Graphic Photos: Soldiers Allegedly Kill 6 Biafra Protesters in Aba

Chaos hit the commercial city of Aba, Abia state recently as soldiers allegedly shot dead an apprentice, Chidozie Okafor and five members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB) over the protest against the detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

The soldiers accompanied by Policemen stormed National High School, located along Port Harcourt road where pro Biafra protesters usually converge before setting out on protests and fired tear gas to disperse them. In the confrontation, a protester was gunned down by the soldiers.


The situation created heavy panic in the city as shop owners hurriedly shut down and fled while a section of the soldiers in full battle gear, mounted guard at No.1 Port Harcourt road, Azikiwe / Asa road and Park road junction and forced passersby to raise their hands while passing through the area. Markets, banks, motor parks and other business centres were shut as the security agents and the protesters engaged each other.

                     

Abia state Police Commissioner, Joshak Habila, said he had been in Aba, denied that Police used live bullets to control the protest, stressing that the Police had always conducted its operations in a coordinated manner to ensure that lives and properties are protected.


He reminded the pro-Biafra groups of the ban on public protests in the state and warned that anybody arrested would face the full wrath of the law.
                   

Over 20 pro Biafra protesters and residents were arrested by the Police during the protest.