IPOB Crisis: Igbos Live In Fear As Security Agencies Step Up Security In Northern States

Due to the alleged attacks on northerners residing in the South-East and parts of Rivers State in the South-South, Ndigbo residing in the northern region are living in palpable fear for fear of reprisal attacks.

PUNCH observed in Adamawa, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Sokoto, Katsina and Plateau states that men of the Nigerian Army, the police, the Department of State Services, the Nigerian Airforce and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were patrolling several areas in the states on Friday, September 15.

For instance, in Katsina, Katsina State capital, as men of the police, the Nigerian Army, NAF, DSS and the NSCDC were patrolling the streets in Hilux trucks.

Some were seen stationed at the popular Kofar Kaoran Roundabout.

Some residents, who spoke said the situation was unusual, adding that it was one they had not witnessed in a long time.

A resident, Musa Ibrahim, said, “Everyone is panicking. The security situation is tight. The way security operatives are patrolling the city is very unusual. I think the security agencies are trying to preempt any attack.”

There was also the heavy presence of security officers in many flashpoints in the Jos metropolis, Plateau State capital, particularly at the Hill Station Junction, Old Bukuru Park and Ahmadu Bello Way.

The spokesperson for the Plateau State Police Command, Matthias Tyopev, disclosed that the command had deployed 488 police officers in all the flashpoints in Jos.

The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Police Command, Agyole Abe, also said more men had been deployed to monitor various areas in the state.

Source: NigerianMonitor