The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared that the only way to save Nigeria is to release their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
IPOB made the remarks in a press release issued on Monday and signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, addressed to the Save Nigeria Movement (SNM).
Emma Powerful regretted “the unguarded attacks and useless petition from a shadow chasing group called Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) against the Federal House of Representatives ad hoc Committee Chairman Honorable Obinna Aguocha for saying the truth regarding the continuous illegal detention of IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu shows that the group is clueless”.
“How can charlatans form a group to save a dying nation and at the same time promote the demise of the same country through their display of ignorance?” IPOB asked.
It recalled that the Federal House of Representatives ad hoc Committee Chairman investigating the insecurity in some communities in Abia State, Hon. Obinna Aguocha called on the Nigeria Government and the Department of State Security (DSS) to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally from solitary confinement.
After much deliberation at the chambers on the level of insecurity throughout Nigeria, with emphasis on the Southeastern region, the ad hoc Committee chairman gave the only solution to ending insecurity in the region i.e. the release of Nnamdi Kanu.
IPOB observed: “Unfortunately, a mushroom group who is oblivious to the meaning of their name, Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), displayed their ignorance and bigotry by casting aspersions on Hon. Aguocha for calling for the unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“This Save Nigeria Movement was among the NGOs that the Buhari government founded and funded to do their bidding.
“Hon. Aguocha is a stakeholder in the Southeast and knows exactly the root cause of the insecurity in the Southeast. But for the fact that the Nigeria Government is sponsoring insecurity as a reason to continue illegal detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, they will use their attack dogs like SNM to attack anyone who calls for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“It is non-negotiable that the Nigeria government must obey the Appeal Court judgments that have discharged and acquitted Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Should the government insist on the Supreme Court verdict, the eyes of the world are on the Nigeria Supreme Court to legalize the International Crime of extraordinary rendition.”
The group urged SNM, in its bid to save Nigeria from going into oblivion, to advise the Nigeria government to obey their court judgements and orders.
“It will be absolutely impossible to save a nation that violates its citizen’s right to freedom and abuse the rule of laws with reckless abandon.
Nigeria is a Pariah State and an example of an arrogant Empire like the Roman Empire that is destined to crumble.
“If indeed the members of SNM are serious in saving Nigeria, they should tell the Nigerian government to respect human rights and the rule of law,” the group added. Read more.
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