Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Biafra political activist, Nnamdi Kanu and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says the “excesses” of President Muhammadu Buhari against the proscribed group “has increased support for Biafra’s self determination”
Ejimakor as well posited that the Nigerian government’s treatment of IPOB has “deepened the quest for freedom”.
IPOB is a group canvassing for the secession of Eastern Nigeria.
Ejimakor aired his view via his known Twitter handle on Thursday as seen below:
![[FILES] IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu in court](https://www.afriupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Nnamdi-Kanu-in-Court-120x86.jpg "IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu fails to regain freedom at Supreme Court 1")
Independence movements often start with a small number of idealists but quickly grow when central governments respond with repression. The excesses of the @NGRPresident against #IPOB has increased support for #Biafra's self determination & deepened the quest for freedom. FACT!
— aloy ejimakor (@AloyEjimakor) December 10, 2020
Recall that the Federal High Court in Abuja labelled IPOB as a terrorist organization on 18 September 2017.
IPOB have fought against this proscription, and sought to reverse the court’s decision in 2018.
However, their attempt has ultimately been unsuccessful, and they continue to be declared as terrorist organization under Nigeria’s Terrorism Act.
According to sources, the Nigerian State has utilized violent and excessive security force in order to silence pro-Biafran movements.
The latest is in October 2020 during which the Oyigbo mayhem happened.
This armed forces violence has been ongoing from 2014, first targeting IPOB after its formation.
Amnesty International released a report detailing that countless IPOB protesters were killed between the 29th through 30th of May 2016 during a governmental operation wanting to prevent IPOB members marching from Nkpor motor park to a rally.
The Nigerian army claimed that they were acting in self-defence, and that the death count lies at five instead of fifty. These killings have not been investigated by Nigeria, despite urgings from Amnesty International.
Human rights organizations have been keeping records of extrajudicial killings in Biafra. They claim that from August 2015 through February 2016, 170 unarmed civilians were killed and that 400 were arrested, charged or detained without a proper trial.
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