Pro-Biafra protest halts business activities in Portharcourt

Business activities were on Tuesday paralysed in the Port Harcourt as a result of massive protest embarked upon by members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)

Sahara reports that the protest crippled movement of people who have business and social activities in and around Aba, Oyigbo and the East West road Eleme, Onne Axis that is host to two major Port Harcourt refineries, Indoroma-Eleme Petrochemicals, Onne Ports Oil and Gas Free Zone that has over 100 companies located in it. Vehicular movement was stalled at the Eleme Junction interchange where there is a heavy presence of combined team of military, police and other security agencies.

Soldiers and policemen deployed at First Artillery at Okporo road had started firing both teargas and life bullets to scare the protesters, and there is confusion everywhere as people scamper in all directions to avoid being hit by stray bullets.

An eyewitness said that “thousands of protesters coming from Aba, Abia State seem to have overwhelmed the security men who are reluctant to use maximum force. Please nobody should dare come near Aba Port Harcourt/Expressway or Okporo road. As I call you now, I am speaking from where I am taking cover to avoid stray bullets from obviously infuriated security men who are being dared by pro-Biafra youths from Aba who had grounded business and social activities in the commercial city of Aba.”

Another eyewitness said as “I talk to you now the protesters are daring the security men. The protesters should go to their states in Abia, Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states and stop disturbing the peace of Port Harcourt. If they are protesting against the arrest and detention of Nnamdi KANU, the Director of Radio Biafra, they should go and protest in Abuja, not Port Harcourt.”
Wenada Weli, another eyewitness said: “The pro-Biafra protesters have right to protest but we, Rivers people who don’t support Biafra should be allowed to go to their various business places.”