What started out as a peaceful protest on
Tuesday, December 1, by the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB) against the continued
detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the Radio Biafra
Director, escalated into a bloodbath in the
early hours of Wednesday, December 2 when
the Joint Military Task force clashed with
members of the IPOB.
The Joint Military Task force comprises of
Nigerian Army, Navy, Police and Civil
Defense.
The IPOB protesters had on Tuesday,
December 1 morning blocked the Niger
Bridge leading to the grounding of vehicular
movements into and out of Onitsha.
The members of the group had vowed to
continue staging their protest, until Nnamdi
Kanu is released.
In a twist of events, the Joint Military Task
force, reportedly unable to get the protesters
to vacate the bridge, opened fire on the
multitude of protesters killing five people at
Niger Bridge Head, three at Obodoukwu Road
and a Suya meat vendor was said to have
been hit by a stray bullet.
When the protesters learnt of the alleged
killings by the Joint Military Task force, IPOB,
joined by MASSOB members marched in a
newly formed protest to the vicinity of
Onitsha Main market and the Central
Mosque, lighting up bonfires and disrupting
movements.
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