Four people, including two members of Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB) and two policemen, have reportedly died in Oraifite,
Ekwusigo Local Government Area, Anambra State, after a combined team of
soldiers and police men invaded the home of Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to IPOB
leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in the early hours of Monday.
It was learnt that members of IPOB confronted the
combined team of security men, leading to casualties on both end.
Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, in a statement accused
personnel of the Nigerian army of invading the home of his personal lawyer and
killing two IPOB members.
Journalists gathered that the clash also cost the
Nigeria Police Force two personnel as IPOB members allegedly attacked the team
of policemen, leading to the death of the two cops.
A statement signed by Kanu stated that:
"Confirmed reports indicate that a combined team of Nigeria police and
military assassination squad invaded the home of my lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in
Oraifite, Anambra State.
"The team, on December 2 morning, in a bid to
kill him and his family, invaded his house. Sadly three innocent Biafrans were
killed by this invading Fulani force at his residence.
"This comes on the heel of yet another killing
of two IPOB family members who were peacefully gathered at Arondizuogu on December
1. Their bodies are still in the morgue."
Attempt to get the Anambra State Police Command's
Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna, to confirm the clash did not yield result,
as he only confirmed the clash, but failed to state if there was loss of life
in the clash.
He said he would react officially after making due
enquires, but never got back to reporters as at the time of filling this report.
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