15 northern businessmen allegedly killed in Onitsha

- The BBC has reported that 15 businessmen from the northern part of Nigeria were killed in the recent clash between IPOB and security agents

- MASSOB however denied that businessmen were killed

The British Broadcasting Service (BBC) has reported that about 15 northern Nigerian businessmen lost their lives in the 

They were said to have been killed on Monday in Onitsha, Anambra a commercial city in the eastern part of the country where security officials clashed with protesting members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Quoting a leading business representative Alhaji AbdulHamid Mohammed as confirming the incident, the report however said members of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) denied that businessmen were killed.

Instead, MASSOB reportedly accused the police of shooting and killing 30 of its members and wounding 40 others.

President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier received South East Group for Change led by Senator Ken Nnamani in State house on May 31, 2016 where it is believed that issues relating to the clash were discussed.

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Police, according to the report, confirmed the deaths of 10 protesters and two police officers in the incident which occurred while the agitators were marking the anniversary of the 1967 declaration of the republic of Biafra. 

Meanwhile, MASSOB has secured the release of 88 of its members who were arrested by the Ebonyi state police command in Abakaliki during this year’s Biafra day celebration.

Source: Legit.ng