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Suspected IPOB, ESN Fighters Abduct Police Officer, Others, In Anambra

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2021 0

Gunmen believed to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), struck in the Nnewi area of Anambra State, kidnapping a police officer and setting a car on fire. The police officer was taken in front of St Mary Cathedral church

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There’s nothing to embrace in violence, Ohaneze tells IPOB, Igbo youths

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2021 0

…Says Buhari’s statement is unfortunate By Moses Oyediran, Enugu Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio- cultural Organization at the weekend called on Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Igbo youths in the region to employ dialogue as a means for resolving the crisis noting that there is nothing to celebrate in violence. It also […]

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IPOB: We will surprise ‘Fulani government Of Nigeria’

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2021 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed claims by the federal government that it was stockpiling arms and bombs to kill innocent Nigerians. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Media Aide, Garba Shehu, had claimed that IPOB is amassing a stockpile of weapons, bombs across the country. ”IPOB is proscribed under Nigerian law. Its members […]

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Three dismissed soldiers confess to training over 4,000 ESN members

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2021 0

*Say Nnamdi Kanu promised them a lot but failed to fulfill his promises Three dismissed soldiers who aided the training of over 4000 members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have narrated how the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, lured them to join the group, but failed to fulfill his […]

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Police arrest 6 suspected IPOB members, recover arms in Ebonyi

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2021 0

The Police in Ebonyi arrested six suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and recovered five locally made pistols with 12 live ammunition from them. Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Loveth Odah, said this in a statement on Tuesday. Odah said the suspects were arrested during operations on Monday to disperse […]

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South-East Shut Down Amid IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2021 0

On Monday, economic and commercial operations in the country’s South-East area came to a halt. This is in accordance with the proscribed group Indigenous People of Biafra’s sit-at-home directive (IPOB). According to IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, people and vehicular mobility would be limited across the South-East on Monday to commemorate

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IPOB Sit at home order: Panic buying in Imo

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2021 0

VAL OKARA, OWERRI. Following the sit at home order issued by the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), residents of Owerri, the Imo state capital thronged to markets scrambling for food items. Our correspondent who visited some markets at the state capital observed that intending buyers besieged the food stuff section of the […]

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Ignore IPOB’s sit-at-home order, Imo govt. tells residents

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2021 0

Imo government on Thursday urged residents of the state to ignore a sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on May 29 and May 30. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy of the state, Mr Declan Emelumba, said this while briefing newsmen in Owerri on Thursday. Emelumba urged residents of the state […]

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IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu hires N300m US lobbying firm

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2021 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has confirmed that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu has engaged a new lobbying firm in the United States. IPOB’s National Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful disclosed that Kanu hired the US lobbyist with over N300m. Powerful explained that the move is aimed at actualizing the Sovereign State of Biafra. In a […]

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Report: IPOB, Cameroonian separatists to exchange weapons, personnel in new alliance

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2021 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is reportedly seeking to exchange weapons with the Ambazonia Governing Council (AGovC), the separatist movement in Southern Cameroon, following their alliance. Foreign Policy is reporting that the two groups are also seeking to exchange personnel of their respective paramilitary arms in pursuit of their separatist goal. Like IPOB, the

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IPOB: Okorocha, Uzodinma are traitors to Ndigbo cause, we can’t collect funds from them

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2021 0

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a banned Igbo separatist group, has replied to claims made by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma that his predecessor, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, gave the group N500 million. In a statement issued on Sunday, IPOB described the two feuding Imo politicians as traitors who had sold out the Igbos and the […]

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JUST IN: IPOB denies receiving N500 million bribe from Rochas Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2021 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has denied receiving N500 million from a Former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha was recently accused by current Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma of bribing the secessionist group to ferment mayhem in the state. However, in a statement made available to POLITICS NIGERIA, signed by the national […]

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S’West groups fault police claim on IPOB’s alleged plan to attack Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2021 0

*Allege pronouncement aimed at pitting Yoruba against Igbo A coalition of pan-Yoruba groups has picked holes in the allegation by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, that the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), is planning to attack Lagos. While alleging that Odumosu “speaks for the police high command in Abuja,” the […]

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IPOB writes US President Biden, Don’t sell weapons to Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2021 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have urged US President Joe Biden not to comply with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s offer for military and arms assistance. In a letter titled, “Re: request for United States military assistance by President Mohammadu Buhari of Nigeria”, signed by the IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, which was made available to […]

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Ikonso: IPOB renames Imo Government House, Roads after slain ‘commander’

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2021 0

The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has renamed the Imo State Government House on Douglas Road in Owerri after Ikonso, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) commander who was allegedly killed by security forces. The group said Douglas Road Owerri and Awomamma Junction would also be named after the late Commander, according to a statement […]

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IPOB dares army, appoints new commander for ESN

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2021 0

The Eastern Security Network (ESN) has a new commander, according to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This comes just 24 hours after security operatives raided ESN’s operational headquarters in Awomama Village, Imo state, killing Commander Ikonso and other members of the group in a joint operation. The party, on the other hand, declined to […]

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Security forces bust IPOB/ESN, neutralized members

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael Troops of the Nigerian Army on Saturday have raided the operational Headquarters of the IPOB/ESN terrorists in Awomama Village, Oru East LGA of Imo State. The early morning raid by troops of Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) was launched in […]

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IPOB militia commander Security operatives gun down, six others in Imo

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2021 0

One Commander Ikonta and six other militia members were killed by police and their Nigerian Army and Department of State Services counterparts in Imo State. On Saturday, the men were killed during an early morning raid on their hideout in Awomama village, Oru East Local Government Area, Imo State. They were named as members of […]

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IPOB, Nigerian Government trying hard to buy Nnamdi Kanu over Biafra agitation

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

According to the Indigenous People of Biafra, the Nigerian government has been frantically trying to buy its chief, Nnamdi Kanu, so that he can avoid agitating for Biafra’s independence from Nigeria. IPOB made the comment in response to a statement made by the Presidency on Wednesday via presidential media aide Garba Shehu that the military […]

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We want referendum, not asylum- IPOB to UK govt

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2021 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to the United Kingdom’s decision to offer asylum to persecuted members of the party, stating that while the gesture is appreciated, it is only interested in a referendum. In its recently issued guidance, the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) stated that “persecuted” members of the proscribed IPOB […]