There was jubilation in some parts of Onitsha and Okpoko towns in
Anambra State following the release of 11 of the 14 members of the
Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) in police custody.
Those released by police included Lady Pauline Muoghalu, Nze Duru
Alisi and nine others, who were among the 34 members of the group
arrested by the Joint Task Force (JTF) last month.
The BIM members were arrested and taken into police custody during a
peaceful procession on September 13, 2016 to mark 17 years of
non-violent agitation for the actualisation of a sovereign state of
Biafra.
The Director of Information of BIM, Mr. Chris Mocha, who spoke to
newsmen shortly after the detainees were granted bail by the Chief
Magistrate Court sitting in Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA)
of the state, urged members of the group to remain steadfast in the
struggle.
He, however, urged the Nigerian Army in Onitsha to avoid taking laws
into their hands and hand over to the police 18 of their members that
had been in its custody since their arrest in September.
Mocha also advised various splinter groups to emulate the non-violent
approach of the Ralph Uwazuruike-led BIM in carrying out their
agitations for Biafra, stating that it was the same method that most
renowned emancipators like Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Ghandi, among
others, employed in pursuing the independence of their people, which
they achieved.
He warned other Biafra agitators not to hide under the cover of BIM
to cause trouble, urging security agencies to arrest and prosecute
anyone who attempts to use the name of the group to perpetrate evil in
the society.
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JUBILATION IN ANAMBRA AS 11 DETAINED WERE FREE
Description : There was jubilation in some parts of Onitsha and Okpoko towns in Anambra State following the release of 11 of the 14 members of the Bi...
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