Nigeria, June 9 -- A group of youth in the South-east have expressed worry over alleged secret arrests and killing of youths in the region by the military.

It said the military resorted to labelling every youth as a member of IPOB, a pro-Biafra group that has been proscribed by the Nigerian government.

The youths, under the ageis of South East Igbo Youth Leaders called for the immediate withdrawal of the military from the zone, just as it advised the police and other security agencies to discharge their duties professionally and with dignity.

Addressing reporters in Awka, Anambra State, the group's spokesperson, Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, said the use of force or military action in the South-east could lead to more provocation, anarchy an...