By Cajetan Mmuta
The Igboezue International Association Nigeria and the Diaspora, (IIAND), has blasted the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) over its attack against Igbo elders and Ohaneze Ndigbo’s visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, to demand an unconditional release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Chief Pius Okoye, the National President (IIAND) Worldwide, in a statement after a meeting of the body held in Awka Anambra State capital, berated ACF, for fighting against the release of Mazi Kanu, because he was against their support for herdsmen attacks of Igbo communities and killing of the people in various communities.
They said that anyone accused of serious crimes against the state should be allowed to face the law, questioning why should somebody who is accused of serious crimes against the state be released by the executive because his tribal organization had demanded his release.
The ACF also stated that if Mazi Kanu is released by President Buhari on the demands by Igbo elders and Onaneze Ndigbo, that it would mean that there is no more rule of law again in Nigeria.
But the IIAND in reply to ACF said that Mazi Kanu, has not been convicted for any known law in Nigeria, but thousand of Boko Haran killers, Fulani terrorist herdsmen who have killed and sacked people in their communities in the country, supported by Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association if Nigeria, MACBAN, who claimed responsibly of such killings have been pardoned and integrated into the society and some times alleged to have been drafted into security agencies and they did not say anything against their pardon and integration.
The IIAND wondered why ACF will be so concerned with the punishment of Mazi Kanu, whose alleged offense has not been established but have deliberately kept quiet to the pardon and integration into the Nigerian society of known killers, murderers, bandits, and arsonists in the Northern states who have also rendered people homeless.
It also challenged ACF, to come up with the proof of one single person killed by Mazi Kanu, that should warrant his illegal abduction and extraordinary rendition to Nigeria.
According to IIAND, Kanu is asking for equal treatment for all Nigerians, and stoppage of the terrorist attack of communities by killer herdsmen from the North, asking the ACF to explain the reason behind herdsmen attack of people and sacking them from their communities and also to explain the reason for Boko Haram and bandits attack of states in the North including Abuja.
Members of the IIAND accused ACF of being the group that ignited crisis in the country because if it’s taking side with people involved in atrocious activities against the country and demanding undue punishment for innocent people in Nigeria.
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It further asked the ACF to explain with evidence how many soldiers and Army officers were killed by IPOB or Nnamdi Kanu, saying that Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen and Northern bandits have killed uncountable Army, Navy, Air force, and Policemen, and yet they are being pampered by North and ACF keeps quiet and pretends that such killings aid not occur, but anything concerning the Igbo’s, IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu, they will be alife and ready to ready to condemn.
“We in IIAND are therefore telling ACF to stop convicting Mazi Kanu when the court has not done so and if Kanu should not be released, they should make the Federal Government rearrest all their so-called repentant Boko Haram, bandits and killer herdsmen arrested and released.”
“ACF should therefore bury its head in shame for not speaking out against thousands of security men, civilians, and children killed and displaced, kidnapped and driven out of school by their pampered different group of bandits and terrorist that have made the North inhabitable, but will be fast to demand the crucification of innocent Nnamdi Kanu that have never been convicted of any crime.”
