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An attack and counter-attack in the wee hours of  Sunday over Biafra , between a dozen Nigerian students, created a ruckus in Hennur, as they allegedly attacked the residence of one Elvis Ohachosim, a 39-year-old fellow Nigerian, and set his car ablaze. Times of India reports that DCP North East, Girish, said the counter-attack was in retaliation to Elvis attacking two Nigerian friends  on Saturday  evening; an attack that has left Bengaluru Police now mulling over getting these Nigerians who came to India on business and student visas deported. Girish further said this was not the first time the Nigerians fought over Biafra issue, as Bengaluru police had filed four cases against two Nigerian groups since September 3. According to Elvis’ complaint, 12 people arrived at his house in Vaddarapalya at around  3am   on Sunday . “This has been going on since the beginning of September. On September 3, Nigerian citizen N Chigozie, a resident of ...

A young man, identified as Akachukwu who is allegedly a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was killed yesterday night, near his residence in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.  Why he was murdered is not yet known. See graphic photos below…

Father to popular Nigerian rapper, Falz and Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said he hopes Nnamdi Kanu will still show up so as not to jeopardize the liberty of the sureties who signed his bail papers. According to him, Kanu may have left the country for the United Kingdom where he is also a citizen since his survival in Nigeria is risky. He further said that he believes that the life of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is in danger. Falana told Punch newspapers: “Mind you, Nnamdi Kanu and his wife and children are British citizens. He may have left the country to join his family in the United Kingdom. While campaigning for Biafra he never threw away his British passport. “I hope he has not run away so that he does not jeopardise the liberty of his sureties. It is an irony that Kanu, who is leading the struggle for the Balkanization of Nigeria, has dual citizenship, while Mr. Shettima Yerima, who gave the notice to quit to Igb...

The United States Government has said it does not consider the Indigenous People of Biafra a terrorist organisation. Last week, the Federal High Court in Abuja gave a judicial backing the executive order of President Muhammadu Buhari, outlawing the group and its activities in the country. The court granted the order to proscribe the group on Wednesday. It declared that the activities of the group constituted acts of terrorism. The Federal Government also accused France and the United Kingdom of aiding IPOB activities. The spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that the US government does not view IPOB as a terrorist group. He said this in response to our correspondent’s email which asked if the United States sees IPOB as a terrorist organisation. Brooks stated further that the US was committed to Nigeria’s unity and would support a peaceful resolution of any crisis in the country. He said, “The United States Governme...

The Nigerian Army yesterday said it has successfully curtailed the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra in the South East while clashes between farmers and herdsmen within the region had been prevented by troops in the past two weeks. Providing an update on Exercise Egwu Eke II (Python Dance II) the army further said the activities of kidnappers and other criminals had been checkmated in the region while scores of people had been arrested and handed over to the police for prosecution. The army was however silent on the whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB who was alleged to be on the run after a siege laid on his compound in Aba, Abia State. A statement signed by Col. Sagir Musa, Deputy Director of Public Relations, Nigerian Army, however, reassured the public that the army was poised to maintain peace and orderliness in the entire South East. The statement reads: “Following the commencement of Exercise EGWU EKE II on Friday 15th September 2017 in ...

The Federal Government will be giving the French Government account details of the sponsors of the terrorist group, Indigenous People of Biafra , Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The Nigerian Government had through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said that France was the headquarters of IPOB’s funding. But the European country on Thursday said it had no knowledge of IPOB’s presence in France. But a very senior government official said the Federal Government had reached out to France, explaining that it did not accuse the country of being the sponsors of Biafra but that a large transfer of funds was made regularly from France to IPOB in Nigeria. It was learnt that the Federal Government had asked the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit and the Central Bank of Nigeria to compile the needed information on the sponsors and it hand it over to the French government. The government will also write the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, which is tasked...

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB , Nnamdi Kanu’s cousin, Adaku Odemelam who was killed by a stray bullet during a shootout on the 14th of September is set to be buried today.  It was alleged that she was among those killed during the military invasion in Umuahia, Abia state. See photos below;