Monday 9 October 2017 // 05:20 PM
Biafra: How The Nigerian Government Accuses US, 79 Other
Countries Of Supporting Terrorism
The Nigerian government under Gen Muhammadu Buhari, on its
insistence in tagging IPOB a terrorist organization, has simply accused US and
other 79 countries of the world of supporting terrorism.
Recall that the Nigerian government through the Attorney General
of the Federal filed an order before a court in Abuja to declare IPOB a
terrorist organization as well as proscribe its activities in the country,
which order was okayed by the court. But since then, many individuals, groups
and States have taken a different stance on the status of IPOB, maintaining
that IPOB are not terrorists rather an indigenous people seeking justice,
equity and freedom.
Countries like US, UK and others have also spoken against
the decision of the Nigerian government and its court.
But despite such contrary
position of those countries and bodies, the Nigerian government has
insisted that IPOB remains a terrorist organization, maintaining that Nigeria
does not need US and other countries' opinion to declare who it feels is a terrorist
group.
IPOB is found in not less than 80 countries of the world and
the governments OF these countries give IPOB freedom to operate hence with such
insistence on the terrorist status of IPOB by the Federal government of Nigeria
under Gen Buhari, such countries are harbouring terrorists and as a result
supporting terrorism.
It is a bit surprising seeing the guts with which Nigeria
addresses US, saying that she(Nigeria) doesn't need their (US) opinion whereas
US is supporting Nigeria on the fight against the terrorist sect, Boko-Haram.
Such temerity in no distant time may land Nigeria where she
has been afraid of perching.
I advise the Nigerian government under Muhammadu Buhari to
do the needful - withdraw the terrorist status of IPOB - because US, UK, UN,
and others can not ALL be wrong at the same time, leaving Nigeria as the only
Mr. Right.
If the countries that are spending taxpayers money to combat
and abate terrorism can not be listened to, then the deafness that the Nigerian
government feigns, will abruptly remove Nigeria from the world's map.
Nigeria should take a leaf from the recent referendums done
around the world and the scheduled/debated ones. It should not just play
adamance on the genuine agitation for freedom in the country while supporting
similar agitations in other countries.
By Mazi Edozie
For IPOB Writers
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