NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES LAUNCHES SECOND ATTACK ON MASSOB MEMBERS KILLING FOUR OF THEM, WHILE 80 INJURED.

On Monday,yesterday, Anambra witnessed a serious crisis, as Security men started shooting in the midst of the members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), when they were peacefully holding a meeting,

  the members of the MASSOB claimed that the clash was an attack on its members because of the decision of the group to withdraw their support for the All Progressives Grand Alliance,
Director of Information of MASSOB, Mr. Uchenna Madu, who said he was speaking on behalf of the leader of MASSOB, Chief Uwazuruike Ralph, saying, the incident occurred in the early hours of the day and that the security team, made up of army, police and State Security Services personnel, stormed the MASSOB headquarters along Onitsha-Owerri Road and allegedly opened fire on the members killing four of his members and leaving 80 injured. The members that were shot , were denied of medical attention because they could not produce police medical permit, resulting to their death.

He also said,
"This devilish act of cowardice meted 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 had issued a statement distancing ourselves from supporting APGA and its candidate ahead of the governorship election in the state. We are very quite aware that the stand we took did not go down well with some highly placed persons in the state, hence, the attack was to disorganise us and browbeat us to submission.

“We hold Peter Obi responsible for the killings. This reminds us about the 2006 shoot-on-sight order by Governor Peter Obi who massacred about 2,000 MASSOB members.

“We shall arrest him and pay him back in his own coin in our own way immediately he steps down as the governor because his recent action of killing MASSOB members will heavily affect APGA chances of winning this election.”

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor peter Obi on Media and Publicity, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, who said he was not yet aware of the incident, wondered why MASSOB was attributing the whole problems to the governor.
The massob, spokesman, also said that ,18 vehicles belonging to MASSOB members and traders at the Mgbuka-Obosi, Old Motor Spare Parts Obosi, and 137 motorcycles belonging to members of MASSOB members were burnt and cash sum of N920, 000 was taken away by the security agents, who came to steal, kill and destroy.