BIAFRA
Stephanie Findlay is Canadian reporter working for Agence France-Presse based in Lagos, Nigeria. She is a Regional freelance Journalist and AFP journalist, Formerly correspondent in Pretoria and South Africa (September 2012 – July 2015), Toronto Star (September 2011 – September 2012), Maclean's Magazine (June 2010 – September 2011) and News editor for the Ubyssey (August 2008 – June 2009).
On 18th May 2016, a media agency, Correspondent.afp.com made a publication covering empirical observation toured by Stephanie Findlay in Igweocha (Portharcourt) Biafra land. The observation confirms issues bordering on Hausa/Fulani herdsmen.killings, IPOB massacre, etc. According to her, Port Harcourt is ready to do anything necessary to welcome Biafra.
Contrary to the view of people escalating that Portharcourt is not part of Biafra, the whole corners of Igweocha is filled up with posters, graffiti etc. Just to express their enthusiasm to welcome Biafra. In her view, she said
" Unlike in Abuja and Lagos, news of Kanu's trial dominates the front pages of newspapers and radio airwaves here and pro-Biafra graffiti and posters are commonplace on the streets". " In the wider southeast, Kanu's IPOB group seems to enjoy VIP status", " With Kanu behind bars, IPOB is suspicious of strangers, fearing they are agents of the federal government"
She went on to explain how Igweocha is filled up with Biafran Security. Majorly, all commercial drivers in Igweocha are IPOB men "IPOB's chief of security advises me to get rid of the Yoruba driver in case he's a spy for the federal government. It's "for your own safety," he said, assigning us a new Igbo driver and an IPOB bodyguard"
" Our new driver certainly had a cavalier attitude towards police. At several checkpoints, he hung out the window of his luxury Lexus SUV and shouted Kanu's trademark phrase "the zoo must fall" -- the "zoo" being Nigeria. But surprisingly, instead of getting arrested, police officers broke into smiles and shouted "God bless you!" " On the way back from Aba our driver started blasting Rod Stewart's "Rhythm Of My Heart", turned on the hazard lights and started driving into oncoming traffic to beat the rush, a privilege usually reserved for Nigeria's "big men" -- top politicians, army heads of staff and oil executives".
By Prince Richmond C. Amadi
Published by Udeagha Obasi
UmuChiukwu Writers
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