THE military authorities have placed troops of 82 Division, Enugu , on high alert following the clash between the operatives of the Department of State Services and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in Emene , Enugu.
It also asked troops to avoid individual movement in uniforms outside the barracks in order to prevent reprisals by IPOB members.
This is as the pro- Biafra group stated that though it had no plan for reprisal over the killing of its members in Enugu on Sunday, it had put measures in place for self- defence.
The incident, IPOB claimed , led to the death of 21 of its members, while about two DSS operatives were said to have lost their lives , even as the police in Enugu maintained that only four IPOB members were killed .
The Army, in a signal dispatched to different formations and unit commanders , also warned troops to avoid losing their weapons to criminal elements, adding that commanders must sensitise their men to maintain high alert.
The signal read, “ Following the killing of two DSS personnel at Emene and subsequent attack on Keystone station at Awgu LGA by suspected IPOB members in Enugu State, I am directed to place troops on a high state of alert .
“This is necessary to avert any attack by IPOB members on troops’ location in the AOR ( area of responsibility) . Furthermore , on no account must troops allow their weapons to be taken away by criminal elements.
“Commanders at all levels must make deliberate efforts to sensitise troops under command to maintain alertness and avoid individual movement in uniforms outside the barracks for now . Please, treat ( as) very important and act. ”
But speaking with The PUNCH on the telephone , on Wednesday , the IPOB ’ s Director of Media and Publicity , Emma Powerful, said the group had stepped -up itself for self - defence.
He said , “We are not aware of any plan for reprisal by IPOB or any group over the incident in Enugu . But I can tell you that we have upgraded and stepped -up ourselves for self - defence now. So , currently it is a case of an eye for an eye.

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Where they should be on very high alert, they rather get ambushed and attacked by terrorists and bandits & are always on the run. Unarmed civilians in the south shouldn't be a threat to warrant the army to have sleepless nights.

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this guy is just pushing people to their death from his comfort zone,if he so much believes in this agitation like he presents it let him come n join them

So the soldiers are now hiding in their barracks

hollah123:
this guy is just pushing people to their death from his comfort zone,if he so much believes in this agitation like he presents it let him come n join them

Weak and over used Yoruba muslim argument

let's see who is who now

OhBiafra:
Weak and over used Yoruba muslim argument

the earlier d better u realise the pen is mightier than d sword..y do u have elected leaders?u keep creating nuisance n getting dealth with

hollah123:
the earlier d better u realise the pen is mightier than d sword..y do u have elected leaders?u keep creating nuisance n getting dealth with

Shut up you Yoruba muslim, what do you know about mighty pens? Is it not the same IPOB that put the government of your lord and saviour under international pressure through their writings?

OhBiafra:
Shut up you Yoruba muslim, what do you know about mighty pens? Is it not the same IPOB that put the government of your lord and saviour under international pressure through their writings?

I know your greatest weapon is insult just like your leader does but I won't do that.let me enlighten u about how things are done.

The first thing I will tell u is that referendum is not gotten on the streets,all u need is your leaders,ally forming n reasonable paper work to make it happen.

B4 d last election I wrote a piece on how ipob can leverage on the election to do something reasonable for themselves,with the large followership in the east u people can hijack or form a political party where all ipob faithfuls will b elected to lead the East.just imagine like 15 abaribes n think of how reasonable they will present their argument n hoe easy it is for international communities to hear them out.

Nnamdi Kanu knows this n he won't tell u,it's easy for your elected leaders to make things happen than useless protest that government will term civil disobedience n nail u to the cross.

A kill always run when no one is pursuing him.



The zoo terrorist should continue hiding,their days are numbered.

Python dance 3 Pro is coming, some elders will sleep in potopoto water

Is only in Nigeria I have seen government device a means to kill her citizens by always pushing them to the wall.. Such a pity.

hollah123:
this guy is just pushing people to their death from his comfort zone,if he so much believes in this agitation like he presents it let him come n join them

Thesame way your president, senators , Rep members, ministers etc are pushing security operative, especially the the military to die fighting boko haram and other terrorist organization after embezzled funds meant for weapons from thier comfort zoon, when Buhari was compaingning in 2015 , he promised to lead in front in fight against Boko Haram. Why is he hiding in Asa rock? Hypocrised ! Am not ibo..

It is officially Red. Could have said "I told you so" but just remembered you lots behave like animals and as such should be allowed to be treated like one