We are putting measures in place to deal with IPOB- Army HQ
The Nigerian military is putting up fresh “drastic measures” in the South-East to curtail the excesses of the gunmen ravaging the region and killing security personnel including soldiers. The rising attacks on its personnel in the South-East region of Nigeria which are allegedly being carried out by the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are giving the military concerns and have necessitated the new measures, sources said. Army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said that the military’s worry heightened by the beheading of a Local Government Chairman in Imo State, last week, by gunmen suspected to be members of IPOB. A military intelligence operative who pleaded anonymity said, “It is disturbing that while our troops are working to ensure peace and security in the society; the gunmen not only abduct their own people, they also attack our personnel and destroy other facilities. Very soon, we will unveil strategies on curtailments that will address the current emba