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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Another Commander Has Taken Over – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has appointed a replacement for its commander killed by security operatives military in Imo State. Emmanuel Powerful, who is the Media and Publicity Secretary to the group, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “They can say whatever they like, but we are intact. Another commander has taken over,” he said, adding, “I won’t tell you” when asked to name the successor of the secessionist group’s number two man who was popularly known as Ikonson Commander. The IPOB spokesman alleged that their late commander was killed because he refused to lead the Ebubeagu regional security outfit established by the South East Governors’ Forum. He accused the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, of orchestrating the event that led to the killing of Ikonson, but Channels Television cannot verify the claim as of press time. Powerful decried that scores of IPOB and Eastern Security Network (ESN) members have been arrested across states in the region, stressing that the proscription of the group as a terrorist organisation was illegal. “Yesterday (Saturday), our commander went to his village. They ambushed him with some politicians … they ordered the military to kill him. Imo State administrator knows very that he has committed a crime and we must follow him up. “He ordered for the killing of this guy (the late commander) because he refused his offer to come and head the Ebubeagu which the South-East governors established,” he alleged. The IPOB spokesman added, “He (the governor) sent some people to meet him (the late commander), but the guy refused that he cannot betray Biafra’s agitation and our leader – Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Since then, they have been threatening him. “In Imo State, they arrested more than 50 people … they have been going to people’s houses to arrest them; in Anambra, they arrested so many people; in Abia, they arrested so many people.” On Saturday, the Nigerian Army confirmed the death of Ikonson – the overall commander and vice president of the secessionist group. He was said to have been killed by a combined team of security forces in a raid on the operational headquarters of the IPOB/ESN in Awomama Village in Oru East local government area of Imo State. The operation was carried out by troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, as well as operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and Department of State Services (DSS).

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Residents Of Omuma Flee Homes After Attack On Uzodimma’s House

Residents of villages in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State are living in fear following Saturday’s attack on the country home of Imo Governor, Hope Uzodimma. Our correspondent gathered that the heightened tension in the area followed indiscriminate arrest of youth by security agents in the aftermath of the attack. Residents of Omuma, Umuokwe, Awomama and neighbouring Orlu town are said to be on alert as soldiers comb the neighbourhoods apparently in search of members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). A resident, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said that the whole town now live in fear. He said, “We now live in fear because security men are arresting people indiscriminately. “The youths are leaving their homes in droves because they’re targets of these indiscriminate arrest.” Our correspondent discovered that even on the streets of Owerri, the state capital, the scenario is reverberating as most major streets are closed or turned to only one way. The popular Okigwe road roundabouts and Warehouse road leading to Orlu and Omuma, through the Owerri-Onitsha road are jam-packed as security men frisk motorists going to Orlu or Onitsha. Efforts to speak to the Police Public Relations Officer in the state command, SP, Orlando Ikeokwu, were unsuccessfully as his phones couldn’t be reached.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

‘Unholy Terrorists’: CAN condemns bandits attack on Kaduna church

Reverend Caleb Ma’aji Secretary, CAN Kaduna state, has said that their hearts are saddened over the sorry state of the security situation in “our dear state (Kaduna state)”. He said in a statement that “It has grown so unfortunate and on a daily basis continues to grow worst with no appreciable resistance given the unholy terrorists who have continued to hold our dear state and nation to ransom.” “Today 25th April 2021, innocent worshipers who went out for nothing but to worship and pray to God were attacked, a medical doctor and one other person killed, many members injured and others taken into captivity”. “This is happening in a nation that her constitution allows freedom of religion yet this freedom is not guaranteed. “CAN Kaduna State continue to wonder, what is the crime of innocent citizens, how comes the terrorist appear more free and protected than the citizens? “This is a challenge to the government, indeed a government that is unable to guarantee the safety of its citizens and their properties will be best termed a failed government. “Our hearts go to the local church at Manini, the Nigeria Baptist Convention, and family members of the deceased. “We are appealing to relevant agencies and praying for the safe release of the abducted members and indeed all others in captivity. “We also enjoined all men and women of Goodwill to continue to wake up and do the needful before we are all consumed by the ongoing evil of Banditry and kidnapping that has hijacked our country especially Kaduna State. “The Kaduna State Government and the FG should stop making noise about insecurity and simply act now before Nigerians will have no option than to turn to self-help”.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Attack On Uzondinma’s Town, Declaration Of War On Southeast – Kalu

Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has condemned the attack at the country home of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, describing it as self-destruction and declaration of war in the South East. Kalu stated that continuous raiding of police stations and destruction of property by unknown gunmen calls for decisive action. He appealed to the Federal Government to rescue the state from the siege of “unknown gunmen”. The former governor, in a statement on Sunday, said the situation needed a genuine intervention from the federal government to tame. According to him, there was the need to stop the “unknown miscreants who are interested in making lives miserable for the South Easterners.” According to him, the destruction of infrastructure is tantamount to self-destruction as no wise man burns his house to punish his enemies. He expressed worries that the insecurity in the South East has become more complicated to the extent that the home of a chief security officer of a state is being set ablaze. “If the home of a state governor can be so brazenly attacked and set ablaze, what would they not do to the home of ordinary citizens,” Kalu queried. He noted that the deteriorating insecurity in the country had become an increasing matter of concern, saying Nigerians are no longer feeling secured anywhere. He stressed the need for the Federal Government and security agencies to be more proactive in handling the insecurity in the country. The Senate Chief Whip however urged Gov Uzodinma not to be deterred by the incident, adding, “The attack should rather cause the Governor to beef up security and welfare for the citizens of the state.” Kalu advised Nigerians to be security conscious at all times and provide useful information to security operatives to help the quest to secure Nigerians.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Eliminate Boko Haram leader just as you crushed IPOB commander, Omokri challenges Army

An ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has challenged Nigerian security agencies to eliminate the leader of Boko Haram terrorist sect, Abubakar Shekau, with the same force the security agencies used to crush a top member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, one Commander Ikonso. The PUNCH had earlier reported that police operatives and their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services killed the IPOB commander and six other militia members in Imo State. The IPOB men, who were members of the secessionist group’s security arm, the Eastern Security Network, were killed during an early morning raid on their hideout at Awomama village, Oru East Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. IPOB has since threatened “madness”, saying the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, will “pay dearly” for the killing of its commander. Both IPOB and Boko Haram have been designated as terrorist groups by the Federal Government. Reacting, Omokri challenged the security forces to take out the leaders of other criminal and terrorist elements in the country the same way Ikonso was ambushed. He tweeted, “Can’t Nigeria’s Army also take out leaders of Boko Haram, bandits and killer herdsmen troubling Nigeria, the same way they took out alleged ESN leader, Ikonso? Or, are they (security agencies) only strong when it comes to ESN, and weak when it comes to Boko Haram, bandits and herdsmen?” Nigeria’s North-East rose to inglorious fame when Mohammed Yusuf, founder of militant Islamist group Boko Haram, was killed in 2009. Yusuf’s death birthed a macabre era of unprecedented uprising; carnage, bombings, kidnappings, amongst other crimes against humanity, even till date. Millions of aboriginal Borno, Yobe and Adamawa residents have also been displaced by the unprintable activities of the insurgents. For more than 12 years now, Boko Haram continues to oppress the people of the North-East, gradually spreading its demonic tentacles to the North-West. While the Army and the Presidency keep claiming the group has been ‘technically defeated’ and ‘weakened’, the Shekau’s bloodthirsty faction continues to strike with daring effrontery and crude savagery.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

UPDATED: Gunmen kill nine security operatives in Rivers (photos)

Unidentified gunmen have killed eight security operatives in Rivers State. The unknown hoodlums, who stormed the state, Saturday night, killed the eight victims at different security checking points in the state. A source, who gave his name simply as Chidadi, and privy to the development alleged that the invaders attacked four security checking points on the Owerri-Port Harcourt road. Chidadi noted that four policemen, three Nigeria Customs operatives and two soldiers, believed to be Airforce personnel in the JTF were the victims of the attack. The source disclosed that the killers also beheaded two of the persons killed at a Joint Task Force, JTF, a military close to the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omuagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Another source, who did not want his name in print said the bandits also attacked a Nigeria Customs checking point at Isiokpo Umuanwa interchange killed four persons and burnt down NC operational van. The source disclosed that the killers commenced the attack at Elele and stretched uninterrupted till Omuagwa community Jn Ikwerre LGA, adding that they carted away guns and two operational vehicles of the security posts. It also alleged that the gunmen had also made attempt to burn down the Ikwerre LGA headquarters in Isiokpo Community, recently renovated by the LGA chair, Mr Samuel Nwanosike, but were resisted by a local vigilante in the area, Isiokpo Security Planning and Advisory Committee, ISPAC. The source said: “There was serious attack on security checking points on the Port Harcourt-Owerri road. About eight security men were killed. “The boys that are still unknown came at night and attacked the a JTF checking point and killed three soldiers and two police They also attacked a Nigeria Customs’ checking point and killed three operatives. “They were trying to attack the Police Area Command in Isiokpo and the local government council headquarters before ISPAC, a local vigilante engaged them.” Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, SP. Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident noted that details of the attack was sketchy at press time. Omoni noted that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Friday Eboka, has ordered full scale investigation into the development, adding that the culprits will be arrested and prosecuted. He said: “I can confirm the attack on security Personnel along the Omagwa/Isiokpo/Elele Owerri Road. Details sketchy. “The CP has launched a full scale Investigation into the dastardly attack with a view to arresting the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. “Meanwhile, area is calm with reinforced and increased joint patrols of that stretch and other areas in the state by the security agencies. So far, the State is calm and secure and no cause for alarm.” However, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the senseless killing of soldiers and policemen who were on duty in Rivers State by gunmen. The party in a statement by its Spokesman in Rivers State, Chief Ogbonna Nwuke, called on the Governor Wike led-administration to redouble efforts at ensuring a safe state. Nwuke said: “Those who carried out these attacks are evil; they are cowards; and we must make sure that these evil minded cowards are not allowed to threaten our peace. “Our hearts go out to the families of these gallant soldiers and policemen who paid the supreme price that we may live. “We sympathise with those they left behind and urge the authorities in Port Harcourt to ensure that the lives of these officers who died on the line of duty do not go in vain. “No struggle, no matter how valuable, is worth the blood of others. We therefore urge all Nigerians to unite against the actions of all known separatists across the country who are determined to tear us apart, not by the force of reason, but by acts of terrorism.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Kaduna State University Hikes Tuition Fees From N26,000 to N500,000 for Non-Indigenes

By FIJ Kaduna State University has reviewed its tuition fees from N24,000 and N26,000 to N150,000 and N500,000. Criticized and rejected by the students, the increment comes at a time when many are still recovering from the economic effects of Covid-19. A press release by the Kaduna State Students’ Union stated that the majority of the students come from poor backgrounds and will not be able to cope with the high fees. The students’ union expressed fears about the effect of the increment, with the possibility of many students dropping out despite having scholarships. The letter, addressed to Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the Governor of the state, is yet to receive any response. But in a statement to NAN, the university’s Public Relation Officer (PRO), Adamu Nuhu Bargo, explained that the decision for an upward review in fee was to raise money for the university which has an annual internally generated revenue of N765.9 million. he said the university management had met with students and that the specific fees for each course is yet to be announced. Abdulrazak Shuaibu, a medical student and former President of the Kaduna State Students’ Union, confirmed the exact figures to which the increment had been made. He told NAN that students in Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences were to pay N150,000 from N26,000, while students from the Faculty of Medicine were to pay N300,000 for indigene students and N500,000 for non-indigene students as against N24,000. While the students have rejected the increment, the university management has given the excuse of creating a “more conducive atmosphere of learning for staff and students” as part of the reasons for fee increment.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Accident Claims 9 Wedding Guests In Edo

Nine persons were on Saturday reportedly killed in an accident that occurred at Ekpon junction on the Agbor-Ewohimi road in the Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. But the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo, Henry Benamaisia, said only five died, three unconscious victims were rushed to the hospital while two others escaped unhurt. It was gathered that the deceased were travelling to Ewatto community in the Esan South East Local Government Area from Benin to attend a wedding ceremony when the accident happened. Daily Trust also gathered that 10 passengers were involved in the accident but nine died on the spot while one other sustained serious injuries. It further gathered that a Seina bus collided with a trailer conveying cement to the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. The victims were said to have been taken to the mortuary while the injured was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, Benamaisia, who confirmed the accident said: “10 persons were involved in the accident including the truck driver and motor boy. “Five died on the spot, three were unconscious and rushed to the hospital. “The truck driver and his motor boy were unhurt. “I have asked my men to go to the hospital to ascertain the status of those rushed to the hospital and I will give you an update,” he said. Benamaisia, however, attributed the accident to overspeeding and loss of control.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Uzodinma Attack You’ve No Monopoly Of Violence, Govs Tell Attackers

State governors said those behind the weekend attack on the country home of the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma have taken criminality to reckless and irresponsible heights. The governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), in a statement by their Chairman, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, warned that the attackers have no monopoly of violence. The forum called on security agencies to fish out those behind the attack. “All hands must be on deck to fish out the perpetrators of this dastardly act as in our view, they constitute a small league of persons trying to harm the corporate existence of our beloved country, Nigeria. “The forum calls on all good citizens to cooperate with the nation’s security forces and the government in trying to build a civil, safe and secure environment for our citizens,” the NGF stated. According to the statement: “The mantra for every Nigerian at such a challenging time in our history must be how to forge peace and unity across the nation’s divides and to shun violence and wanton destruction.” The NGF sympathised with Governor Uzodinma and commiserates with the injured, maimed or killed.

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Post Date : April 25, 2021

Insurgents launch attack on Borno community

Insurgents are currently attacking Mainok, a community in Borno state. A soldier in the area, who confirmed the attack to TheCable, said troops are currently engaging the insurgents. Mainok is some kilometres away from Maiduguri, the Borno capital. The military is also said to have closed the Damaturu-Maiduguri road for now, as a village in the area is currently under attack. The recent attack comes days after villages around Damasak, Mobbar LGA in Borno state, were attacked by Boko Haram insurgents. The attack left hundreds of residents displaced as many took to the bushes for safety, while some fled to neighbouring Niger Republic. Similarly, in February, several persons were killed in a Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri, the Borno capital. A military source had told TheCable that the insurgents were attempting to infiltrate Maiduguri but they were repelled around the Kaleri area. Although the military says it has intensified its efforts in fighting Boko Haram, the insurgents have continues to carry out attacks.

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