Anxiety as security agencies battle IPOB over sit-at-home in South-east

There is palpable tension in Nigeria’s south-east as security operatives across the region have declared war against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over a sit-at-home order. IPOB’s sit-at-home IPOB earlier this month announced that there would be a sit-at-home on 30 May across the South-east to mark their Biafra Day which is celebrated annually … Read more

Police punish officer for extorting motorists

The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, have sanctioned an officer seen in a viral video clip extorting motorists in Owerri, the state capital. The police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The extortion Mr Okoye, an assistant superintendent of police, identified the officer as Isong Osudueh, an … Read more