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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Comfort Emanson Bob, the twenty six years old female passenger
that was recently seen on viral video allegedly attacked and
provoked to action, has said that she sustained injuries in
her private part when a yet to be identified Hibomb
air staff pulled off her shirt and exposed her nakedness
at Laidos Airport. This according to Comfort, the shirt torn

(00:21):
while she was being carried out from the aircraft was
her inner ware that was pinned together below her private part,
saying the Hbom air hostess had allegedly broke her phone
necklace and forcefully removed her wig hair from her head,
which caused her a severe sharp pain, and as a
result of the pain, she hit the air hostess on
the cheek, adding she became more aggressive when she saw

(00:44):
the airport's staff video recording her nakedness while she was
baddling to cover her body as a result of her
shirt that was torn with her chest sexual organs completely exposed.
Comfort Emanson gave her own side of the story in
an eleven minute video she posted did on her Instagram
profile on Sunday, August seventeenth, twenty twenty five, which was

(01:05):
exactly after one week the incident occurred. She said she
was the one who begged the co passenger to help
switch off her phone when the plane was about to
take off at Uyo Airport, contrary to the narratives painted
by Ibomba Air management that she refused to switch off
her phone and a co passenger on board the plane
forcefully took the phone from her and switched it off,

(01:26):
and thereafter Comfort Emanson engaged the co passenger and other
staff of the airline in a long war of words
the Ibom Air management referred to as tirade. Details of
her statement, as transcribed and presented by Channel's television, reads
verbatim below. Comfort Emanson, an air passenger embroiled in a
controversial Ibom Air incident, has given a detailed account of

(01:49):
the events on board the flight that led to her arrest, arraignment,
and eventual discharge by Aleegos Court. In a video shared
on her Instagram page on Sunday, a Manson expressed gratitude
to supporters who stood by her during what she described
as a traumatic ordeal. Narrating her version of events, the
real estate consultant recalled that on August tenth, twenty twenty five,

(02:13):
she boarded a flight from Luyo to Lagos. She alleged
that a disagreement began when a flight attendant identified as
Juliana insisted she switched off her phone rather than place
it in flight mode. According to her, one of her
two phones had a faulty power button. I showed her
the phone and told her the power button was bad.

(02:35):
She said I could still switch it off through the settings.
With the help of a fellow passenger, I eventually managed
to switch off both phones. She explained. When we landed
in Lagos, everybody was getting out of the aircraft. I
went to pee. Coming outside, everybody had already left. I
had to rush carry my stuff and moved to rush

(02:57):
out of the aircraft. Going out of the aircraft, this
lady Juliana, stopped me and I asked her, why did
you stop me? Why are you stopping me from going
out of the aircraft. Everybody has left, so I need
to go out. She didn't say anything to me. She
stared at me with a bad eye. I picked up

(03:18):
my phone and started recording. That was when she pushed
me back inside the aircraft, dragged my wig frontal, tore
my clothes and broke my necklace. The pain was unbearable.
They dragged me outside. My body was out there, and
then they videoed me in the process. My body was out.
I was looking for where to cover it. All of them,

(03:41):
the surroundings, like videos, cameras everywhere. I was surprised because
I never expected that, like tearing my clothes and videoing everything,
my body outside, my naked body outside, plus the pain, No,
it was so much for one person to bear. I
started asking her, why would you do that to me?

(04:02):
Why would you do this too me? And still like
video me again and still put it out there, she recounted.
Emanson said she reacted out of anger after being assaulted,
insisting she did not provoke the attendant. God knows, I
would never poke an elderly woman old enough to be
my mother. It was the pain she inflicted on me,

(04:24):
dragging my wig and stripping me in public that made
me react. The incident quickly spiraled as security offices intervened.
Videos that later surfaced on line showed Emanson being dragged
off the aircraft with her clothes torn, sparking outrage and ridicule.
They tore my clothes, exposed my body and people were

(04:44):
taking videos. I felt humiliated, like the trauma is so
much on me because I cannot even go out freely
any more, because my body is out there. Some people
even turned it into stickers, she lamented. Shortly after her
eleven minute long video, Emerson, in a follow up statement
on her Instagram's story, decried the spread of what she

(05:07):
described as false narratives. There have been lots of narratives
being pushed about the incident, even by respected individuals, some
claiming my suffering was political. These are all false. I
have received constant victimization and libel. I only wish for
redemption and to regain whatever dignity I have left as
a woman, she wrote. Acknowledging her reactions on board, she added,

(05:32):
I've flown with ibom Ayr for years and never experienced this.
Whatever happened after I was dragged down from the plane
came from a place of pain. My swimsuit was clipped
below my privates and torn. Imagine the pain as a woman.
I would never lay hands on some one old enough
to be my mother if she hadn't assaulted me first,

(05:54):
I apologize about my behavior. I am not crazy, Neither
am I wayward. I have never been in such a
situation in my life and I don't wish it on
my enemy, she wrote. We had reported that the Federal
Government of Nigeria, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tanubu,
has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge of Lagos

(06:15):
Airport to withdraw the one sided and obviously biased court
case the Nigeria Police Force may have wrongly instituted against
an Ibom air passenger, Comfort Emanson, who was seen in
viral videos retaliating and defending herself physically after a group
of Ibom Air personnel and Lagos Airport team had attacked
her and provoked her to action. The FG position on

(06:37):
the issue was made known by the Nigeria Minister of Aviation,
Festus Kmo in a press release the Minister signed and
made available few minutes ago. Although Festus Kmo reversed his
self and acknowledged that the issue was a case of
confrontation between the twenty six years old passenger and the
staff of Ibom Airlines, who in the new press release

(06:59):
admit that the staff of Ibom Air and the Lagos
Airport Authority team acted wrongly, but the Minister did not
state how the attacked passenger would be compensated, most especially
when her chest sexual organs were seemed to be deliberately
exposed after a suspected Ibom Airline staff pulled off and
tore the passenger shirt with obvious intention to expose the

(07:22):
passenger's nakedness. The action of the Federal government may ease
the tension among millions of people who have accused the
Nigeria Police Force of aiding and avetting the Ibom Airline
company to continue to attack and oppress the offended passenger,
Comfort Bob, who is also identified as Comfort Emanson, by
thus supporting the statement of Ibom Air management, who in

(07:44):
their first press released made statement that seems to have
some level of deliberate falsehood and raising up a dead
issue to win undue public sentiments manipulate the Nigeria Police
Force to help them secure detention holding charge from the
Lagos State Magistrate Corps to further oppress and intimidate the
attacked passenger. Specifically, Hibom Air stated in her first press

(08:06):
release that shortly after the plane landed at Legos Airport,
the passenger waited for every other passenger on board the
plane to disembark and thereafter without provocation, went to one
of the plane hostesses, Juliana Edward, the IBOM Air management
described as purser, stepped on her, forcibly, tore off her wig,
removed her glasses and threw it to the floor, and

(08:29):
used her footwear to assault her. She slapped her several times,
and when the other cabin crew member tried to intervene,
she slapped her too. She then attempted to forcibly remove
a fire extinguisher to use as a weapon, an act
that could have damaged and grounded the aircraft. Soon after
the IBOM Air management released the statement on Monday, a

(08:49):
video surfaced on the Internet that probably invalidated the statement
of the HBOM Air management and stood out as an
acceptable evidence that the management of HBOM Air a people
whom me ab rightly described as pathological liars who probably
believed in telling lies as a way of managing crisis
and handling difficult customers' relations. As seen in the viral

(09:10):
video that surfaced the Internet after the apparent falsehood of
IBOM Air management, the attacked passenger was seen politely telling
the air hostess Juliana Edward, to leave the doorway so
that she can disembark from the plane the seely aggressor
in this matter, the air hostess Juliana Edward refused to
yield to the appeal of the passenger, and IBOM Air

(09:31):
management in their first press release confirmed that the air
hostess Juliana Edward deliberately blocked the doorway to prevent the
passenger from disembarking the aircraft, and in the viral video,
the attached Wighair on the head of the air hostess
was still seen on her head and intact while the
passenger was telling her to leave the doorway so that
she can pass. Obviously, this is in contrary to the

(09:53):
seemly deliberate falsehood painted and stated in black and white
by the IBARM Air management that the air hostess attack
Wighair was destroyed by the passenger without provocation. Also, the
attached wighair on the passenger head and the jacket she
was putting on were still intact as at the time
she was telling the apparent aggressor the air hostess to

(10:13):
leave the door, and another viral video later showed both
the air hostess and the passenger dragging at the point
of the plane divider cotton and at this time as
seen in the video, both the passenger and air hostess
Wighair were pulled off, including the passenger jacket she was
putting on to cover her body completely. The natural hair
on their heads could now be seen as they continued

(10:35):
to drag each other at the plane doorway, and Ibom
Air management, in trying to seemly win undue public sentiments,
raised up a dead issue of a minor quarrel the
passenger had with the air hostess and co passenger over
the passenger alleged initial refusal to switch off her phone
during the plane take off at Duyo Airport. The ibom

(10:55):
Air management in the press release confirmed that the minor
quarrel the passenger had with their air hostess and co
passenger over switching off phone at Uyo Airport was already
a dead issue and the action of the passenger never
led to threat of aviation safety or violation of aviation
safety procedures. Hence, the passenger was not the plane at
Uyo Airport. But we don't know why the management of

(11:17):
Ibom Air decided to advertise and bring up the minor
quarrel as a way to seemly win public sentiments to
cover up the true picture of a separate event that
occurred between the passenger and the air hostess when the
plane landed at Lagos Airport, and the Nigeria Police Force
in the five count charges filed against the passenger at
the Akeja Magistrate Court in Lagos State did not state

(11:41):
or even mention the event that occurred at Uyo Airport
before the plane took off. We had reported that the
Nigeria Aviation Minister, Festus Kamo says the Ministry has directed
for the aviation staff who released the video footage containing
the aspect of an Ibam Airlines passenger Comfort Emanson or

(12:01):
Bob Scene in an indecent appearance with her chest sexual
organs exposed after the passenger shirt was torn by an
Ibom Airline staff while security operatives were seen in the
viral video dragging the aggrieved passenger out of the aircraft
following an act of confrontation between the passenger and Ibom
Airlines hostesses which one of the hostesses blocked the right

(12:24):
of way of the passenger and prevented the passenger from
disembarking from the plane and after countless warning to the
airline passenger to leave the road, the passenger went physical
with the hostess by allegedly slapping her on the face,
which the confrontation with the hostess apparently led to the
alleged destruction of the plane divide a cotton which Ibom
Airlines valued at two thousand, five hundred dollars as stated

(12:46):
in count five of the five count charges the police
filed against the passenger at a Keger magistrate caught in
Lagos State. We had reported that a careful study of
the viral video involving the Ibom Airline personnel, Legos Airport
security operatives and an aggrieved passenger Comfort Emanson on board
the airline plane on Sunday, indicated that while the enraged

(13:09):
passenger was being dragged off the plane by three men
who held her two hands and legs, suspending her a
little bit on the air, a lady putting on Ibomb
air corporate clothes, who was behind the camera lens, could
be seen in the video to have approached the passenger
at the door point of the plane while the passenger
was about to be taking out, apparently dipped her hand

(13:30):
towards the waist part of the passenger, untuck the passenger
shirt from the trouses, grabden pulled the passenger's shirt towards
her head, and in the process, the passenger shirt got
tore and the passenger's chest, sexual organs or private parts
were completely exposed. The action of the Ibomb Airline staff
appeared to be deliberate, as the airline female staff was

(13:52):
not part of those dragging the passenger off the aircraft,
and after the female passenger's body was exposed, the Ibom
Airlines female's staff never joined or assisted the security operatives
to drag the passenger off the plane. This indicated that
the motive of the female staff of im On Airline
was solely to remove the passenger shirt and expose the

(14:12):
aggrieved airline passenger to ridicule.

Speaker 2 (14:16):
Hello everyone, good morning, good afternoon.

Speaker 3 (14:19):
Believe me, depending on where you're watching me from, I
want to come out like for you to appreciate God
Amasi and everyone that stood by me, that fort to
me when I was in prison, when I came out
the love I saw this suppose I saw from you people,
I was.

Speaker 4 (14:37):
Never expecting it. And if you come on and let me,
you guys for to me, you guys stood by me,
I want to appreciate you. Or I said I've got
on my to bless you. So on the turn of
August on Sunday, I bought a reflects from you to Legos.

(14:57):
So one way inside the aircraft, more procedure happened. The
lady Juliana was telling everybody from the front, like from
the front seats from me to the back. Because I
was at the back, so she came to me. She
said I should she came to me. So while she
came to my where she was coming forward. So she

(15:18):
came and I was struggling to like put my phone.
I was putting my phone on flights. So she said no,
that I have to put it off. So I thought
her that one of my phones, because I was with
two phones, one of my phones is for.

Speaker 2 (15:31):
A fault and the phone is bad.

Speaker 4 (15:34):
The power button is bad precisely, so I showed her
that the power button is. So she said I can
put off my phone without the power bottom.

Speaker 2 (15:42):
I said okay. So she said that you go to
my setting.

Speaker 4 (15:45):
So while she was like telling me go to your
settings and.

Speaker 2 (15:50):
All that, I went to my settings. So she said
go to your general.

Speaker 4 (15:56):
So while trying to do that, the pressure from us,
so the Amanda was sitting on my rights now helped
me and off one of the phone. Put one of
the phone off while we are struggling on the other
one that has the power bottomies too.

Speaker 2 (16:10):
So she said, as you go to the and my general.
I went to the general. I went to the settings
and the general.

Speaker 4 (16:17):
So when I told her, okay, please, before then I
told her, please can you assist me and spelled general,
she said she cannot touch my phone. She can never
touch my phone children of nowadays. So I now turned
to the guy that helped me to off the my
one of my phone. I told him, please, can you
assist me and spell general? So the guy now collected

(16:37):
my phone and showed me and spelled the type general
on the this thing.

Speaker 2 (16:42):
So when I went to her like, okay, this is
the general. I am here now. So the phrase that
she was giving me was not even encouraged and I.

Speaker 4 (16:49):
Had to like plait with the other the same guy
again on my right.

Speaker 2 (16:53):
So please can you please like you know how to like?
She said, you know how to like? Help me and
off it from me? Please?

Speaker 4 (16:58):
She He now said okay, no, when helps me and
off the phone eventually, So now.

Speaker 2 (17:02):
Off the phone the two phones, put it away.

Speaker 4 (17:04):
It's supposed to be on the aircraft, and I thought
that I have offered my phone, so when she wanted
to leave, she said, and you'll see I didn't take
that to well because I've already like eventually offered my phone,
which I was having problem in offening.

Speaker 2 (17:17):
So I'm mutually off the phone. So that was it.

Speaker 4 (17:21):
When I we landed Vegas, everybody was going out of
the aircraft, I was pressed.

Speaker 2 (17:27):
I went to pee, so going to the and the.

Speaker 4 (17:31):
Toilets, somebody was already inside the toilets and I had
to wait for the person to come out.

Speaker 2 (17:38):
So when the person retally came out, I went inside
and pee and mostly come out.

Speaker 4 (17:43):
And I can not stay inside the aircraft inside the
tilet because it's so small and so uncomfortable to be
in there. So I now rose like pee and I
impacted myself again and come outside. So coming outside, people
already left. I had to carry my stuff and moved
to rush out of the aircraft. So going out of
the aircraft, this lady Juliana stopped me, and I asked her,

(18:07):
why did you stop me? Why are stopping me from
going out of the aircraft. Everybody has lets, so I
need to go out. She didn't say anything to me.
She was just like staring at me with the same
path eye. And that was when I like, now, like
remember that this is the same person that you know
was instructing me to put on my phone.

Speaker 2 (18:24):
I eventually did so, she said, and she didn't say anything. No,
she didn't say anything. She just like she was just
staring at me day with a bad eye.

Speaker 4 (18:32):
So that was when I, you know, on my phone,
like put the phone started recording. That was and she
backed the facing the front and parking me. So I
was just like, please, madam, live the blame me past.
She didn't answer me. She ignored me.

Speaker 2 (18:50):
And after the video, I picked the phone.

Speaker 4 (18:54):
When I picked the phone, that was that was when
she noticed I was videoing her. So she now put
me inside the aircraft's back, dragged my front tower, dragged
my frontal.

Speaker 2 (19:07):
This is the frontier I wore that day. She dragged
the frontier, dragged the front dragged my the process of dragging.

Speaker 4 (19:15):
My my clothes, my goal from neck. I was wearing
this as the gold I was wearing. She dragged it
from my neck with the clothes. The process like my phone.
Everything went down and broke the phone broke, cut the phone,
broke everything, like even this front So I was like, no,

(19:41):
why did you do that?

Speaker 2 (19:43):
Why did you break my phone?

Speaker 4 (19:48):
Like dragged my FRONTI the pain of removing my front tower.
You know how frontal can ben stallly hair and then
it's fortually dragged.

Speaker 2 (19:56):
It's so painful. So the pain of doing that to
me that was when I went to poke her.

Speaker 4 (20:02):
God knows that I can't need go and poke it
an elderly with my somebody is ordered not to be.

Speaker 2 (20:08):
My mom poke her for what pok her?

Speaker 4 (20:11):
It was the pens inflicted on me, the frontalp pain,
dragging my good and everything on the floor.

Speaker 2 (20:19):
That was the anger. I was so angry.

Speaker 4 (20:21):
I couldn't even like. That was what I was asking
why did you do that? On the video training video
they posted why did you do that?

Speaker 2 (20:27):
Why did you do that? I asked her, what did
you because you.

Speaker 4 (20:31):
Dragging my frontal week and like dragging me, calling me
procetituted the process.

Speaker 2 (20:37):
No, I was just starting to ask her, why did
you do that? Why did you do that? Although I
poked out on the video, why did you do that?

Speaker 4 (20:43):
So while on that the whole thing, like those guys
came in from the came inside the aircraft and like
started like surrounding me, and I was.

Speaker 2 (20:53):
Like, why now dragged me outside?

Speaker 4 (20:57):
That was when they dragged me, dragging me from the
saw how they dragged me from the video that was
I was like the chemist side dragged me outside.

Speaker 2 (21:05):
And then at the process, so now like drags.

Speaker 4 (21:10):
My clothes and the clothes it was pin on me
because it was pin I thought that was my inner So.

Speaker 2 (21:16):
It was pin on me. The pain of dragging it
and it's pain.

Speaker 4 (21:21):
It's wounded me inside out, the pain and everything the
fronts are pain, these other pain. I was just trying
to like help myself when they dragging me out of
trying to cover myself. My body was out there. And
then the way videoing at the process, my body was
all I was looking forward to cover. Some of them
were like looked like trying to like touch me, and

(21:42):
I was trying to cover myself, feeling myself like I
was the only one day and the way like surrounding me,
trying to cover myself while they were trying to do video,
all of them, the surrounding like videos, cameras everywhere.

Speaker 2 (21:57):
I was surprised.

Speaker 4 (21:58):
I was surread because like I never expected that, like
tearing my clothes and bid doing everything me billing me,
my body outside and the kid body outside close the pain.

Speaker 2 (22:11):
No, it was so much for one person to play
so so much on me. I couldn't like hold myself again.
I was just like very angry, started like asking them
why would you do that for me? Why would you
do this to me?

Speaker 4 (22:22):
Until like video me again and still put it out
there like the trauma, Like it's so much on me
right now because right as I'm looking to you like now,
I cannot like even go out again because my body
is out there. People already know that this is the
person they know me. I'm not gonna like go out again.

(22:43):
I'm a shamed to like go because my body is
out there. Some people are even to use it to
make a sticker. So that was all happened inside the
aircraft before the incidents that I tooked up.

Speaker 2 (22:58):
She really like.

Speaker 4 (22:59):
Inflicted pains on me, which I could not be it's
so right now, I don't know how I will just
start from looking for work, going for work interview.

Speaker 2 (23:09):
I'm me intal real estates.

Speaker 4 (23:11):
Imagine me going to sell a house, advertise a house,
or try to bring a client to buy a house
now and they're looking at my body? How do I
even to face them knowing that my body is out there?
How how do I face How do I face face
the role like everybody that saw that video knowing that
my bodies or how do I go like go for

(23:32):
for for for business. Imagine me going for bidding and
somebody is looking all on my on my own bond
kids coming to see that all my Amanda will marry
me saying that my reputation, I oh, pusiness.

Speaker 2 (23:52):
That's the way.

Speaker 4 (23:53):
The reason why I've not come out so saying the
part of the story is because I was still on treatment.
I will still on treatment. I'm trying to round o
my treatments. It can stay like I'm trying to rundle
my treatment. That's why I could not come out to
say the part of the story will happened.

Speaker 2 (24:10):
So that was what happened inside that like this wasn't
even like a big view.

Speaker 4 (24:15):
I never even liked. I never expected that. That's incident
often a from which I was trying to not like.
When she said that she worved the phone, I was
like telling her, I no, I told her why.

Speaker 2 (24:25):
The phone was still on that it was because of
the power button.

Speaker 4 (24:28):
So I never like know that to come out like
this seeing my body outside. People are even making more
clear of missing they missed Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, My body
is out there, so I don't know how I'll go
for me and I really want to continue my life,
my normal lifestylele people that know, they.

Speaker 2 (24:49):
Knows that I am not really really a social media person.

Speaker 4 (24:53):
So I don't know how to face the whole like
the people that saw my video, my family, people that
saw the video, facing the I'm doing business with them,
coming to do business and somebody's watching my.

Speaker 2 (25:03):
Body, it's very embarrassing.

Speaker 4 (25:05):
I don't even know how to come and put with
That's so this is the part of the story. This
is all that happened inside the aircraft.

Speaker 2 (25:15):
So I'm happy.

Speaker 4 (25:16):
I'm strong enough to be able to talk now, So
please this happened.

Speaker 2 (25:21):
I'm not a trouble person.

Speaker 4 (25:23):
I am not amused, and people that are not me
in real life they know the kind of person I am.
So that was what happened inside the aircraft, which I
never is better than to be like scalets like this,
because not like I refuse, this is not the first
time I'm traveling.

Speaker 2 (25:38):
I never refused to off the phone.

Speaker 4 (25:40):
I only told her that my power button is bad
and I needed her assistance to do that, which she refused.
Bought the passenger that was sitting close to me assisted
me eventually of the phone.

Speaker 2 (25:53):
So I thought that that was it.

Speaker 4 (25:55):
So please, this is what's happened, and I'm happy I've
come not to tell the boat a round off my trisments,
and I pleasure to fully recover from everything and move
forward and go back to my animal lifestyles.

Speaker 2 (26:12):
Thank you very much on Gord Blessing.

Speaker 1 (26:20):
Leaders of the Nigeria Affiliates of al Qaeda international terrorist
group known as Anseru and Marmuda have been captured by
men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN after two
months of intelligence led special operations in northern Nigeria. The
West African Nation National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu stated this

(26:40):
at a press conference with the nation security chiefs, saying
the two arrested suspected terrorists leaders have cells across the
country where they have been executing various crimes of armed
robbery in addition to raise funds for the terrorist activities.
Details of the public. Announcement are stated by Nuhu Ribadu
and made available by the Office of the Spokesperson to

(27:02):
the Nigeria President, bo On Anuga on Saturday, reads verbatim below.
Nigeria dismantles terror groups Anseru and Marmuda with the capture
of their leaders. Nigeria has recorded a significant breakthrough in
the war against terrorism with the capture of the leaders
of Anseru and Marmuda. At a press briefing on Saturday evening,

(27:24):
the National Security Advisor, Malam Nuhu Ribadu said the two
terrorists on the wanted list of Nigeria, the us UK
and UN were captured in an operation which was conducted
between May and July twenty twenty five. He said the
men were captured in a high risk intelligence led counter
terrorism operation which led to their capture their leaders of

(27:47):
Jamatu Anseral Masimina five Bladist Sudan commonly known as Anseru,
Nigeria's Al Qaeda affiliate. Rubadu said the two men have
been responsible for masterminding many terrorists at against Nigeria over
the past years. According to Ribadu, the first is Mahmud
Mohammad Osman aka Abu barah ABIs Maktar, the self styled

(28:11):
Emir of Anseru. He is the coordinator of various terrorist
sleeper cells across Nigeria. He is also the mastermind of
several high profile kidnappings and armed robberies used to finance
terrorism over the years. The second is Mahmud al Nigeri
aka Malam Mammuda, Abu Bara's proclaimed chief of staff and deputy.

(28:33):
He is the leader of the so called Marmudwa cell,
hiding out in and around the Kiji National Park, straddling
Niger and Quarra States up to Benin Republic. Mamuda trained
in Libya between twenty thirteen and twenty fifteen under foreign
jihadist instructors from Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, specializing in weapons

(28:54):
handling and ied fabrication. These two men have been on
Nigeria's list for years. They jointly spearheaded multiple attacks on civilians,
security forces, and critical infrastructure. Their operations include the twenty
twenty two Couja prison break, the attack on the Niger
Uranium Facility, the twenty thirteen abduction of French engineer Francis

(29:18):
colomp In, Katsina and the May first, twenty nineteen kidnapping
of Al Haji Musa Umar Uber Magagen Garran Dara. They
were also behind the abduction of the Emir of Wahwar,
and they maintained active links with terrorist groups across the macreb,
particularly in Mali, Niger and Bukina Faso. The two men
who were wanted internationally are currently in custody. The capture

(29:43):
of Abu Bara and Malam Mammuda, the group's leader and
deputy commander, respectively, marks one of the most significant achievements
to date in our ongoing effort to rid Nigeria of
the threat of terrorism. The successful decapitation of the leadership
of this dangerous franchise marks the most decisive blow against
ansaar U since its inception. This strike has effectively dismantled

(30:07):
its central command while paving the path for the complete
annihilation of the group, Rubadu said. The Anseru group was
first formed in January twenty twelve with a public declaration
in Karno. It emerged as a splinter faction from Bocoharam,
positioning itself as a humane alternative. However, its stated aim

(30:28):
quickly turned to attacking Nigerian security operatives, civilian communities and
government infrastructure. The group publicly displayed the setting sun logo
of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb AQIM, signaling its
ideological and operational alignment with global jihadist movements. Over the years,

(30:49):
Ansaru entrenched itself in both urban sleeper cells and forest
enclaves across several cities in northern Nigeria and in forest
based enclaves particularly around Kiji National Park straddling Niger and
Quier States, as well as the benn In Republic Robot
you explained.

Speaker 5 (31:07):
This briefing is organized to updec you on the recent
successes recorded by the Nigeria by Nigeria in the ongoing
efforts to decisively read our country of terrorist groups. This
press briefing is in ligne with our continuous resolve to

(31:34):
keep the general public appressed with the efforts being undertaken
by the Office of the National Security Advisor in conjunction
with the Services, intelligence agencies and other key stakeholders. Today,
I'm glad to inform you that we have successfully concluded

(32:00):
a high risks intelligence led counter terrorism operation which led
to the capture of the top leadership of jamaatul a
Sarul Muslimena Fibiladis Sudan, commonly known as Ansaru, Nigeria's al

(32:23):
Qaeda affiliate. The group was first from in January twenty
twelve with a public declaration in Canoe. It emerged as
a splinter faction from Bokoharam, positioning itself as a humane alternative. However,

(32:46):
it states in quickly turned into attacking Nigeria, Nigeria security
agencies and operatives, civilian communities, and government infrastructure. The group
publicly displayed the setting San logo of al Qaeda in

(33:07):
the Islamic Magrip, signaling is ideological and operational alignment with
Global Jiardi's movements over the years, and SARU entrench itself
in both urban sleeper cells on forest enclaves across several

(33:31):
cities in northern Nigeria and in forest based enclaves, particularly
around Kaienji National Park, struddling Niger and Quarasts as well
as Benny Republic. The targeted operation, which was conducted between

(33:51):
May and July twenty twenty five, led to the capture
of two top and SARU leaders who are have been
responsible for masterminding several terrorist attacks against Nigeria over the
past years. The first is Muhammud Muhammad Usman otherwise known

(34:14):
as Abu barah a Bass Muktari, the self style Amir
of Ansaru. He is the coordinator of various terrorist sleeper
cells across Nigeria. He is also the mastermind of several
high profile kidnappings and armed robberies used to finance terrorism

(34:40):
over the years. The second is Mahmud al ni Jeri
otherwise known as Malam Mahmuda, Abu Bara's proclaimed chief of
staff and deputy. He is the leader of the so
called Mahmudawa Cell, hiding out in and around the Kayangi

(35:03):
National Park, struggling Niger and Quara States up to Bene Republic.
Mahmudad trained in Libya between twenty thirteen and twenty fifteen
under the foreign Jadis instructors in Libya from Egypt, Tunisia

(35:23):
and Algeria, specializing in weapons handling an ied fabrication. These
two men have been on Nigeria's Most wanted least.

Speaker 2 (35:36):
For the years.

Speaker 5 (35:39):
They jointly spearheaded multiple attacks on civilians, security forces, and
critical infrastructure. Their operators include the twenty twenty two Kuji
prison break, the attack on the Nigeria Nigeri Iranian facility,

(36:00):
the twenty thirteen abduction of French engineer Francis Colob in Casino,
the Mayor First twenty twenty nine kidnapping of Alagi Musa
Uber Umar Uber Magazinger in Dora, and so many other
Crictorists incidents and attacks. They were also behind the abduction

(36:25):
of the Emmy of Wawa, and they maintained active links
with terrorist groups across the magrib particularly in Mali, Niger
and Bakina Faso. The two men who are wanted internationally
are currently in our custody. The capture of Abubarah and

(36:51):
Mala Mamuda, the group's leaders and deputy commander, respectively, respectively,
marked one of the most significant achievements to date in
our ongoing effort to read Nigeria of the threat of terrorism.
The successful decapitation of the leadership of this dangerous franchise

(37:12):
marks the most decisive blow against UNSARU since its inception.
This flight has effectively dismantled its central command while paving
the path for the complete annihilation of this group.

Speaker 2 (37:30):
This fit.

Speaker 5 (37:32):
Undoubtedly exemplifies Nigeria's advancing counter terrorism capabilities. The precision operation
followed mons of deep surveillance, human intelligence and technical tracking
which demonstrate enhance sophistication and seamless interurgency synergy. Let me

(37:58):
use this opportunity to inform the public that in the
course of the operation, our security forces captured I recovered
valuable actionable intelligence. These include a catch of materials and
digital evidence which are all known undergoing forensic analysis. The

(38:22):
findings from the analysis are expected to support our ongoing
efforts to exploit these success bring them to justice and
completely annihilate the residual of ansaru. Bring them to justice,
like I said, and bring down the networks and disab

(38:44):
there foreign collaborators. The capture of Abu Barah and Mamuda
signals the beginning of the end of or end to
impunity for terrorist leaders in Nigeria. Nigeria will continue to
pursue extremis with precision, resolve and evolvering determination. The fight

(39:08):
is far from over, yes, but the fall of answer
leadership represents a decisive step forward at this juncture. Let
me appreciate His Excellency President Armored Tinem for his leadership
for the strategic guidance and support to all in all

(39:29):
ramifications whould give us the impetus to continue to record successes.
I must also appreciate the dodgentness of the mphorces. Thank
you very much. And all our intelligence and security agencies,
Thank you so very much.

Speaker 1 (39:48):
All of you who all work.

Speaker 5 (39:52):
Tirelessly collaboratively to achieve this outcome, Thank you very much.
In conclusion, I would like to express our sincere gratitude
to the media for your patriotism and relentless support to
our drive to stamp out terrousum from our d nation. Finally,

(40:14):
let me reassure the Nigerian public, our public, Nigerians, that
we will not relent in our drive to make Nigeria safe.

Speaker 2 (40:25):
For all.

Speaker 1 (40:27):
Citizens.

Speaker 5 (40:28):
In recognition that national security is a shared responsibility, I
urge all law abiding citizens to continue to remain vigilant
and volunteer timely information to security agencies. For your prompt action,
I want to assure you Nigeria is in safe hands.

(40:49):
Thank you very much, and may God bless the Federal
Republic of Naga.

Speaker 1 (40:57):
Following the meeting of President Vladimir Putin of Russia and
President Donald Trump of the United States on Friday in Alaska,
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky has said he knows the treachery
of President Putin that in the coming days, Russia's soldiers
may try to increase pressure and strikes against Ukrainian positions

(41:18):
in order to create more favorable political circumstances for talks
with global actors. Zelensky made this statement some hours ago
while stating that Ukrainian soldiers have achieved some successes in
Danjesk region, especially in the areas of Dobrapilia and Pokrosk.
Then ordered the Commander in Chief Alexander Serski to speak

(41:39):
with combat commanders that Ukraine needs strong positions and truly
tangible resistance to the enemy. In his words, Zelensky said,
I received a report from Commander in Chief Alexander Serski
the front, the defense of positions and up to date
information on the intentions and movements of the Russian Army.

(41:59):
We are defense ending our positions along the entire front line,
and for the second day in a row, we have
achieved successes in some extremely difficult areas in the Duanyesk region,
in the direction of Dobrapilia and Pokrosk in particular. I
want to commend the units of the first Corps of
the National Guard of Ukraine, as of the units of

(42:20):
the seventh Corps of the Air Assault Forces, the units
of the thirty eighth Separate Marine Brigade named after Hetman
Petro saheded Me, as well as the units of our
ninety third Separate Mechanized Brigade Colony YAH. The destruction of
the occupiers who tried to infiltrate deeper into our positions continues.
There has also been an important replenishment of Ukraine's exchange

(42:44):
fund with Russian soldiers. The Commander in Chief also reported
on the actions of our units in the Sumi, Kharkiv
and Zaporigia regions. I am grateful to all our warriors
for their resilience. Based on the political and diplomatic scs
situation around Ukraine and knowing Russia's treachery, we anticipate that

(43:04):
in the coming days the Russian Army may try to
increase pressure and strikes against Ukrainian positions in order to
create more favorable political circumstances for talks with global actors.
We are documenting the movement and preparations of Russian troops.
Of course, we will counteract if necessary asymmetrically, I asked

(43:25):
the Commander in chief to speak with combat commanders. Ukraine
needs strong positions and truly tangible resistance to the enemy.
I thank every one of our soldiers, sergeants and officers
who are carrying out combat missions and destroying the occupiers
in the way that is necessary for Ukraine's confidence. Glory
to Ukraine. We had a long and substantive conversation with POTUS,

(43:49):
President of the United States. We started with one on
one talks before inviting European leaders to join us. This
call lasted for more than an hour and a half,
including about an hour of our bilateral conversation with President Trump.
Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum effort to
achieve peace. President Trump informed about his meeting with the

(44:12):
Russian leader and the main points of the discussion. It
is important that America's strength has an impact on the
development of the situation. We support President Trump's proposal for
a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia. Ukraine
emphasizes that key issues can be discussed at the level
of leaders and a trilateral format is suitable for this.

(44:36):
On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in Washington,
d C. To discuss all of the details regarding ending
the killing and the war. I am grateful for the invitation.
It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage
to insure reliable security guarantees. Together with America. We also
discuss positive signals from the American sign regarding part is

(44:59):
ap in guaranteeing Ukraine's security. We continue to coordinate our
positions with all partners. I thank everyone who is helping.
On the day of negotiations, the Russians are killing as well,
and that speaks volumes. Recently we've discussed with the US
and Europeans what can truly work. Everyone needs a just

(45:21):
end to the war. Ukraine is ready to work as
productively as possible to bring the water and end, and
we count on a strong position from America. Everything will
depend on this. The Russians factor in American strength, make
no mistake strength. I am receiving reports from our intelligence
and diplomats regarding the preparations for the meeting in Alaska

(45:44):
regarding what Putin is bringing to the table. We are
also receiving reports from Ukraine's regions following Russian strikes. SUMI
a Russian strike on the Central Market, Nepro region, strikes
on cities and enterprises, ze Poorigia, Kurson Region, dan Yesk Region,
deliberate Russian strikes. The war continues, and it is precisely

(46:07):
because there is neither an order nor even a signal
that Moscow is preparing to end this war. Russia must
end the war that it itself started and has been
dragging out for years. The killings must stop. A meeting
of leaders is needed at the very least Ukraine, America
and the Russian side, and it is precisely in such

(46:28):
a format that effective decisions are possible. Security guarantees are needed,
lasting peace is needed. Everyone knows the key objectives. I
want to thank everyone who is helping to achieve real results.
We had reported that there is still no peace in
sight after nearly three hours of meeting held in Anchorage
City in Alaska, a state in the United States US

(46:52):
between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump
of the United States over the war Russia launched since
twenty two twenty two in Ukraine, which has led to
thousands of deaths, mostly Ukrainians, which President Voladimir Zelensky of Ukraine,
who was not invited for the meeting. On Friday, in
a statement, said that it was time to end the war,

(47:13):
but Russia must take the necessary steps to a genuine
peace steal And. While commenting on the statement made by
the President of Poland Karol Navrki on Friday via x
social media platform to mark Poland Armed Forces Day, which
coincided with the day Putin and Trump met in Alaska,
President Zelenski said that Ukraine's independence strengthens Poland's independence and

(47:36):
we must always remember that the Miracle on the Vistula
was made possible through joint efforts and it saved Europe.
And the Polish President, Karl Navroki, had said that today
we celebrate the one hundred and fifth anniversary of the
Great Polish victory at the Battle of Warsaw in nineteen twenty,
the Polish Army, together with Ukrainian forces, successfully repelled the

(47:58):
Red Armies westward March, safeguarding Europe from a communist revolution.
For centuries, Russian imperialism has been a mortal threat to
our freedom. Poland's political tradition teaches that Russian expansionism rests
on a legacy of domestic despotism in which the only
free man is the ruler himself. But precisely because Russian

(48:18):
despotism is the enemy of freedom, Russian imperialism can only
be defeated through an alliance of free people's my Nation
halted Russian imperialism at RuSHA fifteen fourteen, Klascido one thousand,
six hundred and ten and Warsaw nineteen twenty.

Speaker 4 (48:38):
Bossasuledi bringin Brini in imoligizumi. Possasuledi bringin Brini in imoligizumin.

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