IGP, Solomon Arase
PRESS RELEASE: INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE ORDERS DISARMAMENT OF IPOB ACTIVISTS
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 Inspectors 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.
ACP OLABISI KOLAWOLE
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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