The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has lambasted the federal lawmakers, especially those from the north, for supporting the call for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The call for the freedom of the
IPOB leader has become louder as prominent Nigerians, including lawmakers, have
added their voices.
However, CNG described the call
as treacherous, saying that lawmakers joining such a move were unpatriotic.
The Coalition said it may
easily forgive the governors and lawmakers from the Southeast, who they accused
of being Nnamdi Kanu’s supporters from the beginning, but could not imagine why
a northern lawmaker should support the call.
It said the demand for Kanu’s
release was an affront to those who died in the heat of Nnamdi Kanu’s
secessionist ambitions and a slap in the face of the Nigerian people.
Recall that the Northern
Coalition had on 7th August, 2017, reported Nnamdi Kanu to the United Nations,
accusing him of carrying out acts of terror against innocent Nigerians.
CNG also advocated for
declaring the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organization.
“We reject this legislative
rascality…”, the group said in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade
Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi.
“We are shocked that House of
Representatives members, including those from Northern Nigeria, are supporting
the release of a terrorist being held on charges before a court of competent
jurisdiction.
“This is a blatant attempt to
subvert the rule of law and undermine the authority of the Nigerian judiciary.
Where were they when Nnamdi Kanu and his people were killing and are still
killing the Northerners in the east?
“Where were they when the
properties of the Northerners were destroyed by him? Are they elected for their
personal benefits or for the interest of the Citizens? It is shameful and
disheartening to see a Northern Lawmaker contributing in such an unjust matter.
“This will further demoralize
the security operatives seeing the killer of their loved ones celebrated in the
NASS instead of apprehended.
“We are not surprised by the
position of the southeastern legislators, their governors, religious and
traditional leaders, being accomplices and supporters of Nnamdi kanu’s
atrocities, but condemn in totality all Northern lawmakers who endorsed this
treachery.
“We will not let the blood of
our loved ones be in vain. We will not let terrorism prevail,” it stated.
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