Biafra the BNYL faithful for a protest in support of Biafra. There have been several protests from many Biafra groups, and intense agitation for Biafran secession. Since August 1999, protests have erupted in cities across Nigeria's south-east. Though peaceful, the protesters have been routinely attacked by the Nigerian police and army, with scores of people reportedly killed. Many others have been injured and/or arrested. On 23 December 2015, the federal government charged Nnamdi Kanu with treasonable felony in the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the South-East Based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (SBCHROs), security forces under the directive of
Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages the RCUV is the only body which seeks to represent the interests of residents of the unrecognized villages. For a long period of time this organization was not recognized by the state apparently because of its anti-Israel stance—it accuses the state of racism and committing crimes, which cannot be considered as a constructive position. Nevertheless, its activities may have influenced the government policies to a certain extent and brought some real problems to the light. Now government seeks to involve the Bedouin in finding an ultimate housing solution for them via recognition of most of these previously unrecognized Bedouin communities