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Nigeria:
Army Denies Declaring Biafra Group Terrorist Organisation
Vanguard, 18 September 2017
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, on Monday evening, denied the reports that the military ever tagged the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a terrorist… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Proscription of IPOB As Terrorist Organisation Is Illegal, Says Falana
This Day, 19 September 2017
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has described the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the South-east governors and the labeling of the group as a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Military's Declaration of IPOB As Terrorist Group 'Likely Prelude to Violent Crackdown'
Premium Times, 19 September 2017
A judicial advocacy group, Access to Justice, has frowned at the Nigerian military's characterisation of the Indigenous People of Biafra as a terrorist organisation, saying the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Obiano Never Said, 'No Hiding Place for IPOB in Anambra' - Obigwe
Vanguard, 19 September 2017
The national coordinator APGA Media Warriors Forum, Evang Chinedu Obigwe , Tuesday, urged the general public to disregard the fake information making rounds in some mainstream and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Egwu Eke Was Carefully Planned in the Interest of South East - Buratai
Vanguard, 19 September 2017
The Ebonyi Government has declared support for the ongoing Nigerian Army exercise - "Egwu Eke", Python Dance II, in the South East zone. Read more »
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Nigeria:
IPOB - House of Reps Leader Tackles Saraki for Faulting Military Declaraton
Premium Times, 19 September 2017
The Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, has criticised the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for faulting the military's declaraton of IPOB as a terrorist… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Accuses IPOB of Sharing Fake Videos to Deceive Nigerians
Premium Times, 19 September 2017
The Nigerian government has accused the separatist group, the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, of using "fake videos" to mislead the public into believing that the army is… Read more »