The government of the United Kingdom has flipped on its treatment of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), recognising Nigeripoia’s classification of the group as a terrorist organisation.
In a May 2022 update of its asylum policy, the UK government excluded members of the group from seeking refuge in England.
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In April 2020, the UK was planning to grant asylum to persecuted members of the separatist group, as part of its refugee policy published at the time.
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The policy, at the time, was for asylum to be granted to “persecuted members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB)”.
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