The Nigerian Police has been accused of committing an atrocity by secretly killing 20 members belonging to the MASSOB.
Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB and Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, has made a shocking accusation against the Nigerian Police in Anambra State of killing about 20 of its members secretly.
The accusation was made in Onitsha by the Regional Administrator, Anambra West, Mr. Wilfred Aninze. He revealed that their members were secretly killed for using Biafra insignia and motorcycle plate numbers. He said the dastardly act cannot be swept under the carpet and wondered why such atrocity such ever happen in a democratic state.
He said: “the secret killing came to the limelight when one of our members, Okechukwu Joseph, was reported missing by his wife.
“Early this year, 10 of our members were declared missing and from the report we got, they were secretly arrested and killed by the Police without the knowledge of our members.
“We learnt that the police topshot in the country had a meeting with all the State Commissioners of Police, and in the meeting, it was resolved that MASSOB/BIM members would be secretly caught and killed.
“By the end of February, the number of those declared missing which we suspected to have secretly been killed stood at 20.
“we will not continue to keep our hands akimbo and watch our members being killed without committing any offence.
“We are a non violent organization fighting for a sovereign state of Biafra.”