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, has directed
the Assistant Inspectors General of Police and the Commissioners of Police in
the affected area to disarm members of the group operating with 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.
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