The group members were allegedly picked up on their way to hoist the Biafra flag inside the Enugu Govt House during the sit-at-home declared that day.
Fifty two members of the Biafra Zionist Federation led by Benjamin Onwuka who were arrested in Enugu May 30, have been remanded in the Enugu prison The group members were allegedly picked up on their way to hoist the Biafra flag inside the Enugu Govt House during the sit at home declared that day…Fifty two members of the Biafra Zionist Federation led by Benjamin Onwuka who were arrested in Enugu May 30, have been remanded in the Enugu...
The Guardian gathered that the Pro-Biafra agitators had concluded procession near the Michael Okpara Square, and were marching to the Government House when they were arrested. It could be recalled that on Tuesday, May 30, a sit-at-home was declared in the zone by Pro-Biafra agitators in remembrance of the day the defunct Biafra Republic was declared, a development that forced businesses, schools, markets and offices to shut down in Enugu and other Southeast States.
A source stated hat the agitators displayed Biafran flags, those of Israel and the United States of America when they were arrested.
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