The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned political parties against holding rallies in the south-east. This was contained in a statement released on Friday by IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful. The group specifically warned Ikechi Emenike, a governorship hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), against hosting a political …
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IPOB Not On List Of Terrorist Groups, Says UK
The United Kingdom (UK) has clarified that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is not a proscribed organisation in the UK. The British government described the reports in some sections of the media (not The Nation) as “inaccurate reporting”. Several media reports had claimed the United Kingdom barred IPOB, the …
Read More »IPOB Publishes Names Of Militants, Commanders Behind Killings In South-East
A list of militants and commanders terrorising people of the South-East region has been published by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This was contained in a statement signed by IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Tuesday. According to Powerful, the unknown gunmen are members of the local Ebubeagu security team …
Read More »Soldiers Invade Orlu, Allegedly Open Fire On Civilians
Several people were killed on Sunday, as Nigerian soldiers were said to have opened fire on residents at Orlu Local Council of Imo State. It was gathered that the soldiers stormed various communities in the local government in pick-up trucks shortly after nightfall and started shooting sporadically, as they searched …
Read More »With Biafra, Igbo’ll remain in Nigeria, says Nnamdi Kan
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, said Igbo must not vacate the North, or any other part of the country, as a condition for the actualisation of the agitation for Biafra. The IPOB leader spoke in an interview with some journalists in Enugu, …
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