Troops of 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday destroyed an Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network ( IPOB/ ESN) enclave in Asaba, Delta State. A wounded fighter of the separatist group was captured during the raid. Army spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the troops in a raid on a fortified enclave located …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has urged the Federal Government to release pro-Biafran leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to end insecurity in the South-East region. IPoB has also once again dissociated itself from the violent enforcement of the sit-at-home order across the South-East. The proscribed group pointed out that if the Federal Government really wants insecurity to end in …

Reno Omokri has urged Igbos to convert the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) into a political party. The socio-political activist said that Nigerians would vote for IPoB if it transforms into a political party. Tweeting, Omokri wrote: “Play your cards right, and Nnamdi Kanu will be freed. Renounce violence, like the Irish Republican Army did, and convert IPOB into a …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has refuted the claim that it declared a one-week sit-at-home exercise across the South East. Rumours of a weeklong sit-at-home, starting from 3th to 10th July, has been circulating in the social media and across the region. In the audio message which has been circulating for a few days, the promoters claimed that …

The leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has confirmed that he would be checked by the two medical doctors the Department of State Services (DSS) earlier prevented from seeing him. Kanu said the doctors would see him on Tuesday, noted that the physicians are not coming to perform any surgery on him. His disclosure …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has warned the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS) of any plan by the authorities to subject its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to any form of surgery while in custody. This was as it claimed the ‘imminent’ move was to further get Kanu’s health ‘ruptured’ and deteriorated while in DSS …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed 20th June for the adoption of processes in the suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu against the Department of State Services (DSS). The date was fixed by the court registrar following the absence of Justice Binta Nyako, who was said to …

Imo State Police Command has said its operatives wounded several members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN) during a bloody shootout. The shootout, which took place at camp at Ubah Agwa/Izombe tropical rain Forest in Oguta Local Area, left several wounded. In a statement by the command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) will not be a threat to the 2023 national population and housing census scheduled to hold from 3rd to 5th May. Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC) in Enugu State, Ejike Eze, who gave the assurance on Sunday in Enugu, said the group had sufficiently understood the need to allow residents …

European countries got a request from the Federal Government yesterday – they should stop harbouring members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPoB). During his engagements with some international media organisations on Nigeria’s just-concluded elections, Information, Culture, and Tourism Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed alleged that members of the group use funds raised in Western countries to “destabilise” Nigeria. IPoB has …