Police Arrest 83 Biafran Separatists In Bayelsa State

After a life was lost yesterday during a protest against the detention of Biafran leader, the Police has arrested more than 80 members of a Biafran separatist movement across the oil-rich southeast .

The 78 men and five women were detained in a motorpark in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa state, "because they want to foment troubles and unleash mayhem" said Bayelsa police spokesman Anisim Butswat.

Witnesses reported other rallies in at least four other areas, and one activist said police fired tear gas at marchers from Imo state walking to Bayelsa state border.

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