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Drama As DPO Held Overzealous PUWOV Member In Benin

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4 years ago

November 18, 2021

There was mild drama Wednesday evening at Oba Market, Benin City, as a police officer who Identified himself as Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at the Oba Market Police Division held firm shirt (uniform) of an overzealous member of the Public Safety Works Volunteers Scheme (PUWOV) of the state government.

INFO DAILY gathered that the drama started when the overzealous PUWOV member and others were said to have been seizing and throwing away goods of market women selling at the walkway which attracted the police officer.

According to the DPO who narrated the incident to onlookers including INFO DAILY while he held the PUVOW member, he approached the PUVOW members introduced himself and pleaded to them to be merciful to the market women because it is what they used in taking care of their respectively families.

He further narrated that rather than listening to him as a senior police officer, they rather harassed him while one of them filmed the whole scene as he try to intervene.

“A senior police officer! After introducing myself as DPO in charge of Oba Market division, you still have the audacity to do what you did. I will not leave you. I am taking you to the station. Call whosoever you want to call,” he said.

Some onlookers who were at the scene pleaded to the DPO to pardon the PUVOW member while some particularly those who sell at the market and it environ gave the DPO a go ahead for the PUVOW member’s official arrest, narrating that it’s unbecoming of them.

“That is how they do. Even in the night, they will come and be disturbing these women by seizing their goods. Is night work hour. Was that what they were asked to do as work. These is what these women used in taking care of their family, but they won’t listen because most of them want bribe,” a young man who appears to be lettered said.

As at when INFO DAILY left scene of the incident, the DPO had dragged the said man to the direction of the temporary station of the division as he turned down plead from other members of PUVOW who were mobilised to the scene of incident so to plead on behalf of the overzealous member.

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How Our Airstrikes Stopped Christmas Attacks In Nigeria — US Lawmaker

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2 days ago

December 27, 2025

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Riley Moore, a member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia’s 2nd District, has linked the absence of Christmas attacks in Nigeria this year to US military airstrikes carried out against Islamist militants on Christmas Day.

In a post on his official X account on Saturday, Moore contrasted the situation with the past two Christmas seasons, during which he claimed Christians were killed in attacks across parts of Nigeria.

The lawmaker noted that this year’s response targeted extremist groups instead of marking another period of violence.

He added that US forces acted decisively against militants in coordination with the Nigerian government.

“For the past two Christmases, Christians have been murdered in Nigeria. This year, thanks to @POTUS, Radical Islamic Terrorists were on the receiving end of 12 Tomahawk missiles as a present.

“The successful strikes on ISIS, in coordination with the Nigerian government, are just the first step to secure the country and end the slaughter of our brothers and sisters in Christ,” Moore wrote.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that American forces had conducted deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in north-western Nigeria.

Trump, who spoke via his Truth Social platform, warned that more attacks would follow if the militants continued killing Christians, adding that the Department of War executed numerous “perfect strikes.”

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

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3 days ago

December 26, 2025

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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.

“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.

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

“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.

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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3 days ago

December 26, 2025

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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.

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.

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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