Several members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) reportedly died on Sunday at Emene, Enugu, following a violent clash between security agents and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Afriupdate learnt that the clash threw the whole Emene and environs into chaos and disrupted church services as worshippers of the various churches in the area ran helter-skelter to escape being caught in the crisis.
An eyewitness account said that the trouble started at about 7:00 am when some police officers invaded the Community Secondary School Emene where members of IPOB were meeting, to disperse and arrest them.
According to eye witnesses, the attempt was resisted, turning the encounter bloody with IPOB members reportedly overpowering the security operatives.
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In a swift reaction, a large reinforcement was called and over a dozen patrol vans loaded with armed security agents comprising police, army and DSS arrived the scene and faced the Biafran agitators.
Sounds of gunfire and teargas fumes filled the area, particularly between St. Patrick Secondary School and St. Joseph Catholic Church along the old Abakaliki Road.
One account lamented that the premises of St. Patrick Secondary School was “flowing with blood” as fleeing IPOB members were pursued into the school by security operatives.
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police could not be reached as at the time of publishing this report.
Meanwhile, Afriupdate had earlier reported that Nnamdi released a fresh flag design for the hoped-for Biafra nation.
The previous flag of the former Republic of Biafra consists of a horizontal tricolour of red, black, and green, charged with a golden rising sun over a golden bar.
Red represents the blood of those massacred in northern Nigeria and in the consequent Nigeria-Biafra war. Black is for mourning them and in remembrance. Green is for prosperity and half of a yellow/golden sun stands for a glorious future. The sun has eleven rays, representing the eleven provinces of Biafra. Read in details here.
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