Reports reaching
Naij.com indicates that the Nigerian police and army allegedly shot
unarmed Biafrans celebrating the inauguration of US president-elect
Donald Trump in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state.
According
to reports, the media and publicity secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful,
alleged that no fewer than 11 members of the pro-Biafra group have been
shot dead by security operatives.
“They have attacked our people; 11 have been confirmed dead, many others have bullet wounds”, he claimed in the statement," he said.
He alleged that the attack was carried out by the police, the army and the Department of State Services.
A twitter user Anioke Collins, said Biafrians were been shot by police officers at Igwuocha area of the state.
It was reported earlier that pro-Biafra supporters took to the street in the Port Harcourt to march in solidarity to Trump.
Biafra supporters have always expressed their support for Trump hoping he will help them achieve the actualization for Biafra.
Recall that members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) visited Trump tower in New York to commence the 'Biafra For Trump Solidarity Rally'.
They
also passed a message concerning the continued detention of Nnamdi
Kanu, their leader and the director of Radio Biafra who remains in
custody since the middle of October 2015.
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