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Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.)
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A former Head of State,
Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.) has said the resurgence of a group claiming to be
Pro-Biafra will not in any way pose a threat to the sovereignty of the country.
He added
that Nigerians had put the memories of the 1967 civil war behind them, saying
the recent activities of the group did not pose a threat to the country as they
were only seeking to reintroduce what had long been forgotten.
Thousands
of members and supporters of the Movement for the Actualization of the
Sovereign State of Biafra had on Tuesday embarked on a protest in Port
Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, demanding to break away from Nigeria. And
in a swift reaction, governors in the South East and other leaders in the zone
had dissociated themselves from the protests, saying they were not in support
of the group.
