Why Deepening Tension, Aggravating Insecurity May Trigger Insurgency In South-East Nigeria
It is difficult to miss the signs. Ominous signals continue to dog the path of peace in communities across the Southeast states of Nigeria.
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It is difficult to miss the signs. Ominous signals continue to dog the path of peace in communities across the Southeast states of Nigeria.
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A strange mix of events is tugging violently at the fabrics of peace across the zone. And the elements at play appear determined to unravel an already fragile situation. It is akin to putting life flame on dry gunpowder. 
There is ample evidence that the overstretched tension in the relationship between security agencies and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB), a group clamouring for an independent state of Biafra out of Nigeria, is already boiling over.
There are fears that sooner or later, something could give.
#IPOB publicly claims that its strategy of achieving self-determination is through a referendum and periodically calls out its members for symbolic marches across cities.
#IPOB publicly claims that its strategy of achieving self-determination is through a referendum and periodically calls out its members for symbolic marches across cities.
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of an estimated one million member #IPOB, mobilises his devoted followers by alleging and reinforcing a narrative that presents the Nigerian state as a harbinger of unbearable cruelty through official policies to the Igbo people that make up his #Biafra.
His (Nnamdi Kanu) message is simple: demonise the Nigerian state and paint a glorious picture of hope tied to actualization of #Biafra.
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