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Reports on Saturday early morning in the
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Africa country of Tanzania indicated
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that thousands of youths in the country
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have continued mass protest in the
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Tanzania capital city of Dodma. also
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simultaneously in the country former
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capital city of Dar Salam which remains
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the country's largest city and its main
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economic hub while streets in Wanza
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and Arouchia have remained occupied by
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the agrieved youths who the major
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opposition political party chain claimed
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have been shot at and over 700 of them
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have been killed by security operatives
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since the violent protest erupted in the
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country on Wednesday over the 2025
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presidential election ction allegedly
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marred by corrupt practices. But the
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Tanzania Foreign Ministry dismissed the
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claim, saying, "The Tanzania government
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is not aware of any death recorded or
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any of the protesters killed, adding the
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government has not used excessive force
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on the protesters." This the United
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Nations UN Human Rights Office stated on
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Friday that it has a credible report of
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at least 10 deaths recorded as a result
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of killing of protesters by the Tanzania
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security forces and information from
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border communities between Tanzania and
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Kenya indicated that on Thursday October
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30th in the afternoon chaos broke out at
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the Nanga border checkpoint as Kenyan
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and Tanzanian youth threw stones at
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Tanzanian police and the police respond
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responded with live ammunition and tear
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gas canisters leading to a casualty of
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two people shot dead by police and two
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others including a Kenyan police officer
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was seriously injured while violent
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protest continued across major cities in
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Tanzania. President Samy Sulu Hassan of
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Chama Chamanduzi CCM political party was
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declared winner and the electoral body
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announced on Saturday early morning that
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the president secured a re-election
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figure of 97.66% 66% of the votes which
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represents 31,913,866
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ballots in the October 29th 2025
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controversial presidential election
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boycotted by the country main opposition
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political party Chamber which the
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Chamber Political Party did by not
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signing the electoral code of conduct
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after the set deadline and the Tanzania
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Electoral Body subsequently banned the
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Chamber Political Party party from
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participating in the general election
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and all bi-elections till 2030. And this
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is in addition to the disqualifications
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of challenges like Tundu Lishu of Chadma
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political party. The main opposition
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leader who remains detained since April
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2025 and other serious challenger Luhaga
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Mina of ACT Walendo was disqualified on
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The final result showed Hassan 971 and
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66 J% of the vote dominating every
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constituency. The electoral commission
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announced on state television a quick
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swearing in ceremony would take place on
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Saturday. The state TV said on Friday
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there were reports that the Tanzanian
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president Samia Sulu Hassan left her
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private residence in Zanzibar in a
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military chopper and some local media
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reported on Saturday morning that her
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whereabouts had remained unknown.
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Demonstrations erupted on Wednesday in
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Dar Salam, a city of more than 7 million
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people after Kingsley Kanta the younger
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brother to Mazi Nambi Kanu in an expost
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as R shared by barristister a lawyer Gi
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Mccor the coordinating lawyer for the
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detained Bafra Republic agitation
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leader. Mazi Nami Kanu has given reasons
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why his elder brother had continued to
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defend himself on the ground of no case
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submission saying the federal government
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of Nigeria who made the accusations and
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filed the terrorism charges against the
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Bafra leader has not been able to
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pinpoint any aspect of the Nigerian laws
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that should warrant his brother Mazi
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Nami Kanu to enter defense citing
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several court rulings that invalidated
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the federal government accusations
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against the detained Bafra leader. This
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Kingsley Canakanu stated in reaction to
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the commentary of Dr. Samadi published
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on this day newspaper after the detained
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leader of the indigenous people of
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Bafra, Nambi Kanu on Monday abandoned
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his earlier plan to call witnesses in
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his ongoing trial before the federal
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high court in Abuja. Nandi Kanu who is
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being prosecuted on seven counts of
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terrorism charges brought against him by
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the federal government last two Friday
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had prayed the court for an adjournment
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after informing the trial judge justice
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James Amatosho that his former legal
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team led by a former attorney general of
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the federation and minister of justice
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chief Kanu Agabi San had yet to release
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his case file to him though Nandi Kanu
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had earlier expressed his readiness to
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open his defense in a written
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application to the court in which he
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indicated his intention to call
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witnesses and requested the issuance of
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witness summons. But at the resumed
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hearing on Monday, Kanu told the court
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that upon reviewing the case file, he
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had concluded that there was no valid
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charge against him. Nandi Kanu argued
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that since he believed the charges were
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unlawful and that the prosecution had
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failed to establish any case, there was
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no need for him to proceed with his
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defense. According to Punch newspaper,
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the trial judge, Justice James Omatosho,
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directed Kanu to file a written address
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formally stating his position and to
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serve the prosecution accordingly.
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Justice further advised the IPOB leader
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to consult experts in criminal law to
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understand the possible legal
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implications of his decision. The judge
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thereafter adjourned the case to
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November 4th, 5, and six for the
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adoption of final written addresses
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based either on Carnu's position that no
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case had been established against him or
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for him to proceed with his defense if
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he decides otherwise. Kingsley can
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underu statement as recirculated by
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tagged legal rejoinder to the misleading
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commentary by Dr. Samadi published in
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this day of the 30th of October 2025
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titled if I were Kanu I would not refuse
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to write a defense stated as follows
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below. One introduction correcting a
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misguided narrative the recent article
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by Dr. Samardi in this day at thist of
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the 30th of October 2025 suggesting that
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Mazi Nami Kanu should write a defense
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instead of claiming he has no case
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exemplifies how poorly informed
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commentary can distort constitutional
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discourse in Nigeria. While the piece
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parades itself as legal analysis, it
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fundamentally misstates the law and
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fact. President Bola Ahmed Tonubu of
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Nigeria has issued a revised policy
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actions over the 2025 presidential
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pardons he had earlier granted to 175
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persons some of whom were convicted
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murderers, deadly kidnappers which
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included Mariam Sander who had spent
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barely 6 years and 8 months at the
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Sledger Medium Security Custodial Center
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after she was convicted and sentenced to
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death by hanging over the killing of her
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husband Bilyami Nubello in Abuja.
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who she stabbed three times repeatedly.
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This president Bola Ahmed Tonubu in his
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earlier presidential pardon granted to
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the 37 years old convicted and condemned
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murderer Mariam Sander had asked her to
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go home free because of her children.
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part following public outcry and
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condemnation in the revised version of
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the presidential pardon signed into law
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on October 21st, 2025 and made available
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to the public by the presidency on
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2025. President
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Tonubu commuted the death sentence to 12
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years imprisonment. Although the
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presidency never mentioned the total
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numbers of people granted the
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presidential pardons but the list of
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beneficiaries made available by the
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presidential spokesperson Beao Onanuga
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indicated that only 86 persons were
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granted the presidential pardons and
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Mariam Sander apparently spelled as
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Mariam Sander was last on the list and
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the names of earlier beneficiaries like
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Kelvin Prosper Oniara were not seen in
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the revised edition of the list. Maybe
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the names were omitted due to excessive
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public outcry that Prosper Kelvin Oniara
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was a convicted notorious high-profile
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gang leader of a deadly kidnapping group
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that were widely stated to be
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responsible for the kidnapping and
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subsequent killing of a former Anamra
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state deputy governor Julian Wiki.
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Kidnapping of a prominent legal
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practitioner Mike Zome on August 24th,
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2013 along Benini Road. And during the
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kidnapping operation, the gunman
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ambushed and killed four police
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officers, including the divisional
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police officer BPO of Ahore Division who
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led the police team in an attempt to
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rescue Mike Jose. Outside that the 44
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years old Oniara was also stated to be
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responsible for the kidnapping of a
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judge in the Edeto state judiciary. a
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top female official of the Federal
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Inland Revenue Service, Furs among other
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several members of the National Youth
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Service Corps, NYSC and security agents
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and Oniara was also stated to carry out
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several armed robberies and kidnap
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operations in Delta, Edo, Rivers and
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Anamra states, maintaining operational
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base and detention camps in Warry and
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Cockori community in Delta State,
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Ugbakolo community in Benway state,
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Benin city in Edo State and Abberinabia
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state that on the 18th of September
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2013, Oniara issued a 60-day ultimatum
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to the federal government of Nigeria to
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release some of his boys who were
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arrested by the Department of State
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Services DSS or he would wreak havoc on
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innocent Nigerian citizens. And on the
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25th of September 2013, a combined
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security team of the Nigerian Army and
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DSS operatives arrested Kelvin Prosper
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Oniara, a convicted notorious terrorist,
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kidnapped Kingpin and armed robber who
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had been on the wanted list of the
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security agencies and
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