The police in Imo on Friday arrested some women protesting over
the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB) for allegedly conducting an unlawful assembly.
Some of the women, mostly of middle age and from the Southeast
states, were half nude, while others dressed in black and marched through the
streets of Owerri.
They disrupted vehicular movement and other activities in some
parts of the town.
The protesters chanted war songs and displayed different
placards with inscriptions asking the Federal Government to release Kanu.
The women claimed that the security agencies knew the
whereabouts of Kanu who has been out of public view since he had an encounter
with the military in Umuahia about one year ago.
They asked Gov. Rochas Okorocha to help them to actualise their
dream of getting Biafra.
The women later barricaded the popular Government House
Roundabout and created a chaotic atmosphere around the area.
One of their leaders, Mrs Ann Ibe, disclosed that they came out
in full force to fight for the actualization of their dream.
She said they were ready to die for the cause.
When a special team of police men sent by the Commissioner of
Police, Mr Dasuki Galadanchi, arrived at the scene, the protesters broke into a
dance.
Some of them pulled off their clothes and danced naked, while
others lay on the ground and dared the police.
The police succeeded in arresting some of the protesters after
in spite of their offering serious resistance.
Commenting
on the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Andrew Enwerem,
said the women were arrested for conducting an illegal assembly and holding an
unlawful protest.
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