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Anambra C.P. Says Police Almost Opened Fire on IPOB Members

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Anambra Police Commissioner, Garba Umar, ​has disclosed that his men almost opened fire on ​members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)​ who obstructed Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano​​, on Sunday.

The Biafra activists had challenged Obiano at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Ekwulobia, Anambra State.

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Naija News gathered that there was tension in the atmosphere, but police  restraint saved the day.

​The IPOB members in their hundreds chorused ‘no election in Anambra on November 18’.

“The Governor had to be smuggled out by his security details,” an eyewitness said.

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​Speaking on the incident, CP Garba confirmed the incident and declared that the police would no longer tolerate such impunity.

Speaking with Punch, he said, “You press people should report this. We will no longer tolerate this impunity from anybody”.​

He added that, “Why should they protest to the church? The Church is a place of worship and not a place of protest. It is obvious that they had criminal intention to attack the governor.

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“The police had to stop them at the gate. If they had dared my men, it would have been a different story. We can’t watch anybody breach public peace in this state. They should be warned to desist from this impunity.”

Recall that IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, had avowed that the upcoming governorship election in Anambra will not hold.

But Obiano recently reacting, warned IPOB not to cross the line by endeavouring to stop a constitutional process.

​T​wo weeks ago, a group of youths, rumoured to be members of IPOB, disturbed a church event, attended by the governorship candidate of the Progressives Peoples Alliance, Godwin Ezeemo, at Odoekpe, Ogbaru LGA of the state.