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Daughter Who Vowed To Avenge Dad’s Murderers Became Cop, Caught Killer After 25 Years

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A woman who became a police officer to avenge her m*rdered father had helped to arrest his k!ller 25 years after the crime.

Gislayne Silva de Deus, from Boa Vista, northern Brazil, was nine when her dad Givaldo was shot de@d in a bar over a debt worth £20 in 1999.

Givaldo’s killer, Raimundo Alves Gomes, took his victim to hospital but disappeared afterwards.

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Daughter who vowed to avenge her dad?s m*rder became a cop and caught his killer after 25 years.

He was caught, put on trial and sentenced to 12 years in 2013 but was allowed to stay out of prison while fighting a series of appeals against the verdict.

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After the final appeal was rejected in 2016, a warrant was issued for his arrest but he disappeared again.

The news devastated Gislayne, who was now in her late 20s working as a lawyer, and the rest of Givaldo’s family.

“We got used to living with uncertainty, always wondering if we would ever be able to locate him,” she told Brazilian news site G1.

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In 2022, Gislayne became a prison officer, saying she “always imagined [Gomes] arriving there to serve his sentence”.

Daughter who vowed to avenge her dad?s m*rder became a cop and caught his killer after 25 year.

But it remained a daydream, even after one of her uncles spotted Gomes in the city where the m*rder took place later that year.

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The uncle alerted authorities, but Gomes disappeared before they could arrest him.

She then applied to join her state’s Civil Police, becoming a clerk in July this year, and immediately applied to join its murder unit.

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Once in, she helped to gather information about Gomes’ whereabouts and issued the formal order for his arrest.

Gislayne, now 35, was finally able to confront her father’s k!ller back at the police station and tell him why he had been caught, in a moment which was filmed and shared online.

“It’s because of me that you are here,” she told him, adding: “You are now going to pay.”

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Daughter who vowed to avenge her dad?s m*rder became a cop and caught his killer after 25 years.

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It took a moment to muster up the courage to face him, Gislayne said, continuing: “When I saw the man who was responsible for my dad’s de@th was finally in handcuffs, I couldn’t hold back the tears.

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“It was an explosion of feelings that turned into tears of relief, as it seemed like this day would never come.

‘”My dad was an honest and hard-working man. He encouraged us to study and spent time helping us with homework and times tables. He was always very close to us and caring.

“My sisters and I went through really difficult times after we lost him. What happened could easily have sentins on a different direction, but our mother always taught us to follow the right path.”

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U.S. Lawmaker Reacts To Nigeria, U.S. Airstrikes

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United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has stated that President Donald Trump is determined to put an end to the killing of Christians in Nigeria, warning that further action may follow if the violence persists.

Moore made the statement on Friday via his official X handle.

According to the lawmaker, the strike represents the first step in addressing what he described as the ongoing slaughter of Christians and the broader security crisis affecting Nigerians across religious and ethnic lines.

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President Trump has been clear that the killing of Christians in Nigeria must end,” he said.

He that the administration’s resolve on the matter should not be underestimated.

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As I stated at the outset: Do not test President Trump‘s resolved in this matter.

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Tonight’s strike in coordination with the Nigerian government is just the first step to ending the slaughter of Christians and the security crisis affecting all Nigerians,” he said.

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He stressed that the operation signals a stronger stance by the United States in support of Nigeria’s efforts to tackle terrorism and violent extremism, noting that further measures could be taken if the situation does not improve.

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US Dept Of War Shares Video Of Air Strikes In Nigeria

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A video footage of the US military air strikes in Nigeria has emerged.

The video was released by the US Department of War following its air strikes against terrorists in Sokoto.

Earlier, the US secretary of War, Pete Hegseth had confirmed that military air strikes hit terrorists in Nigerians, saying it was deadly.

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Later on, the US. African Command, confirmed that it conducted the attacks described as very deadly by President Donald Trump.

Trump said he was only keeping the promise he made earlier last month to strike the terrorists he believes are killing innocent Christians.

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Although described as powerful and deadly, the casualty caused by the attack is yet to be released.

Explaining further, security expert, Brant Philip, said the strikes may have been launched “from the USS Paul Ignatius, using a Tomahawk missile.”

The Nigerian government through its ministry of foreign affairs has also confirmed that the strikes were successful.

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JUST IN: US Forces Bomb Terrorists Camps In Nigeria

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United States President Donald Trump said US forces conducted deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in northwestern Nigeria, and vowed more attacks if the militants keep killing Christians.

“I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that “the Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes.”

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Trump stated that the Department of War “executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper.”

The US president wished everyone Merry Christmas, “including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.”

Details later.

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