Police raises alarm over activities of IPOB in Edo, cautions communities

The Nigeria Police raised alarm over activities of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in some communities in Edo state, warning communities to report any suspicious gatherings to the police immediately.

Deputy Inspector General of Police, in charge of Operation Restore Peace in South-South region, DIG Moses Jitoboh, raised the alarm on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State, during a stakeholders meeting and the launching of Operation Restore Peace in the south-south region.

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He said IPOB members are intent on spreading secessionist messages across the state.

He listed the areas they are currently holding secret meetings in the state to include Igbanke, Ubiaja, Iguelaba, Igueben, Okhiahe and Ologbo.

Jitoboh, who noted that Edo and Balyesa are the states currently enjoying relative peace in the country, however cautioned that they must not allow anybody to come in and scuttle it with secessionist messages.

He asked the people in the communities where the harbingers of secessionists are holding their secret meetings to report the same to the police for urgent attention, noting that it is better to nip them in the bud than allow it to grow into something else in the state.

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The police boss said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s inaugurated what is called Operation Restore Peace in the troubled regions of the south-south and south-east and that he is in charge of the South-South region.

While reacting to the call by stakeholders to profile those recruited into the vigilance group in the state, he said the State Commissioner of Police should work in synergy with the heads of the group to remove the bad eggs.