A former US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell has condemned anti human rights rhetorics of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, who ordered Police personnel in the South East to ignore rules of engagement in dealing with IPOB.

While calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the IGP to order in the interest of national unity, the former envoy insisted that 'Operation Restore Peace' and Baba's rhetoric seemed "tailor-made to feed the revived Biafra secessionist movement and general southern and Christian fears of a Fulani-Muslim onslaught against Christians."

Campbell made his position known in a press release on Saturday, sent to IgbereTV.

The communique reads in full...

The Nigerian government has launched Operation Restore Peace, designed to destroy the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in support of independence for the former breakaway Republic of Biafra, and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba, the security services are not to be constrained by human rights considerations. In comments reported in the Nigerian media, he said: "Don’t mind the media shout; do the job I command you. If anyone accuses you of human rights violation, the report will come to my table and you know what I will do. So, take the battle to them wherever they are and kill them all. Don’t wait for an order."

"What another order are you waiting for when Mr. President had ordered you to shoot anybody carrying AK-47 rifle? Quote me, even a dead policeman can be tried and dismissed from the force and his family will not get his benefits."

"So, don’t sit and wait for them to come; take attack to them and don’t lose your arms to criminals."

So, the IGP is not only giving the green light to human rights violations, but also promising his protection for those who commit them. In addition, he is threatening those who might hang back with the loss of pension benefits! Usman is implying that he has the full support of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Other reporting alleges that security services are conducting house-to-house searches in Ebonyi, Imo, and Rivers states, all with large Igbo populations. Local people are saying that the security services are rounding up young men and their family members and taking them away for questioning. IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu has dubbed the police initiative "Operation Massacre Biafrans."

Usman Baba is a northern Muslim from Yobe State—long a Boko Haram stronghold. He is a career police officer. There is nothing in his background that would suggest an understanding of southern and eastern grievances and fears of the "establishment of a Fulani Caliphate."

Operation Restore Peace and Baba's rhetoric would seem tailor-made to feed the revived Biafra secessionist movement and general southern and Christian fears of a Fulani-Muslim onslaught against Christians. It should be anticipated that local people will fight back viciously and the security services—as directed by Usman Baba—will respond in kind. It is to be hoped that President Buhari will repudiate Baba's rhetoric and methods, not least for the sake of the unity of Nigeria.

https://igberetvnews.com/1390890/former-us-ambassador-campbell-condemns-igps-order-ipob/

My brothers and sisters are you not tired of this propaganda... Why are you allowing them feed on your hatred... Let us defend our land Nigeria... We're all we have

Any police officer that sees an unknown gunman charging towards him and doesn't gun him down with maximum gunshot because a Christian American former diplomat thinks it's abuse of human right deserves to die

Infact if as a police officer you are waiting for Buhari's order and IGPs order before you shoot at miscreants attacking your police station and patrol post then you deserve dismissal and Prosecution because you are simply useless


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Thank God for sane people like this, at least the west is watching,
Such orders haven't been given against boko haram and herdsmen but IPOB is the problem of Nigeria,
You marginalise them and still won't let them go,
If the British were like this would they give Nigeria independence?
I'm not a Biafran but whoever wants to leave should be allowed, the nepotism and marginalisation is much.

IPOB terrorists and their sympathizers must die!

Igp is a terrorist sympathizer.

Coldshisha:




Any police officer that sees an unknown gunman charging towards him and doesn't gun him down with maximum gunshot because a Christian American former diplomat thinks it's abuse of human right deserves to die

Infact if as a police officer you are waiting for Buhari's order and IGPs order before you shoot at miscreants attacking your police station and patrol post then you deserve dismissal and Prosecution because you are simply useless.

Any unknown gunmen that sees a bokoharam wearing nigeria police and army uniform and doesn't gun him down because the US ambassador thinks it's a crime to kill security agents, deserves to die.


Infact if as an unknown gunmen you are waiting for Britain to come and avenge the death of your loved ones been killed by nigerian security forces everyday, you deserve your own dead and enslavement because you are useless.

This wanted man.

Cholls:
My brothers and sisters are you not tired of this propaganda... Why are you allowing them feed on your hatred... Let us defend our land Nigeria... We're all we have

We are only interested in defending our ancestral lands. Those who have been benefiting from Nigeria can defend it.

fuk dem

fireback:


Any unknown gunmen that sees a bokoharam wearing nigeria police and army uniform and doesn't gun him down because the US ambassador thinks it's a crime to kill security agents, deserves to die.


Infact if as an unknown gunmen you are waiting for Britain to come and avenge the death of your loved ones been killed by nigerian security forces everyday, you deserve your own dead and enslavement because you are useless.

Fair enough

No paddy for jungle

Na who shoot who first Na him go survive

BMC terrorists and APC Boko Haram terrorists take note

mazimee:


We are only interested in defending our ancestral lands. Those who have been benefiting from Nigeria can defend it.

my brother absolutely! That is your heritage.

Alright. We've heard. I will continue to hear and not say noni
let the people of more wisdom than mine give their opinion

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Any police officer that sees an unknown gunman charging towards him and doesn't gun him down with maximum gunshot because a Christian American former diplomat thinks it's abuse of human right deserves to die

Infact if as a police officer you are waiting for Buhari's order and IGPs order before you shoot at miscreants attacking your police station and patrol post then you deserve dismissal and Prosecution because you are simply useless


.[/quote remember we don't produce anything, after we waste our weapons on innocent, when the main terror get to us as in the case in northeast, what will u sue in fighting them?

The annoying thing is that they took to their heels when confronted by the UGM but turned to Commandos and Rambo whenever they sighted the unarmed Ipob protesters.

Joromi1:
IPOB terrorists and their sympathizers must die!

Na you go first die..

Joromi1:
IPOB terrorists and their sympathizers must die!

Your death is very close.

Na condemn oil?

No be to condemn be the thing, help us proffer solutions. No be you be the first to condemn something for this zoo.

Everything Don kwandem

Joromi1:
IPOB terrorists and their sympathizers must die!

Yours will be very painful. Na ants and termites go chop you from when you dey alive tee you kpai.

Police needs the citizens co-operation to effectively do their job. If police become known as killer of innocent people, then bye and large their job will become more difficult.

Joromi1:
IPOB terrorists and their sympathizers must die!

They're terrorists allow them to go


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