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Biafra Nations League, BnL, (initially known as Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL or BNL) is a secessionist group in Nigeria's Eastern Region with operational headquarters in Bakassi Peninsula.

The group is fighting to restore the Republic of Biafra which includes the Bakassi Peninsula, a region that was handed to Cameroon by Nigeria Federal Government, following International Court of Justice ruling. BnL operates mainly at Cameroon border towns, they have been linked to attacks on Cameroonian Forces in Bakassi by armed groups operating in the water, On 8 November, the BNL/BnL took control of the WELCOME TO BAKASSI entrance, a border crossing between Akpabuyo and Bakassi, blocking the road leading to the Peninsula and raising the Biafran flag. The militants retreated before a Nigerian Armed Forces contingent arrived.

BnL banned foreign vessels from entering Nigeria and Cameroon through the Peninsula which began from May 30, 2021, after it's armed Militia loyalists reportedly engaged in fierce gun battle with Cameroon Forces. They operates mainly at the borders with Cameroon and the sea, most of the land border members are Ejagham and Boki speaking, sometime in 2020 the BnL hoisted the Biafra flag in Cross River border town of Ikom, the activities was carried out by the Ejagham members. .