Nigerian music star Kingsley Okonkwo, widely known as Kcee, has openly stated that he identifies as a “Biafran,” insisting that the term represents a cultural group rather than a separatist label.
Speaking during an interview with Yanga 89.9 FM in Lagos, the singer argued that every Igbo person naturally falls under the Biafran identity, which he described as an ethnographical region similar to Arewa and Oduduwa.
“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.
Prompt News reports Kcee further explained the historical roots of the term, noting that “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.”
