Tag: South-East

Self-acclaimed IPOB leader, Simon Ekpa, ends sit-at-home in S/East 

Aminu Imam

…Insists on no elections in 2023 A self-acclaimed disciple of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Simon Ekpa, has ended the five-day sit-at-home order in the South-East region of Nigeria. Ekpa, in a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday, announced the end of the five-day sit-at-home order, terming it “historic and successful” for Biafra land. He also wrote in a caption on the video that the 2023 elections will not be held in the South-East region, saying it is a “sacrifice” that the people of Biafra have…

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South-East: Sit-at-home order has cost traders N3.8trillion – Report

Aminu Imam

The current state of insecurity and sit-at-home protest in the South-East region has led to economic losses estimated at almost N4 trillion, a new report by DevEast Foundation, a non-profit and business advocacy organisation, has revealed. Recall that last year, the sit-at-home directive was introduced in the region by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest the detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial for alleged treason and terrorism. However, on August 14, 2021, the group announced a suspension of the order but modified it…

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S’East Sit-At-Home: Ohanaeze seeks arrest of perpetrator, Simon Ekpa

Aminu Imam

The pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has threatened to sue those responsible for the pandemonium, destruction of public properties, killings, and civil unrest in the South-East. The Igbo group said that the perpetrators will face the consequences of their alleged actions, the incitement of chaos, and their contributions towards the insecurity challenges in the region. Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in an issued statement, said, “Ndigbo has identified Simon Ekpa as the instigator of the current killings in Imo State, the destruction of public properties in Enugu State…

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South-East: IPOB gunmen on rampage; kill two, raze police vehicle

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Two persons were killed yesterday, when gunmen attacked some residents at New Market, in Enugu-South local government area of Enugu State. The gunmen, who reportedly stormed the area at about 6:25 a.m., also attacked residents at different locations of the state. Residents said the gunmen were wearing masks on their faces and operated in a tricycle. It was learnt that the hoodlums, numbering about 10, shot indiscriminately at Abakpa Nike, in Enugu-East Council Area and Holy Ghost Junction in Enugu-North local council area, forcing traders and other residents to scamper…

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S’East: Ohanaeze flays IPOB’s social media announcement over 5-day ‘sit-at-home’ directive

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The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has frowned at the 5 days ‘sit-at-home’ order in the South-East, declared by an unknown group. In an issued statement to newsmen by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, in Enugu on Tuesday, the organisation said, “the attention of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a video broadcast circulating in the social media by one Simon Ekpa directing the people of the South-East of Nigeria that “in preparation to stop the election from taking place in Biafra-Land, there should be…

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South-East: “Those enforcing sit-at-home are criminals paid huge sums of money” – Nnamdi Kanu

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…Says ‘Enough is enough’ Leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that those enforcing sit-at-home order in the Southeast geopolitical zone are criminal elements being paid huge sums of money to blackmail the separatist group. The IPOB leader warned IPOB members and members of the public in the Southeast zone against enforcement and observing of what he described as unsanctioned sit-at-home. Kanu, who gave the warning on Monday, when his legal team led by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) visited him in the Department of…

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2023: ‘Obi represents body, soul of Ndigbo’ – Ohanaeze

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The Igbo socio-cultural umbrella, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has been affirmed by it as a sole candidate of the Igbo nation in the 2023 general election. National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Dr. Chiedozie Ogbonnia, disclosed this in response to a recent doubt by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) if the people of the South-East, a region of predominantly Igbo nation have adopted Peter Obi as their adopted presidential candidate. Recall that the Spokesman of NEF, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed,…

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2023: “I’ll protect Igbo businesses; make South-East the Taiwan of Africa” – Tinubu

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The flag-bearer of the All Progressives, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says if elected president of the country, he will protect the businesses of the Igbo people. Tinubu stated this yesterday, at the APC presidential campaign rally in Ebonyi State. The former Lagos governor also said he would not tolerate any form of discrimination against the Igbo people. “I believe in the entrepreneurial spirit of the Igbo. I encouraged a lot of Igbo businesses and investments in Lagos, and will even do more if I become president”, he promised. “If elected,…

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South-East Insecurity: “We will scuttle Governors’ plan to patrol highways” – IPOB

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The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) has condemned plans by the Governors of the South-eastern States to set up highway security patrols to fight insecurity. The group said the ‘Ebubeagu’ security outfit introduced by the Governors has not been of any help, but rather, it kills and maims citizens of localities where they operate. In an issued statement by the spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, the group said it will work to scuttle such a plan if the Governors continued with it. Part of the statement read: “We…

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“Kidnappings, killings now order of the day in our region” – S/East Govs. cry out

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State Governors of South-East geo-political zone have expressed worry over the rising insecurity that has led to frequent kidnappings and killings in the region. The Governors who met in a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Enugu State on Sunday expressed worry that the insecurity has badly affected the economic activities in the region. Addressing newsmen at the end of the closed-door meeting, the Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, David Umahi, who decried the state of insecurity in the region lamented “Our economic activities have come to a…

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