A Biafra separatist group yesterday failed in its bid to overrun the Enugu State Government and seize a radio station. The police stopped the Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM) from achieving its aim and arrested its leader, Ben Onwuka and 12 others.
Yesterday, the BZM members, numbering about 20, as early as 4.30 am sneaked into the premises of the radio station where Onwuka intended to broadcast the rebirth of the Republic of Biafra. They chased out the security men and entered the studio where they met a handful of employees who were on night shift. But, the radio station was going through challenges as a result of which every gadget was switched off.
They were on the verge of forcing some technical employees to switch on the gadgets when the police arrived. The security personnel who ran out of the radio house alerted the police and four policemen arrived in two different police cars. Despite being four, they gunned down one of them and arrested two. One of the policemen was overpowered by some of the BZM members hiding in the bush. He was disarmed and shot him.
An Inspector was injured. When reinforcement came, the BZM members had escaped by scaling the fence of the Radio House. But the police chased and caught up with them, arresting the leader, Onwuka and 12 others.
According to the Police chief, Mohammed Abubakar, he said, they got access into the studio, got the people in the studio and wanted them to give them access for a live broadcast to the people.
“They had a CD Rom where the details of what they wanted to say are contained. The highlights of what they wanted to tell the public was an appeal calling for all boys from Obiagu, Ogui and entire Enugu to come out. They also asked students to come out. The people with Keke NAPEP to come out. They wanted to order all businesses to be closed today (yesterday). All schools, markets, offices to be closed and all the elected government officials to surrender all government property in their possession by midday.
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