IPOB Trump solidarity rally turns violent, 11 feared dead
The solidarity rally by the indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for new
US President, Donald Trump in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State has turned violent.
Media and Publicity secretary
of IPOB, Mr. Emma Powerful, in a short message he sent to DAILY POST alleged
that no fewer than 11 members of the pro-Biafra group have been shot dead by
security operatives. “They have attacked our people; 11 have been confirmed dead, many
others have bullet wounds”, he claimed in the statement. He alleged that the
attack was carried out by the police, the army and the Department of State
Services, beside First Artillery junction, Port-Hacourt. The IPOB spokesman had
earlier in a statement he issued on Friday morning, raised the alarm over what
he called, ”the
barbaric plans by the Nigeria security agencies against the recent TRUMP
solidarity rally in Igweocha Port-Harcourt River state today, 20th January 2017.” “The
Nigeria security agencies, especially the DSS have perfected plans to share
some weapons/guns to unscrupulous elements in the society to join the peaceful
solidarity rally for TRUMP today in order to create problem within the crowd.
“IPOB is a peaceful organization that have no guns or weapons but Nigeria government
and her security agencies especially the DSS have shared destructive objects to
kill people in Igweocha River state today. “We are calling on international community, men
and women of good conscience around the world to note this because IPOB is
peaceful and if anything happens, Nigeria government led by Muhammadu Buhari
and the security agencies, especially the DSS should be held responsible,” he
had claimed. However, when contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer,
PPRO, of the Rivers State Police Command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, described the
reported killing as false. He said to the best of his knowledge, there was no
casualty as the police did not use force but merely employed minimal action,
which involved the use of tear gas. He added that the situation had been
brought under control and that everybody was now going about their normal
businesses.
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