OWERRI — The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) declared a total lockdown in the southeast on Tuesday, 13 September 2022. In a statement on Saturday, the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, stated that the sit-at-home was in solidarity with its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who will be appearing in court on that day and the proposed visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Owerri, Imo State. The statement read partly: “The global family and...

By Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)   The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has urged the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and other security agencies to stop the unconstitutional act to stop parading suspects. Tony Ojukwu, the NHRC Executive Secretary, while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, said it is illegal as they have not been convicted, adding that even the Court had also condemned such act of parading pre-trial...

The Public Defender and Citizens’ Rights Commission (PDCRC) on Friday submitted its report of the #EndSARS protests in Kogi State to Governor Yahaya Bello. #EndSARS is a decentralised social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria. The slogan calls for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police with a long record of abuse of Nigerian citizens. The protests were held across the country...

The Indigenous People of Biara (IPOB) has suspended its earlier announced May 26 sit-at-home. According to the group, the cancellation followed the postponement of the court case of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, which was scheduled for Thursday. The group made this known in a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday. It called on the people to maintained restraint and “keep their eyes on the ball”. Powerful said the announcement...