The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) issued a warning on Wednesday to Ahmad Bashir, former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to stop comparing IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to notorious bandit leader Bello Turji.
IPOB emphasized that Kanu does not support terrorism like Turji and “his terrorist brothers.”
Emma Powerful, IPOB’s spokesman, stated that Kanu’s only offense against the Fulani oligarchy was establishing the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
Bashir had previously accused both Kanu and Turji of harming Nigeria and suggested they should be imprisoned in the worst facilities.
In response, Powerful said: “The Directorate of State (DOS) of IPOB warns Ahmad Bashir, aide to the former Fulani government of Buhari, to stop comparing unarmed freedom fighter Mazi Nnamdi Kanu with their terrorist brothers led by Tunji Bello.
“Bashir should not deflect from his and his Fulani cabal’s role in bringing murderous terrorists into Northern Nigeria by dragging IPOB and Kanu’s names into their terrorism issues. Our mission is legal and noble.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as a true Igbo Biafran, does not believe in terrorism. His only crime against terrorist sponsors like Bashir was creating the Eastern Security Network (ESN) to counter Fulani expansion and conquest.
“The Fulani oligarchy views Kanu and IPOB as obstacles to their agenda in Nigeria, particularly in the Southeast. This is why they use military might and media propaganda to intimidate and discredit IPOB and Kanu.
“The previous government, which Bashir served, spent vast amounts of money to illegally abduct Kanu from Kenya, defying court rulings. Meanwhile, the terrorists they allowed into Northern Nigeria continue to wreak havoc. The Fulani cabals view Kanu and IPOB as their enemies, but their real enemies are the very terrorists they nurtured, now turning against them and Northern Nigeria.”
