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Nigeria: Govt Explains Why It Labelled Biafra Group as Terrorists
Vanguard, 29 September 2017
The Federal Government, yesterday, disagreed with the United States of America on the status of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Read more »
Minister of Information Lai Mohammed has said that the group's "acts and utterances" is that of terrorists. The minister also described as "unfortunate and unacceptable" the fact that the U.S. does not agree.
Indigenous People of Biafra
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a presidential proclamation proscribing the Indigenous People of Biafra over the group's involvement in terrorist activities. Buhari's ... Read more »
After analysing the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, the armed forces have profiled the group as a terrorist organization. The army has advised parents to warn ... Read more »
Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, says the defence headquarters only "pronounced" the group as a terrorist organisation. Senate president Bukola Saraki had condemned the tagging ... Read more »
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