The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has issued a stern warning to MASSOB and IPOB activists to stop threatening public peace or face the full weight of the law. The warning followed the observation by the Nigeria Police Force leadership of the increasing resort to acts of brigandage by sets of misguided individuals who apparently are hiding under the cloak of Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to threaten national security and public peace in parts of South East geopolitical Zone and some other conterminous States.

“The latest manifestation of this threat is the attempt to blockade the Onitsha end of Niger Bridge on 1st December, 2015, an action that caused major hardship to innocent and law abiding motorists, and citizens. The act also occasioned serious dislocation of business activities,” a statement issued by acting Police PRO, Olabisi Kolawole.

The Inspector-General of Police noted that the increasing resort to acts of brigandage of this nature is pointing to a clear attempt by the brains behind these protests to test the will of security agencies to restore order and guarantee internal cohesion. For the avoidance of doubts, the IGP further noted that the restoration and maintenance of law and public order, and protection of lives and property remain sacred and statutory Mandate of the Nigeria Police. This Mandate, according to him, shall be fully executed in the overriding interests of the nation and vast majority of citizens and residents of the South East geopolitical Zone.

Consequently, the Inspector-General of Police has directed the mobilisation and deployment of Police Mobile Force (PMF) across the country to reinforce security in the State Commands that MASSOB and IPOB are currently attempting to utilise as launching pad for their sinister intentions. The Assistant Inspectors – General of Police Zone 5, (Benin); Zone 6, (Calabar) and Zone 9 (Umuahia) as well as all Commissioners of Police in the affected States in the South East and neigbouring States have also been directed to henceforth maximally exercise their statutory Mandate in relation to prevention and disruption of any gathering that threatens public order and national cohesion. Any person or group of persons so arrested in furtherance to the enforcement of this order will be made to face the full wrath of the law.

To this end, the Inspector-General of Police advises parents and guardians to call their children and wards to order as the patience of the Force is being stretched to the limit. He firmly affirmed that no individual or group interest can override the interest of the nation and that democratic values provide for exploration of rule of law to advance any concern, not the resort to endless and misguided acts of brigandage, unless there is an ulterior motive as the extant instance tends to dictate. He concluded by asserting that the Nigeria Police Force will not fold its law enforcement arms to allow few misguided elements to continually force hardships on fellow Nigerians either in the South East or any other part of the nation for that matter.

Reporting From Upper Iweka Onitsha Anambra State , Now Heading To Head Bridge Onitsha - Vivian Gist
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Source http://www.viviangist.com/onitsha-protest-arase-orders-arrest-of-pro-biafra-massob-agitators

More Games ahead

This is not good. The way this situation is going, if not taken care off immediately, it may escalate to something much more serious. Anyway, let me go and construct a bunker to be on the safer side.

They should flog them.

viviangist3:
More Games ahead

ah ah vivi..why are u like this na
..Op and FTC. .it's not good o

For all I care, IPOB are creating a nuisance in the streets. They should find something useful to do with their lives.

[size=13pt]Freedom of Speech is dead in nigeria[/size]

This whole crisis is very avoidable. I am an Igbo man, I do not support IPOB secession protest. But the way I see it, this is going to escalate nationwide.

Shooting this people will not stop the protest. They will only look for weapons and start retaliating.

Beyond the secession threat, what we want is to sit down and discuss the inclussion of the Igbo nation in this govt. Playing blind eye to this [protest is a big mistake by this administration.

Let me give you an idea. It may get to a level where the IPOB guys will start burning trailers and may even burn some mosques. Then the northern youths will start retaliating, burning down churches, and by then, blames will be going up and down. And if care is not taken, the whole nation will be in turmoil.

Cheers

Mhizkel:
For all I care, IPOB are creating a nuisance in the streets.
They should find something useful to do with their lives.

Come to the east and say that.

No one is above the law.

Nigeria has rendered this verdict useless

Is Arase not the Inspector General of Police? Police has absolutely no power here. Come to the east and see what I'm saying. Even the army are almost powerless now. Matters have escalated beyond the grip of the NPF.

Kkkk

The police and other security agents should show no mercy to those that have made themselves legitimate target.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySAE6-syMAQ

[size=15pt]Igbo pressure group dissociates from Biafra protests[/size]

An Igbo pressure group with the name The Igbo Conscience group have urged groups and people trying to cause ethnic crisis within the country with the recent call for secession by some youths in the eastern part of Nigeria to desist from it.

I wonder how many prisons Arase would build to accommodate the millions of incoming inmates!! Buhari should have known by now that infantile threats like this would do nothing to stem the agitations.It would only get worse in th edays to come and God helps us if the ND militants decides to resume hostilities

Udopasa:
The police and other security agents should show no mercy to those that have made themselves legitimate target.

You think the police would be able to contain the millions of people that would be on the streets? You nothing about civil disobedience.This is bigger than you think.It is not about students protesting in one isolated locations,You are dealings with a majority ethnic group spread out across different states.If Buhari makes the mistake of attempting to use violence to quell the uprising,he will have himself to blame

Arase was missing and said nothing during the violent Kogi clash.
He was also missing when the APC thugs clashed in Abuja.

But he is quick to issue ultimatum to peaceful Biafra protesters. Ok.

bros12345:
This whole crisis is very avoidable. I am an Igbo man, I do not support IPOB secession protest. But the way I see it, this is going to escalate nationwide.

Shooting this people will not stop the protest. They will only look for weapons and start retaliating.

Beyond the secession threat, what we want is to sit down and discuss the inclussion of the Igbo nation in this govt. Playing blind eye to this [protest is a big mistake by this administration.

Let me give you an idea. It may get to a level where the IPOB guys will start burning trailers and may even burn some mosques. Then the northern youths will start retaliating, burning down churches, and by then, blames will be going up and down. And if care is not taken, the whole nation will be in turmoil.

Cheers

what is ur problem this man call hem self IG. Did we complain we close aur business for that

Dem go arrest tire!!
Meanwhile police is currently on the run

Horus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySAE6-syMAQ

[size=15pt]Igbo pressure group dissociates from Biafra protests[/size]

An Igbo pressure group with the name The Igbo Conscience group have urged groups and people trying to cause ethnic crisis within the country with the recent call for secession by some youths in the eastern part of Nigeria to desist from it.

Noise.

Tell the igbo conscience leaders to go to onitsha now and say that crap

Ibos don't usually kill themselves with guns, they do it gunlessly. Let's focus our attention on those who kill themselves with guns


The ibos are peaceful, just let village chiefs settle the matter.

JoeCutie:
Come to the east and say that.

Unfortunately, I don't know direction to the east. Would you please help me out

Chukwudi45:


You think the police would be able to contain the millions of people that would be on the streets? You nothing about civil disobedience.This is bigger than you think.It is not about students protesting in one isolated locations,You are dealings with a majority ethnic group spread out across different states.If Buhari makes the mistake of attempting to use violence to quell the uprising,he will have himself to blame

Nwanne, read my post again. I did say "police and other security agents" and I also said, "legitimate target". And please stop roping in all hard working people in Ala Igbo into this bizarre nonsense.

Behind one IPOB or MASSOB youth, there are millions of silent IPOB youth, men, women, children including unborn children who are watching the protest and will join when the handshake has passed elbows

Mhizkel:

Unfortunately, I don't know direction to the east. Would you please help me out

If you so want to commit suicide, just board any bus driving down to the east. Then when you get there, you say what you said earlier. I'm not with you.

Horus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySAE6-syMAQ

[size=15pt]Igbo pressure group dissociates from Biafra protests[/size]

An Igbo pressure group with the name The Igbo Conscience group have urged groups and people trying to cause ethnic crisis within the country with the recent call for secession by some youths in the eastern part of Nigeria to desist from it.

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@Poster

Do not be afraid of Biafra. If your social order is intact, you could turn the zoo into a rest house after the Biafrans have left.

JoeCutie:
If you so want to commit suicide, just board any bus driving down to the east. Then when you get there, you say what you said earlier. I'm not with you.

Sadly enough, they won't listen cos stupidity has taken over them.

ProfessorPeter:
Behind one IPOB or MASSOB youth, there are millions of silent IPOB youth, men, women, children including unborn children who are watching the protest and will join when the handshake has passed elbows

Best post of the year!! And the painful truth!!

They should start shooting police men secretly. Cos they are bas.tards. especially the oily soup ones

Mhizkel:

Sadly enough, they won't listen cos stupidity has taken over them.

Alright, you've be heard.

Udopasa:
Nwanne, read my post again. I did say "police and other security agents" and I also said, "legitimate target". And please stop roping in all hard working people in Ala Igbo into this bizarre nonsense.

so the legitimate target are the unarmed civilians protesting in Onitsha baa? I know not every Igbo is in support of IPOB but the fact remains that over 70% of people living in the SE today support IPOB

JoeCutie:
Alright, you've be heard.

Don't tell me you're in support of this