The police in Kano State on Tuesday foiled a planned protest by palm oil traders at Galadima area of Kano over recent attacks suffered by their colleagues in the hands of members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Enugu State.
Daily Trust gathered that two trucks fully loaded with palm oil worth over N80 million were reportedly burnt by IPOB members on Sunday at Oboloafo, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on their way to Kano State.
How IPOB members burnt our 2 palm oil trucks worth N80m – Kano traders
It was further gathered that the aggrieved traders had planned to march around the town with placards, a move that was said to be capable of being infiltrated by hoodlums who would not mind damaging properties as a form of retaliation for the injustice suffered by their kinsmen.

Galadima, the location of the palm oil market is situated in Sabongari area of Kano, the residential area of most southerners in the state and just a few miles away from the popular Sabongari market where the majority of southerners in the state trade.

When contacted, Mustapha Shu’aibu Sulaiman, the Chairman, Galadima Road Traders Association confirmed the planned protest but said the leadership of the market with the support of the police was able to calm down the aggrieved traders.

“Some of these traders wanted to take laws into their hands through reprisal attacks, but because we have a police outpost in the market, I coordinated them all in the police station through the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) there.

“He (DPO) asked every one of us to write all our statements there and he advised us on the civil ways to follow. The police handled the issue very well by calming down the infuriated traders. It was even the police that advised them on the right thing to do.”

Suleiman said he took the action because he did not want the aggrieved traders to inflict harm or loss on innocent people in Kano, but added that “you know it is painful for someone to lose something this way, but thank God we have succeeded in changing their thoughts on the issue with the help of the police without the situation going out of hand.

“The goods belong to our members numbering about 50, who are mostly small businessmen. Some have just 20 jerry cans, some 50 and so on. And, most of them, that was all they had and now both the goods and the trucks have been burnt down.”

When contacted, the spokesman for the police, DSP Haruna Abdullahi Kiyawa, asked to be given time to find out from the said DPO and promised to get back. He did not do so as of the time of filing this report.

These ipob are terrorist

Really

Ok o

Stealing from onion trucks, stealing palm oil isn't part of ways civilised humans get national independence

God bless UGM
God bless IPOB
God bless MNK
God bless igbos
God bless BIAFRA..

Enemies of igbos can now die in peace

All these Futa Jalon Cowards should stop all these senseless noise. They should start it already Biko.

I smell half truth

dared0637:

In your stupidity, bigotry and haste to malign the Igbos, you didn't even check the authenticity of the report. We all know daily trust is a Northern media outlet famous for its propaganda reels against the South especially Igbos.

Let sensible people be the Judge of your character

If Igbos was mentioned in my comments
I said and i qoute
1: Stealing from onion trucks,

2: stealing palm oil isn't part of ways civilised humans get national independence


Then you go on to call daily trust fake, call me a bigot among other trash... You sef ask your own sef if what you said shows you are alright

Ladiesdoctor:
These ipob are terrorist

They are thieves and every other bad name you want to call them. They deserve no mercy

Coldshisha:
Stealing from onion trucks, stealing palm oil isn't part of ways civilised humans get national independence

Killing 5 million innocent people from a particular tribe cause they escaped been murdered from some parts of the country and no longer feel safe sharing same country with their killers is that the way civilized humans unite a nation?

Coldshisha:


Lalasticlala Mynd44

That we are silent to all this name calling isn't that we can't reply but decided to act civilised

They will turn a blind eye to it. I think mynd is the only fair one in their midst..When you react, they will remember the ban button

jimyjames:


Killing 5 million innocent people from a particular tribe cause they escaped been murdered from some parts of the country and no longer feel safe sharing same country with their killers is that the way civilized humans unite a nation?

5 million people starved to death and died through cannibalism, nobody killed them... Link to North Central food basket was blown by Ojuckwu, SouthSouth people after Calabar massacre by Biafrans decided to join Nigerian navyy to block their waterways


Do you want Middle belt people to feed you when Gowon is the Head of State?

Do you want Niger Delta to allow vessel pass when Adaka Boro was killed by Ojuckwu for wanting Ijaw Republic or Calabar people killed for not joining Biafra

After fighting and killing innocent people in Benin, Ojuckwu started lunching attack towards Yoruba land at Ore Ondo State, Victor Banjo a Yoruba man, Ojuckwu's friend a biafran Commander rushed to tell Wole Soyinka, and Obasanjo and some strategic bridges where blown off, he was killed

Do you honestly think Yoruba's would allow Biafrans come in and out of their zone



.

Coldshisha:


5 million people starved to death and died through cannibalism, nobody killed them... Link to North Central food basket was blown by Ojuckwu, SouthSouth people after Calabar massacre by Biafrans decided to join Nigerian navyy to block their waterways

My friend shut up, how about the humanitarian planes Nigerian Airforce was blowing in the sky? How about the bombs Nigerian Airforce was dropping on hospitals, refugee camps full of civilians churches,

lastly are you aware the sea blockade was done immediately ojukwu declared biafra? Your calabar massacre story doesn't hold water most of the biafran soldiers handling that area were none igbos but indigenes of the area.

Coldshisha:
Stealing from onion trucks, stealing palm oil isn't part of ways civilised humans get national independence

How about destroying beer bottles?

Adams Boro killed by who? Seriously awolowo free education needs to be seriously questioned

owobokiri:

How about destroying beer bottles?

Destruction of anything isn't going to give a country it's independence stealing food stuff won't also

Coldshisha:


Destruction of anything isn't going to give a country it's independence stealing food stuff won't also

Una go die ontop igbo matter..
Na we and una for this useless country..

bad

Not generalising but most jobless IPOB sympathisers will see nothing wrong in what they are doing.

Coldshisha:
Stealing from onion trucks, stealing palm oil isn't part of ways civilised humans get national independence

Killing ipob members holding ordinary flags is also not the proper way to handle agitators.

If them descend on Igbo... Biafra War would seem like a kiss ooo

Ladiesdoctor:
These ipob are terrorist

Aboki na,
Sé e no dey taya you?

If police anywhere see people engaged in burning public property or arson, arrest the perpetrators.

It's so easy for people who don't own any property to destroy other people's property.

It's wickedness.