The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) yesterday raised alarm over alleged abduction of five of its members in Ebonyi and Imo states.
The leadership of the group made this known in a press statement signed by the National Director of Information, Comrade Edeson Samuel and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital.
He stressed that MASSOB remains a non-violent pro Biafra movement known globally as a foremost Biafra self-determination group.
“Five of our members in both Ebonyi and Imo States were secretly abducted by Nigeria security agents in different occasions. The wives of our members (Moses Nwinyinya and Cletus Nwagu) were abducted at Ishieke, Ebonyi LGA by plain clothed Nigeria security agents because their husbands ran into the bush when the security agents drove into their compound in the night to arrest them. They arrested their wives claiming that their entire families are members of MASSOB.
“Another member of MASSOB, Peter Okorie was abducted at Ishiagu, Ivo LGA while coming back home from MASSOB National meeting. He was arrested because he wore Biafra insignia.
“In Imo State, Mazi Okechukwu Anyanwu and his wife were arrested at their house at Enyiogugu Mbaise after returning from MASSOB National meeting, they were ambushed by Nigeria security agents on their increasing search for members of non violence MASSOB and other pro Biafra groups.
“MASSOB demands that our arrested and abducted members must be release now or arraign in a competent court of justice. Nigeria security agents have no rights to detain our non violence members illegally and unconstitutionally.
“These manhunt and clampdown of MASSOB members and other pro Biafra agitators will never trample or derail our motivational spirit of Biafra, we are always consistent and resolute on our non violence quest for Biafra actualization and restoration.
“The future, existence and survival of our people hangs on Biafra restoration. Biafra remains our focus, our target and our aspiration. We shall never relent or succumb to the tyrannic Federal government of Nigeria and her vicious security agents led by President Mohammed Buhari and his Fulanistic cabals.
“MASSOB as a non violence Pro Biafra movement is calling the International Communities, Human Rights Organizations and lovers of Justice and Freedom to intervene and prevail on Nigeria Federal government’s increasing and incessant subjections, abductions, arrest and detention of MASSOB members and other pro Biafra agitators,” the statement read.
