Police Arrest 50 Pro-Biafran Agitators In Ebonyi
No fewer than 50 members of the Biafra Independent Movement (BIM), Ebonyi State, were arrested by the police in Abakaliki, the state capital, leader of the group John Nwifuru has said.
The group on Monday staged what it called the ‘new Biafra’ commemoration rally, with thousands of its members flooding the streets with Biafra flags.
Nwifuru said the Biafra agitators marched from Spera-In-Deo junction to Presco junction Abakaliki to commemorate Biafra independence.
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He assured that those arrested by the security operatives will soon regain freedom, adding that he had already discussed with the police on the issue.
“Our rally was very successful and we don’t have any problem despite mobile policemen that disturbed early in the morning when we were converging for the rally,” Mr. Nwifuru said.
“They arrested about eleven Biafra security boys at Ohaukwu, then about 16 in Nkwegu and others.
“I have discussed with the CP and he assured me that those arrested will be released immediately and I want to thank him for supporting our event because policemen marched with us, wherever we reached, they reached with us to ensure that we have no problem with anybody and we conducted ourselves orderly.
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“We did not cause any traffic jam and everything went successful. 15,000 of our members participated in the rally. We marched from Spera-in-Deo junction to Presco junction to Ahia Ofu junction and old timer shade and we dismissed because of the elderly ones who were getting tired.
“We are commemorating the new Biafra which Uwazuruike declared on 22nd May, 1999 and the celebration continues till 30th of this month when we will end it with football match.”
Meanwhile, the Movement for the Actualisation for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has dissociated itself from the rally held by BIM across the states of the southeast.
The group further disowned founder Ralph Uwazuruike.
