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VeryDarkman Released On ₦2m Bail Using Police Uniform For Public Play
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/verydarkman-released-on-%e2%82%a62m-bail-using-police-uniform-for-public-play/01/11/2024/
#Issues #Police #Uniform #VeryDarkMan ©November 1st, 2024 ®November 1, 2024 7:58 pm Nigeria self styled online police officer, Martins Otse aka VeryDarkMan has been released after meeting an Abuja Magistrate Court ₦2 million bail condition for using Nigeria Police Force uniform for public entertainment or play to illustrate as an activist fighting against wrong doings online. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Nigeria's self styled online police
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officer Martin's o AKA verman has been
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released after meeting an Abuja
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magistrate CAU 2 million nairas BL
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condition for using Nigeria police force
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uniform for public entertainment or play
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to illustrate as an activist fighting
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against wrongdoings online Nigeria
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police force in the suit interpreted the
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action of verman as impersonation but
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Nigeria criminal code law for decades
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have always permitt the use of police or
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any Armed Forces uniform for the purpose
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of stage play or public entertainment
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apparently in line with the spirit and
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intent of press Freedom press Freedom as
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guaranteed by the Nigeria Constitution
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is the right to publish and disseminate
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information thoughts and opinions
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without restraint or sensorship which
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human rights activists artists skate
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makers and other entertainers along
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journalist media Personnel who help
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Mountain pressure or press on public
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issues using any dramatic style or want
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to convey their messages in the public
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domain but of recent the Nigeria police
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force npf including the economic and
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financial crims commission efcc have
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been issuing directives asking media
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Personnel to always seek approval before
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using armed forces or police uniforms
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for stage play or public entertainment
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apparently in violation of Nigeria laws
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the npf and efcc have not been able to
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back any of their directives with the
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section of Nigeria laws that permit the
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Armed Forces or police to censor media
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contents when the media Personnel decide
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to use armed forces or police uniform
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for Bona fight scripted message drama
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stage play or public
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entertainment ver thatman in the
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recorded video posted on his social
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media profiles some days ago said I am
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CSP ver man of the online division
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Nigerians no one online police I am not
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an activist so stop calling me an
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activist
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I am dedicated to sanitizing the social
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media Space by using my platform to
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stand against people who abuse power
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oppressors and especially my favorite
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customers online vendors before now
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veran has always identified himself as
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online police officer pressing against
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oppression and abuse of power using
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online media platforms ver dman was
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arranged on Friday at court 1 Chief
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Magistrate Court was zone 6 in the
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federal capital territory for allegedly
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impersonating as a policeman after he
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was detained on Thursday when he honored
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police invitation over the issue he was
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granted 2 million nairas Bell in the
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ruling of the court in charge number CR
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510
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2024 Commissioner of police versus
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Vincent Martins o AKA very dman
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according to Sahara reporters the B
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conditions include the provision of two
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shortes in life terms and shortes are to
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deposit their passports with the courts
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the shortes must reside within the
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Court's Jurisdiction particularly Abuja
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Municipal shes are also to provide means
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of identification and depos to affid to
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provide the defendant during trial at
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all times the court also ruled that the
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prosecutor should verify the shes
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addresses while the shes will also
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provide their utility bills the court
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also ruled that very dman will depose to
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an aidel that he will be available at
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all times during trial earlier on Friday
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the Nigeria police force said in
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response to recent developments vdm
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whose real name is Mr Martin oay is set
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to appear in court today following
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allegations of impersonation related to
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the unauthorized use of Nigerian Police
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Force uniforms in a viral social media
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video the fct police command is actively
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handling the case underscoring the
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Nigeria police forces commitment to
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upholding the Integrity of its symbols
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and preventing their misuse interested
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persons are encouraged to follow up on
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the proceedings as the case unfolds
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lawyer to very Darkman deji Anon had
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stated on Thursday that the human rights
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activist was detained after honoring a
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police invitation adanu said his clients
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had honored a similar invitation on Wade
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our client vdm has been detained after
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honoring a police invitation just like
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yesterday vdm has been consistent in
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stating that the Nigerian police are our
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friends even when we all know they are
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not veran had tendered a public apology
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to the police for using their uniform in
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a viral video where he described himself
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as a CSP of an online division ver
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thatman made the apology in a video he
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posted on his account after he was
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grooved by the police on Wednesday for
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alleged
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impersonation the social media
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influencer said that he didn't know
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police permission was required to wear
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police uniforms or other similar ones he
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therefore caution fellow content
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creators to obtain necessary clearance
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from law enforcement before using
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similar uniforms for Content purposes
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shortly after the video went viral on
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social media Nigeria police force
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headquarters in a statement condemn the
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use of its uniforms without approval by
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the social media user the Nigeria police
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force strongly condemns the unauthorized
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use of official uniforms and accents by
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an online personality Mr Martin o
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popularly known as vdm in a video posted
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on his social media platforms the force
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unequivocally disassociates itself from
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this unauthorized portrayal and has
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launched a full investigation to
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determine the source of the police they
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used as well as the authority under
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which he acted it is important to remind
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the public that the unauthorized use of
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police uniforms Insignia or Ault
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constitutes a criminal offense as
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stipulated in section
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251 of the criminal code law and section
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133 of the penal code law and is subject
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to strict penalties while the Nigeria
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police force recognizes and support want
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the creativity of young Nigerians in the
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content creation space we strongly
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caution against the misuse of police
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uniforms or symbols unauthorized use of
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these items undermines the values and
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integrity of the force and will not be
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tolerated police Authority stated in a
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press
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statement all right my name is CSP very
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Darkman of the online division the
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Nigerian number one online police I am
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not an activist so stop calling me an
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activist unlike every other one out
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there I am dedicated to sanitizing the
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social media Space by using my platform
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to stand against people that abuse power
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oppressors and especially my favorite
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customers the online vendors the online
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vendors that collect money from
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customers and they will not deliver the
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goods or deliver whatever thing that is
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agreed upon I stand up against them 100%
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therefore standing for the victims to
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collect their money back and to stand
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against General oppression in the
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society now this work is not easy
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because a lot of people are really
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complaining about my Approach and the
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way I do it they say this boy is very
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rude this boy is not mannered he's
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disrespectful but the truth is you
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cannot fight for Nigeria with respect
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that is why I tend to be disrespectful
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and I swear to God I'm not even going to
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change I will disrespect a lot of people
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that are very bad and a bad egg in the
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society 100% unlike the regular police
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that we have in the society where they
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go through a lot of procedures and
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protocols I don't do that the moment you
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bring an Evidence against anybody I will
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stand up and spoil their name I love
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spoiling people's name I will spoil your
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name and I don't care your position in
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society I will spoil it so long there's
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an Evidence against you so it's better
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to be good and not fall into my trap now
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how do I do this work when you bring an
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Evidence to me I will post it online
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I'll now carry those evidence I'll now
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write a petition with my own money don't
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worry you're not going to pay me one
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nirra with my money I take it to the
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police and I believe that the Nigerian
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police force is also an arm and a body
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that is also dedicated to fighting
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against corrup so why they doing their
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own offline I am doing my own 100%
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online because I have the platform and
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like I said I will continue to do this
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in a very very rude manner also again um
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because I'm a patriotic Citi of Nigeria
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I also draw and create Awareness on a
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lot of issues that will suffocate the
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growth of Nigeria at large so I do a lot
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of things on this media now to the
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people that are saying oh very don't
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selling noodles before now they come
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online want talk about social
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uprightness because I S my noodles make
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I let your brother sell your own make I
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let your sister sell your own or make I
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let the future generation s their own as
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everybody say and as you all know they
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say experience is the best teacher and
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to all those people they say own done
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too much very soon they'll set them up
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they'll do this they'll do that I always
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say something if if you come for me you
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are the victim if I come for you you are
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the victim and guess what when I say
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don't play you going to learn I mean
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don't play you going to learn and you
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will learn the hard way I believe my
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walkie talkie is swinging in the car let
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me go and know who is calling
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you go over and out over and out don't
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play all right so I'm back from the
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police station so was back and forth
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back and forth um it brought me in based
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on the post that I made where I said I
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was a CSP of the online
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division um so a lot of discussion
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happened interrogation and I found out
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some things you know we learn every day
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now first of all me I made my video and
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I said CSP me my own interpretation what
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I meant was Chief social media person
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however the Nigerian police have a rank
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called CSP which means chief
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representant of police and also they
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said the uniform I was wearing is
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similar to the Nigerian police that if
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at all you want to use a v uniform that
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similar to that of the Nigerian police
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you have to seek permission which I
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didn't know all these you understand so
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um it's looked as if I was caricaturing
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Nigerian police which was never my
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intention so I want to make foral
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apology to the nigeran police of course
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I cannot caricature you without you who
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is going to protect
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us bring you the needs in a more Digital
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Way
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