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| Crackdown on Biafrans: Buahri orders arrest of IPOB and MASSOB members |
In intensifying his crackdown on free speech and right of association, General Muhammadu Buhari has officially ordered the arrest of Biafrans. The order was given through the the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, who ordered an immediate clampdown on Biafrans who he described as persons or group of persons inciting violence and social disorder across the Nigeria.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole, acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, in Abuja on Thursday.
The statement explained that the directive became imperative because of recent activities of members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in some parts of the country.
It said that the order empowered the police to arrest anybody fomenting any act of violence or disorder, or any act inimical to the security of the nation.
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| Solomon Arase has received orders from Buhari to start arresting Biafrans |
The statement confirmed that Nigerian security forces has been abducting innocent Biafrans. The police stated that it had made the following arrests had been made; Anambra - 4 people, Imo - 6 people, Delta - 11 and Abia -1.
It further warned that all persons so arrested for inciting violence, irrespective of their class or status in the society would be charged to court accordingly.
However, Biafrans have put the number of innocent civilians that has been kidnapped by the Nigerian security forces to close 100. About 50 MASSOB members were arrested in Imo State, 1POB members in Delta, about 7 in Portharcourt and others from other parts of Biafra.
The Biafran recently alerted the public that Buhari is slowly transforming Nigeria's security forces into Gestapo as they intensify intimidation and crackdown on opposition.
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