The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has lambasted the federal lawmakers, especially those from the north, for supporting the call for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The call for the freedom of the IPOB leader has become louder as prominent Nigerians, including lawmakers, have added their voices.
However, CNG described the call as treacherous, saying that lawmakers joining such a move were unpatriotic
The Coalition said it may easily forgive the governors and lawmakers from the Southeast, who they accused of being Nnamdi Kanu’s supporters from the beginning, but could not imagine why a northern lawmaker should support the call.
It said the demand for Kanu’s release was an affront to those who died in the heat of Nnamdi Kanu’s secessionist ambitions and a slap in the face of the Nigerian people.
Recall that the Northern Coalition had on 7th August, 2017, reported Nnamdi Kanu to the United Nations, accusing him of carrying out acts of terror against innocent Nigerians.
CNG also advocated for declaring the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organization.
“We reject this legislative rascality…”, the group said in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi.
“We are shocked that House of Representatives members, including those from Northern Nigeria, are supporting the release of a terrorist being held on charges before a court of competent jurisdiction.
“This is a blatant attempt to subvert the rule of law and undermine the authority of the Nigerian judiciary. Where were they when Nnamdi Kanu and his people were killing and are still killing the Northerners in the east?
“Where were they when the properties of the Northerners were destroyed by him? Are they elected for their personal benefits or for the interest of the Citizens? It is shameful and disheartening to see a Northern Lawmaker contributing in such an unjust matter.
“This will further demoralize the security operatives seeing the killer of their loved ones celebrated in the NASS instead of apprehended.
“We are not surprised by the position of the southeastern legislators, their governors, religious and traditional leaders, being accomplices and supporters of Nnamdi kanu’s atrocities, but condemn in totality all Northern lawmakers who endorsed this treachery.
“We will not let the blood of our loved ones be in vain. We will not let terrorism prevail,” it stated.
