The presidency says it will not
allow Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ruin the
cordial relationship Nigeria has with other countries.
Garba Shehu, presidential
spokesman, said this in reaction to the reappearance of the IPOB leader.
Kanu, who had not be seen
publicly in 13 months, resurfaced in Israel, according to a video released by
Radio Biafra.
In his first broadcast after
resurfacing, the IPOB leader threatened to return to Nigeria “with hell.”
“I am Nnamdi Kanu, no mortal
flesh can kill me. They have not given birth to that very person. Since they
didn’t want me to come to court, I shall come back to Biafra land … They know
if I go to court, that very country will not be the same again,” Kanu had said.
But Shehu described Kanu’s
threats as “hollow outburst”.
The statement read: “The Presidency
wishes to restate that Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari is strong
enough to defend its territory against any threat, assuring all Nigerians that
there is no reason to worry about the hollow outburst by Nnamdi Kanu, the
disputed leader of IPOB, on returning to the country with hell.
“Instead, we see the re-enactment
of his bizarre, episodic threat as a mere distraction which will not be allowed
to detract from the existing cordial relationships between Nigeria and other
countries.
“The Buhari administration is in
constant touch with other friendly nations and has the best assurances that
they would continue to reciprocate the respect Nigeria has for the sovereignty
of their nations.
“Nigerians have nothing to fear
from this.”
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