Anambra Police Command and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have engaged in war of words following May 30 sit-at-home order by the group. While the police insisted that IPOB, as a proscribed organisation, lacked the legitimacy to declare a protest order, IPOB said police can’t stop it from carrying out its religious obligation to Biafra’s fallen heroes. Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, Mr. Garba Umar, described the group as misguided elements and urged the people in the state to disregard the order and go about their lawful normal businesses, assuring that the State Police Command is on top of the situation. Read more
