No fewer than 17 supporters of the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, have been released by the Anambra State Police Command.
The development was divulged to journalists on Monday, October 26, 2015 through the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ali Okechukwu.
The supporters made up of 13 females and four males were arrested in various locations during a solidarity protest in Awka.
According to him, the Commissioner of Police just cautioned the suspects and allowed them to go.
He added: “The Anambra State police command has been drawn to the spurious publication on Police action in the dispersal of a crowd of misguided women and men on Tuesday, 20th October, 2015, at Awka, Anambra State.
“It is evident that on Tuesday, 20th October, 2015, some misguided youths took to the Federal High Way Onitsha/Enugu Expressway, harassing people and blocking the high way, causing heavy traffic jam and the attendant hardship to the innocent and unsuspecting citizens and commuters.
“On the receipt of the information from well- meaning people of the state on the ugly development, the police command, oblivious of what and who were behind the sudden convergence of the crowd on the highway, dispatched police men to the scene.
“The police presence and the professional handling of the crowd dispersed them and eased up traffic. Only few of the hesitant were arrested, cautioned and released immediately the same day.
“This publication is to say the least an attempt to malign the police command and punctuate the serene and peaceful atmosphere in the state. The reporter did not contact the Commissioner of Police or the Police Public Relations Officer for clarifications or otherwise, at least to ensure a balanced reportage. The Command is asking the reporter to immediately retract the report or come up with evidence of those who were shot, the hospital they are kept or any other verifiable evidence of the shooting.”
