The
Nnamdi Kanu-led IPOB, has alleged that the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led Federal Government deployed Fulani soldiers to Benue State to
protect herdsmen and not people of the state.
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has decried the support of
the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and South-East governors for the
recent military Operation Python Dance that unleashed mayhem on a non
violent organization that it is, as well as the entire South East and
South South, saying Federal Government’s inaction to herdsmen attacks
and killings in the Middle Belt, would have served as a lesson and an
eye opener to its duplicity.
The group wondered why Ohanaeze and governors of Southeast endorsed
the attack on IPOB by military armored tanks in the name of operation
Python dance while no Hausa/Fulani governor or Arewa Consultative Forum
has condemned or spoken out against the killer herdsmen.
The media and publicity secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, in a
statement yesterday said that the deployment of soldiers to Benue,
Taraba and other states to tame the menace of herdsmen by the federal
government has been belated after much havoc had been done and many
lives wasted in the areas.
According him, “Have you heard a single word of condemnation
from any Hausa Fulani governor or Arewa Consultative Forum against these
killer herdsmen? The answer is a capital no. Maybe there is a lesson
here to be learned by Igbo politicians and Ohaneze Ndigbo.
“This government is currently in the midst of deceit but
unfortunately some people are being taken in by their lies. It took
pressure from all over the world to get this administration to agree to
this paper deployment because we know it’s not real.
“The best remedy for the murderous mayhem of the terrorists is
to divide Nigeria. Anybody still habouring the hope of one united
prosperous Nigeria is living in a fool’s paradise. Unfortunately, this
belatedly announced Operation Cat race or whatever they named it, to
deal with a band of hardened state sponsored terrorists is totally
meaningless. People will continue to die needlessly until Nigeria is
divided.
“The deployment of troops to beleaguered Benue communities is a
fraud designed to hoodwink the masses into thinking that this
administration is serious about fighting the menace of Fulani herdsmen
which they created through their policy of acquiescence and appeasement.
“These so called troops allegedly deployed to Benue are all
staffed by Fulani officers who as usual will provide protection and
cover for the tribesmen who are doing the killing. The world witnessed
the same scenario in Southern Kaduna in 201617 or we have, suddenly
forgotten. Did Nigerian Army not allegedly supply murderous herdsmen
with arms with which they massacred and sacked non Muslim villages in
Southern Kaduna?”
Despite the outlawed group’s strong words, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo,
Southeast governors and other prominent leaders of the region have
consistently expressed belief and support for a united Nigeria.
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