{"id":21544,"date":"2020-02-18T13:57:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=21544"},"modified":"2020-02-18T13:57:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:57:19","slug":"ipob-well-protect-our-people-against-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ipob-well-protect-our-people-against-attacks","title":{"rendered":"IPOB: We\u2019ll protect our people against attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has vowed to resist any attempt by bandits and other criminal elements to attack any part of the Southeast and Southsouth.<\/p>\n<p>It urged the people of \u201cBiafraland\u201d to prepare to defend themselves against attacks.<\/p>\n<p>IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful condemned the January 10 attack on Delta State Police Command personnel, who were on a stop-and-search duty in Asaba.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred around 9 pm at the popular Abraka Market area of Asaba and left about three policemen with varying degrees of injury.<\/p>\n<p>Their rifles were reportedly taken away by the bandits.<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen had also attacked Avwon, Agadama, Ohoror and other communities in Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Areas of the state.<\/p>\n<p>At least, eight persons were killed while several others sustained injuries.<\/p>\n<p>IPOB said the killings were \u201cpremeditated slaughter of the defenceless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIPOB\u2019s message of freedom is the only way out of the present impasse in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The group said it would resist every attempt by herdsmen to unleash terror on \u201cBiafraland\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, we are calling on our people to be prepared because we are going to take on terrorists in our land,\u201d IPOB said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has vowed to resist any attempt by bandits and other criminal elements to attack any part of the Southeast and Southsouth. 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