They insist that whereas oil is found in the English-speaking South Western part of Cameroon, the central government has practically neglected the region, and the people have been turned into “slaves” on their own soil. Like the Biafran movement in Nigeria, they have their own flag (white and blue) and a national anthem. The Cameroonian Anglophones claim that their struggle is non-violent and peaceful but they will insist on their independence, and the declaration of their own Republic. They further argue that whereas French and English are the official languages of Cameroon, the central government has imposed French as the language to be spoken in Anglophone Cameroon. They insist on their right to speak English.
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Reacting to criticisms of the President’s Independence Day speech by the Ohaneze Ndigbo leadership, Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said it was unfair of the group to blame the recent unrest in the South East region on the Federal Government
It said in the statement by Executive Director, Asongo Venatius, that this is irrespective of the fact that Kanu holds the dual nationality of Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
Kalu was attacked by IPOB and the lawyer over his claim that Kanu had fled to the United Kingdom via Malaysia
Although he did not mention Biafra specifically in the broadcast, the reference was unmistakable as the Indigenous People of Biafra, led by Nnamdi Kanu, has been the champion of a new Biafra nation, to be excised from Nigeria.
Kalu revealed this in an interview he grated Sunday Punch
Ikpeazu said this on Friday when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja
The Defence Headquarters said this at a briefing on Friday by its spokesman, Major General John Enenche
Kanu is a British national
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government’s position Wednesday night in London when he featured on BBC Television programme: “Focus on Africa”
Ohanaeze’s President-General John Nnia Nwodo, who stated this at a lecture at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London, said the South East had been over policed to intimidate and hold down the Igbo
The request is contained in a suit filed by Kanu’s lawyers, led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor
The story, which had been pulled down by Vanguard newspaper from its website as at press time, was denied by the Atiku Media Office.
Abaribe, who came in through a Point of Order on the Senate floor, alleged that some persons are attempting to create conflicts between South East legislators and their Northern counterparts.
While public officers and their cronies obscenely amass ill-gotten gains at the expense of the masses, the growing army of unemployed youths are daily assailed by deepening frustration as they behold a future that seems to promise them little or nothing. Consequently, agitations of disillusionment and dissatisfaction are growing louder across the nation, especially in the last two years
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, led by Nnamdi Kanu, had a clash with the military in Abia State, which led to the disruption of economic and social activities
The Centre, while condemning the stance of the US Embassy in Nigeria to the effect that IPOB is not a terrorist group, also said Nigerians are disappointed to learn about the position of the United States Embassy on the issue even after a competent Nigerian court has issued an order designating the group as such
The gazetting was part of the requirements imposed on the Federal Government by the court to finalise the proscription of the group
The position of the Nigerian Government comes a few hours after SUNDAY PUNCH reported that the United States Government does not view IPOB as a terrorist organization
The highly authoritative newspaper quoted the spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, as having said this