The politics of renewed quest for a Biafra Republic in Nigeria

Johnson, Idowu; Olaniyan, Azeez

doi:10.1080/14751798.2017.1382029

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“…Meanwhile, the killing of IPOB members and the perception of a lack of cohesive value system motivated participants more than the variable that indicated leadership failure in Nigeria. This result is consistent with Johnson and Olaniyan (2017) who found that the Igbo ethnic group (the majority of the ethnic group seeking Biafra independence) are virtually an isolated group subtly denied access to important political positions. This study shows that the IPOB movement participants have a feeling of collective victimisation and see participation as an opportunity for articulating their sense of marginalisation and exclusion from Nigerian bureaucratic politics.…”

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The Internet and Activists’ Digital Media Practices: A case of the Indigenous People of Biafra Movement in Nigeria

Nwofe¹

2019

IJMCF

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Previous studies have highlighted some important contributions that participants' digital activism play in the process of protest coordination and mobilisation. The literature suggests that individuals' digital practices contribute to the dynamism of social movements' actions for social and political change. Across Africa, there is limited literature examining how social actors use the internet or the variations in the use of the internet for socio-political activism. While many studies focused on leaderless mass actions across the world, few focused on social movement organisations, much less in Nigeria. Understanding of the variations in activist's digital media practices is thereby limited, with the dynamics in the mobilising potentials of the internet in Nigeria under-explored. Second, most studies only focused on the empowering effects of the internet as the main variable, ignoring the concomitant impacts of activists' media such as radio in the mobilisation efforts of social movements in Africa. This article attempts to fill this gap, by examining variations in IPOB protesters' digital media practices and their levels of involvement in the Biafra independence struggle. The article aims to understand protesters' digital support roles, motivations, constraints and sources of mobilising information. Using survey data (N = 113), the article argues that through protesters' digital media practices in the services of the IPOB protests, complemented with the pervasiveness of Radio Biafra ideological programmes, the idea of Biafra was constituted and made visible in the Nigerian public sphere. Implications of the internet as the only alternative media for African social movements are discussed.

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The Internet and Activists’ Digital Media Practices: A case of the Indigenous People of Biafra Movement in Nigeria

Nwofe¹

2019

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“…The Northern People's Congress Civil War (1967-1970, which left several hundreds of thousands civilian and military casualties, until the surrender of secessionist forces. Demands for a Biafran Republic have continued until the present day, assuming a renewed violent dimension since the return of democracy (Johnson and Olaniyan 2017).…”

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Social Inequalities and the Politicization of Ethnic Cleavages in Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal, 1999–2019

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Govind³

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Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities

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“…The Objectives of MASSOB include the actualization of the independent state of Biafra; supporting all entities using peaceful means to bring about Biafra; encouraging sincere and honest dialogue with all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria aimed at peaceful separation of Biafra; and informing the world about the actualization of Biafra [98]. The leader of the separatist movement, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike openly canvassed for the disintegration of the federation and periodically engaged the Nigerian security agencies in battles [99].…”

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Resource Control and Secessionist Movements in Nigeria: Implications for National Unity and Development

Adeosun

2021

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The geographical entity called Nigeria came into existence on January 1, 1914, when the then Northern and Southern protectorates were merged. Since then, successive governments in the country have been trying to unite the diverse elements that make up the country, all to no avail. From the North and South, there have been called for the dismemberment of the country due to the failure of successive administrations to address the national questions. It is against this backdrop that this paper examines the issues confronting Nigeria’s unity and suggests a way forward. The paper is anchored on elite and frustration-aggression theories and relies on secondary sources of data. The paper contended that injustice, high-handedness, and marginalization of certain sections or regions of the country in the governance of the country accounted for resource control and secessionist movements in the country. The paper suggests justice and inclusiveness of all sections of the country in the affairs of the state, among others.

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The politics of renewed quest for a Biafra Republic in Nigeria

Cited by 15 publications

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The Internet and Activists’ Digital Media Practices: A case of the Indigenous People of Biafra Movement in Nigeria

The Internet and Activists’ Digital Media Practices: A case of the Indigenous People of Biafra Movement in Nigeria

Social Inequalities and the Politicization of Ethnic Cleavages in Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal, 1999–2019

Resource Control and Secessionist Movements in Nigeria: Implications for National Unity and Development

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