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1. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, said that the former governor of Imo State and a serving senator, Rochas Okorocha, has been arrested. Spokesman of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that the former governor was picked up in Abuja.
2. The Federal Government has invited the striking leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) to two separate meetings. The first holds on Wednesday while the second is scheduled for Thursday.
3. Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday, urged the South East people to ignore the newly established security outfit by the five governors, insisting the Eastern Security Network (ESN) is the duly formed outfit for the zone. Spokesman of the group, Emma Powerful stated this in a statement on Tuesday.
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called for calm over the worry being expressed in many quarters on a possible clash between the Eastern Security Network, ESN, an outfit established by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the about to be launched outfit by the South-East Governors, Ebubeagu.
DAILY POST reports that the Governors at their meeting in Owerri, the Imo State Capital on Sunday, announced the formation of the regional security network.
But the development has attracted concerns among the residents of the zone over a possible clash between the two outfits.
Reacting, the Secretary-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro advised against in-fighting, stating that there was need for a collaboration to protect the region. a
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IPOB’s Eastern Security Network Operatives Are Criminals Doing Evil In South-East Ebonyi Governor, Umahi
They commit a lot of crime and say they are IPOB, and later IPOB will come out and say we had no hand in this, we had no hand in that.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 14, 2021
Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi has described operatives of the Eastern Security Network established by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, as criminals.
He disclosed this on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme on Wednesday.
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State
BBC
Describing ESN operatives as bandits doing a lot of evil, Umahi said South-East governors won’t allow illegality to thrive in the region.
S’East govs, IPOB on collision course over Ebube Agu
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By Anayo Okoli, Regional Editor, South-East, Gabriel Ewepu, Peter Okutu, Chinonso Alozie & Steve Oko
South-East governors and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, may be on collision course, as the latter has rejected formation of the new security network, code-named EbubeAgu, by the former.