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Barrister Rafeni Edio the former lawyer
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to the detained Bafra republic agitation
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leader Nambi Kanu has called on an amra
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state government under the leadership of
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Governor Charles Chukuma Soludo and
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security agencies in the state to
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conduct a thorough investigation into
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the killing of 13 Aoni indigens by yet
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to be identified gunman while the
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victims were having an end of month
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meeting at a location in Ogboji
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community Arumba south local government
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area of an amra state on Monday evening.
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It was gathered that the incident
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occurred around 5 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday
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when the unknown gunman invaded the
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venue of the meeting with two sport
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utility vehicles SUV and ordered the
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people at the meeting to lie face down
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and demanded for the group minutes of
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meeting before the unknown gunman opened
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fire on the victims with 13 of them
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reportedly killed which the anra state
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police command of the Nigeria police
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force confirmed 10 persons to be dead
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during the attack stating others
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sustained injuries. Residents from Ober
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community in Idili local government
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area, a suburb of the Nigeria commercial
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city of Anicha in Anra state also on
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Monday reported a case that a group of
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armed men in SUV vehicles were seen
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chasing after a young man along the
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Anicha Aeri road at about the same time
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of 5:00 p.m. According to the residents,
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the armed men succeeded in taking away
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the man after he could no longer run and
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surrendered to the gunman who had made
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an attempt to shoot him around Rojeni
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tourist game villages vehicle U-turn
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point along the Anicha Aawary road.
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According to barristister Afainio,
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it is with an overwhelming sense of
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grief, deep outrage, and utter
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condemnation that I address the tragic,
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senseless, and cold-blooded massacre of
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13 defenseless and law-abiding Nigerians
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of Abongi state origin brutally murdered
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in Ogboji town, an amber state on the
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30th day of June 2025.
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This reprehensible and cowardly act
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targeted at innocent citizens who merely
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assembled for a lawful meeting
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constitutes not only a direct affront to
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their fundamental human rights but an
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assault on the collective conscience of
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our nation. It is a grim reminder of the
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deteriorating state of security across
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the country and a further indictment of
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the prevailing failure to guarantee the
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sanctity of human life. The right to
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life, freedom of movement, peaceful
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assembly, and the liberty to reside and
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engage in lawful activities in any part
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of the country are constitutional
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guarantees enshrined under the 1999
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constitution of the Federal Republic of
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Nigeria as amended. The heinous killing
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of these harmless individuals is
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therefore a grievous violation of these
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sacred rights and an intolerable affront
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to the principles of justice, unity, and
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peaceful coexistence.
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I unequivocally condemn this dastardly
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act in the strongest possible terms and
