Nigeria: Credible evidence that pro-Biafrans are targeted by police http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nigeria-credible-evidence-that-pro-biafrans-are-targeted-by-police-says-amnesty-international-1519127?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter


By Ludovica Iaccino
September 9, 2015 19:17 BST 9 29


There is evidence that pro-Biafran separatists in Nigeria are targeted by police, Amnesty International told IBTimes UK, one day after dozens of people belonging to groups advocating for a separate state were arrested.

[b]It is believed that dozens of members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafran (Massob) 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. The statement read: "This directive becomes imperative owing to recent activities of members of the Massob and the Indigenous People of Biafra [Ipob] in some parts of the country."


The number of people arrested, originally thought to be around 200, was confirmed by the police to stand at 22. Four people were arrested in Anambra State, six in Imo, one in Abia and 11 in Delta State. They were all Massob members.

Amnesty said that after speaking with "dozens of Biafran activists" in the last few years, they believe that pro-Biafrans are targeted by police. A spokesperson for the group said: "There is credible evidence that they have been arbitrarily arrested, tortured and jailed in the past. They are still targeted by the police."[/b]

The spokesperson added that according to one of the group's researchers, there are "at least two dozen Biafran activists in almost every prison in the south east of Nigeria".

When contacted by IBTimes UK, Oleehkukyu Ali, spokesperson for the police in Anambra – one of the states where the Biafran activism is mostly widespread – said:" Recently, in this and other states in the country there has been a kind of excitement from members of pro-Biafran groups, and this excitement has led to their processions to become chaotic.

"So the police received instructions that anybody who incites in the name of any group people to go on processions that are violent in nature should be arrested."

Pro-Biafran activists have also alleged that the Nigerian police act violently against them. Unconfirmed reports said that three or four unarmed members of Ipob were killed by the Navy in Onitsha, Anambra, on 30 August.

Ifeanyi Adibe, a member of Ipob, told IBtimes UK that mass arrests, kidnappings, torture and killings of pro-Biafrans are "not a new thing". He alleged: "Hundreds are known to have been abducted in the middle of the night from their homes and [they] undergo torture in various underground Nigerian torture chambers. Many more are unaccounted for. The number of those already killed can not yet be established, but we know many are missing.

"The total lack of infrastructure and communication system has made it near impossible to get real time information of, or from Biafra terror victims," he continued. "We are monitoring the situation as close as the blackout allows us, but more importantly, we are having serious challenge convincing our dying and over stretched people to still remain calm and non-violent or fight back in legitimate self-defence."


Ali rejected the allegations of violence. He said: "We do not have any problem with pro-Biafrans here, the police are not violent against them. Any group has the right to associate, but if such group wants to do any procession, they should do it within the ambit of the law.

"Processions and demonstrations should not be detrimental to the state," he continued. "They should be done in line with the constitution, without violating the law of the land or infringe people's rights. But these groups went on a rampage in a number of areas, they caused a lot of traffic congestion and damages. But even when police was deployed, there was no violence, no problem at all.

"Pro-Biafrans are not considered as a threat, but inciting people to [participate] in violent processions is against the law and no government watches any group operates under such conditions."

[b]
What is the Republic of Biafra?

Biafra map
ibtimes.co.uk
Nigeria's former Eastern Region was proclaimed the Republic of Biafra in 1967. It was re-annexed to Nigeria three years later, following a civil war that claimed between one and three million lives.

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 medicines and food shortage in Biafra led to the death of thousands of people.

Biafra has been commonly divided into four main "tribes": the Ibos, the Ibibio-Efiks, the Ijaws and the Ogojas.

The modern-day states that made up Biafra from the eastern region and midwest are: Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Delta, Rivers and Cross River and Edo.

Pro-Biafrans believe the modern-day Nigerian states that made up Biafra should be part of an independent state as people who inhabit these areas, and identify themselves as southerners, feel disenfranchised from those in the north.[/b]

No wonder America cannot sell arms to the zoo. People protest mistreatment, u respond with brutality and murder. Wen have that eva solved the problem?


After u get tired and the kids of the man u murdered grow into men, they restate the problem and might just go violent rather than protest or complain.


Moral of the story is violence begets more violence and greater violence. It is a vicious cycle that is hard to break.


Buhari be warned.

R

The zoo must fall. Buhari is a terrorist!

Buhari has a lot to learn on international law. U cannot go around shooting protesters.


That is a war crime.


There is a big difference between terrorism and self determination struggle.


Boko Haram, bomb UN and aim to kill.


Self determination are civil right campaigners like the US Civil Rights movement under Martin Luther King jr.


They are jealously protected under international law.

Buhari is playing with U.N and U.S sanctions.

Everything is on tape, nowadays people record events easily.

lalasticlala afam4eva oam4j FP

I Understand that Buhari's led government feels threatened with the recent clamour for seccesion. I only hope Buhari will not take the bait. Trying to use the arm forces strenght to intimidate and subdue the struggle will not only prove how dumb and primitive he is but also marks the beginning of another terrible period of time for all of us.

This getting serious

Nnamdi kanu the DIRECTOR as we call him is setting a trapped for buhari knowing that the man is illiterate and surrounded by people who are blinded by their hate for igbo and they are falling for it " buhari blind man leading blind people". see una,see gota,

badnature:
Nnamdi kanu the DIRECTOR as we call him is setting a trapped for buhari knowing that the man is illiterate and surrounded by people who are blinded by their hate for igbo and they are falling for it " buhari blind man leading blind people". see una,see gota,

Hahahahaha.
Funny, man.

The issue is that most enemies of Biafra don't know that self Determation is enshrined into U.N charter of Rights of Indigenous People.

For Yoruba people saying lock them up kill them, it means once evidences have been presented as separatists groups are targeted by a govt, the govt faces huge U.N sanctions, and if U.N sanctions it, U.S will not only place arms embargo, they will land you economic and military sanctions that your eyes go see pepper.
If Nigeria continues flouting this charter that U.N jealously guards, they may be kicked out of U.N Security council and it may even lead to U.N organizing for early referendum.

Since Amnesty Intl has picked up this case, brother forget it, just last night a U.S senator wrote to Radio Biafra and confirmed that the Arms Embargo still stands but gave a possible loophole.

So Buhari continue arresting and killing, once they land you one sanction, you are the eyes of your minions go clear.

This people think Biafrans are joking and i laugh, one dolt claimed that only poor people scream biafra, i laughed and asked him if poor people build unjammable international radio and TV stations.

Biafra will come, Mohammed Buhari's Islamic killer squad will even make it come faster than planned.

Dem go target tire.
They will end like Quaddaffi or Mubarack. Let them keep introducing violence into what has been largely peaceful. People can only endure so much before they are pushed to the wall and they will react to the naked use of force and brutality.

[b]What is the Republic of Biafra?

Biafra map
ibtimes.co.uk
Nigeria's former Eastern Region was proclaimed the Republic of Biafra in 1967. It was re-annexed to Nigeria three years later, following a civil war that claimed between one and three million lives.

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 medicines and food shortage in Biafra led to the death of thousands of people.

Biafra has been commonly divided into four main "tribes": the Ibos, the Ibibio-Efiks, the Ijaws and the Ogojas.

The modern-day states that made up Biafra from the eastern region and midwest are: Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Delta, Rivers and Cross River and Edo.

Pro-Biafrans believe the modern-day Nigerian states that made up Biafra should be part of an independent state as people who inhabit these areas, and identify themselves as southerners, feel disenfranchised from those in the north.[/b]

This part was really interesting becos they have divide Nigeria based on the electoral map from 2015 election.

in case

And the derailed fellow from the South West still think that Biafra is an online rant. The rate at which the Biafran struggle is gaining world's attention is very interesting.

I trust the daurå dullard to facilitate the struggle with his 1960 way of thinking.

Brothers and sisters, Biafra is here!

Like play it's becoming reality. God bless Biafra

Am following keenly,as events unravel before the eyes of the 'Vandals'(almajiris /yellow bars).We ain't started yet.

The secession war in Nigeria will be initiated by the police

Are the facebook picture hunters asleep? Lol

The e-warriors,flat heads,yeehboes,drug lords, baby factory,ugly,wretched etc have gotten the attention of Amnesty International and the civilized world.

Nairaland and the lagos ibadan expressway journalist and their other nigeria media can not hide the truth forever. Nde ara

I have posted some brand new pic for baboons to download and then upload for their childish "dirty fight". Hhahhahaha

IPOB Youth

The gworo choping weavels and the ewedu destruction worms are playing the ostrich, chukwu Abiama have them by the balls,,,,,lies prevails but not for long........like my brother above said: ........Ndi araaaaa.

I laugh.. in Greek! This is the same Amnesty International that was defending Boko Haram fighters, saying the Nigerian Army had been terrorising them, and denying them of their rights!! Imagine!

They never even made reference to the innocent civilians that Boko Haram had killed. I just lost respect for AI since that day.

Amnesty International is rubbish. They're reporting this but they're not reporting that innocent farmers and their families are being killed by the hundreds in the middle belt. I pity the true minorities of Nigeria.

Na wa oooh

laudate:
I laugh.. in Greek! This is the same Amnesty International that was defending Boko Haram fighters, saying the Nigerian Army had been terrorising them, and denying them of their rights!! Imagine!

They never even made reference to the innocent civilians that Boko Haram had killed. I just lost respect for AI since that day.

The same AI made U.S to place arms embargo on zoo.
Broh, your sense na grade one.

laudate:
I laugh.. in Greek! This is the same Amnesty International that was defending Boko Haram fighters, saying the Nigerian Army had been terrorising them, and denying them of their rights!! Imagine!

They never even made reference to the innocent civilians that Boko Haram had killed. I just lost respect for AI since that day.

you are right but their defence was solely on the context of Human Right Abuse and its all because of the media hype then on BH activities, Buhari's tactics today is even more brutal than that of GEJ but with less media hype and Amnesty International thrives on media news especially with images because they need evidences to show that really there were Human Right Abuses going on, that is also what is happening with the Biafran Struggle, they will continue to get more global attention as they are being curbed, shot at, imprisoned and killed by Buhari which will ultimately spark up global protests and sanctions, every history student doesn't need to be told it all go down as time unfolds!

Biafra cannot and will not be achieved through violence , dissolation and distraction .

It won't be achieve in a year or 2.

If Igbo really want to leave (which I personally do not support), it must be a gradual process and vision and long term goal.

Anything less than 40-100 years from Now, Biafra would still remain history, an has been...

badnature:
Nnamdi kanu the DIRECTOR as we call him is setting a trapped for buhari knowing that the man is illiterate and surrounded by people who are blinded by their hate for igbo and they are falling for it " buhari blind man leading blind people". see una,see gota,

They think we are still in 1967-1970 era, they don't know that things has changed.