Biafra is Not in Igbo Dictionary and Not in Igbo Land

When I say that Masi Nnamdi Kanu, the Radio Biafra broadcaster and self acclaimed leader of  the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and his followers are intellectually retarded, they will feel insulted and provoked. But their intellectual ignorance is a fact and not an insult.
The fact that a group of Igbos are barking like dogs and calling themselves a name that is not in the #Igbo dictionary and did not originate from Igbo tribe is a disgrace and a shame.
The name of #Biafra is a foreign name, whereas the name of #Nigeria originated from the River Niger.

From archeological discoveries and etymological studies, there is nothing linking Igbos to the Jews. The Jewish link is mere myth of fantasy without any evidence in the DNA mapping. The origin of the Igbos is clearly shown in the Igbo Ukwu Art of Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì dating back to 948 CE.
Case closed.

Origin of Biafra
The Bight of Biafra, or Mafra (named after the town Mafra in southern Portugal), between Capes Formosa and Lopez, is the most eastern part of the Gulf of Guinea; it contains the islands Fernando Po [Equitorial Guinea], Prince’s and St Thomas’s. The name Biafra - as indicating the country - fell into disuse in the later part of the 19th century.


Early map of Africa depicting a region named Biafra in present day Cameroon
A 1710 map indicates that the region known as "Biafar" (Biafra) was located in present day Cameroon

See more on
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bight_of_Biafra

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Lagos City in 1964 By The New York Times

Two Faces of an African City: New and Old in Lagos
~ By LLOYD GARRISON; Special to The New York Times

SEPTEMBER 6, 1964.
LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 5 —Lagos, like Manhattan, is an is­land city with no place to go but up.

Newcomers arriving by sea marvel at the dazzling glass and aluminum office buildings thrusting skyward from the Marina, which is to Lagos what the Battery is to Manhattan. But after their ship has sailed up the placid lagoon and they debark, they find the tall new buildings largely a facade.

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The Portuguese houses, built by merchants who dealt in spices and slaves, are now par­titioned into rooms for rent. With more than 20 persons to a house and more than three to a room, Lagos landlords have made a killing.

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One statistic tells a lot about Lagos: in 10 years it has doubled in population to be­come a metropolis of well over half a million people. It seems that nothing — unemployment, overcrowding, high rents, ris­ing prices — can stem the in­coming tide, for Lagos is a city of dreams.

The poor stream in from the provinces, propelled by the hope of a job paying cash. Few find one, but to go back to the vil­lage or the farm would be to admit failure. So the newcom­ers stay on, swelling the ranks of the unemployed, already more than 100,000.

But Lagos is not all heart­break. As the Federal capital it is a melting pot of all the rival tribes from the outlying regions. Here they can move freely, and more and more they are intermarrying.

Lagos is also the intel­lectuals’ haven. Playwrights

The sculptor Ben Enwonwu works here when not traveling to London or Rome on special commissions. At the Federal ex­hibition center on the Marina, there is always a flock of ad­mirers — and buyers — for the weekly art showings.

“Lagos is a great place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live here,” is the refrain of many Nigerians who come from cities where the pace is slower. But this is the New York of West Africa, and as in New York, the dreamers still out­number the skeptics.

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Make Makoko Africa's First Destination for Waterfront Tourism

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