Owerri & Aba - TWENTY-THREE members of the Movement for the Actualization of the
Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), yesterday breathed the air of freedom
when an Owerri Chief Magistrate's Court granted them bail on charges
levelled against them and three others.
Media Rights Agenda (Lagos)
press release
On 20 January 2005, four State Security Services (SSS) agents raided
newsstands in southeastern Enugu state. The security agents arrested the
state chairman of the Newspapers Vendors' Association of Nigeria, Clement
Egbuche, and two newspaper vendors, identified as Emeji and Chidinma. The
three were arrested for selling copies of the tabloid newspaper "Eastern
Pilot", which carried reports of the "emergence of a new Biafra
nation".
interview
Lagos - Prince Sam Ezeanyika, a political economist and public affairs commentator teaches at Imo State University. He spoke recently to RICHARD ODU on deregulation, democracy, presidency for the Igbo and MASSOB among other topical issues. Excerpts.
Owerri - TWENTY leaders of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign of
State of Biafra (MASSOB) arrested by a joint Police/State Security Service
last week in different parts of Imo State are to be arraigned before an
Owerri Magistrate's Court today.
analysis
THE retirement, Monday, of Mr. Tafa Adebayo Balogun as the
Inspector-General of Police, IGP, the country's foremost cop, and the
elevation of Mr. Sunday Ehindero on an acting capacity, was a shocker of
some sort. Unlike his predecessor, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, there were not
enough indications and widespread insinuations, real or otherwise, of
insensitivity or incompetence.
OPERATIVES of the State Security Services (SSS), yesterday, raided news
stands in Enugu and arrested three vendors including the state chairman of
the Vendors Association, Mr Clement Egbuche apparently in connection with
the sale of a news tabloid Eastern Pilot carrying stories on the emergence
of a new Biafra.
Owerri - 20 Activists Arrested
SCORES of anti-riot mobile policemen yesterday morning took over the
streets of Owerri, the Imo State capital, to forestall an alleged planned
declaration of a Republic of Biafra, scheduled for yesterday, by the
Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB).
interview
Lagos - Member of House of Representatives, representing Owerri Federal Constituency, Hon. Uche guocha was over the weekend a guest of SSS operatives over his relationship with MASSOB and sundry matters. But the human rights lawyer cum politician says he is undeterred by that encounter in his resolve to identify with the movement. He spoke to ABIODUN ADELAJA, our House Correspondent.
Owerri/Enugu - THE Federal High Court sitting in Owerri Imo State yesterday restrained the State Security Services (SSS) and the Police from arresting, harassing or intimidating the leaders of Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike.
Owerri - A Federal High Court in Owerri Imo State presided over by Justice
J. E. Shekarhia yesterday granted leave to leader of Movement for the
Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike,
to enforce his fundamental human right.
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