Fredrick Nwabufo, journalist and popular columnist, has come
under fresh threats from members of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
The columnist first had a brush with the proscribed group in
June, 2019 when he wrote an article asking the south-east to cooperate with
Miyetti Allah on security.
Irked by the article, some members of the group issued
threats against the journalist. But they appear to be set on the threats.
In an interview with AFP Fact Check on August 14, the
journalist said the movement’s supporters see Buhari as an obstacle to the
“realisation of their separatist goals”, and employ the body-double narrative
to “de-legitimise” the Buhari government.
“The (Biafran) leadership needs the controversy to stay
alive — to remain relevant,” Nwabufo said in the AFP report.
This appears not to have sat well with the group and Nnamdi
Kanu, its leader, who issued threats against AFP in a broadcast.
Speaking on the fresh threats on Monday, Nwabufo said he
woke up to calls from family in the south-east, telling him IPOB was looking
for him.
‘’I woke up to calls from family in the south-east this
morning. They told me IPOB was looking for me. They also expressed fear for
their own safety,’’ he said.
“This is one threat too many. Members of IPOB had issued
similar threats before. But this is more targeted — with my photo and an
insidious message which has been circulated on social media by agents of the
proscribed group.
‘’I have decided to take it not reclining. The security
agents will be involved this time.”
Nwabufo said he was preparing to file a petition with the
Department of State Services (DSS) over the threat.
The group attacked Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate
president, at an event in Germany in 2019.
They have also been linked with violence in the south-east.
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