The federal government has promised to find a solution to the problems in the south east – It expressed worry over the protests which sometimes have resulted in violence – The government urged Nigerians to support the focus to achieve peace

There is unease within inside the presidency over the escalated agitation for Biafra that has been described as a security risk. The Nation reports that the protests by the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation for a Sovereign State Of Biafra (MASSOB) has caught the attention of the federal government which has promised to find a solution to the problem.