Simon Ekpa, A Notorious Terrorist; Ignore All Threats - Army Tells Igbos | READ MORE

Speaking to newsmen, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu described Ekpa as a notorious terrorist who deceives people to shut down their means of livelihood by sitting at home while he comfortably feeds his family in faraway Finland.

Nwachukwu warned that the Army will not tolerate any act aimed at violating the fundamental Human Rights of the people, adding that the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army to operate in synergy with other security agencies to ensure robust patrols to dominate all flashpoints and emplace measures to ensure citizens are free to go about their legitimate businesses in the south east.

In his words;

"The renewed threat by IPOB to compel the people in southeastern Nigeria to sit at home is not only appalling but a violation of the fundamental rights of southeastern Nigerians and, therefore, unlawful. This will never be condoned.

"The Chief of Army Staff has handed down clear directives to the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army operating in synergy with other security agencies to ensure robust patrols to dominate all flashpoints and emplace measures to ensure citizens are free to go about their legitimate businesses.

"Strangely, Simon Ekpa, a notorious terrorist and self-acclaimed leader of IPOB, is in Finland making a living for himself and his family, but ordering the people to shut down their means of livelihood by sitting at home".

"We implore the good and enterprising people of the South-East to shun all forms of cajoling or threats aimed at unlawfully compelling them to be reclusive by sitting at home. We urge them to join forces with the security operatives to resist this illegality perpetrated by IPOB".