Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
– Women from Amagu community in Ebonyi state protested over the arrest of their husbands and sons
– Government officials in the area had alerted the police on alleged illegal mining which led to arrest of some people
– The arrest triggered a protest by the youths of the community and further escalated into a clash
Women made up of the young and elderly from Amagu community, Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi state on Tuesday, December 5, took to the streets to protest the arrest of their husbands and sons by the police, Premium Times reports.
News gathered that the residents of Amagu and some government officials in the area have been at loggerheads over lead mineral deposit in the community.
It was reported that some members of the community were said to be mining the lead without license from the federal or state government.
However some government officials in the area alerted the police on the alleged illegal mining which led to arrest of six people.
This development triggered protest by youth of the area who prevented the police from leaving with the arrested persons, which led to a clash between the youth and the officers.
Another account states that the police mobilised its officers and arrested over 30 members of the community earlier in the day.
The women numbering over 2,000 were loaded in trucks from the community to Abakaliki where they marched round some major roads in the capital city to Abakaliki local government headquarters.
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