The Human Rights Violation
A Study of the Indigenous People of Biafra Agitation (IPOB)
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The proliferation of ‘violent-oriented' ethnic organizations and agitation groups operating in Nigeria, is a result of the inability of the Nigerian state to resolve the questions of citizenship, resource control, federalism and political representation. This, of course, is an expression of sub-nationalism and irredentism, hence posing a threat to the survival of the fragile democracy and nation-building in the country. No doubt, the Igbo people who bore the brunt of the Nigerian Civil War has been relegated to the background and are being treated as a minority group in the country, even though they are one of the three major ethnic groups in the country. Another problem is the fact that they have been used as scape goats in any political crises in Nigeria. They have been extra-judicially killed and their property wantonly destroyed. All these infringed on their fundamental human rights. These are the factors that have fuelled the recurrent agitation and demand by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for a separate state was their rights can be protected. This study, therefore, concludes that the development of Nigeria will remain a mirage, and Nigeria, making a positive impact in international politics, a white goose chase, should the country fail to tackle her internal political problems.
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