Police arrest supporters of Radio Biafra director Nnamdi Kanu

Supporters of the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu were
on Tuesday arrested by the Anambra State police command at various
parts in Awka as they protested the arrest of Mr. Kanu.
The protesters, including women, carried placards with various inscriptions,
marched from Amawbia to the Government House, demanding that Kanu
be left alone.
However, as they approached Government House, the police men stationed
at the place fired into the air and threw teargas canisters to disperse the
crowd.
Another group protesting at the Arroma junction was also arrested by the
police.
Anambra State coordinator of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr.
Ikechukwu Okoye said their protest was not meant to cause any trouble,
adding that they were only on the streets to ask DSS to release Kanu.
According to him, the protesters were marching to the Government House
to plead with Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano to prevail on
President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene on the matter.
He said:
“We are only agitators who obey the laws of the land. This is
democracy and there is freedom of speech and freedom of
movement.
“Why would anybody detain our leader and in the process be
demanding bail fee of N2million. We have not come to fight
anybody because we are peace makers”
Anmabra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hosea Karma, confirmed the
arrest of the protesters, saying it was because they were parading along
the Enugu-Onitsha expressway thereby causing breach of peace.
According to the CP:
“There is nothing like Indigenous People of Biafra. Those people
constituted nuisance on the high way and that was why they were
picked.
“Right now, I do not know the number of people that were
picked, but I want to assure the people that anybody who
disturbs the peace that exists in this state will not go
unpunished.”
Meanwhile, the factional leadership of the Movement for the Actualization
of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has lent support to the
Radio Biafra director.
In a press statement made available to reporters in Awka yesterday, the
national director of information of the breakaway MASSOB, Mr Uchenna
Madu said it was identifying with Kanu in the spirit of brotherhood
pursuing one strong force for self determination.
Vanguard