The Bayelsa state police command has said it has arrested 83 Biafria protesters in the state. According to the command’s spokesman Anisim Butswat, he said protesters were arrested during a flag-raising ceremony of the Biafra Movement on the Mbiama-Yenagoa road and are currently under investigation.
“Those arrested are at the criminal Investigation Department, CID for Investigations and interrogations,” Saharareporters quoted him.
Those arrested are 78 males and 5 females.
Earlier, hundreds of Biafran agitators have stormed the streets to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the director of Radio Biafra. Recall that the police had issued a warning to the Biafrans over their planned protest.
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