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Donald
Trump; Massive Crowd of IPOB Supporters Take to the Streets in Rivers.
http://dlvr.it/N8t5PK Olaniyan Adewumi TOS @oatzeal
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A rally by a Nigerian
separatist group - the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) - in support of US
in-coming President Donald Trump has turned violent.
BBC
Africa Live report continues:
Reports
from Port Harcourt in southern Nigeria say hundreds of people from different
states in the south-east marched to the city asking for the creation of Biafra
state.
Security
forces tried to stop them, resulting in clashes.
At
the moment, it is not clear how many people have been injured in the
clashes.
Members
of the group are alleging that some pro-Biafra supporters have been shot dead
by security operatives, something the police in Port Harcourt deny.
The
activists have been campaigning for a breakaway state in the east of the
country.
They
endorsed the Republican candidate during the US presidential race in the hope
he would recognize their independence movement - especially after his comments
about "self-determination" in regards to the UK leaving the European
Union.
People
have been tweeting pictures from the protest:
Meanwhile
BBC News reports that scores of people have been injured during a solidarity
rally in Port Harcourt by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in
support of the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President. The pro Biafra
members in their hundreds converged in Port Harcourt this morning from
different states in eastern and southern Nigeria.
They
were confronted by soldiers with military trucks and tanks and prevented from
proceeding further into Port Harcourt main town. Reports indicate many members
of the group, mostly women and youths, were injured with various degrees of
bullet injures and bruises when the soldiers opened fire to disperse the
procession. Traffic and commercial activities were paralyzed in parts of Port
Harcourt during the military operation to stop the rally.
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Activists
supported Mr Trump after his 'self-determination' Brexit comments. AFP/Getty
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Pro-Biafran
news outlets have reported that about 10 people have been killed but police in
Port Harcourt have denied any killing. They say they merely employed minimal
action.
The activists have been campaigning for a breakaway state in the east of the country and endorsed the Republican candidate during the presidential race in the hope he would recognize their independence movement - especially after his comments about "self-determination" in regard to Brexit.
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