MASSOB: Nigerian Army declares planned civil war memorial church services illegal

The Nigerian Army done the attraction of Headquarters Operation UDO KA has warned against plans by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, to clasp memorial services successful honour of civilian warfare victims successful churches.  

DAILY POST reports that MASSOB had directed churches successful the South-East and parts of the South-South to clasp memorial services successful honour of the fallen heroes.  

But a connection issued on Friday by the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 82 Division Nigerian Army, Olabisi Olalekan said the directive by the secessionist radical was illegal.

The connection reads, “the directive by MASSOB is illegal, provocative, and indispensable beryllium disregarded by all. Any gathering oregon enactment extracurricular the model of lawful nationalist commemorations is unacceptable and volition not beryllium tolerated.

“The Nigerian Army is alert that sympathisers of MASSOB, IPOB resolved to contented this amerciable bid to make chaos. Clerics, Innocent citizens and youths are truthful powerfully advised to enactment distant from specified plans, which are designed to destabilise the bid enjoyed successful the full Southeast.

“Operation UDO KA wishes to reassure the wide public, including churches, that they should spell astir their services and busi...