President Muhammadu Buhari has
signed a presidential proclamation proscribing the Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB).
The newspaper reported that the
president signed the proclamation on Sunday before his departure for New York.
Last Friday, the defence
headquarters (DHQ) declared IPOB a “militant terrorist” organisation.
South-east governors subsequently issued a statement, proscribing the group.
But the military has come under
severe criticism for the declaration. Though Tukur Buratai, chief of army
staff, said the DHQ only made a pronouncement and not a declaration on the
group.
On Monday, Senate President
Bukola Saraki described the action of the military and the governors as
unconstitutional.
Saraki said due process was not
followed, and that the senate would launch an independent investigation into
the matter.
The newspaper said with the
signing of the proclamation, “a source in the attorney-general’s office
explained that the presidency had effectively initiated the formal process of
proscribing IPOB in accordance with the provisions of the Terrorism
(Prevention) Act, 2011”, and that “it had also paved the way for the attorney
general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) to head to court to give
legal backing to the presidential proclamation”.
It cited sources as saying Buhari
was keen on signing the proclamation before his departure for New York in order
to have the right response in the event that the question over the declaration
by the army was posed by other world leaders who have been watching events in
Nigeria.
“The issue was extensively
debated between Buhari, the AGF and other aides before he left for the UN
General Assembly and the president decided to sign the declaration before
leaving for New York, so he could say that due process was being followed if
the question was raised by other world leaders at the UN,” the newspaper quoted
the sources as saying.
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