The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the BBC, CNN and other foreign media outfits of conspiracy of silence in the reportage of killings by herdsmen in Nigeria.
IPOB alleged that the under reportage of the killings in Benue, Taraba and Adamawa states was part of the international conspiracy to subdue non-Muslims.
“The killing of the innocent has become the norm under this present All Progressives Congress government led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari,” it said in a statement.
“More shocking is the fact that world media like CNN, FOX, BBC, Al Jazeera, NBC, ABC etc have remained conspiratorially silent on these horror shows played out in predominantly Christian towns and villages; probably because those being killed are not Muslims.
“We are bombarded daily with news about the suffering of Rohingya people and threats of economic and military sanctions against Myanmar but something far more sinister is happening in Nigeria and especially in Biafraland with no iota of coverage from leading media houses around the world because those being killed in Nigeria are non-Muslims. Only when Muslim populations are affected do we see international condemnations and sanctions.”
