COURT FREES 12 IPOB MEMBERS AFTER FOUR YEARS IN DETENTION. (VIDEO/PHOTO).

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  Court Frees 12 IPOB Members After Four Years in Detention An Ebonyi State High Court has released 12 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after nearly four years in detention. The court freed the detainees on Thursday following the withdrawal of the last charge by the state’s Director of Public Prosecution, in compliance with multiple previous court rulings that had acquitted them. Their lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed the release, noting that the 12 were part of a group of 36 IPOB members arrested on May 24, 2021. He reaffirmed that efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the remaining detainees. Watch video below. 

CHAD THREATENS TO WITHDRAW FROM MULTINATIONAL SECURITY FORCE. (PHOTO).


 Chad threatens to withdraw from multinational security force


Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has threatened to withdraw the Central African country from a multinational security force, which he said had failed in its task of tackling insurgent groups in the Lake Chad region, Reuters reported.


Deby made the statement on Sunday during a visit to the region, which sits in part of western Chad and also Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon. Around 40 Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack there by suspected Boko Haram militants in late October.


Announcing the launch of an operation against the attackers, Deby said he was considering withdrawing from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), made up of troops from the countries bordering Lake Chad.


The joint force's work has been complicated by divisions and a lack of cooperation, but the withdrawal of Chad would represent a major blow as its armed forces are among the most respected in the region.


Deby cited "the lack of joint efforts against the common enemy, which is unfortunately always observed on the ground. This force - created with the aim of pooling efforts and intelligence - seems to be in a slump."


The Lake Chad region has been repeatedly attacked by insurgencies, including by Islamic State militants in West Africa and Boko Haram, which erupted in northeast Nigeria in 2009 and spread to the west of Chad.

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