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October 29, 2005
SSS Seizes Newspapers With Biafra Briefs in Rivers
Men of the State Security Services (SSS) yesterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State began mass seizures of all newspapers and magazines in the state that carried any story, article or information on Biafra nation from newspapers’ vendors.
From Okon Bassey in Port Harcourt, 10.28.2005
The swoop on the vendors came a week to the hosting of the 72nd birthday of the former warlord of Biafra, Dim Emeka Ojukwu in Port Harcourt, November 5, 2005 by the Igbo in Rivers and Bayelsa states.
THISDAY gathered that the SSS men clamped- down on the vendors in the early hours of Thursday and warned them to henceforth stop assisting in the circulation or displaying of newspapers and magazines on the streets of the state that contain Biafra stories.
Though no arrest was made, a vendor at the Education Bus-stop in Port Harcourt told THISDAY that, they were given the last warning to desist from selling or distributing newspapers with Biafra stories and cautioned that they (vendors) know the type of papers to sell.
Sources said among those papers seized with cover price ranging between N50.00 and N200.00, were Global Star, Eastern Pilot, News Desk, The Igbo Spirit Magazine, Freedom News, Voice of Biafra, National Question and the Mandate.
Posted by Publisher at October 29, 2005 01:56 PM
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