A joint security operatives have rescued a Catholic cleric and two others abducted by gunmen in Ogbunka in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Three suspects were also arrested by the Police led operatives, comprising military and paramilitary services. Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Saturday, said three pump
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered a locally fabricated rocket propeller known as “Ogbunigwe” during clearance operations in suspected hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network in two council areas of Imo State. A statement on Friday by the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division of Nigerian
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A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonem and five others have been detained by anti kidnapping section of the Nigeria police at Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State over alleged membership of Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB. Three persons were during the week arrested during raiding of the group’s office
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The military high command has condemned the attack on troops and other security agents in Imo State. Some gunmen suspected to be combatants of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) on Tuesday killed and set some soldiers, policemen, and men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ablaze in two patrol vehicles in Ehime Mbano
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Traders in Onitsha, Anambra State, and its environs, on Monday engaged prayer warriors for the release of detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The prayer warriors were seen in some of the markets offering fervent prayers to God for immediate and unconditional release of Kanu Speaking during inspection tour to
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Traders in Anambra State have demanded immediate and unconditional release of leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to assist in full restoration of business activities on Mondays across the Southeast geo-political zone. They attributed non-compliance to government’s directive to carrying out sanitation exercise on Mondays before opening of shops, as part
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A member of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Okafor Nzubechukwu has reportedly renounced his membership of IPOB, over alleged killing of his father by the Nigerian Federal Government Joint security operatives when they stormed their Umuchu country home, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State Making this disclosure to newsmen in Onitsha, a relation and friend
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Traditional ruler of Enugwu-Aguleri, Anambra East Council Area of Anambra State, Eze Chukwuemeka Eri has exonerated leader of Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from the insecurity being witnessed in the South East. Eri stated this at his palace in Aguleri shortly after he returned from a meeting with Kanu in Abuja. The
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The Campaign for Democracy (CD) in South East and Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE) have called on Federal Government to releas leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to restore peace in South East. The groups also urged President Bola Tinubu to rise above parochialism by releasing Kanu
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Mixed reactions have continued to trail directives by Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja to troops to seize control of areas where the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, enforce their sit at home order throughout the Southeast states. While some residents of Anambra State described the directive as welcome development, others expressed
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The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops to seize control of areas where the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) enforce their sit-at-home order throughout the South-East states. The order cames after a Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, announced that there would be a two-week sit-at-home in the South-East region from July 31.
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed claims that Mike Ozekhome SAN, and Ifeanyi Ejiofor have been disengaged from the legal team of the pro-Biafran leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The group made this clarification following reports making the rounds that both lawyers have been disengaged from Kanu’s legal team by his family members. The
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The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB) has bemoaned the ongoing demolition of the popular Alaba International Market in Lagos by the state government and consequently called on the traders there who are predominantly Igbo to consider relocating to their South East homeland. In a media statement by its director of Media and Publicity, Comrade Emma Powerful,
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National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has chided Niger Delta leader and former agitator, Asari Dokubo for kicking against call for release of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Vice President South East, Amb. Smart Uwakwe in a statement said Dokubo, a militant who had killed, maimed, destroyed government facilities and
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, lashed out at the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying his alleged ‘sins’ against Nigerians would never be forgiven. The group, in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, was reacting to Buhari’s recent appeal that “all those that I have hurt, I
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