IPOB: Kill terrorists among us, not IPOB and Shi’ite members – Sen. Sani

Senator Shehu Sani has condemned the use of force against members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN.

Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly said instead of attacking unarmed people, the government should use its power against terrorists and bandits operating and causing mayhem in different parts of the country

It has been widely reported yesterday that 20 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), were killed at Emene in Enugu State, with scores sustaining various degrees of injury when they were directly and opening shot at, by combined team of Nigeria’s security operatives.

Policemen had stormed a Community Secondary School, Emene where members of IPOB were meeting.

But an attempt to illegally and forcefully abduct the IPOB members was unsuccessful, leading to gunshots being fired at them sporadically, by a combined team of Nigeria’s security operatives.

Earlier on Monday, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), claimed that some policemen shot dead three of its members in Kaduna

The group said that three Shi’ite members were attacked and killed by the combined team of armed police officers and thugs.

In his reaction to the carnage, Shehu Sani tweeted:

“No matter how much the ideas and beliefs of the members of the IMN and IPOB differ with ours, the use of state violence or support for the use of state violence to suppress their rallies or procession is unconscionable. We have terrorists that deserve the force of our arms and anger.”