Onitsha, the Southeast’s commercial engine-room, was boiling yesterday as pro-Biafra protest turned bloody.
It was the second day of the planned three-day blockade of the Onitsha Head Bridge – the gateway to the East from the Western part of the country.
The protests have been raging in Southeast capitals and Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, in the last few weeks. The call has been for the release of detained leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) who is also the coordinator of underground Biafra Radio.
Kanu, who is based abroad, was arrested on arrival in the country in October. He has been charged to court in Abuja by the Directorate of State Services (DSS).
No fewer than 11 persons, including two policemen, were killed during the fracas that followed a clash between the protesters and the Joint Task Force (JTF).
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