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Lawmaker Begs Nigerians After Assaulting Bolt Driver, Belittling IGP
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#Issues #Abuja #Abuwatseya #Bolt #Ikwechegh ©October 29th, 2024 ®October 29, 2024 11:31 pm Nigeria Lawmaker representing the people of Aba North and South Federal Constituency under the political platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh on Tuesday stood up during the House of Representatives plenary session at the National Assembly to beg Nigerians to forgive him after belittling the office of the Inspector General of Police, IGP and assaulting a bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya simply because the bolt driver expected him to leave his sitting position to come to the bolt car to receive the snails he ordered. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Nigerian lawmaker representing the
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people of our North and South Federal
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constituency under the political
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platform of all progressives Grand
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Alliance ABA Alexander mascot equ on
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Tuesday stood up during the House of
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Representatives plenary session at the
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National Assembly to be Nigerians to
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forgive him after belittling the office
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of the Inspector General of police igp
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and assaulting a bol driver Steven abash
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simply because the bat driver expected
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him to leave his sitting position to
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come to the B car to receive the Snows
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he ordered he qued in a video which was
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recorded by the Bol driver explained the
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cause of his provocation saying as seen
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in the video that the bolt driver
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expected him to leave his sitting
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position to come to his Bol car to
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receive the food items he ordered from a
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food vendor this some Nigerians took to
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the personal profile of The Honorable
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member on xplatform and found out that
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on December 12 2020 the lawmaker
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Alexander moscot equin may have posted
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on his now suspended Twitter account a
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photograph and a caption of him standing
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on the main road while he was abroad
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waiting for Uber driver to pick him his
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behavior abroad with inhaling drivers
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according to the Expos shows he has more
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respect for apps controlled drivers in
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other country and apparently less value
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and regard for the bolt driver who was
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seen in the video even entered his
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compound during plary session on Tuesday
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while begging Nigerians for forgiveness
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EET still insisted that he was provoked
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adding he acted out of provocation equ
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said he has realized that it was a
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mistake to have assaulted the driver he
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said and in quote Mr Speaker honorable
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colleagues I just want to State once
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again that I am human even though things
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were said and those things I regret I
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apologize to all Nigerians regardless of
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the provocation there should be no
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reason why I should react in that form I
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want to use this opportunity to appeal
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to all Nigerians let us let what has
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happened remain in the past and let us F
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forward in a statement on Monday the
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office of the Inspector General of
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police igp as made available by the
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Nigeria police force public relations
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officer Ola ad said the Nigeria police
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force is aware of the incident between a
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B driver Mr Steven ABA and honorable
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Alexander equ which took place on
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October 27 2024 in MAA Abuja the fct
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command is actively handling the case
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following Mr ab's official report at the
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MAA divisional headquarters the police
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force also urges the public to refrain
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from using the name or Office of the
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Inspector General of police to inter
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intimidate others as such actions
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undermine the values of impartiality
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that the ig's office upholds in the
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recorded video the House of
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Representatives member Alex equ was seen
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slapping the bolt driver the altercation
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reportedly began when the Loma ordered
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snails from a vendor who arranged for
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ABA to deliver them upon arrival
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according to the driver he asked the man
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he met at the compound the whereabouts
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of the person who ordered the snil but
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the man refused to speak unknown to him
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the man was the same person he was
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looking for he picked off phone and
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called the person who ordered the snails
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and to his surprise the man's phone rang
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according to the boat driver he has
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asked The Honorable member to send
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someone to receive the Snows from him at
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the gate but there was no response hence
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he decided to go into the compound to
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look for the owner of the Snows so he
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could recover his money thereafter the
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ler could be seen in the video calling
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the bolt driver on printable names
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insisting he would not pay the Bol
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driver for the service he has rendered
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even after collecting the snails from
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The Delivery Man the laer in the video
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could also be seen apparently belit in
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the office of the Inspector General of
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police after the Alle assault equ said
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as held in the video that you can go
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ahead and call the INSP ector general of
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police reacting the fct police command
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in a statement on Monday said he has
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received a report at the MAA divisional
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headquarters regarding an incident
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involving a B driver Mr Steven abash and
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honorable Alexander EIG who represents
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the Aban North and South Federal
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constituency in ABIA State the incident
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occurred on October 27th 2024 at a
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residence on Zamara Cent MMA Abuja
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preliminary investigations indicate that
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Mr ABA was delivering a package to
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honorable equ when a dispute arose
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concerning the method of delivery during
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this altercation Mr abash was reportedly
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physically assaulted the fct police
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command expresses grave concern over
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honorable E's dismissive attitude toward
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the office of the Inspector General of
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police following the incident after
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allegedly slapping the victim he
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reportedly remarked with contempt you
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can go ahead and call the Inspector
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General of police demonstrating a
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troubling disregard for the authority of
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law
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enforcement currently the suspect is at
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the MMA police station undergoing
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questioning Commissioner of police fct
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cpon J Desu has mandated a thorough
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investigation into the matter the
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command is committed to conducting an
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impartial investigation and ensuring
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Justice in all cases upon completion of
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the investigation appropriate legal
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action will be taken SP Josephine ADI
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police public relations officer fct
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Abuja stated Nigeria House of
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Representatives in a statement on Monday
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his monitoring media reports concerning
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an alleged incident these reports which
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have GED widespread media coverage and
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public attention detail accusations of a
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physical confrontation with an inhaling
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driver citizen Steven ABA and the use of
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threatening language the tent assembly
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House of Representatives takes these
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allegations very seriously as elected
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officials we hold ourselves to the
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highest standards of ethical conduct and
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accountability in our official
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engagements and privately any behavior
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that falls short of these standards is a
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matter of concern and we are committed
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to addressing such issues with the
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utmost seriousness we are aware that the
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matter is now before the Nigerian police
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and we urge the public to allow the due
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process of Investigation to unfold we
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welcome further engagement from the
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public on the subject which can be shed
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via email at ak.
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r.g. atimi gmail.com even as we continue
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to monitor the situation we remain
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dedicated to upholding the values of
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accountability transparency and ethical
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behavior that Define the 10 assembly
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House of
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Representatives further updates will be
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provided as more information becomes
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available Akim rotimi Junior
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spokesperson House of Representatives
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said Mr
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Speaker honorable
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colleagues I just want to state
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once again that I am
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human even though there
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was things were
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said and those things I
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regret I apologize to all
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Nigerians regardless of the
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provocation there should be no reason
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why I should react in that
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form so I want to use this opportunity
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to appeal to all
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Nigerians let us let what has happened
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remain remain in the past and let us for
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forward so this is the boat driver that
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was assaulted by that honorable member
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that claimed that he's the senator the
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reason why I say that claimed that is a
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senator because I discovered this
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morning that that man is not a senator
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so this is the guy that I assaulted now
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we have seen the video we saw all what
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transpired we saw the horrible things he
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said to you we heard him call you monkey
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rats all the derogatory things he said
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to you now the question is what happened
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after that video please okay so uh after
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the video he called some police officers
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I don't know the division they were
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assigned to okay and then they bundled
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me to the station I wanted to drive the
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car they said no I should not drive so
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one sat beside two sat beside me and I
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was in their middle and then they drove
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me down to the station okay when they
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drove me down to the station they said I
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should go inside I was as I had calls
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they didn't allow me to take my calls
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okay so they they they they they were
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not asking what happened they didn't ask
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me they were asking people that were not
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there the police officers and then the
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police officer quickly said I went to
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honorable house and I was fighting The
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Honorable I kept mute did you show them
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the video I have not shown anybody the
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video as at that time they've not even
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even the security person that came to
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bear witness as at that time have not
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heard have not seen the video okay as at
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that time so they now said they now
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referred us to Crime that we should go
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to Crime so we went to Crime the was not
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asking what happened as I was explaining
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no no I initially I didn't explain he
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the man now said he cannot actually hear
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from one side the other person has to
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come to actually give his own side of
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the the story and then the police
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officer said when they said I I fought
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him they now said no they should go and
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bring the man immediately he's the
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security man his Security man now called
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him and they passed the phone to the IPO
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and was in charge of the case and then
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the IPO was now talking to him on the
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phone and stepped out of the office
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where we were and after some time he
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came back and said he wants to go and do
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investigation at the Honor's house okay
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the I left you at the station want to go
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which station was this Poli okay so it's
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it happened within Mama it happened
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within mama okay so the IPO left you at
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the station and went to The Honorable
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house house okay and then after they
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kept me there for over 2 hours I was I
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was behind uh I was the counter I was
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not detained though they kept you behind
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the counter they kept me behind the
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counter and then after 2 hours close he
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came back and then he was not like uh
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why did I record the this thing the the
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video Change Change was not trying to
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change the narrative and I asked him is
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there a part of the law that says I
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canot record what somebody is doing to
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me he was becoming a threat to me and I
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had to take evidence so that people will
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know where by this by this time was The
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Honorable member there he wasn't there
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he was at home he was at home so then I
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gave me form to feel to write my own
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statement as to what happened as I was
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writing The Honorable night King and
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then when he came he started talking and
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he was shouting at the station even at
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the station he was call calling me names
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like I still kept mute and I was looking
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at him so my colleagues were talking to
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him me I have already had my own fure of
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Trauma from him I don't want to actually
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have any engagement or any encounter
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with him I just went to one cor and I
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sat down and I was listening to
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everything he was saying all the names
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he was calling me me you common Bo
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driver you're a poor man you have pride
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in your poor you have this you have that
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I get mute I said so the problem you
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have now is a poor man cannot speak that
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I'm in Nigerian and I shouldn't be
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treated as a foreigner in this country
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as I'm I'm from Delta State and I cannot
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be treated I cannot have you treat me
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like a foreigner in my now when did you
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leave the station I left the station at
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about U I think some minutes to 3 or so
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where's your car my car is still at the
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station so the police collected your car
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they collected my car and you left the
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station this morning I left was The
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Honorable member detained he wasn't
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detained they let him go they let him go
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that's really really sad now I want to
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ask you a question the woman that sent
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you that message do you know her name I
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didn't know her name for do you know her
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business name I don't know her business
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name it was a request but I think I
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checked from my boat app I think the
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last request that came in when I tried
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calling from the app it was I think
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Gloria Gloria yeah because she said
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something in that video she said
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something like and do you know who he is
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she was also supporting him that's why
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I'm you that if you know who she is now
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what did you go and deliver to him what
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even really happened just give me a
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brief summary of what happened before
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that video okay before the video I
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actually got a request on both okay
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right I I was closing already because I
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needed to resume work this morning at
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8:30 so I was closing at 9:10 I said let
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me just quickly go home so that I can
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have enough rest so I got this request
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to Mama I thought it was a normal
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request and then she told me that it's
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not a request that I'm picking something
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up from from a garden right from a
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garden which Garden I don't know the
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name of the garden she just described
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the garden that after R about you will
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see one orange color container and then
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there's a garden beside it so I just
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quickly went there pack the girl just
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came without wasting time brought to the
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package that it's a snail I said okay
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snail yeah so she dropped it it was the
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girl that brought it and dropped it on
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the seat she understood that part okay I
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was like okay there's no problem I'm
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going so on getting to the man house I
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called him I'm at your gate you I said
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okay I should give it to the security
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man they gave it to the security man the
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security man explained where the house
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address is so I drove down to the house
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on approaching I called the man again I
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said I'm here he now said I'm not here
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that if you here I will see you so I
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drove he now said I should Park beside
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one car when I pared beside the C I saw
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him but I didn't know he was the one so
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I saw him seated few M away from my car
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so I greeted good evening sir he didn't
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respond good evening sir he didn't
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respond so I presume he is not the one
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that I'm supposed to deliver this thing
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to and since he didn't answer the next
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thing is for me to call the person that
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has this package the next thing I di I
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dialed the person's number and his phone
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rang and then the next thing he was like
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are you stupid are you mad are you a
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fool bring my stuff for me I I was not
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happy at the way he talked to me because
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I was doing my professional job right I
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was not happy so I was like this thing
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you're saying to me has not going to eat
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normally I'm not even supposed to bring
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this thing to you you are supposed to
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come and pick it yourself that was that
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was the only thing that got him angry
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you ask asking me to come to your car to
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pick my stuff are you okay do you know
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who you're talking to it's okay I can
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see the angle on your face don't worry
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um the truth is that Nigeria is for
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everybody Nigeria is not for one person
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if an honorable member will be treating
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people like this then just imagine what
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president supposed to do now I need I
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remind you we are all clamoring for the
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Youth to come to power see this one
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youth I always say something the youth
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are looking for a better they are not
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trying to make this country better A lot
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of them they want to get power to do
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worse than these people because they
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have a better way of hiding this evil
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than this old men in power but
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nevertheless the man does not have
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immunity I just discovered that he not a
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senator so actually pursue this case and
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I believe that the law will take its CA
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um we'll go to I've heard a lot of
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things about mid police station which
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I'm not going to say but I believe in
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the new commissioner of police that been
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that have been moved here U Commissioner
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of police D so this case will be
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reported to him directly and I believe
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that the law will take his course so
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don't worry you said you're not feeling
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well not feeling when he hit me on my
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chest severally he was just hitting me
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on my chest and I scared mute I was
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looking at him so when he was becoming
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much of a threat to me I I initially I
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did not record because I didn't go there
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with intention of fighting if I if I
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went there with another motive I will
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start recording from the very beginning
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it was when he was becoming a threat
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when he said he would pay 50 milliona
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and then they would delete me and look
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at me this a he was just calling me all
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sort of names you pay 50 million and
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they you pay 50 million to somebody to
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people and then they will kill me and
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nobody will say anything and when I
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noticed he was this thing is becoming
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what I never expected I quickly brought
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out my phone and you record and I
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started don't worry we'll go we'll go
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and write a petition and take
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