The members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, today held a peaceful protest in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State demanding the release of their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The protesters, in a video which has gone viral on social media sang and danced along the streets of Aba, while demanding the release of their leader, Kanu who has been in DSS detention since June 2021.
Also, in another video, gunshots were heard and a voice behind the video said they’re being shot at by the Nigerian security who came to disperse them from protesting.
Chaos in Aba as SECURITY MEN shoot at Protesting IPOB Members pic.twitter.com/xMHdV9tIBg
— CityBlog (@abacityblog) March 31, 2023
Residents who confirmed the gunshots said they were yet to ascertain casualties, but the protesters were being shot at by the combined team of Police and military along Osusu by Faulks road, Aba.
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