Tag: IPOB
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IPOB lambasts CNGs over UN order on Kanu
The terror group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has lambasted the pro – northern group, Coalition of Northern Groups (CNGs) for saying security agencies should not release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB said reiterated a call by the United Nation (UN) that the Federal Government should release their leader. IPOB said the order superseded an…
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Kanu’s lawyer urges DSS to release detained domestic workers
Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release three of his domestic workers. Ejiofor, who made the call on Friday in Abuja at a news briefing, listed the detained personnel as Felix Okonkwo (driver),…
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IPOB demands unconditional release of Kanu from DSS custody
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded the unconditional release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), Abuja, following threats by terrorists to take over Abuja and entire Nigeria. This was made known in a statement on Thursday, IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful,…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer defeats FG in court, get N52m compensation
The Federal High Court sitting in Akwa, Anambra state has ordered the Nigerian Army and other security agencies who invaded Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer’s house on the day of his brother’s burial two years ago to pay him the sum of 50 Million naira as compensation.
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IPOB accuses DSS of denying Kanu access to visitors
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of denying its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, access to visitors. The stated further that Kanu is being confined to solitary. This is contained in a press statement it made available to TheNewsGuru on Saturday. The group, in the statement, expressed disappointment over…
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Analysis: Unending reign of terror in Nigeria: Where is next?
Insecurity in Nigeria has reached an alarming proportion, manifesting in the form of banditry, kidnapping, mass shootings and political violence, forcing many in the country to now live in the throes of fear as ransoms paid since this year have already exceeded N1 billion. The country’s North-central and Northwest regions continue to experience communal militia…
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Why Biafra, Oduduwa agitators slow down – Ahmad Gumi
Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi has explained that the emergence of the Labour party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has brought relative peace to the South-East, saying that the agitation and activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) are highly political.
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Stop linking us with Peter Obi – IPOB warns Kwankwaso
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso to stop linking the group with the ambition of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.
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Police invade suspected IPOB/ESN hideout in Ebonyi, Kill 1
The Police Command in Ebonyi says it has raided the Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) suspected camp, killed one, and arrested another. The command’s Spokesman, SP Chris Anyanwu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abakiliki and made available to newsmen on Friday. Anyanwu stated that the operation was carried out by…
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Uzodinma counters Matawalle, says we’ll not allow our citizens bear arms
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo says the State Government will not allow its citizens to acquire weapons for self-protection, saying security agencies should be allowed to perform their duties. The governor made his position known to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday.