Tag: IPOB

2023 National Census: “Allow headcount to hold in South-East” – NPC appeals to IPOB

Aminu Imam

The National Population Commission (NPC) Abia State office has passionately appealed to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to sheath its sword and allow the 2023 census to be conducted uninterrupted in the South-East geo-political zone. The Federal Commissioner of NPC in charge of Abia State, Chief Johnny Nwabuisi, who made the appeal in Umuahia yesterday, during a stakeholders summit for the 2023 National Census, argued that the earlier stance by the separatist body that no census should be held in the South-East and some parts of South-South will negate…

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Insecurity: IPOB gunmen kill 4 soldiers, 1 civilian in Anambra

Aminu Imam

Four soldiers and one civilian have reportedly been killed by a group of rampaging IPOB hoodlums in Anambra State, yesterday. The hoodlums, operating in a Sienna bus, reportedly attacked the soldiers at a checkpoint opposite Zenith Bank in Umunze, Orumba-South local government area of the State. However, when contacted, the spokesman of the Anambra State Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ikenga Tochukwu, stated that there was sporadic shooting in Umunze, but said he could not confirm the casualty figure in the attack. He also stated that he could…

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Two feared killed as IPOB gunmen attack Enugu military checkpoint

Aminu Imam

About two persons are suspected to have died following an attack by some unknown gunmen at a military checkpoint in Enugu State. The gunmen were said to have attacked an Army checkpoint at Obeagu-Amodu road in Enugu South local government area of Enugu State. Reports said the gunmen stormed the area again in two Lexus Jeeps and one Toyota Sienna bus around 7:25 a.m. They reportedly opened fire at the combined team of the police and the military manning the checkpoint. Although the casualty figure is still unclear, a source…

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Insecurity: “Hold parley with IPOB, Yoruba agitators, bandits” – Int’l Human Rights Commission urges Buhari

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The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), has urged the Federal Government to hold talks with bandits, the self-styled ‘Yoruba nation’ agitators, and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in order to restore peace in Nigeria. The Commission expressed alarm over the flight of Nigerian youngsters abroad while blaming the countrys poor economy for kidnapping, banditry, and killings, among other types of insecurity. The IHRCs Ambassador-at-Large and Head of Diplomatic Missions in Nigeria, Dr. Duru Hezekiah, made these remarks to newsmen in Abuja, on Wednesday, while commemorating the annual International…

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S’East Region Lockdown: IPOB declares ‘sit-at-home’ on Tuesday, same day as Buharis trip to Imo

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The banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says there will be a sit-at-home protest in the South-East on Tuesday. In an issued statement yesterday, IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, said the sit-at-home order is in solidarity with its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who will appear in court the same day. The spokesperson said it is in line with its existing order that the region should be on lockdown any day the IPOB leader is scheduled to appear in court and warned residents of the South-East States to desist from defiling the sit-at-home…

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2023: IPOB rejects Peter Obi, Igbo presidency

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The banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has described as laughable a statement credited to the National Secretary, ‘Miyetti-Allah Kautal Hore’ Fulani socio-cultural association, Saleh Alhassan, linking it to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s ‘OBIdient’ movement. In an issued press statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB warned that nobody should drag or link it with the politics of Obi. The group rejected the Labour Party presidential candidate, or any president of Igbo extraction, saying Nigeria was irredeemable. It said Alhassans statement was an insult to…

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Enugu: One killed, arms, loot recovered in raid of IPOB/ESN camp – Police

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The Police in Enugu State have said they raided the camp of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Agu-Ibeje forest, Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North local government area in Enugu State. The State’s Police Command spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, yesterday said the Commands tactical squads and ‘Operation Restore Peace’ carried out a tactical and intelligence-driven dusk-to-dawn raid on the IPOB/ESN camp between August 11 and 12. According to him, the raid was in pursuance of the crime-fighting strategies devised by the States Commissioner of Police,…

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“Keep off Nnamdi Kanus case” – Coalition of 52 Northern Groups tell UN

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A Coalition of 52 Northern Group, (CNG), has warned the Federal Government to be wary of the United Nations (UN)’s interest in the case of the detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.  The CNG equally cautioned officials of the UN to keep off Nigerias internal affairs, particularly Kanus case. This is even as the 52 organisations accused the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) of deception, saying that its failure to execute the threat to embark on a 3-day nationwide strike two weeks after its public…

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FG asks Google to delete IPOB materials from its platforms

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The Federal Government has said it is collaborating with the global internet company, Google, to curb the excesses of subversive YouTube channels, being used to spread hate speech and misinformation against Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this yesterday, during a courtesy call on him by a delegation from the global tech company in Abuja. He expressed delight that both the Federal Government and Google shared the same concern on the responsible use of social media. The Minister stated that Google had become a platform of…

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Terrorists threat: ‘Release Nnamdi Kanu’ IPOB tells DSS

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The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded the immediate release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention by the Department of State Services (DSS), over rising insecurity. IPOB, in a press statement issued yesterday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, said its attention had been drawn to the sudden closure of all the government public schools operating in Abuja because of the threats from terrorists to take over Abuja and entire Nigeria. “IPOB, therefore, demands the immediate release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from the DSS dungeon in Abuja…

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