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Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by limcar: 6:52am On Aug 31, 2021 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has slammed the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for unleashing terror on the South-East and parts of the South-South, describing them as thieves and terrorists. The president said this in a statement by his media aide Garba Shehu on Sunday. Mr Buhari, however, maintained that to achieve success, communities must unite against these horrific attacks, saying retributive violence was not the answer. He challenged religious, traditional, and community leaders on the need to preach peace and preventing violence. ”Attempts to simplify the reasons into a basic narrative may help raise donor-dollars for international NGOs, fill pages of overseas newspapers and burnish foreign politicians’ faith credentials,” argued Mr Buhari. “But this does not increase understanding, nor offer solutions. If anything, simplistic theorising and finger-pointing make the situation worse.” He pointed out that “it is important both for Nigerians and the international community to appreciate that there are” a multitude of factors responsible for the worsening insecurity in Nigeria. Mr Buhari further explained that “there are no religious connotations at all when the primary purpose of these acts is to extract money.” The president insisted that the “herder-farmer” violent conflict was a matter of “water and land,” not religion. “Then the herder-farmer clashes. While international voices and some Nigerian politicians who seek personal gains from division declare this a matter of religion, for those involved, it is almost entirely a matter of access to water and land,” he stated. “Herders have moved their cattle into contact with farmers for millennia. But increasingly, due to population pressure, escalating aridity of northern states, and climate change, they are forced to travel further south to find grazing lands.” On the activities of IPOB, Mr Buhari noted that “further afield in the South-East, IPOB are not struggling for freedom when they attack police stations and property, but rather committing acts of terrorism” to steal money. “IPOB is not defending Christians, as their highly paid foreign lobbyists claim,” Mr Buhari pointed out, “when almost every citizen of those states they terrorize is uniformly Christian.” A few months ago, Mr Buhari’s regime repatriated IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya, and now facing various criminal charges in court. He is in detention. Mr Kanu and IPOB are seeking the secession of the South-East from Nigeria. However, Mr Buhari has urged Nigerians to be united against “those who seek to divide us for their own nefarious financial and political gain.” (NAN) https://gazettengr.com/biafra-ipob-are-thieves-not-freedom-fighters-says-buhari/ |
Re: Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by Sunnybay7: 6:57am On Aug 31, 2021 |
Fulani terrorist are what? 2 Likes |
Re: Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by LionTiger(m): 7:00am On Aug 31, 2021 |
The handiwork of shehu Garba. Yet Fulani terrorist are causing mayhem everywhere and you're on permanent mute mode. What a dumb response. 1 Like |
Re: Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by Nowanridge: 7:02am On Aug 31, 2021 |
Mtcheew 1 Like |
Re: Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by Ever8090: 7:05am On Aug 31, 2021 |
Anyway, everyone can say anything but one thing is sure we will surely account for our works here on earth.. 1 Like |
Re: Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by jumper524(m): 7:05am On Aug 31, 2021 |
I watched a video of these ipob members holding ak47 and oppressing people to sit at home. At this junction I think the only way to end all this gra gra is to legalize gun for every citizen. No doubts it has its disadvantages but for sure these cases of gunmen invading a full community would reduce. |
Re: Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by uBuNiT: 7:14am On Aug 31, 2021 |
Aridity pushing you southward to oust me from my village ? Good idea |
Re: Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by uBuNiT: 7:25am On Aug 31, 2021 |
jumper524:So you care for SE communities like this while your parents are helpless in ibarapa ? 3 Likes |
Re: Biafra: IPOB Are Thieves Not Freedom Fighters, Says Buhari by Isobug: 7:42am On Aug 31, 2021 |
jumper524:I don't think it was in the east |
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