Pro-Biafra Protesters & Police clash in Anambra

A fight broke out between policemen and some people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Asaba on Monday. The incident occurred along Anwai Road in the city when MASSOB members were marching to demand for the independence of Biafra. Policemen and others injured in the fracas, were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba.



A source said, "The police used teargas on the MASSOB people as they were protesting along Anwai Road this morning, so the people got angry and attacked the policemen with knives and broken bottles. They caught one policeman, beat him up before stabbing him to death; it was a fierce confrontation as everyone ran in different directions," Okelue said.


Another clash occurred at the River Niger Bridge on the border between Delta and Anambra states when some MASSOB members tried to conduct a similar rally.


A police source told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that MASSOB members had attacked some policemen at the bridge head, overpowering two of them, before throwing them into the river.


"We have been able to retrieve one of them from the river. He was brought out in an unconscious mood and rushed to the hospital, however, the second victim is still missing," he said.


Spokesperson for the Police Command in Delta, Mr Charles Mouka, a Superintendent of Police, said the police were still monitoring the situation.