NNEWI — 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.

gbanikiti: Can't these policemen leave MASSOB and go after Ombatse killers who massacred their men like chickens ? Ndi ara!

AK 48: thats the problem,uwazurike is massob's problem.he is turned massob and its members into money making industry.massob under uwazurike should go and sit down.

what is worth doing,is worth doing well,if you want to seceed,the leader must not be afraid to loose its life,you must not only be ready for war but also a symbol for war.today people are even begging boko haram to go and get their republic and they re saying no! 'we want to islamatise you and make you our slaves" massob is rallying peacefully doing a right thing,reminding people abt the loss of their brother to the bk crises,yet they are being shot.even an asari dokubo is more feared the the billionaie uwazurike.





cowards,keep quiets bt if you must talk,talk loud and dont grumble

gbanikiti: Can't these policemen leave MASSOB and go after Ombatse killers who massacred their men like chickens ? Ndi ara!

gbanikiti:

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/11-injured-5-arrested-as-police-massob-clash-in-anambra/

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Jonathan should extend the statement of emergency to Anambra before this hoodlums get out of control !

ACM10:

How about the hoodlums that protested in Lagos with matchetes and rifles? Don't you think they should be neutralized first?