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Speaker 1: One of the most talked about Islamic preachers in Nigeria

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who have had photographs with people suspected to be terrorists

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terrorizing villages and communities in the northern part of Nigeria

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when he visited the suspected terrorists in their camps inside

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forests on the ground of having peace talk with the

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armed groups. Shaike Armored Abu bak Armamu Gumi has described

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as a terrorist act the United States U S military

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action ordered by President Donald Trump that attacked and killed

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yet to be ascertained total numbers of ISIS affiliated LACCUOA

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terrorists in Sokoto State on Christmas Day. This the Islamic

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cleric called on the people in the villages affected by

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the U S missiles strikes on Thursday night to post

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on social media platforms evidences of damages caused by the

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U S military action. According to Gumi, it is in

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line with the teachers of Islam for terrorists to be killed,

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but the killing must be done by people with the

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clean and holy hands and not by another terrorist whose

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hands sustained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of

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innocent children, women and men. Just recently stressing that the

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U S involvement in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria

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will make the country becomes an enemy of its neighbors,

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a theater of war because the involvement will attract the

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real anti u S forces into the West Africa country.

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And in a manner that looked like mockery, shake Gumi said,

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dropping a few bombs here and there cannot tackle the

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menace of terror. They need serious military on the ground, which,

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if we are serious, we have enough men to do that.

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In contrary to Gumi’s assertions, the Nigeria government, through the

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Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuger, said

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it was President Bola Ahmed to Enubu on Thursday that

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gave the US the approval to carry out the strikes

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against the terrorists. But the government’s statement apparently did not

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go down well with Armiele Saware, a human rights activist

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and the founder of the Sahara Reporter’s News media, who

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insisted that it is evident that the strikes were carried

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out without the genuine authority or informed consent of the

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weaklings masquerading as government under Asswar ju bulah hm Edentenubu

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and in a swift reaction to Omile Saware. One of

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the recently nominated and confirmed Ambassador Designate, Reno Omakri, said,

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I am afraid I will have to disagree with mister

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Omilee Saware and others like him who are misinforming the

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Nigerian public that the recent actions against terrorists are proof

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that Nigeria lacks sovereignty. Such views are indicative of a

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lack of awareness of international relations. It is also wrong

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for mister Saware to call our government and military week.

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Shaikh Armored Abu bak arm A mood Gumi, in a

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statement titled the Symbolism of the U S Strike he

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shared on his verified Facebook account when he reshared the

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news link of a post published by CNN on Friday,

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said annihilating terrorists is an Islamic obligation. The prophet Peace

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be upon him wished he annihilated them. He said, should

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I live till they appear, I would kill them as

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the killing of the nation of ad al Bukhari in

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Muslim This said it should only be carried out by

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cleaning holy hands, not by another terrorist whose hands are

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stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocent children,

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women and men just recently. This is the mistake Nigeria

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has made. Terrorists don’t fight terrorists in truth. They may

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only kill innocent people and have ulterior motives behind the

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drama of fighting terror. As a principle, no nation should

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allow its land to be a theater of war, and

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no nation should allow its neighbors to be their enemies.

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If Nigeria wants military assistance, China, Turkey and Pakistan can

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do the job effectively. The U S involvement in Nigeria

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will attract the real anti U S forces, making our

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land the theater of war. The user’s involvement in Nigeria,

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citing coming to protect Christians, will ultimately polarize our nation

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and infringe on our sovereignty. Nigeria should halt all military

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cooperation with the USA immediately because of its imperial tendencies worldwide,

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and seek the help of those neutral countries mentioned. Nigerians

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are too educated to be played with. This is going

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to be a twenty twenty seven campaign discourse. Meanwhile, dropping

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a few bonds here and there cannot tackle the menace

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of terror. They need serious military on the ground, which,

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if we are serious, we have enough men to do that.

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We call on all villages affected to upload videos and

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pictures of any casualties involved. The attacks are symbolic of

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a Harba geneo crusade war against Islam. Attack on Socoto

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where ninety percent a Muslim with no imminent danger of

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terror while the real threat is in Maidaguri and on

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a Christmas Eve with the claim of protecting against Christian

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genocide says a lot. We believe the terror is manufactured

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and sustained by the same people claiming to fight it.

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A word is enough for the wise. According to Channel’s Television,

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the Nigeria government said President Bola Tanoubu gave the go

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ahead for the U S strikes against terrorists in the

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country’s northwestern region. Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tugger said this

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on Friday, hours after the U S. Department of War

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and President Donald Trump announced the North American nation had

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conducted strikes against the terrorists. Now that the U S

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is co operating, we would do it jointly and we

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would insure, just as the President emphasized yesterday before he

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gave the go ahead, that it must be made clear

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that it is a joint operation and it is not

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targeting any religion, nor simply in the name of one

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religion or the other, the minister said on channel’s television

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Sunrise Daily. We are a multi religious country and we

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are working with partners like the US to fight terrorism

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and safeguard the lives and properties of Nigerians. The minister said.

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Some have viewed the strikes as a violation of the

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country’s territorial integrity, but Tuger says the federal government would

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not take any actions that would violate the country’s sovereignty.

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On the Lea Saware reacted and said I have read

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reports that the United States government launched a tax on

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Nigerian soil on Christmas Day, as announced by Donald Trump

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and the U S Secretary of War Peter Hegseth, purportedly

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targeting terrorist groups within Nigeria. Although the Nigerian government now

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claims it was aware and describes the operation as a

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joint effort with vague international partners. It is evident that

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the strikes were carried out without the genuine authority or

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informed consent of the weaklings masquerading as government under Assawaju

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Bola Ahmed Tenubu. My position remains unchanged, judging by the

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nature of the confirmed strike on a village in Sokoto.

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It is clear that the US President, under whose authority

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this operation occurred, neither understands nor genuinely cares about Nigeria

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or Nigerians. It is deeply troubling that Nigeria, Africa’s most

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populous nation, lacks the capable and sovereign leadership required to

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protect its people and its territory. As a result, the

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country has been reduced to a bystander while its sovereignty

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is violated under the direction of U S President Donald J. Trump.

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I reiterate only true, tested and informed leadership can protect

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Nigerian’s not imperilled Jaurnice neo conservatives operating from Washington. D

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c Reno Omicri, in a statement titled addressing Armillele Saware’s

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statements on Nigeria’s sovereignty, said, I am afraid I will

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have to disagree with mister Omiele Sware and others like

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him who are misinforming the Nigerian public that the recent

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actions against terrorists are proof that Nigeria lacks sovereignty. Such

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views are indicative of a lack of awareness of international relations.

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Please fact check me. Larger and older nations than Nigeria,

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which I would not want to mention out of respect

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for these countries and the governments have asked for and

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received direct international and foreign military assistance intervention, specifically from

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the United States and other countries when dealing with terrorists

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operating within their borders, especially when those belligerents are mobile

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and have embedded themselves so close to innocent civilian populations

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that it would be difficult to use conventional means against

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them without harming law abiding citizens. While I would not

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want to identify these nations, journalists and interested members of

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the public can use Google or other AI tools to

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help reveal them. It is also wrong for mister Saware

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to call our government and military week for his education.

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Mister Sware may want to know that Nigeria has a

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better military record than most mensas and has decisively brought

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peace and stabilized several countries, beginning from the Congo in

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nineteen sixty to Tanzania in nineteen sixty four, to Lebanon

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in nineteen seventy eight, and then via Ikamogu in the

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Mano River Region, Liberia, Sierra Leone, et cetera. Between nineteen

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ninety one and two thousand and six. Our military has

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also helped restore democratically elected governments in places like Sautome

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and Princivia and others. When Nigeria’s armed forces intervened in

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those nations, they did not tamper with or in any

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way weakened the sovereignty of those countries or the governments.

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In fact, we were invited either by the countries themselves,

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the United Nations or regional bodies. The Nigerian Armed Forces

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have a sterling military record as a dependable fighting unit.

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In fact, due to their superior training, Nigerian military personnel

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have served as chiefs of Army staff in other nations. However,

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when you are fighting cowardly terrorists that weave in and

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out of civilian populations, you need the help of those

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with precision targeting capabilities. What mister Sware and others like

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him may not be aware of is that no single

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nation has ever defeated terror on its own. It takes

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international effort. Mister sir War has himself admitted receiving funding

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from multiple U S funding agencies. Based on his admission,

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should that mean he is a foreign puppet unfit to

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aspire to leadership in Nigeria, of course not. If Emielee

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sa Ware and others like him have anger over what

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has happened, please let it be directed at the terrorists

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and their sponsors who have killed many Nigerians of all

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faiths and ethnicities and disrupted communities while preventing honest and

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hard working Nigerians from going about their lawful activities. Projecting

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anger at anything that will bring relief and succor to

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those Nigerians most affected by terror is not patriotic, no

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matter how much some try to cloak it in such terms.

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The priority is to protect the lives and properties of

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Nigerians by any legal and moral means necessary and possible.

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If indeed people have any influence at all, that sway

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should not be used to cause dissension and turn some

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Nigerians against their leaders. Rather, it should be used to

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get those terrorists to turn a new leaf, drop their weapons,

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embrace peace, and show fidelity to the Nigerian flag and constitution.

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May God bless Nigeria medi bringing bring in the Molagi

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aware