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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect‎ to Simon Ekpa. I will protect the redirect to stop disruption. Star Mississippi 22:36, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Biafra Liberation Army[edit]

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The page in question may meet notability but I don't think it's ready for a stand alone page. Pointing WP: REDIRECT to Simon Ekpa. Otuọcha (talk) 13:32, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Redirect, part of a series of articles on things founded by / announced by Simon Ekpa, described here as "king of fake news". See e.g. Biafra Republic Government in Exile/Biafran Government in Exile, deleted multiple times between May 2023 and today. A redirect and short paragraph is sufficient until this 100,000 man "army" verifiably materializes. Fram (talk) 13:36, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete and SALT Because redirects are costly. We already have two SPAs who will ignore the consensus of this AfD and will restore the content regardless. Chris Troutman (talk) 14:03, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The two SPAs have just been blocked for sockpuppetry. Wikishovel (talk) 18:41, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can we just declare Simon Ekpa a Contentious topic? Please? WP:ARBHORN isn't quite close enough. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:13, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect, some of the sources may be usable for the Ekpa-article, the "thing" is mentioned in perhaps RS-ish sources. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:31, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect to Simon Ekpa per (most) posts above. Searching for mentions of the group following its "launch" in October, there is coverage in RS of a killing attributed to the group in Imo State in November.[1][2]. But for now it's mostly reports of angry declarations by Ekpa, and pleas by IPOB for the govt to stop bombing them, saying that the groups aren't connected. Wikishovel (talk) 14:46, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect to Simon Ekpa: Per Wikishovel above. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 16:20, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Stand alone page: Hello everyone! I'm new to Wikipedia. I suggest that this article can be a stand alone page as the groups violent activities increases in the Region as well as their suspected involvement in many killings across the region, is important to make the page a stand alone in other to reach a wider audience who actually doesn't know what the group are all about while their activities will continue to be updated here on wiki. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.113.63.52 (talk) 05:08, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: I opine that the article should be classified as Stub hence the subject matter is still unfolding. If we end up making it a redirect, it may disturb in the future as the article. The military organization was just established in 2023 and will keep on expanding. Whether in has Wikipedia notability status, yes it has per se other Wikipedia Liberation Armies in history that fought during the cause of independence. see some here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
The article has relatable RS which proves Biafra Liberation Army exists in real-life. See list of RS: Tracking terrorism, Guardian news, Yle News, New Telegraph, People's daily, Nigerian Pilot,Vanguard News, Arete Africa, Independent NG, Daily Post
It took me time to locate this sources and I assume good faith.
I have volunteered to modify, rewrite the article and make it more encyclopedic. I earnestly wish to see Key Administrators participate in this regard and I hope this will definitely help the situation at hand.
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
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