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  • 2020-09-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Slain Biafrans? No, photo of kidnappers killed by Nigerian police in 2017 (en)
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  • A photo posted on Facebook shows six nearly naked men lying on the ground, seemingly dead. A crowd of people stands around them. These are SLAIN BIAFRANS. Their crime? Peaceful protest of a referendum, Nigeria is worse than a shithole, text above the photo reads . The photo was posted on the Facebook page Biafra News chanel on 30 August 2020. The page describes itself as where u get information regarding Biafra and the suffering of ndi Igbo. What is Biafra? In 1967, just seven years after Nigeria gained independence from British colonialism, the southern region of Biafra, which has a large Igbo population , declared itself an independent state. Nigeria’s government rejected the secession . A brutal civil war followed. More than 50 years on, Biafra’s sympathisers continue to call for its independence. Special anti-robbery squad action in Cross River state On 23 August, members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) clashed with state security operatives in Nigeria’s Enugu state, according to media reports and the organisation itself . There were casualties on both sides, with Ipob saying 21 of its members were killed. But the photo is not of this incident, nor does it show slain Biafrans. It is at least three years old and the men were reportedly kidnappers killed by police. A reverse image search reveals that the photo was published on several websites and blogs on 9 November 2017. SARS Kill 6 Notorious Kidnappers In Cross River State, one headline reads. In November 2017, there were several news reports that suspected kidnappers had been killed by a police special anti-robbery squad during a gun battle in the Ikom local government area of Cross River state. The men had reportedly abducted a woman. – Motunrayo Joel (en)
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