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madridguy:
You're going nowhere.

BlackrulesDworld:
A saviour like Moses fighting for the right and freedom of his brothers but he is doing it in the wrong way.

madridguy:
BIG SCAMMER

Biafra map
The Biafra region in the south of Nigeria is shown in greenibtimes.co.uk
After the end of the British rule in 1960, Nigeria consisted of territories that were not part of the nation before the colonisation, resulting in escalating tensions among the communities.

People in the Eastern Region - a former federal division of Nigeria with capital Enugu - mainly from the Igbo community, wanted to secede due to ethnic, religious and economic differences with other communities in Nigeria. The Eastern Region gained independence following two coup d'etats in 1966 and 1967.

The fact that Nigeria's oil was located in the south of the country played a major role in the eruption of the war, during which medicine and food shortages in Biafra led to the death of thousands of people.

Biafra has been commonly divided into four main "tribes": the Igbos, the Ibibio-Efiks, the Ijaws and the Ogojas. The modern-day states that make up Biafra from the eastern region and midwest are: Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Bayelsa, Abia, Cross River, Akwa-Ibom, Rivers, Ebonyi, southern part of Ondo State, Igbanke in Edo State, southern part of Benue State.

Amalgamation contract and birth of Nigeria

Africa Biafra map
A map of Africa in 1827 shows the territories of Biafra before the creation of Nigeria by British Commons
Pro-Biafrans cite the expiration of a so-called "amalgamation contract" as one of the reasons to justify their will to separate from the rest of Nigeria.

The contract was issued by Britain during the colonisation era and aimed at integrating people from the north and the south within 100 years since it was issued despite cultural, religious and economic differences among the various ethnic groups.

The contract, now at the National Archive of London, was created in 1914 by Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, the governor general of modern-day Nigeria. The document, opposed by the political class and the media in Lagos, expired in 2014.

The term "Nigeria" was created by Lugard's wife, British journalist Flora Shaw, in 1897 when she suggested to replace the "British protectorate of the Niger River" with a shorter term.

In an interview with IBTimes UK, government spokesperson Mike Omeri said the authority does not consider the separatist movements as a threat to the current leadership and defined pro-Biafrans as an "insignificant number of frustrated people who are not a threat to the existence of Nigeria".

The Nigerian police have been cracking down on pro-Biafrans amid allegations they are hosting violent protests. Earlier in September, dozens of pro-Biafrans were arrested after the inspector general of police, Solomon E Arase, released a statement urging authorities to clamp down on people who behaved violently across the country.

A perceived increase in pro-Biafran activities was also confirmed by Anambra State commissioner of police Hassan Karma during another interview with IBTimes UK. He said: "It is people taking laws into their hands and it's the same situation that generated Boko Haram today in the north east. People started like this, even in Niger Delta, where militants started kidnapping people for extortion."

Pro-Biafrans accuse the police of being violent against the separatists. The police denied the claims, while rights group Amnesty International said in an exclusive report by IBTimes UK that there is "credible evidence that pro-Biafran separatists in Nigeria are targeted by police".

Hundreds of Nigerians who support the independence of Biafra have taken to social media to voice their dissent over the alleged arrest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. It is believed he was apprehended by the Department of State Services (DSS) after he had flown from the UK, where he lives, to Lagos.

The Biafran territories were independent from Nigeria from 1967 until 1970 and re-annexed to the African nation following a civil war that killed between one and three million people. Groups that advocate for the independence of such territories are scattered across Nigeria's south east. One of them is the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), of which Kanu is the leader.

Kanu is also the director of London-based radio station Radio Biafra, which he founded in 2009 with the help of members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (Massob). Kanu explained the station, which the Nigerian government deemed illegal, aims to "bring hope, enlightenment and knoledge to our people".

The Nigerian government claimed in July that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had managed to jam Radio Biafra's signal in Nigeria, while President Muhammadu Buhari denied he had made remarks against the Igbo (the biggest ethnic group in the Biafran territories) as claimed by the radio station.

Legend or fraudster?

Little is known about Kanu's private life. Speaking to IBTimes UK on conditions of anonymity, an Ipob member said he is regarded as a "legend in the making" and "he may not have given a detailed biography of himself to media, website or journalists". In an open letter to world leaders, Ipob members described Kanu as "a law abiding leader who has disciplined indigenous people of Biafra to strictly abide by local and international law". His official Facebook page is followed by more than 30,000 people.

In the midst of the Twitter storm following Kanu's alleged arrest, some people spoke out against him, claiming he is "a fraudster" who uses the Biafra cause for his own interests. Some also accused Radio Biafra of promoting hate speech.

joseph1832:
On the contrary my bitterleaf soup, I've never supported corruption.

All I hear is just people throwing allegations and accusing Nigerians anyhow without having facts to ascertain their claims. If Amaechi is found guilty on any of the charges level against him, then let him to the penalty. Its that simple.

When I went to Rivers state Amaechi wasn't even governor, I went to Okrika, a village called Ubowor or so, in the early 2000, so I can't really say what's up in Rivers state. You stay in Rivers state?

joseph1832:
You don't say! I didn't hear you say "what a country" when Alameiyesesgha was so rightly pardoned by his godson! I didn't hear you say "what a country" when thousands lost their life via the Immigration Job Scam.

Just because things aren't going your way doesn't mean you should go around spreading vile comments my dear.

PappyMason:
Yoruba women/girls account for the highest baby mama's aka bastard producers.

Ask Tuface for confirmation.

mej67:
Tinubu really going ga ga this time.

Has attacked two former colleagues in a spate of 24 hours -Fmr Govs Saraki and noe Kalu.

Someone find out whats biting him.

Mekky05:
When you know that you're bereft of ideas relating to history,its best advised not to comment.. Babangida is the person that put Nigeria in her present condition if you don't know,go and look for senior citizens who are literate to help you out in History!

Mr. Afolabi had been in charge of the project since 2007 when it was originally conceived as a plank of the then Olusegun Obasanjo administration’s reform agenda in the oil and gas industry.

Namdeenero:
:-D this lady should just commit suicide

Id4Jesus:
Yes but dem get plenty change for pockets na. That is the most important thing to our ladies... Money. If u like ugly pass monkey, just have this money and I can assure u these ladies WILL BE ASKING FOR UR HAND IN MARRIAGE.

chidinwachukwu:
Mr President should at least start building the small Small capacity refineries, everywhere as he promised,or is he not tired of doing nothing since he assumed office(No policy,No Proposals,No implementation, but plenty I will this,i will that).

SAMBARRY:
Op you are a bloody liar that picture was gotten from a nollywood movie titled superstar. A tony abulu film.you got that picture from the back of the movie pack.stop peddling falsehood. That woman is not iyanyas girlfriend neither did they have sex

TonyeBarcanista:
Is it only me that observed that the government of Buhari will always manufacture story to distract the public whenever there are issues against it? This story was to divert the attention of the public from the morally bankrupt men that Buhari nominated as ministers AND to distract us from the spate of Boko Haram bombing. This distraction tactic of Buhari and his agents is Dead on Arrival.

On topic, Buhari SHOULD prosecute whoever is wanting and stop disturbing us with 'probe' noise.

DaBullIT:
Damn Chineke meh oooo

beelon1020:
I don laugh tire oo

joseph1832:
You think? Care to let me show you whether I really am? After all, seeing is believing LOL.

joseph1832:
The same way the past administration took the kidnap of the Chibok girls as nothing until "breeze blow fowl yansh open".