major streets in Owerri and called for the release of Mr Nnamdi Kanu,
the acclaimed operator Radio Biafra.
The demonstrators, comprising members of Movement for the Sovereign
State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra, chanted
pro-Biafra songs and war songs.
While the demonstration lasted, armed security operatives, including
the police and the army, in trucks, monitored the situation.
A demonstrator, who refused to be named, said that the agitation was
meant for the Federal Government to release Kanu unconditionally and
allow Biafra people freedom.
He said that it was wrong for the Federal Government and its security
agents to arrest Kanu because he supported and believed in the freedom
of Biafra people.
"Kanu did not commit any crime to be arrested by the Nigerian
Government and we cannot hold ourselves back in asking for his release
even if we die in the process,'' the demonstrator said.
He said that the members of the group had carried out the
demonstration in Enugu, Aba, and Port Harcourt.
"We are in Owerri today and hope to extend this move to other towns
within Biafra territory till we achieve our aim,'' he said.
The demonstrators wore T-Shirts with Biafra inscriptions and flags.
The three markets in Owerri — Owerri Main Market, New Market and
Owerri Relief Market — were shut while some private schools and shop
owners closed their businesses to avoid any ugly experiences.
When contacted on why armed policemen were accompanying agitators, the
Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Andrew Enwerem, declined comment.
"Please I do not have any comment on that my brother," Enwerem said.
-Vanguard
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