Following the manifestation of the
disposition of the armed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) activists to
undertake premeditated attacks on Police officers engage in operations aimed at
restoring public order in States in the South-East and South-South geopolitical
zone of the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc,
NPM has directed the Assistant Inspector General of Police and the Commissioners
of Police in the affected area to disarm members of the group operating
firearms immediately.
The IGP 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.
IGP Arase, while condemning the
killing by members of IPOB, also directed the arrest of any member of the group
found in possession of firearm and bring him/her to deserved justice, while all
IPOB activists arrested in connection with the killing of the Policemen should
be charged to court for murder.
"Meanwhile, 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,"
said the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP OLABISI KOLAWOLE.
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