IPOB Calms Anambra Residents, Says No Plan For Any Attack

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Monday, called off its planned clean-up exercise slated for two cities of Onitsha and Nnewi, both in Anambra State, following fears of a possible hijack of the exercise to cause more mayhem in the state.

A statement made available to THE WHISTLER in Awka, this morning, signed by IPOB’s spokesman, Mr Emma Powerful, said the protest was put off because the Anambra Command of IPOB had already cleaned up the mess caused by the miscreants that held the state hostage for the past one week. IPOB, in the statement, further disassociated itself from a viral video currently trending that the facilities of the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Anambra State would be attacked today.

The statement reads: “Residents of Nnewi and Onitsha are asked to go about their businesses while waiting for further directives from the Supreme leader. We are also disassociating ourselves from the faceless viral video threatening to attack prisons in Anambra State. It is cowardly; we do not hide our faces while making our statement. We are fearless. We are not in support of such cowardly statement.

“Marching on the streets will no longer be tolerated as not to give room to mischief-makers to breach public peace. Anybody found wandering near any bank or loitering with intent will be moved out. No act capable of breaching the peace will be tolerated from today, Monday the 26th of October 2020 onwards. The planned protests and gatherings will not go on in Anambra; just as criminality of any form will not be condoned, either from hoodlums, hired thugs, the police or the army. Everybody must be well behaved.”