IPOB Vow to continue protest over victims of pro-Trump rally in Port Harcourt

LEADERSHIP of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has indicated that it will not abandon the victims of January 20, 2017 pro-Trump inauguration rally in Port Harcourt

Rivers State but will settle the hospital bills of the victims and also pay the funeral expenses of the deceased.

The organisation equally indicated in a statement made available to newsmen that they would take care of the families of the fallen IPOB members as a result of the pro-Trump rally as reported by vanguardngr on 2nd february, 2017. 

According to Emma Powerful, IPOB, image maker, the organisation will off-set the hospital bills with proceeds from dedicated IPOB members as well as lovers of IPOB but not from any politician or government.

The statement read: “the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and it’s leadership worldwide want to use this medium to inform the general public and members that IPOB will pay the hospital bills of its members who were wounded during pro Donald J .Trump’s rally in Igweocha, PH ,River State, on 20th January 2017. “However, IPOB is footing the bills and  providing for the deceased families and those in hospitals no matter the cost. 

“IPOB will pay all the hospital bills and take care of the victims’ families up to meeting funeral expenses of those killed on the 20th of January 2017 in Igweocha, PH, Rivers state during Pro Donald J . Trump’s rally.” agencies trade words over the sensational escape of the alleged dreaded criminal Chibuzor Henry alias Vampire, the State Police Command weekend raided the Owerri Prisons and recovered mobile sets from the prison inmates. 

A statement signed by DSP Andrew Enwerem, Police Public Relations Officer Imo State said no such raid was carried out by the Imo State Police Command at the Owerri Prisons. 

“ The Police Command has been working in tandem with the Owerri Prisons authorities to ensure the re-arrest of the fleeing suspects. It is pertinent to let the general public know that full investigation is being carried out to detect and arrest those who perpetrated the escape of the criminals and to ascertain whether or not there was internal connivance with those in-charge of the fleeing suspects.” 

The Police Command said the publication should be disregarded “as false and misleading as the command commends members of the press who painstakingly verify incidents before publication.”