Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF) has said that south-east residents obey the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), out of fear of being killed. Speaking during a Facebook live session on Sunday January 30, Dokubo accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, of causing the closure of schools and businesses in the south-east, and wreaking havoc in the region. He said; “IPOB said Igbo people should not go about their business; they …
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Former Governor of Abia state and Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has said that he will consider contesting for the 2023 presidency if the All Progressives Congress (APC) zones its presidential ticket to the South-East region. Addressing reporters after arriving Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday January 11 , following the Christmas and New Year break, the former Governor noted that he has not fully made up his mind to contest. Kalu said; “I want to continue …
The Igbo Elders Council have accused security agencies of indiscriminately killing Igbo youths in the South-East, in the guise of fighting members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB and its security network, Eastern Security Network. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja today June 11, the chairman of the group and a former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, alleged that dozens of young people, mostly male, are being extrajudicially executed on a daily basis by security operatives …