‘Reject cultural property agreement with Nigeria’ – Biafra group begs US

The Biafra Republic Government successful Exile, BRGIE, has urged the United States authorities to cull the renewal of its Memorandum of Understanding, MOU with Nigeria connected taste property, citing the alleged persecution of Christians and pro-Biafra groups.

DAILY POST reports that the pro-Biafra radical made the entreaty successful a connection on Thursday, done Ogechukwu Nkere, who replaced Simon Ekpa arsenic the group’s Prime Minister.

Nkere testified earlier the US State Department’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee during a proceeding connected Nigeria’s petition for an hold of the MOU and the continuation of US import restrictions connected Nigerian archaeological and ethnological materials.

Nkere argued that Nigeria’s attraction of Christians and pro-Biafra organisations should beryllium considered earlier immoderate determination is made connected the agreement.

He besides referenced the US government’s designation of Nigeria arsenic a “Country of Particular Concern” arsenic portion of his submission to the committee.

“Unless the Federal Government of Nigeria ends its persecution of Biafrans and Nigerian Christians, the MOU should beryllium suspended ...