The Ijaw Communities under the auspices of the Movement for Survival of Ijaw Ethnic Nationalities (MOSIEND) has sent a strong message to Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, to withdraw his plan to go after separatist movements such as Biafran and Oduduwa secessionists, Alhaji Asari Dokubo and Sunday Igboho.
The communities warned that any move against the duo would escalate tension in the country and heat up the polity.
According to MOSIEND President, Kennedy Tonjo-West, who spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital, rather than the army using its energy to pursue Igboho and Dokubo, it should channel its efforts to flush out Boko Haram insurgents, bandits and armed herdsmen terrorizing the country.
West posited that secession and self-determinism should be treated as constitutional and civil matters and should be under the surveillance of the police and the Ministry of Justice.
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He added that the army would only distract itself from the mandate it received from President Muhammadu Buhari if it began to run after Dokubo and Igboho.
He said, “Lt.-General Ibrahim Attahiru’s promotion and appointment as the Chief of Army Staff is seen as a commendable one as he has the requisite training and capacity to contain and exterminate Boko Haram, armed herdsmen and bandits across the country.
“The principle of secession and self-determination is a constitutional and legal matter hence, the proper person to make a statement on the issue is Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, who is the chief legal officer of the Federation and not the COAS.”
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