The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a secessionist organization in the southeastern part of the country led by Nnamdi Kanu, also added to the heightened ethnic tensions brewing.
ƙungiyar da ke Fafutukar Kafa ƙasar Biafra, wato ƙungiyar jam'ar kudu maso gabashin Nijeriya da ke yunƙurin ɓallewa daga ƙasar, wacce Nnamdi Kanu ke jagoranta, ta daɗa a kan damuwar ƙabilanci da ke jiƙuwa.