Pro-Biafra protests turned bloody, yesterday, as the Joint Military Task
Force (JTF) killed nine of the protesters and injured 18 in Onitsha,
the commercial city of Anambra State. The protest have been on for three weeks. The protesters reportedly blocked the Niger Bridge Head and refused to give way to motorists,
the JTF comprising Army, Navy, Police and Civil Defence troops,
yesterday afternoon, opened fire at protesting members of Indigenous
People of Biafra, killing nine people and injuring 18. Five people were killed at Niger Bridge Head while three were killed at Obodoukwu Road.
A suya
(barbecue meat) seller said to have been hit by a stray bullet died
instantly. The protesters were having a peaceful procession across South
East states and had vowed to continue their blockage of the bridge for
three days until detained Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu is
released.
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