The defence headquarters has branded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a “militant terrorist organisation” and urged parents to dissuade their wards from joining the group.

In a statement in Abuja on Friday, John Enenche, the director, defence information, restated the commitment of the armed forces to confront “all security challenges facing the country”.

Enenche assured of the protection of lives and property in all parts of the country by the military.

He said the IPOB posed security challenge and had been metamorphosing from one stage to another.

“After due professional analysis and recent developments, it has become expedient to notify the general public that the claim by IPOB actors that the organisation is non-violent is not true,” he said.

“Hence, the need to bring to public awareness the true and current state of IPOB.

“In this regard, some of their actions, clandestinely and actively, that have been terrorising the general public include:

“The formation of a Biafra Secret Service, claimed formation of Biafra National Guard, unauthorised blocking of public access roads and extortion of money from innocent civilians at illegal road blocks.

“Militant possession and use of weapons (stones, molotov cocktails, machetes and broken bottles, among others) on a military patrol on Sept. 10, 2017.

“Physical confrontation of troops by Nnamdi Kanu and other IPOB actors at a check point on Sept. 11, 2017 and also attempt to snatch their rifles.

“Attack by IPOB members on a military check point on Sept. 12, 2017, at Isialangwa, where one IPOB actor attempted to snatch a female soldier’s rifle.

“From the foregoing, the Armed Forces of Nigeria wish to confirm to the general public that IPOB from all intent, plan and purpose as analysed, is a militant terrorist organisation.”

http://www.naijanewspapers.com.ng/2017/09/breaking-defence-headquarters-declares.html

Mtcheew

May God help Nigeria

And Fulani herdsmen what....Businessmen?

Good

It has clearly played out that the North own Nigeria.

It was Arewa elders and youths who made the declaration long ago not the Nigerian Army. The Army only executed the plan.

It was clear, it was the essence of the Operation Python dance; to provoke the IPOB to take up arms and then label them terrorists.

The Arewa youths said it, that when President Buhari retunred IPOB would be declared a terrorist organisation and that Kanu would be jailed for life.

Let me wait and see the response of the leaders in the South East. Let me know if they are really alive and seeing this atrocity on their youths.

It has not gotten to this extent now. I doubt the credibilty of the story though.

Yeye