MASSOB, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, is set for a confrontation with the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu over plans for Biafra memorial prayers. According to reports, MASSOB directs churches in Nigeria’s South-east to hold memorial and thanksgiving services on Sunday, 31 May, to honour victims of the Nigerian civil war, which lasted from 1967 to 1970. Vanguard reports that MASSOB faults the Army for opposing the planned memorial prayers. Premium Times similarly describes a pending showdown, framing it around the same memorial service and its purpose of commemorating deceased civil war victims. The two accounts present MASSOB’s position that the services are meant to remember the dead, while the Army’s position is that it opposes the planned prayers. Both outlets focus on the disagreement between MASSOB and the Army ahead of the scheduled services.
MASSOB and Nigerian Army clash over Biafra memorial prayers
MASSOB, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, is set for a confrontation with the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu over plans for Biafra memorial prayers. Accor...
- MASSOB is planning memorial and thanksgiving church services to honour victims of the 1967–1970 Nigerian civil war.
- The services are scheduled for Sunday, 31 May.
- MASSOB directs churches in Nigeria’s South-east to hold the services.
- MASSOB criticises the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu for opposing the memorial prayers.
- The disagreement is described as likely to lead to a showdown between MASSOB and the Army.
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has criticised the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, over its opposition to planned memorial prayers for victims of the Nigerian civil war. The post MASSOB faults Army over opposition to Biafra memorial prayers appeared first on Vanguard News.
2 months agoMASSOB had recently directed churches in the South-east to hold memorial and thanksgiving services on Sunday, 31 May, in honour of deceased victims of the civil war, which happened from 1967 to 1970. The post Army, MASSOB set for showdown over Biafra memorial service appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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