Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.) has stated the resurgence of a group claiming to be Pro-Biafra will not in any way pose a threat to the sovereignty of the country.
As stated by him, 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 Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) 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 protest.