Keep your hands in your pocket army tells biafrans

Amid the recent uprising in the agitation for
an independent state of Biafra by some Igbo
people in the eastern and southern part of
the country, the Nigerian army has warned
the protesters not to cross the red line as
military personnel are ready for battle.
A lot of protests have been going on by Pro-
Biafra agitators under the aegis of the
Movement for the Actualisation of the
Sovereign State of Biafra and the
Independent People Of Biafra. The arrest of
Nnamdi Kanu by security personnel and his
continued detention has escalated the
protests.

In the wake of the face-off between security
operatives and the protesters, Vanguard
reports that Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru who
is the acting general officer commanding the
82 division of the Nigerian army warned in
Enugu that the army would not stand aside
and watch the country deteriorate into
lawlessness. He said officers would not fold
their arms and allow people to destroy lives
and properties all in the name of agitation for
an independent state.
“The warning to the agitators is to tell them that
enough is enough,’’ He said.
He vowed that once deployed, the army
would apply the rule of engagement to
achieve peace,
Attahiru said: “The Nigerian Army would like to
send an unequivocal warning to all and sundry,
more specifically to all those threatening and
agitating for the dismemberment of the country,
committing treasonable felony and arson.

“Once deployed, the Nigerian Army shall apply
the rules of engagement to the letter in order
for peace to prevail.”
He noted that the protesters have engaged in
lawless behaviors in Aba, Port Harcourt,
Onitsha, Abakaliki and Enugu.
He said it was the duty of the police to
maintain a certain level of peace and order
and that the army took its time to take its
present stance.
A week ago, Brigadier General (rtd) Monsur
Dan-Ali, the new minister of defence,r said
the protest by pro Biafra agitators may
escalate and constitute a threat to national
unity if it is not checked