A community in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, has resorted to invoking deities to stop frequent attacks and killings by pro-Biafra gunmen in the area, PREMIUM TIMES reports. The community, Enugu-Ezike, which is in the Igboeze-North Local Government Area of the Nigerian South-eastern state, had been witnessing frequent attacks and killings by the pro-Biafra gunmen. Multiple … Read more
Catholic Bishops of Nigeria have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group seeking independence of South-east and parts of South-south from Nigeria. Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court, Abuja, has been in detention at the facility of … Read more
Amnesty International Nigeria has asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate extrajudicial killings in south-east Nigeria. The human rights group said in a statement posted on its X handle on Thursday that Nigerian security forces led by the military carried out “extrajudicial executions and violence” in the region from August 2015 to August 2016. It said … Read more
Combined security agencies have killed “many” suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), across communities in Nigeria’s South-east, an official has said. The Force Commander, Joint Task Force South-east Operation Udo Ka, Hassan Taiwo-Dada, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing at Eke-Ututu community in … Read more
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, has promised to ensure the safety of residents of the state doing businesses on Mondays. Mr Adeoye spoke on Monday when he visited business people in Onitsha, the commercial hub of the state, according to a report by Vanguard newspaper. The police commissioner was referring to … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), until 19 April. Binta Nyako, the judge, before whom Mr Kanu is being tried by the Nigerian government for terrorism, fixed the date for the commencement of trial. At the adjourned date, the … Read more
Court resumes trial of Nnamdi Kanu The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 26 February for a hearing on the resumed trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to the IPOB leader, disclosed this in a post on his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday. The case … Read more
Gunmen have killed a police operative in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s south-east. The incident happened at about 11:00 a.m. on Thursday along Ngbo-Effium Road in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The Ebonyi killing occurred a day after gunmen killed another police officer in Akwa Ibom State, south-south Nigeria. There is no indication that the … Read more
