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Soldiers Killed 17 IPOB Members In May—Amnesty Int’l

Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of killing not less than 17 unharmed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, during a protest in May 2016. Members of the group had planned a march to celebrate heroes of the Biafran War. Amnesty said it based its report on details from eyewitnesses, morgues and…

Police IG Orders Officers To Crush IPOB

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,…