Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has ordered an immediate clampdown on the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for allegedly threatening to scuttle the forthcoming elections in the country.

Speaking at the Chief of Army Staff Operations Conference held on Monday at the Army Officers Mess in Asokoro, Abuja, Buratai ordered the General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and Brigade Commanders in the South-East geopolitical zone to put IPOB in check.

He also warned army officers against according undue advantage or receiving any inducement from politicians in the course of the election.

Buratai disclosed that the army was in possession of intelligence information about subversive plots by some unpatriotic groups aided by foreign conspirators to scuttle the poll.

His words: “Let me at this point state that we have information of subversive motives by some unpatriotic groups aided by foreign conspirators to scuttle the peaceful conduct of the 2019 general elections in some parts of the country.

“We hereby warn such detractors to immediately mend their ways. The Nigerian Army is working closely with the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to ensure an enabling environment for the good citizens of our dear country to exercise their civic rights.

“In this regard, GOCs and field commanders at all levels are to deal decisively with any form of security breach.

“The activities of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and their splinter groups in the South-eastern part of the country is gaining momentum as the group is threatening to disrupt the 2019 electoral process. Their excesses must therefore be clamped down immediately.”