ArewaNorth:
Fear among northerners living in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has heightened following the killing of eight Nigeriens by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The attack occurred on Monday when the assailants attacked a building at Orogwe, Owerri, occupied by mainly Hausa migrants from Nigeria and the Niger Republic.

The northerners said the building was attacked because IPOB took all of them living in the area to be migrants from the North, not knowing the victims were foreigners.

They told Daily Trust that they have become afraid for their lives due to the frequent attacks on them by IPOB and its security arm affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN).

An eyewitness, Abubakar Muhammad, said the gunmen had earlier visited the Hausa community at Orogwe Monday evening where they interacted with the Hausa people in the area.

He said, “When they came that evening, they were not carrying arms. They exchanged pleasantries with people; we didn’t even know they were gunmen. But in the night, they came back shooting our people. They killed seven people on the spot, eight people were wounded, and one additional person died in the hospital. We buried them the following day (Tuesday),” he said.

Muhammad who sells Suya (roast beef) pointed out that most of the people killed were his colleagues and those dealing in cows.

He added that the gunmen had earlier shot at some northern travellers on Sunday.

“They opened fire on the bus when they realised that they were northern travellers; many were wounded while one man also lost his life. A day after that was when they came to attack us at Orogwe. We are now living in fear,” he said.

The Sarkin Hausawa of Imo State, Alhaji Auwal Baba Suleiman, confirmed to Daily Trust that the eight people killed were from the Niger Republic and that six injured persons were discharged from hospital on Wednesday.

“The attack was on the residence where mainly people who occupy the place are from the Niger Republic. They are doing their business here; this (attack) has been happening for some time. We want the government to take some measures,” he said.

The sarki added that the gunmen cut the head of one of the victims and went away with it.

Meanwhile, the Imo State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed that seven people were killed in the attack by the IPOB members.

The police spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam, in a statement said the armed men “suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB and its arm affiliate ESN came in a black Lexus jeep and three motorcycles carrying two persons each, shooting at the occupants in a building at Orogwe, Owerri West LGA, Imo State.”

He said the building belonged to one Sir Chima Ogbuehi, a resident of Lagos.

He said, “The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) swiftly mobilised his men with the support of a detachment of the command’s tactical teams to the scene, but on arrival, the hoodlums had escaped almost immediately, snatching a blue coloured Toyota Sienna vehicle and the command’s tactical team speedily went on their trail while the DPO and his men rushed the injured ones to Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, and evacuated the corpses to the mortuary.

“Regrettably, a total of seven persons lost their lives in the attack while six others sustained injuries and were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, Imo State.

“The Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, has ordered for a discreet investigation into the incident, promising that the command will go all out in ensuring that the perpetrators of this dastardly act are arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.”

The police appealed for calm and enjoined the residents to assist them and other security agencies by giving them credible information and report any clandestine activities observed in their communities to the nearest police station.

https://dailytrust.com/northerners-in-fear-as-ipob-kills-8-nigeriens-in-imo-carts-away-head

them force you to stay there? Come back to the north so that you also will send them back to their region.

Sanative:
I hope our people will not make Northerners turn against our movement oooo. Can't they wait until after the elections. Someone should talk to our people now.

this is your plan since and God will not allow it.

DSS OR EBUBEAGU, NOT IPOB.

rusher14:


You mean a northerner who knows he would be targeted to be killed in the East would vote Obi?

Tinubu choose Shettima as his VP knowing fully well he is boko commander and yet hypocrite like you dont have issues with that.

paramakina202:


Tinubu choose Shettima as his VP knowing fully well he is boko commander and yet hypocrite like you dont have issues with that.

Same way you are supporting Obi knowing he's IPOB.

rusher14:


Same way you are supporting Obi knowing he's IPOB.

So should be more worried about Shettima than Peter Obi who have no links with any terrorist group.

paramakina202:


So should be more worried about Shettima than Peter Obi who have no links with any terrorist group.

You're Igbo Muslim as claimed, HATE should be far from you.

Comport yourself

Rekhina:
You think north is stupid , we all know APC Muhammadu buhari caused all this troubles we shall vote APC out for peace to reign in Nigeria . North , east ,south is tired of killings

Igboland is a forbidden terrain for kowa hausa wa, let stay calm and do the needful during election at least the dot in the circle alone cannot win the election alone .

Minini hausa wa! Dot in a circle means FULL STOP to the igbos during election and politics.

Maxymilliano:
How did Ipob know they are Nigeriens

Do they care anyone wearing hijab is their Target if they are women

or anybody remotely looking like a Hausa Fulani that was how they murdered one fresh first

Class graduate from Kogi State and another Northern Christian a few months ago


To be honest with you in the Old days the SE was considered to be a very Unwelcoming place

any Stranger that went beyond Onitsha had a good chance of Never being seen again

But since about a Century things have Changed completely

Why does IPOB insist on dragging their progressiing people back to the dark ages

Their Elders who should know better would soon start defending the murders just Watch

It is easy to see why Criminals and Cannibals have overrun the Region

They actually left with one of their Victims heads

If not for lack of time they may have also eaten the Corpses

Trapnews:
Intolerant set. Yet they are everywhere in the country shouting "vote for PITOOBI" begging the same people they are killing for votes.

Your brain is filled with shit. So it's now Nigeriens? No more Nigerians? And how are you so sure it's IPOB? Most of you on this space are useless. Barely a day it was revealed Buhari is spending Nigerians hard earned money to develop his country, now this. And why single out their country of Origin?

Maxymilliano:
How did Ipob know they are Nigeriens

They went for Northerners...

Sanative:
I hope our people will not make Northerners turn against our movement oooo. Can't they wait until after the elections. Someone should talk to our people now.

U really believe IPOB will kill northerners (or even Igbos) so senselessly. I have a strong feeling some desperate folks (politicians) are bent on destabilizing this country, create fear & sow seeds of discord among tribes.

Whoever is behind senseless killngs in any part of this country, may the judgement of God visit such a person.

rusher14:

Nnamdi Kanu's father died as the traditional ruler of Afaraukwu Community. He was not a terrorist and you can't compare that with someone like Shettima who hide a wanted terrorist in his Abuja home.

IPOB is a Jewish funded organisation solely for the purpose of instigating another civil war along ethno religious lines
They are not in the least bit interested in any useless Biafra but doing the biddings of international world Jewry towards seeing to the mass slaughter of Christians in Nigeria.

Namdi KANU isn't in any detention but a safe house in Abuja .

KANU works with the Sunni Jihadist for one agenda only - usher in a Jihadist Khaliphate in Nigeria.

According to the report by op, the gunmen came to greet them in the morning, only for the same gunmen to return at night to kill them. How did the op and daily trust know its the same people. Secondly why are they occupying the uncompleted house of a man. Are they the builders or security

rusher14:


You mean a northerner who knows he would be targeted to be killed in the East would vote Obi?

Even Yorubas kills Northerners.

Northerners kill Southerners.

See ipob that want to install their man as president.
They wish to terrorize the whole country.

paramakina202:


Nnamdi Kanu's father died as the traditional ruler of Afaraukwu Community. He was not a terrorist and you can't compare that with someone like Shettima who hide a wanted terrorist in his Abuja home.

Traditional ruler of Afarakwu means what to Obi from Anambra?

He used his father to display his allegience.

How many other traditional father's burials of the same stature have died that Obi attended?

rusher14:


Traditional ruler of Afarakwu means what to Obi from Anambra?

He used his father to display his allegience.

How many other traditional father's burials of the same stature have died that Obi attended?

But you are supporting someone who hide a notorious terrorist that murdered dozens of innocent worshipers in a Catholic Church.
He was protecting a murderous terrorist from being arrested. If we were in a sane country Shettima would be in prison with his terrorist guest.Why are you not talking about him?