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Peter Obi Meets Detained Minor Quadri Yusuf Alabi After Release From Prison
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May 19, 2025
Peter Obi Meets Detained Minor Quadri Yusuf Alabi After Release From Prison https://osazuwaakonedo.news/peter-obi-meets-detained-minor-quadri-yusuf-alabi-after-release-from-prison/19/04/2025/ #Life #Alabi #Amukoko #Effiong #Inibehe #Lagos #Obi #Quadri ©April 19th, 2025 ®April 19, 2025 6:43 pm Former Governor of Anambra State and the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the last concluded Nigeria General Elections, Peter Obi has met with the detained minor, Quadri Yusuf Alabi, an underaged child who spent months in prison after some men of the Nigeria Police Force allegedly conspired together with some members of the Amukoko community in Lagos State, and fabricated armed robbery allegations against the said 17 years old little boy who came into fame at the wee hours to the 2023 presidential elections, when he stood boldly with his two hands widely opened in front of the convoy of the then Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, this, Alabi, who was discharged and freed by a Lagos Magistrate Court on April 17, 2025, had spent nearly three months at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kirikiri after being falsely accused of armed robbery—a charge which the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions later found to be baseless. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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former governor of an amber state and
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the presidential candidate of Labour
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Party in the last concluded Nigeria
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general elections Peter Obi has met with
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the detained minor Cuadri Yusfi an
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underage child who spent months in
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prison after some men of the Nigeria
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police force allegedly conspired
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together with some members of the Amuko
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community in Lagos State and fabricated
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armed robbery allegations against the
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said 17 years old little boy who came
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into fame that the we hours to the 2023
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presidential elections when he stood
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boldly with his two hands widely opened
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in front of the convoy of the then
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Labour Party presidential candidate
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Peter Obi this Albi who was discharged
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and freed by a Lagos magistrate court on
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April 17th 2025 had spent nearly 3
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months at the medium security custodial
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center in Kirki after being falsely
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accused of armed robbery a charge which
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the Lagos state director of public
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prosecutions later found to be baseless
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peter Obi in a statement on Friday after
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meeting the little boy said "Today I had
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the opportunity to meet with Cuadri Yusf
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Labi the young boy whose story moved us
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all after enduring unjust and illegal
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incarceration he is finally free and I
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am very grateful to the lawyers led by
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Anime Ephong who fought for his release
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and also Dele Faritimi and Muz Hassan
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Nuredin whose constant intervention was
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instrumental in securing justice for the
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young lad i listened to Cuadri today and
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one thing stood out clearly his
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unwavering desire for education despite
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all he has been through his only dream
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is to return to school and complete his
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education and I will make sure he gets
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it his determination is not just
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inspiring it is a call to action and I
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am committed to ensuring that he gets
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the education he desires and deserves in
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addition we must not stop at his release
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those responsible for his illegal
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incarceration must be held accountable
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as we strive to build a Nigeria where
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fairness and integrity prevail we cannot
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afford to allow such acts of criminality
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to go unpunished i once again thank the
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lawyers and everyone who stood and
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remained unrelenting for justice
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together we will build a Nigeria where
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education freedom rule of law equity and
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justice care and protection of the less
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privileged in our midst will stand as
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the foundation of our democracy
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meanwhile the human rights lawyer Anibbe
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Effong who stood in defense of the
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little boy's release on Thursday has
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demanded the sum of 100 million naira
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and public apology from the Nigeria
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Police Force as compensation for
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unlawful detention and false accusation
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in a statement after the court set
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Quadri Yusf Alabi free Anibbe Effong
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stated that we are excited to announce
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that Cuadri Yusf Labi the 17-year-old
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teenager who gained fame during the 2023
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elections after he spontaneously jumped
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and stood in front of the convoy of the
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presidential candidate of the Labour
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Party Mr peter Obi has been freed by the
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court today the 17th of April 2025 our
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client Cuadri was abducted by two area
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boys who are notoriously known in the
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community as Lee and Barbara Wararees
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close to his family residence at Amuko
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Aeromia Philad and local government area
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and dumped at the Amuko divisional
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police headquarters Paco police station
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in Lagos State cuadri was returning from
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work when he was grabbed by the duo who
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along with other jealous and entitled
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area boys in the community have been
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harassing him and threatening to deal
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with him since 2023 for not giving them
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their share of donations gifted him
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during the last elections period
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quandre's family informed us that the
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ballay of the community equally
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pressured them to buy a cow and rice and
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cook for the community to appease the
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area boys the abductors initially told
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the officers at Amukoko police station
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that our client was involved in street
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fighting to the constonation of Cuadri
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and his family the police on the 26th of
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January 2025 took Quadri before a
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magistrate in a Papa and obtained an
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order remanding him at the medium
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security custodial center Kirk Kiri on a
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trumped up charge of armed robbery the
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police fraudulently joined Cuadri with
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four strange adults who had no form of
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connection or relationship whatsoever
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with him and claimed that the four
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strange men were his casemates as part
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of the diabolical frame up of our client
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the officers at Amuko Police Station
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also misrepresented his age to be 18
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knowing that disclosing his actual age
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would likely raise eyebrows when we were
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briefed by Cuadre's mother a week ago
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after the matter was brought to public
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attention by Muz Hassan Nuredin the
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co-founder of Ray of Hope prison
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outreach we swiftly escalated the case
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and took necessary steps towards
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securing his freedom at the court today
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the presiding magistrate his honor AO
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and Femi Mrs confirmed that the legal
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advice issued by the director of public
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prosecutions DPP of the Ministry of
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Justice Lagos State Dr babajid Martins
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showed that there was no evidence to
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substantiate the allegation of armed
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robbery against Cuadri in his legal
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advice the DPP recommended the
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non-prosecution of Cuadri thus the
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presiding magistrate discharged him and
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he was accordingly freed we commend the
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DPP for standing by the truth in this
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matter we demand that the commissioner
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of police Lagos State Command and the
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Inspector General of Police should as a
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matter of urgency remove the DPO of
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Amuoko Divisional Headquarters and
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subject him to orderly room trial along
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with the IPO one inspector Od Samuel and
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other officers who participated in this
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evil sinister oppressive and corrupt
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scheme of framing up a teenager for
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armed robbery at the behest of rogue
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area boys we demand that the Nigeria
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Police Force should pay the sum of 100
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million naira 100 million naira 0.0 to
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our client as
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compensation also we also demand a
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public apology from the police if the
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above three remedial demands are not
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fully complied with immediately we shall
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initiate legal actions to seek redress
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cuadre's case is a painful example of
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the putrifying corruption monstrous
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impunity and pervasive injustice in the
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Nigeria police force there are many
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cuadri languishing in detention centers
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across Nigeria because of the unbridled
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criminality lawlessness and lack of
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accountability in the police institution
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and the weakness of the justice system
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history will vindicate the just the
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legal practitioner Anibbe Effong said in
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the latest press release the lawyer
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Animebehey appealed to the general
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public's to raise funds for the little
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boy and his family to relocate from the
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Amuko community over what the human
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rights lawyer described as threat to
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life anibbeah Efong said "Following my
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discussion with the family of Quadria
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Labi and at their request I hereby
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appeal to all conscientious
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organizations individuals and corporate
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entities to offer immediate financial
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assistance to Quadri to enable him and
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his family relocate from the present
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community and home amoko is no longer
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safe for them those behind his travels
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can easily target him or his family
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members again this appeal has become
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imperative due to active threats to
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Cuadri and his family as of this morning
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they still received threats upon the
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release of Cuadri at the court it became
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apparent that it is no longer safe for
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them to return to their home due to the
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urgency and severity of the situation we
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have paid for and lodged them in a hotel
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for tonight in addition to the necessity
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of relocation Cuadre's mother who is a
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petty trader has also pleaded with
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Nigerians to assist her financially to
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enable her cater for herself and her
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children her husband Cuadris father
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is deceased finally we need to
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rehabilitate Quadri for him to be useful
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to himself and the society he has
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expressed a desire to go to school he is
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also open to acquiring a skill if you
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are minded to assist kindly send your
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support to the account details below
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account number
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092695127 bank Sterling Bank account
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name Quadri Yousef Alabi we will do our
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best this time to ensure that whatever
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is donated to Quadri is properly
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utilized and not misappropriated in a
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follow-up post the lawyer wrote on his
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social media handles that we have raised
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3 million naira within 2 hours of
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announcing the fundraising for Quadria
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Labi we are still far from the target
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but the amount raised so far
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demonstrates that there are good and
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spirited people in Nigeria please keep
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donating
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