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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nigeria have been released after being arrested during a prayer session in Aba, Abia State. The group's Media and Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Powerful, praised the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice for the peaceful gesture and urged the release of other members detained in various prisons and security cells. Powerful urged President Buhari to release Kanu without "conditional attachment" and compared the movement to other liberation movements worldwide. He called on the Federal Government to emulate the British government's example of allowing Biafrans to freely choose their place of residence. Powerful emphasized that Biafra self-determination cannot be swept under the carpet, as it is in black Africa where civilised standards are lacking.