MASSOB: Police release 87-year-old priest, 5 others arrested in Anambra

MASSOB: Police release 87-year-old priest, 5 others arrested in Anambra

Anambra State police have released seven people, including a Catholic priest who was arrested a few days ago by security personnel for agitating for Biafra.

The arrested individuals were accused of belonging to Chief Raph Uwazuruike’s Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, or MASSOB.

They include Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonem, 87-year-old; Chief Sylvester Dinyelu, and five others.

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There was jubilation in Awka and Onitsha, on Sunday, following their release.

It was confirmed by the Director of Information and Senior Special Adviser to BIM-MASSOB on Media and Publicity, Mazi Chris Mocha, in a statement made available to reporters in Awka.

According to Mocha, “While it is a right for the oppressed peoples to agitate for independence, the peaceful method has remained the only panacea for the achievement of the self-determination for Biafra.”

He urged their members to remain consistent, resolute and steadfast by following Uwazuruike’s footsteps, which according to him, was the only way through which the state of Biafra could be achieved.

MASSOB: Police release 87-year-old priest, 5 others arrested in Anambra