Police issue crucial statement ahead of May 30 sit-at-home in south east

• The Anambra State Police Command has reacted to the May 30 sit-at-home declaration successful the southeast
• The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) declared the sit-at-home to honour the fallen heroes who died during the Civil War of 1967 to 1970
• The authorities Police nationalist relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that information unit person been deployed to intensify information patrol crossed strategical junctions

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 8 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and international

Awka, Anambra state - Police operatives person been deployed to intensify information patrol astir captious nationalist assets and strategical locations crossed Anambra authorities up of the May 30 sit-at-home declaration.

The information unit are to combat immoderate threats to bid and information successful the state.

Police deploy patrol for May 30 sit-at-home successful Anambra state. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had declared May 30 sit-at-home crossed the South-East to honour fallen heroes who died during the Civil War of 1967 to 1970.

The authorities Police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said associated information forces comprising the Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps are complimenting the information deployment.

Ikega added that different information agencies arsenic good arsenic the Army and Navy are portion of the deployment.

As reported by The Punch, helium made this known successful a property connection released connected Thursday, May 29, 2025.

“Following the result of a closed-door gathering of the Anambra Security Service Commanders up of an amerciable sit-at-home connected May 30, 2025, by immoderate transgression elements, the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has noted the accrued information of the Police and different information agencies stemming from the practice and enactment received from Ndi Anambra successful joining voices to condemn immoderate enactment that threatens our National peace.”

The Police spokesperson added:

“Given the above, the Police-led Joint Security Force comprising the Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps, different information agencies arsenic good arsenic the Army and Navy complimenting the information deployment, has intensified patrols and taken implicit the strategical junctions successful Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Ihiala, Oraifite and galore different parts of the State."

Police intensify patrols and instrumentality implicit the strategical junctions crossed Anambra state. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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Sit-at-home order: Anambra WAEC candidates disguise

Recall that immoderate secondary students who sat for the 2024 May/June WASSCE disguised themselves to bushed the IPOB members enforcing the sit-at-home bid in Anambra state.

The WAEC students disguised arsenic h2o fetchers carrying jerrycans and buckets connected their heads to get to their assorted schools,

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had declared a sit-at-home bid connected Thursday, May 30, the time the students were meant to beryllium for mathematics subjects 1&2.

WAEC: Abia govt speaks connected handling sit-at-home

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Abia authorities authorities reacted to the declared sit-at-home order commemorating the Biafra Heroes Day.

The Special Adviser connected Media and Publicity to Governor Alex Otti said the authorities authorities is engaging with the organisers.

Ferdinand Ekeoma said the authorities wants to guarantee that students sitting for the 2024 WAEC are not affected by the sit-at-home order.

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