At least 125 pro-Biafra protesters have been arrested by the police in Delta State following protests which halted commercial activities in the state.
According to a report by Punch, the Acting Police Public Relations officer in the state, Charles Muka said they were arrested so as to avert a breakdown of law and order in the state.
Muka said: “We have arrested 125 MASSOB members. We cannot allow the breakdown of law and order in the state. Those arrested are still in detention with heavy security build up around them.
“The arrested suspects are likely to be charged to court on Monday, we will leave no stone unturned to follow the law to the letters”
The state capital, Asaba has returned to normalcy as police operatives have taken the Asaba textile mill, where the group is said to hold meetings. Security agents were seen searching pedestrians and motorists.
In a related development, the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who were arrested in Imo State are still in police custody as the Imo Police Public Relations Officers, Andrew Enwerem, availed in a telephone chat that they would soon be charged to court.
Reacting to the events unfolding in Imo State, a resident, Theodore Isika said the arrest was uncalled for.
He said: “Boko Haramists were severally called for negotiation while members of Movement of the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, who don’t carry arms are always arrested and prosecuted. Often times, they are shot dead by security operatives. This is injustice of the highest order, I must say.”
