Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has joined those reacting to the violence in Abia state and parts of Rivers ~ Sportty

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has joined those reacting to the violence in Abia state and parts of Rivers

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Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has finally spoken out concerning the clash between the Nigerian Army and supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Atiku called for restraint on both sides as violence escalates in Abia and parts of Rivers.

The former vice president also called for dialogue as an end to the agitation saying he supported his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on its stand on the issue.

There have been claims and counter claims from both the army and the supporter of IPOB who claimed they have been dehumanized and that some of them had been killed.