Tag: Aba
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2019 elections: Nnamdi Kanu mocks Buhari over visit to Aba
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Aba, Abia State on Tuesday. Buhari was in Aba on Tuesday in continuation of his nationwide campaign for the February 16 presidential election, and the IPOB leader claimed that the people of Aba rejected him. Reacting through…
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76-yr-old victim dies after police burst kidnappers den in Abia state
Policemen have have arrested six kidnappers and rescued their victim. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, led by ACP Abba Kyari. Items recovered from the kidnappers included two AK47 rifles, six magazines loaded with 180 rounds of live ammunition, all hidden in a special compartment…
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Army/IPOB clash: Normalcy returns to Aba as soldiers begin gradual withdrawal
The Nigerian Army has commenced gradual withdrawal of its men stationed at various checkpoints in Aba after the recent clash with protesting members of the Indigenous People of Biafra. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday told newsmen in Umuahia that the military on Operation Python Dance II had withdrawn from the state. However,…
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Operations Python Dance: Soldiers will leave Aba, Umuahia tomorrow — Ikpeazu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State said on Thursday that soldiers would be withdrawn from the streets of Umuahia, the state capital, and Aba, its commercial nerve centre, by Friday. Ikpeazu made this known at Government House, Umuahia, while reacting to the security situation in the state. He said the situation in the past few…
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Army/IPOB clash: Security chiefs relocate operations base to Aba, launch ‘operations python dance II’
Heads of security agencies in Abia State have reportedly relocated the administrative headquarters of their agencies to Aba, the Commercial nerve of State temporarily. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the relocation order follows the recent unrest between members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and operatives of the Nigerian Army. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Governor Ikpeazu…
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Army/IPOB clash: Ikpeazu declares three days curfew in Aba
Sequel to recent attacks and counter attacks between the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and operatives of the Nigerian Army in Umuahia, the Abia State Capital, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Tuesday declared a three days curfew to curtail the crisis. In a statement, the governor warned residents in the area to remain…
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Police kill two kidnappers during ransom negotiation
Police have smashed a four-man armed kidnap syndicate terrorising Aba and its environs. Police detectives attached to Omoba Division got the upper hand on the syndicate on Wednesday at Ovungwu, Isiala-Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State. The syndicate had on July 18, 2017, in Osisioma Ngwa abducted a man identified as Onyemaechi Mbamaonyeukwu…