The
Nigerian Police have been put on red alert in Enugu, following the proposed
sit-at-home action announced by Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State
of Biafra (MASSOB) today.
Also,
the Enugu State Police command has warned that it would not allow anybody to
disrupt peace in the state under any guise.
We
observed unusual police presence in Enugu on Friday evening, with police patrol
vans, carrying anti-riot policemen and other operational vehicles, positioned
in strategic locations along major roads.
In
a statement by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amaraizu, the
command said its attention had been drawn to a proposed plan by some sections
of the people in the state to disturb public peace.
Amaraizu
said the command, in view of this, wished to make it categorically clear that
nobody or group of persons under any guise would be allowed to disturb the
peace of the law abiding citizens of the state either at home, offices, or
business places.
“The
command has also empowered its security operatives to apprehend and prosecute
any offender or group of offenders found disturbing the peace of the citizens
of the state under any guise.
“In
addition, members of the public are strongly advised by the command to contact
the command’s security operatives about any attempt to disturb their peace as
well as that of their business activities under any guise through 08032003702
or contact any of the police patrol vehicles or cars nearest to their location
for appropriate action.
He
added that the commissioner of Police, Enugu State command, Abubakar Adamu
Mohammed, enjoined all the citizens of the state to be law-abiding and also to
go about their normal lawful businesses.
Several
other Igbo groups had earlier dissociated themselves from the sit-at-home
action which they viewed as a ploy by MASSOB leader, Ralph Uwazuruike, to prove
his relevance in Igboland to President Goodluck Jonathan, ahead of the 2015
general elections.
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