‘Terrorists Free, Political Oppositions Behind Bars’, Imam Of Peace On Buhari’s Policy

‘Terrorists are free but political oppositions are behind bars’, Imam of Peace explains Buhari’s Policy.

 

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Imam of Peace whose real name is Mohammad Tawhidi has insinuated in his latest tweet that President Buhari’s policies are favorable to terrorists but put political opposition behind bars.

 

Imam of Peace, a strong critic of President Muhammadu Buhari whom he had in the past described as the “greatest criminal in Africa” took to the microblogging platform to share a prison in which Bandits are, Boko Haram are but IPOB, represented by Nnamdi Kanu, top Nigeria’s political opposition is being held in the prison.

 

This online news platform understands that Nnamdi Kanu was first arrested in October 2015 but was released on bail and fled the country in 2017. He was arrested abroad last June and brought back to Nigeria to face trial.

 

IPOB, which he leads, is pushing for a separate state for the ethnic Igbo people in the southeast.

 

A delegation of traditional rulers from the Southeast last November had urged the president to consider releasing the IPOB leader.

 

He told the monarchs the same thing he said during the Channels interview. He, however, promised to consider it.

 

“In the last six years, since I became president, nobody would say I have confronted or interfered in the work of the Judiciary,” Buhari told the Igbo monarchs.

 

“God has spared you, and given you a clear head at this age, with very sharp memory. A lot of people half your age are confused already. But the demand you made is heavy. I will consider it.”

 

Buhari insisted during the interview that Kanu would be given a fair hearing by the judiciary.

 

“So, we are giving him an opportunity to defend himself in our system, not to be abusing us from Europe as if he was not a Nigerian,” Let him come here with us and then criticise us here.”

 

 

Meanwhile, NewsOnline reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said there will be no sit-at-home across the Southeast on Wednesday and Thursday next week.

 

IPOB relaxed the sit-at-home due to the scheduled judgment of the High Court sitting in Abia State.

 

The court will on Wednesday rule on Kanu’s fundamental rights suit.

 

However, IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, limited the sit-at-home order to Tuesday, when Kanu will appear before Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court.

 

Powerful explained that the decision was to allow people of the Southeast go about their lawful business as the court rules on Kanu’s fundamental right suit.

 

In a statement he issued on Saturday, Powerful said: “We are the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB under the command of our indefatigable Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Following our Leader’s upcoming court proceedings on the 18th, 19th and 20th of January 2022 next week, we wish to remind Biafrans that there will be only sit at home on 18th of January, and not 19th and 20th of January. In keeping with our avowed solidarity with our Leader, the entire Biafra land will be on lock down only on January 18 for obvious reasons.

 

“Biafrans should understand that 19th January is the judgment day in the suit by our Leader against the Federal Government which is pending before an Umuahia High Court. So, there will be no sit-at-home on that day.

 

“Again, we don’t want to compound the pains of our people, hence, we will limit the sit-at-home to only January 18. Biafrans and residents of Biafra are free to go about their businesses without molestations on 19th and 20th January. Anybody found enforcing non-existent Monday sit-at-home on 17th, 19th and 20th is criminal and must be treated as such, IPOB leadership have given order and that order is what we signed.

 

“Everybody must be careful because this wave that is coming will consume many and every principal of IPOB mostly the coordinators must know that it will bounce on their heads if they don’t checkmate the activities of members and call them to order. IPOB is not village or social club where everybody will behave untoward to people like cultists.

 

“It is on the table and to the knowledge of IPOB leadership how some principal officers were encouraging evils in IPOB without minding the repercussions and consequences but we want to make categorically known to them that it will come back to him or her that encouraged evil against his or her fellow human beings

 

“For clarity sake, we reiterate that there will be no sit-at-home on January 19th and 20th. Nobody is expected to interfere with either human or vehicular movements in those days under any guise. Any detractor or agent of darkness caught obstructing peoples activities in Biafra land on January 19th and 20th in the name of enforcing sit-at-home will regret his or her actions.”

 

Powerful disclosed that anybody seen enforcing sit-at-home on those days mentioned were not members of IPOB.

 

“Anybody issuing order for sit at home on 19th and 20th of January is not a member of IPOB. Such persons are working against the interest of our leader and the entire struggle for independence. They should be disregarded.

 

“For the umpteenth time, IPOB is under one Central command and Control , and doesn’t have parallel or factional leadership. The Directorate of State (DOS) under the command of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is in charge of the global movement of IPOB.

 

“Anybody who is not loyal to DOS is an impostor and should be disregarded.

 

“We expect our people everywhere to adhere to this directive and refuse to be misled by sacked members of IPOB in Europe and America. IPOB remains unshakeable, built and rooted on the rock and will remain so until the freedom for Biafra is fully achieved,” he added.