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Unknown gunmen kill four vigilante operatives in Anambra community, declare CSO wanted

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By Ifeoma Ejue, Awka Militant wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, operating under the guise of unknown gunmen have killed four members of the neighbourhood watch group in Umudaraebe, Ezika Ukpor Town, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The IPOB militant wing, Eastern Security Network, ESN, was said to have […]

DSS illegally holding Nnamdi Kanu-IPOB

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Department of State Services, DSS, of illegally detaining its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, claimed that DSS illegally detained Kanu while blackmailing the group with insecurity. Powerful made the allegation while urging the public to ignore claims of neutralizing operatives of the Eastern Security […]

Nnamdi Kanu’s letter to Simon Ekpa authentic – IPOB

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has dismissed claims by Finland-based Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s letter was fake. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, insisted that Kanu’s letter ordering Ekpa to end the sit-at-home in the Southeast was authentic. On Friday, Kanu had sent a handwritten letter to Ekpa, ordering him to […]

Court remands 15 in Enugu for alleged IPOB membership

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Due to their claimed affiliation with the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), 15 people were remanded at an Enugu detention facility on Friday by an Enugu Magistrate’s Court presided over by Mr. A.C. Mbah. The defendants are Aloysius Okonkwo, age 67; John Ebuka, age 18; Ucheme Ebuka, age 19; Lilian Chizoba, age 42; Maureen Echetanze, […]

IPOB Annual Remembrance Day Turns Bloody in Ozara, Oru West

On May 30, 2023, the annual Remembrance Day of Biafran heroes, celebrated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), turned bloody in Ozara, Oru West Local Government Area, as clashes broke out between IPOB members and Nigerian security forces. According to an eyewitness, who chose to remain anonymous for security reasons, the event was disrupted […]

Security agencies/IPOB clash: Police declare three persons wanted

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The Enugu State Police Command has declared three ring leaders of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, wanted. Our correspondent gathered that the development is a fallout of the deadly clash between security operatives and IPOB members who were holding a meeting in Emene, Enugu. Those under the watchlist are Nwachukwu Christian Mmadueke, Kelechukwu […]

FG sends warning message to international community over IPOB

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The Federal Government on Wednesday warned western nations to stop giving credence to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Mohammed gave this warning in Washington DC, USA, during his official engagements with some policy institutes. “IPOB is a terrorist organisation so declared by the Nigeria Government, yet some western countries harbour […]

Suspected IPOB members attack home of ex-member, kill three

Suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have attacked the home of a former top member of the group, killing at least three persons. The incident occurred at No 2 Arochukwu Street, Coal Camp, Enugu, in the night. A source hinted that Eneonyia Chiedozie peter, a former top leader of the group […]

Government Clamp Down on IPOB, ESN Agitators

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……some persons feared dead in the attack The Eastern part of Nigeria Nation has been in the news for some time now as a result of the clamp down of those citizenry that are in the forefront of the total emancipation and calling for independence from the Federal government of Nigeria. It was like a […]

IPOB : Police declared Ifeanyi wanted

The police have declared Mr Uzo Kenneth Ifeanyi wanted over his involvement in the activities of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Security forces have been having a running battle with a Pro – Biafra group, who they are accusing of causing unrest in the South – East region. Few years back, the group […]

You are unfit to end insecurity- IPOB to IGP

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has fired back at the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, saying he is unfit to end insecurity. On Wednesday, the IGP described IPOB as a criminal entity responsible for the insecurity in the eastern and southern parts of the country. Baba made this disclosure in Anambra State while […]

Group cautions Peter Obi over IPOB’s activities, writes US, UK Others

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By Doosuur Iwambe Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a non – governmental group has expressed concern over the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. To this end, the group under the umbrella of Concemed Citizens Network, CCN called on the United States and United Kingdom government to probe the activities of the […]

Nnamdi Kanu’s prophecy on oil in North fulfilled, time for Biafra actualization – IPOB

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has disclosed that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s prophecy of oil discovery in the northern part of Nigeria has been actualized. IPOB said the Nigerian government should sanction the actualization of Biafra with the discovery of oil in the North. During the week, Buhari had flagged off the commercial production […]

Security operatives arrest IPOB/ESN commander in Ebonyi

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A joint-security operation in Ebonyi State has resulted in the arrest of a suspected Commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra, one Nnamdi Obaji, including other accomplices. The Police said the suspected IPOB members were arrested in their camps in a thick forest, in Omege village, Agba community, in the Ishielu Local Government Area of […]

IPOB proscription: Appeal Court shifts Kanu’s joinder application to March 7, 2023

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By Andrew Orolua The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has shifted hearing to March 7, 2023 in an application filed by the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu seeking to be joined in the appeal challenging the proscription of the group by the Federal Government. Kanu had on September […]

Don’t enforce sit-at-home on October 4 –Nnamdi Kanu tells supporters

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The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Saturday told his supporters not to enforce a sit-at-home order on October 4. A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia is expected to deliver a ruling on jurisdictional issues raised suo motu by the Court in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed […]

Man cries out as police declares him wanted over IPOB

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Alfred Umeh, Awka A middle-aged man, Onwudinjo Chukwuma, from Agulu in Anambra State has called on human rights organisations to come to his aid after he was declared wanted by the police. The police declared Chukwuma and fifteen others wanted over their alleged membership of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. However, speaking to […]

Military Intensifies Crack Down on IPOB Members over Death of Personnel

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The military personnel attached to the “Operation Python Dance” in Eastern Nigeria have intensified its crackdown on members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the killings of its eleven personnel attached to the Mgbidi military check point last weekend. Reports say that the army lost eleven soldiers attached to the Mgbidi military check […]

‘I’m not an IPOB member’ – Man cries out after police declared him wanted

A middle-aged man, Chukwuma Lawrence Onwudinjo from Agulu in Anambra State, has cried out after the police declared him wanted for being a member of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Chukwuma’s ordeal started on August 22, 2022 during a clash with the police and suspected members of the police in Achi, Oji River […]

IPOB rejects Peter Obi, Igbo presidency

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has rejected the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Igbo presidency. IPOB said it’s neither interested in an Igbo President nor a Nigerian President of Southeast extraction. The group said its members are not part of Obi’s supporters because they are interested in Nigeria’s disintegration. Emma Powerful, […]