Resources Addressing Secession Agitations by nextierspd November 5, 2021 written by nextierspd November 5, 2021 114 Nigeria is experiencing substantial secessionist crusades across many locations, especially in the southern part of the country. The movement for a Biafran nation, currently championed by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a predominantly Igbo separatist organisation, remains the most daring. The group has created a parallel regional security apparatus known as the Eastern Security Network. The region has lost millions of naira from these sit-at-home orders. A similar separatist organisation, the Yoruba Nation Movement led by Sunday Igboho, operates in the South-West region of Nigeria. Other secessionist struggles include the relatively sedate Biafra Customary Government (BCG), Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Niger Delta Republic, and the Oduduwa Republic. Data from Nextier SPD Violent Conflict Database26 shows that in the twelve months to September 2021, Nigeria recorded 74 alleged secession-related violent incidents in the South-East and South-South regions of Nigeria, resulting in 352 casualties (comprising of 98 civilians and 78 security agents), 17 persons injured, and two persons kidnapped. In addition, Amnesty International reports that between 2015 and 2016, Nigeria’s security forces killed about 150 pro-Biafran protesters across Southeast Nigeria. Click here to download report. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail nextierspd previous post Stopping Kidnapping next post Threats to Statehood You may also like Nigeria’s Violent Conflict Data for President Bola Ahmed... May 31, 2024 Battlefields and Ballots: Nigeria in 2023 and Q1... May 11, 2024 Zamfara State: The Seat of Illegal Mining and... May 1, 2024 Africa and Its Disarmament Complexities December 5, 2023 What Does Securitization Mean for Forensic Mental Healthcare... November 24, 2023 Jigawa, Kano, and Kebbi: Zones of Peace in... May 12, 2023 2022 Annual Review of Nigeria’s Violent Conflict Profile April 20, 2023 Nigeria’s 2023 State Elections: Mirroring Hotspot States March 17, 2023 Political Vigilantes: Threat to Nigeria’s 2023 General Election? February 24, 2023 How Violence Could Affect Nigeria’s 2023 Elections February 24, 2023 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.