IGP Solomon Arase Orders Disarmament of Independent People of Biafra Activists
Category: Nigerian National News
Following the Pro-Biafran protests that resulted in the death of two policemen and five Pro-Biafran protesters, yesterday, the
Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has ordered the Assistant
Inspector Generals and Commissioners of Police to immediately disarm
armed activists who claim to be members of the Independent People of
Biafra group.
Read the statement below...
Following the
manifestation of the disposition of the armed Independent People of
Biafra (IPOB) activists to undertake premeditated attacks on Police
officers engage in operations aimed at restoring public order in States
in the South-East and South-South geopolitical zone of the country, the
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc, NPM has directed
the Assistant Inspectors General of Police and the Commissioners of
Police in the affected area to disarm members of the group operating
firearms immediately.
The IGP noted that the targeted attacks on
Police personnel, who have been performing their statutory functions in
the most professional and civil manner since the latest resurgence
disorder, portrays the IPOB activists who are orchestrating the
insurrection as having crossed the threshold in their misguided attempt
to test the common will of the nation.
IGP Arase, while
condemning the killing by members of IPOB, also directed the arrest of
any member of the group found in possession of firearm and bring him/her
to deserved justice, while all IPOB activists arrested in connection
with the killing of the Policemen should be charged to court for murder.
Meanwhile,
the Nigeria Police Force will continue to diligently work towards
eliminating any threat to internal security and assures Nigerians of its
commitment to their safety and security.
ACP OLABISI KOLAWOLE
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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