The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said that over 200 of its
members were still missing after its solidarity rally in honour of the
United States, US, President, Donald Trump in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State.
Recall that over 11 persons were allegedly killed during IPOB-Trump rally which turned violent in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday.
But the police has since refuted the claim, saying only one death was recorded in the incident.
In a statement, the spokesman of the pro-Biafra group, Emma Powerful maintained that the report by the police was untrue.
The statement reads: “We the Indigenous People of IPOB and its
leadership worldwide, wish to use this medium to correct the erroneous
impression that we carried out a protest.
“What IPOB did on 20th of January 2017 in Igweocha Port Harcourt,
Rivers State was a peaceful rally in solidarity with the newly elected
President of the United States of America Mr. Donald J Trump, who took
oath of office in Washington D.C.
“This solidarity rally in support of President Donald J Trump was
announced by IPOB Worldwide on the 16th day of January 2017 by our media
team and the contents of that announcement was unambiguous and could
not conceivably be misunderstood or misrepresented to mean protest as
has been erroneously reported by certain sections of the media.
“The event was scheduled and announced as a rally and not a protest.
We would also like to place it on record that IPOB worldwide has
confirmed that more than 11 Biafrans died as a result of the unprovoked,
brutal and unwarranted military assault on our members during this
peaceful rally.
“Many more are in hospitals receiving treatment with over 200
abducted presumed dead. It is incumbent on the civilized world to
prevail on the regime of President Buhari to release the dead bodies and
those they abducted; and to refrain from abducting those receiving
treatment in hospitals.
“IPOB Family Units, whose members are missing, are advised to forward their names to our secretariat.”
He explained that IPOB lawyers were working tirelessly to locate and
release those taken to Bori camp at Rumuola, the State CID, Port
Harcourt and SOS Police Station at Miniokoro off Old Aba Road.
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