At least 50 members of the
Biafra Independent Movement
(BIM), Ebonyi State, were
arrested by the police in
Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State
capital when the group staged
what it called the ‘new Biafra’
commemoration rally.
Over 2000 persons bearing
Biafra flags flooded the capital
city during the rally which saw
policemen at strategic
locations.
It was gathered that those
arrested were pro-Biafra
agitators who were on their
way from Ohaukwu and
Onueke to join the rally in the
state capital.
The Biafra agitators had
marched from the popular
Spera-In-Deo junction to
Presco junction Abakaliki to
purportedly commemorate
Biafra independence.
BIM leader in the state, John
Nwifuru, said the group were
guarded by a team of
policemen to ensure it was
not hijacked by hoodlums.
He assured that those arrested
by the police would be
released as, according to him,
he has spoken with police
authority on the matter.
“Our rally was very successful
and we don’t have any
problem despite mobile
policemen that disturbed early
in the morning when we were
converging for the rally,” Mr.
Nwifuru said. “They arrested
about eleven Biafra security
boys at Ohaukwu, them about
16 in Nkwegu and others.
“I have discussed with the CP
and he assured me that those
arrested will be released
immediately and I want to
thank him for supporting our
event because policemen
marched with us, wherever we
reached, they reached with us
to ensure that we have no
problem with anybody and we
conducted ourselves orderly.
“We did not cause any traffic
jam and everything went
successful. 15,000 of our
members participated in the
rally. We marched from Spera-
in-Deo junction to Presco
junction to Ahia Ofu junction
and old timer shade and we
dismissed because of the
elderly ones who were getting
tired.
“We are commemorating the
new Biafra which Uwazuruike
declared on 22nd May, 1999
and the celebration continues
till 30th of this month when
we will end it with football
match.”
Meanwhile, the Movement for
the Actualisation for the
Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB) has dissociated
itself from the rally held by
BIM across the states of the
southeast.
MASSOB in a statement by its
National Secretary, Ugwuoke
Ibem Ugwuoke, said its
members did not take part in
the rally.
“The people on the streets
today displaying the Biafra flag
are not MASSOB members as
they may claim, they are
members of Biafra
Independent Movement (BIM)
observing their own Biafra
day”.
” MASSOB under the
leadership of Comrade
Uchenna Madu will observed
the 50th anniversary of
declaration of Biafra by
General Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu Ojukwu on 30th
May,2017 with a sit-at-home
exercise in honor and
remembrance of Biafra gallant
soldiers and civilians that laid
down their lives for the
establishment of the Republic
of Biafra during the genocidal
war against the people of
Biafra in 1967–1970.
“As MASSOB will honour the
fallen heroes that died during
the war, we will also remember
the victims of the current
struggle for the actualization
and restoration of Biafra.
MASSOB is not against BIM or
any other group but warned
that our should not be
attached to Uwazuruike led
BIM. We have only one
MASSOB under the leadership
of our leader, Comrade
Uchenna Madu.”
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mynd44 , lalasticlala

Lol, Uwazurike is a loser, 30th May is the day

igwebuike01:
Lol, Uwazurike is a loser, 30th May is the day

Even at that bro we shouldn't celebrate this news, because they are still our brothers.

Uwazuluike is a manipulator here