- Chief Okoi Obono-Obla said the EU, US have no right to meddle in Nigeria's affair
- He insisted that IPOB remains a terrorist group
- The presidential aide said the court order proscribing IPOB was necessary
Chief Okoi Obono-Obla who is the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution has insisted that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) remains a terrorist organisation.
The Punch reports that the presidential aide was reacting to the United States and the European Union’s position that the group was not a terrorist organisation.
Obono-Obla in a statement released on Sunday, September 24, said IPOB remained as a terrorist group as defined by the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013.
He said that IPOB harassed or intimidated“those who do not subscribe it to its separatists ideology and ethnic bigotry before its proscription”.
“So it is a terrorist organisation! This is also an organisation that was hounding and killing Nigerians in Rivers and Abia States before the military intervention!
“This is a group that was burning police stations; killing police officers, throwing bombs at military convoys, threatening to make the country ungovernable, threatening to stop governorship election in Anambra State!
“Most importantly a court of competent jurisdiction -Federal High Court has presided over by the Acting Chief Judge, Justice Abdul Kafarati upon an application filed by the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation hinged on Section 2 (1) (a) & (b) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act granted an order proscribing IPOB! So whether EU or United States of Nigeria or any foreign country says about IPOB is immaterial , irrelevant and of no moment!”
He said US or EU’s meddling in Nigeria’s affair could erode the country’s sovereignty and with the proscription of the group by a court, its activities remained illegal.
The presidential aide said:“I have previously said that the international community should not meddle in our internal affairs because doing that will amount to an erosion of our sovereignty!
“The EU has no business absolutely and totally with our internal matters so if EU says it does not see IPOB as a terrorist group, it does not matter as far as Nigeria is concerned.
“It is inconsequential! We all know by the definition of a terrorist organisation within the meaning of the term as defined by the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act , IPOB is a terrorist organisation! Also it by its advocacy and modus of operation it is a terrorist organisation! It used to terrorise, harassing or intimidating those who do not subscribe it to its separatists ideology and ethnic bigotry before its proscription so it is a terrorist organisation!
“I want to add that the USA may say IPOB is not a terrorist organisation by US Law because it is a registered business concern in the State of California in the United States!

SOURCE : www.naij.com/1127032-eu-us-meddle-nigerias-affair-ipob-buharis-aide.html

Nairaland should be fair enough a platform where integrity shouldnt be toiled with and no bias. But the moderators are trying to soak themselves in mud by their unscrupulous behaviour.
Take a look at the thread i created stating that EU rejected the terrorist tag on IPOB and a MOD closed the thread and called it fake.. What does that mean ?
www.nairaland.com/4065534/ipob-not-terror-group-eu

Good one.

Obono- Obla is a terrorist. ... ASUU 2017

Keep on drawing attentions

Oma se o.... Buhari himself is a terrorist... well I don't blame them,...

Mtcheeeew!!! i didn't expect anything less from d uncivilized ppl of d Zoo.
Really if their opinion doesn't matter why then did d Zoo called Nigerian adopted their methods of leadership called democracy

And to think that our gullible president is yet to return from meeting he attended all d way to US to see those dis idiot claim their opinion doesn't matter make dis man look more stupid.