The United
States government has said that it does not see the Indigenous People of
Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organisation.
While the Federal Government of Nigeria has proscribed IPOB and labeled it a terrorist organization, the US government, however, said it does not see IPOB as a terrorist organisation.
It said, although US is strongly in support of a peaceful resolution of internal crisis in Nigeria, however, under the United States’ laws, IPOB does not fit in as a terrorist organisation.
Recall that the Nigerian army’s Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, had pronounced that IPOB was a terrorist organisation after a reported clash between military personnel and IPOB members in Umuahia, Abia state.
While the Federal Government of Nigeria has proscribed IPOB and labeled it a terrorist organization, the US government, however, said it does not see IPOB as a terrorist organisation.
It said, although US is strongly in support of a peaceful resolution of internal crisis in Nigeria, however, under the United States’ laws, IPOB does not fit in as a terrorist organisation.
Recall that the Nigerian army’s Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, had pronounced that IPOB was a terrorist organisation after a reported clash between military personnel and IPOB members in Umuahia, Abia state.
Maj.-Gen.
Enenche had given reasons for pronouncing IPOB a terrorist organization to
include that IPOB members used “stones, molotov cocktails, machetes and broken
bottles, among others on a military patrol on Sept. 10, 2017.”
However, the spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, in a response to question by Sunday Punch, maintained that IPOB is not seen under US laws as a terrorist organisation. Brooks however assured that the US government was committed to Nigeria’s unity and would support a peaceful resolution of any crisis in the country.
According to him, “The United States Government is strongly committed to Nigeria’s unity. Important political and economic issues affecting the Nigerian people, such as the allocation of resources, are worthwhile topics for respectful debate in a democracy.
However, the spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, in a response to question by Sunday Punch, maintained that IPOB is not seen under US laws as a terrorist organisation. Brooks however assured that the US government was committed to Nigeria’s unity and would support a peaceful resolution of any crisis in the country.
According to him, “The United States Government is strongly committed to Nigeria’s unity. Important political and economic issues affecting the Nigerian people, such as the allocation of resources, are worthwhile topics for respectful debate in a democracy.
Recall Back on Inauguration of President Donald Trump were many Biafra’s
were been killed demonstrating supporting Donald Trump
A group demanding its own
independent country, separate from Africa's biggest economy, wants President
Donald Trump to support their demands.
The Nigerian police reportedly said Sunday 65 people were arrested and 20 were killed by the Nigeria police force at a demonstration supporting President Donald Trump. It was organized by a group that advocates for an independent country that will be formed from regions of southeast Nigeria.
While massive demonstrations against
Trump were held across the world on Friday, the day of his inauguration, the pro-independence
activists from the Biafra region, who want Trump to support the creation
of an independent Biafran state , conducted a rally in the southern oil
hub of Port Harcourt.
"Some suspected members of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) staged an unlawful protest in the Port
Harcourt metropolis," Ahmed Magaji, deputy police chief of Rivers State —
where the region is located — reportedly said, adding that the police had
to use tear gas to disperse the crowd because the unauthorized march
disrupted public order. The 65 people who were arrested were believed to
be a part of IPOB and were seen carrying the movement's flags, he said.
But the Nigerian separatist group reportedly said the
rally in support of Trump led to clashes with the police, in which about 20
people died and some others went missing. A spokesman for Rivers
State police, Nnamdi Omoni, said 65 people were arrested but no one had died.
Ugochukwu Chinweuba, a member of
IPOB, reportedly said Saturday their lawyers were working on the
release of those arrested, as well as trying to locate those still
missing, whose number he put at about 200.
IPOB fought a civil war from
1967-70, in which about one million people died, to press for their demand to
create an independent Biafran state. After the rally Friday, several
pro-Biafra activists claimed on Twitter that police had attacked unarmed
demonstrators, killing some in the process.
None of
the separatists' claims could be verified independently,
see photos of Biafrans peaceful protestant who have been killed by Nigerian government police and military below
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