{"id":53059,"date":"2021-11-09T16:32:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anambra-election-ipob-alleges-plot-to-rig-ihiala-poll-amid-reported-gun-battle-with-police"},"modified":"2021-11-09T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:03:10","slug":"anambra-election-ipob-alleges-plot-to-rig-ihiala-poll-amid-reported-gun-battle-with-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anambra-election-ipob-alleges-plot-to-rig-ihiala-poll-amid-reported-gun-battle-with-police","title":{"rendered":"Anambra election: IPOB alleges plot to rig Ihiala poll amid reported gun battle with police"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that some unscrupulous elements and groups are working to rig the ongoing Anambra State governorship election.<\/p>\n

IPOB claims that the groups are working to upturn the results of Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.<\/p>\n

Emma Powerful, spokesman of the separatist group disclosed this in a statement he signed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Powerful reiterated that IPOB has no political affiliation in the state, but is concerned about the well-being of people of the Southeast.<\/p>\n

According to Powerful: \u201cWe have intercepted credible intelligence reports that some unscrupulous elements and groups are making frantic efforts to upturn the overriding decision of Ndi Anambra at Ihiala.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is common knowledge that IPOB has no political affiliation or affinity with anybody.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur preoccupation has been the preservation, protection and projection of well-being of Biafraland nothing more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis informs why we had to call off the Sit At Home to enable our people to participate in choosing who governs them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be foolhardy for us to lift the Sit At Home order only for strangers to stampede the will of the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cIPOB has been compelled by exigencies to send this warning to those being used to subvert the Peoples\u2019 Mandate. Let the Peoples\u2019 will prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is coming at a time when ESN members, a militant arm of IPOB allegedly engaged security operatives in a gun battle in Ihiala.<\/p>\n

BREAKING: Gunmen, joint security operatives in alleged 3 hours gun battle in Ihiala<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that some unscrupulous elements and groups are working to rig the ongoing Anambra State governorship election. IPOB claims that the groups are working to upturn the results of Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. 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