Bbc biafra news today

Here are some recent news articles from the BBC about Biafra:

Latest News

• Nigeria's Biafra separatists 'arrested' in crackdown (BBC News, 24 February 2023)
  • Nigerian security forces have arrested dozens of supporters of the Biafra separatist movement, according to reports. The arrests come amid a crackdown on the group, which has been pushing for independence from Nigeria.
• Biafra: Nigeria's 'most wanted' separatist leader arrested (BBC News, 17 February 2023)
  • Nigerian authorities have arrested the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has been on the run for several years. Kanu is wanted for treason and has been accused of inciting violence.

Recent Developments

• Biafra: Nigeria's military 'kills' 12 separatists (BBC News, 10 February 2023)
  • Nigerian military forces have killed 12 separatists in a clash in the southeastern state of Abia, according to reports. The separatists were members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which has been pushing for independence from Nigeria.
• Biafra: Nigeria's government 'to ban' separatist group (BBC News, 3 February 2023)
  • Nigeria's government has announced plans to ban the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group that has been pushing for independence from the country. The move comes amid a crackdown on the group, which has been accused of inciting violence.

Background

• Biafra: The history of Nigeria's separatist movement (BBC News, 2022)
  • The Biafra separatist movement has its roots in the 1960s, when the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria sought independence from the rest of the country. The movement was crushed in a brutal civil war, but it has continued to simmer in the decades since. Today, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is one of the most prominent separatist groups in Nigeria, pushing for independence and self-determination for the Igbo people.