{"id":31981,"date":"2017-01-21T07:34:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T07:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/biafran-pro-trump-rally-turns-violent-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2017-01-21T07:33:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T07:33:35","slug":"biafran-pro-trump-rally-turns-violent-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/biafran-pro-trump-rally-turns-violent-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Biafran pro-Trump rally turns violent in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

{A rally in Nigeria to show support for Donald Trump as he was inaugurated as US president turned violent, injuring several people, police say.}<\/p>\n

The event in the southern oil hub of Port Harcourt was organised by a group supporting the independence of the south-eastern region of Biafra.<\/p>\n

The group says it backs Mr Trump because he supports “self-governance”.<\/p>\n

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) allege 11 people died in clashes with security forces during the rally.<\/p>\n

But a police spokesman in Port Harcourt told the BBC that only tear gas was fired and said some people were wounded in the scuffles.<\/p>\n

At least one million people died in the 1967-70 civil war started by Biafran secessionists. Pro-Biafra protests have resumed over the last 18 months.<\/p>\n

(IPOB) dubbed the event in Port Harcourt a solidarity rally and hundreds of supporters waved flags and chanted pro-Trump slogans.<\/p>\n

Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the brother of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu – who has been held by the Nigerian government since October 2015 on treason charges – said Mr Trump had won their favour as he “supports the right to self-determination”.<\/p>\n

According to the AFP news agency, IPOB has also renamed its push for secession “Biafrexit”, after the UK’s Brexit vote to leave the European Union.<\/p>\n

IPOB’s campaign has gained momentum since the authorities detained Mr Kanu.<\/p>\n

Human rights activists say the heavy-handed approach of dealing with the group has inflamed the tensions.<\/p>\n

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