Armed robbers, Curfew, Joint military-police task force, Wealthy businessmen, Sophisticated weapons, Flats, Houses, Streets, Areas, Robbery attacks

PM News . 20 June 2006 . Pg 1

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Armed robbers have taken over the city of Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, and are attacking residents at night, following two days of heavy fighting between police and members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). The state governor has ordered a joint military-police task force to shoot on sight anyone violating the curfew imposed on the city. The robbers are moving in groups with sophisticated weapons and targeting wealthy businessmen's homes, robbing from flat to flat.

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Armed robbers have taken over the city of Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, and are attacking residents at night, following two days of heavy fighting between police and members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). The state governor has ordered a joint military-police task force to shoot on sight anyone violating the curfew imposed on the city. The robbers are moving in groups with sophisticated weapons and targeting wealthy businessmen's homes, robbing from flat to flat.