The clash led to disruption of economic activities in the area.
“You know that for now, if IPOB wants to protest, they do it around here and in other hidden places. But today, I think they were ready to face whatever will come out of it,”
“Against their usual black-on-black attire, they dressed in white clothes probably to give the impression that they are for a peaceful demonstration. “There were about 300 to 500 IPOB members but I think that the protest leaked into the ears of the security agencies who arrived at the venue and started shooting sporadically into the air.
“It was like a war zone. People were running helter-skelter. Passengers inside buses jumped out to look for safety. Shop owners abandoned their wares for their dear lives. The whole area was deserted within a blink of an eye,” a source disclosed to TheCable. However, the police spokesperson in the state, Geoffrey Ogbonna, disclosed he had yet to be briefed about the incident.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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