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Okaigheles, Secret Cult Members 'Building Up Arms' In Edo - Obaseki ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
Jun 15, 2024
Okaigheles, Secret Cult Members 'Building Up Arms' In Edo - Obaseki ~ OsazuwaAkonedo ##Jefferson #Benin #cult #Cultists #edo #Godwin #news #Obaseki #Okaigheles #Okomu #Secret #soldiers #Uwoghiren Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki Has Said That The Bini Traditional Youths Leaders Known As Okaigheles And Secret Cult Members In Edo State Are Building Up Arms In The Edo South Senatorial District. https://osazuwaakonedo.news/okaigheles-secret-cult-members-building-up-arms-in-edo-obaseki/15/06/2024/ #news Published: June 15th, 2024 Reshared: June 15, 2024 2:34 pm
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Edo State Governor govern obasi has said
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that the B traditional youth leaders
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known as OK and secret cult members in
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Edo state are building up arms in the
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Edo South senatorial District the
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governor disclosed this when he received
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the general officer commanding go 2
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Division Nigerian Army leg General U who
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was on a Coury visit at the government
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house Ben City on Friday according to
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channels television Governor obasi had
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early in the month of June 2024 banned
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the activities of the traditional youth
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leaders Oka and set task force to tackle
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the MERS of the youth's leaders and
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secret cult members the B on the
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activities of the Oka has stopped
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controversies among some natives of the
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state with some insisting that the
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governor has no power to B the agong
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tradition of Oka in earlier statement
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issued on June 12 2024 Governor omasi
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said we have decided to go full bless
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against cultists and cultism in the
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state and have now passed an anti-
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cultism law that will be implemented to
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its fullest additionally we have B the
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activities of Oka youth leaders in the
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OS South senatorial District of the
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state these were some of the decisions
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reached after the security council
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meeting with service Chiefs in the state
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where we reviewed the security situation
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in ILO State since January 2024 with
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particular emphasis on the security
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activities in May Council has set up a
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special task force headed by the
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director of DSs that will starting
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tonight review every cult related
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occurrence in the state we have declared
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full war on cultists and Oka e in Edo
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state after the meeting we launched
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Patrol cnna buses and motorcycles to
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strengthen the state's joint security
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operations on Friday Channel's
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television reported that the ad State
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Governor gwin obaseki has found that the
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state government will collaborate with
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security agencies to flush out criminal
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guns in the state according to obaseki
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the state government will not accept a
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similar incident that happened in the
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oku area where Oka and militant groups
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shot at Soldiers the military has been
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of great support to our security efforts
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in Ado State the Brigade Commander is a
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member of our state Security Council and
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the H provided tremendous backup and
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support to the other security agencies
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in the state Governor obaseki said
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last week we had an unfortunate incident
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in the oku area where militants and some
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Community youths shot at some soldiers
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and fortunately there was no casualty we
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are going after all those that were
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involved in the incident we will not
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accept the level of arms Builder by
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constists and OK in aate and AD state
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government wants to reiterate that with
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the Maring of the military we will go
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after criminal guns who are constituting
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a Nuance in Ado State and building up
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arms in our state to terrorize citizens
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he added I thank the GOC for the visit
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assurance and support to our security
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efforts in Theo State and assuring you
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that our government will always work
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closely with the military and other
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security agencies and provide the needed
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support to all states and federal
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security agencies to enable us to
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perform our duties as a government to
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protect lives and property of Edo
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citizens on his part the general officer
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commanding two division Nigerian Army
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mention General obina onu thank the
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governor noting I thank the governor for
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the front discussion we had concerning
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Security in Edo State I am here to thank
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the governor for the support he has
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given to us in the discharge of our
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duties in subg guarding the Federation
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particularly the people in Edo State he
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further noted we have had recent clashes
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where a few misguided youths have
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attacked our men this is quite
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unacceptable I have convered that to his
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Excellency going forward we are hoping
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such incidents will not occur again and
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if it does occur we will take decisive
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actions to stop all criminals who
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attempt to FL the activities of the army
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and other security agencies within Edo
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State we will continue to work with the
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people and the state government to
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ensure things remain calm in the state I
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also visited the H of Benning where I
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also convered this message and he
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reassured me that the people will work
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with us towards Safety and Security in
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the state we are glad that all sectors
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in the state be it government and
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traditional are working towards the same
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purose we hope to see peace and safety
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continue in the state Channel's
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television report ends in quote reacting
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the ban of Oka Barista Jefferson has
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said that our traditional Oka cannot be
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banned because we are all the government
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reported B is directed at all the
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political Oka who simply transmuted from
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CBA youth leaders to Oka when the
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setting of private property protection B
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their activities they H it of AD South
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especially from communi surrounding Ben
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City with their private armies of well
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armed cratons are un ably the major
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causes of Landing security bandry
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assassinations assoles communal stries
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under developments lawlessness and
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unending litigations in Ado south of Edo
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State working in close consults with
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solid lawyers surveyors security agents
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judicial officers and in fact
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politicians they are the Cs eating B
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Nation H and inl sites Jefferson read
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and
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