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Lagos State Command of the Nigeria
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Police Force has declared the founder
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and publisher of Sahare Reporters News
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Media Hayel Saware wanted for organizing
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protest in Lagos State which the Lagos
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State Commissioner of Police Mashu Jimo
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said Saware has allegedly committed the
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offense of breach of public peace and
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the police commissioner thereafter
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confirmed the arrest of 13 persons he
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described as vagabons and miscreants as
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group of people came out on Monday
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morning to protest against the
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demolition of their settlements after
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their houses at the Koker and Oilari
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areas of a Warren Shaki community in
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Kasaf local government area of Lagos
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state were brought down at midnight on
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Saturday, hours after the state
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government announced that it had
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compensated about 80 property owners on
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Friday, forcing some concerned citizens
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to condemn the government for displacing
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families without a clear plan for
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relocation and reintegration into the
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housing system. This Ammy Saware in an
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on the spot video statement made on
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Monday at the scene of the protest said
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he could not come down from the vehicle
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because he had a privileged information
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that there was plans to kill him if he
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comes out openly during the protest.
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According to Saware, the action of the
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police explained why President Donald
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Trump of the United States. US is
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considering military action in Nigeria
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because the US president has seen weak
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leadership and leaders do not mean well
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for the people. According to the Lagos
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State Police Commissioner, I hereby as
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the commissioner of police, Lagos State
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Police Command declare Sore wanted. I
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declare him wanted for causing
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disturbance of public peace and an act
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to commit a felony by planning and
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putting all the plans in motion to block
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the third mainland bridge to cause
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hardship for Largoians and other
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Nigerians, more especially visitors who
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are transients through this end. We will
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not allow that. We are closing in on
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him. Anywhere he is, he should know that
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we are closing in on him. We learned
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that he was in a bus and being videoed.
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Why didn't he come down? He came down in
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Abuja. He should come down wherever he
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is. He should report himself to the
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nearest police station. We are going to
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arrest him, investigate him and
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prosecute him. The commissioner of
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police said massive deployment of police
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personnel had been made, not just to the
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third mainland bridge, but also to other
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parts of the state where coordinated
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protests are likely to hold. The police
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boss stressed that this location is
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vital to the city's economy and the
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well-being of commuters. We will not
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allow any action, peaceful or otherwise,
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that seeks to block the bridge and
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disrupt livelihoods. Any attempt to
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obstruct the third mainland bridge is a
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direct threat to public safety and
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national infrastructure.
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Anyone attempting to disturb public
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peace will be arrested, investigated,
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and prosecuted. Lagos is the heartbeat
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of Nigeria's economy and we cannot
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afford chaos here. We have arrested 13
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suspects who are vagabons and miscreants
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who wanted to cause mayhem in Lagos
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state. Sare in a statement with a video
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attachment said, "I recorded this video
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at the scene of the attack on peaceful
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protesters by Nigeria police force in
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Lagos during today's Awarens
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anti-demolition protest which they
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handled in the usual despicable and
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unconscionable manner. The Hogan
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stateorn princess Oliro Majo Dunanu has
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reacted over the description of Nigeria
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as a disgraced country by President
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Donald Trump of the United States US
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saying the greatest contribution the
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United States and its allies can make at
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this pivotal moment is to support the
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genuine democratic emergence of
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visionary, credible and people centered
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Nigerian leaders, not the preservation
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of a kleptocratic status quo that has
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entrenched poverty, division, and
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despair. Calling on the international
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community for the urgent need to uphold
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democracy and human dignity amid
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President Trump's plans to begin US
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military actions in Nigeria to end the
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killing of Christians in Nigeria. While
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reacting to the recent remarks by
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President Donald Trump portraying
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Nigeria as a disgraced country, Princess
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Olira acknowledged the deep governance
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challenges confronting Africa's most
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populous nation, but emphasized that
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Nigeria's struggle is not one of
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Christian targeted conflict, but one of
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governance, justice, and humanity
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itself. The greatest contribution the
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United States and its allies can make at
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this pivotal moment is to support the
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genuine democratic emergence of
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visionary, credible and people centered
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Nigerian leaders, not the preservation
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of a kleptocratic status quo that has
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entrenched poverty, division and
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despair. True partnership must empower
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integrity and merit, not those who have
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rigged themselves into power through
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corruption and coercion. Princess Ola
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Terra called for global collaboration to
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restore faith in governance and
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strengthen democratic institutions,
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noting that Nigeria's stability and
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progress are critical not only for its
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citizens but for Africa and the world at
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large. Only through principled
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engagement and unwavering support for
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democracy can Nigeria's citizens rebuild
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their nation in peace and dignity, free
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from the devastation of renewed
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conflict. I look forward to continued
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dialogue, progressive cooperation and a
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shared vision for humanity, she
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concluded. We have reported that
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President Donald Trump of the United
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States of America has placed US soldiers
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on red alert for possible war in
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Nigeria. According to President Trump,
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the US Department of War should prepare
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US troops for possible military action
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in Nigeria if the Nigerian government
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continued to allow the killing of
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Christians. The US troops may very well
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go into that now disgraced country guns
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ablazing to completely wipe out the
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Islamic terrorists who are committing
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these horrible atrocities. This
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President Trump issued on Saturday
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evening in line with Greenwich Meridian
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time after President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
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personally signed a statement rejecting
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Trump earlier claim on Friday that
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Christians are being targeted and killed
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in Nigeria. Although President Bola
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Ahmed Tanubu disagreed with Trump who
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had described the high level of
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insecurity in Nigeria as a religious war
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by Islamic terrorists against
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Christians. But some Nigerians quickly
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took to the comment section of President
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Bola Ahmed Tonubu post on exocial media
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platform and pasted a screenshot of a
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tweet published by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu on January 29th, 2014, wherein
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu apparently
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had long accepted and agreed that the
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insecurity in Nigeria is possibly
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President Donald Trump of the United
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States of America has placed US soldiers
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on red alert for possible war in
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Nigeria. According to President Trump,
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the US Department of War should prepare
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US troops for possible military action
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in Nigeria. If the Nigerian government
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continued to allow the killing of
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Christians, the US troops may very well
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go into that now disgraced country, guns
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a blazing, to completely wipe out the
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Islamic terrorists who are committing
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these horrible atrocities. This
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President Trump issued on Saturday
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evening in line with Greenwich Meridian
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Time after President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
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personally signed a statement rejecting
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Trump earlier claim on Friday that
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Christians are being targeted and killed
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in Nigeria. Although President Bola
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Ahmed Tanubu disagreed with Trump who
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had described the high level of
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insecurity in Nigeria as a religious war
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by Islamic terrorists against
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Christians. But some Nigerians quickly
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took to the comment section of President
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Bola Ahmed Tonubu post on exocial media
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platform and pasted a screenshot of a
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tweet published by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu on January 29th, 2014 wherein
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu apparently
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had long accepted and agreed that the
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insecurity in Nigeria is possibly a
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religious war against Christians in the
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West Africa country. verbatim. In the
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tweet, Tonubu said, "The slaughtering of
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Christian worshippers is strongly
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condemnable. It calls to question the
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competence of Jonathan, then president
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of Nigeria to protect Nigerians." This
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old statement by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu indicated that President Donald
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Trump of the United States of America
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may not be the first person to describe
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the insecurity in Nigeria as a religious
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war against Christian communities in the
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West Africa country. President Trump in
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his latest policy statement via his
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truth social media platform on Saturday
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evening said and in quotes that if the
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Nigerian government continues to allow
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the killing of Christians, the USA will
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immediately stop all aid and assistance
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to Nigeria and may very well go into
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that now disgraced country guns a
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blazing to completely wipe out the
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Islamic terrorists who are committing
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these horrible atrocities. I am hereby
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instructing our department of war to
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prepare for possible action. If we
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attack, it will be fast, vicious, and
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sweet, just like the terrorist thugs
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attack our cherished Christians.
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Warning, the Nigerian government better
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move fast. According to President Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu, Nigeria stands firmly as a
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democracy governed by constitutional
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guarantees of religious liberty. Since
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2023, our administration has maintained
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an open and active engagement with
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Christian and Muslim leaders alike and
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continues to address security challenges
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which affect citizens across faiths and
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regions. The characterization of Nigeria
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as religiously intolerant does not
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reflect our national reality. Nor does
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it take into consideration the
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consistent and sincere efforts of the
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government to safeguard freedom of
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religion and beliefs for all Nigerians.
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Religious freedom and tolerance have
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been a core tenate of our collective
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identity and shall always remain so.
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Nigeria opposes religious persecution
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and does not encourage it. Nigeria is a
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country with constitutional guarantees.
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