Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Garba Umar has said that the Nigeria Police would no longer tolerate any acts of impunity from members and supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

He made the statement in the aftermath of Sunday’s invasion of St. Joseph Church, Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area by some youths and women dressed in Biafran insignia while the state Governor, Willie Obiano was worshipping in the church.

He said: “You press people should report this. We will no longer tolerate this impunity from anybody. Why should they protest to the church? The church is a place of worship and not a place of protest. It is obvious that they had criminal intention to attack the governor.” Umar said.

“The police had to stop them at the gate. If they had dared my men, it would have been a different story. We can’t watch anybody breach public peace in this state. They should be warned to desist from this impunity,” he added.

Reports say Governor Obiano had barely settled down at the church service when the  protesters besieged the church gate chanting Biafra songs and shouting “No election in Anambra State,” “ We want referendum,” “No referendum, no election.”

It took the timely intervention of the Governor’s security aides, who immediately rushed to lock up the entrance to the church premises and the arrival of policemen to contain the growing protesters before the governor was smuggled out.

Two weeks ago, a group of youths suspected to be IPOB members allegedly disrupted a church function attended by Godwin Ezeemo, the gubernatorial candidate of the Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA) at Odoekpe in Ogbani LGA of the state