Peter Eke and nine others held for Biafra Times

A publisher  Peter Eke and nine of his workers have been arrested by the police in Lagos State for alleged Biafra Times publication.

Eke; Ayodeji Gbemi; Akeem Bisiriyu; Jamiu Oleowo; Shakiru Folorunsho; Azeez Ayoola; Rafiu Kachu; Adewunmi Tope; Kunle Olushola and Akeem Adebakin were paraded at the command headquarters in Ikeja by the Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni in lagos state.

According to Owoseni  policemen stormed 33, Oguntolu Street, Shomolu and discovered that the suspects had turned a room into a printing press and were producing news materials, which they distributed to vendors.

Denying any links with pro-Biafra agitators, the suspects said they were only after making money for themselves.
Eke said: “I am not aware that my publication is seditious. I only saw it from a commercial point of view.

Denying any links with pro-Biafra agitators, the suspects said they were only after making money for themselves.
Eke said: “I am not aware that my publication is seditious. I only saw it from a commercial point of view.
“I have not registered the Biafra Times but my sports and politics papers are registered.
“I started Biafra Times because we discovered that each time we ran Biafra stories on the other papers, we usually had huge sales.