The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom have said they do not recognise the pa$$ports being issued by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra.
The National Director of Information, Ma$$OB, Sunny Okereafor, had said two weeks ago that the pa$$port was valid worldwide, adding that the travel document costs N5,000 while its renewal costs N2,000
He had said,
“I a$$ure you that the Biafran pa$$port is valid. Except Nigeria, other countries of the world accept Biafran pa$$port and allow our citizens to travel with it. In Europe, North and South America, Biafran pa$$port is accepted. Nigeria is the only country that seizes Biafran pa$$port. Go to neighbouring ghana here, they will stamp the pa$$port for you. Don’t be confused by the propaganda of the Nigerian government that there is nothing like Biafra pa$$port.
However, a Punch correspondent sent an email to the American consulate in Lagos to inquire from the US regarding the claim of Ma$$OB.
In his response, the Deputy Public Affairs Officer at the consulate, Frank Sellin, said,
“The United States does not consider pa$$ports purporting to be from a Biafra entity to be a valid legal document for purposes of visa issuance.”
A similar response from the British Government was sent to The PUNCH via email.
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