President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu has said that the trial of the Pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, would lead to the end of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Shehu, who stated this also pointed out that Kanu and IPOB do not enjoy the support of Southeast political leaders.
He made the remark in reaction to the criticism against Buhari by a London-based news magazine, The Economist.
In a statement he posted on his Facebook page, Shehu said: “In the South-East, IPOB – which the Economist rightly describes as “delusional” – the arrest and present trial of the terrorist leader of the group is the beginning of its demise.
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“The President’s administration is redoubling efforts to have IPOB rightfully designated as a terrorist group by our allies outside of Nigeria – an act which will collapse their ability to transact gains from crime and extortion in foreign currencies.
“It is important to remind The Economist and the global media that this group’s aggression and widespread presence on social media does not reflect their public support, for which they have none: all elected governors, all elected politicians and all elected state assemblies in the South-East – which IPOB claim to be part of their fantasy kingdom – reject them completely.”
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