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there is apparent tension in Nigeria over the arrest of a popular human rights activist Martins Vincent Dots aka
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Vid Darkman or VDM who was allegedly seized by Nigeria security operatives in
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a manner that have kept many wondering suspecting acts of oppression and intimidation based on threats issued by
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the ruling political party All Progressives Congress APC against the human rights activist after the activist
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condemned the Nigeria Senate President God's Will Akabio for traveling to Vatican in Italy to attend Pope
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Francis's burial ceremony while he said the Senate President has failed to visit
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states where almost daily burial ceremonies are often held in some states like Plateau Bonu Quir Enugu and Ogen
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states where gunman bandits are killing the Senate President fellow citizens in large numbers unabated in recent time in
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Nigeria and angered by the talks the APC South South zonal organizing secretary
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blessing Akbomb here issued 7 days ultimatum to Vid Aman to apologize to the Senate President who led fiveman
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federal government delegation to Rome to attend the late Catholic head funeral ceremony but immediately Vidman in a
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video issued the public apology to the victims of insecurity in the West Africa country and in the video he further
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accused and condemned the Senate President and other Nigeria leaders for being insensitivity to their
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institutional responsibilities of protecting lives saying "In security
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killing hundreds of people often in Nigeria is as a result of leadership failure on the part of the Senate
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President and members of the Bola Ahmed Tanubu le government and surprisingly Deji Adanju the lawyer to the activist
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said that Vid Darkman was arrested at Guaranty Trust Bank GTB in Abuja on
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Friday in a more dehumanizing manner and after he was trapped at the exit door at the GTB premises for 5 minutes some
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security operatives came and cover his face with a black cloth before he was led away and for more than 48 hours
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Nigeria authority is yet to issue statement over the arrest of the human rights activist who had on Friday went
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with her mother to the GTB bank to get clarification over the unauthorized withdrawals constantly done on his
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mother savings account after the activist suspected that someone may have used his mother national identification
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number nin to take loan from the GTB bank cctv footage apparently made
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available by the bank indicated that Vid Darkman was obviously intercepted at the bank exit gate as he was seen coming out
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from a vehicle and entering the bank security house with passesby who were about to enter the bank banking hall
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looking back with a feeling of surprise the arrest has sparked outrage online
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and raised questions about the bank's alleged complicity in what critics describe as a targeted crackdown to
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repress the voice that can speak and speak louder according to his legal representative activist lawyer Deji
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Adanju Vidman was ambushed by EFCC operatives right inside GT Bank premises
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in a statement posted online Adanju revealed that VDM was trapped inside the
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bank's exit door for over 5 minutes a move he claims was a deliberate ploy to enable EFCC offices affect the arrest
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vdm was locked inside the GT Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has sentenced a woman to one-year
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imprisonment with no option of fine for being caught and arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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EFCC for selling or hawking Nigeria Legal Tender Naira Currency the woman
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according to the court ruling had been convicted before by another court for Naira abuse this as another federal high
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court also in Lagos state convicted a man and ordered the man to forfeit to the federal government more than £8,000
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he failed to declare or submit before the Nigerian customs service at the international airport in Lagos and in
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addition the court sentenced the man to 6 months imprisonment with option of 200,000 naira fine details of the
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reports are presented verbatim below as reported and contained in the news release made available by the public
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relations unit of the economic and financial crimes commission EFCC court jails ex-convict one other
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for hawking naira notes in Lagos justice yelenaro of the federal high court
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sitting in a koi Lagos on Friday May 2nd 2025 convicted and sentenced the duo of
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fo adotei and medupe adawi to one-year imprisonment each for hawking naira
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notes they were arraigned by the Lagos zonal director at one of the economic and financial crimes commission EFCC
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Aalo road AOY Lagos on a separate one-count charge bordering on illegal
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hawking of naira notes the charge against Adotei reads that you folle
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kadote on the 21st day of March 2025 opposite regency hall joy fell we aed in
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Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honorable court hawk the sum of
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3,850,000 naira 3,850,000 naira issued by the central
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bank of Nigeria and thereby committed an offense contrary to and punishable under section 214 of the central bank of
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Nigeria act 2007 that of Adawui reads that you
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medupe adawi on the 21st day of March 2025 at Joby fell Street opposite
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Regency Event Center allows in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this
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honorable court engaged in hawking the total sum of 1,600,000 naira
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1,600,000 naira of 500 naira and 1,000 naira denominations issued by the
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central bank of Nigeria and thereby committed an offense contrary to section 214 and punishable under section 211 of
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the central Bank of Nigeria Establishment Act 2007 they pleaded guilty to their
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charges following which prosecution council ZB aiku tended the confessional
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statement as well as the money recovered from them in evidence and urged the court to convict and sentence them
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accordingly the prosecution council further informed the court that Adoti was an ex-convict having been prosecuted
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before Justice Ibrahim Kala and convicted on the same matter of naira abuse justice Bogaro sentenced Adoti to
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one-year imprisonment without an option of fine in addition her POSOS machine
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Edo State Police Command of Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of 95 persons in connection with the
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killing of more than 15 people between April 25th 2025 and now in the renewed
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deadly and bloody apparent supremacy secret cult war in the state among members of the Black Axe Conraternity
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aka a mafite confraternity aka great men and I confraternity aka which started
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with the killing of a physiootherapist simply identified as Alex and another individual at the
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University of Benin Teaching Hospital UBTHback Gate Woo in Benin with the Edo
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state government led by Governor Monday Obo launching a retaliatory war against
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businesses and individuals allegedly aiding secret cult killings in the state
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thus sealed off ato hotel planned to demolish the hotel owed by people's
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democratic party PDP chieftain honorable Matthew Idrawin who was the director
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general of Asuan Aier campaign organization in the last governorship election in the state on the ground that
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a particular secret cult group members gathered at the aternno hotel to plan their recent killings in the state and
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in addition the Edeto state governor also sealed off and marked a residential building for demolition also owed by a
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PDP chieftain Francis and Egenei according to the police the Edeto State
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Police Command arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered two locallymade pistols one single barrel shotgun and 24
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live cartridges in sustained intelligence-driven raids of their enclaves in Benin City and Environs for
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the past week these suspects who belong to the notorious mafites IA and the
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Hikon fraternities were suspected to be responsible for the cult supremacy killings in the state the commissioner
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of police CP Monday Agika urges parents and guardians to keep a tab on the
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activities of their wards in order to curb the menace of cultism he further warned youths in the state to desist
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from joining unlawful societies that could only dim their future and ultimately claim their lives or that of
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other innocent persons 64 of the suspects have been charged to court and
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remanded while investigation continues on the remaining suspects the police command spokesperson Moses Yamu stated
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office of the chief press secretary to the Edeto state governor in a statement state that Edo state governor Senator
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Mondayo has issued a stern warning to landlords declaring that his administration will not hesitate to
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demolish buildings linked to criminal activities such as kidnapping cultism and rituals the governor emphasized his
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administration's resolve to ensure a crime-free environment in the state governor Obo gave the warning while
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personally supervising the demolition of a building located in the Age area of Benin City the building was reportedly
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used for internet fraud and kidnapping with victims allegedly held against their will and subjected to ritualistic
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practices visibly disturbed by what he witnessed at the site the governor said
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"I am saddened by what is happening here children were kidnapped and kept here for years you can see the shrines in
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this apartment this is wickedness in its highest form this kind of evil is
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unacceptable in Edo State." reaffirming his administration there is no doubt that the boohh haram insurgency is
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advancing in recent months in Nigeria with the governors from the northeast region gathered on Thursday in Damaturu
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Yob state for the 11th meeting of the northeast governor's forum with a focus on tackling the resurgence of booh haram
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insurgency widespread poverty and the region's infrastructure deficit which Reno omocry former presidential
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spokesperson on new media to ex-president good luck of Jonathan had in a post in recent time shared his
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observations and experiences he had while working in the presidency explaining how the successes gained in
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the fight against the Boohh Haram insurgency during the presidency led by good luck Jonathan and how the successes
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started dwindling under the presidency of retired military general Muhammadu Buuhari punch newspaper reported that
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the meeting of the northeast governors which opened Thursday at the Yob state government house brought together
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leaders from the six states in the region including the host governor Mimala Booni of Yob and the chairman of
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the forum governor Babagana Zulum of Boro state governor Zulum in his opening
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remarks expressed deep concern over the recent resurgence of insurgent attacks
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which he said threatened to undo the significant progress made in the fight against Boohh Haram the recent
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reemergence of attacks by insurgents is a matter of serious concern capable of undermining the successes already
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recorded in the theater of war he said "Although we commend members of the armed forces for their efforts in
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fighting insurgency we must collectively work to bring this war to a successful end the governors agreed that combating
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the insurgency would require not only military efforts but also urgent socioeconomic measures to address the
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root causes of the conflict." Zulum highlighted the alarming levels of poverty in the region calling it both an
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economic and humanitarian crisis he emphasized the need for short and medium-term strategies focused on
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revitalizing the region's agricultural sector including supporting farmers
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investing in irrigation systems and promoting climate resilient agricultural practices however Zulum acknowledged
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that agriculture alone could not lift the region out of poverty he urged his fellow governors to focus on creating an
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enabling environment for the growth of small and medium-scale industries and to encourage private sector investment and
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innovation in the region the era of lamentation has gone we come together
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not to lament our problems but to provide solutions he said we have the
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duty to provide our people with basic necessities of life and to create opportunities for them to thrive in a
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peaceful and secure environment in his welcome address Governor Boon of Yob
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stressed the need for government action to create employment opportunities for the region's youth who remain vulnerable
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to recruitment by insurgent groups and criminal organizations we have a moral obligation
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to make agriculture attractive affordable and profitable uni said
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adding that the region must harness its vast arable lands and large population to ensure food sufficiency and economic
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prosperity the governors also used the occasion to commend President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu for his leadership during this challenging period offering their support for the national policies aimed
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at strengthening Nigeria's unity and prosperity two separate courts at a bardon in Oyo state Nigeria have
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sentenced a man Olony and Bengar Amos to 138 years imprisonments for committing
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criminal Ponzi investments fraud which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC described the convict as
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a multiple and serial investment fraudster who was convicted and sentenced to 75 years imprisonment by
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Justice Beo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court a bardarden for Ponzi fraud
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offense on December 14th 2023 and Justice Olesola added to Joy of the Oyo
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State High Court sitting in a bardon on Monday April 28th 2025 while ruling on
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separate and similar charges and crimes convicted and sentenced on Benenger Amos
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to 63 years jail term for multiple investment fraud with the convict still
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awaiting two more rulings for crimes of same nature from federal High Courts in Abadan Oyo State details of the report
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is contained in the news release made available by the public relations unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes
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Commission EFCC reads verbatim below serial Investment Fraudster bags 63
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years in a Bardon justice Ola Adaturo of the Oyo State High Court sitting in a
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bardon on Monday April 28th 2025 convicted and sentenced Olan and Benger
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Amos to 63 years jail term for multiple investment fraud he was convicted
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alongside his firm Dtor Heritage Investment Limited they were prosecuted
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on 30count charges by a bardonzonal directorate of the economic and financial crimes commission EFCC
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bordering on obtaining by false pretenses an offense contrary to section 1 one and punishable under section 13 of
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the advanced fee fraud and other fraud related offenses act 2006
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count 21 of the charge reads that Yuolanian Bengar Amos and Dorid Heritage
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Investment Limited on about 18th of June 2020 at a bardon within the jurisdiction
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of this honorable court with intent to defraud obtained the sum of 995,000 naira
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995,000 naira only from Badotit when you falsely represented to him that the
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money is meant for registration and investment with crime alert security network with a promise of 30% return on
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investment in 6 weeks 30 working days which representations you knew to be
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false and thereby committed an offense of obtaining money under false pretense contrary to section 1 one uh and
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punishable under section 13 of the advanced fee fraud and other fraud related offenses act
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2006 another charge reads that Yuan and Wenger Amos and Dorid Heritage
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Investment Limited on or about 29th of January 2020 at a bardon within the
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jurisdiction of this honorable court with intent to defraud obtained the sum of 920,000 naira
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920,000 naira only from honacale when you falsely represented to
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him that the money is meant for registration and investment with crime alert security network with a promise of
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30% return on investment in 6 weeks 30 working days which representations you
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knew to be false and thereby comm one of the witnesses called by the federal government of Nigeria to testify against
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the leader of the indigenous people of Bafra IPOB Nambi Kanu over the alleged
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act of terrorism secretly gave his testimony on Tuesday before the federal high court sitting in Abuja with the
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coordinating lawyer to Nambi Kanu barristister a lawyer G mccor saying the
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FG witness was only identified merely by initials and the person gave his
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testimony against Nambdi Kanu behind the screen following the application filed
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by the federal government lawyers as approved by the trial judge to keep the identities of the FG witnesses secret
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this a lawyer Jim Mccor tweeted while the court proceeding was ongoing that the federal government only has three
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senior advocates of Nigeria SAN that six san have stood firmly behind the
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detained Bafra leader according to a lawyer Makor tweet the court in Mazi
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Nami Kanu's case has convened the judge on seat and appearances for the parties
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are being announced federal government has three SAM MNK has six SAN
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The dye is cast and were primed and ready to rumble update: Today's MNK
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hearing has been concluded the prosecution presented its first witness who was not identified by name but by
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initials only and he testified from behind a screen as was approved by the judge on the 2nd of May we shall
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cross-examine him and test his veracity a day earlier a lawyer said "Update in
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addition to chief kanu agabi san and chenner and jjoku san for more san have
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joined mazi nami kanu's legal team there professor onetiizu san acha eti san
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melaru nang san and Dr joseph Akubo Sam they will all be in court on the 29th of
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April 2nd and the 6th of May meanwhile the federal high court sitting in Abuja
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gave the federal government the nod to shield identities of witnesses build to testify against the detained leader of
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the prescribed indigenous people of Bafra IPOB mazi Nandi Kanu as the trial
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judge justice James gave the approval in a ruling he delivered on Tuesday the
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ruling followed an ex-party application that FG filed through its team of prosecutors led by Chief Ali Boyagar
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Aamalo SAM the court gave permission for the proposed witnesses to testify behind
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a screen with their real names replaced with acronyms fg's lawyer Aomalo San
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pleaded that identities of the witnesses needed to be protected for security reasons and in view of the serious
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nature of the case while the witnesses would be shielded from the public they would however be seen by the judge
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nigerian news media reporters who monitored the proceedings reported that the request was not opposed by Kanu's
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team of lawyers led by a former attorney general of the federation and minister of justice chief Kanu Agabi SAM sequel
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to the ruling FG opened its case against the embattled IPOB leader by presenting
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its first witness who was simply identified as PWAA pleading not guilty Nambi Kanu the
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leader of the indigenous people of Bafra IPOB told the Federal High Court "Men of
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the Nigeria Police Force have hunted against some suspected kidnappers terrorizing Nigeria with self-made
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guns." with the police confirming on Tuesday that its men with local hunters and vigilante members in Taba and Kaduna
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states made numbers of arrests and discovered some of the suspected kidnappers are in the business of
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fabricating and locally constructing AK-47 guns for criminal activities a
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news release made available by the force public relations officer Alumiwa Hadajjabi indicated that among the
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suspected criminals arrested included three gun runners who were found in possession of fabricated locallymade
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AK-47 riffles in details the news release reads "Thus the Nigeria Police
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Force has again achieved significant breakthroughs in combating violent crimes with the arrest of suspected
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kidnappers and gun runners and recovery of arms across several states these
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successful operations which were propelled by credible intelligence demonstrate the commitment of the force
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to ensuring the safety and security of all citizens on April 25th 2025
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operatives of the FID Special Tactical Squad STS in collaboration with
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operatives of the Turaba State Police Command local hunters and vigilante group arrested four suspected kidnappers
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in Maraban Abair Laocal Government Area while they were planning an operation
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the suspects identified as Shahu Ibrahim Abdulahi Haruna Ysef Bellow and Muhammad
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Beo were found in possession of two AK-49 rifles one AK-47 rifle six
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magazines and 45 rounds of 7.62 mm live ammunition prior to this arrest the
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operatives had earlier received intelligence on a group of kidnapping gang terrorizing Turaba Hadamawa Gome
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Plateau Baoi and Kaduna states a successful raid conducted at the hideout
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of this gang led to the arrest of five suspected kidnappers these suspects
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identified as Sulamon Muhammad Tjani Bellow Muhammad Umar Adamu Ibrahim
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Solomon Nathaniel Haruna Adamu were also found in possession of three AK-47
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rifles one AK-49 rifle and four AK-47 magazines in a similar development on
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April 17th 2025 acting on intelligence police operatives attached to Kaduna
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State Command apprehended one Iser Ibrahim a suspected kidnapper who confessed to relocating to Kaduna to
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establish a new gang after his accompllices were arrested in Quirre State equally on the same date
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operatives of the Kaduna State Command mobilized a patrol team to Lemidow village Lar local government area where
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two suspected kidnappers Sani Lan and Matala Magaji were apprehended and both
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suspects confessed to involvement in kidnapping activities in the area additionally on April 18th 2025 police
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operatives of the state acting on received information about the activities of suspected gun runners
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arrested two suspects identified as Baron and Magaji Abdulahi who were found
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in possession of two fabricated AK-47 rifles and later arrested one Ishiyaku
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Ali along the Karu Pamigua road of the state in possession of two locally fabricated rifles and a long chain
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concealed in a sack the Iranian president Masoud Pishkin on Sunday
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visited victims of the Shahed Ali Raji port in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbis
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over the killing of 40 persons and the injuring of 1,200 others following
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multiple explosions that started on Saturday morning at the port with the Iranian president Masud Pishkin refusing
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to make any accusation or give account of the possible cause of the fire explosions that have continued to rage
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unabated as at late hours on Sunday with Israeli government also keeping mum despite several unsubstantiated claims
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pointing accusing fingers to the state of Israel over the fire explosions believed to have been ignited due to the
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presence of chemical substance apparently used in making missile propellants eyewitness accounts and
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video indicate chemicals in an area of shipping containers caught fire setting off a much larger explosion the death
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toll has spiked to 40 with 1,200 others reported injured according to local
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media it was gathered that a secondary explosion occurred on Sunday at the Shahed Ali Raji port in Iran and fire
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broke out pictures made available by Iranian authorities the Iranian
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president Masud Pishkin could be seen on an aerial tour above the ground level seeing the aftermath of the explosion
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area in the port of Bandar Abis the president also visited the victims of
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the explosions at the hospital as he was seen in the video sympathizing with some of the victims on the hospital beds one
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of the Iranian members of parliament accused Israel of the explosion at Bandar Abbisport muhammad Siraj Iranian
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member of parliament reacting on the explosion at Bandar Abbisport stated that the explosion at Bandar Abbisport
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was not accidental there are clear signs of Israeli involvement the explosions
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occurred simultaneously in four different locations this indicates the placement of explosives inside the
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containers flammable chemicals usually ignite in a single spot and do not cause multiple simultaneous explosions in
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different places the containers were tampered with in the country of origin
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during transport or by local agents in Iran the explosions were likely
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triggered via satellite or timers and timed to occur when the containers arrived at the port to cause maximum
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damage as on Sunday Russia President Vladimir Putin had reportedly sent
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several firefighters emergency planes to Iran to help quench the raging fire
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helicopters and planes could be seen dumping water from the air on the raging fire which started at the Shahed Raja
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port just as Iran and the United States met Saturday in Oman for the third round of negotiations over Tehran's rapidly
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advancing nuclear program the explosion originated in a container at the Shahed
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Rajiri port in Bandar Abbis according to the state media outlet Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting black smoke rises
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in the sky as vehicles drive on the road after the massive explosion rocked the port near the southern port city of
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Bandar Abbis and video posted on social media shows damaged buildings filled with smoke the cause of the explosion is
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under investigation said Medad Hassan Zade a crisis management official in the
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area according to Iran's semiofficial news agency Tasnam the explosion was
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caused by a fuel tank deton men of Nigeria police force in Edeto state in a combined operations with local vigilante
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members and hunters have rescued more people still under the captivity of kidnappers in the state with the state
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police command confirming the killing of one of the vigilante members during the rescue operations by the kidnappers when
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the security operatives engaged the abductors in a gun jewel at Igban area and on Monday the Edeto state government
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led by Governor Monday Oblo summoned the state security chiefs to a meeting at Ayamo the hometown of former governor
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Adams Oshiom who was also in attendance at the meeting held over the security
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challenges in the Edeto North senatorial district which the former governor is currently representing the people as
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senator at the National Assembly with the governor monday Ovolo during the week also suspended a traditional ruler
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Dr george Oshia Pgabore the Okumag Bay of Awano Kingdom Aabod Estakco East
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local government area of Edeto state over alleged recent cases of incessant kidnapping and killings in the
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traditional ruler's domain according to news released by the Edeto State Command of the Nigeria Police Force on the 20th
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of April 2025 operatives of the Arura Area Command Igweban Divisional Police
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Headquarters Operation Rescue Teams with vigilantes and hunters in a coordinated but daring rescue operation successfully
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rescued a total of six kidnapped victims and regrettably lost one vigilante AJ
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Moses as a result of fatal gunshot injury sustained during a gun jewel that ensued while One victim sustained injury
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but currently responding to treatment some of the kidnappers were believed to have escaped with bullet wounds as
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traces of blood were seen on their escape route two of the victims were kidnapped on the 19th of April 2025 at
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about 1830 hours along Udone area Uto road and four others kidnapped on the
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20th of April 2025 along an earth road leading to Udo Eguure community in a
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similar vein one person who was abducted on the 19th of April 2025 along Ugpe
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Againabad road was rescued on the 21st of April 2025 in a joint rescue
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operation by operatives of the Aenabad divisional police headquarters operation
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rescue teams and vigilantes hunters CP Monday Abonya has expressed unwavering
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commitment to tackle kidnapping and other related vices in the state the police press statement ends in quotas
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signed and made available by CSP Moses Yamu the Edo Police Command public
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relations officer chief press secretary to the Edo state governor Fredu in a
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press release during the week stated that the Edo state governor Senator Monday has ordered the immediate
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suspension of Dr george Oshiabore the Okumag Bay of Awano Kingdom Aabod Estako
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East local government area of Edeto state over recent cases of incessant kidnapping and killings in his domain
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already his secretary Chief Peter Omogi has since been arrested by the relevant
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authorities following a recent incident that led to the death of a palace chief late John Ekime the suspension of the
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traditional ruler is indefinite said Fred Ichua in another press statement
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issued on Tuesday Fred Ishua stated that in a daring move geared towards
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addressing Nigeria Anti-Corruption Police the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has declared eight
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persons wanted in connection with the 1.3 trillion naira fraud committed by an
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online cryptocurrency platform CryptoBridge Exchange CBEX allegedly an
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unregistered financial trading company in Nigeria But according to EFCC a
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registered company ST Technologies International Limited promoted or aided the suspected criminal trading platform
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this occurred after the Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission SEC in a statement on April 17th 2025 gave
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public assurance to prosecute the promoters of the suspected fraudulent trading platform and the statement from
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SEC indicated probably that there is porousness in the Nigeria intelligence system signaling that the Nigeria
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intelligence assets like the media State Security Services SS Defense
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Intelligence Agency DIA National Intelligence Agency NIA Nigeria
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Financial Intelligency Unit NFIU of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Force
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Intelligence Department FID of the Nigeria Police Force NPF among others
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are apparently too weak in protecting the West Africa sovereignty against financial invasion and terrorism despite
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the huge billions of naira of taxpayers money spent yearly by the presidency through the office of the national
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security adviser NSA and CBN on the aforementioned intelligence assets the
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state assets failed to be alive their societal responsibilities and a criminal organization invaded the Nigeria media
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space openly advertised its criminal activities for long and successfully stole evacuated and converted trillions
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of Nigeria currency to foreign currency or currencies causing huge pressure and devaluation of the Naira and thus making
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costs of living go higher with no Nigeria intelligence asset including the press being able to proactively track
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and forestall the act of national terrorism committed against the Nigeria state among those declared wanted on
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Friday by EFCC includes Adafura
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Adafalawanola Emanuel Ako and Sha Yolied and others named by EFCC as alleged
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foreign accompllices include Johnson Oiro Aiano Israel and Beluca Joseph Miro
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Cabra and Sarah Mikiro sec has stated that the attention of the Securities and
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Exchange Commission the commission has been drawn to recent media reports publications on the activities of CBEX
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CryptoBridge Exchange cbex which also operates under the
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corporate identity of ST Technologies International Limited Smart Treasure
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Super Technology has held itself out as a digital asset trading platform offering high returns to investors in
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Nigeria the commission hereby clarifies that neither CBEX nor its affiliates
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were granted registration by the commission at any time to operate as a digital assets exchange solicit
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investments from the public or perform any other function within the Nigerian capital market preliminary
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investigations carried out by the commission have revealed that CBEX engaged in promotional activities to
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create a false perception of legitimacy in order to entice while President Vladimir Zalinski of Ukraine was on
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midair to South Africa on Wednesday president Vladimir Putin led Russia engaged the Ukrainian capital Kev like
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never before since the full-scale war began on February 24th 2022 with
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disastrous murderous rainy air bombardments causing 10 deaths and over 80 people injured with military
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intelligence suggesting that President Vladimir Putin may have launched the massive attacks on the Ukrainian capital
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as a calculated distraction to President Vadimir Zalinski over his visit to South
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Africa where Zalinski Ki had planned to meet with representatives of civil political and student communities from
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different Africa countries a continent it appears Russia has built tighter relations within recent years in the
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struggle for geopolitical supremacy against its rivals in the world powers like the US and France which Africa
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countries like Sagal Chad Mali Bikina Faso Ivory Coast Niger had cut military
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ties with France and expelled its troops and some of the Africa countries like Chad and Niger have also expelled US
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troops and cut military ties with the White house and they all including South
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Africa have moved closer to Russia but since June 2023 when South Africa
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President Siril Ramaposa led an African leaders peace mission to Ukraine and Russia where they both met with Zalinski
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and Putin after the failed peace initiative ukraine has stepped up its relations in the Africa continent by
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sharing technological and military experience with African nations donating grains opening additional embassies in
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the Africa continent with Ivory Coast and Democratic Republic of Congo drc
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already established out of the 10 new embassies pledged in 2023 which
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President Vadomir Zalinski said in December 2023 that one of Ukraine's foreign policy priorities for 2024 is
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continuing to develop ties with African countries as Moscow seeks to expand its
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influence on the continent zalinski shortly after arriving in South Africa
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early morning on Thursday night said he will cut short his visit in South Africa
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and return home due to the Russia air bombardments from Wednesday night till Thursday morning in Kev zilinski still
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held a planned meeting with the South African president Siril Ramosa at the government's union buildings in Ptoria
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shortly after arriving in South Africa Zalinski tweeted on his exocial media
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handle that we are preparing for important meetings in South Africa with President Siril Ramosa and
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representatives of political civil and student communities of African countries
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condemning Russia attacks on Kev Zilinski said "It is an honor for me to be in the Republic of South Africa today
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on my first visit this morning our country endured another Russian attack a
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massive one with over 200 aerial threats missiles including ballistic ones and
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attack drones unfortunately there have been destructions and losses in our
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capital and other cities over 80 people have been wounded in these strikes
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tragically there are fatalities in Kev among those killed were a brother and
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sister the young man was 21 and the young woman was 19 my condolences to all
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those who have lost their Niger state governor Muhammad Omaru Bago has reversed self over arresting anyone with
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dreadlocks a matching order he gave on Tuesday at stakeholders security meeting in the state to security operatives in
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the state which is one of the states in Nigeria most troubled by bandits and terrorists clarifying that the arrest
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order is only meant for a particular group of people suspected to be a member of a particular secret cult group that
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carries dreadlocks as a symbol of identification this a well-known social
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media influencer Martins's Vincent aka Vid Darkman had condemned the action of
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the governor saying that if the governor considered dreadlocks as a sign of insecurity it therefore means the
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governor should be the first to be arrested for carrying a monster beards vid Arman in a swift reaction to the
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governor's order on Tuesday said most criminals like Boohh Haram terrorists
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often dressed responsibly and they are hardly seen putting on dreadlocks hairstyles adding that the governor
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should focus on providing jobs for the thousands of unemployed youths in the state which he said is the major cause
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of insecurity hence urging the governor to avoid the misleading narratives of trying to tie insecurity to hairstyles
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according to Varid Darkman the kind of misleading narratives and actions taken by the Niger state governor Muhammad
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Omaruago may be the reason why the insecurity in Nigeria probably has
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continued to be on the high side because the criminals do take advantage of the inability of the government to know the
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true modus operandi and thus the governments always chased after irrelevant issues and meaningless issues
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of concern while the terrorists and other criminals dressed behaved in a more responsible ways to continue to
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terrorize the country governor Muhammad Omaru Bago had on Tuesday said from
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today henceforth anybody you find with dreadlock in Niger state arrests him
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barb his hair and fine him parents should warn their children from this moment it's 100% fire for fire demolish
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houses hammering criminals also any house found hammering criminals should be demolished niger state is not for
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useless people the governor had initially stated on Wednesday the governor in another meeting with federal
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government officials in Niger state reversed himself and stated that yesterday we read a riot act on
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hooliganism and people misconstrued our words for people who have dreadlocks we
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don't have a problem with dreadlocks but we have a problem with the cult here with dreadlocks
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so if you have dreadlocks and you have business please come to Niger state all
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that is media propaganda we are only driving the cult that is becoming a menace in Niger state thank you
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meanwhile the governor at the security meeting on Tuesday banned the use of tricycle and motorcycle from 6:00 p.m to
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6:00 a.m in the state capital Mina details of the ban on the commercial
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vehicles as contained in the news release made available by Belogi Ibrahim the chief press secretary to the
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governor of Niger state reads verbatim below niger state government has suspended movement of commercial
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motorcycle and tricycle riders from 6:00 p.m to 6:00 a.m in Mina the state
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capital farmer Governor Omaru Bago made this public at a critical stakeholders
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security meeting held at the Bringing you the news in a more digital
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