ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- No fewer than 30 Pro-Biafra agitators have been arrested by the operatives of the Enugu State Police Command during a procession for Biafran Day commemoration in Enugu.
The Police said those arrested are members of the Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM), agitating for a sovereign state of Biafra.
The were arrested around 11 am and taken to the State Police Command.
Recall that the Pro-Biafra agitators had declared Tuesday, 30 May, as a sit-at-home day, in remembrance of the day the defunct Biafra Republic was declared, a development that forced businesses, schools, markets and offices to shut down in Enugu and other South-East States.
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A source disclosed that the men had gathered at a location at Independence Layout, Enugu and were about to commence a procession when the police swooped on them.
The source further revealed that the agitators were clutching Biafran flags and those of Israel and the United States of America when they were arrested.
“The men numbering over 30 had arrived at the venue where they were set to embark on the procession. They had Biafran flags and those of the USA and Israel. They were also carrying loads of tracks bearing the name of their group and their messages.
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“So, it was when they started matching that about five Hilux vans loaded with policemen came and arrested them. I must tell you that they were not bearing any arms or dangerous weapons,” the source said.
When contacted, the spokesman of the State Police command, Daniel Ndukwe (DSP) said he was yet to get the information and promised to get back.