By Mayowa Tijani, Images of guns have been shared hundreds of times on Facebook alongside claims that they were made by the newly set-up self defence security of a Nigerian separatist group. But this is false: AFP Fact Check found that the guns in question were manufactured in the US. Reverse image
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Emene: Killing of 21 IPOB Members by Security Operatives Callous, Anti-democratic–Nwodo
*Acts of rebellion will not be tolerated---Police * Explains what led to the bloody encounter Senator Iroegbu The Present General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has condemned the reported killing of over 21 young Nigerians of Igbo extraction by Security Agents. This is following the bloody encounter between the Indigenous Peoples of
Emene: Nzuko Umunna Bemoan Constant Killing of Unarmed Igbo Youths by Security Agents
*Seeks urgent activation of regional security outfit Godsgift Onyedinefu Uzoko Umunna, an Igbo socio-cultural think-tank group, has strongly condemned what it described as the constant killing of unarmed Igbo youths by security operatives. The group stated this while reacting to the extra-judicial killings that occurred on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Emene,
Emene Clash: IPOB Killed Our Operatives in an Unprovoked Violent Attack–DSS
Several Feared Killed as IPOB, Security Operatives Clash in Emene
Jude Johnson Several persons were feared killed on Sunday morning, following a bloody clash at Emene, Enugu involving members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and security agents. A witness said trouble started at about 7.00am when some police personnel stormed an IPOB gathering at Community Secondary School Emene and
HURIWA Condemns Police Massacre of IPOB Members in Emene
*Calls for judicial probe of killings Jude Johnson The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for a judicial commission of inquiry to be constituted by the government of Enugu State South East of Nigeria to investigate the widespread reports that a combined team of Department of States Services
AI Report: Nigerian Army expands special board of inquiry on IPOB, others
...Jude Johnson The Nigerian Army has expanded the board of inquiry set up to investigate recent allegations by the Amnesty International (AI) and other human rights group of gross human rights violations by members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Brig-Gen. Sani Usman, disclosed
OPINION: Year 2017 resolution the South-East should make
..By Charles Ibekwe It is usual for people to have resolutions with the arrival of a New Year and the several groups claiming to represent the interests of the Igbo nation in southeast Nigeria would do well to announce realistic resolutions for the year 2017. The resolutions should centre around advancing the
PHOTO NEWS: Protest hits Enugu over Buhari’s visit
There is an ongoing protest in Enugu, the capital city of Enugu state over the scheduled visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. The Indigenous People of Bifara had in a statement warned the President Buhari should not set foot in the state. The group raising its grievances vowed the occupy