No fewer than 11 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.
Source : Vanguard
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