker 1: Politics of obvious and apparent personal vendetta among some youths

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in Edo State, which has been ongoing for years, most

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especially since the immediate former governor of the state, Godwin Obuseki,

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left office on November twelfth, twenty twenty four, took a

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new twist. On Sunday night in the city of Manchester

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in the United Kingdom, as yet to be properly identified

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man walked into an event hall where the former governor,

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Godwin Obuseki and his wife Betty were scheduled to meet

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Edo people, and attacked one of their main political and

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media supporters, Albert Oberze, who probably had been in the

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bad books of some Edo youth sequel to his ways

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of always defending the ex governor Arbuseki and exchanging words

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with those against the ex governor. Videos made available online

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indicated that Albert OBERZEI was attacked while he was live

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streaming the event on Facebook and other social media platforms

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as guests were coming in and waiting for the arrival

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of the former Edo State Governor, Godwin Arboseki and his

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wife Betty. Initially, the suspected attacker walked up to the

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victim and asked to have a conversation with him, saying,

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I am the double chief you are looking for. Come

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let’s talk. But Albert Oberze refused and replied to the

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attacker that you are the one looking for me. What

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can happen? As Albert Oberze continued to demand to know

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why the attacker had decided to see him, immediately, the

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attacker hit the victim on the face. Manchester City Police

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was seen alongside their vehicles shortly after the attack, but

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the City Police Department is yet to issue a statement

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as at the time of filing in this report. Albert Oberze,

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in a Facebook live streaming on Monday early morning night

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at a hospital in Manchester, said that he’s currently having

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difficulty with hearing in one of his ears hit by

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the ear attacker. On November fifth, twenty twenty five, while

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on live Facebook video streaming, Albert Oberze had raised alarms

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of act of possible threat to his life by a

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man simply identified as Double Chief of Manchester, who he

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said had threatened to beat him repeatedly if he visited

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Manchester to attend and organize the Obseki thank you visit

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to his supporters. Also during the live video, Albert Oberze

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narrated how he was almost attacked by some Edo youths

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in Italy, thus described some Edo youths abroad as people

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who always act like annimals. Before now, Albert Oberzeme have

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faced a lot of threats of possible attacks issued by

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some Edo youths who also see him as an enemy

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of the Benin monarch. Following the controversies surrounding the establishment

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of Museum of the West African Art More an Edo State,

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which some youths protested and prevented the commissioning of the

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multi billion niracultural hard last two Sunday, an act which

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led to foreign guests being escorted to safety by the

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Nigeria Police Force team personally led by the Edo State

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Police Commissioner. The continued verbal attacks and insults on Albert

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Oberze and his family, especially his biological parents in reactions

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to the political aid statements over the controversies surrounding the

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Moar establishment made his younger brother Smart Overze to issue

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a video statement in recent days and insulted his younger

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brother’s principle, ex Governor Godwin Obseki, for allegedly endangering his

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brother life and bringing all manners of insults to their family,

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even when his elder brother, Albert Oberze was never given

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any political position during his eight years as governor of

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Edo State. Smart Oberze asked why must it always be

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his brother Albert Oberze defending and receiving insults because of Obuseki,

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while the Obseki’s family not coming out to defend the

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ex governor. Ex Governor Godwin Obuseki became an issue of

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concerns for some youths in Edo State after some of

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the youths in the state tag there ex governor as betrayal,

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saying they were the ones that helped Arbiseki to power,

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but after taking over as Edo State Governor, Godwin Obuseki

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abandoned them and allegedly brushed them aside in the scheme

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of things, especially in the area of tax collections from

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traders and commercial drivers. During the time of Godwin Obuseki,

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the governor put a stop to manual collection of taxes

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from traders and commercial drivers and made the method of

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tax collections electronically. As such, some youths who violated the

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governor’s directives were arrested and detained for days. Some of

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the arrested and detained youths were members of the governor’s

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former political party who believed they were the ones that

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helped Arbiseki to power during his first tenure as governor

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of the state in the South South geopolitical zone in Nigeria.

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Speaker 5: If my choice calling Manchester, if my tour is calling,

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all right, yeah.

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Speaker 4: What’s up?

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Speaker 2: Okay?

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Speaker 3: Hold up?

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Speaker 5: Look that that’s somebody. Look up ling that I’m gonna

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give you. I’m glad I’m coming that and love lock

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a glass.

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Speaker 4: I didn’t come on you crazy, I didn’t come on here.

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I love to get out. I’m gone. I mean my

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killing problem with crab.

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Speaker 2: Lovely you go.

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Speaker 6: You don’t go ahead to write home everything you are doing.

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You listen, okay, okay, today. So guys, okay, mmkay.

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Speaker 5: So for those struggling with the location, watch this video.

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Speaker 4: So it’s not a hiding. Hey, are my desert about?

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I get you maybe doubt? Are you a family? Are

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you family?

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Speaker 1: Nigerian Army Authority has confirmed the killing of four persons

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with the inclusion of two soldiers and two civilian j

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t F when members of the Islamic State West Africa

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Province I SWAPPED terrorists on Friday evening ambush the Brigade

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of Nightnigeria Army personally led by the Brigade Commander, Brigadier

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General m uber Around were Jeroco community in a zir

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Malte area of Dambo, a local government area of Borno State,

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which according to Hume Angle News Media, the ICEWAP terrorists

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opened fired on a convoy of several military and civilian

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Joint Task Force vehicles, causing the Brigade of the Armed

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Forces of Nigeria an apparent full destabilization, leading to the

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Brigadier General missing in action for several hours, but started

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responding to WhatsApp messages few moments later, but the Nigerian

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Army Authority insisted that the Brigadier General and the Commander

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of the twenty five Task Force Brigade personally led the

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Nigerian Army troops back to base after an apparent failed

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attempt to rescue communities that are probably still under terrorists

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control in the areas close to Sambisa Forest. According to

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Lieutenant Colonel Apolonia Annal, the acting Director of the Nigerian

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Army Public Relations, in a statement issued on Saturday, troops

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of twenty five Task Force Brigade, on routine patrol to

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secure communities around Wojeraco in a Xia Malte Dambo, a

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local government area of Borno State, came under a sudden

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and heavy insurgents fire while returning from a successful patrol

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within the fringes of Sambisa Forest. The patrol team, which

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was led by the Commander twenty five Brigade, Brigadier General

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M Huber and comprised troops of twenty five Task Force

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Brigade and members of Civilian Joint Task Force c JTF,

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courageously fought through the insurgent’s ambush with superior firepower, forcing

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them to withdraw in dyssery and to abandone their mission.

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During the encounter, two brave soldiers and two heroics c

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JTF members paid the supreme price while on active service

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to the nation. While commending the troops for the gallantry,

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the Army High Command commiserates with families and associates of

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the deceased gallants for their heroic sacrifice to the nation.

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The Army Headquarters also wishes to debunk the fake narrative

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going round some media platforms online alleging the abduction of

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the brigade commander. The general public is hereby advised to

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disregard the fake news regarding the incident, while praying for

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the continuous success of our gallant service men and women.

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Widei Shabu, Nigerian

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Army Medal, salutes the uncommon bravery, resilience and sacrifice of

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the gallant troops who have continued to operate in one

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of the most dangerous theaters of conflict on behalf of

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our dea nation. Their unflinching commitment, even in the face

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of grave danger, remains a powerful reminder of the daily

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sacrifices being made by our gallant service men and women

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to keep Nigeria safe. Hume Angle, in its news publication,

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had reported that an attack from members of the Islamic State,

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West Africa Province. Is swap occurred around five pm yesterday

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near Sabongary in Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.

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The terrorists, concealed along the route opened fire on a

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mixed convoy of soldiers and members of the Civilian Joint

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Task Force CJTF, killing two soldiers and two CJTF personnel.

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A CJTF members stationed in Inzula close to the attack

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site told Humanngle that the convoy was moving in the

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direction of Bongree when it was intercepted. It was on

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the View road, he said, requesting anonymity for safety reasons.

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The convoy consisted of the military and members of the

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c JTF. A resident of Damboa familiar with the movement

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of the convoy said it departed the town around two

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pm with two Hilix vehicles, two armored personnel carriers and

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several motorcycles. The terrorists killed two soldiers and two CJTF.

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He said, they also took away some motorcycles. Reinforcement later

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left Damboa two highlis and two armored vehicles when the

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incident happened. However, the most alarming development is the disappearance

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of a brigade commander who was part of the operation.

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A senior CJTF member in Damboa who witnessed the convoy’s

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departure confirmed the situation. We don’t know where he is

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at the moment, but he responds to WhatsApp messages. The

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commander was able to return on foot after missing for

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several hours in what is being described as an escape

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from the attackers. This is the first time since the

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start of Nigeria’s counterinsurgency campaign that a serving general directly

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engaged on the front line went missing for a while

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in an ambush. The development raises concerns about the sophistication

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of recent ey swap attacks and the increasing risks faced

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by senior officers deployed to volatile areas. Damboa and surrounding

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communities have seen repeated insurgent attacks in recent months, including

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assaults on patrol teams, ambushes along rural roads, and raids

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on farming settlements. Residents say the attack underscores the persistent

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insecurity along major roads despite years of military presence. We

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were unable to obtain responses from the Nigerian military at

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the time of press. They had also not issued an official.

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Speaker 2: Statement, Quindi Uni.

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Speaker 1: President Voladimir Zelensky has ordered the new Prime Minister of Ukraine,

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Yulia’s sphere Ideenco, to involved law enforcement agencies, including the

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Anti corruption Police, in the mass audits of Ukraine’s state

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owned companies. Zelenski, who gave the order this week while

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in one on one meeting with the female prime minister,

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said the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine must take immediate

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action based on the outcome or results of the audits

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being initiated by Union. Sphereidenko, the current Prime Minister of Ukraine,

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who assumed office on July seventeenth, twenty twenty five, after

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being confirmed by the Vakovnerada, meaning Ukraine’s parliament, following President

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Volodimir zelenski nomination of Spereidenko as part of a major

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government reshuffle, replacing the previous Prime Minister, Dennis schmil who

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became the new Minister of Defense and Spearidenko previously served

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as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic

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Development and Trade. The new position made her the second

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woman in Ukraine’s history to hold the position of prime minister. Meanwhile,

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during the week, Zelenski also announced that the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,

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along with other Baltic friendly countries of Ukraine, have decided

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to commit an additional five hundred million dollars to the

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prioritized Ukraine requirements list PERL Initiative and NATO led initiative

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to expedite the supply. I have critically needed US manufactured

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weapons to the country, which Zelenski said will be of

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a substantial help. In a number of statements during the week,

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Zelensky said, I had a meeting with the Prime Minister

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of Ukraine. First and foremost, we focused on the situation

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with recovery efforts in the regions after the Russian strikes.

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Repair crews are working almost around the clock wherever needed,

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and the necessary resources have been deployed. We are increasing

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our reserve of equipment and work with partners on this

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issue is constantly ongoing. Julius sphere Ide and Co. Also

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reported on the implementation of support programs for frontline and

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border communities. We are ensuring the necessary funding. Starting tomorrow,

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a new winter support program for our people will be launched.

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Government officials will present all the details publicly. Last year,

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more than fourteen million Ukrainians benefited from winter support and

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we expect no smaller scale this winter. The Prime Minister

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reported on the launch of ordered processes in state owned companies.

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We agreed that the audits must be conducted promptly and

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all results must be forwarded to law enforcement and anti

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corruption agencies for appropriate action. Personnel decisions will follow based

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on the findings. I also instructed that Ukraine’s key partners

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be promptly informed about the audit outcomes and related decisions.

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Transparency in state owned companies and the elimination of any

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schemes must be guaranteed. We also discussed personnel changes in

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the government. The Prime Minister of Ukraine will propose candidates

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for the posts of Minister of Energy and Minister of Justice.

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Last night, Patriots performed well, successfully intercepting Russian ballistic missiles,

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yet we still need considerably more forces, systems and compatible

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missiles to protect lives. This week, the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,

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along with our Baltic friends, decided to commit an additional

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five hundred million dollars to the Pearl initiative, which will

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be a substantial help. We are also working on deliveries

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of other advanced air defense systems and strengthening our aviation.

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A major deal with France’s in preparation and will be

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finalized soon, a historic agreement. We are setting up a

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deal with Greece as well on energy to maximize options

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for gas supplies to Ukraine, both for this winter and

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strategically for the long term. Agreements with various European countries

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from Norway to Greece will insure our state’s gas supply guarantees.

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I thank all partners who are helping. I held a

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video conference with the heads of all Ukraine’s diplomatic missions.

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I am grateful to our diplomats for their efforts and

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for representing Ukraine’s interests with dignity around the world. We

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discussed the main priorities of their works for the near

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future and for the coming year. It is crucial to

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continue strengthening our air defense. Ukraine needs air defense systems

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and missiles. For them, we must expand the Pearl Initiative

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through which we receive weapons for our defense, intensify efforts

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to involve countries that have not yet joined, and increase contributions.

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The development of the safe instrument is also important Other

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topics included the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

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and the protection of human rights in temporarily occupied territories.

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We also discussed the next steps in diplomatic work on

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UN resolutions supporting Ukraine. Ukraine needs support, and today it

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is especially important that every diplomat works to strengthen the state,

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ensure its protection and enhance our positions. I presented the

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orders of the Golden Star and other state awards to

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the service members of Ukraine’s Security and defense forces and

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handed the distinctions to them the families of the fallen

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heroes who were awarded posthumously. We honor Ukraine’s warriors. We

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thank Ukrainian families forgiving us such warriors. We are doing

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everything to make Ukraine stronger. Every day. This is exactly

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what is needed. For every Russian strike, there is our response,

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and it will become even more tangible for each of

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our fallen heroes. We will take revenge and we will

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force Russia into peace. Without any doubt. The day will

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come when this war ends, and when we guarantee real

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security for all Ukrainian children and for all our generations.

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We must guarantee Ukraine and life without war. Thank you

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to everyone who is bringing this day closer, and we

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will always honor the memory of all our people, all

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our heroes of different times who gave their lives so

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that Ukraine could live.

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Speaker 3: Lady Quini we need in a Mortgageady Dupine, means in

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a more digital way.