NIGERIA'S AMALGAMATION EXPIRES THIS YEAR - MASSOB

SOURCE: LEADERSHIP

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB) on Wednesday declared the continued existence of Nigeria as a
country as illegal in view of the basis of its formation by the
colonial British government through the amalgamation of the Southern
and Northern protectorates.
In a press statement issued by its director of information, Mr. Uche
Madu, and made available to LEADERSHIP, MASSOB argued that when the
country was formed in 1914 the arrangement by the British authorities
was on experimental basis to last for 100 years, saying that period
would expire this year.
The group claimed that the document stating the country's existence on
experimental basis for 100 years was kept secret from the public, but
said many political leaders in Nigeria were aware of the document,
adding that it was what informed some political leaders making
consistent comments on possible breakup of Nigeria.
"The amalgamation of southern and northern Nigeria by the British was
to be experimented for 100 years to know if it would work or not," it
said.