{"id":9140,"date":"2017-09-11T08:56:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T08:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1001newsng.com\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2017-09-11T08:56:18","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T08:56:18","slug":"nigerian-army-denies-attack-on-nnandi-kanu-and-ipob-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1001newsng.com\/nigerian-army-denies-attack-on-nnandi-kanu-and-ipob-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Army Denies Attack On Nnandi Kanu And IPOB Members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SCORES of youths were allegedly injured, yesterday, as gunmen suspected to be soldiers, who came in Hilux Pick-up vans, allegedly attacked the Umuahia country home of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.<\/p>\n

One of the youths, who was shot on his right thigh was seen battling for life as his colleagues administered first aid. IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, told repoters that the attackers wore army and police uniforms and drove into the palace of the traditional ruler of Afaraukwu, who is the father of Nnamdi Kanu and started shooting people. He said in a statement: \u201cWe did not clash with anybody or group. The attackers wore Nigerian soldiers and Nigeria Police uniforms and came to kill our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in his compound at Afaraukwu, Umuahia and started shooting sporadically and killed five people and up to 30 other people had bullet wounds. After attacking our people, they drove off. They came in five Hilux vans.\u201d
\n Meanwhile one of the allegedly wounded IPOB members was taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, where doctors were battling to save his live. A doctor on duty at the emergency unit of the hospital said the IPOB member sustained gunshot injury at \u201cthe thigh region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in a statement signed by Major Oyegoke Gbadamosi, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army said: \u201cThe attention of 14 Brigade Nigerian Army, has been drawn to fictitious news going round especially on the social media that troops have invaded the home of Nnamdi Kanu and killed three persons. \u201cThis is far from the truth. Rather, it was a group of suspected IPOB militants that blocked the road against troops of 145 Battalion while on show of force along FMC-World Bank Road in Umuahia town, Abia State at about 6.00-6.30pm, today (yesterday). \u201cThey insisted that the military vehicles would not pass and started pelting the soldiers with stones and broken bottles to the point of injuring an innocent female passerby and a soldier, Corporal Kolawole Mathew. \u201cThe troops fired warning shots in the air and the hoodlums dispersed. No life was lost. \u201cTherefore, the public are kindly enjoined to disregard the rumours going round and the fictitious photographs of purported victims of attack. \u201cBoth the soldier and the innocent female passerby have been evacuated to the unit\u2019s Medical Inspection Room and are receiving treatment. \u201cWe would like to use this opportunity to warn mischief makers threatening the peace and security of the country through falsehood such as above. Members of the public are please requested to go about their lawful business and report any suspicious activity to the nearest police station or security.\u201d<\/p>\n

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