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 said two weeks ago
that the passport was valid worldwide, adding that the travel document
costs N5,000 while its renewal costs N2,000
He 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?”
However,according to reports from the Deputy Public Affairs Officer at the consulate, Frank
Sellin, said, “The United States does not consider passports purporting
to be from a Biafra entity to be a valid legal document for purposes of
visa issuance.”
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