The controversy that trailed the initial announcement of the proscription of the secessionist group IPOB seems to have died down after the govt. said it was now using legal means to do so.

 And as such, civil society groups are now hailing govt’s supposed U-turn in that respect.
 
The Executive Director of Save Democracy Initiative, Olayemi Success says the Nigerian govt. now has the legal basis to declare
 
On the suggestion that the govt. was guilty of double standards by not coming heavily on herdsmen, the Abuja-based activist told Galaxy’s Godfrey Eshiemoghie that IPOB poses an even greater threat.