Buhari Disregards IPOB Threat, Insists On South-East Visit

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday begin a 2-day visit to Ebonyi and Anambra States, the Presidency says.

In a statement on Monday, via its official Twitter handle, the Presidency said Mr Buhari will visit Anambra on Tuesday and Ebonyi Wednesday, ultimately disregarding threats by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

Tomorrow, President @MBuhari commences a 2-day visit to the Southeast: Ebonyi and Anambra States.

Follow #PMBinSE for highlights.#GovtAtWorkNG pic.twitter.com/lLYj59w0uJ

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) November 13, 2017

The pro-Biafran group in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Monday, threatened to attack the President should he set his foot in the southeast

“We (IPOB members) will die with him should he set his foot on the sacred land of Biafra.

“Tuesday 14th November 2017 will be recorded in history as a very bloody day should that Jubril masquerading as Buhari attempt to land on Biafran soil.”