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there is apparent tension in Nigeria
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over the arrest of a popular human
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rights activist Martins Vincent Dots aka
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Vid Darkman or VDM who was allegedly
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seized by Nigeria security operatives in
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a manner that have kept many wondering
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suspecting acts of oppression and
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intimidation based on threats issued by
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the ruling political party All
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Progressives Congress APC against the
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human rights activist after the activist
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condemned the Nigeria Senate President
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God's Will Akabio for traveling to
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Vatican in Italy to attend Pope
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Francis's burial ceremony while he said
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the Senate President has failed to visit
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states where almost daily burial
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ceremonies are often held in some states
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like Plateau Bonu Quir Enugu and Ogen
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states where gunman bandits are killing
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the Senate President fellow citizens in
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large numbers unabated in recent time in
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Nigeria and angered by the talks the APC
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South South zonal organizing secretary
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blessing Abbomb here issued 7 days
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ultimatum to Vid Aman to apologize to
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the Senate President who led fiveman
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federal government delegation to Rome to
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attend the late Catholic head funeral
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ceremony but immediately Vidman in a
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video issued the public apology to the
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victims of insecurity in the West Africa
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country and in the video he further
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accused and condemned the Senate
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President and other Nigeria leaders for
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being insensitivity to their
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institutional responsibilities of
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protecting lives saying "In security
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killing hundreds of people often in
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Nigeria is as a result of leadership
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failure on the part of the Senate
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President and members of the Bola Ahmed
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Tanubu le government and surprisingly
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Deji Adanju the lawyer to the activist
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said that Vid Darkman was arrested at
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Guaranty Trust Bank GTB in Abuja on
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Friday in a more dehumanizing manner and
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after he was trapped at the exit door at
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the GTB premises for 5 minutes some
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security operatives came and cover his
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face with a black cloth before he was
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led away and for more than 48 hours
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Nigeria authority is yet to issue
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statement over the arrest of the human
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rights activist who had on Friday went
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with her mother to the GTB bank to get
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clarification over the unauthorized
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withdrawals constantly done on his
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mother savings account after the
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activist suspected that someone may have
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used his mother national identification
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number nin to take loan from the GTB
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bank cctv footage apparently made
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available by the bank indicated that Vid
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Darkman was obviously intercepted at the
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bank exit gate as he was seen coming out
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from a vehicle and entering the bank
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security house with passesby who were
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about to enter the bank banking hall
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looking back with a feeling of surprise
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the arrest has sparked outrage online
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and raised questions about the bank's
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alleged complicity in what critics
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describe as a targeted crackdown to
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repress the voice that can speak and
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speak louder according to his legal
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representative activist lawyer Deji
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Adanju Vidman was ambushed by EFCC
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operatives right inside GT Bank premises
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in a statement posted online Adanju
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revealed that VDM was trapped inside the
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bank's exit door for over 5 minutes a
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move he claims was a deliberate ploy to
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enable EFCC offices affect the arrest
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vdm was locked inside the GT Federal
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High Court sitting in Lagos State has
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sentenced a woman to one-year
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imprisonment with no option of fine for
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being caught and arraigned by the
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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EFCC for selling or hawking Nigeria
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Legal Tender Naira Currency the woman
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according to the court ruling had been
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convicted before by another court for
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Naira abuse this as another federal high
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court also in Lagos state convicted a
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man and ordered the man to forfeit to
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the federal government more than £8,000
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he failed to declare or submit before
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the Nigerian customs service at the
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international airport in Lagos and in
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addition the court sentenced the man to
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6 months imprisonment with option of
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200,000 naira fine details of the
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reports are presented verbatim below as
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reported and contained in the news
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release made available by the public
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relations unit of the economic and
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financial crimes commission
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EFCC court jails ex-convict one other
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for hawking naira notes in Lagos justice
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yelenaro of the federal high court
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sitting in a koi Lagos on Friday May 2nd
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2025 convicted and sentenced the duo of
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fo adotei and medupe adawi to one-year
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imprisonment each for hawking naira
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notes they were arraigned by the Lagos
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zonal director at one of the economic
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and financial crimes commission EFCC
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Aalo road AOY Lagos on a separate
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one-count charge bordering on illegal
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hawking of naira notes the charge
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against Adotei reads that you folle
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kadote on the 21st day of March 2025
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opposite regency hall joy fell we aed in
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Lagos within the jurisdiction of this
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honorable court hawk the sum of
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3,850,000 naira issued by the central
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bank of Nigeria and thereby committed an
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offense contrary to and punishable under
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section 214 of the central bank of
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2007 that of Adawui reads that you
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medupe adawi on the 21st day of March
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2025 at Joby fell Street opposite
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Regency Event Center allows in Lagos
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within the jurisdiction of this
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honorable court engaged in hawking the
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1,600,000 naira of 500 naira and 1,000
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naira denominations issued by the
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central bank of Nigeria and thereby
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committed an offense contrary to section
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214 and punishable under section 211 of
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the central Bank of Nigeria
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2007 they pleaded guilty to their
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charges following which prosecution
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council ZB aiku tended the confessional
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statement as well as the money recovered
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from them in evidence and urged the
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court to convict and sentence them
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accordingly the prosecution council
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further informed the court that Adoti
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was an ex-convict having been prosecuted
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before Justice Ibrahim Kala and
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convicted on the same matter of naira
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abuse justice Bogaro sentenced Adoti to
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one-year imprisonment without an option
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of fine in addition her POSOS machine
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Edo State Police Command of Nigeria
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Police Force has confirmed the arrest of
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95 persons in connection with the
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killing of more than 15 people between
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April 25th 2025 and now in the renewed
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deadly and bloody apparent supremacy
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secret cult war in the state among
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members of the Black Axe Conraternity
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aka a mafite confraternity aka great men
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and I confraternity aka which started
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with the killing of a
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physiootherapist simply identified as
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Alex and another individual at the
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University of Benin Teaching Hospital
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UBTHback Gate Woo in Benin with the Edo
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state government led by Governor Monday
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Obo launching a retaliatory war against
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businesses and individuals allegedly
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aiding secret cult killings in the state
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thus sealed off ato hotel planned to
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demolish the hotel owed by people's
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democratic party PDP chieftain honorable
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Matthew Idrawin who was the director
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general of Asuan Aier campaign
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organization in the last governorship
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election in the state on the ground that
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a particular secret cult group members
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gathered at the aternno hotel to plan
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their recent killings in the state and
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in addition the Edeto state governor
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also sealed off and marked a residential
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building for demolition also owed by a
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PDP chieftain Francis and Egenei
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according to the police the Edeto State
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Police Command arrested 95 suspected
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cultists and recovered two locallymade
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pistols one single barrel shotgun and 24
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live cartridges in sustained
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intelligence-driven raids of their
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enclaves in Benin City and environs for
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the past week these suspects who belong
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to the notorious mafites IA and the
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Hikon fraternities were suspected to be
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responsible for the cult supremacy
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killings in the state the commissioner
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of police CP Monday Agika urges parents
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and guardians to keep a tab on the
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activities of their wards in order to
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curb the menace of cultism he further
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warned youths in the state to desist
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from joining unlawful societies that
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could only dim their future and
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ultimately claim their lives or that of
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other innocent persons 64 of the
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suspects have been charged to court and
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remanded while investigation continues
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on the remaining suspects the police
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command spokesperson Moses Yamu stated
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office of the chief press secretary to
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the Edeto state governor in a statement
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state that Edo state governor Senator
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Mondayo has issued a stern warning to
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landlords declaring that his
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administration will not hesitate to
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demolish buildings linked to criminal
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activities such as kidnapping cultism
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and rituals the governor emphasized his
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administration's resolve to ensure a
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crime-free environment in the state
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governor Obo gave the warning while
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personally supervising the demolition of
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a building located in the Age area of
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Benin City the building was reportedly
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used for internet fraud and kidnapping
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with victims allegedly held against
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their will and subjected to ritualistic
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practices visibly disturbed by what he
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witnessed at the site the governor said
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"I am saddened by what is happening here
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children were kidnapped and kept here
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for years you can see the shrines in
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this apartment this is wickedness in its
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highest form this kind of evil is
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unacceptable in Edo state." Reaffirming
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administration bringing you the news in
