Clashes between soldiers on a military operation and IPOB members in Abia State have left several people wounded. Although there have been reports of deaths particularly of IPOB members, none has been confirmed. IPOB and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu are campaigning for an independent country of Biafra made up of ethnic Igbos. Although they had said their campaign was non-violent, Mr. Kanu said this week that that stance would be reviewed, accusing the military of attacking unharmed members of his organisation. TheNigerialawyer recalls how the police in Abia State blamed IPOB for the burning of a police station in Aba, where a dusk to dawn curfew has since been imposed. In his statement, Mr. Enenche, a major general, listed five reasons the military considered for labelling IPOB a terror group. These include “The formation of a Biafra Secret Service, claimed formation of Biafra National Guard, unauthorised blocking of public access roads; extortion of money from innocent civilians at illegal road blocks, and militant possession and use of weapons (stones, molotov cocktails, machetes and broken bottles among others) on a military patrol on 10 September 2017.” Read the military’s full statement below. PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE STATE OF INDEPENDENT PEOPLE OF BIAFRA
JUST IN: Nigerian Military declares IPOB “terrorist organisation”
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