The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has mandated all the people of Southeast Nigeria living in Lagos State and other parts of the country to return to the East during the forthcoming census. The separatist group said southeasterners should be counted in the states they hail from and not where they reside outside their geopolitical zone. This comes on the heels of the rising tension and reported attacks on Igbo people in Lagos.
IPOB Directs Igbos In Lagos To Ensure They’re Not Counted If They Can’t Return To Southeast Nigeria For CensusThe separatist group said southeasterners should be counted in the states they hail from and not where they reside outside their geopolitical zone.
The separatist group said southeasterners should be counted in the states they hail from and not where they reside outside their geopolitical zone. IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday, stated that it will use the census to ascertain the Igbo population and the size of social amenities needed in the Southeast region.
“Those who disenfranchised Biafrans during the last fraudulent elections should never be allowed to use us to boost their population again. They have always used Biafrans’ population for a higher allocation yet deny Biafrans opportunity to freely participate in the national issues from their territories. It's time we use our tongue to count our teeth.
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