Nigerian lawmaker accosted in Germany

The former deputy president of Nigeria's Senate was attacked by a mob while attending a cultural event in Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday. Ike Ekweremad said his assailants were members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), a south-east secessionist group. A video of the incident has been widely circulated on social media. He was not injured. 'People are dying on a daily basis, people are being imprisoned for nothing. We are here enjoying life ... we don't want them here,' one of the assailants said. The Premium Times reports that IPOB and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, are campaigning for an independent country made up of ethnic Igbos. The Nigerian Government in 2017 labelled IPOB a terrorist organisation.

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