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IPOB members allegedly attack Catholic priest for disobeying sit-at-home order

gathered that the priest, who is the vicar of St Jude’s Parish in Nnewi, was attacked around Ibeto junction, while he was going to celebrate morning mass before 6am. Sources said he was attacked with stones and other objects and his car damaged, just as he was bloodied and left unconscious in the car, in the pool of his own blood.    People suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday, attacked a Catholic Priest,   identified as Rev Fr Festus Eziamaka, for venturing out of his residence on a day they had declared as sit-at-home.    The source said, “The man has been identified as a Catholic priest, and he has been rushed to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi for treatment. But the Police Public Relations Officer of Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who spoke to a journalist on phone, said there was no incidence of violence anywhere in the state as a result of the IPOB sit-at-home...

IPOB : Police arrest 140 IPOB members

The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that since the return of democracy in 1999, Nigeria has had leaders who became Presidents of the country against their wish. He explained that former Presidents, Olusegun   The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday. Amaraizu said the IPOB members, who included 130 males and 10 females, were arrested for allegedly organising unlawful procession and display of proscribed items on the streets.  The Police Command in Enugu state has confirmed the arrest of 140 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) within Nsukka area of the state. He also said that they were arrested for allegedly chanting inciting songs against the nation. He said that members of the group were arrested on Wednesday by a joint security taskforce and formally handed over to the p...