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Gov Okpebholo Blames Militants, Herders For 24 Killed In Ovia, Okpekpe
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/gov-okpebholo-blames-militants-herders-for-24-killed-in-ovia-okpekpe/26/02/2025/
#Issues #Eguare #Esan #Etsako #Gbelemonti #Irrua #Maidoti #Okepekpe #Okpebholo #Ovia ©February 26th, 2025 ®February 26, 2025 6:11 am Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has blamed militants and herders over the killing of 24 persons in Maidoti, Gbelomonti among other 5 villages in the Ovia South West Local Government Area and Okpekpe in the Etsako East Local Government area of Edo State, says, he has deployed more troops to the affected communities, with AIT news media showed on the spot assessment video footage of some residents fleeing the communities, just as another report indicated that a little boy was also killed on Friday at Eguare Irrua in the Esan Central Local Government Area of the state. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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ELO State Governor M opo has blamed
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militants and headers over the killing
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of 24 persons in medal belan among other
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five villages in the oia southwest local
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government area and op in the eso East
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local government area of Edo state says
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he has deployed more troops to the
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affected communities with AIT news media
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showed on the spot assessment video
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footage of some residents fle the
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communities just as another report
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indicated that a little boy was also on
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Friday at uar Ira in the essence Central
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local government area of the state
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former special advisor to ad do St
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governor on youth Affairs sh uai said
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the little boy in uare irua was killed
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immediately he returned from school and
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he was declared missing his lifeless
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body was later found the next day being
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Saturday 22nd of February at the back of
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his house vital organs like the heart
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legs and fingers missing it is said that
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the boy's parents are originally from
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won where the M opo HS from how many I
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go fit talk from op in ESO East to era
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in oan East to F settlements in oia
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southeast down to ESS Central where
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Monday opolo HS from in security they
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bite ad do people would by stated
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governor opolo in the press release as
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made available by the chief press
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secretary to the Edo State Governor on
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Tuesday Fred it was stated that the Edo
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State Governor Senator Monday opu has
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condemned the recent attacks on seven
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farming communities in oia Southwest
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local government area which resulted in
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the loss of 22 lives and widespread
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destruction of property the governor has
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also denounced the killing of two
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farmers better Philip and Christopher
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Bell in OB Community ESO e local
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government area by suspected hmen the
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devastating attack on sever farming
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communities in obia Southwest which left
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22 people dead and several others
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injured were reportedly carried out by
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militants the militants also destroyed
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buildings and farm produce wor millions
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of naira we will not tolerate any form
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of violence or lawlessness in Ado State
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Governor opolo said we will work
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tirelessly to ensure that those
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responsible for these hangous acts are
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brought to Justice and we will do
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everything in our power to prevent such
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incidents from happening again in the
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future meanwhile Governor opolo has
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ordered the deployment of additional
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security Personnel to the affected areas
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and the provision of support to the
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affected communities we are committed to
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ensuring the Safety and Security of all
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adate residents Governor opu said we
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will work closely with the security
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agencies traditional leaders and
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community members to achieve this goal
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the governor has also called on the
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people of Ado St to remain calm and to
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cooperate with the security agencies as
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the work to address the crisis we urge
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everyone to remain calm and to go about
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their normal business Governor opolo
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said we are doing everything possible to
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ensure that the situation is brought
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under control meanwhile
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Shir o Dubai the former Edo State
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special advisor to the governor Godwin
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obaseki on youth Affairs said M opolo
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and the APC have conscientiously
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undermined our local vigilante Network
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and have brought us to this low Point
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federal government agencies with heing
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budgets running into hundreds of
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billions is what Ado state government is
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now investing out hard and resources on
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with no hope of returns M op H carry our
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St money they by car they Dash federal
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government staff in federal institutions
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LED with Perpetual corruption while our
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Vigilantes are stranded in the bushes it
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was because of the clandestine interest
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of the federal government to rank
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elections for Monday opo that the Ado
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security network was
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disbanded just to ensure that the r the
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election without any form of organized
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resistance the local government chairman
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who were responsible for sponsoring
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coordinating and supervising the local
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security network were all Saed by m opo
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and some inantly ambitious counselors
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the and Mindless cronies of APC were
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July installed as acting chairman today
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nobody in the local government Council
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can respond when one opolo became
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Governor he pulled down the leadership
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of the Edo security network brought in
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some inexperienced and unced surrogates
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to occupy the leadership of the network
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work this resulted in widespread
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protests for a APC everything and a
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opportunity to empower themselves
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irrespective of capacity M opo has
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exterminated the services of the oo
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constabulary service these were fully
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trained men and women with police
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uniforms instituted by Godwin obaseki to
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provide security presence in areas of
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need where the officers of the Nigerian
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police force can't cover due to shortage
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of manpower today Ado state constabulary
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is in limo finally because of lack of
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understanding of what governance entails
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those APC clowns around Monday opolo
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convinced him to dedicate tens of
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millions to buy vehicles as gifts to
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security agencies as an attempt to end
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insecurity insecurity be like rain La
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everybody he they beat this is the local
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government of the Deputy Governor ofia
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Southwest shirat the stated via his
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Facebook account on Tuesday we had
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reported that the immediate past
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Governor of Ado State Godwin obaseki has
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sent some words of sympathy to the
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people of op community in the esak East
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local government area of adate following
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the killing of two persons met Philip
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akao and Christopher B by suspected hman
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on Monday calling on the state Governor
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M oo and other authorities responsible
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for the security of the state to act
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swiftly just as the council chairperson
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in charge of the local government
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benedicta ATZ alarmed that if the state
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government fails to act fast the entire
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North e people may be wiped out by the
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suspected fani headers with another
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report of the head of the Vigilante
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group in Arab community in the or east
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local government area of the state
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Victor end also killed in Cold Blood by
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attackers suspected to be F heal men
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previously we reported that the Ador
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State command of the Nigeria police
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force has confirmed the king of Seven
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Persons on Friday during a communal
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clash between the people of willan and M
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communities in the oia southwest local
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government of Edo state with the police
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also arresting a member of the Edo State
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vigilante group who shot dead and s a
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blaz a victim he falsely accused of
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being a thief out of malage due to
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misunderstanding the Vigilante member
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had with the deceased just as the new
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commissioner of police and many subject
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police Personnel in the state to
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retraining
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bringing you the news in a more Digital
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Way
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