BIAFRA: Newspaper Vendors Now Live In Fear As Soldiers Seize News Papers Related To Biafra

Newspaper vendors in live Aba, Abia State now live in fear as soldiers from 144 Battalion, which is under Ohafia 14 Brigade, stormed St. Michael’s Road at about 7am, in two Hilux vans and seized their papers carrying Biafra reports.

One of the vendors who spoke to the nation has this to say: “At about some minutes past seven, soldiers in two Hilux vans arrived with one of the vendors that they picked along Mosque, asking him to point at the person who sold the newspaper to him.

But the vendor could not, because the person who gave him the paper had already gone.

“They inquired to know the publishers or suppliers but got no response.

Then they confiscated New Republic, Vesym, Freedom Journal and some copies of The Authority, which carried Biafra stories.

“We are yet to be told the reason for the confiscation, but the truth is that we have lost money as many readers were disappointed.”

One of the publisher who pleaded anonymity condemned the act of the soldiers saying they were overstepping their borders and vowed that “attempts by the military to gag the press will fail."

"We are publishing reports about Biafra like other national dailies do.

Let them close down all the media houses because they are carrying Biafra stories, after all, we are not the only ones publishing stories on Biafra.” He said.

The Media House at 144 Brigade, Major Sydney Mbanefo, were contacted but could not be reached for comments.