Kayode Sesan
An unarmed pro-Biafran protester has been shot dead in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State, The Trent is reporting.
According to reports, the female protester, who was unarmed, was shot dead on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 by a combined security team of the Nigerian Police, Army and Navy.
Twitter user @EmekaGift, tweeted a photo of the victim with the caption: “unarmed #IPOB peaceful protester,shot at #Onitsha by Nigerian combined police, Army, &Navy #freeBiafra”
@XHNews,unarmed #IPOB peaceful protester,shot at #Onitsha by Nigerian combined police, Army, &Navy #freeBiafra pic.twitter.com/w9QXNyXq3e
— Emeka Gift (@EmekaGift) December 2, 2015
The source said that the security officials took off their identity badges after opening fire on the protesters.
More details to come.
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