2014 Enugu Government House attack explained

2014 Enugu Government House Attack
Place:Enugu State
Goals:To Reinstate the State of Biafra
Leadfigures1:Benjamin Onwuka

The 2014 Enugu Government House Attack was carried out on 8 March 2014, when members of the militant group Biafra Zionist Federation took control of the state house for about 4 hours and erected the flag of Biafra at the entrance of the house.[1] The leader of the group Barrister Benjamin Onwuka gave Nigerians living in Biafran territory an ultimatum to vacate their land before 31 March 2014 or face the bloodbath that will come afterward.[2]

It was initially reported that another pro-Biafran militant group MASSOB was responsible for the attack, but this information was later discarded after BZF claimed responsibility for the attack.[3] Benjamin Onwuka was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force after attempting to carry out a similar attack on Enugu State Broadcasting Service.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Why we attacked Government House - Pro Biafran Group . sunewsonline.com . 11 July 2014.
  2. Web site: We seized Government house for 4 hours - Onwuka . vanguardngr.com . 11 July 2014.
  3. Web site: MASSOB behind Government House attack . 10 March 2014 . pointblanknews.com . 11 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Security Beefed up in Enugu Government House over Fear of fresh attacks . dailyindependentnig.com . 11 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224842/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/03/security-beefed-up-in-enugu-govt-house-over-fear-of-fresh-attack/ . 14 July 2014 . dead . dmy-all .