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Five of our members abducted in Ebonyi, Imo – MASSOB cries out

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BY: Ikenna Oluka

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has raised the alarm over the alleged abduction of five of its members in Ebonyi and Imo states.

The leadership of the group cried out on Thursday in a press statement signed by the National Director of Information, Comrade Edeson Samuel, and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital.

 He noted that MASSOB remains a non-violent pro-Biafra movement known globally as a foremost Biafra self-determination group.

 He said: “Five of our members in both Ebonyi and Imo states were secretly abducted by Nigeria security agents on different occasions. The wives of our members (Moses Nwinyinya and Cletus Nwagu) were abducted at Ishieke, Ebonyi LGA, by plain clothed Nigeria security agents because their husbands ran into the bush when the security agents drove into their compound in the night to arrest them. They arrested their wives claiming that their entire families are members of MASSOB.

 “Another member of MASSOB, Peter Okorie was abducted at Ishiagu, Ivo LGA while coming back home from MASSOB National meeting. He was arrested because he wore Biafra insignia.                                                     

 “In Imo State, Mazi Okechukwu Anyanwu and his wife were arrested at their house at Enyiogugu Mbaise after returning from MASSOB national meeting; they were ambushed by Nigeria security agents on their increasing search for members of non-violence MASSOB and other pro-Biafra groups.”                                             

 MASSOB demanded that “our arrested and abducted members must be released now or arraign in a competent court of justice.”

 It further said: “Nigeria security agents have no rights to detain our non-violence members illegally and unconstitutionally.

 “This manhunt and clampdown of MASSOB members and other pro-Biafra agitators will never trample or derail our motivational spirit of Biafra, we are always consistent and resolute on our non-violence quest for Biafra actualization and restoration.                   

 “The future, existence and survival of our people hang on Biafra restoration. Biafra remains our focus, our target and our aspiration. We shall never relent or succumb to the tyrannic Federal government of Nigeria and her vicious security agents led by President Mohammed Buhari and his Fulanistic cabals.                                           

 “MASSOB as a non-violence Pro Biafra movement is calling the International Communities, Human Rights Organizations and lovers of Justice and Freedom to intervene and prevail on Nigeria Federal government’s increasing and incessant subjections, abductions, arrest and detention of MASSOB members and other pro-Biafra agitators,” he added.

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King Charles Reportedly “Really Unwell” And Funeral Plans Are Currently Being Reviewed

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King Charles III’s health is causing concern for friends and the palace as he continues to battle cancer.

“Speaking to friends of the king in recent weeks about his health, the most common response is … ‘It’s not good,’” Tom Sykes of the Daily Beast reported Thursday, April 25.

A friend of the monarch claimed Charles “is determined to beat it and they are throwing everything at it,” adding, “Everyone is staying optimistic, but he is really very unwell. More than they are letting on.”

Royal writer Tina Brown also hinted at the monarch’s health struggles, writing recently that Charles’ cancer has put Prince William and Kate Middleton “in frightening proximity to ascending the throne just when they had hoped for a span of years to parent their children out of the public eye.”

“The prospect of it, I am told, is causing them intense anxiety.”

Sykes also reported that the king’s funeral plans, codenamed “Operation Menai Bridge”, are currently being reviewed.

A separate document that states what went well at Queen Elizabeth’s September 2022 funeral and what could be done better the next time a monarch dies is also circulating, according to the Daily Beast.

All the sources emphasized that royal funeral plans are constantly in review. However, one former staffer in particular conceded that Charles’ health woes have given his plans a different urgency.

“The plans have been dusted off and are actively being kept up to date,” the former staffer explained.

“It’s no more than what you would expect given the king has been diagnosed with cancer. But the circulation of them has certainly focused minds.”

Buckingham Palace announced in February that after undergoing surgery for a benign prostate enlargement, it was discovered that the king has cancer.

We hope the king gets well soon.

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EFCC: New Documents Extracted Shows Yahaya Bello Allegedly Paid School Fees To The Tune Of $845,852,84 For His Family Members

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Still on the EFCC trailing on Ex Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, Documents serving as exhibits have shown how he allegedly paid school fees in advance for his family members already in the school and even those to be enrolled in future with hundreds of thousands of dollars withdrawn from the state coffers.

A letter from the American International School of Abuja to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has shown the school admitting that Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, paid $845,852,84 into their bank account since September 2021 as advance school fees for 4 family members from the present class until they graduate.

Payment was also made for any future student to be enrolled by the family.

The document alleges that the payment was made by Mr. Ali Bello, alleged to be the eldest son of Yahaya Bello.

In the document, the school stated that they have deducted the fees for the educational service already rendered to the Bello children in the institution and what is left is $760, 910, which would be refunded to an account provided by the EFCC as the commission continues investigation into alleged money laundering levelled against Yahaya Bello.

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The school also added that from the Bello family kids, “no further additional fees are expected in respect of tuition until they graduate from ASIA.”

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Niger State Prisoners Run From Facility After Rainstorm Brings Down Part Of Fencing

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Many prisoners serving time at the Suleja Correctional Centre, located in Suleja Local Government of Niger state, fled the facility after a rainstorm brought down a part of the inner fencing.

This incident happened as a result of the heavy rainfall which fell on Wednesday night. This led to a cell being torn down, providing incarcerated individuals with a chance at freedom.

Reporters gathered that security forces fired many shots in the air, attempting to scare the inmates out of hiding.

While the State Comptroller of Prisons declined to speak to the press, it has been noted that security has been beefed up on the Minna-Suleja and Suleja-Kaduna roads, including the Madalla axis to Abuja road, which is a likely escape route out of the state for the inmates.

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