KILLING OF BIAFRANS BY NIGERIAN STATE AND NONSTATE ACTORS SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY: FEW SELECTED CASES

By Chiwendu Godswill (Abia writers)
Edited by Livingrich Ezeikpe
Hausa Fulani whom the British handed Nigeria over to have been killing Biafrans since June 22, 1945, when they killed over 200 Biafrans and looted their properties in Jos. They kill Biafrans at little or no provocation because they are blood sucking, bloodthirsty vampires. This legacy endures till this day because none have been held accountable for their crimes. I will enumerate just a few cases that have happened since the turn of the century.

February 4th-22nd 2000, Muslim fanatics killed more than 2000 Christians, majority of whom were Biafrans in Kaduna when Christians marched to protest the proposed introduction of sharia law in the state. May 2000, Christians were attacked and more than 100 killed in Kaduna as Muslims protested the delay in the introduction of sharia law. May 25th, 2000, about 150 Christians were killed majority of whom were Biafrans, churches homes and shops were burnt during another sharia riot in Kaduna.

September 7th-9th in Bambam Gombe state, 25 Biafrans were killed when Muslim fanatics rioted over the delay in sharia implementation.  In August 2001, Muslim fanatics attacked Christians in Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Bauchi state and killed more than 100 Christians. October 14th-18th  2001, over 350 Christians were killed and five churches were burnt during anti-American riots in Kano state.

Between February 16, 2002 - December 26, 2002, thousands of Biafrans were killed in Northern Nigeria and the root cause of the killing and riot was the implementation of sharia law in that part of the fabrication called Nigeria. Among those killed were three Biafran Christian pastors including George Orji who was killed by beheading. In November 2002, hundreds of Biafrans were massacre again following controversy over the hosting of miss world beauty contest in Nigeria.

The APO-SIX Killing occurred in June 2005 in which the Nigerian police force extra-judicially killed six young Biafrans (Ekene Isaac Mgbe, Ifeanyi Ozor, Chinedu Meniru, Paulinus Ogbonna and Anthony and Augustina Arebu) in Apo-Abuja. Till this day none of the police officers accused of that crime has been brought to justice.

On 18th February 2006 in Maiduguri and in almost all the northern states of Nigeria, the Muslims protesting over the publication of a cartoon of prophet Muhammad by a Danish newspaper killed more than 100 Biafrans. The Muslims attacked Christians and burnt down churches in the deadliest confrontation yet in the whirlwind of Muslim anger over the drawings.

Between March 11th, 2010 and September 1, 2011, over 500 Christians of Biafran origin were massacred outside plateau state capital, Jos, this time the killings took place in a mainly Christian village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area in Plateau state. On April 24, 2011, more than 1000 Biafrans were killed in Muhammadu Buhari incited riot after Goodluck Jonathan was declared the winner of the 2011 presidential election. Among these Biafrans was a London graduate, Obinna Okpokiri who returned to Nigeria for his mandatory one-year youth service.

On January 5th, 2012, 43 Biafrans were killed in cold blood in Adamawa state, 16 of them were killed in the Christ Apostolic Church Yola, while 27 were killed in a meeting where they were planning the burial of another Biafran killed by Boko Haram. On 19th March  2013, more than 250 Biafrans were killed and many were injured when Muslim fanatics exploded bombs that tore through five loaded luxurious buses in Sabo Ngari kano.

Since Muhammad Buhari took office as the president of Nigeria on May 29 2015, over 10,000 Biafrans have been killed, more than 6,000 were killed in northern Nigeria by combined forces of terrorists Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen, while the remaining were killed in Biafraland mainly by terrorists in uniform called Nigerian security forces and a fraction by Fulani herdsmen who kill, rape and maim without any consequences to them.

The height of this onslaught on Biafrans was the plan to kill the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the murderous Nigerian state. On 10th of September 2017 Nigerian soldiers went to Mazi NnamdiKanu's residence and started shooting and killing people, many were injured. In all of these atrocities committed against Biafrans, the world has not said anything at all.

On Tuesday, the 12th Septembre 2017, the leader of IPOB and Director of Radio Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, invited his people to Umuahia in Biafra land, on their way to Umuahia, they were intercepted at Isiala Ngwa by Nigerian Army. Seven persons were killed on the spot many Biafrans were injured. That Tuesday was indeed a bloody one both at umuhia and Aba.

I THANK GOD FOR PROTECTING LEADER MAZI NNAMDI KANU DIRECTOR OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA