Following the alleged killings of two operatives
of the Department of State Services by
members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in
Enugu State, Nigerian Army authority has
directed troops on internal security duties to
be cautious in their dealings with members of
the public.
Crimefacts had on Sunday reported how
a team of security operatives clashed with
Biafra agitators at Emene in Enugu.
Members of the group were meeting peacefully
when police officers arrived the scene to arrest them.
A violent clash led to the deployment of a team
of security operatives, with many feared dead
in the aftermath.
In an internal signal dispatched to different
formations and unit commanders, the Nigerian
Army asked all troops to be at alert and avoid
individual movement in uniforms outside the barracks.
“Following the killings of two DSS personnel at
Emene and subsequent attack on Keystone
Station at AWGU LGA by suspected IPOB
members in Enugu State, I am directed to place
troops on high state of alert.
“This is necessary to avert any attack by IPOB
members on troops/loc in the aor.
Furthermore, on no account must troops allow
their weapons to be taken away by criminal
elements.
“Commanders at all levels must make
deliberate efforts to sensitise troops under
command to maintain alertness and avoid
individual movement in uniforms outside the
barracks for now. Please treat very important
and act,” the signal reads.
