The United Kingdom (UK) has clarified that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is not a proscribed organization in the UK.
It was earlier reported that the United Kingdom barred IPOB, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), and other Biafran groups from participating in its asylum program.
But a statement by the British High Commission Abuja on Friday said this wasn’t the case.
It reads: “We are aware of inaccurate reporting circulating in the media and online that the UK Government has added the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the UK’s list of terrorist groups or organizations banned under UK law. These reports are untrue. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is not a proscribed organization in the UK.
