Tag: IPOB
Gov Umahi alleges bandits committing crimes under the guise of ESN, says there’re grand plots to incite war in the S/East
April 14, 2021 Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi on Wednesday said bandits are committing crimes in the South-East of the country under the guise of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), but insisted governors of the region will not allow what he termed illegality to reign in the area. “Of late, we have bandits that are ...Rivers Govt Bans planned meeting of Igbo group in Oyigbo over security concerns
April 9, 2021 The Rivers State Government has placed a ban on a planned meeting of some Igbo residents in the Oyigbo Local Government Area over fears that such meeting could spark fresh unrest in the area. The meeting by a group known as the United Igbo community is scheduled to hold at Oyigbo on ...Imo prison attack: Don’t hesitate to defend yourselves from any attack – IGP tells officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu has asked officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) not to hesitate in defending themselves by using firearms. IGP Adamu stated this on Tuesday when he visited Imo state for an on-the-spot assessment after the attack on the command headquarters by gunmen on Monday. The gunmen also attacked ...We’re not involved in Imo prison attack – IPOB refutes report
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from Monday’s attacks on Police and Correctional Service headquarters in Imo. Its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday that the group was formed on the principle of peace and would not compromise its principles. It would ...Imo prison attack: IGP condemns act, says IPOB/ESN responsible
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has revealed that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) is behind the attack that was carried out on the Imo prison facility. The IGP’s statement comes few hours after gunmen on Monday attacked the Nigerian Correctional Services and the Police Headquarters in the state freeing ...Orlu: We invited the military to help intervene, end criminal activities being perpetrated by suspected ESN members – Imo Govt
The Imo State Government has defended the ongoing joint military and police operation in Orlu Local Government Area of the state, aimed at clearing camps allegedly built by members of the IPOB’s Eastern Security Network. Briefing journalists on Friday in Owerri, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Cyprian Akaolisa, said the state government invited ...#EndSARS: Igbo businesses were looted the most in Lagos – Army chief
Most of the businesses looted in Lagos during the #EndSARS protests were owned by Igbo people and all the looters we arrested cut across all tribes of Nigeria, says Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Army chief on Saturday told the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry ...Rivers is home to Igbo, but they have to obey rules – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the state will continue to be home to people of the Igbo ethnic nationality but they like other residents must obey rules. Governor Wike gave the assurance during a meeting with South-East Governors, the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo and the Igbo community in the state at ...No IPOB flag hoisted in Ado LGA, Benue – Police
The Police Command in Benue said on Wednesday that no flag of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was hoisted in Ado Local Government Area of Benue. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, via a text message to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said no IPOB flag was hoisted at Ado. The Chairman ...OYIGBO: WIKE KEEPS HIS PROMISE; DONATES N200m TO 10 FAMILIES OF SLAIN SECURITY AGENTS
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has redeemed his pledge of N20 Million to each family of the ten security personnel killed by members of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) in Oyigbo Local Government. Governor Wike had on Wednesday last week during a condolence visit to the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, ...
