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Police Kill Total Of 3 People At The BIAFRA Protest In Port
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The group from Aba again attempted to converge around
Artillery Junction, but had to face stern resistance from the
security operatives, who fired gunshots at random in an attempt
to disperse them.
The agitators responded by pelting the soldiers with sticks and
stones.
However, it was gathered that at least three persons were hit by
stray bullets, while one of the protest leaders, who identified
himself as Orji Azu-Enaga said two of their members were shot
dead around Eleme junction.
“We want to show Nigeria and the United Nations that we the
Igbos are one. They used to say that we are not organized.
United Nations should come and help us to divorce this forced
marriage. We don’t want Nigeria again,” he said.
The rowdy situation on the Port Harcourt-Aba Road forced many
commercial transport operators to avoid the route.
Following the development, commuters were left stranded, while
those who could not afford to miss their appointment for the day
had to trek long distances.
In the meantime, all the bus stops along Aba Road are currently
manned by heavily armed security operatives.
Soldiers in dozens of patrol vans are also occupying the Aba
Road and East-West Road intersection, also known as Eleme
Junction.
Another trouble started when some people who were stopped
from joining a group that marched from Aba into Port Harcourt
stormed Gambia Street in Mile Two.
The invaders were resisted by the northern traders on Gambia
Street, leading to clashes, before security intervention.
Over sixty patrol vans loaded with armed security operatives and
four Armoured Personnel Carriers have been deployed in the
area.
Two Armoured Personnel Carriers have also been stationed at
Ikoku junction, with security patrol vans at every bus stop on
Ikwerre road.
Meanwhile, as tension remains high on the streets of Port
Harcourt, normalcy has returned to the nearby commercial city
of Aba in Abia State, where the pro-Biafran agitators brought
activities to a stand-still earlier.
Residents said markets and schools in Aba were forced to close
in solidarity with thousands of people who marched on the
streets in protest.