The pro-Biafra activists were killed as they marched to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the defunct Biafra Republic by late leader of the old Eastern region, Odumegwu Ojukwu, but the Army claimed that the MASSOB and IPOB members launched an attack on peace loving populace as well as security agencies while marking the first anniversary of the democratically elected government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
This was contained in a statement signed by Colonel HA Gambo, Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu, which stressed that the major objective of the security agency was to ensure peace, security and stability.
Claiming that members of MASSOB and IPOB attacked security agencies with a variety of firearms, crude weapons, volatile cocktails such as acid and dynamites, it pointed out that eight other members of the separatist organisations were wounded while nine were arrested for due legal actions.
The statement reads, “The attention of the general public is hereby drawn to the unwarranted attack that was launched by combined members of the Movement for Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) against the peace loving populace as well as security agencies at about 0415 hours on 30 May 2016.
“This attack was purported to have been orchestrated in order to mar the first anniversary of the present democratic government as part of the activities earmarked to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Biafra.
“Due to the wide spread panic, tension and apprehension that generated from the activities of the MASSOB and IPOB members, security agencies which comprised of detachment of Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police, Department of State Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency were compelled to intervene in consonance with constitutional provisions of aid to civil authority where and when such occasion demands. The over arching imperative to ensure a reign of peace, security and stability in this circumstance was most starring. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Biafra is long dead and i dont know why people prefer to die than staying alive. the cause is dead and buried long time, even before this miscreant are given birth to. dont remind me of biafran children please and stop this madness. you guys fail to realized that some people somewhere are using your head while their children are in abroad studying you are here shouting biafra. i pity your tomorrow, my take
ReplyDeleteI see you decided that you are the undertaker that handled the funeral rites. There are salient issues that can never be buried Mr undertaker! Nigeria is not one and has never being one. Justice must prevail,otherwise you will wake up one day and find out that Biafra is resurrected in a more formidable form and dimension.
DeleteShiites issue is still on ground,now this is another killing without any cause.
ReplyDeleteIgbos are not shites. Killing igbos has no blowback. I am suprised that the security forces even bothered to explain themselves. Igbo leaders don't even care to pretend to protest. Igbo protesters are highly disposable as they are unarmed and have no leaders with the guts to protect them.
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