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Irate Traders Beat IPOB Member Enforcing Sit-At-Home Order To Death In Imo
['Ignatius Okpara']
Imo | African Examiner
Irate Traders Beat IPOB Member Enforcing Sit-At-Home Order To Death In Imo(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State police Command has confirmed the death of an escapee of Imo Correctional Centre Owerri and a member of the proscribed IPOB/ESN group in the state who was beaten to death by traders while enforcing the group’s Mondays peoples sit- at – home order.
Police public Relations Officer PPRO in the state, CSP Michael Abattam, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
According to him, the incident happened on Monday at about 0745hrs, while residents of Umuagbavo Oru Ahiara in Ahiazu Mbaise LGA of Imo State, came out of their houses for their daily business activities.
“Many shops were opened and people were going about their lawful businesses before the group started shouting at the top of their voices “today is Monday and everybody must obey the sit-at-home order.
“In the process, he was mercilessly beaten to death, before the police patrol team arrived the scene.
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