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Edo State Governor Monday oolo has
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indefinitely suspended the operational
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activities of the state public safety
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Response Team PSR days after an official
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of the PSR allegedly dragged steering
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wheel with the driver of a moving bus
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leading to an accident that killed a
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2-year-old baby in Benin City this the
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state coordinator of the PSR Kelly aumo
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AKA EO Stone reacted and said he
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supported the governor for the PSR
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suspension some residents who witnessed
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the cause of the accident on Wednesday
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said one of the PSR officials simply
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identified as a barcher was seen
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dragging the steering wheel of a moving
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vehicle with the bus driver and suddenly
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the vehicle veered off the road and
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snatched the 2 years old baby girl from
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her mother who is a POS operator and
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smashed the little girl on the road
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pavement Edo state government in a
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statement signed and made available by
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the secretary to the state government
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Umar musula stated below thus it is
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hereby announced for the information of
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the general public that the governor of
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Edo State his Excellency Senator Munday
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oolo has ordered the indefinite
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suspension of the public safety Response
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Team psrt headed by Kelly aunga AKA Evo
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Stone this decision is occasioned by
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several complaints received by the state
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government on allegations of extortion
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harassment and unruly Behavior avior by
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members of the team the government
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remains committed to upholding Law and
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Order and will not tolerate any
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deviation from the original purpose for
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which the team was set up which is to
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help maintain public order assist in
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protecting public infrastructure and
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curb legal activities like Street
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trading and illegal parking in our
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communities a thorough review of the
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team's structure and operations
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particularly recruitment processes and
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training of its Personnel will be
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conducted to ensure that all govern
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government sanctioned activities in the
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state reflect the highest standard of
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professionalism fairness orderliness and
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respect for human dignity Edo state
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government stated reacting to the
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suspension Kelly akumo also known as EO
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Stone in a statement hours after the
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governor's action expressed his
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gratitude to his Excellency Senator Mund
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oolo governor of Edo state for his
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commitment and dedication to providing
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better leadership for the state the
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statement added that speaking after the
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government announced the suspension of
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the public safety Response Team comrade
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akumo stated that he fully supports the
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governor's decision and will continue to
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stand by the administration in its
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pursuit of a new Edo Rising he also
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extended his deepest apologies to the
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people of Edo State for the unfortunate
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incident that led to the tragic loss of
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a young girl's life he emphasized that
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with the governor's directive for a
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thorough review of the team's structure
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Recruitment and training process es he
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strongly believes the restructured unit
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will be better equipped to carry out its
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duties professionally and in alignment
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with the government's policies
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furthermore comrade akumba expressed his
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appreciation to the governor for the
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opportunity to serve as the state
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coordinator during the team's operations
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before its suspension we have reported
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that the Edo State command of the
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Nigeria police force has confirmed the
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killing of a 2 years old baby after a
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bus driver rammed the bus into a group
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of pedestrian while running away from
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the edos state public safety Response
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Team PSR at the highly populated Ring
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Road in Benin City this the state
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coordinator of the PSR Kelly akumo AKA
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EO Stone apologized to the bereaved
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family and promised to take action
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against the PSR official who allegedly
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gave the bus driver a chase the police
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in a statement on Thursday said that PSR
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official was almost lynched to death by
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angry mob but he was rescued due to the
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quick intervention of the men of the
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asigi police division adding that the
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tragic incident involves a white van at
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bus with registration number then 406 y
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ramming into some pedestrians ostensibly
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to evade arrest by members of the Edo
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