THE Nigerian Army says the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra has assumed a violent dimension in recent times “oiled by propaganda and disinformation to whip-up sentiments and draw sympathy from unsuspecting citizens in the region”.
According to the Army, the group’s sit-at-home order was greeted with violence, destruction of public installations and facilities, arson, as well as looting of shops.
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Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Conspiracy Pretext Employed By IPOB/ESN, A Hoax,’ issued yesterday.
Nwachukwu rubbished claims that the Army and the Department of State Services created the Biafra National Guard and the unknown gunmen in the South-East.
