Lawal Usman said he does not take IPOB serious, and that if it were in his power, the secessionist group “won’t last more than one week”.
Both opposing groups marched across the road chanting at the top of their voices in a desperate attempt to outshout one another.
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has adjourned the trial of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu until January 19, 2022.
All politics may be local but effective local politics is personal.
“Cultists, armed robbers and kidnappers have recruited themselves and are using the name of IPOB to be killing innocent citizens.”
“They should be prepared for the consequences of their actions as they will be identified, isolated, and decisively dealt with….”
“Let there be calm. If I’m IPOB leader, I will use the opportunity I am having to strategise for my people, hold the government of the eastern zone accountable.”
A government memo instructed school heads to inform teachers and parents of the new and unusual development.
Attorney General Abubarkar Malami at a press briefing on Friday claimed Mr Kanu and IPOB were behind several killings and arson in South-East and Lagos.
Residents in southeastern states of Abia, Enugu and Imo observed a sit-at-home order called by IPOB in solidarity with their leader Nnamdi Kanu.
