Soldiers of the Nigerian army have reportedly surrounded the
country home of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),
in Umuahia, Abia state.
The
presence of troops in Kanu’s hometown is the second of such in three days as
they had earlier clashed with his supporters on Sunday.
The
soldiers were said to have arrived on Tuesday in armoured carrier vehicles and
Hilux vans.
Some
of the soldiers also stormed the state’s chapter of the Nigeria Union of
Journalists (NUJ), also in Umuahia.
Items
worth thousands of naira, including laptops, were said to have been destroyed
at the secretariat.
The
soldiers reportedly claimed they had seen someone taking pictures of them from
the NUJ building.
John
Emejor, the NUJ chairman in the state, confirmed the incident to journalists.
He said one of the union’s officers – Ezeogo Bonny Okoro – was slapped by a
soldier.
“Our
press centre was invaded by soldiers, two journalists lost their IPads and
phones, while a national leader in the office was attacked,” he said.
“Our
stand is that those involved in this attack on innocent journalists should be
fished out and punished in line with the constitution of the country.”
Sani
Usman, army spokesman, could not confirm the invasion when contacted. He told
TheCable that he was unaware of the incident.
Tukur
Buratai, chief of army staff, recently ordered the deployment of troops in the
south-east to quell “violent” secession agitations in the region.
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