Nigerian 60th Independence Day: Police, army patrol Imo ahead of IPOB sit-at-home order The police, army, and other security agencies on W...
Nigerian 60th Independence Day: Police, army patrol Imo ahead of IPOB
sit-at-home order
The police, army, and other security agencies on Wednesday
began patrolling the nooks and crannies of Owerri, the Imo State capital, ahead
of the October 1 sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra.
The combined teams of security agents took to the streets of
Owerri in what the state police command called ” operation Show of Force”. Our
correspondent learnt that the ‘Show of Force’ which caused heavy gridlock in
the state capital also took place in all the ten police area commands that make
up the state.
The Police Spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, who
spoke to our correspondent in Owerri said that there was no cause for the
alarm. Ikeokwu confirmed that the show of force was in response to the
sit-at-home order declared by the proscribed IPOB.
The police spokesperson said that the operation Show of
Force was to reassure the people of the state that the police in conjunction
with the security agencies were capable of protecting them. Ikeokwu said,
“There is no cause for the alarm. The patrol is called Operation Show of
Force.it shows that we are still in the business of protecting lives and
properties. We are doing it in collaboration with other security agencies and
it is taking place in all the ten area commands in the state.
” It is in response to the sit-at-home order declared by
IPOB. We are assuring the members of the public that we are capable of
protecting them and that they can go about without molestation and enjoy the
October 1 public holiday as declared by the federal government.”
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