The Biafra war is long over. But the grievances that launched it never really went away.
A Nigerian soldier controls the traffic Feb. 15 in Aba, in a pro-Biafra separatists zone. The southeastern Nigeria region has long complained of being marginalized by governments and military regimes since the end of the civil war in 1970.
Activists say people caught listening to the station have been arrested or beaten. But many residents here say they are willing to take the risk. Stay home “to make an everlasting impression on the world stage that we Biafrans are prepared to sacrifice everything,” he instructed listeners. “Anybody or family found outside on election day will perpetually suffer the ignominy of being labeled a traitor.”
Smith, who studies political science, said he listens to Radio Biafra, but has mixed feelings about it. He said he would like more discussion of the concrete policies he thinks will be necessary for a new state to function. A tank from the Nigerian army passes across streets in a pro-Biafra separatists zone in Aba, southeastern Nigeria.
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