This study adopts a discourse analytical approach to examine the contested identity of the Igbos of the southeast of Nigeria. It analyses the significance of the social and political discourses in the media and the Internet about their claim to the Jewish ancestry and as “Biafrans” rather than Nigerians. The study highlights the implications of these claims and their larger political implications for Nigeria. The study also shows that ideological construction of group identity by IPOB consistently portrays them as the victim and the marginalized. And their claim to Jewish ancestry is possibly a way of seeking foreign support.

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分裂分子还是恐怖分子？犹太人还是尼日利亚人？

本研究采用话语分析方法来检验尼日利亚东南部伊博人的有争议的身份。它分析了媒体和互联网上关于他们声称拥有犹太血统和作为“Biafrans”而不是尼日利亚人的社会和政治话语的重要性。该研究强调了这些主张的影响及其对尼日利亚的更大政治影响。该研究还表明，IPOB 对群体身份的意识形态构建始终将他们描绘成受害者和边缘化者。他们声称拥有犹太血统可能是寻求外国支持的一种方式。