The protest carried out
by members of the indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Aba, Abia
State, over the prolonged detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, turned
bloody in the commercial town, as a team of soldiers and policemen was
said to have fired shots at the protesters, killing six members of the
group and arresting 20. Other reports say ten persons were killed while
another 20 were injured.
It was reported that the protesters converged at the National High School, along Port Harcourt-Aba road, from where they usually march to other areas of the city when security agents swooped on them. Sources said the IPOB members were in prayer session when the soldiers and their police counterparts invaded the area and arrested some leaders of the group.
Eyewitnesses told said that the casualty figure would have been higher had some of the protesters not escaped, explaining that, “the protesters as usual, gathered at the school to pray before taking off, but soldiers and policemen invaded the area. There was heavy shooting. I saw more than three dead people. Many others were injured
It was reported that the protesters converged at the National High School, along Port Harcourt-Aba road, from where they usually march to other areas of the city when security agents swooped on them. Sources said the IPOB members were in prayer session when the soldiers and their police counterparts invaded the area and arrested some leaders of the group.
Eyewitnesses told said that the casualty figure would have been higher had some of the protesters not escaped, explaining that, “the protesters as usual, gathered at the school to pray before taking off, but soldiers and policemen invaded the area. There was heavy shooting. I saw more than three dead people. Many others were injured
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