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NIGERIAN NAVY ARRESTS WANTED MILITANT KINGPIN SUNDAY GODLAW IN BAYELSA, RECOVERS AK-47.Personnel of the Nigerian Navyโ€™s ...
26/08/2026

NIGERIAN NAVY ARRESTS WANTED MILITANT KINGPIN SUNDAY GODLAW IN BAYELSA, RECOVERS AK-47.

Personnel of the Nigerian Navyโ€™s Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, in collaboration with local security personnel, have arrested a wanted militant kingpin, Mr Sunday Godlaw, alongside his associate, Mr Prosper Tumbe, at Opugbene, Akassa, in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

The suspects were arrested on Saturday, August 22, 2026, following credible intelligence on the continued movement and activities of Godlaw, who had reportedly been on the run since the Navy raided his suspected camp at Fununu Community on August 6. Acting on the intelligence, the naval personnel tracked him to Opugbene Community, where he was apprehended alongside Tumbe. An AK-47 rifle, three loaded magazines and a mobile phone were recovered from the suspects.

The operation also triggered a pursuit of other suspected associates who reportedly fled into the surrounding bushes, with some believed to have sustained gunshot injuries during the encounter. According to the Navy, preliminary interrogation indicated that Godlaw and his alleged second-in-command confessed to involvement in acts of terror, kidnapping and, in some instances, the killing of civilians in neighbouring communities, allegedly subjecting residents to persistent fear and insecurity.

The arrest represents another major breakthrough in the Nigerian Navyโ€™s intelligence-driven operations to dismantle militant and criminal networks and restore peace and security across the Niger Delta. The Commanding Officer, FOB FORMOSO, Capt. S.K. Haruna, commended the personnel for their professionalism, courage and operational discipline, while reaffirming the Baseโ€™s commitment to sustained operations against criminal elements.

Haruna added that search operations were ongoing to locate and apprehend other suspected members of the group who fled during the operation. Meanwhile, Godlaw and Tumbe remain in custody for further investigation and interrogation.

IYC Withdraws Mediation in Daukoru-Azikel Dispute!The 10th National Executive Council of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), W...
26/08/2026

IYC Withdraws Mediation in Daukoru-Azikel Dispute!

The 10th National Executive Council of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Worldwide, has withdrawn its mediation efforts in the dispute involving Mr. Daukoru Kariyai and the Azikel Group, following reactions to its earlier public briefing.

In a statement issued on Wednesday by the National Secretary of the IYC, Dr. Ayebakuro Itari Igbeta, the Council thanked the immediate family of Daukoru Kariyai, his friends, associates and the entire Ijaw nation for their opinions, criticisms and admonitions on the matter.

Igbeta said the Council had received the reactions with an open mind, noting that the feedback, including those conveyed through phone calls, personal engagements and social media, would serve as a basis for the leadership to re-evaluate its actions.

He reaffirmed the commitment of the IYC President, Comr. Dr. Doubra Collins Okotete, and members of the 10th NEC to advancing the interests, talents and aspirations of Ijaw youths under the collectively agreed Ijaw First Agenda.

On the dispute between Daukoru and the Azikel Group, the IYC National Secretary said the Council had made efforts to mediate but the intervention did not produce the anticipated outcome.

According to him, following the Council's latest engagement with Daukoru and the position of the Azikel Group contained in its official statement dated August 26, both parties had chosen to rely on the judicial system to determine their respective cases.

The IYC therefore officially announced its withdrawal from further mediation between the parties at this time, urging the general public to take note of the development.

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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE IYC VISIT TO KUJE PRISONAfter reading two press releases by the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),one remaini...
26/08/2026

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE IYC VISIT TO KUJE PRISON

After reading two press releases by the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),one remaining neutral and the other actively trying to vilify my husband, Kariyai Daukoru painting him as a proud, arrogant litigant who "knows it all",it has become necessary to set the record straight. The press release painting him as a villian conveniently left out the part he said he is open to ADR, something he said at the Naija Live studio even before going to Prison,but only when he is out of prison.

In my previous report, my husband and his lawyer explicitly instructed a neutral account, without taking into consideration the individual actions or words of members of the delegation. However, given the blatant distortion of facts, the truth must now be laid bare for the public.

๐Ÿญ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป
The IYC was not neutral in that room. If they were,their spokesman AYEBAKURO IGBETA did a poor job of it.

They wanted an apology so desperately that when my husband asked what the content of such an apology would even be, AYEBAKURO IGBETA elected himself on the spot to draft the apology himself so Kariyai Daukoru could sign and tender it.

When flexing his credentials, AYEBAKURO IGBETA made it clear to my husband that he holds a masterโ€™s degree and a Ph.D. in Law. He claimed he had personally reviewed the case Dr. Azibapu Eruani filed against my husband and declared point-blank that my husband would go to jail when my husband hasn't even entered a defense, what PhD in Law.

๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜ƒ๐˜€. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€

My husband immediately clarified that before filing any suit, he had thoroughly studied the Nigerian Law of Contract and had the Cybercrime Act of 2015 fully at his disposal. He expressed total confidence in his position, knowing that in criminal matters, the burden of proof rests squarely on the prosecution.
Igbetaโ€™s response was to dismiss the law entirely. He told my husband that "law in theory and law in practice are two different things," so my husband had no reason to be confident. He insisted that Kariyai must apologize just to leave Kuje prison. He went further to assert that if my husband loses the cyberstalking case, it would amount to an establishment of "bad character" that would destroy his standing in his civil case, repeating his mantra: Apologize. According to him, my husband has a strong heart and must soften it.

๐Ÿฏ. "๐—œ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป"
When my husband asked the delegation point-blank: "Is it that the IYC already thinks I am guilty, hence I must apologize?" they all responded "No."
My husband then made the fundamental principle of dispute resolution clear: True Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) or negotiation cannot happen while a man is locked up inside Kuje prison. Coercing a man behind iron bars into signing an apology is not negotiationโ€”it is duress. Any genuine negotiation must happen when he is outside prison walls.
To this, Igbeta mockingly asked: "So you just want to come out of prison and negotiate?" and laughed in his face.
My husband responded firmly that he is not begging Eruani to drop charges. If Eruani wants genuine ADR, it can only happen when Kariyai is out. Besides, with the courts currently on recess, it is not even Eruani keeping him in prison at this very moment.
Igbetaโ€™s response was aggressive and telling:

"IT IS ERUANI THAT IS KEEPING YOU IN PRISON, make you no deceive yourself."

๐Ÿฐ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ
Ayebakuro Igbeta was visibly disappointed and frustrated that Kariyai refused to take the bait, apologize, or allow him to draft the so-called apology.
While other members of the committee refrained from taking sidesโ€”such as IYC President Dr. Doubra Collins Okotete, who made it clear he was acting strictly as an emissaryโ€”AYEBAKURO IGBETA had already taken his side. He entered Kuje prison not as a mediator for an Ijaw youth, but as an advocate for the opposition, declaring my husband guilty and demanding his surrender.
5. Setting the Narrative Straight
Why the IYC spokesperson authorized two conflicting press releases,one neutral, and one heavily biased to frame my husband as an arrogant litigant unwilling to settle,is a psychological game best explained by them.

Painting my husband as a man stubbornly chasing a 1.9 billion Naira payout is both sickening and ignorant. As anyone with a basic understanding of the law knows, damages claimed in court are subject entirely to judicial discretion. My husband knows the difference between claims and court awards.

Whatever games are being played, the reality remains unchanged: Kariyai Daukoru will not be coerced into an apology from a prison cell.
If Dr. Eruani and the Azikel Group are truly open to ADR, Step Zero is my husband's unconditional release. We will not apologize from behind bars. We will not negotiate under duress. My husband works hand-in-hand with his legal team, directing his defense where necessary as any client rightfully should. That is how a proper lawyer-client relationship works, my dear Igbeta.

While the 13 member committee visited one man and can come up with any kind of stories against him,the public record remains untainted.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ: ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—– ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต

The bias of the IYC leadership was evident long before anyone stepped foot into Kuje prison. From the initial press release made by Igbeta.

While claiming to act as neutral mediators in a conflict involving a persecuted Ijaw youth, the IYC went ahead and elected Dr. Azibapu Eruani as a Special Guest of Honor at their official event. That action alone exposed where their loyalties were anchored.

Following that, the IYC,speaking publicly through Tari Agai,boldly declared to the world that Kariyai Daukoru must apologize to Eruani, framing this total surrender as a "fair deal."

When the 10th NEC visited Kuje Custodial Centre, they did not go as unbiased arbitrators seeking justice for an Ijaw son. They went as messengers delivering Eruaniโ€™s ultimatum. They employed every form of pressure, academic flexing, and legal intimidation to force Kariyai into signing an apology behind bars and when they could not,they said they were only messengers telling my husband what Eruani wants.

Make it make sense. That 13 people flew from Bayelsa to Kuje prison to tell one man what Eruani wants.

When my husband stood his ground and refused to be bullied into an apology under duress, the IYC turned to media warfare. They immediately began flooding the public space with conflicting press releases, actively attempting to vilify my husband and paint him as an unyielding, arrogant litigant simply because he refused to surrender his fundamental rights from a prison cell.

The Kariyai family position has always been clear from the beginning and we have made it public.
Kariyai will not apologize or withdraw his case from a prison cell.

If DR Eruani wants real and genuine ADR,Kariyai will meet him at the table of negotiation when he is out of prison. Alternatively,if an apology is what DR Eruani wants.
He will not get it.

Dear Ayebakuro Igbeta, do mind your table manners,chew slowly. Greed is a notoriously difficult thing to swallow.

๐—•๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ถ
(Wife of Kariyai Daukoru)

PLEASE NOTE
My husband's detailed account of these events was fully provided to me through his legal counsel following their custodial consultation,from the specific statements made by every member present down to the exact demands handed to him. In the Kariyai family, we value accountability. When baseless statements are issued to vilify our husband and father, we will respond with nothing but the unvarnished truth, without fear, compromise, or retreat.

๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ž๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—– ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—”๐—ก๐—œ'๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐— Dear Meshack,โ€‹Long before this storm broke, my husband spoke of you an...
26/08/2026

๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ž๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—– ๐— ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—”๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—”๐—ก๐—œ'๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐— 

Dear Meshack,
โ€‹Long before this storm broke, my husband spoke of you and your brother with respect. But respect cannot bow to injustice, and my duty today is to lay the bare, unvarnished truth before the world. If you two ever sit as men, lock eyes, and shake hands when this is over, that is your affair. But today, you will listen to what has been done.

โ€‹If your pen helped draft that press release,the one framing my husband as a proud, arrogant, pompous litigant who stubbornly refuses to bow,then shame on you.

โ€‹Let me tell you about his pride. Yes, he is a proud man. He takes pride in his intellect. If he had not devoured the law books himself, he would never have known he had a valid contract. If he had not mastered the machinery of the Nigerian criminal justice system, he would have broken long ago, leaving Barr Aluzu in the midst of an incomplete case where his client bowed to pressure after he has put in so much work.

Imagine him telling the IYC, Eruani didn't keep him there but the fu**ed up Nigerian criminal system did and you a legal practitioner watched as Igbeta with his so called PhD in law tell him, he should not deceive himself, it was ERUANI who kept him there.

He would have dropped his knees, offered a hollow apology, and abandoned his suit,just like most other victim swept up, silenced, and broken by charges of defamation and cyberstalking in this country.

โ€‹You walked into Kuje Prison, saw a man bound in chains, and tried to bully him into submission. Threaten a man in prison he'll go to prison. And when he stood his ground, when he told you precisely why he would never apologize, you called it pride. You called it arrogance.

โ€‹โ€‹That man has been stripped of his freedom for five agonizing months and counting,held in chains without ever being proven guilty of a single crime. Inside those walls, his mind is a warzone. There are nights he breaks down, weeping in the dark because he misses his children, yet knowing in his soul he cannot come home until he secures their future,the very future Eruani stole from him. His school, his business, his lifeโ€™s work.

โ€‹You people had the audacity to tell him that Eruani didnโ€™t force him to abandon his education or his business. Have you actually read the employment letter Azikel gave him? The letter explicitly instructing him to drop everything he was doing and devote himself exclusively to the company? If you haven't seen it, say the word,I will gladly produce a copy for the world to see..

You should count yourselves lucky that his self-control did not snap while you stood there ridiculing his agony. You are fortunate he kept his fists down rather than giving a black eye to the men taunting him,particularly that one he describes as short, dark fellow with the pink lips.

Do you have any conception of the psychological ex*****on he has endured?
โ€‹Do you know what it means to be dragged from the filth of SARS Abattoir to the concrete misery of Kuje? To be subjected to hard labor under the scorching sun, sweeping floors, washing toilets, and enduring relentless humiliation,all because he trusted a liar and signed up for a fraudulent scholarship? Do you know the pains in his heart?

Let me tell you something,โ€‹My husbandโ€™s mind is trapped in the month he was stolen from us. We sit together, trying to speak of the future, and he mistakes every passing month for March. When I looked into his eyes and asked him, "Are you stuck in March?",his answer broke what was left of my heart.Forget about it he'll say,boxing his pain and lashing out needlessly. Do you know anything at all about the man you portrayed as proud, arrogant, pompous and is chasing 1.9 billion?

โ€‹He is living through an abyss of depression, physical torture, and emotional torment. You see an arrogant litigant. I see a man chained for daring to know his rights.

Being a man with very few friends,I bear the full weight of the trauma this useless scholarship has caused and because he refused to chicken out. You call him names,you paint him with colors to make him look like a proud man who doesn't want to apologize to gain his freedom. Do you know what freedom is? The man who traumatized him and is asking for an apology is the humble one because he has money?

Oh forgive me,I digress. Yet how can I not, when the world needs to hear that my husband is not a statistic or a story; he is a living, breathing human being. His unyielding stance is not some unnatural stubbornness,it is the quiet, terrifying resolve of a man who has already lost everything and realized he has nothing left to lose.
โ€‹Now, let us drag the truth into the light and address Meshack Seinteiโ€™s actual role in that visitation room.

Meshack Sintei was merely a casual acquaintance of my husband, Kariyai Daukoru. During Kariyaiโ€™s student days at Niger Delta University, he had a close friend named Gordon,now a medical doctor.

Gordon was acquainted with Meshackโ€™s twin brother, who was studying Medical Laboratory Science I think. That fragile thread of connection was the sole basis of my husband knowing the Sintei twins.

Today, I am not here to dissect casual acquaintances. I am here to expose Meshack Sinteiโ€™s true role in that calculated visit to Kuje Prison,and tear down the charade built by him and the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC).

When it was Sinteiโ€™s turn to speak at the prison, he looked my husband in the eye and asked, "Do you trust me?"

Kariyai laughed. "No, I don't trust you," he replied. "How can I trust you? You are part of Eruaniโ€™s defense team at the Bayelsa State High Court. I read the court processes."

Kindly find the attached picture on a court process with Meshacks name on the defense team.

Stop right there and let that sink in. Meshack N. Sintei works directly for Eruani, or for the very law firm protecting Eruaniโ€™s interests at the Bayelsa State High Court. His name is on every process sent to Barr Ebikebuna Aluzu counsel representing Kariyai Daukoru,Yet, he tagged along with the IYC delegation to Kuje Prison, pressuring my husband to apologize to regain his freedom.

โ€‹Was Meshack Seintei sitting in that visiting room as a representative of his paymaster, Eruani Azibapu, or as the Legal Adviser of the IYC seeking justice for an oppressed Ijaw youth? The evidence speaks for itself: it was a betrayal wrapped in a brazen conflict of interest. As a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Meshack knew the ethical line he was crossing. Yet he sat there, attempting to manipulate a man in chains. That deliberate act proves only one thing,he was not there for justice; he was sent as an errand boy for his client.

โ€‹Meshack Seintei went so far as to weaponize my husbandโ€™s own legal defense against him. He sat in that visitor room claiming he had seen the private fee agreement between my husband and his counsel, Barrister Ebikebuna Aluzu Esq., sneering that the lawyer was only in it for the money.

Consider the absolute depravity of that act: opposing counsel takes a privileged, confidential conversation held between lawyers in an ongoing suit, travels to Kuje Prison, and uses it to poison a locked-up manโ€™s mind against his own advocate. It was a calculated, unethical attempt to strip my husband of his defense, break his spirit, and force him to his knees.

When the IYC President and Igbeta failed to coerce my husband into a fake apology, Sintei dropped a warning that still haunts Kariyai.

He said: "The IYC will make a press release. Please beg your wife not to respond, and give me permission to talk to her."

My husband answered sharply: "If you do the right thing and don't eulogize Eruani, she will have no need to respond."

If the IYC was acting with integrity, why were they terrified of a wifeโ€™s response? Why beg to silence me? I am here to dismantle every malicious lie spun against my husband, and I will not stop until he walks free.

To the armchair critics who pretend to know this story better than I do: I lived this life. I washed his clothes when he came home exhausted. I woke up as early as 5:00am to prepare his meals. I carried his bag to the road to see him off while heavily pregnant. When he came back from work,I chested the pains in his chest. I bore the pain for 16 months so he could stand flying high in that useless hangar at Swali.

Sintei claim he had a dream that he was the savior who settled this case. Ask him: was he at Kuje Prison to engineer a surrender for his client, or to fight for an oppressed youth?

When you approached Kariyai under the guise of benevolence, claiming your only interest was to see him freed, do you remember what he told you? FREEDOM is not his goal. Justice is. And any right-thinking Bayelsan knows that the Ijaw Youth Council was built on the sacred legacy of Isaac Adaka Boro,a man who gave everything to stand up for justice, not to broker shameful surrenders.

The IYC delegation sent to Kuje Prison was never working in the interest of justice. Today, the Kariyai family,for the third time,demands their complete, immediate, and unconditional exit.

I will not sit quietly while a circus of conflicted actors trample on my husbandโ€™s pain, his sacrifice, his integrity, and his name simply to favor a liar.
Take this message back to your paymaster: Kariyai Daukoru will not apologize.

My husband is a human being of flesh, blood, and soul,and he has earned every right to be angry!

๐—•๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ถ
(Wife of Kariyai Daukoru)

๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—– ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—”๐—œ ๐——๐—”๐—จ๐—ž๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—จ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ž๐—จ๐—๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก โ€” ๐˜ผ๐™ช๐™œ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ 22, 2026Earlier today, legal counsel representing Kar...
26/08/2026

๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—– ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—”๐—œ ๐——๐—”๐—จ๐—ž๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—จ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ž๐—จ๐—๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก

โ€” ๐˜ผ๐™ช๐™œ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ 22, 2026

Earlier today, legal counsel representing Kariyai Daukoru in the ongoing FHC and Magistrate Court cases in Abuja visited him at the Kuje Custodial Centre to properly understand the reason behind the IYC'S visit of 21st August 2026.
He discussed with Kariyai and informed the Kariyai family on the what was discussed. He made it clear Kariyai was not feeling healthy,however his resolve is still the same.

Following this briefing, our family feels compelled to make these developments public in the interest of justice, truth, and public accountability.

๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—– ๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—š๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก & ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ
๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต:
This engagement follows public statements made by Tari Agai on behalf of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), framing a public apology from my husband to Eruani Azibapu as a "fair deal." Our family maintains that demanding an apology from an incarcerated individual raises fundamental questions regarding basic fairness, due process, and whether the party demanding the apology is worthy of one.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜:
A 13-member delegation from the IYC, led by Sir Doubra Collins Okotete, visited Kariyai at the Kuje Custodial Centre.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:
The delegation relayed a proposal from Dr. Eruani, asserting that a public apology would serve as the sole condition for my husband's release.

๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ถโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
My husband respectfully, firmly, and unequivocally declined. While he remains committed to peace, he will not offer a coerced apology under confinement. A public apology is not merely a gesture; in ongoing litigation, it serves as self-incriminating evidence. Asking Kariyai to apologize for wrongs he did not commit under the promise of withdrawn charges is no different from past grand promises,such as foreign pilot training with international partnerships,that vanished as soon as accountability was required. He will not be fooled twice. If an apology is owed, it is due to Kariyai and the youth of Bayelsa. He remains completely unafraid of the court proceedings.

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
Although the delegation suggested he take time to reconsider, our family stands fully aligned with his decision: his position is absolute and final,he is not reconsidering.

๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:
We acknowledge that the delegation left basic provisions and the sum of โ‚ฆ100,000 to assist with his immediate daily needs while in custody.

๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฌ๐—”๐—œ ๐—™๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก
1. ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
If Eruani genuinely desires an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process, it cannot occur while one party is deprived of liberty. Negotiating behind bars using fundamental human freedom as leverage is not mediation,it is coercion.

2. ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
We remain open to a fair, lawful, and dignified resolution, but our willingness to engage under conditions of duress is strictly time-bound. This openness stems from a commitment to community peace,a principle Kariyai has consistently demonstrated by sending 12 formal letters to the Azikel Group, petitioning the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, and appealing to key stakeholders. It must not be mistaken for hesitation to litigate. Once this limited window expires, legal counsel will be instructed to permanently close all doors to negotiation, leaving the judiciary,across all four pending cases up to the Supreme Court,to deliver the final verdict.

3. ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜
Bail is a fundamental right grounded in established law and pressing medical considerations, which we continue to pursue strictly through the courts. Not a tool for negotiation or coerced apologies.Genuine dialogue can only occur when both parties stand on equal, free footing.

4. ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
While we appreciate the intentions of the IYC leadership to intervene, we formally request that "if a forced apology remains Eruaniโ€™s prerequisite for peace", then let all informal mediation cease immediately. Let the formal judicial process take its natural and just course.

5.๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ "๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ" ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ
Lastly, this is a firm, definitive clarification to the general public,one made directly to the IYC delegation:Azibapu was never Kariyai's helper, benefactor, or patron of any kind.

Kariyai Daukoru is far too learned to fall for the casual promises of a regional politician. He entered into a binding, contractual program explicitly backed by international partnership frameworks involving the U.S. Embassy, United Airlines, Emirates Airlines, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

It is a matter of profound shame that these high-profile affiliations proved to be a web of deception designed to exploit highly qualified professionals for underpaid, institutional labor.

Kariyai worked tirelessly, delivering value that vastly exceeded his meager compensation,performing both high-level professional duties and grueling menial labor. He refuses to allow a predatory contractual deception to be rewritten as "charity." He was an exploited professional fulfilling a contract, not a beneficiary taking hand-outs.

Someone who wants to help you,will not lie about high level international partnerships,will not exploit you,will not defame you across radio,social media, newspapers and then jail you when you respond with a simple allegory then lie to the world that you took the matter to social media.

Our family stands united, resolute, and fully prepared for a full criminal trial, where the burden of proof rests entirely on the prosecution. Any coerced demand for an apology, a case withdrawal, or both is dead on arrival.

Lastly,it should be a thing of serious concern to well meaning Bayelsans that a man who lied to,used it's youths for underpaid labor ,locked one at SARS abattoir is the one demanding an apology from the very youths he traumatized.

May God help the youths of Bayelsa.
That apology will not come from Kariyai Daukoru.

Signed,
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ถ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†

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