The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom have said
they do not recognise the passports being issued by the Movement for the
Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra.
The National Director of Information, MASSOB, Sunny Okereafor, had claimed that the passport was valid worldwide, adding that the travel document costs N5,000 while its renewal costs N2,000
But all those claims were big lies.
The National Director of Information, MASSOB, Sunny Okereafor, had claimed that the passport was valid worldwide, adding that the travel document costs N5,000 while its renewal costs N2,000
But all those claims were big lies.
Okereafor had said, “I assure you that the Biafran passport is valid.
Except Nigeria, other countries of the world accept Biafran passport and
allow our citizens to travel with it. In Europe, North and South
America, Biafran passport is accepted. Nigeria is the only country that
seizes Biafran passport. Go to neighbouring Ghana here, they will stamp
the passport for you. Don’t be confused by the propaganda of the
Nigerian government that there is nothing like Biafra passport.
“MASSOB appeals to Biafran citizens to procure their passport and use it to travel. If you doubt me, get a Nigerian passport while I have my Biafran passport; when we get to Europe, you will see who they will welcome than the other. Many people with the Nigerian passport have been repatriated, but have you heard of anybody with Biafran passport receiving such ill-treatment?”
But the American consulate and the British government responded to mails by Punch, saying he lied.
The Deputy Public Affairs Officer at the consulate, Frank Sellin, said, “The US does not consider passports purporting to be from a Biafra entity to be a valid legal document for purposes of visa issuance.”
A statement by the Press and Public Affairs Officer, British High Commission, Mr. Joe Abuku, read in part, “The answer is unequivocally ‘no’. The UK does not recognise the so-called Biafran passport."
“MASSOB appeals to Biafran citizens to procure their passport and use it to travel. If you doubt me, get a Nigerian passport while I have my Biafran passport; when we get to Europe, you will see who they will welcome than the other. Many people with the Nigerian passport have been repatriated, but have you heard of anybody with Biafran passport receiving such ill-treatment?”
But the American consulate and the British government responded to mails by Punch, saying he lied.
The Deputy Public Affairs Officer at the consulate, Frank Sellin, said, “The US does not consider passports purporting to be from a Biafra entity to be a valid legal document for purposes of visa issuance.”
A statement by the Press and Public Affairs Officer, British High Commission, Mr. Joe Abuku, read in part, “The answer is unequivocally ‘no’. The UK does not recognise the so-called Biafran passport."
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