Original sentence: It is led by an Indian-trained lawyer Ralph Uwazurike, with headquarters in Okwe, in the Okigwe district of Imo State.Oodua Republic Front.The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is a secessionist movement with the aim of securing the resurgence of the defunct state of Biafra from Nigeria
Edited sentence: "The Biafran flag is hoisted over and flies throughout the enclave formerly known as Biafra and, for members, this is a symbol that Biafra 'of the mind' lives as its former chief of state," Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu says.Animated by the perceived position of the Igbo ethnic group, who comprise the bulk of the population of Nigeria's eastern region (briefly independent as Biafra), MASSOB is hopeful that it will succeed in its efforts.Documents and Legal Resources.Economics, rather than patriotic zeal for Biafra, has perhaps been the main factor behind support for MASSOB.It is led by an Indian-trained lawyer, Ralph Uwazurike, with headquarters in Okwe, in the Okigwe district of Imo state, Nigeria.MASSOB has had many conflicts with Nigerian police who accuse the leadership and its many young supporters of treason and felony, but this has not deterred their activities.Stories of Torture committed by Nigerian Police - Niger Delta Torture.The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is a revolutionary movement with the aim of securing the resurgence of the defunct state of Biafra.The group has appropriated all the trappings of State of the former Republic of Biafra, and is determined to bring the Republic's independence back.The struggle, the group says, continues and only time will tell if Biafra, or at least the Bight of Biafra after which it is named, re-emerges.This hope is buoyed on the possibility that the Oodua Republic of the Yorubas (southwest Nigeria) may be a reality one day, and so would their own group.While it has not approximated the activities of the Biafran Organisation of Freedom Fighters (BOFF) during the Biafran War, it has however kept Biafran issues alive and has consistently placed them on the Nigerian national agenda