The military internal communication warned soldiers to be on high alert and cautious of their movements and conversations.
“IPOB is a terrorist organisation so declared by the Nigerian government, yet some Western countries harbour them and have been dealing with the illegal body.”
The police warned any persons or groups intending to scuttle the relative peace enjoyed in the state to rethink such an idea.
IPOB also denied that it plans to print Biafran currency and other state paraphernalia.
National interest and security should dictate the terms of engagement of any movement.
It is dangerous and unacceptable to profile any Nigerian citizen for whatever reason.
That was what led to the late deployment of materials to the various polling units.
They were responsible for 40 attacks and 57 deaths in 2022, an increase from 26 attacks and 34 deaths the year prior.
“The non-state actors, particularly the IPOB, who have declared that…they will totally lock down the South-East, make a lot of people to be afraid to go and vote.”
In terms of policy orientation, we characterize Tinubu as “market/welfarist”, Atiku as “market/capitalist”, Obi as “market/entrepreneurial” and Kwankwaso as “statist”.
