The Nigerian Army has placed its officers on red alert over fears of an imminent onslaught by the proscribed Igbo separatist group, indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), a memo by the Army said on Thursday.
According to the memo, the Army authorities have uncovered a plan by the group to ambush security operatives in the South-East region of the country.
In the memo dispatched to Army Commanders and military formations in the South-East via the military internal communication channel, soldiers are to be on high alert and cautious of their movements and conversations.
