Nigerian singer Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, has sparked conversation after publicly declaring himself a Biafran, emphasizing that all Igbo people belong to the Biafran identity.
In an interview with Yanga 89.9 FM, Lagos, Kcee explained that Biafra should be seen as a cultural and ethnographical region, similar to Arewa in the North and Oduduwa in the South-West, rather than a separatist label.
“As far as I am concerned, every Igbo man under the sun today is a Biafran. I am a Biafran. I am an Igbo man, and Biafra is where we are from. It is just like the Arewas and Oduduwas,” he said.
Kcee also provided a historical perspective, noting that the term Biafra, first adopted in 1967, predates contemporary political interpretations.
“Biafra was created in 1967. Frank Opigo from Bayelsa suggested that name for the Igbos and we adopted it in 1967. Before 1967, who are we? Igbos. Being Igbo means you are still a Biafran,” he explained.
He stressed that identifying as Igbo naturally places one within the broader Biafran heritage, framing it as an identity rooted in history and culture rather than politics.
Gossip News Now recalls that on 17 July 2025, an Ebonyi State High Court in Abakaliki discharged and acquitted the last batch of 24 Biafran agitators facing charges of conspiracy and treason, ending a four-year legal saga.
The judgment, delivered by Justice I. P. Chima, concluded the cases of 36 pro-Biafra activists arrested on 24 May 2020. The first 12 had been released earlier through separate rulings.
The activists had been detained for alleged involvement in secessionist activities, with their lawyers describing the charges as “recycled and baseless.” Their release followed a legal argument based on double jeopardy, invoking Section 36(9) of the 1999 Constitution.
Justice Chima agreed with the defence, led by Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, and ordered the immediate release of the remaining 24 detainees.
