The Ebonyi state government has announced that it will commence the registration of Ebonyi youths who were misled into joining the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
This was revealed in a press briefing by the state Commissioner for Economic Empowerment and Job Creation, Uchenna Orji, He said the state government will commence data capturing and registration of IPOB members who denounce the group and apart from pursuing the action plan of making the IPOB members economically independent and the initiative would also help in reducing social vices and enable the members to contribute positively.
He said:
“The IPOB youths are being registered in the Department of Education and Social Welfare in the LGAs. After the capture, the state government will create a programme to train and empower them in their chosen career .”The commissioner further disclosed that the government had extended its empowerment schemes to Ebonyi youths in other states of the federation, including Sokoto, Kaduna, Anambra and Lagos, added that over 3000 youths had so far been empowered in the state.
The Federal Government had earlier labelled IPOB as a terrorist group, a move which has been attacked from all corners by foreign governments.
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