House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has denied comparing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Yoruba Nation agitators to Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The representative of the Surulere area of Lagos is under fire for his comments at Wednesday’s plenary.

A statement Wednesday night by his spokesman, Lanre Fasasi insisted there was no mention of any group during Gbaja’s address.

He noted that the Speaker condemned miscreants and criminals for taking advantage of the separatist agitations to carry out unscrupulous acts.

Fasasi said his principal expressed concern about emerging threats that present the clear and present danger.

He quoted Gbajabiamila as saying: “In the South of Nigeria, East and West, miscreants and criminals masquerading as separatist activists have emerged to wreak havoc, take lives and commit economic sabotage against fellow Nigerians and the state.

“These people, in their inclination for devastating violence against fellow citizens, their appetite for the destruction of private property, their disruption of academic activities, commerce, and industry, their propensity for defiling institutions of the state, society and community, their refusal to engage in debate, or to consider the possibility of dissenting opinions and alternative viewpoints, are no different from Boko Haram and ISWAP.”


Fasasi said what was conspicuous in the speech was the focus on the activities of miscreants, criminals and effects on the country.

The aide stressed that the Speaker never condemned secessionists or compared them to terrorists.

“The Speaker is not alone on the concern about an apparent emergence of a band of miscreants and criminals as different patriotic Nigerians have expressed similar concerns”, the statement added.

Fahdiga:
One of the major characteristics of being an Afonja. Double mouth

tishbite41:
Igbos, never trust Yorubas!
E get why

Fahdiga:
One of the major characteristics of being an Afonja. Double mouth

tishbite41:
Igbos, never trust Yorubas!
E get why

loveth360:
Is he not a Yoruba man

Ibkhaleel001:
They are the same !!

There is absolutely no difference between these two killers and Shekau of Boko Haram. Shekau wanted to break up Nigeria and establish his own brand of Islamic Caliphate, Nnamdi Kanu wants to break up Nigeria and establish his own brand of bkack Jewish state and Igboho wants to break up Nigeria and establish his own brand of Juju tribal state. In the process they are all killing Northern Nigerians who they consider enemy soft targets. So where is the difference?

As the government hunts down and kills Boko Haram and their supporters, it must hunt down and kill all supporters of IPOB and Oduua terrorists.

Any leader of of terrorists group should be killed. No one should be spared because some terrorist newspapers are supporting him by calling him freedom fighter. It is their acts, not the name given to them by their supporters, that matter.

Government should order shoot at sight on any member or supporter of Kanu and Igboho as it ordered on supporters of Shekau. Killers deserved to die no matter name they are called or what cause they are fighting for. Kar a raina mana hankali mana.

Terrence99:


You Igbo traitors should the anti grazing Bill.