Human and vehicular movements were yesterday disrupted for many hours as
members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of
Biafra (MASSOB), clashed with mobile policemen from the Police Mobile
Force, PMF, 54 Onitsha over alleged killing of two of their members.
Eyewitness disclosed that trouble started when members of the group
challenged the policemen who were on stop and search at the ever busy
Onitsha/Owerri road.
The policemen had flagged down a man driving home with his family in a Sports Utility Vehicle.
According to the report, the man had told the policemen that he had no permit to drive with a tinted glass, which he said was fixed in his vehicle by the factory, which triggered off controversies between the driver and the policemen who insisted on dragging the driver to the station.
According to the report, the man had told the policemen that he had no permit to drive with a tinted glass, which he said was fixed in his vehicle by the factory, which triggered off controversies between the driver and the policemen who insisted on dragging the driver to the station.
A security man who identified himself as Okon said, “trouble began when
the driver could not produce tinted glass permit, which did not go down
well with the policemen that insisted on taking him to the station.
“As they were moving, the driver diverted and tried to persuade the
policeman maybe to collect some money and let him go since he was
carrying his family. It was at that moment that two members of MASSOB
appeared from nowhere and ordered the policemen to allow the man go.Argument ensued and one of the policemen fired shots that killed two
MASSOB members and escaped. Shortly after that, members of MASSOB
regrouped and blocked the road, making bonfire, which led to the
policemen to retreat.
Mr. Okon further disclosed that when the policemen noticed that the
atmosphere was charged beyond their control, they quickly left the scene
as members of the group went on rampage..
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