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The 2014 Enugu State Broadcasting Service Attack took place on June 5, 2014, when about 13 members of the Biafra Zionist Federation militant group attacked the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) in an attempt to make a public announcement on radio and television declaring the sovereign state of Biafra.


Background

Since the fall of Biafra at the end of
Nigerian Civil War The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, Nigeria-Biafra War, or Biafra War, was fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a Secession, secessionist state which had declared its independen ...
, there have been occasional unrest in the South-East region of Nigeria. The Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF) and the
Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is a secessionist movement in Nigeria, associated with Igbo nationalism, which supports the recreation of an independent state of Biafra. It was founded in 1999 and is l ...
(MASSOB) have been the most popular pro-biafran groups in the region.


Reaction

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) were quickly alerted by some members of ESBS at the arrival of the gunmen. NPF quickly responded by killing a member of the group and arresting the remaining in a shootout that lasted for several hours. The leader of the Nigerian military team was greatly wounded during the incident.


See also

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2014 Enugu Government House attack 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 hous ...


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