Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has directed security agencies to arrest Biafra agitators in the State.
A
statement signed by Dr. Austin Tam-George, Commissioner for Information
said it had come to the attention of the Rivers State government that
some Biafran agitators had resorted to illegal processions, and had
assaulted law abiding citizens and residents of the state.
“Governor
Nyesom Wike strongly condemns the acts of criminality perpetrated by
Biafran agitators by whatever name, in the Oyigbo area of the state,” he
said
He added that “The government has directed all security agencies in
the state to arrest and prosecute all Biafran agitators who flout the
ban on illegal separatist processions and demonstrations in Rivers
State.”
The government urged all residents in the state to remain calm and law abiding.
Wike
had banned further protests by the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB)
and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB).
The groups have been calling for the release of Nnamdi kanu.
The Director of Biafra Radio is facing charges, including treasonable felony.
The Police in Rivers had last year arrested over 20 Biafra agitators over illegal protests in Port Harcourt.
They are currently remanded in prison custody.
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