{"id":85949,"date":"2021-09-14T17:35:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=85949"},"modified":"2021-09-14T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:35:51","slug":"sit-at-home-driver-escapes-as-ipob-militants-set-vehicle-ablaze-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/sit-at-home-driver-escapes-as-ipob-militants-set-vehicle-ablaze-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"Sit-At-Home: Driver Escapes As \u2018IPOB Militants\u2019 Set Vehicle Ablaze In Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1710894489457311491\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Persons suspected to be members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) set ablaze a bus while enforcing the sit-at-home order of the outlawed group, on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIPOB had declared sit at home in commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the alleged military invasion of Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s home in Afaraukwu, Abia State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAround 9.30am on Tuesday, members of the group attacked innocent persons along Nanka-Oko road in Anambra.<\/p>\n<p>While the driver of the bus was lucky to escape, the miscreants set the bus and a tricycle ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said the command received a distress call on Tuesday at about 9:30am on a case of Arson and malicious damage along Nanka\/Oko road.<\/p>\n<p>He said on receipt of the call, policemen on ground immediately monlised to scene and brought the situation under control.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, normalcy has been restored in the area and people are going about their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Ikenga also said the command and other security agencies in the state have since intensified patrols and surveillance to stop further break of law and order.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, preliminary investigation revealed that the attackers stopped the tricycle and the commercial bus, chased occupants away and set the vehicle and tricycle on fire.<\/p>\n<p>He further said that no lost of life was lost.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Persons suspected to be members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) set ablaze a bus while enforcing the sit-at-home order of the outlawed group, on Tuesday. 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