Abia state’s commissioner of police Mr Anthony Ogbizi, has made it known that the newly arrested members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will face persecution for murder, arson and other related crimes.
This was disclosed during a press briefing and parade of 7 of thesuspected members of IPOB at Ariaria police station in Aba.
Ogbizi said following declaration of IPOB being a terrorist group anybody found with Biafran materials would be arrested and prosecuted under the anti-terrorism Act .
“Even some policemen were seriously injured. In fact as I am talking to you, one of the injured police officer is dead. Doctors tried in vain to save his life.
“Now we have lost a soul and you know what it takes to train a police officer. You know the vacuum that creates. It takes a minimum of one year to train a police officer”, he said.
“As I am talking to you now information reaching me said they have started gathering at Nnamdi Kanu’s house”, he said.
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