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Police teargas Biafra Nations league members in Bakassi

Police operatives have reportedly teargassed suspected members of the Biafra Nations League (BnL) around Ekpri Ikang axis of Bakassi Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State.

NEWSBREAK reports that the BnL members numbering about 32 were said to have assembled at a hideout around 2 pm on Thursday, plotting to hoist the Biafran flag. However, when information reached the police, eyewitnesses confirmed that the separatists hurled stones at police officers before fleeing from the scene.

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Meanwhile, it was suspected that the group was holding talks with its militant arm, the Black Marine around the area before the police arrived.

Commenting on the incident, the National Leader of the BnL, Princewill Richards debunked claims that his group was holding a meeting with the ‘Black Marine’ but confirmed that the purpose of gathering was to hoist their flag in Ekpri Ikang in Bakassi.

According to him, the militants do not meet in an open environment like the BnL members, adding that both groups understand how they operate.

This news medium understands that the leader of the BnL is reportedly engaging his followers in Bakassi Peninsula.

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