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<v Speaker 1>Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski has continued to make phone calls

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<v Speaker 1>with world leaders since President Donald Trump of the United

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<v Speaker 1>States US announced that President Vladimir Putin of Russia will

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<v Speaker 1>meet with him next week Friday in the U S

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<v Speaker 1>state of Alaska, and stated, while answering questions from the

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<v Speaker 1>White House reporters, that there will be some swapping of

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<v Speaker 1>territories to the vetterment of both Ukraine and Russia, specifically

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<v Speaker 1>saying we will get some back and we will get

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<v Speaker 1>some switched. There will be some swapping of territories to

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<v Speaker 1>the vetterment of both, a statement that immediately and apparently

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<v Speaker 1>drew the attention of the Ukrainian President Voladimir Zelenski, who

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<v Speaker 1>have issued series of video and written press releases since

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<v Speaker 1>President Donald Trump made the announcement, insisting that Ukraine will

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<v Speaker 1>not see any of its territory to Russia for the

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<v Speaker 1>purpose of peace or to end the war, emphasizing that

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<v Speaker 1>it was because President Putin occupied part of ukraine territory

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<v Speaker 1>in the past and assembled its troops Ukrainian borders without

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<v Speaker 1>preventive punishment made him to start full scale war with

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<v Speaker 1>Ukraine since twenty twenty two, adding that the path to

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<v Speaker 1>piece for Ukraine must be determined together with Ukraine. This

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<v Speaker 1>is fundamental. It is important that joint approaches and a

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<v Speaker 1>shared vision work toward genuine peace, a consolidated position, cease fire,

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<v Speaker 1>end of occupation, end of war. According to Trump, the

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<v Speaker 1>highly anticipated meeting between myself as President of the United

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<v Speaker 1>States of America and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will

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<v Speaker 1>take place next Friday, August fifteenth, twenty twenty five, in

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<v Speaker 1>the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for your attention to this matter. Zelenski, in a

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<v Speaker 1>series of press releases on Saturday, said, I have not

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<v Speaker 1>heard any partners express doubts about America's ability to ensure

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<v Speaker 1>that the war ends. The President of the United States

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<v Speaker 1>has the levers and the Determinationine has supported all of

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump's proposals, starting back in February. Cease fire, all

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<v Speaker 1>formats have been supported. What is needed now is not

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<v Speaker 1>a pause in the killings, but a real, lasting peace,

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<v Speaker 1>not a cease fire sometime in the future, in months,

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<v Speaker 1>but immediately. President Trump told me so, and I fully

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<v Speaker 1>support it. There must be a just end to the war,

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<v Speaker 1>and it is Russia that must end the war it

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<v Speaker 1>started Ukraine and all partners share the same understanding of

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<v Speaker 1>the need for a cease fire, for an end to

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<v Speaker 1>the killings. There is only one actor opposing this, Puten.

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<v Speaker 1>His only card is the ability to kill, and he

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<v Speaker 1>is trying to sell the cessation of killings at the

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<v Speaker 1>highest possible price. It is important that this does not

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<v Speaker 1>mislead any one. Results are needed at the leader's level,

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<v Speaker 1>dignified results, results that will save lives that the world

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<v Speaker 1>will value and for which it will be grateful to

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<v Speaker 1>the leader who delivers them. Every One clearly sees Putin's tactics.

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<v Speaker 1>He fears sanctions and is doing everything to bail on them.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to exchange a pause in the war in

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<v Speaker 1>the killings for the legalization of the occupation of our land.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to get territorial spoils. For the second time,

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<v Speaker 1>Putin was allowed to take Crimea and this led to

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<v Speaker 1>the occupation in Duniesk and Luhansk regions. He received no

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<v Speaker 1>preventive punishment when he amassed a contingent on our borders.

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<v Speaker 1>This led to the full Nigeria Police Force has refuted

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<v Speaker 1>claims that its men man handled Sahara a reporter's publisher,

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<v Speaker 1>Armiele Sir ware inside cell after the media personnel honored

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<v Speaker 1>the invitation sent him from the Office of the Inspector

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<v Speaker 1>General of Police IGP over allegations of forgery and criminal

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<v Speaker 1>defamation of characters, with the police stating in a press

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<v Speaker 1>release signed and made available after the detained media publisher

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<v Speaker 1>was released on Friday night that Sir Warey allegedly brought

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<v Speaker 1>bandages alongside other personal items when he came to the

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<v Speaker 1>station to honour the police invitation and when the IGP

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<v Speaker 1>ordered internal investigation to ascertain if truly the media publisher

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<v Speaker 1>was tortured as claimed, Saware refused to allow medical personnel

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<v Speaker 1>from the Nigeria Police Force checked the alleged injury on

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<v Speaker 1>his hand he had claimed he suffered as a result

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<v Speaker 1>of the police personnel brutality while inside cell. Meanwhile, as

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<v Speaker 1>at the time Saware was released on Friday night, bandages

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<v Speaker 1>were still seen wrapped around one of his hands a

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<v Speaker 1>scene in the video while he was coming out from

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<v Speaker 1>the IGP Rapid Response Team IRT police detention facilities in Abuja.

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<v Speaker 1>As stated by Saware in the video. Shortly after his

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<v Speaker 1>release from detention facilities at the IGP Rapid Response Team.

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<v Speaker 1>On Friday, Saware posted on his social media handles and

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<v Speaker 1>said that freedom is never given. It is not a

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<v Speaker 1>gift from the powerful, nor a token handed down by

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<v Speaker 1>the oppressor. It must be seized with raw courage, with clarity,

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<v Speaker 1>and with collective will. Those who sit in power never

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<v Speaker 1>give it up willingly. That's why we take it back,

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<v Speaker 1>because freedom is ours and we will fight until it

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<v Speaker 1>is no longer a dream but a lived reality. Nigeria

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<v Speaker 1>Police Force, in a statement issued on August eighth, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five, and made available to the public, said the

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<v Speaker 1>Nigeria Police Forces compelled to address and decisively correct the

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<v Speaker 1>recent wave of disinformation being peddled in connection with the

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<v Speaker 1>lawful arrest and attention of mister on the Yale Saware,

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<v Speaker 1>a figure known for manipulating public narratives and weaponizing propaganda

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<v Speaker 1>to malign state institutions and their leadership, particularly the Office

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<v Speaker 1>of the Inspector General of Police. Contrary to the falsehoods

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<v Speaker 1>being circulated, mister sir Ware was arrested based on credible,

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<v Speaker 1>corroborated allegations involving criminal offenses such as forgery, cyberstalking and

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<v Speaker 1>other infractions. Currently under active investigation. The arrest was affected

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<v Speaker 1>in full compliance with extant legal provisions and with strict

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<v Speaker 1>adherents to constitutional safeguards, due process and the rights of

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<v Speaker 1>the suspect. To be clear, mister Sirware was released on

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<v Speaker 1>bailwell within the forty eight hour constitutional window in accordance

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<v Speaker 1>with the provisions of Section thirty five four of the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety nine Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,

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<v Speaker 1>as amended. He is fully aware of the nature of

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<v Speaker 1>the allegations against him and has been duly informed of

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<v Speaker 1>the charges. He is expected to appear before a court

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<v Speaker 1>of competent jurisdiction in the coming days to answer to

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<v Speaker 1>the accusations in a lawful and transparent judicial process. Equally

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<v Speaker 1>false and grossly misleading is the narrative suggesting that mister

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<v Speaker 1>Suware was tortured or subjected to any form of inhuman

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<v Speaker 1>or degrading treatment while in custody. The Nigeria Police Force

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<v Speaker 1>maintains a zero Top human rights activist and founder of

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<v Speaker 1>Sahara Reporters News Network, Omila Saware has been reportedly man

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<v Speaker 1>handled on Thursday early Warning inside police cell by offices

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<v Speaker 1>from the Inspector General of Police IGP Monitoring Unit after

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<v Speaker 1>the journalist honored the invitation sent him from the office

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<v Speaker 1>of the Inspector General of Police for a reason not stated,

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<v Speaker 1>but the media personnel working with Omila Saware, in a

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<v Speaker 1>statement on Thursday made available through the verified personal social

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<v Speaker 1>media handles of Saware, said that the police presented two

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<v Speaker 1>petitions against Sware over alleged forgery and defamation of character,

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<v Speaker 1>adding that some police officers from the IGP Monitoring Unit

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<v Speaker 1>as early as six a m. On Thursday entered Soware

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<v Speaker 1>cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja with alleged

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<v Speaker 1>pretense to take the media publisher to court, but when

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<v Speaker 1>the journalist demanded to see the charges against him, he

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<v Speaker 1>was allegedly handled roughly via a team of armed policemen.

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<v Speaker 1>This barrister Addi andju Deji petitioned the President of Nigeria,

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<v Speaker 1>Bola Ahmed Tanubu, demanding the immediate dismissal of the IGP

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<v Speaker 1>Kyode Eggbetoken, for allegedly abusing his office by thus using

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<v Speaker 1>his high ranking office in the Nigeria Police Force to

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<v Speaker 1>settle personal scores. Although the Nigeria Police Force has not

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<v Speaker 1>reacted to these allegations, but the force in a press

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<v Speaker 1>release on Thursday afternoon, apparently made statements in relation to

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<v Speaker 1>the current matters involving the detained media publisher Omiyele Saware

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<v Speaker 1>by insisting and stating in the press statement that the

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<v Speaker 1>recent promotions in the Nigeria Police Force was based on

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<v Speaker 1>merit and not selective, accusing an unnamed online platform of

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<v Speaker 1>allegedly sponsoring deliberate falsehoods to tarnish the image of the force,

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<v Speaker 1>while also calling on offices and men of the force

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<v Speaker 1>to desist from lobbying to get promoted, saying the IGP

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<v Speaker 1>has warned that any police person as court lobbying to

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<v Speaker 1>get promotion will be made to face disciplinary action. According

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<v Speaker 1>to the post published via Sware social media handles, the

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<v Speaker 1>media team of the publisher said this morning at six

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<v Speaker 1>a m. A police team led by a Chief Superintendent

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<v Speaker 1>of Police from the IGP Monitoring Unit forcibly gained entry

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<v Speaker 1>into omiena Sware cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja,

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<v Speaker 1>claiming they were taking him to court. The team of

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<v Speaker 1>nine offices, including eight heavily armed personnel, handled Sirwar roughly

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<v Speaker 1>when he asked to see the charges and notify his lawyers,

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<v Speaker 1>breaking his arm in the process before taking him to

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<v Speaker 1>another police facility, the media team stated. In another post,

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<v Speaker 1>the media said the notorious former SARS officer, DCP Akin

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<v Speaker 1>fakaray Day presented two petitions to SAWARE from the illegal

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<v Speaker 1>igp's office, one alleged forgery and the second written by

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<v Speaker 1>Bukolayemis Kuttie, who was promoted to ACP because she's mistress,

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<v Speaker 1>alleges criminal defamation. So Morey had before honoring the police

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<v Speaker 1>invitation on Wednesday, said in a number of posts previous

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<v Speaker 1>day that the IGP Monitoring Unit has scheduled my interview

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<v Speaker 1>for tomorrow at eleven am, yet they have refused to

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<v Speaker 1>provide a copy of the purported petition against me. It

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<v Speaker 1>is now clear that their intention is to conceal the

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<v Speaker 1>sinister plan of the illegal IGP and continue operating in darkness.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite this, Anambra is no doubt one of the states

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<v Speaker 1>in Nigeria experiencing incessant and very high rates of kidnapping

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<v Speaker 1>that in some cases do lead to the death of

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<v Speaker 1>the abducted victims and killing of security operatives and some

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<v Speaker 1>other persons around the scene of the mostly monetary crimes

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<v Speaker 1>of hostage taking for a ransom. Specifically, our crime reporters

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<v Speaker 1>gathered that there is hardly no week without one or

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<v Speaker 1>two persons being kidnapped along the Innichha, a wary federal

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<v Speaker 1>road in an Ambra State, especially between Over community and

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<v Speaker 1>d Sala town. As we gathered that most victims of

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<v Speaker 1>kidnapping in the state are hard working small and medium

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<v Speaker 1>sized business owners who most of whom struggled out of

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<v Speaker 1>poverty to become wealthy successful traders. This we learnt there

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<v Speaker 1>may be no wealthy successful business owner along the Ihiala

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<v Speaker 1>or who road left to be kidnapped or forced to

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<v Speaker 1>pay ransom to the kidnappers, while in Ober, wealthy people

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<v Speaker 1>are being kidnapped quietly and ransom in millions are paid

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<v Speaker 1>in silence to the kidnappers. According to members of the community,

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<v Speaker 1>a young successful businessman was kidnapped recently at a location

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<v Speaker 1>after he visited his building construction site. While we also

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<v Speaker 1>learned that some people in the state to report or

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<v Speaker 1>contract their friends to kidnappers just to get a share

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<v Speaker 1>from the ransom that will be paid afterwards or when

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<v Speaker 1>such people have issue or dispute with their friends or

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<v Speaker 1>co traders. It may interest you to know that the

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<v Speaker 1>Nambra State Police Command recently arrested a twenty four year

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<v Speaker 1>old male suspect Muanaie Victor for allegedly luring his friend

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<v Speaker 1>to be kidnapped by his criminal gang Innuli Ihiala Local

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<v Speaker 1>government area of the state, and they reportedly collected a

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<v Speaker 1>ransom in dollars equivalent to five point three million narras

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<v Speaker 1>with his gang members, just as gunman in a not

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<v Speaker 1>to long distance time abducted a lawyer and two other

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<v Speaker 1>In addition to previous cases of kidnapping of the owner

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<v Speaker 1>of De Porsche Club, chiefhebea worg by unknown gunmen after

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<v Speaker 1>the gunmen killed numbers of persons along the New ober

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<v Speaker 1>Newi Road in Idomili South Local Government area of a

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<v Speaker 1>Nambra State, with the number of those killed at the

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<v Speaker 1>Porsha nightclub said to be seven, but one of the

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<v Speaker 1>security operatives was beheaded and another had his foot cut

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<v Speaker 1>off and made away with by the invading deadly kidnappers.

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<v Speaker 1>This occurred shortly after a well known native doctor or

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<v Speaker 1>Wi chidos in nawangu Aka. Aqua Okako Timuraki was kidnapped

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<v Speaker 1>after his two personal aids killed in the vicinity of

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<v Speaker 1>reportedly paid. That not all. On May twenty first, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two, shortly after Professor Chikuma Saludo was sworn in

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<v Speaker 1>as governor, Gunman abducted the lawmaker representing Aguata To constituency

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<v Speaker 1>in the State House of Assembly, oak Chikua Koye. A

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<v Speaker 1>Koye also known as Oki Dieoke represented Soludo's state constituency

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<v Speaker 1>Isoophia Akoye was killed and beheaded alongside his aid Cyril

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<v Speaker 1>chi Eboka, six days after they were abducted along Aguila

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<v Speaker 1>And in December twenty twenty four, another lawmaker in the

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<v Speaker 1>Edward Omain Boehmer, alongside seven other top government officials and

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<v Speaker 1>in a statement on Wednesday, had declared the Zen nine

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<v Speaker 1>crew members and five passengers on board. Others killed in

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<v Speaker 1>President of Ghana, include doctor al Haji Mattala Mohammad, MP

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<v Speaker 1>for Tamali, Central Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Alhaji

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<v Speaker 1>Munaru Mohammad, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Doctor Samuel Sarpan,

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<v Speaker 1>Vice Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Aboagie, former parliamentary candidate,

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<v Speaker 1>Squadron Leader Peter Buffemi, Anila Flying Officer to Amampadu and

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<v Speaker 1>Sergeant Ernest Adam. It was gathered that the military helicopter

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<v Speaker 1>went down at a Dancy Acro firm in the Ashanti

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<v Speaker 1>region on Wednesday for yet to be stated cause of

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<v Speaker 1>the incident, as video footage showed the burnt beyond recognition

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<v Speaker 1>bodies of those on board the aircraft. The aircraft was

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<v Speaker 1>from Acra and heading for Abausi and is currently off

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<v Speaker 1>the radar. All efforts of being made to establish contact

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<v Speaker 1>the Ghaner Armed Forces had stated in a statement earlier

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday. The Government of Ghana has directed that all

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<v Speaker 1>national flags be flown at half mast in honor of

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<v Speaker 1>the late government top officials Edward Omein Boehmer, Minister for

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<v Speaker 1>Defense and Ibrahem Mattalamahammad, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation,

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<v Speaker 1>among others, who died in the military helicopter crash. According

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<v Speaker 1>to local media, the fatal incident occurred on Wednesday, August

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<v Speaker 1>sixth in the a Dansi Acrofirm district of the Ashanti Region,

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<v Speaker 1>while the two ministers, along with six others were en

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<v Speaker 1>route to ob Ouasi for official duties. Announcing the directive,

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<v Speaker 1>Chief of Staff Julius Debra expressed the government's deep sorrow

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<v Speaker 1>regarding the loss of the two senior public officials and

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<v Speaker 1>others on board the helicopter. The President is emotionally down.

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<v Speaker 1>The Vice President is leading a team to formally inform

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<v Speaker 1>the families. Education Minister Peruna Idrasu told news reporters following

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<v Speaker 1>the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of top

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<v Speaker 1>government officials, including the Defense and Environment ministers. While announcing

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<v Speaker 1>the death of the all passengers and crew members on board.

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<v Speaker 1>The Ghaner Chief of Staff Julius Debra said on behalf

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<v Speaker 1>of the President of the Republic, his Excellency John Drameny Mohamma,

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<v Speaker 1>the Vice President, Professor nna Jana Poku Agumang, who is

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<v Speaker 1>the unpleasant duty sadly to announce a national tragedy involving

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<v Speaker 1>the crash of a military helicopter this morning around the

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<v Speaker 1>Adancy area in the Ashanti Region. Government regrets to announce

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<v Speaker 1>the demise of the following persons in the tragic crash.

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Edward Kofi omain Boehmer Minister for Defense, al Haji

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<v Speaker 1>and Technology, al Haji Munaru Mohammad, Acting Deputy National Security

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<v Speaker 1>co Ordinator and former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the National Democrat Nambra State

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<v Speaker 1>Government under the leadership of Governor Charles Chukumasaludo, has said

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<v Speaker 1>that the state is currently in search of justice over

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<v Speaker 1>the killing of a young and creative fish farmer, Martins

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<v Speaker 1>of Fessinachi on Ye k C, well known by his

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<v Speaker 1>business name as Fish Magnet, who was reportedly shot on

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<v Speaker 1>the leg while being kidnapped on Sunday, the twenty seventh

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<v Speaker 1>of July twenty twenty five at his residence in zini

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<v Speaker 1>Fite Village, Okuno in Orca, the Enambra State capital. This

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<v Speaker 1>doctor j George Mogalu, the Labor Party candidate in the

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<v Speaker 1>state is no longer safe, adding that people are being killed,

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<v Speaker 1>slorted for their families to bury in silence while the

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<v Speaker 1>state Governor, Professor Charles Chukuma Saludo, looks the other way

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<v Speaker 1>with no sympathy, condolence, visit or statement. Specifically, Mogalu said,

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<v Speaker 1>I must speak frankly, an Amber is no longer safe,

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<v Speaker 1>not even in the state capital. Our people are being sorted,

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<v Speaker 1>kidnapped and buried in silence while the government looks the

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<v Speaker 1>other way. This is not leadership, it is abandonment. Just recently,

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<v Speaker 1>we lost over ten lives in a ghastly accident at

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<v Speaker 1>Amchi no We South local government area. Yet there was

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<v Speaker 1>no statement, no condolence, not even a visit from the

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<v Speaker 1>state government. Instead we see street renamings and political endorsement rallies.

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<v Speaker 1>Where is our conscience? Mogalu stated, while the former lawyer

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<v Speaker 1>to Namdi Carlu, the detained Biafra agitation leader, Barrister afany

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<v Speaker 1>G four, said the people of the state are currently

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<v Speaker 1>romancing with crimes, hiding criminals and painting absurd narratives on

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<v Speaker 1>social media to glorify and justify the rising crimes in

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<v Speaker 1>the state, saying the most frightening part the reckless energy

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<v Speaker 1>our own people expend defending these killers. When you shield

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<v Speaker 1>murderers because they are your kinsmen, you emboldenham When you

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<v Speaker 1>justify kidnappings under the guise of ethnic pride, you leave

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<v Speaker 1>the gates wide open for the real external aggresses like

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<v Speaker 1>armed herdsman, whose invasion will come when we are weakest

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<v Speaker 1>and most divided. Namra's State Commissioner for Information Law Mepher

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<v Speaker 1>made the government position known on Sunday after he led

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<v Speaker 1>other government officials on a condolence visit to the bereaved

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<v Speaker 1>mother of the victim, who happened to be the woman

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<v Speaker 1>leader of the Enamor's State All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA.

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<v Speaker 1>Missus Esther on Ya KC. According to Punch newspaper, Honaka,

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<v Speaker 1>a son of the woman leader of the Enambra State

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<v Speaker 1>All Progressives Grand Alliance, was abducted by government at his

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<v Speaker 1>residence in Zenophied Community, Opuno, Orcasouth local government area of

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<v Speaker 1>Enambra State, in a late night attack on Saturday, July

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<v Speaker 1>twenty sixth and was subsequently killed. In a press statement

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<v Speaker 1>released on Sunday, the State Commissioner for Information Law Mepha,

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<v Speaker 1>sympathized with the deceaseds family, assuring them that the state

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<v Speaker 1>government is in search of justice while sustaining and strengthening

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<v Speaker 1>security in the state. Mepha, who maintained that such a

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<v Speaker 1>development is an affront to the Professor Chokuma Soludo government's

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<v Speaker 1>new security architecture, also expressed delight that the police are

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<v Speaker 1>on the heels of the perpetrators. The Commissioner was quoted

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<v Speaker 1>as having stated this when he paid a condolence visit

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<v Speaker 1>to the woman leader of the Enambra's State Apga ester

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<v Speaker 1>On Yekesi. According to the statement, the statement read in part,

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<v Speaker 1>the Enambra State Commission prossas Wakon Medo pritain new preneers

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<v Speaker 1>in a more digitalware,