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Peter Obi Chides Unknown Gunmen Killing SuperSports Reporters In Ihiala
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/peter-obi-chides-unknown-gunmen-killing-supersports-reporters-in-ihiala/15/10/2024/
#Sports #Ihiala #Libya #news #NFF #Obi #Orlu #Peter #SuperSports ©October 15th, 2024 ®October 16, 2024 8:54 am Former Anambra State Governor and the Labour Party Presidential candidate in the last general elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi has spoken out to chide or rebuke the killing of a police officer and SuperSports Television reporters by Unknown Gunmen along the dreaded and dangerous Ihiala-Orlu road in Anambra State last Tuesday while they were enroute to Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State for the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON qualifier match between Nigeria Super Eagles and Libya Mediterranean Knights that was held last Friday. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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former anambra State Governor and the
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labor party presidential candidate in
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the last general elections in Nigeria
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Peter Obi has spoken out to charge or
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reuke the killing of a police officer
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and super sports television reporters by
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unknown government along the dreaded and
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dangerous IA Road in anra state last
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Tuesday while they were on route to u
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Aqua IAM St for the Africa Cup of
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Nations afan qualifier match between
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Nigeria super Eagles and Libya
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Mediterranean nights that was held last
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Friday he he or road has been like a
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death trap where unknown government have
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been killing a lot of Travelers
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especially Security operatives in recent
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years which amongst others included the
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killing of major chur o police escorts
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of former Delta State Governor eany okoa
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and the killing of military couple at Al
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Forest who was traveling to inquiry in
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IMO for their wedding Master warrant
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officer lonus ALU and his partner an
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army private Gloria Matthew alongside
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military colleagues and family members
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Miran police in anambra state have
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rescued six journalists who were
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abducted along the Is AO Road Ina while
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traveling from Legos to U Aqua iom State
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incident two super sports TV reporters
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and one police officer were killed on
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Tuesday the police spokesperson in the
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state SP toku kenga in a statement on
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Thursday said joint Security Forces
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carried out the rescue operation he said
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efforts were ongoing to locate a seventh
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crew member who remains missing Nigeria
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Football Federation confirmed the
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killing of the journalists on Saturday
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in a news release information gathered
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on the incident revealed that the
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bandits opened fire on the bus in which
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the Super Spot operatives were traveling
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with staff and security Personnel on
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board and the attack immediately
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resulted in the deaths of a cameraman a
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police officer and the bus driver the
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nff said on today nff president Ibrahim
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gusal said though Nigeria defeated Libya
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1 to0 in the Friday encounter in the
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southern city of Wu Aqua iom the
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incident has cast a shadow on the super
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Eagles Victory yes we won the match
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against Libya and took three points but
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the fact that three lives were lost
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created a situation in which we were
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unable to celebrate properly and it
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holds seriously to even think back at
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the unfortunate incident gal said he
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recalled Nigeria's long and fruitful
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relationship with super sport and said
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the football body shares in their pain
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and sorrow at this period our prayer is
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that the almighty Will Comfort the Super
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Sport family and the families of the
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deceased and also Grant the deceased
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Eternal rest he said while praying for
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the safe return of one person still
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unaccounted for 14 persons were said to
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have been in the vehicle at the time of
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the Ambush eight persons were eventually
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rescued two escaped on their own three
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were killed and one person is still
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unaccounted for the NF statement read we
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had reported in earlier in the year that
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the Nigerian Army Authority said that a
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combined team of security operatives in
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the country have destroyed the dreaded
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mother Valley Camp believed to be one of
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the major headquarters of the Bea sist
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armed groups which is about 5,000 ft
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below see level spanning between u local
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government area in IMO State and IA
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local government area in anambra state
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Nigerian Army attached to the news
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release victorial evidences of
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activities of actions of military troops
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in the recaptured communities and mother
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Valley forest with sign post showing
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lilu in iala Nigerian Army has said
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recording the commencement of The Joint
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Task Force Southeast operation Moka opuk
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that started on the 11th of February
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2024 the combined JF troops of Na nnn NF
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as well as Personnel of npf DSs and
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nscdc had cleared and liberated also AK
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tangu andu over the last three weeks in
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continuation of the sustained operations
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the jtf O UK troops on the 7th of March
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March 2020 for clared and destroyed the
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notorious Supreme headquarters of the
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terrorists indigenous people of B Fara
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ipob and its armed affiliate Eastern
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security network ESN the headquarters
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that serves as the last ipob ESN
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stronghold is located in the mother
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Valley and spans also and IA local
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government areas of IMO and anra States
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respectively is about 5,000 ft below sea
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level the well concealed and forested
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location affords the terrorists good
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cover from Earth of lands it also serves
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as their command and Control Center and
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Military Council headquarters during the
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raain operations the Gallant troops
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encountered detonated and recovered many
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command improvised explosive devices IED
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and various types of obstacles which
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were cleared by the determined troops
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the troops also came in contact with the
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terrorists but were subdued with
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Superior Firepower with many neutralized
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While others with varying degrees of
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gunshot wounds fled into the bush thus
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all Indi IMO and Indi anra are requested
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to report any strange Fs in their
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communities to op by dialing emergency
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line
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193 and press to from their phones in
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addition to many weapons equipment IEDs
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and stoling vehicles recovered over the
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last 3 weeks items recovered in the
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mother Valley include 3 xg3 rifles 9x
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automatic pump action rifles 7x double
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barrel guns 2x locally met pistols 2 x
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rocket propelled grenade bombs 2x AK47
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magazine and 1 xg3 magazine others are
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26 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition
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16 rounds of 7.62 mm nto ammunition 72
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pump action cartridges one exens so 1X
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laptop 1X CCTV DVR 26x CCTV cameras 17x
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bin radios with batteries and 10 without
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batteries including their Chargers also
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recovered are 6X handheld IED 26x
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Android phones 25x normal phones 1X
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inverter 1X SIM card registration
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machine 4X POS machines 3x motorcycle
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batteries for igniting IEDs 2x trumpets
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2x Bea Flags 20x ESN certificates two
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xter containing details of ammunition
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and Food Supplies and two parts of beare
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Liberation Army uniforms The Joint
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troops also destroyed about 50 tents in
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the Valley Housing the Supreme
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headquarters iob ASN command and control
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center Bas Hideout and residents offices
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their Logistics Bells temples and
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shrines used for occultic practices
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among many other items the Force
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Commander join task force Southeast
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operation mokar major general Hassan
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taada wishes to appreciate the
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incredible cooperation of sister
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services and other security agencies for
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the success achieved so far the Force
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Commander also enjoins the leaders of
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all liberated communities to return to
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their ancestral homes in place Community
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efforts to ensure that all all criminal
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elements not from the communities are
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not allowed to return to the secret
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their homelands the jtf or PUK will
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continue to provide all security support
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to such communities within the Ambit of
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the law furthermore all law abiding inds
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are enjoying to provide timely and
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actionable information through opuk
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emergency line
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193 then press option two to help make
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the southeast geopolitical Zone a
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peaceful and conducive environment for
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socioeconomic development to thrive
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Peter OB while reacting to the killing
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of the journalist described Gman killing
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in Nigeria as NeverEnding incident that
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is getting worse by the day he said and
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in quote The NeverEnding incidents of
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killings kidnappings and other violent
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crimes across the country have continued
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to be of concern to many the situation
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has continued unabated and is worse by
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the day no State actors have Contin
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Contin to inflict pain and sorrow on
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families whose loved ones are often
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kidnapped and sometimes killed in
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gruesome manners in particular I condemn
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in totality the unfortunate killing of
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some crew members of super sports TV who
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were attacked in a tragic Ambush along
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the Ia o Road and amra state a few days
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ago this media practitioners were on
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their way to R to perform official Duty
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for their medium end indeed the nation
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when the tragic incident happened
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resulting in their death and the kidnap
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of others 2 days ago a few persons were
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also reportedly killed while some others
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were injured in a terror attack carried
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out by criminals in the agatu local
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government area of benu State these
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violent attacks many of which go
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unreported have now continued to Define
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our daily existence in our One Secured
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Nation we are gradually losing count on
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of the people who have lost their lives
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to insecurity in our nation how much
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longer do we allow our people to die
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before we decide enough is enough I
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condone with the families who have lost
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their wants to this recent attacks while
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praying for Eternal rest on the dead and
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quick recovery for the injured we are
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all in this together as a national and
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will continue to demand for the security
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of lives and property of every
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