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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday called on the Italian government to place an embargo on the sale of arms and jets to Nigeria. IPOB said weapons sold to the Nigerian government are used against innocent armless Igbos in the Southeastern part of the country. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, pointed out that Nigeria’s security agencies violate human rights in the Southeast. A statement by Powerful reads partly: “The Nigerian government’s plan to purchase about 20 more fighter jets from Italy for the Nigerian Air Force now raises the question: Why would the Italian governm…

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