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Catholic Priest, Fada Angelo Chidi Unegbu, has countered claims by the Nigeria Police that the heavy equipped men captured successful a viral video were vigilantes and hunters.
DAILY POST reports that societal media was precocious flooded with disturbing footage of equipped men connected motorcycles, moving from 1 determination to another.
In the video, a Police serviceman with a firearm was captured waving astatine the equipped men suspected to beryllium bandits.
Background voices captured successful the viral video further fuelled the contention arsenic 1 idiosyncratic believed to beryllium a rider signaling the video from a commercialized conveyance was heard referring to the riders arsenic “barayin daji”, a Hausa word commonly utilized to picture terrorists.
Another rider was besides heard cautioning the 1 signaling the video, questioning wherefore helium was making specified a remark.
However, the constabulary successful a connection issued by its spokesperson, Anietie Iniedu, claimed that the individuals successful the motorcycle convoy were “duly recognised members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria and registered hunters” supporting ongoing information operations successful Musawa and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State.
Reacting, Fada Angelo, successful a station connected Facebook, said the assertion by the constabulary was “a blatant lie”
He said, “The caller viral video showing constabulary officers making w...
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