₦airaland Forum

Some Biafra secessionists have torn their
Nigerian passports to press home their
demand for the breakaway of the South-
East from the Nigerian state.
Pro-Biafra activists tear Nigerian
passports
As of Saturday, no fewer than three videos
were seen on the online video sharing
platform, YouTube, in which some Igbo
denounced their citizenship of the country
and declared their allegiance to Biafra.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has,
however, warned that such act is criminal
and attracts a jail term.
In one of the videos, the man introduced
himself as Emenike Michael Nwofor.
He said, “My names are (sic) Emenike
Michael Nwaofor. I’m from Nnewi in Biafra
land; when there was Biafra, there wasn’t
anything called Anambra State. I would
refuse to add that name called Anambra
State to it. I am from Nnewi, the former
Enugu State.
“I am living here in Bordeaux (France); I am
an asylum seeker in Bordeaux. I have been
around Bordeaux for a year plus and we
have been able to gather the Biafran family
here in France; we have been able to
register with the government of France as
indigenous people of Biafra.”
After a long speech, he subsequently
brought out his Nigerian passport and tore
the pages.
In another video, a young man, who did not
mention his name, also tore his Nigerian
passport angrily.
In the third video, the man, who spoke in
Igbo and French, tore his passport while
using derogatory words on the
government of Nigeria.
The Public Relations Officer of the NIS,
Deputy Comptroller Ekpedeme King, while
reacting to the development in an interview
with our correspondent on Saturday, said
the service was not aware of the passport
tearing.
King said, “There is a new Act called the
Immigration Act 2015 which stipulates the
punishment for any alteration or
destruction of Nigerian passport; it is a jail
term with conditions.
“Those who mentioned their names, if we
find out that they tore their passports, will
be taken to court. A process has to be
followed.”
Checks by our correspondents showed that
the Immigration Act 2015, among other
conditions, states, “Altering existing travel
documents renders the holder on
conviction of a two million naira fine and/or
imprisonment for a term of three years.”
The Department of State Services had
reportedly arrested and detained the
founder of the guerrilla broadcasting
channel, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Lagos on his arrival from London recently.
The Nigerian Police had also arrested and
arraigned many members of the Movement
for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State
of Biafra and other secessionist groups
recently.
Thousands of members and supporters of
MASSOB had last Tuesday embarked on a
protest in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State
capital, demanding to break away from
Nigeria.
In a swift reaction, governors in the South-
East and other leaders in the zone had
dissociated themselves from the protests,
saying they were not in support of the
group.
A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon
(retd.), while speaking to Channels TV on
Friday during his visit to Nasarawa State,
had said the resurgence of a group
claiming to be Pro-Biafra would not in any
way pose a threat to the sovereignty of the
country.



http://saharareporters.com/2015/10/25/pro-biafra-activists-tear-nigerian-passports


lalasticlala

ma una no mind those id1ots o, na oluwole passport dem tear, seeking asylum just to hide say na Aba made passport u carry enter France, anofia!

ephemm:
ma una no mind those id1ots o, na oluwole passport dem tear, seeking asylum just to hide say na Aba made passport u carry enter France, anofia!

I can see how busy Biafra issues has kept you....it's a pity!

Good morning, Sharia sorry Saharareporters.

DFemaleBoss:
Good morning, Sharia sorry Sahara reporters.

what continent are you in, dear?

Waiting for children of hate and anger from the waste to tell us these people are jobbless

shiinihost:
what continent are you in, dear?

Why do you ask?

They never had one in the first place.


They are in France to sell drugs, do you expect them to have legal papers? I'm sure the torn passports were made in aba.

Armaggedon:
Waiting for children of hate and anger from the waste to tell us these people are jobbless

they are!

I am living here in Bordeaux (France); I am
an asylum seeker in Bordeaux.

which person with a job and comfort seeks asylum in foreign land or which salary earner would be happy to be described an asylum seeker?

Saharareporter and their shamelessness. The tearing of passport happened months ago. What a useless paper.
While I'm at it, wetin concern am with biafrans? Did they tear the zoo animals passport?
Even my own passport is where my dog sleeps. If he eats it, I won't give a rat @ss. That shit is as worthless as a used toilet paper

What difference does that make as if it reduce the price of electricity bills.

Lol, but it's time to renew passports. That could be their old passports

Phame:
they are!

Do you feed them?

Phame:
which person with a job and comfort seeks asylum in foreign land or which salary earner would be happy to be described an asylum seeker?

Pro Biafran secessionists

DFemaleBoss:
Why do you ask?

it's night here and morning in your place

No mind the goats they will still do another Nigeria passport

wasco24:
No mind the goats they will still do another Nigeria passport

They are not hypocrites like u and ur connies. We don't want Nigeria, is dat too much for u to grab ? Bother urself on issues like if u will stay alone as oduduwa republic or together with hausas as oduarewa republic and not about those who want to part ways with ur cursed life/tribe.

shiinihost:
it's night here and morning in your place