Biafra Supporters Who Tore Up Their Nigerian Passports Might Go To Jail

The videos of Biafra supporters might be what will be used to prosecute them. Some Biafra supporters had recently recorded themselves tearing up their Nigerian passports to show their allegiance to Biafra. Since the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, Biafra's radio director, there have been various protest and smearing of the Nigerian Government all around the world by these supporters.

However the most unthinkable was the tearing up of their Nigerian passport. However, some citizens of the country after watching the video think these fellows are dumb and stupid who don't even know the implication of what they are doing and hopes they will rot in jail, for trying to disrupt the peace and unity of Nigeria. 

On the act of these activists, The Nigeria Immigration Service has, however, warned that such act is a criminal offense and attracts a jail term. In one of the videos, the man introduced himself as Emenike Michael Nwofor.

In his words, “My names are Emenike Michael Nwaofor. I’m from Nnewi in Biafra land; when there was Biafra, there wasn’t anything called Anambra State. I would refuse to add that name called Anambra State to it. I am from Nnewi, the former Enugu State. “I am living here in Bordeaux (France); I am an asylum seeker in Bordeaux. I have been around Bordeaux for a year plus and we have been able to gather the Biafran family here in France; we have been able to register with the government of France as indigenous people of Biafra.” After a long speech, he subsequently brought out his Nigerian passport and tore the pages.

Also in another video, a young man, who did not mention his name, also tore his Nigerian passport angrily. And the third video revealed a man, who spoke in Igbo and French, tore his passport while using derogatory words on the government of Nigeria.

The Public Relations Officer of the NIS, Deputy Comptroller Ekpedeme King, in an interview said the service was not aware of the passport tearing. King said, “There is a new Act called the Immigration Act 2015 which stipulates the punishment for any alteration or destruction of Nigerian passport; it is a jail term with conditions.

“Those who mentioned their names, if we find out that they tore their passports, will be taken to court. A process has to be followed.”

Now citizens are waiting to see the outcome of such unbelievable act as this is more than what former President Olusegun Obasanjo did when he tore up his PDP membership card.