₦airaland Forum

- The IPOB agitation for Biafra republic has suffered a big blow

- IPOB had insisted that it would secede from Nigeria

- But the British government said the UK remained firm in its support for one Nigeria

The renewed agitation by the members of Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) to secede from Nigeria has suffered a major setback as the British authority vowed that it would not allow Nigeria to break up.


NAIJ.com gathered that the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright stated that the United Kingdom is behind one and indivisible Nigeria.


Arkwright made this affirmation at a public lecture titled: “‎Brexit: Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities for Nigeria”, at the Federal University, Lokoja, on Thursday April 6.


Speaking on the position of Britain on the groups pushing to break from Nigeria, the envoy ‎ said the UK remained firm in its support for one Nigeria.

He noted that the unity of Nigeria should not be negotiable, stressing that the country will be better under one umbrella.



“The strength of Nigeria is not in her money or oil but her greatest asset remains her well-endowed and resourceful people,” Arkwright said.


He said Britain would support Nigeria in the areas of education and business development.


He said: “We will strive to increase our market by encouraging more investments in Nigeria.”


Meanwhile, the Presidency had revealed that the British Government will give the Federal Government information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year.

Anyihumble:
Evil people. You people created this evil blood sucking monster called Nigeria. May God punish you and your support for one Nigeria.

Gideonjerry:
it's quite easy you know to judge and legislate from afar. these brittons don't even know the capital of the country yet they pose as know all. they should just get lost

Anyihumble:
Evil people. You people created this evil blood sucking monster called Nigeria. May God punish you and your support for one Nigeria.

BMedia:
This means several things:

1. The US is also in support of one Nigeria because the UK and the US are long standing allies that never go against one another, especially on issues of sovereignty.

2. The UK and US are the most powerful members of the UN with veto powers, so a UN sponsored/supervised referendum is out of the question; it's just not happening.

3. In the event of military engagement in the quest for biafra, the UK and US will be on Nigeria's side again and defend her sovereignty (through sale of weapons or outright participation in the melee) like they did in 1967.

4. The Nigerian government now has even more impetus to prosecute and punish Nnamdi Kanu, a Briton, with this renewed UK support for an indivisible Nigeria.

5. The IPOB propaganda to paint Nigeria in bad light through fraudulent claims so as to gain the sympathy / support of the international community, has failed woefully.

What a sad day for the Liepods.