MANY KILLED AS SOLDIERS INVADE KANU, IPOB LEADER’S HOME IN UMUAHIA

Admin l Monday, September 11, 2017

UMUAHIA, Abia, Nigeria – Not less than five people were killed and many injured when soldiers incaded the home of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu

Soldiers opened fire on defenceless civilians who formed human shield around the IPOB leader leading to death of five people.

“The Nigerian army under the order of the jihadist president; Dictator Muhammadu Buhari have just invaded the compond of the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu, with amoured tank, shooting at people on site”, IPOB said in a statement, adding that it is placing the international community on notice, that the life of the leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu is in grave danger now.

“We are calling on the United Nation, EU, AU and the world at large to do the needful to avoid another genocide in Biafra land”, IPOB said.

But in a statement, Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Major Oyegoke Gbadamosi said that though troops fired warning shots in the air at hoodlooms, “No life was lost”.

NIGERIAN ARMY DID NOT ATTACK ANYBODY NOR KILL ANYONE

The attention of 14 Brigade Nigerian Army, has been drawn to fictitious news going round especially on the social media that troops have invaded the home of Nnamdi Kanu and killed 3 persons.

This is far from the truth. Rather, it was a group of suspected IPOB militants that blocked the road against troops of 145 Battalion while on show of force along FMC-Word Bank Road in Umuahia town, Abia State at about 6.00-6.30pm, today. They insisted that the military vehicles would not pass and started pelting the soldiers with stones and broken bottles to the point of injuring an innocent female passerby and a soldier, Corporal Kolawole Mathew.

The troops fired warning shots in the air and the hoodlooms dispersed. No life was lost.
Therefore the public are kindly enjoined to disregard the rumours going round and the fictitious photographs of purported victims of attack. Both the soldier and the innocent female passerby have been evacuated to the unit’s Medical Inspection Room and are receiving treatment.

We would like to use this opportunity to warn mischief makers threatening the peace and security of the country through falsehood such as above.

Members of the public are please requested to go about their lawful business and report any suspicious activity to the nearest police station or security outfit.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Major Oyegoke Gbadamosi
Assistant Director Army Public Relations
14 Brigade Nigerian Army