Wike Condemns Attack On Oyigbo Residents, Cautions IPOB Members

The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has condemned the attack on residents of Oyigbo by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The Governor in a broadcast on the current security situation in the State and parts of the country reaffirmed his commitment to the corporate existence of the country.

He expressed concern over the recent activities of IPOB in the state and warned that no group will be allowed to distabilise the state under any guise of agitation.

On Monday, Some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Hausa community in Oyigbo, a local area in Rivers State were engaged in a communal clash.

Oyigbo is a border town between Rivers and Abia state and the communal clash was said to have lead to an unconfirmed number of casualties recorded and properties destroyed.

The Deputy Director, Public Relations of 6 Division Nigerian Army, Colonel Aminu Illiasu, confirmed that he received some distress calls from some residents of the Oyibgo community. who claimed that some IPOB members were unleashing mayhem in the area.