Muhammadu Buhari Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Biafra separatists ==== {{see also|Igbo nationalism|Biafra|Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria}} A separatist group, the [[Indigenous People of Biafra]] and led by [[Nnamdi Kanu]] became high profile in 2015 for advocating independence for a separate nation of [[Biafra]].<ref name="{{Cite journal}}...22"/> A breakaway Biafra republic was briefly formed during Nigeria's Civil War. In October 2015, Kanu was arrested on allegation of treason, his arrest was followed by protests against his detention across many Southeastern states.<ref name="{{Cite journal}}...22"/> Kanu later jumped bail and fled abroad to help lead the low-level [[insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria]] before being arrested by [[Interpol]] and brought back to Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oyero |first=Ezekiel |date=29 June 2021 |title=UPDATED: Nnamdi Kanu re-arrested, returned to Nigeria – Malami |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/470566-updated-nnamdi-kanu-re-arrested-returned-to-nigeria-malami.html |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page