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10 months ago

Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has written to US President Donald Trump, alleging a hidden genocide against Judeo-Christians in South-Eastern Nigeria. In t

Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has written to US President Donald Trump, alleging a hidden genocide against Judeo-Christians in South-Eastern Nigeria. In the letter, Kanu commends Trump for his declaration that the US is prepared to act militarily and cut aid if Nigeria fails to protect its Christian population .

Kanu's letter highlights several incidents, including:

- Nkpor Biafra Heroes Day Massacre (May 30, 2016): At least 150 peaceful Christian worshippers were killed, and bodies were dumped in rivers.


- National High School Aba Massacre (February 9, 2016): 22 people were killed on-site, and 13 bodies were exhumed from a borrow pit.


- Operation Python Dance II (September 2017)*l: The Nigerian military allegedly killed many Christians in the South-East.


- Obigbo Massacre (October 2020): Over 2,000 Igbo youths were killed in "counter-terrorism" operations.

Kanu urges Trump to:

- Launch a US-led independent inquiry  into state-sponsored massacres of Judeo-Christians in Eastern Nigeria.


- Convene emergency Congressional hearings on the Igbo Christian genocide.


- Impose Magnitsky Act sanctions on top Nigerian officials implicated in human rights abuses.


- Support an internationally-supervised referendumon self-determination for the Igbo people

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