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Politics › Re: 60% Of Illegal Arms In S/east Produced Locally —presidential C’ttee by xmich(m): 8:57am On Oct 27, 2015

NIGERIA SHOULD BE PUSSYFOOT OF WHAT THEY ARE PLAYING WITH

Politics › Re: Should Igbos Vote For Wike On The Re-run ? by xmich(m): 8:51am On Oct 27, 2015

macjive01:
I believe Wike is among the minority of ikweres that denies their Igboness. ( how can one really denouce his heritage) , If that is the case, why should igbos support him at this re-run ? ( shouldnt be a criteria to vote for someone but both parties are as corrupt as the devil's bible, hence the decision of who to vote for is mostly emotional.

what is the essence of this post

Politics › The Biafra Question And Buhari’s Pledge Of An Inclusive Nigeria, By Ikechukwu by xmich(op): 8:09am On Oct 27, 2015

I think that the rise of Mr. Buhari to the presidency should be a blessing to all Nigerians. Having sought the coveted office for longer than any other Nigerian, his convictions should be clear to him, one of which should be national cohesion. It will amount to a grave insensitivity if he doesn’t see that his responsibility extends to every Nigeria, especially as he once pledged from the beginning.

The renewed agitation for Biafran sovereignty has once again brought to the fore the question of inclusivity in Nigerian politics. This is also a question of justice. President Buhari’s inaugural speech in which he claimed to belong to everybody and to nobody is a positive gesture if it is anything to go by. By that statement he was set to disprove those who see him as an uncompromising bigot.

Unfortunately a few weeks after his take-off as Nigeria’s President, during his visit to the United States, Mr. Buhari seemed to have thought over this popular statement and dramatically reversed it by saying again that it will amount to an injustice to treat all Nigerians equally; that is, to treat those who voted for him and those who did not vote for him equally. In other words, he takes the new position that those who did not vote for him should not expect as much benefits from his government as those who voted for him. This new position seems to be an invitation for trouble.

Since the South-East, the home of the Igbos, and some part of the South-South did not mainly vote for him, it now means that they should not expect much from his government. If we read these developments in the context of a country torn apart by insurgency and ethnic agitation a la Boko Haram and Niger Delta militancy, then President Buhari’s later comment is particularly disquieting and disingenuous, to say the least. But even if Buhari’s comments are not anything to go by, his actions in office in the first two months of his reign put paid to what could be his true convictions.

In the first crucial appointments after he assumed office, Mr. Buhari clearly disregarded the South-Easterners. But even when a South-Easterner managed by hierarchical superiority to secure the head of Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA), President Mr. Buhari reversed it, and put someone else in that position. The length and breadth of the social media was awash with criticisms of the public perception of Mr. Buhari’s emerging sectional politics.
Perhaps it is possible to understand the emerging ethnic agitations as response to the rise of sectional politics. Since Mr. Buhari’s rise to office as President, Niger Delta militants have convoked and threatened to resume their agitations. Some politicians and public commentators have come as well to interpret Boko Haram as a political and not a religious struggle. If we add all these together, it means that Nigeria’s cohesive existence is on trial, and politicians especially at the national level must be careful in what they say or do, irrespective of how they gathered their votes, because in the final analysis President Mr. Buhari is president not of himself but of Nigeria in its diversity. I believe he owes a responsibility to all whether he likes it or not.

The reason why the choice of offices in Nigeria should be balanced is because it achieves two important things for national cohesion. Less importantly it stabilises distribution. More importantly appointment is a form of recognition of the people’s right to be a part of the system. There is justice in the recognition of the people’s membership consists justice because it is at the core of inclusivity. To run Nigeria in a way that disregards other people’s sense of self-worth or sense of belongingness, for me, is an invitation for agitation.

The PDP adopted a zoning formula of rotational presidency as a strategy to justice. This strategy is a shame because it implies in principle and in fact that Nigerian politicians are incapable of achieving justice for all at once, hence justice can only be done to you if your own man is in office as President. Against a backdrop of over 150 ethnic groups in Nigeria, this assumption is a faulty one. We should not hope for a country in which every section will one day be president, rather we should evolve a country where everybody’s interest, irrespective of which section you come from should be protected. This is not impossible, even if it is difficult. What we need in Nigeria are brave politicians who can heal, not open the wounds of this country.

And this brings me back to the Biafran question.
We may wish to disregard or even condemn the Biafran struggle or its new leader Nnamdi Kanu who was recently arrested. The aim of this piece is not to adjudicate on the matters of his method or the implication of his actions, rather to draw attention to the fact that Nigerian politicians are losing the battle if they make careless utterances and take decisions that show in fact that some sections of the country have a basis to doubt if truly they belong to this political space.
The reason why the choice of offices in Nigeria should be balanced is because it achieves two important things for national cohesion. Less importantly it stabilises distribution. More importantly appointment is a form of recognition of the people’s right to be a part of the system. There is justice in the recognition that people’s membership constitutes justice, because it is at the core of inclusivity. To run Nigeria in a way that disregards other people’s sense of self-worth or sense of belongingness, for me, is an invitation for agitation.

I think that the rise of Mr. Buhari to the presidency should be a blessing to all Nigerians. Having sought the coveted office for longer than any other Nigerian, his convictions should be clear to him, one of which should be national cohesion. It will amount to a grave insensitivity if he doesn’t see that his responsibility extends to every Nigeria, especially as he once pledged from the beginning.

Ikechukwu Odigbo is a doctoral researcher in Philosophy at the University of Essex, UK.

http://www./2015/10/the-biafra-question-and-buharis-pledge.html?m=1

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Politics › Re: BUSTED Jakpon Yoruba Boy Forming IPOB Part 2 by xmich(m): 7:52pm On Oct 26, 2015

NOBLEDANDY:
I don't know the problem of Yorubas. why can't they be proud of themselves for once and lay whatever points they have in their womb?

This foolish boy Jakpon went to the extent of insulting his root and his people for the intent of making us belief he is Igbo and whatever is his motive.

You can check his profile and see how far he has went. He falsely claimed he is from dunukofia in Anambra state and used a biafran passport as his profile picture.
And mere looking you will be easily convinced though even the pro Biafrans I know don't even go to that extent.

Having said all this, Let's See some of his posts as of after being busted by a calculative son of Igbo land.

The link were he was busted.
https://www.nairaland.com/2662309/busted-jakpon-yoruba-boy-forming#38940773

Now I believe he has really deceived many of us with his antics even after being busted here...
I advise, we all should be investigative when we come across some suspicious comments before pouring out our emotions on something that's not relevant.

I have fought my fight well, I was among those banned bc of my love for biafra and the resistance I gave to anti_Biafrans.
And I believe that nairalanders has known the situation on ground and can make decisions for themselves.

My advise is this, no one should trust any body shouting biafra this biafra that... Many are antics they use in destabilizing our collective Union and resolve we have successfully built in Nairaland.

This behaviour from the Yorubas is a sign that we have finally won this media battle against them on NL already...
Other attention should be to pass away our time but as for me I will be watching in the side line...

We Biafrans are loving people and we know our people, boundaries, friends, enemies, leaders, and territories.
Thank you all.
If you have anything to add or ask please endeavor to use the comment box...

Good job

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Travel › Re: Nigerians Protesting Right Now In Malaysia by xmich(m): 10:55am On Oct 26, 2015

htconeline:
Are they killing biafra citizen?

May god save my Yoruba brother's in Malaysia from the unacceptable killing. Amen

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Politics › Re: Biafran Republic: Beyond The Euphoria Of Nnamdi Kanu And The Gang. by xmich(m): 5:59pm On Oct 25, 2015

modelmike7:
...... I guessed you know you are the one with a mental problem here? Deranged soul!

I-pain you huh

If yes then reason with your brain not anus

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Politics › Re: Biafran Republic: Beyond The Euphoria Of Nnamdi Kanu And The Gang. by xmich(m): 11:34am On Oct 25, 2015*

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jkingx:
http://bluestocker.com/biafran-republic-beyond-the-euphoria-of-nnamdi-kanu-and-the-gang/

By Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe

The issue of Biafra and Nnamdi Kanu has been at the forefront of the political discourse in the past few days with many an Igbo standing to be counted. One of the octogenarians and the very man at the helm of affairs during the civil war, General Yakubu Gowon said the Pro-Biafra group will not pose a threat to the sovereignty of Nigeria. I was born during the civil war and apart from the few pieces of information that I picked from few sources, I never experience the war and will not be in the best stand to discuss the civil war.
But some hard truths most be told about this struggle and to me the matters arising from this in the contemporary Nigeria are: –
1. I don’t see the present formation of Biafra with Niger Delta states like Akwa Ibom, Delta, Cross Rivers, Bayelsa and Rivers surviving with igbos as the majority. The same crisis in the present day Nigeria will snowballed into Biafra and most likely in less than 10 years, the Niger Delta states will demand for sovereignty from the Igbos. Believe you me, the nonhomogeneous coming together of Niger delta and Igbos to form a country will not last 15 years.
2. Igbo land is landlocked without a sea port to import the goods they trade on, without land for agriculture to meet their food needs, without oil to give a kick to the economy they dearly long for and without landmass if all the Igbos will massively return back home during the war been propagated by Nnamdi kanu. I am imagining the Igbo investments in the western and Northern Nigeria, what happen to them? Will the Igbos be guaranteed support from the very Nigeria they are landlocked with after they have broken away?
3. These Niger Delta and the Igbo states are among the worst governed states in Nigeria, worst in political instability with almost near lack of leadership. They are not differentiated from other states of Nigeria. I have visited all the LGAs in Niger Delta and the Igbo states while consulting for UNIFES/NPHCDA and there is nearly no presence of the two lower tiers of government in their rural communities. While Kanu and his group are pointing one accusing finger to the FG, four fingers should be pointed at their leaders at the states and LGAs. If Biafra is actualized, most likely people like Oji Kalu, Oji T., Wike, Ameachi, Akpabio, Ibori, uduaghan, Achike Udenwa, Chimaroke, et al will form the core of Biafran leadership. What makes it different from the present day Nigeria?
4. Most of the oil resources of Nigeria are offshore and the ownership of offshore resources are based on the landmass of a country into the hinterland. That is why Nigeria owns most offshore resources into Sao Tome and Principe and Guinea coast. Splitting Nigerian will drastically reduce the access of Biafra to maritime resources because the landmass of Niger-delta and Igbo states will be so small, and most of the offshore resources will be handed over to Cameroon, Western Nigeria and other coastal countries that will have a bigger landmass to the hinterland. If Western and Northern Nigeria will be maintained, then Nigeria will still own most of the offshore oil resource because of its landmass into the hinterland. Therefore giving oil as a major reason for splitting Nigeria is a mere mirage.
To me the solution is simple, we need good leadership, united and patriotic followership to build a very strong, virile and united Nigeria by taking advantage of our diversification in Culture, our human and many material resources, ideologies and numerical strength. Together we stand to build a better, stronger and self-sufficient and efficient country for the benefit of all.
I can’t afford to lose the many Igbo friends I have made in the course of growing up in different parts of Nigeria to another country. One of the best and finest lecturers and supervisor I have ever had was my PhD supervisor, Prof Marcel Agu at UNN, so many good tales of how this Igbo man with a heart of gold made me. I cant imagine visiting Prof Marcel Agu in another country. I stand for one Nigeria and Together Each Achieves More (TEAM)

http://bluestocker.com/biafran-republic-beyond-the-euphoria-of-nnamdi-kanu-and-the-gang/

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Xmich the first son of Niger Delta says Biafra or nothing,if you think you love the igbos soo much then put them in your prayers,we have been looking for,praying for,longing for a better Nigeria since 50+ till today yet nothing to show,

Divided we stand united we fall,the time for every dick and tom to answer his father's name has come, Yoruba leave us alone,awusa leave us alone na muna nwanneem adozigo

Yoruba wailing all over nairaland with their propaganda

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Politics › Re: Buhari Deploys The Military And Armoured Tanks In PH To Intimidate Wike- PHOTOS by xmich(m): 7:14pm On Oct 24, 2015

oluwafemi113:
you can lie

Politics › Re: Buhari Deploys The Military And Armoured Tanks In PH To Intimidate Wike- PHOTOS by xmich(m): 7:13pm On Oct 24, 2015

chinology:
Ok, no wahala buddie. But we must WIN.

We must win

Politics › Re: Buhari Deploys The Military And Armoured Tanks In PH To Intimidate Wike- PHOTOS by xmich(m): 7:12pm On Oct 24, 2015

oluwafemi113:
rubbish talk

Last year pic and you're claiming it was PMB that sent them there

That pic na this evening, but question should be who sent them huh

In my own opinion "Order from above"

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Politics › Re: Buhari Deploys The Military And Armoured Tanks In PH To Intimidate Wike- PHOTOS by xmich(m): 7:09pm On Oct 24, 2015

chinology:
Buhari has created uneasiness in PH. We are living this town tomorrow to go and prepare our legal defense at the court of appeal. We are not worried because if Wike re-contest 1000x, Wike will still win 1000x. Come and join us at the Genesis Place @ GRA if you care..

my guy nothing do u,I just dey enter OSMOSIS .

Politics › Re: Buhari Deploys The Military And Armoured Tanks In PH To Intimidate Wike- PHOTOS by xmich(m): 6:45pm On Oct 24, 2015

chinology:
We cannot be intimidated, we came into this town today to show our man Wike the needed support. We are busy monitoring the situation. They have used the federal might to arm-twist the tribunal in Abuja to favor their own candidate. This one is along Ada-George road in PH, we had to zoom the camera from almost have a kilometer to get this shot to avoid military brutality.

Nigerians welcome to the dark days of military brutality and intimidation but we cannot be intimidated.

So am not the only one seeing this,I just passed their right now one man inside our taxi was like "Driver wetin dey happen"

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Politics › Rivers Governorship Election: Tention In Wike's Camp As Tribunal Delivers Judgme by xmich(op): 9:59am On Oct 24, 2015

There is palpable tension in the camp of the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, ahead of the delivery of judgment today in the state’s governorship election filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Dakuku Peterside.
The Rivers State Elections Tribunal is led by Justice Mohammed Ambrosa and has been sitting in Abuja.

The exchange of addresses by counsel to the petitioners—Peterside and the APC—as well as the respondents—Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)—took place on Thursday, with the tribunal adjourning indefinitely for judgment.

Information, however, filtered out in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital yesterday afternoon that the tribunal would deliver judgment in the case at 10 a.m. today.

Some international observers and other stakeholders who monitored the April 11 governorship election in Rivers State, as well as eminent personalities who testified before the tribunal had described the poll as a sham, saying that it was characterised by violence, massive rigging, intimidation of voters and snatching of ballot boxes.

Wike, a former Minister of State for Education, and the Rivers State Chairman of the PDP, Chief Felix Obuah, however, maintained that the election was free, fair, credible, peaceful and violence-free, describing the turnout of the electorate as impressive, massive and unprecedented.

The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Rivers State, Samuel Nwanosike, said yesterday that he and other members of the PDP in the state were awaiting the tribunal’s judgment, stressing that the lawyers to the Rivers governor, PDP and INEC had done a good job.

Asked what Wike and other members of the PDP in Rivers State would do if the judgment went in favour of the governorship candidate of the APC, he said that it would be subjudice to comment on a matter before a court or tribunal.
On his part, the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Rivers State, Chris Finebone, said he had no comment.”

Politics › There Would Have Been War If I Was Killed: Falae by xmich(op): 10:29am On Oct 23, 2015

FORMER Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae has said that an outbreak of ethnic war would have ensued between the Fulani and the Yoruba if he had been killed by his abductors.

He spoke in Akure when former Education Minister Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau paid him sympathy visit over the incident.
Falae, who also served as a Finance Minister said that he survived the abduction through the grace of God as the abductors attempted to kill him.
He said: “God has a way of doing His things. I know God just decided to spare my life; God really saved my life; they tortured me; stripped me naked and did a lot of things to me in their den, they attempted to kill me but they did not succeed.

“I also thank God for making me to survive the ordeal because if they had killed me there, many lives would have been lost too. It (my death) would have become an ethnic war between the Yoruba and the Fulani. So, I thank God that the matter did not get to that level.”
Mallam Shekarau said community policing remained the only solution to the security challenges in the country.

The former Kano State governor said there was need for government at all levels to encourage community policing.
He noted that the regular policemen could not do the policing alone.

Shekarau said: “The issue of security should be the concern of everybody and not only that of policemen alone . Our governments should do everything possible to encourage community policing.

“Everybody should be a policeman; everybody should be his brothers’ keeper. We should learn how to immediately report any act of criminality to the security agencies.

“It is very unfortunate that this kind of thing happened to an elderly man like Chief Falae who had served this country meritoriously.
“Somebody like Chief Falae, who has served Nigeria and is still serving, should not be paid with such a price.”

He urged Chief Falae not to be discouraged but be strengthened by the unfortunate experience.
According to him, the Ilu-Abo, Akure-born chief should see his ordeal as a price or a test.

http://www./2015/10/there-would-have-been-war-if-i-was.html?m=1

Politics › Phero Let My People Go!!! by xmich(op): 5:03pm On Oct 22, 2015

what do you think would happen if finally Nnamdi KANU is released huh

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Politics › Phero And Moses by xmich(op): 4:57pm On Oct 22, 2015

what do you think would happen if finally Nnamdi KANU is released huh

Politics › Re: IPOB Russia Calls World To Stand Up Against Injustice On Biafra -trumpetngr by xmich(m): 7:14am On Oct 22, 2015

mannobi:
These disillusioned noise makers just keep dreaming

By 4am you are still jumping from tree to tree looking for dreamers;Monkey that shows how hopeless you are

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Politics › Re: An Amusement Park Called Nigeria by xmich(m): 6:48am On Oct 22, 2015

Politics › Re: Aka Ikenga Backs Radio Biafra, Warns FG Against Dictatorship by xmich(m): 11:35pm On Oct 21, 2015

I hope the dictator can here that

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Politics › Re: DSS Denies Nnamdi Kanu Access To Lawyer by xmich(m): 11:21pm On Oct 21, 2015

kITATITA:
All these guys on the street should rather assist him to meet his bail conditions. After release, I suggest he be allowed to return to the UK. Kanu is a distraction we can't afford now. I'm pained that someone can suddenly become relevant die to his nuisance value.

Your own point if view right huh

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Culture › Re: Enugu Community Where Green Snakes Are Kings, Queens, Battle Men Of God by xmich(m): 11:45am On Oct 21, 2015

A massive protest in port Harcourt, videos

http://www./2015/10/bifra-ipob-in-river-state-on-massive.html?m=1

Politics › Re: Last Warning To Boko Haram Issued By Nigerian Army by xmich(m): 7:05am On Oct 21, 2015

Politics › Nnamdi KANU; Army Provides Security For Protesters (video) by xmich(op): 6:17am On Oct 21, 2015

Watch video here

http://www./2015/10/bifra-ipob-in-river-state-on-massive.html?m=1

Politics › Re: List Of Terrorism Charges Against Arrested Radio Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu by xmich(m): 9:54pm On Oct 20, 2015

Grammar

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Politics › Re: Gunmen Kill Pastor, Wife In Bauchi by xmich(m): 9:41am On Oct 20, 2015

APC not ready to rule not Nigeria

http://www./2015/10/apc-not-ready-to-rule-nigeria-adebanjo.html?m=1

Politics › Re: I Can't Take These Anymore by xmich(m): 9:35am On Oct 20, 2015

heavenstorm:
Seriously I can't take these anymore... How can nairaland a site with the touch of nationality become d bedrock for some sort of people to launch Secessionist tendencies nd dis stupid posts re not struck down beats my surprise... Why do we have more of Biafra advertisement on these site with there gullible followers using hundreds of monikers to spam d site... Don't we have moderators? Or should we say the moderators are sympathetic with these sons of perdition? If u guys want to recruit or malign ur perceived enemies... Pls take it to Biafraudland or Bella naija.. Ur noise on these site is provocative nd calling for nothing else than cyber bully... Nd u guys won't like it at all

APC not ready to clean Lagos state

http://www./2015/10/apc-not-ready-to-rule-nigeria-adebanjo.html?m=1

Health › Re: Faeces Take Over Premises Of Lagos General Hospital by xmich(m): 9:34am On Oct 20, 2015

APC not ready to clean Lagos

http://www./2015/10/apc-not-ready-to-rule-nigeria-adebanjo.html?m=1

Politics › Re: Breaking: Protest At Abuja By Nis-recruits by xmich(m): 9:32am On Oct 20, 2015

APC not ready to rule Nigeria

http://www./2015/10/apc-not-ready-to-rule-nigeria-adebanjo.html?m=1

Politics › Re: Interference Allegation: Don’t Cross Your Bounds, CJN Cautions PDP by xmich(m): 9:29am On Oct 20, 2015

What You need to know about APC

http://www./2015/10/apc-not-ready-to-rule-nigeria-adebanjo.html?m=1

Politics › Re: Nnamdi Kanu's Arrest, Bail......scam Or A Game. Opinion by xmich(m): 9:27am On Oct 20, 2015

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Politics › Biafra : Ibtimes Uk Report's On Nnamdi Kanu's Detaintion by xmich(op): 11:19pm On Oct 19, 2015

The leader of a separatist movement advocating for the independence of Biafra from Nigeria has reportedly been arrested in 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.
It is believed that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) and director of London-basedradio station Radio Biafra, was apprehended by the Department of State Services (DSS) after he had flown from the UK, where he lives.
According to a Twitter handle affiliated with Radio Biafra, Kanu was arrested at the Golden Tulip Essential airport hotel on Sunday (18 October).IBTimes UK contacted the DSS, but has not received a response at the time of publishing.
The spokesperson for the Nigeria defence, Rabe Abubakar, was unable to confirm the arrest. An Ipob member who spoke with IBTimes UK under condition of anonymity said on Monday morning (19 October): "I can confirm to you that Nnamdi Kanu was detained illegally by the Nigerian DSS agents. He has not been released."
The arrest was also confirmed by David Otto, CEO of UK-based global security provider TGS Intelligence Consultants, who told IBTimes UK: "I can confirm that Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Lagos last week and may still be in custody. The reason for the arrest is not clear." Otto added that Kanu might have been arrested in relation to his role in the activities of Radio Biafra, which the Nigerian government slammed as illegal. The government claimed in July that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had managed to jam its signal.
An Ipob member, Ifeanyi Chijioke, wrote a letter on behalf of the group calling for world leaders to put pressure on the Nigerian government to release Kanu, according to Sahara Reporters. The letter reads: "It's in record that Nnamdi Kanu is a law abiding leader who has disciplined indigenous people of Biafra to strictly abide by local and international law.
"This is a gross provocation of indigenous people of Biafra and, as endangered people, would only wait shortly for due process and immediate release of her leader. The world should know that arrest of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is the making of monster in indigenous people of Biafra and to prevent and save lives must world leaders stand up to their responsibility," the letter continued.
The alleged arrest came as the Nigeria police are cracking down on pro-Biafrans amid allegations that 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. It read: "This directive becomes imperative owing to recent activities of members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra [Massob] and the Indigenous People of Biafra [Ipob] in some parts of the country."
A perceived increase in pro-Biafran activities was also confirmed by the 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."
However, those who support the Biafra cause argued such claims only aim to smear the reputation of pro-Biafrans who, they say, are not and will never be a violent movement. Pro-Biafrans also 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".
Biafra map
The Biafra region in the south of Nigeria is shown in greenibtimes.co.uk
Biafra history

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 mid-west 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 BritishWikimedia 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.

http://www./2015/10/biafra-ibtimes-uk-reports-on-nnamdi.html?m=1

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