Floating dead bodies in Anambra river were MASSOB members

Some weeks back, a shocking discovery was made when more than 20 dead bodies were seen floating on Ezzu River in Amansea, a border town linking Anambra and Enugu States, these bodies have been identified to be members of The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB.

The police confirmed the bodies and said they were carrying out investigations to confirm their identities and their cause of death.

MASSOB said that they were members of the group who were arrested and detained by security agencies in Anambra State; but never released or charged to court.(see some pics after the jump: viewer discretion advised!)

“Efforts by our counsel to secure their bail from the police proved futile. Our demands for their arraignment before a competent court of law were frustrated by SARS officers. They claimed that the court was not sitting because of Christmas,” said Uchenna Madu,MASSOB’s Director of Information.
According to Mr. Madu, some of the names of the recovered corpses are Basil Ogbu, Michael Ogwa, Sunday Omogo, Philip Nwankpa, Eze Ndubisi, Ebuka Eze, Obinna Ofor, Joseph Udoh and Uchechukwu Ejiofor.

Mr. Madu said that they were arrested last November at the MASSOB’s security office in Onitsha, Anambra State, by a team of police, army, and State Security Service men.
They were taken to the State Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, headquarters, in Awkuzu, where they were detained until their disappearance.