IPOB Protesters Clash With Troops in Onitsha

IPOB Protesters Clash With Troops in Onitsha

Members of the pro-Biafra separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are said to be clashing with soldiers in Onitsha after some soldiers allegedly shot unarmed members of the group at a church on Monday, Sahara reporters is reporting.

Reports have emerged of a military shooting of unarmed protesters at a church in Onitsha as a signal from the Nigerian military obtained by Saharareporters claims that Nigerian security agents are battling with pro-Biafra agitators in part of Anambra state, especially Onitsha.

The signal which was sent to several unit commanders in the Southeastern parts of Nigeria early this morning asked the unit commanders to be on “standby’ in case of a breakdown of law and order as pro-Biafra agitators embark on street protests today in the Southeast.

According to the news website, security agents are battling with pro-Biafra agitators in parts of Anambra state.

The site said it has been informed of a signal sent to several unit commanders in the Southeastern part of Nigeria early this morning asked the unit commanders to be on “standby’ in case of a breakdown of law and order as pro-Biafra agitators embark on street protests today in the Southeast.

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Today is the 49th anniversary of the creation of the defunct republic of Biafra. The declaration led to a bloody three-year civil war which left over a million people dead; most of them by hunger.