The Presidency on Tuesday said Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader, known as Sunday Igboho, conducted “act of terror and disturbed peace” under the guise of protecting fellow “kinsmen”.
Garba Shehu, Senior media adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari stated this in a press release.
Although, the statement did not mention Igboho’s name, the presidency tagged him as a militant ethnic secessionist
The statement applauded efforts of the security agencies in executing arrests of individuals who had “inflicted pains and hard ships” on fellow citizens.
It also commended the arrest of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a group known.
“The Government had long been monitoring the activities of IPOB and had strong cause to believe that their funding sources include proceeds of suspected illicit criminal activities. By this singular action of our Security Forces, sanity, calm and peace has been returned to our communities who previously lived in constant fear of these misguided elements.
“In furtherance of continued diligent work, the State Security Service on Thursday, 1st July raided the residence of a militant ethnic Secessionist, who has also been conducting acts of terror and disturbing the peace under the guise of protecting fellow “kinsmen”.
“His seditious utterances and antics, which he is known to have publicly expressed, have overtime morphed into very hateful and vile laden speeches. It must be highlighted that the government respects fundamental rights of citizens to express their views and recognizes this as a democratic tenet. However, any attempt to build an Armoury coupled with plans either subtle or expressed to undermine our unity as a nation will not be condoned.
“Mr. President’s directives to Security Services regarding anyone seen to be carrying arms, particularly AK-47 are clear and require no further illumination. Assault weapons are not tools of peace loving people and as such, regardless of who they are and where they are from, the Security Agencies should treat them all the same.
“The successes of our Security Agencies must be commended as they have demonstrated significant deftness, guile and secrecy in carrying out these missions. This level of professionalism must be sustained and brought to bear as we focus on extracting from our society those who have found a new trade in targeting students, rural dwellers and our citizens in the North-West. The nation recognizes their efforts and sacrifice.”
