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FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by Boworld: 6:08am On Sep 29, 2017
The Federal Government has described as “unfortunate” and “unacceptable,” the position of the U.S. Government over the declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group.

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kany & The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government position Wednesday night in London when he featured on BBC Television programme, “Focus on Africa”.

The Minister, who stressed that the Federal Government was right in declaring IPOB a terrorist organisation, noted that he could not make up with the US seemingly disagreement with the position.

“It is very unfortunate, if countries decide to pick and choose which organisations are terrorists and which are not, bearing in mind that terrorism has no boundary.

“I think what we should do is that every country should work together to ensure that terrorism does not thrive,” he said.

Speaking on why the Government labelled IPOB a terrorist group, the Minister said, “the acts and utterances of IPOB were acts and utterances of terrorists”.

“For instance, Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader was caught on tape, saying that they want Biafra and not peacefully, but by force.
“He declared that if they do not get Biafra, Somalia will be a Paradise with the kind of mayhem they will unleash on Nigeria.
“The group openly embraced arms and ammunition and the leader set up Biafra National Guard, Biafra Secret Service and openly attacked army formations”.

When asked by the anchor of the programme, Peter Okwoche, why “other militarised group” like the Fulani herdsmen had not been classified as terrorist group, Mohammed said that “acts of criminality should not be confused with terrorism acts”.
He explained further: “When an organisation decides to not just attack the Army but set up its own parallel government;
“When an organisation openly solicits for arms all over the world; when an organisation starts issuing out its own passports and currency and does not recognise the democratically elected government, then it becomes a different thing”.

The minister said that Nigeria is so fragile and an attempt to allow such excesses from IPOB to continue could attract reprisal attacks from other parts of the country and set the entire country on fire.

The President General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, who was earlier interviewed on the programme, said that the labelling of IPOB as a terrorist group was “extremely unfair and lopsided.”
Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by orisa37: 8:33am On Sep 29, 2017
IPOB is a Rebellion and a Terror Group. F.G is right.
Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by Nobody: 8:34am On Sep 29, 2017
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Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by orisa37: 8:55am On Sep 29, 2017
IPOB can change to IPOI - indigenous People Of Igboland.. Biafra is a Terrorist in Nigerian Constitution.
Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by months: 10:04am On Sep 29, 2017
orisa37:
IPOB can change to IPOI - indigenous People Of Igboland.. Biafra is a Terrorist in Nigerian Constitution.

BIAFRA IS A COUNTRY.

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Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by Nobody: 10:22am On Sep 29, 2017
orisa37:
IPOB is a Rebellion and a Terror Group. F.G is right.
Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by AkProsper(m): 10:24am On Sep 29, 2017
OK.
Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by Omeokachie: 10:43am On Sep 29, 2017
" “It is very unfortunate, if countries decide to pick and choose which organisations are terrorists and which are not, bearing in mind that terrorism has no boundary."



Oya go and beat up the US na.


It is more unfortunate that you use a word you do not understand its meaning to label a group, hence no-one agrees with you.
Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by ProDNA: 11:19am On Sep 29, 2017
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Re: FG Rejects U.S. Position On IPOB As Terrorist Group by orisa37: 12:49pm On Sep 29, 2017
months:
BIAFRA IS A COUNTRY.
.

No. Until I say so.

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