Four persons were reportedly killed yesterday in Onitsha, Anambra State when members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) clashed with security agents. MASSOB leader Ralph Uwazuruike, who spoke through the Director of Information, Uchenna Madu, said the organisation was witch-hunted because it refused to support the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Speaking to reporters yesterday, Madu said a joint team of army, police and men of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) stormed MASSOB headquarters on Onitsha-Owerri Road and allegedly opened fire on their members.
He said 87 persons were injured and denied medical attention because of lack of police medical permit.
The MASSOB leader alleged that about 18 vehicles belonging to MASSOB members and traders at Ngbuka-Obosi, Old Motor Spare Parts Obosi, 137 motorcycles were burnt and N920,000 taken by the security agents.
MASSOB alleged that other items destroyed included 23 bags of rice, four bags of beans, 11 bags of garri and 228 tubers of yam and other food items.
"This devilish act of cowardice meted out on MASSOB was not unconnected with our refusal to allow our name to be used by some desperate politicians, who wanted to score cheap political goal, using our platform.
"We issued a statement distancing ourselves from APGA and its candidate ahead of Saturday's governorship election.
"We are very quite aware that the stand we took did not go down well with some persons in the state, hence the attack was to disorganise us and browbeat us to submission."
But The Commander 302 Artillery Regiment Onitsha , Col T.A Gagariga said no body died.
"Nobody was killed and there was no casualty as at the time of this report. Some people were arrested and they were all at the Inland Town Police Station."
Police spokesman Emeka Chukwuemeka, however, said he had not been officially briefed on the matter.
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