There’re over 30 separatist groups in South-east Nigeria – Abaribe

The senator said Buhari’s administration brands IPOB members as terrorists, while it continues to “beautify” perpetrators of insecurity in the north as bandits.

The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, said there are over 30 separatist groups in Nigeria’s South-east, besides the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) which has been proscribed by the Nigerian government.

Mr Abaribe (Abia-South/PDP) who spoke on Tuesday in a Channel TV’s programme, Politics Today, said the media was creating an impression that IPOB was the only group agitating for Biafra in the South-east.

The senator made the remark when the programme anchor, Seun Okinbaloye, asked him if he was IPOB’s supporter.

“Are you a supporter of IPOB?” Mr Okinbaloye asked the senator.

“I am a supporter of the cries of our people against injustice,” he responded.

Continuing, Mr Abaribe said, “Last Friday, I was chairman of a book launch – Children of Biafra. It is a book about the Biafran war, seen through the eyes of a child.

“Several people wrote their childhood experiences, a very poignant book that everybody needs to read. And in my statement, I said that a short while ago, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar made a statement, whether jokingly or not. And that statement was that the actions and policies of this government is turning everybody into a Biafran.

Everybody is complaining about injustice, everybody is complaining about marginalization, everybody is complaining about nepotism.

“I stand with my people.

“There are more than 30 different separatist organisations, apart from IPOB.

“Why we are having agitations in different parts of Nigeria is that we aren’t able to manage our diversity.”

Senator Abaribe blamed President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the lingering security challenges in Nigeria.

He said the administration was applying double-standard in its handling of the security challenges in the South-east and the North-east and the North-west.

He said the administration brands IPOB members as terrorists, while it continues to “beautify” perpetrators of insecurity in the north as bandits.

“The single most dangerous part is this influx of non-Nigerians with military-grade weapons sweeping across our country, going into the countryside and committing mayhem, but no effort is made to profile them, no effort is made to ensure that there is a counter surge against them. All that has been happening is the attempt to reach (an) agreement. How do you reach (an) agreement with a terrorist who is coming from outside the country, trying to take over?”

The senator faulted the argument that Mr Buhari inherited the current security challenges from the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration.

“In the build-up to the 2015 election, we didn’t have insurgency in the North-west, we didn’t have any in the South-west, and neither did we have any in the South-east.

“The problem in the South-south, in the Niger Delta, had been largely resolved by the PDP government of President Yar’Adua,” he said.

Mr Kanu was “abducted” in Kenya and sneaked into Nigeria in June this year after he fled the country. He is standing trial in Abuja for alleged treason.

Senator Abaribe said he does not regret being a surety for Mr Kanu, and that he would do it again if he has the opportunity to do so.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/488422-therere-over-30-separatist-groups-in-south-east-nigeria-abaribe.html

Hmmm

Smart man

Nice one Abaribe. You are the nightmare of all Futa Jalon headslammers.

God bless you Mr Abaribe

Meaning: If anything happens to IPOB, another will rise and take its place ....

Biafra is like a cancer, you can't cure it by cutting a part of your body, it moves to another part immediately! Until you're completely ravaged

IPOB HAS COMPLETELY RAVAGED NIGERIA INTO NOTHINGNESS

God bless MNK
God bless all haters of injustice,
God bless all lovers of freedom........

True! Remember Uwazuruike-led MASSOB? It died and IPOB cropped up.

Should IPOB die, I am definitely sure another is coming up soon.

Boko Haram says they want Sharia state yet zamfara etc are Sharia states

Is this not seccession when they start marking territories and raising flags collecting tax?

Since seccession is a more deadly crime than terrorism in this shithole, why is Boko Haram/Iswap not given the language they understand too

Head of IPoB terrorist bastard organisation has just spoken

People are tired of Nigeria. They will keep agitating until something is done. Something like referendum.

This man is the only courageous political leader from the east that has refused to be cowed by fulani political enslavement.
Whether he's doing this for political reasons or he's standing with the people, I still give it to him.
His boldness is encouraging.

Afamed:
Head of IPoB terrorist bastard organisation has just spoken

I feel your pain...feel free to curse your heart out ..

Mehn this is a big issue

My question to Ipob is: It's Buhari that you alleged is marginalizing you, why are you killing innocent people to punish Buhari?



As you killed Dr Chike Akunyili from Enugu, how does it affect Buhari from far away Daura? Buhari even hoped on a jet to Ethiopia, leaving Garba Shehu to write a two paragraphs condolence statement.

Sirjamo:
My question to Ipob is: It's Buhari that you alleged is marginalizing you, why are you killing innocent people to punish Buhari?



As you killed Dr Chike Akunyili from Enugu, how does it affect Buhari from far away Daura? Buhari even hoped on a jet to Ethiopia, leaving Garba Shehu to write a two paragraphs condolence statement.

Almajiri investigative journalist, I see you have interviewed the alleged suspects that were caught and they confessed that Nnamdi Kanu sent them.. MUMU

No wonder Igbos despise you people..

To think that Umahi is also Igbo just as Abaribe, and they are also both politicians.

What's Umahi's reason for his clownish behavior? A morsel of bread? A plate of pottage? A finger of fish?

Remember Esau?


Also, remember Judas? In the end he hung himself and the money he got from betrayal was used to buy his burial site.

nairalandankrah:


Almajiri investigative journalist, I see you have interviewed the alleged suspects that were caught and they confessed that Nnamdi Kanu sent them.. MUMU

Before the monkey called Nnamdi Kanu was captured like a goat and dragged to Nigeria from Kenya like a Cow, innocent people were not being killed like this.


If you think you can blackmail Buhari to release Kanu by killing your people, then you must be the most foolish dogs on this planet.

Las Las, your fellow Igbo will carry guns against you and send all of you to hell. Boko Haram used your tactics before, it's was ordinary citizens that chased them and cut their necks in the end.

EXTompolo:
There’re over 30 separatist groups in South-east Nigeria – Abaribe

The senator said Buhari’s administration brands IPOB members as terrorists, while it continues to “beautify” perpetrators of insecurity in the north as bandits.

The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, said there are over 30 separatist groups in Nigeria’s South-east, besides the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) which has been proscribed by the Nigerian government.

Mr Abaribe (Abia-South/PDP) who spoke on Tuesday in a Channel TV’s programme, Politics Today, said the media was creating an impression that IPOB was the only group agitating for Biafra in the South-east.

The senator made the remark when the programme anchor, Seun Okinbaloye, asked him if he was IPOB’s supporter.

“Are you a supporter of IPOB?” Mr Okinbaloye asked the senator.

“I am a supporter of the cries of our people against injustice,” he responded.

Continuing, Mr Abaribe said, “Last Friday, I was chairman of a book launch – Children of Biafra. It is a book about the Biafran war, seen through the eyes of a child.

“Several people wrote their childhood experiences, a very poignant book that everybody needs to read. And in my statement, I said that a short while ago, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar made a statement, whether jokingly or not. And that statement was that the actions and policies of this government is turning everybody into a Biafran.

Everybody is complaining about injustice, everybody is complaining about marginalization, everybody is complaining about nepotism.

“I stand with my people.

“There are more than 30 different separatist organisations, apart from IPOB.

“Why we are having agitations in different parts of Nigeria is that we aren’t able to manage our diversity.”

Senator Abaribe blamed President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the lingering security challenges in Nigeria.

He said the administration was applying double-standard in its handling of the security challenges in the South-east and the North-east and the North-west.

He said the administration brands IPOB members as terrorists, while it continues to “beautify” perpetrators of insecurity in the north as bandits.

“The single most dangerous part is this influx of non-Nigerians with military-grade weapons sweeping across our country, going into the countryside and committing mayhem, but no effort is made to profile them, no effort is made to ensure that there is a counter surge against them. All that has been happening is the attempt to reach (an) agreement. How do you reach (an) agreement with a terrorist who is coming from outside the country, trying to take over?”

The senator faulted the argument that Mr Buhari inherited the current security challenges from the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration.

“In the build-up to the 2015 election, we didn’t have insurgency in the North-west, we didn’t have any in the South-west, and neither did we have any in the South-east.

“The problem in the South-south, in the Niger Delta, had been largely resolved by the PDP government of President Yar’Adua,” he said.

Mr Kanu was “abducted” in Kenya and sneaked into Nigeria in June this year after he fled the country. He is standing trial in Abuja for alleged treason.

Senator Abaribe said he does not regret being a surety for Mr Kanu, and that he would do it again if he has the opportunity to do so.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/488422-therere-over-30-separatist-groups-in-south-east-nigeria-abaribe.html

Man of the people! Dish them the truth to kill them! They don't like hearing the truth and don't like people saying the truth. Let the truth kill those parasites.. We are blessed to have you sir..

Sirjamo:
Before the monkey called Nnamdi Kanu was captured like a goat and dragged to Nigeria from Kenya like a Cow, innocent people were not being killed like this.


If you think you can blackmail Buhari to release Kanu by killing your people, then you must be the most foolish dogs on this planet.

[s]Las Las, your fellow Igbo will carry guns against you and send all of you to hell. Boko Haram used your tactics before, it's was ordinary citizens that chased them and cut their necks in the end[/s].

And the federal government had to break 3 solid international laws, to sneak an odinary monkey into Nigeria, without going through the Interpol... ..

That monkey must be a very Powerful monkey..

MUMU.COM

Smart man

The Senator confirms my first postulation as listed here :

*Proliferation of similar armed groups.

https://www.nairaland.com/6786413/ugm-wrestling-south-east-nigerias

Fulani terrorists and Yoruba Muslims united in head slamming should listen and understand that Igbos stand with Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB. All your shenanigans to make Igbos hate Nnamdi Kanu and embrace your ways of alahu akbomb ends in your black dotted foreheads.

ayzTIGER:
Fulani terrorists and Yoruba Muslims united in head slamming should listen and understand that Igbos stand with Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB. All your shenanigans to make Igbos hate Nnamdi Kanu and embrace your ways of alahu akbomb ends in your black dotted foreheads.

Don't mind all those Yoruba Moslems and Fulani jihadist, they think they can turn us against IPOB

Meh bubu won’t like this interview from channelstv.

dasparrow:
People are tired of Nigeria. They will keep agitating until something is done. Something like referendum.

you are tired of Nigeria but you are writing this trash from Lagos. If you are tired then what are you doing in Lagos?

Bethcomm:
This man is the only courageous political leader from the east that has refused to be cowed by fulani political enslavement.
Whether he's doing this for political reasons or he's standing with the people, I still give it to him.
His boldness is encouraging.

he is not bold at all. He was asked a question if he is standing with ipob but he was not bold enough to answer the question.

“The single most dangerous part is this influx of non-Nigerians with military-grade weapons sweeping across our country, going into the countryside and committing mayhem, but no effort is made to profile them, no effort is made to ensure that there is a counter surge against them. All that has been happening is the attempt to reach (an) agreement. How do you reach (an) agreement with a terrorist who is coming from outside the country, trying to take over?”

He has a point, but it's something we already know.

Afamed:
Head of IPoB terrorist bastard organisation has just spoken

Terrorist

Na una sabi oooo

The Terrorist leader referred to in October 1st broadcast.

When will this efulefu be incarcerated with the chief Terrorist In the zoo gallows

Ipob breakfast would soon reach you and your family. It's a matter of time, I wish FG didn't take action.

Ladumaa:


Don't mind all those Yoruba Moslems and Fulani jihadist, they think they can turn us against IPOB