Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed his men to deal decisively with members of the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, caught with arms.
Arase condemned the killing of a policeman during a protest involving the group on Monday.
In a statement issued by the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja on Tuesday, the police chief directed the Assistant Inspectors General of Police and the Commissioners of Police in the South East region of the country to disarm members of the group operating firearms immediately.
The police IG 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.
He also directed the arrest of any member of the group found in possession of firearm and bring him/her to deserved justice.
Arase said all IPOB activists arrested in connection with the killing of the policemen should be charged to court for murder.
He said 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.
