Navy arrests MASSOM members in
Onitsha
 January 13, 2015
The Nigerian Navy has arrested six
members of the Movement for the
Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB)
for allegedly causing breach of peace,
disturbance and hoisting
unauthorised flags in Onitsha.
The Commanding Officer of the Naval
Out-Post in Onitsha, Navy Capt. Mike
Oamen, handed over the suspects to
the Anambra Police State Command.
He said that naval officers
apprehended the MASSOB members
after they blocked the Onitsha-Enugu
road at Awkuzu Junction, near Awka.
Oamen said that apart from blocking
the road and threatening the peace of
law-abiding citizens, the MASSOB
members also hoisted authorised
flags before they were apprehended.
“We arrested five of them in Awkuzu
Junction at about 1400 hours.
“The arrested include another one
Okechukwu Okoye, who was caught
extorting traders and disturbing the
peace of traders and shop owners in
Fegge Community in Onitsha.
“What we recovered from them
includes clubs, charms as well as
MASSOB flags, bags and caps.
“I solicit that the residents of the state
give prompt information about this
gang and other criminal elements to
the joint security taskforce for prompt
action,” he said.
Receiving the suspects on behalf of
the command, Mr Temitope Fasugba,
a Chief Superintendent of Police,
assured that the suspects would face
the “music.’’
He said the command would not
allow any group to breach security
and peace in Anambra.
“I want to laud the Nigerian Navy for
this cooperation and synergy as well
as assure the residents of the state
that those apprehended would be
prosecuted.
“They would be arraigned in court
and justice would take its due
course,’’ Fasugba assured.
The names of the other MASSOB
members are Obiora Igweonwu,
Chibuzor Ekwe, Lawrence Nwibo,
Okechukwu Nwafor and Okechukwu
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