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Many Settings People Think Christian Faith Are For The Weak - Pope Leo XIV https://osazuwaakonedo.news/many-settings-people-think-christian-faith-are-for-the-weak-pope-leo-xiv/10/05/2025/ #World News #LeoXIV #Pope #Trump #US #Vatican ©May 10th, 2025 ®May 10, 2025 6:06 am Pope Leo XIV, the new Head of the Catholic Church and the first ever Pope from the United States, US and North America Continent, and the second from the two America continents, has said that there are many settings or places in the world people considered the Christian Faith to be only for the weak, calling on people to cultivate a better personal relationship with Christ, saying, without Faith, life is meaningless, the new Pope who had been ardent opposition to the policies of the new US President, Donald Trump, stated this at his first Mass held shortly after he was elected as the new head of the Christian faith to lead more than one billion Catholic faithfuls in the world and as one of the major pressure group leaders in the world, the new Pope had previously criticized the policies of President Donald Trump just as his predecessor, late Pope Francis had always condemned Trump policies on illegal immigration, with records showing that, the late Pope, Pope Francis promoted and elevated the new Pope, Pope Leo XIV multiple times within a short period to the high level to qualify him becoming the next Pope. #OsazuwaAkonedo 37 Victims Kidnapped Rescued Under One Month In Edo - CP Agbonika https://osazuwaakonedo.news/37-victims-kidnapped-rescued-under-one-month-in-edo-cp-agbonika/09/05/2025/ #Nigeria Police Force #Agbonika #edo #Igp #Police #PSC ©May 9th, 2025 ®May 9, 2025 7:41 pm Edo State Police Commissioner, Monday Agbonika has marked his one month in office, with a statement that over 37 persons among the people under the custody of kidnappers in the state have been rescued within 30 days he took over as commissioner of police in the heartbeat of the nation. #OsazuwaAkonedo Woman, Baby Die Struggling Through Flood Water In Edo https://osazuwaakonedo.news/woman-baby-die-struggling-through-flood-water-in-edo/08/05/2025/ #Life #BEDC #edo #EdoFEWMA #Okpebholo #Oregbeni ©May 8th, 2025 ®May 9, 2025 6:20 pm Tragedy occurred at the Oregbeni area of Edo State on Monday when a woman with her baby on her back died of electrocution while struggling through flood water in the area on her way home. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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pope Leo I 14th the new head of the
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Catholic Church and the first ever pope
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from the United States US and North
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America continent and the second from
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the two America continents has said that
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there are many settings or places in the
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world people considered the Christian
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faith to be only for the weak calling on
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people to cultivate a better personal
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relationship with Christ saying without
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faith life is meaningless the new pope
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who had been ardent opposition to the
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policies of the new US president Donald
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Trump stated this at his first mass held
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shortly after he was elected as the new
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head of the Christian faith to lead more
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than 1 billion Catholic faithfuls in the
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world and as one of the major pressure
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group leaders in the world the new pope
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had previously criticized the policies
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of President Donald Trump just as his
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predecessor late Pope Francis had always
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condemned Trump policies on illegal
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immigration with records showing that
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the late pope Pope Francis promoted and
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elevated the new pope Pope Leo I 14th
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multiple times within a short period to
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the high level to qualify him becoming
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the next pope we cannot build a just
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society if we discard the weakest
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whether the child in the womb or the
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elderly in their frailty for they are
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both gifts from God pope Leo I 14th said
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"When some journalists asked about Pope
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Leo's criticisms of the president on his
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exac account White House press secretary
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Caroline Lever said "President Donald
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Trump is proud that the 267th Pope is
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American it's a great thing for the
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United States of America and the world
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president Donald Trump in his personal
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words about the Pope said although they
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are surprised but very happy adding it
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is a great honor for the US the Catholic
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mainstream media the Vatican news
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reported that the Pope Leo I 14th
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blesses several people including sister
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Natalie Beckort under secretary of the
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general secretariat of the Senate at the
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palace of the holy office on the same
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evening he was elected pope here is the
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official record confirming that Cardinal
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Robert Francis Po accepted the election
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canonically making him supreme pontiff
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and the name he has chosen the document
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was drawn up by the master of pontipical
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lurggical celebrations Monsenior Diego
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Giovani Raverly acting as notary written
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in Latin the name Leo I 14th appears in
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red we are called to bear witness to our
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joyful faith in Christ the Savior pope
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Leo I 14th gave this reminder during his
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first mass as pontiff with the college
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of cardinals in the cyine chapel the
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exact site where the electors chose him
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as the 267th pope on the fourth ballot
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the evening prior in his homaly the
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newly elected pope called for
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cultivating better a personal
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relationship with Christ and he insisted
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that without faith life lacks meaning
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newly elected Pope Leo I 14th began his
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first homaly with words in English
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during mass in the cyine chapel with the
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college of cardinals even today there
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are many settings in which the Christian
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faith is considered absurd meant for the
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weak and
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unintelligent settings where other
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securities are preferred like technology
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money success power or pleasure god has
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called me by your election to succeed
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the prince of the apostles and has
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entrusted this treasure to me so that
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with his help I may be its faithful
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administrator pope Leo I 14th greeted
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the city of Rome and the world at his
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first appearance as the successor of
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Peter from the central balcony of St
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peter's Basilica peace be with you
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dearest brothers and sisters this was
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the first greeting of the risen Christ
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the good shepherd who gave his life for
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the flock of God i too would like this
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greeting of peace to enter your hearts
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to reach your families and all people
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wherever they are and all the peoples
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and all the earth peace be with you
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former US President Barack Obama in a
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congratulatory message and statement of
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commendation tweeted and said Michelle
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and I send our congratulations to a
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fellow Chicagoan his holiness Pope Leo I
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14th this is a historic day for the
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United States and we will pray for him
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as he begins the sacred work of leading
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the Catholic Church and setting an
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example for so many regardless of faith
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it would be recalled after much waiting
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white smoke was seen pouring out of the
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cyine chapel chimney on Thursday
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signaling the college of cardinals has
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chosen a successor to Pope Francis
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riotist applause went up from a crowd of
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thousands gathered at St peter's Square
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in Vatican City where they had been
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keeping eyes on the chimney waiting for
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the white plume to emerge after each
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ballot was cast during the papal
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conclave the smoke indicates at least 89
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of the 133 cardinals participating in
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the process have reached a consensus on
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who should be the next pope black smoke
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indicating no candidate achieved the 2/3
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majority threshold wafts from the
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chimney before the white smoke appears
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the Vatican News reported details about
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the personal profile of the new pope as
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stated verbatim below the first
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Augustinian Pope Leo I 14th is the
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second Roman pontiff after Pope Francis
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from the Americas unlike Jorge Mario
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Burggalio however the 69-year-old Robert
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Francis Po is from the northern part of
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the continent though he spent many years
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as a missionary in Peru before being
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elected head of the Augustinians for two
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consecutive terms first Augustinian Pope
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the new bishop of Rome was born on
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September 14th 1955 in Chicago Illinois
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to Louis Marius Po of French and Italian
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descent and Mildred Martinees of Spanish
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descent he has two brothers Louis Martin
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and John Joseph he spent his childhood
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and adolescence with his family and
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studied first at the minor seminary of
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the Augustinian fathers and then at
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Villanova University in Pennsylvania
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where in 1977 he earned a degree in
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mathematics and also studied philosophy
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on September 1st of the same year PO
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entered the noviciate of the order of St
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augustine OSA in St lewis in the
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province of Our Lady of Good Council of
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Chicago and made his first profession on
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September 2nd
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1978 on August 29th 1981 he made his
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solemn vows the future pontiff received
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his theological education at the
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Catholic Theological Union in Chicago at
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the age of 27 he was sent by his
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superiors to Rome to study canon law at
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the Pontipical University of St thomas
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Aquinus Angelicum in Rome he was
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ordained a priest on June 19th 1982 at
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the Augustinian College of St monica by
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Archbishop Gene Jot then pro-president
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of the secretariat for non-Christians
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which later became the pontipal council
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for interreligious dialogue and then the
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decastry for interreligious dialogue po
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obtained his lentiate in 1984 and the
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following year while preparing his
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doctoral thesis was sent to the
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Augustinian mission in Chulukanas Pura
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Peru 1985
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1986 in 1987 he defended his doctoral
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thesis on the role of the local prior in
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the order of St augustine and was
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appointed vocation director and missions
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director of the Augustinian province of
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mother of good council in Olympia fields
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Illinois
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USA mission in Peru the following year
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he joined the mission in Trujillo also
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in Peru as director of the joint
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formation project for Augustinian
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candidates from the vicates of
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Chulukanas Ikitos and Aporimac over the
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course of 11 years he served as prior of
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the community
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1988-192 formation director 1988 1998
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and instructor for professed members
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1992 1998 and in the arch dasis of
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Truillo as judicial vicar
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1989-198 and professor of cannon law
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petristics and moral theology at the
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major seminary San Carlos Y San Marcelo
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at the same time he was also entrusted
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with the pastoral care of our lady
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mother of the church later established
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as the parish of St rita 1988 1999 in a
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poor suburb of the city and was parish
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administrator of our lady of Monsat from
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1992 to 1999
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in 1999 he was elected provincial prior
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of the Augustinian province of Mother of
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Good Council in Chicago and 2 and 1/2
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years later the Ordinary General Chapter
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of the Order of St augustine elected him
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as prior general confirming him in 2007
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for a second term in October 2013 he
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returned to his Augustinian province in
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Chicago serving as director of formation
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at the St augustan convent first
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counselor and provincial vicar roles he
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held until Pope Francis appointed him on
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November 3rd 2014 as apostolic
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administrator of the Peruvian dasis of
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Shikleo elevating him to the Episcopal
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dignity as titular bishop of Safar he
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entered the dasis on November 7th in the
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presence of apostolic nunio James
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Patrick Green who ordained him bishop
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just over a month later on December 12th
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the feast of our lady of Guadalupe in
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the cathedral of St mary his episcopal
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motto is in ilo woou words pronounced by
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St augustine in a sermon on psalm 127 to
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explain that although we Christians are
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many in the one Christ we are one bishop
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of Shleo Peru from 2015 to
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2023 on September 26th 2015 he was
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appointed bishop of Shikleo by Pope
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Francis in March 2018 he was elected
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second vice president of the Peruvian
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Episcopal Conference where he also
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served as a member of the Economic
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Council and president of the Commission
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for Culture and Education in 2019 Pope
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Francis appointed him a member of the
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Congregation for the Clergy July 13th
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2019 and in 2020 a member of the
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congregation for bishops November 21st
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meanwhile on April 15th 2020 he was also
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appointed apostolic administrator of the
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Peruvian dasis of Kayao prefect of the
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decastry for bishops on January 30th
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2023 the Pope called him to Rome as
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prefect of the decayry for bishops and
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president of the pontipical commission
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for Latin America promoting him to the
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rank of archbishop created cardinal in
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2024 pope Francis created him cardinal
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in the consistry of September 30th that
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year and assigned him the diaonate of St
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monica he officially took possession of
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it on January 28th 2024
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as head of the decayry he participated
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in the pope's most recent apostolic
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journeys and in both the first and
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second sessions of the 16th ordinary
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general assembly of the sinned of
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bishops on cinidality held in Rome from
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October 4th to 29 2023 and from October
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2nd to 27 2024 respectively meanwhile on
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October 4th 2023 Pope Francis appointed
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him as a member of the decastries for
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evangelization section for first
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evangelization and new particular
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churches for the doctrine of the faith
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for the Eastern churches for the clergy
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for institutes of consecrated life and
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societies of apostolic life for culture
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and education for legislative texts and
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of the Pontipical Commission for the
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Vatican City State finally on February
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6th of this year the Argentine pope
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promoted him to the order of bishops
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granting him the title of the suburban
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church of Albano 3 days later on
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February 9th he celebrated the mass
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presided over by Pope Francis in St
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peter's Square for the Jubilee of the
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Armed Forces the second major event of
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the Holy Year of Hope during the most
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recent hospitalization of his
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predecessor at the Giley Hospital PO
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presided over the rosary for Pope
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Francis's health in St peter's Square on
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March 3rd we had reported that the
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cameolingo of the apostolic chamber
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cardinal Kevin Farrell at about 9:45 a.m
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on Monday announced the death of Pope
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Francis from the Casa Santa Marta hours
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after Pope Francis had called for an end
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to wars in Gaza Ukraine Sudan Congo
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Yemen and other humanitarian crises in
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Myanmar South Sudan in the Sahil the
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Horn of Africa the Great Lakes Lebanon
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Syria and thus begging political leaders
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not to yield to fear but use the state
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resources under their custody to fight
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and eradicate hunger and promote
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development among the people which the
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pope said are weapons of peace adding
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that there can't be peace without the
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freedom of religion expression thoughts
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and respect for one another views just
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as the pope on Sunday at around 11:30
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a.m less than 20 hours to his death met
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in person with the vice president of
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United States James David Vance after
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the pope had called on President Donald
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Trump to end his anti-immigrant policy
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asking Catholics in America to reject
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the anti-immigrant narratives canvased
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by the US government led by President
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Donald
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Trump Edo state police commissioner
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Monday Abonikica has marked his one
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month in office with a statement that
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over 37 persons among the people under
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the custody of kidnappers in the state
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have been rescued within 30 days he took
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over as commissioner of police in the
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heartbeat of the nation according to the
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CP Abonikica before he resumed office in
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Edo state he was specifically briefed by
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the inspector general of police and the
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chairman of the police service
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commission on security challenges of
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secret cult activities and kidnapping
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peculiar to the state in quote CP
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Abonikica said "Distinguished gentleman
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of the press as you are all aware I
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assumed duty on Tuesday the 8th of April
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2025 as the 50th commissioner of police
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i was fully briefed by the chairman
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police service commission Dig Hashimu
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Sali who areu retired MNI PSC NPM and
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the inspector general of police IGP
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Kyote
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Aduen PhD NPM on the security challenges
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peculiar to the state such as cultism
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and kidnapping it was very clear that
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community inclusivity and collaboration
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with both state and non-state actors was
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the way to go suspects arrested 1 95 95
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suspected cultists 22 12 suspected
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kidnappers 3
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5 suspected armed robbers number of
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persons rescued 1 37 37 rescued
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kidnapped victims while most of the
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cases have been charged to court some
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are under investigation
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barely 2 days of my assumption of duty I
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hit the ground running by visiting the
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north and central senatorial zones of
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the state to see for myself all the
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identified flash points with prevalence
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of kidnapping and other heinous crimes
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and immediately engaged critical
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stakeholders to map out proactive
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strategies to curb these challenges in
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the bud these strategies which are being
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reviewed from time to time have yielded
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considerable results even though it is
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not yet uhuru i want to share with you
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the account of my stewardship in the
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past 30 30 days we shall sustain
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engagement with communities bushcombing
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operations across area commands and
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divisions intelligenceled raids of flash
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points and high visibility policing
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amongst many other strategies with a
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view to preventing crimes and maintain
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law and order in the state on this note
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I wish to express the command's
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appreciation to the inspector general of
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police IGP
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carbokken PhD NPM for his guidance we
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also appreciate his excellency the
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executive governor of Edeto state
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senator Monday Obo for his unflinching
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support while soliciting the continued
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support of the law-abiding people of the
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state who have been trusting us with
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valuable information that has helped us
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in achieving this feat i encourage all
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stakeholders to continue cooperating
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with the police as we strive to surmount
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the security challenges experienced in
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the state our collaborative and
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proactive strategies have led to the
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rescue of 37 37 kidnapped victims in
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daring operations which involve
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technical intelligence the officers and
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men have worked tirelessly over these
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days leading to the recovery of 25 25
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firearms including two two AC 47
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rifles 130 rounds of 7.62 62 mm
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ammunition 135 live cartridges as well
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as the recovery of four four stolen
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robbed vehicles summary of the
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achievements recorded in past 1 month is
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as follows exhibits recovered one
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2 AC 47 rifles two one one lmark rifle
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three
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3 English pistols four one one Beretta
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pistol 5
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4 single barrel guns 6 1 One automatic
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pumpaction shotgun 7 8 locallymade
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pistols 8 1 locallymade shotgun 9 1
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Beretta pistol magazine 10
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110 110 rounds of ammunition 11 34 34
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live cartridges 12 1 one MercedesBenz
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GLK 300 13 1 one Toyota Hilix 14 1
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Toyota Highlander 15 1 one H highjet
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minibus 16 2 Snatched motorcycles 17 one
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one dagger 18 one one trigger part 19
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one one iPhone 16 plus 20 cash sum of
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150,000 naira 100,000 naira the
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commissioner of police Monday Abonikica
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stated during the press briefing held at
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the Edo state police command
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headquarters during the week we have
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reported that the Edeto state police
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command of Nigeria police force has
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confirmed the arrest of 95 persons in
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connection with the killing of more than
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15 people between April 25th 2025 and
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now in the renewed deadly in bloody
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apparent supremacy secret cult war in
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the state among members of the black axe
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confraternity aka aa mafite
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confraternity aka great men and I
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confraternity aka which started with the
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killing of a physiootherapist simply
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identified as Alex and another
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individual at the University of Benin
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teaching hospital UBTHback gatebo in
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Benin with the Edo state government led
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by Governor Monday Obo launching a
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retaliatory war against businesses and
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individuals allegedly aiding secret cult
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killings in the state thus sealed off at
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a turno hotel planned to demolish the
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hotel owed by people's democratic party
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PDP chieftain honorable Matthew Ida
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Akimwin who was the director general of
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Asuan Aier campaign organization in the
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last governorship election in the state
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on the ground that a particular secret
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cult group members gathered at the
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eterno hotel to plan their recent
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killings in the state and in addition
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the Edeto state governor also sealed off
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and marked a residential building for
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demolition also owned by a PDP chieftain
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Francis
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Anonyki tragedy occurred at the Orabeni
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area of Edeto state on Monday when a
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woman with her baby on her back died of
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electrocution while struggling through
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flood water in the area on her way home
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according to the state government-owned
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media Edo Broadcasting Service EBS the
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woman and the baby remained trapped
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inside the flood water until Benin
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Electricity Distribution Company BEDC
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switched off the power supply to the
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area the delay further lost the chances
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of rescuing the victims the media added
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that the woman was going home with two
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of her children but at the bat spot
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filled with flood water luck came
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through for one of the children when a
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man decided to help the woman by taking
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one of the kids through another route to
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escape the flood water the electricity
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company BEDC is yet to issue a statement
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over the cause of the electrocution
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leading to avoidable deaths ebs reported
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that the young woman and her baby
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trapped on her back were electrocuted
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when she stepped on a live electricity
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cable that fell from a pole while wading
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through the flooded road edo state
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government agency in charge of flood
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water control and management Edo state
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flood erosion and watershed management
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agency Edofmer had in a statement said
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the state government is removing
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obstructions from the drainages to
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ensure the flood waterways are free
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before the peak of this year rainy
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season in the state in some of the news
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releases issued and made available by
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the Edofmer reads verbatim below for the
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first time in over three decades
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residents of the Ahani and House of
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Prayer in a Wagban community are
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witnessing a transformation that they
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thought would never come to their area
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where a massive gully has been reclaimed
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by the Edeto state flood erosion and
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watershed management agency Eduma
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opening a brand new road that has been
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absent for nearly 30 years and
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dramatically easing traffic congestion
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along the busy hill the newly
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constructed road connects Tmboga through
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Ahani to House of Prayer to Lucky Way
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providing an alternative route for
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motorists heading to Aduawa and other
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parts of Benin City the reclaimed road
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is also offering a renewed hope to
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thousands of commuters along the axis
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the governor's swift action not only
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restored access to the community but
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also reaffirmed his administration's
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commitment to equitable infrastructure
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development across the state eduma also
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urges residents to protect and maintain
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the newly constructed road and drainage
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channels built to tackle flood and
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erosion this development is expected to
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significantly decongest traffic around
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the Aoba Hill bottleneck and Oricbeni
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market long known for the gridlocks and
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difficult driving conditions governor
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Ovolo's delivery of this long abandoned
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road marks a significant step forward in
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addressing erosion improving mobility
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and enhancing urban resilience his
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administration has proven that with
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focused leadership even the most
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neglected areas can experience renewal
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meanwhile the chief executive officer of
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the Edeto State Flood Erosion and
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Watershed Management Agency Edofmer
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Honorable Ahmed Musamo has continued his
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intensive inspection of ongoing
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desilting and maintenance of flood water
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infrastructure across the state
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emphasizing the AY's dedication to
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ensuring all interventions are executed
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to the highest standard and ahead of
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peak rainfall honorable Momo's most
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recent inspection tour covered critical
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sites including Eurora ponds 1 to three
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Eurora Sig site Awansi Mama Custom and
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Boundary Streets in Aubin the AA road
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erosion control site and Gavin Pond 5
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these visits form part of his sustained
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efforts to closely monitor project
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execution ensure adherence to
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specifications and uphold accountability
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in the use of public resources speaking
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during the visits Honorable Momo
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emphasized the importance of community
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cooperation urging residents to take
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ownership of the infrastructure provided
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to mitigate flooding our resources are
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limited and the sustainability of these
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investments depends on the commitment of
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residents to protect and preserve them
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he said he further stated that the
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proactive and people focused leadership
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of Governor Mandre Obolo remains deeply
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committed to easing the challenges of
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flooding and erosion through strategic
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interventions this government listens
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and we are doing everything possible to
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safeguard lives and properties what we
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need is your continuous support momo
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added
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distribution company had done what they
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supposed to do when a life electricity
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wire got down from the pole and was
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inside the erosion if they had taken
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steps to do what they supposed to do
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this incident would not have happened
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that cured the life of this young woman
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and her little baby it was also gathered
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that the van intervention saved the
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other little child who was with her
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while they were moving home it was
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gathered that it was a young man who was
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walking with them while they were trying
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to walk through the erosion that had to
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carry that little child from her and uh
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only God knows three of them would have
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been electrocuted if not for that young
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man that feed the little child and was
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taken another direction to help them
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pass through the flooded area efforts to
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obtain comments from the authority of
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the Benin Electricity Distribution
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Company BDC and the Edo State Police
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public relations officer Joy Yamu on the
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incident
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