By Asare Asare There were reports of gunshots Monday morning by a militant group, suspected to be the Black Marine, the armed wing o...
By Asare Asare
There were reports of gunshots Monday morning by a militant
group, suspected to be the Black Marine, the armed wing of the Biafra Nations
League (BnL) in the Bakassi Peninsula.
Eyewitnesses said the group fired shots into the air,
sending many, especially travellers, scampering for dear lives.
Many travellers were reportedly stranded as a result of the
shooting.
The eyewitnesses said the militants were seen riding away in
speed boats in Abana, the former headquarters of Bakassi now controlled by
Cameroon.
Witnesses claimed that the militants were demonstrating
against the alleged detention of their leader, Princewill Richards after he was
reported to have been intercepted by soldiers and policemen in Isiala Mbano LGA
of Imo State on Sunday.
Richard was reportedly quizzed for 4 hours by Nigerian
operatives before he was freed.
The militants are believed to be behind some bombings in the
area in recent times.
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