For several years, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a secessionist movement seeking the establishment of a Biafran state carved out of Nigeria’s South-East, has actively sought to claim international support to apply pressure on Nigeria to concede to their requests. This movement, which was latent for decades after the Civil War (1967-70), has since...
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FACT CHECK: How true is the claim that video of soldier challenging IPOB to a fight surfaced online on March 22, 2024?
The Nation Newspaper recently shared a video showing a Nigerian soldier challenging the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to a fight, with the claim that it surfaced online on Friday, March 22, 2024. The newspaper posted the video on its Instagram page with the caption, “In a video which surfaced online on Friday, March 22,...