As of Saturday, no fewer than three videos were seen on the online video sharing platform, YouTube, in which some Igbo denounced their citizenship of the country and declared their allegiance to Biafra.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has, however, warned that such act is criminal and attracts a jail term.
In one of the videos, the man introduced himself as Emenike Michael Nwofor.
He said, “My names are (sic) Emenike Michael Nwaofor. I’m from Nnewi in Biafra land; when there was Biafra, there wasn’t anything called Anambra State. I would refuse to add that name called Anambra State to it. I am from Nnewi, the former Enugu State.
“I am living here in Bordeaux (France); I am an asylum seeker in Bordeaux. I have been around Bordeaux for a year plus and we have been able to gather the Biafran family here in France; we have been able to register with the government of France as indigenous people of Biafra.”
After a long speech, he subsequently brought out his Nigerian passport and tore the pages.
In another video, a young man, who did not mention his name, also tore his Nigerian passport angrily.
In the third video, the man, who spoke in Igbo and French, tore his passport while using derogatory words on the government of Nigeria.
The Public Relations Officer of the NIS, Deputy Comptroller Ekpedeme King, while reacting to the development in an interview with our correspondent on Saturday, said the service was not aware of the passport tearing.
King said, “There is a new Act called the Immigration Act 2015 which stipulates the punishment for any alteration or destruction of Nigerian passport; it is a jail term with conditions.
“Those who mentioned their names, if we find out that they tore their passports, will be taken to court. A process has to be followed.”
Checks showed that the Immigration Act 2015, among other conditions, states, “Altering existing travel documents renders the holder on conviction of a two million naira fine and/or imprisonment for a term of three years.”
The Department of State Services had reportedly arrested and detained the founder of the guerrilla broadcasting channel, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos on his arrival from London recently.
The Nigerian Police had also arrested and arraigned many members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra and other secessionist groups recently.
Thousands of members and supporters of MASSOB had last Tuesday embarked on a protest in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, demanding to break away from Nigeria.
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Check it out. All break away countries like Serbia, Kosovo, South Sudan, (name them pls) had done this and most were jailed. Its just the beginning of a genuine course (struggle). If its the will of God Almighty, Nigerian government cannot stop it. Any sane individual will know they cant stop it; because when their hands are full of wars (bokoharam, egbesu, mossop, massob, Odua, etc), they will cave in. See common bokoharam is difficult to be defeated & they are just there propanganding while the jihadists and still bombing everywhere. America will tell you that bokoharam is defeatable, but they have not defeated isis, Taliban, etc. I always laugh when hypes are dished out by the military and government; yet the jihadists are still holding some villages and towns in Nigeria. wars are not prosecuted on the pages of newspapers and electronic media. Britain, Russia, America, Egypt etc fought against Biafra (1966-70) and Nigerian North & West thought they fought the war. Laughable!! The world has moved away from that. If you fail to listen in your country now, many nations will support whoever you are mistreating. A word for PMB. Pharaoh hardened his heart when Moses went to him from God & that's what is happening now in Nigeria. Asia have non-tested ballistic missiles that will be unleashed on Nigeria when it comes. Let Gowon and his cohorts keep fanning ill-wills in Nigeria. It will no longer be Uhuru as usual.
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