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The Police Command in Abia on Monday led detachments of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in a show of strength in Umuahia, ahead of the IPOB sit-at-home order for Wednesday, May 30.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise took off from the Central Police Station (CPS), Umuahia, at about 9 a.m. and moved round the major streets up to Ubakala and Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area back to CPS, via Bende Road.

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The convoy included one Armoured Personnel Carrier and about 15 patrol vans, loaded with heavily armed men.

Speaking with newsmen at the end of the show, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, said the joint exercise was designed to reassure residents of the readiness of the security agencies to continue to protect their lives and property.

“The show of strength included men of the Police Command, the army and Civil Defence and the essence is to demonstrate our resolve to ensure that Abia residents continue to enjoy uninterrupted peace.

“We are poised to continue to sustain the prevailing peace and wish to send a signal to trouble makers, especially members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which has been proscribed as a terrorist group.

“We want them to know that the law will not spare them should they go ahead to disrupt the prevailing peace, which residents of the state are presently enjoying.

So we used this opportunity to instil confidence in the people that security agencies are alive to their primary duties of protecting their lives and property.”

The Police boss therefore urged the people to ignore the sit-at-home order and go about their lawful businesses without any fear of molestation.

“Sitting at home for fear of any possible attack by IPOB members will give them a sense of victory.”

Ogbizi further charged security operatives “to be alert and vigilant” to be able to checkmate the activities of IPOB.

He alleged that the group now indulged in producing Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).

“If we do not respond now to nip the activities of the group in the bud, especially in producing IED, then we may be heading for doom.

He said that some policemen were recently attacked in Aba with IED, allegedly made by IPOB, adding that the incident was currently being investigated.

“Let us have it at the back of our minds that IPOB is a violent group. We should not treat them with kid gloves.

“We should work to protect ourselves. Your lives are as important as those that you protect.”

Mtcheew! Same police that some street boys with awka made pistle will transmission inside
Talk another thing jare.

That is very commendable from the security force, please deal with any terrorists miscreants that temper with the peace of any nigerian.

AZIKUWE had long caused dis problems for nigeria precisely BIAFRA in 1953 when he opposed Awolowo from including a clause in drafting d constitution dat IF ANY STATE,REGION IS NOT SATISFY WITH D UNION CALLED NIGERIA AGAIN SUCH AFFECTED REGION CAN EASILY BREAK AWAY OR SECEDE WITHOUT A WAR but ZIK because of his over-zealousness to rule a large entity call naija opposed awolowo dat dis union naija is indissolvable dat d union is for life now IPOB,MASSOB and crying 4 secesion bt it is nt recognise by d constitution hence PMB proscribed them terrorist.i hope they will not blame dis on awolowo and yoruba again

Sit at home is to honor biafran heroes and not ipob heroes. That being said, they should come to my house and carry me to work na

I wonder what is threatening the so-called peace. Is sitting at home now a violent crime? Na wa o!

Useless show...the day ipob will take up arms will be the end of this failed country...mark my words...spit at naija...

Nmeribe17:
Useless show...the day ipob will take up arms will be the end of this failed country...mark my words...spit at naija...

I bet, you will regret such decision.

The thing is, the more the security forces issue these threats the more they will make people to sit at home.
We all know that some innocent people will be framed up today as IPOB. Even if they are going about their lawful businesses, the hyperactive security forces (especially the police) will pick up some people just to increase their revenue collection.
Truth be told many are not stepping out of their houses today because of the above reason not because they support IPOB.

anibirelawal:
I bet, you will regret such decision.

Of course the Northern filled armed forces are looking for any little thing to tag IPOB terrorists but so far they have been disappointed.
Show me any other place in the country that is as militarized as the southeast?

When Nigeria Got Her Independence In 1960 There Was No clause Granting It In The Constitution

cptfash:
AZIKUWE had long caused dis problems for nigeria precisely BIAFRA in 1953 when he opposed Awolowo from including a clause in drafting d constitution dat IF ANY STATE,REGION IS NOT SATISFY WITH D UNION CALLED NIGERIA AGAIN SUCH AFFECTED REGION CAN EASILY BREAK AWAY OR SECEDE WITHOUT A WAR but ZIK because of his over-zealousness to rule a large entity call naija opposed awolowo dat dis union naija is indissolvable dat d union is for life now IPOB,MASSOB and crying 4 secesion bt it is nt recognise by d constitution

Guy forget That Constitution Aspect
When South sudan Got Her Independence Referendum Was Not In Thier Constitution And They Did Not Debate It In Thier Thier nass. Same Too For eritrea The unsc recommemded And Enforced It. Pls Note: Referendum Is Not In Constitution Of Many Countries But 50 Years Ago There Were Only About 95 Countries Today There Are Over 195 Nations