Quest For Sovereignty. Abeg make una no vex, which ones be Biafra Zionists? Igbo version of BOKO HARAM? ENUGU—Members of the Pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionists Federation, BZF, led by Benjamin Onwuka, who allegedly attacked the Government House, Enugu on March 8 allegedly struck again in the early hours of yesterday at the Enugu State Broadcasting Service, ESBS in an attempt to seize the radio and television station for a broadcast. The move was however foiled by a team of policemen alerted by some staff of the station who arrived for the morning duty and met their premises under siege. A police sergeant and a member of BZF were killed in a shootout while a police inspector who led the team was seriously wounded. The BZF leader, Benjamin Onwuka and 12 members of his group were arrested as they tried to escape from the station after the clash with the policemen and were said to be undergoing interrogation at the Criminal Investigations Department of the State Police Command. Leader of the pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement, BZM, Barrister Benjamin Onwuka, has claimed responsibility for last Saturday’s invasion of Enugu State Government House. According to him, members of the group took control of Enugu State seat of power for about four hours after they successfully hoisted the flag of the Republic of Biafra and some banners at the main gate. He briefed some newsmen at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Centre, Enugu, yesterday, where he claimed responsibility for the invasion, which he said was primarily to reclaim the old headquarters of the former Biafra Republic. Onwuka dismissed speculations that the group was sponsored by politicians in Enugu State, explaining that the major target of the BZM members was to hoist the Biafran flag as a symbol of rebirth of the defunct Biafra Republic.
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 01:09:27 +0000
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