The Delta state police command used teargas to disperse pro-Biafra agitators who staged a protest on Friday, November 6, in Asaba.
Dozens of protesters who acted in solidarity with the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB), chanted songs calling for the release of Nnamdi
Kanu, the leader of the group.
Premium Times reports that police arrested some members of the group for blocking the Asaba-Benin expressway.
However, a police source revealed that the arrested members were released following “an order from above”.
During the protest, Biafra supporters had poured into the Asaba-Benin expressway and blocked for several hours a large portion of the road, from Summit Junction to Coker Junction axis in Asaba.
The mass protest forced many transporters to make a U-turn, diverting into Asaba main town, thereby causing a gridlock.
However, police patrol teams confronted the protesters, using tear gas to disperse them.
One of the protesters, Uche Obiakor, condemned the police officers for their intervention and stressed that it was a peaceful rally.
“What the police did today is a great injustice to the Biafra people because we are not armed neither did we attack anybody.
“We are just on a peaceful protest for the unconditional release of our leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
“We want Nnamdi Kanu to be set free, and all charges against him dropped unconditionally,” he said.
When contacted, Charles Muka, the spokesperson of the state police command, confirmed the incident but declined to comment on the arrest and release of the IPOB members.
“What I can tell you is that the police are on top of the situation. We are on it; that is all I can say for now,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Bayelsa state police command has arrested 83 Biafria protesters in the state. The protesters were reportedly apprehended during a flag-raising ceremony of the Biafra Movement on the Mbiama-Yenagoa road and are currently under investigation.
Source: Naij.com
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| Supporters of Biafra |
Premium Times reports that police arrested some members of the group for blocking the Asaba-Benin expressway.
However, a police source revealed that the arrested members were released following “an order from above”.
During the protest, Biafra supporters had poured into the Asaba-Benin expressway and blocked for several hours a large portion of the road, from Summit Junction to Coker Junction axis in Asaba.
The mass protest forced many transporters to make a U-turn, diverting into Asaba main town, thereby causing a gridlock.
However, police patrol teams confronted the protesters, using tear gas to disperse them.
One of the protesters, Uche Obiakor, condemned the police officers for their intervention and stressed that it was a peaceful rally.
“What the police did today is a great injustice to the Biafra people because we are not armed neither did we attack anybody.
“We are just on a peaceful protest for the unconditional release of our leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
“We want Nnamdi Kanu to be set free, and all charges against him dropped unconditionally,” he said.
When contacted, Charles Muka, the spokesperson of the state police command, confirmed the incident but declined to comment on the arrest and release of the IPOB members.
“What I can tell you is that the police are on top of the situation. We are on it; that is all I can say for now,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Bayelsa state police command has arrested 83 Biafria protesters in the state. The protesters were reportedly apprehended during a flag-raising ceremony of the Biafra Movement on the Mbiama-Yenagoa road and are currently under investigation.
Source: Naij.com
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