Tag: South-East

South-East: ‘Criminals using IPOB’s name to commit crime’ – Umahi

Aminu Imam

The Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, yesterday said some criminals are using the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, (ESN)’s name to commit crime in the South-East. Umahi stated this while speaking on a television programme, yesterday. IPOB and ESN have been blamed for recent attacks on prisons and police stations in the South-East. The group, however, denied attacking the police facilities. Umahi, in his statement, said some criminals not affiliated with IPOB are using the group’s name to commit crimes in the South-East. “The truth of…

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‘Some people are planning to incite war in South-East’ – Umahi

Aminu Imam

The Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has stated that some people who have no interest in the south-east are trying to incite war in the region. The governor made this statement when he featured on a television programme yesterday. Recall that Governors of the South-east region on Sunday announced the setup of a joint security outfit, codenamed ‘Ebube-Agu’. They said the establishment of the outfit is a part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the region. When asked how the new security outfit is being communicated to the people to…

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Northern elders make case for inclusion of S/East among Service Chiefs

Aminu Imam

Some Northern elders, under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development (CONEPD), have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review his recent appointment of Service Chiefs for the country to include the South-East geo-political zone. The group made the call in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Coordinator, Zana Goni. While appealing for calm, the group said they would mount pressure on the President to include an Igbo person in the security architecture. The Northern elders also noted that it found that the Igbos…

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#EndSARS protests: S/East leaders affirm commitment to a united Nigeria

Aminu Imam

Ø  Ask FG to look into demands of youths South-East leaders have pledged their commitment to an indivisible and united Nigeria “built on love, fairness, equity and justice”. They announced the resolution on Saturday at a meeting in Enugu, through a communique issued at the end of the meeting with a presidential delegation to the region, led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari.  During the meeting, which lasted for several hours, the governors and leaders appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to consider the various demands of stakeholders…

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