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Why Nigerians Are Worth Fighting For - Fisayo Says After Days In Army Cell
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/why-nigerians-are-worth-fighting-for-fisayo-says-after-days-in-army-cell/30/11/2024/
#Nigerian Army #army #Fisayo #PortHarcourt #Rivers #Soyombo ©November 30th, 2024 ®November 30, 2024 9:34 pm Fisayo Soyombo who was arrested and released after spending days in Nigerian Army cell while conducting participatory observation into the activities of Crude oil bunkerers within Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday says Nigerians are worth fighting for, saying, public outcry of Nigerians made him to only spent 3 days in military detention. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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fah Shu was arrested and released after
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spending days in Nigerian Army cell
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while conducting participatory
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observation into the activities of crude
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o bunker within Port hot the river state
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capital on Saturday says Nigerians are
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worth fighting for saying public outcry
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of Nigerians meant him to only spend 3
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days in military detention fah who took
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to his Facebook profile to pain down
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some of his observations while in
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military Detention Facility also granted
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interview with arise TV where he
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narrated and stated that the Nigerian
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Army Personnel arrested him at the scene
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of cran but he could not identify
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himself or refused to identify himself
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for obvious security reason because he
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had been told by the illegal boners that
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men of the Nigerian Army have been BR
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hence introducing himself to the
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soldiers as a journalist could cost him
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his life F said Nigerians are not worth
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fighting for I hear that every now and
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then and I always disbelieved it
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yesterday you proved me right you all
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are the reason my detention by Nigerian
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Army lasted only 3 days I a free man
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today because of your social media
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engagements with Freo and the
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Publications broadcast by the
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traditional media and I can prove it
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after my arrest at about 2 a.m. on wed I
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was grilled by different levels of the
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army until deep into the night I didn't
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return to my cell until at least 11:00
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p.m. on Wednesday my case was done
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forwarded to a superior office that was
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to interrogate me on Thursday
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surprisingly Thursday was uneventful
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from morning until night this office
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never sent for me I soon learned the
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Army would take as long as it wanted to
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conduct their investigation just to
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establish that I was indeed an
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investigative journalist
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to my utmost surprise on Friday morning
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at about 1100 a.m. or thereabouts I was
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retrieved from myself for transfer to
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the military intelligence Brigade MIB it
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was during the transfer that someone who
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ran into me asked to know my name after
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which they said you're the one you're in
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the news without your pressure I'd still
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be in that cell by now away from
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civilization and held in communic so yes
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my freedom is your freedom this Victory
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exists because of you you and you thank
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you FIA stated after granting interview
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with the arise TV presenters on Saturday
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morning fah returned to his Facebook
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profile to say who are The Saboteur in
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Nigerian Army and how exalted are they I
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answered questions asked by the Army in
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detention and by the time I regain
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Freedom they all wer us knew almost
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every single thing I told my
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interrogators how did all Bankers know
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so much about me before I exited sixth
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division Nigerian Army in a press
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release had identified FAO as one of the
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illegal oil bunker arrested at the scene
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of crime the headquarters six division
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Nigerian Army has expressed concern over
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allegations circulating on social media
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that it detained an investigative
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journalist in Port Hult while the
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division does not typically engage with
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the PVS of falsehoods it is necessary to
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set the record straight as part of its
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intensified operations against illegal
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oil bunkering the sixth division
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Nigerian Army has recorded significant
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successes recent intelligence uncovered
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the activities of a notorious gang
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involved in pipeline vandalism and
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illegal oil Connections in the region in
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a carefully planned operation troops
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tracked the suspects to an illegal oil
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bunkering site during the operation
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multiple arrests were made including
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that of Mr fa shomo who was found at the
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scene the suspects including Mr shomo
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are currently undergoing preliminary
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investigations to determine their level
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of involvement in the illegal activities
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his arrest is directly linked to the
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ongoing anti- all theft operations in
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the region and any claims suggested
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otherwise are baseless the division
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strongly watches media Outlets to verify
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the accuracy of their reports before
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disseminating information to the public
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the six division Nigerian Army remains
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committed to combating criminal
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activities particularly oil theft to
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ensure the protection of national
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resources and increased oil and gas
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production in the region the Nigerian
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Army assures the public of its
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dedication to upholding security and
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welcomes constructive engagements to
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Foster understanding and transparency
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danjuma Jonah danjuma Lieutenant conel
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acting deputy director six Division army
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public relations stated this in a press
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release issued on Friday F Sho gave more
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account of his investigation with the
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illegal oil bunker while accusing the
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Nigerian Army of deliberating
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compromising his safety when he was in
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their custody I will be honest it is the
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first time I have genuinely felt my
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security
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compromised I believe the Army
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deliberately the atent spokesman of the
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Nigerian Army deliberately compromised
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my security by releasing that statement
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and linking me to all Bonas I was in
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detention I had no mention of oil
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bunkering now you've gone to tell
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illegal bunker that luk this guy was on
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your Trail I am an investigative and
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undercover journalist I was
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investigating illegal oil bunkering it
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happened that someone in the security
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setup was offended that he didn't get
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Bri because the illegal bunkers would BR
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people in security one got annoyed and
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tipped of others there was no arrest the
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Nigerian Army did not arrest me they
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spotted me flashed their torch and I
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came out and wanted to open a
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conversation I didn't show them my ID
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because the illegal bunker had said they
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had settled everyone and the guys who
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came were the ones that were not settled
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and a conversation was going on to
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settle them so I just thought it was a
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settlement conversation and I came
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forward the real grows of the army were
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that one I didn't carry them along I
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won't deny that I have noow trust for
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Nigerian public institutions I didn't
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trust the Army I didn't carry them along
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but also know illegal oil boners were
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bribing different people with various
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security formations and I would endanger
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My Life by carrying them along if I
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didn't know who was who they all felt I
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was an illegal oil bunker and I played
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along until they took me to six Division
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and I thought from then I was speaking
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with people in offices who were
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investigating the case that is when I
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said I was an undercover journalist and
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showed them proof of course the Press is
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is not free in a number of ways and one
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of them is that especially people in
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security don't want to hear the word
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investigation every encounter I have
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heard with the police the military once
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I say I was investigating something just
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changes in them they don't want the
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press to do any form of independent work
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F words and in quote
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