The governor, who decried the incessant attacks on the state residents, said his administration was trying to curb the menace.
The Niger government has warned against diverting palliative items meant to cushion the adverse effects of petrol subsidy removal.
“This is an absolute disgrace,” Mr Powerful stressed.
The national intelligence office said the traditional attire bore colours of the defunct Biafra Republic, which is the subject matter of the IPOB leader’s criminal trial.
“I hereby charge the security operatives – the police, DSS, army and other sister agencies to rescue him alive from these evil doers and reunite him with his family safe and sound.”
The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him.
The federal government says about 1,519 stranded Nigerians in Sudan are expected to leave Khartoum via hired buses to Port Sudan and other locations.
SSS spokesman Peter Afunanya, in a statement shared on Twitter on Sunday night, said the secret police were still investigating the incident.
The exercise was not only a horrendous phenomenon on the psyche of Nigerians but a fleeting nightmare.
“Out of concern for my young children and my wife’s well-being, we made the unfortunate decision to leave Nigeria abruptly.”
