The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has boasted that the Federal Government cannot stop the group's activities, which it said are non-violent.
MASSOB's National Director of Information, Mazi Chris Mocha was reacting to a fresh siege on the Owerri home of the movement's leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, by men of the Imo State Police Command
According to Mocha, the renewed attacks against members confirmed government's plot to imprison Uwazuruike and other senior officials.
"If Olusegun Obasanjo could not stop MASSOB in the eight years he was in power, Buhari also cannot stop us."
The group's monthly meeting at Uwazuruike's residence was aborted. It was gathered that as early as 6am yesterday, policemen, in over ten Hilux vans, were stationed at strategic junctions leading to the Ojukwu Memorial Library, the venue of the meeting.
Chief Uwazuruike said police' presence at the venue stopped the group's meeting.
"We were supposed to hold our national meeting today (Tuesday) but I was informed that policemen have taken over the venue. I wonder what the police is doing there because MASSOB members are not criminals or thugs, they do they disturb anyone.
"I learnt that workers in the Ojukwu centre could not even access their office," he said.
Police spokesman Andrew Enwerem said the action was in line with the Inspector-General's directive to increase visibility in the states.
He insisted that the police was not witch- hunting the Movement, but was trying to flush out criminal elements.
The Anambra State Police Command yesterday paraded 43 members of the Movement arrested during the 16th year anniversary celebration on Sunday.
Commissioner of Police Hosea Karma said 15 of the 43 were arrested in Ogbaru while the others were arrested in Nnewi. He reiterated that there would be no hiding place for them.
He urged the people to go about their businesses without hindrance or fear of molestation.
Two of the paraded members, Ugochukwu Ugwoke and Chinedu Ukoha, denied behaving violently.
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