In Abia State 10 IPOB Members Got Arrested

Seven members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been reportedly arrested by a combined team of security agencies in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State.

IPOB members, numbering over 100, reportedly took to the streets of Aba on Monday in peaceful protest of what they described as the killing of Christians and Biafrans in the country.

They were spotted with Biafran flags, charms and different insigna.

The protest, according to information, took off from the popular Ala Oji Flyover in Ugwunagbo Local Government Area and later terminated at SAMECK junction of Ariaria International Market.

Unconfirmed report had it that one of the leaders of the protesters, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, was among those arrested.

Sources within SAMECK told our reporter there was heavy shooting by the security agencies in an attempt to disperse the protesters with some of the IPOB members injured.

But a military source debunked the report, saying they were only there to maintain peace and disperse the protesters peacefully.

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When contacted, the Commissioner of Police, CP Janet Agbede, confirmed the arrest of the protesters but couldn’t confirm their number

“I am aware that some IPOB members were arrested, but I don’t know the actual number. They will be bringing them to Umuahia (Police Headquarters) tomorrow. By tomorrow, I will have the exact number of those arrested,” she stated.

Bello Gives N10m For The Burial Of Kogi Robbery Victims

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has released N10 million in support of the burial of the slain victims of Thursday’s robbery attack at Isanlu, Yagba East LGA, which claimed no less than seven lives, including that of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in the area.

The financial support, according to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Deputy Governor, Promise Emmanuel, was delivered on behalf of the governor by his deputy, Chief Edward Onoja, on Sunday, at his residence.

It added that the state Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Ede, was present to receive the money on behalf of the families of the slain officers.

Also present were the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr (Mrs) Folashade Ayoade Arike, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Sunday Faleke, the Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Ashiru Asiwaju and the Security Adviser to the Governor, Comdr. Jerry Omodara (rtd.).

Police Arrest Man With A Dead Baby In Abia State

Police in Abia State have saved a man from a lynch mob in Aba after he was reportedly seen with a dead baby.

The suspect was said to be unable to explain how he ended up with the baby, neither could he provide any information on the mother’s whereabouts.

On getting close to the scene, they noticed that some members of the crowd were bearing several dangerous weapons.

The police team was said to have quickly intervened and moved the suspect away.

The man in his early thirties and a regular face in the area, it was gathered, was thought to be mentally unstable but after seeing him with the dead baby, people started seeing him in a new light.

“The incident this morning has made us doubt the true state of his mental derangement,” one source said. “The question that we want the police to help us ask him is, where he got the baby and where he is taking the baby to?”

We will update you once new information comes in.