Violence was the order of the day as members of the Biafra Independent Movement and Movement for Actualization Sovereign State of Biafra, BIM-MASSOB, allegedly killed two police officers in a clash and threw two other injured policemen into the River Niger at Asaba, capital of Delta State, on Monday.
The groups, which marked the anniversary of their agitation, Monday, purportedly made away with an AK 47 belonging to the police and damaged a police and military patrol vans. The police, however, fatally wounded four of them and arrested eight persons. Acting Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, SP Charles Muka, who confirmed the death, said:
“The members of the unlawful Independent People of Biafra (IPOB)/MASSOB carried out a violent protest today at Asaba. The command had sequel to rumours of the planned protest proactively deployed men to strategic locations in Asaba.” “To the chagrin of the Command, the obnoxious irate groups attacked our men and army patrol team at three locations, killed two policemen and injured two others at Cable and Abraka areas and made away with one AK.47 rifle and one smoke riot gunner from the killed and injured policemen.
“The callous group threw two of the injured policemen into the River Niger at Cable, while one was later rescued alive. The unlawful groups also damaged Ibusa Division patrol van and a military patrol van. “In the ensuing confrontation with the groups, four members of the illegal group were fatally wounded, while eight were arrested.
The groups were successfully dispersed and Benin/Onitsha expressway and the town made free for people to move and go about their businesses,” he said. Muka asserted: “The Command, therefore, advises parents and guardians to warn their children and wards to toe peaceful path and pursue whatever agenda constitutionally.”
“The Command also wants to state that the security agencies will not fold their arms and watch a few persons take laws into their hands and cause mayhem in pursuit of whatever agenda,” he added. Tension enveloped Asaba and environs, as the anniversary celebration turned bloody with the police chasing the BIM-MASSOB groups round the state capital.
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