Police Arrest 500 As Group Declares Biafra Republic


Policemen in Enugu on Monday arrested over 500 persons for allegedly being part of the purported re-declaration of  Biafra as a sovereign state.

The  group under the aegis  of Biafra Zionist Movement had  converged on an open field in Coal Camp area of Enugu where the leader, Mr. Ben Onwuka, addressed them.

However,  after   Onwuka’s address, policemen led by the  Enugu Central Police Station Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Ike Mba, arrested him and other  members of the group, who displayed Biafran, American  and  Israeli flags.

The suspects were  arraigned before a court  and remanded in police custody afterwards.

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