Following the recent clash between the Nigerian army and some IPOB members, the Nigerian army said it has carried out investigations and from the investigation so far that IPOB is a violent group.
In a recent statement signed by the Nigerian army director of director of defence information, John Eneche said.
After all the necessary investigation, that the military has decided that the IPOB is a violent group and as such recognized and classified as a terrorist group.
Read statement:
"After due professional analysis and recent development, it has become expedient to notify the general public that the claim by the IPOB actors that the organization is non-violent is not true. Hence, the need to bring to public awareness the true and current state of IPOB.
"In this regard, some of their actions clandestinely and actively that have been terrorising the general public includes:
- The formation of a Biafra secret service
- Claimed formation of Biafra National guard
- Unauthorized blocking of public access roads
- And extortion of money from innocent civilians at illegal road block.
"Militant possession and use of weapons, stones, Molotov, cocktails, matchetes and broken bottles among others on a military patrol, on September, 10th, 2017.
"Physical confrontation of troops by Nnamdi Kanu and other IPOB actors at a check point on 11th, September 2017 and also attempt to snatch their riffles. Attack by IPOB members on military check point on 12th, September 2017 at isialangwa where one IPOB member attempted to snatch a female soldiers riffle.
"From the foregoing, the armed forces of Nigeria wish to confirm to the general public that IPOB from all intent, plan and purposed as analysed, is a militant terrorist organization."
The statement reads.
