MASSOB tackles Fayose over arrest of Igbo traders in Ekiti

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MAS­SOB) has reminded Gov­ernor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State about the unlawful arrest and detention of some Igbo traders doing their legitimate business­es around Post Office, Ado Ekiti since Decem­ber 2016 by agents of the state government task force.

MASSOB in a state­ment by Comrade Sam­uel Edeson (National Director of Information) MASSOB, said MAS­SOB is worried that since last year December, the arrested and detained traders have not been ar­raigned before any court or allowed medical atten­tion, and every efforts to secure their release are being frustrated by Ekiti State security agents.

The statement read: "These men are bread­winners of their respec­tive families. The names of these Igbo men with a Yoruba man arrested by Ekiti State government since December 2017, around Post Office, Ado Ekiti are David Reuben, Onyemechi Nwanneka, Christopher Godwin, David Chukwu, Sunday Agbo, Sunday Mgbiri, Chisoba Obiekwe, Nwo­bodo James, Akeredolu Soji (Yoruba man) and others.

"As the people of Biafra are celebrating Gover­nor Fayose of Ekiti State as a friend and brother to Ndi Biafra, MASSOB urge him to intervene on this unfortunate plight of our brothers detained unlawfully in his state. We also appeal for their release to rejoin with their respective families. "In the spirit of the new political romance be­tween the people of Biafra and Governor Fayose of Ekiti State, MASSOB, un­der the leadership of our leader, Comrade Uchen­na Madu is optimistic that Governor Fayose will not disappoint the people of Biafra."

The statement con­cluded: "Our people should no longer suffer in the hand and land of our perceived friends. MAS­SOB also advised Igbo living in Ekiti State to be law abiding and adhere to Igbo traditional cul­ture of "Obiara bee Onye abiagbule ya, mgbe Oga-la mkpumkpu apukwala ya n'azu".