IPOB

  • Illustration of masked individuals with rifles in front of a red, black, and green flag with a yellow symbol.
    Daniel John

    Children’s Education Suffers as IPOB Fighters Infiltrate Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis

    Nine years after the “Anglophone Crisis” in October 2016, violence has engulfed the northwestern and southwestern regions of Cameroon. The current crisis stage began with demonstrations by lawyers and teachers protesting against the marginalisation of the Anglophone education systems and the judiciary. It has since progressed into several stages, with several factional leaders devastating the […]

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    Adejumo Kabir

    What’s at Stake for Simon Ekpa’s Donors As the IPOB Leader Faces Trial in Finland?

    The internet has been abuzz with debates and speculations since last week when the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced the arrest of Simon Ekpa, a leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Following the arrest, he was subsequently imprisoned by the district court of Päijät-Häme for promoting terrorist propaganda against civilians […]

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    Adejumo Kabir

    Simon Ekpa: A Timeline of Events Leading up to IPOB Factional Leader’s Detention

    Simon Ekpa, the factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was arrested by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday, Nov. 21. The district court of Päijät-Häme subsequently imprisoned him for promoting violent separatist actions against civilians and authorities in southeastern Nigeria. The Finland-based Biafra Nation agitator took over the […]

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    Adejumo Kabir

    Simon Ekpa Has Been Imprisoned. What Does it Mean for IPOB Agitation?

    After many years of spreading repeated violent propaganda on social media, Simon Ekpa, leader of a faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”. According […]

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  • A damaged armored vehicle with bullet holes and two scenes showing individuals lying in the grass, potentially depicting a conflict situation.
    Kunle Adebajo

    IPOB Factional Leader Tweets Misleading Pictures Of Attack On Soldiers

    Simon Ekpa, leader of an armed secessionist group agitating to break away from Nigeria, recently shared misleading images meant to discredit the country’s military forces. On Thursday, July 25, he posted a picture on his X/Twitter account of a black Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP), which had been damaged by gunshots. A man wielding […]

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  • Adejumo Kabir

    Izombe: The Violence Turning Imo Community Into A Ghost Town

    Residents of an oil bearing community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo, South East Nigeria are living in fear after terrorists left a trail of death and destruction through their community. Militants from the group Indigenous People Of Biafra have mounted several attacks on the community over the last few weeks. Young men have […]

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  • Adejumo Kabir

    Sit-At-Home: Terrorists Brutalise Primary School Pupils, Others In Enugu

    If she was not billed to invigilate the Common Entrance Examination billed for Wednesday, June 6, Chinwe Nduka* would have stayed back home to respect the sit-at-home curfew imposed by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra, in Enugu southeast Nigeria. Two hours after arriving at the school where she works, a group of […]

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  • Chigozie Victor

    Nigerian Authorities Order Release Of Embattled Separatist Leader

    A court of appeal sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Thursday, Oct. 13, has ordered the release of jailed separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, after acquitting him of all charges. The court’s decision was on the grounds that the manner of Kanu’s apprehension and extradition was unlawful. Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra […]

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  • Adejumo Kabir

    IPOB Attacks On INEC Facilities Depriving Residents Of Voter Registration Opportunities

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on April 14, suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Exercise in the Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State, Southeast Nigeria, following the murder of its staffer by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). INEC spokesperson Festus Okoye said the victim, Nwokorie Anthony, was killed in […]

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  • Adejumo Kabir

    #OrluIsBleeding: Nigerian Soldiers Allegedly Open Fire On Civilians In Southeast

    Several people were killed on Sunday, April 17, 2022, as Nigerian soldiers were said to have opened fire on residents at Orlu Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Southeast Nigeria, witnesses told HumAngle. HumAngle was informed that soldiers stormed various communities in the local government in pick-up trucks shortly after nightfall and started shooting […]

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