The Anambra State Police Command has said it would tackle members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over threats to citizens of the state to stay
State police commissioner, CP Chris Awolabi, who spoke to DAILY POST on phone yesterday, said he and his men are aware of the order by the IPOB, but are working underground to thwart it.“If you are in Anambra, you will know what we have been doing. IPOB is a proscribed group, what do you want me to say about them. We are working.
Meanwhile, a group, The South East Coalition of Civil Society Organizations , has called on the people of the southeast to ignore IPOB and go about their duties. The group’s press release read in part: “We have received reports claiming that the Indigenous People of Biafra has directed the people of the Southeast to observe every Monday, with effect from next week, as a work-free day till its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is released from detention.
“There are millions of people in the Southeast, as in other parts of the country, who barely eke out an existence. They include painters, bricklayers, electricians, bus conductors, commercial drivers, palm wine tappers and market women who deal in akara, fried yam, potato and plantain, to say nothing about millions of young men and women who are unemployed or underemployed.
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