Angry pro-Biafra protesters yesterday vented their anger on residents of
Oyigbo City in Rivers State as they harassed, intimidated and forced
them to close their businesses and join in the protests. The protesters
who were mainly youths were angry over the continued detention of their
leader, Nnamdi Kanu, by the Directorate of State Services (DSS).
They
carried placards with different inscriptions such as; “free Kanu now”,
“please don’t kill our leader”, “release Kanu to attend to his health”.
It turned violent when they started beating up, harassing and
intimidating those that refused to identify with them. Shops and
business owners were forced to close. It took the intervention of Rivers
State government and law enforcement agents to save the
situation.
Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Dr Tam George, in a press
statement issued in Port
Harcourt yesterday condemned the harassment and
intimidation of residents of the state in the name of pro-Biafra
protests.
He said the ban on illegal processions remained in force and
vowed that government would deal with anybody that flouts the order. “It
has come to the attention of the Rivers State government that some
pro-Biafra agitators have resorted to illegal procession and assaulted
law abiding citizens and residents of the state”, he said. “Governor
Nyesom Wike strongly condemns the acts of criminality perpetrated by
pro-Biafra agitators by whatever name in the Oyigbo area of the state,”
he said. He added that the state government had directed all security
agencies in the state to arrest and prosecute the agitators who flout
the ban on illegal and separatist processions and demonstrations in the
state and urged residents to remain calm and law abiding.
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