 Decades after the Nigerian @-@ Biafran war , the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra ( MASSOB ) , a secessionist group , was founded in September 1999 by Ralph Uwazurike for the goal of an independent Igbo state . Since its creation , there have been several conflicts between its members and the Nigerian government , resulting in the death of members . After the 2015 Nigerian general elections a group known as the Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB ) became the most prominent vocal group for the agitation of the creation of an independent state of Biafra through a radio station named Radio Biafra . For the promotion of the Igbo language and culture , the Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture ( SPILC ) was founded in 1949 by Frederick Chidozie Ogbalu , and has since created a standard dialect for Igbo . 
