{"id":25994,"date":"2016-06-11T00:59:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T00:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/nigeria-army-killed-biafra-protesters\/"},"modified":"2016-06-11T00:58:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T00:58:50","slug":"nigeria-army-killed-biafra-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/nigeria-army-killed-biafra-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria army ‘killed Biafra protesters’"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Nigeria’s military has killed at least 17 supporters of Biafran independence, according to Amnesty International.}<\/p>\n

The rights group called on Nigeria’s government to investigate the deaths in the south-eastern city of Onitsha last month.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian military described the claims as unfounded and misleading.
\nAt least one million people died in the 1967-70 civil war started by Biafran secessionists. Protests have resumed over the past year.<\/p>\n

According to Amnesty, some of those who died were members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), a group campaigning for Biafran independence.<\/p>\n

Some had been shot in the back, an indication that they were fleeing the scene, Amnesty said.<\/p>\n

Ipob says Nigeria’s government is dominated by northerners and has not done enough to develop the mostly Igbo-speaking south-eastern parts of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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