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
Killing of Pro-Biafra Protesters (2015–2016) Nigerian military and Federal Government have strenuously denied engaging in any of these acts. On 24 November 2016, Amnesty International accused Nigerian security forces of killing at least 150 Biafra's secession peaceful advocates. The rights group also said Nigerian military fired live ammunition, with little or no warning, to disperse members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group between August 2015 and August 2016. But the military and police dismissed the allegations and say it was aimed to tarnish the security forces reputation. The May 30, 2016 Biafra Day Demonstrations – a series of protests that commemorate the 1967