Friday 23 October 2015

Police arrest supporters of Radio Biafra director

Supporters of the Radio Biafra boss, under the umbrella of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, resident in Rivers, Delta, and Anambra states  have taken to the streets demanding the unconditional release of their leader and presenter, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

Mr. Kanu was arrested, weekend, in Lagos, and transferred to Abuja, wheree he was arraigned.
Many of the protesters were, however, arrested by the police.
The protesters in Rivers State, who  stormed Port Harcourt,  were split into seven groups appeared peaceful, although, chanting war songs  also called for the creation of the sovereign state of Biafra.
The agitators, mainly business men and women of Igbo extraction, said it was an act of impunity for the federal government to apprehend a man who is championing the cause of his people.
The IPOB supporters claimed that they were not part of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, adding that the IPOB is fighting a true cause for the emancipation of the Biafrans.
The protesters who waved  the Biafra flag as they marched, chanting Biafra solidarity songs said they were not satisfied with the bail conditions granted Mr Kalu, demanding that he should be released unconditionally.
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The Indigenous People of Biafra on a Peaceful Protest over the Arrest of the Director of Radio Biafra yesterday along Ikwerre road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Photo: Nwankpa Chijioke

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