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I was surprised that many Nigerians believed the fake news on the labelling of IPOB as a terrorist organisation by the UK authorities. This is false and can be easily discounted by reading the entire article on this issue from the 'horses' mouth.

What the UK has stated very clearly is that anybody responsible for, or involved in violent activity as part of the IPOB group or any other group for that matter, will be denied assylum to the UK, EXCEPT sufficient evidence is provided to prove otherwise. This has nothing to do with peaceful supporters and advocates for a new dawn in Igbo land - away from miserable existence in that dump called Nigeria.

Full article here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nigeria-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-separatist-groups-in-the-south-east-nigeria-march-2022-accessible

Read some exceprts below BUT NOTE THAT THE UK in particular and no other country in the world has designated IPOB as a terrorist group.

Nigerians, black Africans - THINK , REASON !

2.2 Exclusion

2.2.1[b] IPOB is proscribed as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government[/b], and members of the group and its paramilitary wing – the Eastern Security Network (created in December 2020) – have reportedly committed human rights violations in Nigeria (see Indigenous People of ‘Biafra’ (IPOB) and various media articles in Activities and Clashes between state and IPOB)

2.2.2 MASSOB has been banned, but is not a proscribed terrorist group in Nigeria. It too has reportedly been involved in violent clashes with the authorities (see Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of ‘Biafra’).

c. IPOB

2.4.10 In September 2017, IPOB was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in Nigeria (see Overview of groups and Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of ‘Biafra’ (MASSOB) leadership).

2.4.30 Decision makers will also need to take into account whether the person supports and is active on behalf of IPOB, which is a proscribed group in Nigeria, and whether they fear prosecution rather than persecution.

8.2 Proscription/legal status of IPOB

8.2.1 Country information included in the EASO Country Guidance stated: ‘In 2017, the Nigerian authorities declared IPOB a terrorist organisation.’[footnote 32]

8.2.3 The EASO Targeting of individuals report of November 2018 citing several media news sources stated:

‘After the crackdown [August 2015 and August 2016] in which the army killed and arrested an unknown number of IPOB members, the military, endorsed by the federal government, banned IPOB and declared it a terrorist organisation. This declaration was not supported by many Nigerians and international observers such as the EU and the US, as the Chatham House article noted. It was stated that “IPOB supporters are not known to be violent and that the protests have been largely peaceful”.’ [footnote 34]

8.2.4 Human Rights Watch in their World Report 2019, Nigeria: Events of 2018 stated: ‘In a letter to President Buhari in March, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) declared the government’s proscription of IPOB as a terrorist group and attacks against its members as prima facie violation of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. In April, Nigeria’s sixth periodic report on the implementation of the charter was considered at the ACHPR’s 62nd Ordinary Session in Mauritania.’[footnote 35]

Nigerian journalists made it look like it was true

Mods won't push this to front-page.
I'd be surprised if they do

Malory:
Nigerian journalists made it look like it was true

You mean the Lagos/Ibadan expressway media who love to distort things

gidgiddy:
You mean the Lagos/Ibadan expressway media who love to distort things

They wish it was true