Following the release of Biafra leader,Nnamdi Kanu, persons were, yesterday, shot dead at the Niger Bridge Head, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries when members of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, and Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, clashed with Joint Task Force, JTF, comprising the Army and the Police, which mounted road block at the Niger Head Bridge.

Four of the victims shot dead were members of both IPOB and MASSOB, while one person is said to be a soldier, who was grabbed by the mob, angry with the way soldiers opened fire on the jubilating crowd that included non pro-Biafra agitators, and fell four of them before they ran for their lives, leaving the victims behind.

All the markets around the Niger Bridge Head, including the Bridge Head Market, Onitsha Patent and Propitiatory Medicine Dealers Market (Ogbo Ogwu Market) and other markets located around the bridge, including Abada Market were quickly shut down, following sporadic shooting by the military to scare the jubilant crowd away.

Meanwhile, according to an eye-witness at the Onitsha Head Bridge, who was coming from Asaba end of the bridge, the Biafra agitators were said to be marching on the road near the River Niger Bridge, chanting solidarity songs in jubilation for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, and were accosted by the soldiers, who ordered them to go back, and disagreements ensued before the soldiers allegedly opened fire on them.
Another version of the story had it that, the pro-Biafra agitators and those sympathetic to their cause, were jubilating, singing and dancing near the bridge and in annoyance, the soldiers, who had been guiding the bridge since the last shooting, during which unarmed nine protesters were killed and 18 others injured, opened fire on them, gunning down four.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/ipob-massob-clash-with-jtf-in-onitsha-5-killed-7-injured/

mynd44, lalasticlala

Toh!
Guns dont kill people;people kill people,.............and ds days,soldiers meant to protect the country and its nationals kill people! I wonder what happened to the rule of engagement.
God bless the souls of the departed.
God help our country.






The person above me,y u go open thread and dey hustle for first to comment? *o ga o*

Seems dis biafra ppl don't get it! U eida choose 2 leave in peace or in pieces. No time 4 nonsense!

Enough of the killings already,the year is coming to an end and my we all see thw new year IJN....amen

kennethchidi:
Toh!
Guns dont kill people;people kill people,.............and ds days,soldiers meant to protect the country and its nationals kill people! I wonder what happened to the rule of engagement.
God bless the souls of the departed.
God help our country.






The person above me,y u go open thread and dey hustle for first to comment? *o ga o*

Ask again

gentledavid:
Enough of the killings already,the year is coming to an end and my we all see thw new year IJN....amen

IJN and you have concluded

I cannot understand why this news cannot make front page? Yet you waste no time moving the four shiites that were killed to front page....https://www.nairaland.com/2808300/photos-four-siblings-killed-zaria. To the mods ...Do you have conscience at all? Are you human? What kind of hate is in you? Yet you are very quick to criticize them when they want out of Nigeria...It's because of blatant evil like this that they want out.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/ipob-massob-clash-with-jtf-in-onitsha-5-killed-7-injured/

When JTF sees Boko boys they shit there pants, showing trigger happy to unarmed civilians.

I am tired of this country who knows where they sell guns?

Hmmmmm, Buhari killing Nigerians (shite and Biafra) since may 29 2015.

^^^^^
the poster above me thinks my President will take sides/ be partial.

Irrespective of region and religion, if you misbehave, you will be fired.

Na wa life no gt value again o hmm

Old2020:
I cannot understand why this news cannot make front page? Yet you waste no time moving the four shiites that were killed to front page....https://www.nairaland.com/2808300/photos-four-siblings-killed-zaria. To the mods ...Do you have conscience at all? Are you human? What kind of hate is in you? Yet you are very quick to criticize them when they want out of Nigeria...It's because of blatant evil like this that they want out.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/ipob-massob-clash-with-jtf-in-onitsha-5-killed-7-injured/

Calm down nah bro, hin go reach fp. The thread was created around 4am, mods no go sleep.

Seems this people dont value their lives. They should keep tempting soldiers who have no joy

Old2020:
I cannot understand why this news cannot make front page? Yet you waste no time moving the four shiites that were killed to front page....https://www.nairaland.com/2808300/photos-four-siblings-killed-zaria. To the mods ...Do you have conscience at all? Are you human? What kind of hate is in you? Yet you are very quick to criticize them when they want out of Nigeria...It's because of blatant evil like this that they want out.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/ipob-massob-clash-with-jtf-in-onitsha-5-killed-7-injured/

Lol so you no wan make mods sleep Abegii park well make day break

these soldiers and policemen are demonic
they should be careful, the rise of an Igbo militia wont be funny.

xreal:
^^^^^
the poster above me thinks my President will take sides/ be partial.

Irrespective of region and religion, if you misbehave, you will be fired.

If this had happened under GEJ's government, I believe you will not say what you are saying now, you would have been screaming heaven and hell. When will Nigerians grow up to realize that democracy is not dictatorship and that in democracy what is best is dialog not use of force. I believe if the person in the picture above was your relation or tribe you will not spew what you spewed here. great nations are not built by force, there are built through dialog, in which all parties involved get a little of what they want. Try thinking always, if that was me how will I feel, then your humanity will help you reason well.

Yanga dey sleep oo.

Ipod ppl no dey listen.

Well, they should know it's not because they are ibos, this is Nigeria. The other time when shites (muslims, North) messed up they were dealt with too.

You better sts home with your family and don't die a fools death.

#word-enough.

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Shameless soldiers ... Bokoharam is killing them up north .. They can't engage bokoharam but will always open fire on unarmed civilian .

#star on their shoulder blood on their hand #AI

killing everywhere.

Who do we blame for this heartless killings happening this days? It seems the Change Nigerians voted for is to divide the Nation...When Did our Soldiers start Shooting like Police .......The Future of this Country is unclear.....

only God can Judge us

Stop all these heartless killings........

JTF left Boko Harem to come fight Biafrans?

Here is the real Gist from a trader from Onitsha.

the IPOB/MASSOB members were indeed jubilating at bridge Head, Untill a particular man stepped out to dare the Soldiers at bridge Head. He adviced the others to stay behind and watch him perform. so, he dared the Army by starting to cross the Bridge on foot, knowing fully well, that the Army recently warned against that for security reasons. i heard he was on local charm "Odeshi", so when he came close to the Army, he started dragging a gun with one of the soldiers. this drew the attention of the others and they came running close to the soldiers, so the Army had to douse the tension, by shooting sporadically. unfortunately, some got hit by stray bullets hence the cause of some deaths.

Now you see, the Army was on a self defense.

Why all dis in this country na,let there be peace O lord | for more news visit www.adeatom..com

This IPOD people need to stop tempting the Nigeria army. We need peace not violence

All this is happening because our leader is not a man of wisdom