PHOTOS: IPOB members storm police station in Rivers state, demand for the release of detained colleagues

Members of The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra on Friday, stormed Obigbo police station in Rivers State in their thousands to demand for the release of their colleagues who were earlier arrested by the Police.

Recall that IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu was at Obigbo for a rally same day.

Nnamdi Kanu addressing his followers at the rally in Obigbo West, Rivers state.

The three IPOB members were reportedly arrested and taken to the station on their way to the rally, along Oil pipeline road.

The arrival of Nnamdi Kanu at the venue

When the information filtered in about the incident, they all trooped out to the station and advised the policemen to lock them up if they failed to release their members.

According to reports, the DPO of the station intervened when he found out that the crowd was increasing.

He later addressed the crowd and stated that the reason they were arrested was because they mounted road blocks on the highway which the IPOB members quickly denied. They were later released.

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