government of employing the services of
thugs to harass their members
- The group alleged that the state government
also employ the thugs to disrupt their planned
50-year Biafra anniversary
- It also faulted the statement of the police
which described them as unlawful group,
noting that they are law abiding and
registered organisation in Nigeria
A pro Biafra group under the aegis of Movement of
Biafrans in Nigeria (MOBIN) has accused the Ebonyi
state government of employing the services of thugs
to allegedly harass and intimidate its members in the
state.
The group also alleged that the state government
employed the thugs to disrupt its planned 50-year-
Biafra memorial anniversary lecture that was meant
to hold in the Women Development Centre, Abakaliki,
Ebonyi state capital on Saturday, May 27, 2017.
Newslanded had earlier reported that police in Ebonyi state arrested members of MASSOB and IPOB for unlawfully sensitising the public to stay at home on
May 30 in celebration of its 50 year anniversary.
Pro- Biafran groups accuse Ebonyi government of
intimidating their members
The police described the groups as illegal groups and
did not get permission from the police to embark on
such exercise which it said is threatening the peace
and security of the state.
But in a statement signed by MOBIN Director General,
Rita Eberechukwu Anigboguis, and made available to Newslanded, MOBIN said the group, contrary to the police statement, is a law-abiding organisation under
the customary government and supreme council of
elders of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB).
It said IPOB is a registered organisation in Nigeria,
and therefore, is a legal pro-Biafran movement under
which MOBIN is pursuing its dreams of taking over
Biafra land politically.
The group alleged that Ebonyi state government
allegedly sent thugs to drive away Biafrans who had
gathered at the venue of the event and harassed
them, including the MOBIN director of political
education, Evangelist David Agbo, who is the prime
organizer of the event.
The group warned governors of the south east and
other leaders of the zone and south south to stop
attacking their members.
"Our assignment remains to mobilize Biafrans to take
Biafra land through politics, and we will not hesitate
to do this when the time comes.
"You cannot be a sore on the head of Biafrans and
believe that Biafrans will continue to keep quiet in the
face of oppression," the statement added.
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