13 killed as Biafra protests turn bloody

The agitations by pro-Biafra groups turned violent yesterday in Onitsha, the commercial centre of Anambra State, as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) took to the streets. No fewer than 13 protesters were killed while 20 others sustained injuries during the protest. A religious centre was torched while nine trucks belonging to a conglomerate were burnt. Several vehicles were vandalised by the rampaging protesters.

New Telegraph learnt that the killing of four IPOB members sparked the violent protest. The four people were allegedly killed by soldiers at 1:30a.m. yesterday at the Niger Bridge end of Onitsha, where they had used as rallying point during the Tuesday’ protest.
A lady was also said to have been shot dead by some security agents on patrol at the busy Onitsha/ Owerri road. The pro-Biafra agitators became violent when the news of the killing of four IPOB members became public.
An eyewitness said the protesters resorted to violence, vandalising vehicles and other valuables as they protested the killing along the major roads in Onitsha making bonfires. Bonfires were made at Old and New Market Roads, Ogbommanu Junction, Savoy, Nkpor Junction, Afor-Nkpor, Bridge Head, Oguta Road among others.
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