The Presidency has come under attack over its recent statement accusing the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of setting Nigeria against some of its allies, such as the US, UK and the European Union.

Garba Shehu in a statement on Sunday had warned Nigerians and the international community of the move it described as a most misleading campaign wherein IPOB uses false allegations of persecution of Christians against the Nigerian State.

The Presidency claimed that the campaign which had been receiving monthly funding of $85,000 USD since October 2019 had started gaining steam with some officials of the American government, including the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.

The statement by the Presidency has since been met with controversial reactions from Nigerians.

Some took to their social media pages calling on the government to also channel such criticisms and allegations towards Miyetti Allah and Fulani herdsmen allegedly responsible for killings in Kaduna.

DAILY POST recalls that National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi had announced that his organisation hats concluded arrangements to flag-off its own security outfit to be deployed across the country.

The Fulani leader said that Nigeria belongs to the Fulanis and they will rule forever.

Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST from Twitter:

@MaxiWaltz “Miyetti Allah used national dailies to threaten other part of Nigeria but Shehu Garba is interested in IPOB.IPOB is really giving you guys sleepless night.”

@NekkaSmith “Garba Shehu, the Presidency has not said ‘pim’ about the ongoing slaughtering of Southern Kaduna People.

Kaduna is a stone throw away from Abuja but your major concern is how IPOB has strianed your US/EU ties.”

@Ayemojubar “But this same Garba Shehu kept silent when Miyetti Allah vomited their madness yesterday.It’s shameful this is coming from presidency.”

@NkemdiMary “This is just the beginning. You want IPOB to keep quiet whilst you kill Christians in Nigeria? No way!

@honilatte “Miyetti Allah said some dangerous words some days back but your madness didn’t allow you see it.We can’t be fooled Garba Shehu.”

@DynamiteAsegun “Of course, a regular bullhorn of a jihadi enabler will always deny the reality of the persecution of Christians in the North. He’s tilting IPOB as a scapegoat, but would never use the same harsh words for Boko Haram or killer herdsmen.”

@Giftairwaves “Why bring in religion into IPOB struggle? Will it be proper to say Miyetti Allah is using Islam to wage war against the Nigerian state? Please stop waging war against Christians.”

@TheRoy “The Buhari regime has sympathy and spot for the North but contempt and aggression for the SouthEast. Why hasn’t it declared the murderous Fulani herdsmen terrorists, and why is it busy letting Boko Haram murderers off the hook to walk the streets freely in mockery of those they killed?

@IconicNino “Garba Shehu uncovered plots by Nnamdi Kanu/IPOB to set Nigeria against US, UK, others. But did not uncover plots to stop and bring to book the Fulani herdsmen militia that are massacring Christians in Kajuru Southern Kaduna and other parts of Nigeria and taking over their lands.”

https://dailypost.ng/2020/06/08/leave-nnamdi-kanu-ipob-focus-on-herdsmen-killings-others-nigerians-blast-presidency/

It is only some people from a section of this country will ask the presidency to leave KANU alone,
Nigeria cannot afford any new crises now, bandits, kidnapping, bokoharam, and if war should break out again only the creator know what will be of our dear nation.

Always focusing on what’s not important

“From 1980 – 2019, the Stephanos Foundation record shows a total of 1,785 attacks in 32 states of the country. This led to the death of not less than 28,878 innocent people. In 121 Muslim-riots in 19 states, the death of 9,451 lives were. Also Boko Haram militant groups were responsible for 701 attacks that claimed 12,812 lives in 15 states. Again, 963 attacks from Fulani Militant groups in 32 states were responsible for 6,615 deaths….And up till today, no-one has been brought to book. Instead, it is those who cried out that were subjected to state harassment. A few suspects arrested were later freed to continue with their atrocities…It was the Federal Government that was justifying the killings of the citizens by accusing some governors of making laws against open grazing. They claimed that the killings were not genocide against Christians but farmers-herders’ clash.”
“…In the light of the current developments and the circumstantial facts surrounding the prevailing upsurge of attacks against the Church, it will be difficult for us to believe that the Federal Government under the present administration is not colluding with the insurgents to exterminate Christians in Nigeria, bearing in mind the very questionable leadership of the security sector that has been skewed towards a religion and region!”

----Samson Ayokunle President Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) speaking at a World Press Conference on Thursday January 23, 2020 at the National Christian Center, Abuja, Nigeria

This regime thinks Nigerians are all stupid.Real criminals are allowed to carry on while peaceful citizens are security threat or enemies of state.

Garba Shehu, you have spoken the truth about persecution of Christians. Truth is truth and cannot be hidden. Thank you for stringing together all the instances connected with moves to eliminate Christians. Your only grouse is that IPOB uses these truths against Nigeria, isn't it? Why must you attack IPOB here when IPOB speaks the truth? In any case, this is not purely IPOB matter, since Christianity is not restricted to members of the IPOB. Nigerians in other parts of Nigeria who are not IPOB are Christians also; and these Nigerians are targets of elimination because they are Christians.

Thank you again, Garba Shehu, for helping Christians make their points about the systematic killing of Christians in Nigeria.

Buhari regime often goes after sot target.

 “Of course, a regular bullhorn of a jihadi enabler will always deny the reality of the persecution of Christians in the North. He’s tilting IPOB as a scapegoat, but would never use the same harsh words for Boko Haram or killer herdsmen.”

Just imagine!
cc: Sarrki, , Helinues,

proudevil:
It is only some people from a section of this country will ask the presidency to leave KANU alone,
Nigeria cannot afford any new crises now, bandits, kidnapping, bokoharam, and if war should break out again only the creator know what will be of our dear nation.

I think IPOB was always there before the escalation of your "old crisis", if you tag it as "new crisis" obviously means it was never "crisis" in the first place..

Esseite:


I think IPOB was always there before the escalation of your "old crisis", if you tag it as "new crisis" obviously means it was never "crisis" in the first place..

When its escalate as you wish it to be, none of us will be spared.

proudevil:

When its escalate as you wish it to be, none of us will be spared.

The "escalation" in that context may be good or bad since it's obvious the escalation of other crisis you mentioned may have overwhelmed us.

If you have noticed, Biafra and breakup issues are gradually dominating national discuss and the world's attention is increasingly being beamed on Nigeria.

Nigeria is obviously living on its last days as a nation.

Who voted the most.... North
Who win.....Buhari
Who celebrate.... North
Who suffer the most .... North
Who hunger go kill... North
Who Boko Haram go kill... North
Who herdsmen go kill.. North
Who has the highest rate of poverty... North
Who shine my shoe..North
Who guard my gate..North
Who are the highest number Barrow pushers...North...
Who are the highest beggars North...
North means Nothing...