2014 Enugu State Broadcasting Service attack

Attack at Broadcasting station in Nigeria August 2026 2014 Enugu State Broadcasting Service Attack Enugu State To reinstate the state of Biafra Benjamin Onwuka 2 (one Policeman and 1 BZF member) 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.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/pro-biafra-groups-bid-seize-enugu-radio-tv-stations-foiled/ Lagos, Nigeria Pro-Biafra Group bid to seize Enugu Radio and TV station foiled 2014-06-06 11 July 2014 Tony Edike Vanguardhttp://akpraise.com/2014/06/17/two-killed-as-biafra-zionist-federation-attempts-to-seize-enugu-radio-station-mission-of-onwuka-and-his-group-was-to-topple-govt-cp/ BZF attempts to seize Enugu Radio Station akpraise.com 11 July 2014 https://archive.today/20140715001719/http://akpraise.com/2014/06/17/two-killed-as-biafra-zionist-federation-attempts-to-seize-enugu-radio-station-mission-of-onwuka-and-his-group-was-to-topple-govt-cp/ 15 July 2014 dead dmy-all Background Since the fall of Biafra at the end of Nigerian Civil War, 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 (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.http://dailypost.ng/2014/06/05/breaking-biafra-zionists-federation-attempts-to-seize-enugu-radio-station-kill-police-officer/ Lagos, Nigeria Biafra Group attempt to seize Enugu Radio, TV station. Kills Police officer 5 July 2014 11 July 2014 Emmanual Uzordinma Daily Posthttp://www.punchng.com/news/two-killed-in-attempt-to-declare-biafra-in-enugu/ Two Killed in an attempt to declare Biafra in Enugu 5 July 2014 11 July 2014 IHUOMA CHIEDOZIE https://web.archive.org/web/20140606055239/http://www.punchng.com/news/two-killed-in-attempt-to-declare-biafra-in-enugu/ 6 June 2014 dead dmy-all The Punch See also 2014 Enugu Government House attack References Nigeria Category:2014 murders in Nigeria Category:Biafra Category:Separatism in Nigeria Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2014 Category:Attacks on mass media offices in Africa Category:Attacks in Nigeria in 2014 Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Nigeria Category:Enugu State Category:June 2014 in Nigeria Category:June 2014 crimes in Africa