ABUJA, NIGERIA — The head of the Biafra
separatist movement in Nigeria has written
an open letter to U.S. President-elect Donald
Trump. The movement hopes Trump, who
backed British voters' decision to leave the
European Union, will also support a push
for Biafra to win independence.
The letter, sent by a Nigerian activist named
Nnamdi Kanu, contains a forceful appeal to
the U.S. president-elect.
It says Trump's victory placed upon him a
"historic and moral burden ... to liberate the
enslaved nations in Africa," which it says
are trapped in artificial boundaries
designed to reinforce colonial domination.

Kanu currently sits in a prison in the
Nigerian capital, Abuja, charged with
treason for supporting a movement calling
for territories in southeastern Nigeria to
break away and form a country called
Biafra.
Biafra tried to break away once before —
in a three-year war starting in 1967 that
left at least 1 million people dead, mostly
from starvation.
Kanu and other activists hope Trump will
be sympathetic to a new push for Biafran
independence.
"[Trump] believes in the inalienable right of
an indigenous people to self-determination
and he has spoken it,” said Clifford Iroanya,
a spokesman for the Indigenous Peoples of
Biafra organization. “He has written it. He
has acted it. We believe he will support
indigenous people all over the world to
self-determine."

Disappointed in Obama

Iroanya says he was pleased when Trump
expressed support for Britain's decision to
leave the European Union with a tweet on
June 24 that said, "Self-determination is the
sacred right of all free people."
Biafra supporters say they too have self-
determination, and should be allowed to
break away from Nigeria.
The Biafran movement was disappointed
with outgoing U.S. President Barack
Obama, who they saw as a supporter of
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

"Then we felt that there is no point
proceeding with talking to Mr. Obama
because it will be like preaching to the
choir. He is the backbone of Muhammadu
Buhari," Iroanya said.
Buhari was the one who ordered Kanu to
be held in custody.
Buhari, who had a long career in the
Nigerian military, fought against Biafran
independence when he was a young
soldier and maintains a hard line against
the Biafra movement.
Kanu remains in custody on instructions
from Buhari, despite orders from Nigerian
courts and a regional West African court to
release him.

Opposition to war

Many Biafra supporters do not want to
return to war.
Ifeanyi Nsionu was a 6-year-old boy when
the Biafra War broke out in 1967.
"We really suffered,” Nsionu said. “We were
in a refugee camp. And then they were
feeding us in the camp. It was horrible. We
had to eat lizards. All these guys that are
agitating for this Biafra thing, a majority of
them are those who may not have
witnessed this war. They do not
understand what it is to be in a civil war."
Nsionu says reaching out to Trump is not a
bad idea, although he doesn't expect the
U.S. president-elect to do much for Nigeria.
"I did support Trump right from the
beginning,” he said. “I wanted a complete
change from Obama's policy. Obama's
policy for Africa was not encouraging. I
don't know the ideology of Trump now,
but I know that Trump will be after
America first. By the time he stays the next
four years and he must have done what he
wanted to do for America, he may begin to
see what else is happening elsewhere."
Nsionu can only hope that when that time
comes, Trump will throw his support
behind the Biafra movement.

www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-biafra-separatists-see-hope-donald-trump/3595549.html

lalasticlala

Lol..... Trump support will give them biafra Abi? Bunch of jokers.

American no big reach, na Biafra e go dey run after

like say America no get en own problem.

California and Texas won secede wey get beta relevance to the world but na Biafra e go dey run afta

diz iporn fiful sef gan. na only God fit deliver u

greymiles:

American no big reach, na Biafra e go dey run after

like say America no get en own problem.

California and Texas won secede wey get beta relevance to the world but na Biafra e go dey run afta

diz iporn fiful sef gan. na only God fit deliver u

I appreciate but next time be more reasonable

Trump says he will concentrate on their own problems in america..He will not concern himself with biafra.. He even asked who nnamdi kanu was..lmao

Hope or Hopelessness.Ko Jo rara.

One Nigeria,not even Trump can separate us.Deal with it IPOB.

ybalogs:
One Nigeria,not even Trump can separate us.Deal with it IPOB.

Why must you force some one or group of people to live with you when originally God didn't create you together?.
Lugard created nigeria but not God.

Any state in USA have the right to self determination so why not states in nigeria, if you said that you don't want me as your friend why must i force my self on you.

From my part of the country marriage is not by force and not to the detriment of the other.
What is the secret behind forcing people to be in the so called one nigeria with you?.

Are you not man enough to live up to your responsibilities, or are you looking for people to blame and kill after election or one thing or the other.

Don't tell me population, land mass or oil which is a curse on nigeria.

You can only grow when you believe in your self and what you can do and not hoping or looking for people to learn on or parasite on.

marykaydee:
Trump says he will concentrate on their own problems in america..He will not concern himself with biafra.. He even asked who nnamdi kanu was..lmao

@ least he askee whom he was....datz a good start.......who will ever ask of u in dis life?

Great news

Lol

#IStansUpForIgbo Project2019 #VoiceFromTheMidleBelt.



#HowAbouYou?

This will cause serious gnashing of teeth for the anti-biafran muslims,buharists and vandals. The more they pray to Allah that Western powers ignore Biafra, the more their prayers meet a brickwall. Biafrans are not in over 180 countries for nothing.

Allsouls:


Why must you force some one or group of people to live with you when originally God didn't create you together?.
Lugard created nigeria but not God.

Any state in USA have the right to self determination so why not states in nigeria, if you said that you don't want me as your friend why must i force my self on you.

From my part of the country marriage is not by force and not to the detriment of the other.
What is the secret behind forcing people to be in the so called one nigeria with you?.

Are you not man enough to live up to your responsibilities, or are you looking for people to blame and kill after election or one thing or the other.

Don't tell me population, land mass or oil which is a curse on nigeria.

You can only grow when you believe in your self and what you can do and not hoping or looking for people to learn on or parasite on.

You just wasted your precious time..

[size=28pt]I think only idiot think about Biafra , anyone who thinks of breaking up Nigeria should think again
.
The military is now ready to kill anyone who shout Biafra.


That why they remove northerners as chief of the military to kill you idiot who shout. Biafra.

If you do protest of Biafra again, they will kill you now.

So young people don't. You see as yoruba people keep quiet , lesson from abacha[/size]

I see Northern Nigeria Muslims and Afonja Muslims panicking.
Islam is the greatest enemy of mankind and Biafranism will purge East of such threat.

Little by little, the message is getting to Trump and we hope, as a no nonsense man, he would act at the appointed time and help end Nigeria's misery!

checkolatunji:
Lol..... Trump support will give them biafra Abi? Bunch of jokers.

The joke is on you! Trump support can single handedly make biafra come to pass, he will only direct UN to set plans on biafra referendum & buhari cant do anything to stop it. Trump will intimidate Nigeria by blocking arms sale to the country, restricting movement of Nigerian politicians and might even go to the exptent of placing hurdles on our financial systems and finally threaten buhari with ICC.

MrEverest:
The joke is on you! Trump support can single handedly make biafra come to pass, he will only direct UN to set plans on biafra referendum & buhari cant do anything to stop it. Trump will intimidate Nigeria by blocking arms sale to the country, restricting movement of Nigerian politicians and might even go to the exptent of placing hurdles on our financial systems and finally threaten buhari with ICC.

Hahaha haha haha........see brain washing

That means Catalonia's are happy too just as you guys?

You are sleeping and dreaming, pls wake up

Let us keep watching.

Allsouls:


Why must you force some one or group of people to live with you when originally God didn't create you together?.
Lugard created nigeria but not God.

Any state in USA have the right to self determination so why not states in nigeria, if you said that you don't want me as your friend why must i force my self on you.

From my part of the country marriage is not by force and not to the detriment of the other.
What is the secret behind forcing people to be in the so called one nigeria with you?.

Are you not man enough to live up to your responsibilities, or are you looking for people to blame and kill after election or one thing or the other.

Don't tell me population, land mass or oil which is a curse on nigeria.

You can only grow when you believe in your self and what you can do and not hoping or looking for people to learn on or parasite on.

Sharrap and stop spitting all over the thread! You and amaka my smally are going NOWHERE understand?


Now keep on crying.......

checkolatunji:



Hahaha haha haha........see brain washing

That means Catalonia's are happy too just as you guys?

You are sleeping and dreaming, pls wake up

Every separatist group will not achieve independence at the same time. Read about Czeckslovakia, USSR, East Timor, Eritrea, Sudan etc. Nigeria as presently constituted is not just a burden on West Africa but the entire world. Bashir & Sudanese Arabs/moors used to scoff at John Garang & his rebelion but today, that country has been balkanized & Bashir has remained a fugitive ever since. Nigeria is a poor third world country that cant witstand the heat should Trump decide to take up the case. You are the one who is living in a fools paradise. Nigeria is living on borrowed time, mark my word, a psunami is coming, that would change the landscape forever!

MrEverest:
Every separatist group will not achieve independence at the same time. Read about Czeckslovakia, USSR, East Timor, Eritrea, Sudan etc. Nigeria as presently constituted is not just a burden on West Africa but the entire world. Bashir & Sudanese Arabs/moors used to scoff at John Garang & his rebelion but today, that country has been balkanized & Bashir has remained a fugitive ever since. Nigeria is a poor third world country that cant witstand the heat should Trump decide to take up the case. You are the one who is living in a fools paradise. Nigeria is living on borrowed time, mark my word, a psunami is coming, that would change the landscape forever!

Am fasting an praying so that we can disintegrate, an I urge you to start doing same.

Bro, Trump have a lot of issues to attend to and I bet your biafra tin is not on the list it can never be, tho I hope we go our separate ways before the end of 2019.

Peace

MrEverest:
Every separatist group will not achieve independence at the same time. Read about Czeckslovakia, USSR, East Timor, Eritrea, Sudan etc. Nigeria as presently constituted is not just a burden on West Africa but the entire world. Bashir & Sudanese Arabs/moors used to scoff at John Garang & his rebelion but today, that country has been balkanized & Bashir has remained a fugitive ever since. Nigeria is a poor third world country that cant witstand the heat should Trump decide to take up the case. You are the one who is living in a fools paradise. Nigeria is living on borrowed time, mark my word, a psunami is coming, that would change the landscape forever!

Good one guy. Just tell the guy to us this link and read what Ango Abdullahi said.


www.biafranspalace.editboard.com/t2818-ango-abdullahi-says-let-nigeria-break-up-after-all-soviet-union-broke-up-into-12-countries

Valprof:
@ least he askee whom he was....datz a good start.......who will ever ask of u in dis life?

See this one..your jounalist asked him if he knew nnamdi kanu. He responded by saying who is he? Is he an immigrant? I have never heard that name before. Pls don't flatter yourself. He has never heard the name before and will never ask again
He says Nigerians have their problems to solve just as he has his.He is not interested in meddling in Nigerias problems as he already has america to deal with.
Keep looking for who will ask after your lord or ask who you are. don't get a life of your own...

by the time these agabri ojukus realise trump doesn't give a fu*ck about them they'll cry and wail endlessly.

these cry babies are always waiting for outsiders to come and liberate them while their leaders play table tennis with their future and when the outside doesn't give the requested support he becomes an enemy.
Awo was the enemy. it's Obama right now and soon it will be Trump. but they still see oju iku the coward war lord who ran away when he was meant to die for what 2m ibos died for as the hero

Allsouls:


Why must you force some one or group of people to live with you when originally God didn't create you together?.
Lugard created nigeria but not God.

Any state in USA have the right to self determination so why not states in nigeria, if you said that you don't want me as your friend why must i force my self on you.

From my part of the country marriage is not by force and not to the detriment of the other.
What is the secret behind forcing people to be in the so called one nigeria with you?.

Are you not man enough to live up to your responsibilities, or are you looking for people to blame and kill after election or one thing or the other.

Don't tell me population, land mass or oil which is a curse on nigeria.

You can only grow when you believe in your self and what you can do and not hoping or looking for people to learn on or parasite on.

nice submission.
this is how you go about it.
1.) agitate for a sovereign state through peaceful means without preaching hate, cursing other tribes and inciting violence while soliciting for funds to buy weapons like KANU did.
2.) elect people who share the same dream or at least consider it into positions as senators, reps, governors, etc.
3.) let your reps and senators promote the biafran agenda in the senate and house of reps and get the support of Yoruba and middle-beltans
4.) let a motion be raised for a referendum in the south east and south south.
the votes determine if majority wants to go or stay in Nigeria.

that's how it is done in all those countries you referred to. you can't get a referendum by threatening other ethnic groups and calling for violence.

do things the right way and you will get the desired result. I was in calabar/Owerri from 2014 till late 2015 and I listened to radio Biafra both online and offline in Owerri. the agitation started the wrong way and until you go through the right process all miscreants calling for violence will be jailed and dealt with.
BTW there is no breakaway clause in the constitution of the FRN so the only legal way to get it is to lobby through the Senate and house of reps.

no sitting president can wake up one morning and decide to grant the request for a Biafra. he doesn't have that kind of power.

I repeat go through the senate!!!

yorubas can't wake up one morning and chase you out of Nigeria. it's not constitutional so you have to go through your reps.

that's enough education for you for today

Jaideyone:
nice submission.
this is how you go about it.
1.) agitate for a sovereign state through peaceful means without preaching hate, cursing other tribes and inciting violence while soliciting for funds to buy weapons like KANU did.
2.) elect people who share the same dream or at least consider it into positions as senators, reps, governors, etc.
3.) let your reps and senators promote the biafran agenda in the senate and house of reps and get the support of Yoruba and middle-beltans
4.) let a motion be raised for a referendum in the south east and south south.
the votes determine if majority wants to go or stay in Nigeria.

that's how it is done in all those countries you referred to. you can't get a referendum by threatening other ethnic groups and calling for violence.

do things the right way and you will get the desired result. I was in calabar/Owerri from 2014 till late 2015 and I listened to radio Biafra both online and offline in Owerri. the agitation started the wrong way and until you go through the right process all miscreants calling for violence will be jailed and dealt with.
BTW there is no breakaway clause in the constitution of the FRN so the only legal way to get it is to lobby through the Senate and house of reps.

no sitting president can wake up one morning and decide to grant the request for a Biafra. he doesn't have that kind of power.

I repeat go through the senate!!!

yorubas can't wake up one morning and chase you out of Nigeria. it's not constitutional so you have to go through your reps.

that's enough education for you for today

Omo Yoruba, you've got no right to determine for the Great Igbo Nation on how to go about self-determination when many of your folks are still being held under bondage by the Caliphate. Channel your negative energies towards emancipating them from mental slavery first.

Face OduaArewanistan republic and concentrate on your business with your Fulani masters. And leave Igbos out of your frustrations...

Oba of Lagos Threat on Igbos Over 2015 Governorship 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87u255UM6Ro

03xtr09r:


Omo Yoruba, you've got no right to determine for the Great Igbo Nation on how to go about self-determination when many of your folks are still being held under bondage by the Caliphate. Channel your negative energies towards emancipating them from mental slavery first.

Face OduaArewanistan republic and concentrate on your business with your Fulani masters. And leave Igbos out of your frustrations...

Oba of Lagos Threat on Igbos Over 2015 Governorship 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87u255UM6Ro

agbari ojuku keep fighting everyone. yet you expect one president to wake up one morning and declare a referendum your Biafra is dead and buried except u go about it peacefully.

in fact the FG has been gentle with IPOB. the people caught agitating for sovereign state in China were excuted

Jaideyone:
agbari ojuku keep fighting everyone. yet you expect one president to wake up one morning and declare a referendum your Biafra is dead and buried except u go about it peacefully.

in fact the FG has been gentle with IPOB. the people caught agitating for sovereign state in China were excuted

You and your wicked generation of parasites are dead and buried waiting for your funeral service and that's the more reason you've got no other ambition than to run amok on every available media page with anti-Biafra slogans and miserably earning a living on pay-per-post basis thinking that you can attempt to quench the raging IPOB tsunamic movement before your interment...

Bunch of greedy, wicked treasury looters cum murderous parasites parading aimlessly on NL as One-Nigerianists!

Some people won't like this. At the mention of Biafra, there's tension in the land.
And yet, Igbos are not important like some people say.