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Nigerian court determined that the arrest and deportation had been unconstitutional, and ordered everyone returned to Nigeria and compensated. This had no practical implications, and on August 20, 2019, the ten leaders, including Ayuk Tabe, were sentenced to
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offensive. He also promised to take action against anyone involved in the kidnapping of civilians, which had become a growing problem in
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