Thesis abstract: The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is one in a series of groups agitating for the separation of Nigeria’s old Eastern region from the Nigerian federation due to the war between the region (declared the sovereign Republic of Biafra) and the rest of Nigeria from July 1967 to January 1970. The study draws on IPOB’s use of history and historical narratives to mobilise membership as well as drive its political agenda.