The Nigeria Police Force has said it would arrest and prosecute members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) if found he found them anywhere in Nigeria holding rallies or protests.
“It was unlawful for IPOB to assemble for rallies or protests after its proscription.” The Inspector General of police Ibrahim Idris said this through the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood in an interview with newsmen.
He said the police would now take tougher measures on IPOB because the Federal High Court in Abuja had declared the group a terrorist organisation.
“They have been proscribed by the Federal Government and the court has equally proscribed them. If we see them, they will be arrested.”
He said, “If we find IPOB members holding rallies or protests anywhere in the country, the full weight of the law will be brought upon them.
IPOB has however filed an application, asking the court to vacate its order.
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