No less than three persons were dreaded dead in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Sunday evening when a gathering, Independent People of Biafra, conflicted with security agents.
It was assembled that 20 persons were harmed in the conflict.
An individual from the gathering, Chinwendu Ikechukwu, told newsmen that the gathering had after its meeting held at Nkpor, Idemili-North Local Government Area of the state, chose to go and lecture the individuals on the need to grasp the battle for Biafran state when the inconvenience resulted.
He said, "On coming to Okpoko intersection, we were greeted by a unit of policemen who let go teargas canisters at our individuals numbering around 5,000.
"They later permitted us to go since we were peaceful however on coming to Uga Junction before the Niger Bridge, the maritime men on obligation there opened flame on us.
"In our vulnerable state, three of our individuals were shot dead while around twenty others supported wounds.
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"Indeed, even the police who at first permitted us to go later joined in shooting our individuals."
Ikechukwu said all the harmed were at first hurried to Paragon Hospital, Fegge, before some of them were taken to different healing facilities.
At the point when reached, the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, Okechukwu Ali, affirmed the occurrence however prevented the inclusion from securing the police in the episode.
He said the police were on a parade in Onitsha at the season of the occurrence however never shot individuals from the gathering.
The PPRO, then again, said that all star Biafran gatherings stayed banned by nation's constitution.
Endeavors to get the response of the Commander Naval Outpost, Ogbaru, were not fruitful as his cell phone line stayed inaccessible.
However, a source at the Naval Outpost depicted the cases of the Biafran activists as false, saying they ought to have the capacity to create the bodies of their professedly killed individuals.
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