Synopsis: This essay is a comprehensive analysis of issues surrounding the disputed
proscription, categorization of IPOB as a terrorist organization and the
military blitzkrieg codenamed - Operation Python Dance II (Egwu Eke) which was
launched in southeast Nigeria on September 15, 2017 by the Nigerian military. As
the military operation comes to an end today October 14, 2017, this essay
argues that proscribing, censoring IPOB and using the military to rein in
Biafra agitators, is tantamount to treating the symptom of an ‘ailment’ hence
will not extinguish the recurring, fervent and resilient Biafra Spirit.
