Policy Brief on Nigeria: – THE NIGERIA STATE AND THE BIAFRA QUESTION: THREATS TO OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIONAL COHESION?

The resurgence of the agitation for the creation of the Republic of Biafra in 2015 steps from a long history of agitations for the independence of the Southeastern states and some parts of South-south zone of Nigeria from the Nigerian state. The agitation dates back to Nigeria civil war of 1967-1970. The reannexation of the region to Nigeria after the civil war did not put an end to the agitation but led to the emergence of several pro-Biafra movements in the zone.

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