Several members of the Biafra
Zionists Federation, BZF, were early Monday morning reportedly arrested in
Enugu.
The pro-Biafra agitators were
nabbed alongside their self-acclaimed leader, Barr. Benjamin Onwuka.
A combined team of security
operatives made up of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigeria
Police were said to have been involved in the operation.
We learnt that they were
arrested after another failed attempt to enter the Enugu Government House for
the inauguration of Biafra.
A source hinted that they had
marched from the Presidential Road, through Rangers Avenue, but were stopped at
the Bissala Road entry to the Government House by security operatives.
Deputy Leader of the group, Mazi
Ambrose Ugwu, who confirmed the arrest to journalists, said, “our people were
prevented from entering the Enugu Government House, after which they were
arrested and taken away.
“I learnt they were arrested by
men of the DSS and the police.
“Right now, I don’t know how many
of them that were arrested; I also don’t know where they took them to,” Ugwu
said.
Recallthat the Enugu
State Police Command had on Sunday warned the Zionists not to get close the
Enugu Government House as they would be made to face the law squarely.
Onwuka had also on May 30 made a
similar attempt, leading to his arrest and remand in prison. But 24 hours after
his release, he announced August 20 as new date for his Biafra inauguration,
claiming that the United States and Israel were behind him.
Both the Police and the DSS are
yet to issue official statements on the reported arrest.
The Police Public Relations
Officer, PPRO, Enugu Police Command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, when contacted, said he
should be given some time.
However, DAILY POST reports that
armoured personnel carriers and security operatives were still stationed within
the roads leading to the Enugu Government House as of the time of filing this
report.
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