The members of the
Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, were
yesterday at Nnobi and Awka-Etiti communities, Idemili South Local Government
Areas of Anambra State, allegedly shot and injured by the police in a bid
to disrupt their June 8 sit-at-home rally. Five others were arrested.
According
to sources, the MASSOB members were in a rally at the said communities to
create awareness on the need to observe June 8 sit-at-home in commemoration of
six Igbo killed by the Police at Apo village, Abuja, EzuRiver, Amansea,
AnambraState and others killed by Boko Haram.
Reacting
to the development in a telephone chat, MASSOB’s Deputy Director of
Information, Mazi Chris Mocha, accused the security operatives, especially the
police, of killing MASSOB members fighting for the actualization of a sovereign
state of Biafra.
According
to Mocha, “the police also took away MASSOB laptop system, N8,000 and arrested
Jude Ochi, Nnamdi Ezeaka, Nelson Ugboh, Ifeanyi Eboh and others”.
Also
reacting, Prince Ohaegbulem Jude of the Lagos state branch of MASSOB regretted
that Igbos have been marginalized, intimidated and made to be second class
citizens in a country where they are part and parcel of.
According
to him, “this sit-at-home billed for June 8, 2013 is unstoppable despite the
intimidations, arrests, shootings and harassments from the security operatives,
Yoruba and the Hausa.”
The
State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka confirmed
the incident and hinted that two DPOs led the operation but denied the
allegation that some members were shot by the police.
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