Police arrests Catholic priest, five others for alleged membership of MASSOB

Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonem, and five other persons for alleged membership of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).

The Director of Information, MASSOB, Chris Mocha, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Awka.

He said Aniebonem and five others were arrested by operatives attached to the Anambra State police command anti-kidnapping unit in Awkuzu, Oyi local government area of the state.