Tag: Biafra
Lawyer for Biafran separatist alleges abuse, Kenya denies involvement
A Nigerian separatist leader arrested after years on the run was badly mistreated in detention in Kenya before being returned to Nigeria, his lawyer...
Biafran separatist leader arrested and will face trial, Nigeria says
The leader of a group calling for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria formerly known as Biafra has been arrested and is...
Nigerian security clash with Biafra separatists turns deadly – DSS
At least two people were killed in a clash between Nigerian state security officers and a group campaigning for the secession of a part...
Buhari to visit Biafra secessionist heartland
President Muhammadu Buhari is to visit south-east Nigeria this week, his spokesman said, his first trip since taking office to the region...
Missing Biafra separatist fails to appear in court
The leader of a group calling for the secession of the Nigerian territory formerly known as Biafra did not appear at a...
Buhari says no to secession
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari will not allow the country to be dismembered as it faces calls for secession in a region formerly...
ISS: Nigeria’s military approach against separatists stokes more tension
Nigeria's military has reacted heavy-handedly to a growing separatist swell in the south-east among organisations claiming to be the successors of the...
Biafra separatists sponsored by Nigeria government opponents – claim
A Nigerian minister accused government's political opponents of sponsoring a campaign for secession in south-east Nigeria formerly known as Biafra, where unrest...
Biafra separatists, Nigerian army at loggerheads over siege allegations
A group campaigning for the secession of part of south-eastern Nigeria, formerly Biafra, accused the army of laying siege to their leader's...
Ethnic tension rising in Nigeria
A northern Nigerian state's governor ordered the arrest of activists for demanding eviction of eastern Igbo people, amid rising tensions between ethnic...
Biafran secessionist protestors arrested in Nigeria
Nigeria arrested 55 members of a Biafran separatist movement during protests in the oil-rich south-east, police said.
Secessionist sentiment simmered in the region...
Biafra separatist leader released on bail
The leader of a group calling for secession of an area in south-east Nigeria, formerly Biafra, was released on bail after being...
Amnesty accuses Nigerian army of killing at least 17 unarmed Biafran...
Amnesty International said on Friday that Nigeria's army last month killed at least 17 unarmed members of a group calling for secession...
Insight – Decades after Nigeria’s war, new Biafra movement grows
Nearly half a century after a civil war in which a million people died, 27-year-old Okoli Ikedi is part of a new...
Police say arrest 83 Biafran separatists in Nigerian oil state
Nigerian police said they arrested more than 80 members of a Biafran separatist movement on Friday during one of a series of...
