It also stated that the applicant must not be considered a security risk to the UK.
by Saharareporters, New York
Apr 23, 2021
The British Government has mandated under a policy document that has now been withdrawn for review, that any member of Biafran separatist groups intending to apply for asylum on the grounds of “political persecution” must be physically present in the United Kingdom, TheCable reports.
According to TheCable, it was disclosed that the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) had released new guidelines to its decision makers on how to consider and grant asylum applications by members of Biafran secessionist groups.
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Foremost Pan-Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has warned the Nigeria Army to stop secretly murdering Igbo Youths.
Chief Alex Ogbonnia, the group’s spokesperson, said the army was labeling random youths in the area as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN, as an excuse to arrest and kill them without proof.
The Igbo apex body questioned why the military couldn’t go after gun-wielding criminal herdsmen attacking Igbo towns, kidnapping for ransom, murdering, rapping, and damaging farmlands instead of abducting Igbo youths from their villages, profiling them as IPOB or ESN, and transporting them to unknown destinations.
Nigerian Army Secretly Arresting, Killing Igbo Youths, Says Ohanaeze saharareporters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from saharareporters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.