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The public presentation of the state chapter of Ebube Agu was done on Wednesday, during a media briefing by David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, after a security council meeting held at the new Government House in Abakaliki.
Also, as part of measures to safeguard the state, the governor has ordered all native doctors to register with the police and the state, while a movement restriction has been imposed on all border areas from 8pm to 6am.
The development comes amid attacks on security facilities in the state.
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Two weeks ago, three police officers were shot dead at a checkpoint on Onuebonyi/Nwezenyi road, Abakaliki by gunmen who disguised as mourners.
Alleged Military Informant Denies Killing IPOB Commander, Says ‘Am I Mad? I Loved Ikonso, Why Would I Kill My Brother’
The middle-aged man, who spoke in English and Igbo, confirmed that he initially disagreed with IPOB but was later sat down and lectured by Ikonso.
by Saharareporters, New York
Apr 29, 2021
An Imo State resident and supporter of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) alleged to have leaked information leading to the killing of IPOB commander, Ikonso Don, has appeared in a video to deny the allegation, saying he and the deceased were brothers.
The middle-aged man, who spoke in English and Igbo, confirmed that he initially disagreed with IPOB but was later sat down and lectured by Ikonso.
The Undeclared Biafran War! By Ozodinukwe Okenwa
Whether one of the above happens or not, however, the Biafran question must be resolved in our generation one way or the other. Peacefully or violently the question must be resolved sooner or later.
by Ozodinukwe Okenwa
Apr 29, 2021
There is war across the River Niger in the east, a war for Biafran nationhood. It is one hell of a war for the soul of Biafra, albeit an undeclared one. Daily the news emanating from the oriental part of Nigeria is frightening if not sickening. The so-called unknown gunmen are terrorizing state institutions and officials. Prisons are being ransacked and burnt down with inmates, including heartless hardened criminals, freed. Police stations are being invaded and officers on duty killed. And arms and ammunitions looted. Most of the police formations attacked were set ablaze afterwards.
Five security officers including two soldiers were killed at the weekend by suspected separatists in Nigeria’s oil hub of Port Harcourt, according to a police memo seen Monday by AFP.
The southeastern part of Nigeria is experiencing a spate of attacks on security forces, which authorities attribute to members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group campaigning for Biafran independence. Unidentified men attacked the police station in the southern part of Okigwe town, Imo State police spokesman Orlando Ikokwu confirmed to AFP. Five policemen were killed while another is missing, he said.
Residents of Okigwe, however, claimed to have seen the bodies of six slain policemen.
Following the deteriorating security situation in the country, particularly the incessant attacks on security agencies and government facilities in the