BIAFRA . We will deal with you – Army Chief tells Dokubo, Igboho and others

 

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has said that the Nigerian army has resolved to deal with secessionists who are threatening the peace of the country.

He vowed to ensure that those inciting disintegration such as the Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho who recently declared the Oduduwa Republic and his South South counterpart, ex-militant, Asari Dokubo are all dealt with.

General Attahiru gave the warning while speaking in Uyo at the first Commanding Officers’ Workshop 2021.

Recall that Asari Dokubo, a leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, recently declared the formation of Biafra Customary Government (BCG).

Similarly, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, a self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, last week declared Yoruba as a separate nation and demanded the secession of South-West states from Nigeria.

But Attahiru vowed that the country would remain integrated, adding that the army in collaboration with other security agencies will deal with separatists agitating for secession.

“The Nigerian Army under my leadership would remain proactive and jointly work with other security agencies to decisively deal with threats facing the nation.

“The Nigerian Army under my watch remains resolute and is poised more than ever before to decisively deal with individuals or groups that threaten the peace, security and stability of our great nation,” he vowed.

Varane welcomes Mbappe to Real Madrid

 

Real Madrid defender, Raphael Varane has said he would like PSG star, Kylian Mbappe to join him at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Varane considers Mbappe as “one of the best in European football”, and would welcome his national teammate to Santiago Bernabeu.

Speculation regarding Mbappe’s move to Real Madrid is nothing new and Varane spoke to Europe1 on the rumours regarding a switch to La Liga for his countryman.

“He’s still young but he has made huge progress and he keeps developing.

“He’s becoming an all-around player and he’s still a goalscorer, he’s one of the best.

“My goal is to play alongside the best players and Kylian is one of the best players in European football,” he added.

comparisons with Messi, Ronaldo, names best player of all time

 

Borussia Dortmund striker, Erling Haaland, has admitted that he still has a long way to be compared to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

Haaland also identified Messi and Ronaldo as the best players of all time.

The Norway international, however, said that he has to improve a lot to reach the level of either Messi or Ronaldo.

Haaland said this whilst away on international duty with Norway ahead of their World Cup qualifier tie against Gibraltar on Wednesday.

“The media are the ones who write about it [and compare me with Messi and Ronaldo], I don’t focus on those things,” Haaland told reporters during his pre-match press conference on Monday.

“I want to improve every day. Ronaldo and Messi, I don’t need to talk about them, they are the best of all time.

“They are still very far away.”

Haaland has scored 33 goals in 30 matches in all competitions for Dortmund so far this season.

The 20-year-old has drawn the attention of top clubs around Europe.

Yoruba nations agitators warned against demanding Nigeria’s break up

 

The Nigeria National Summit Group (NNSG) has cautioned Biafra and Yoruba nations’ proponents.

The organisation said the declaration of sovereignty of some sections of the country was criminal.

In a statement on Monday, Tony Uranta, the Executive Secretary, inisisted Nigeria must not be allowed to fail or splinter.

Secessionists including Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho, Asari Dokubo, have at different times announced factionalized entities.

The NNSG scribe advised the authorities to act decisively against every anti-law and order individual.

He noted that the news about groups or persons proclaiming independence “are frighteningly bizarre”.

Uranta said the challenges Nigerians will face due to such declarations “must not be treated with kid gloves.

“Leaders nationwide must urge restraints on anybody, group or people leading or making such calls.”

Uranta urged the federal government to initiate and convene a reconciliatory national roundtable.

“Such roundtable will focus on the principles distilled and agreed upon during the 2014 National Conference,” he added.

NNSG demanded that insecurity be resolved as soon as possible to ensure national stability.

We’ll do everything to protect our people – Abia Govt assures residents

 

The Abia State Government has assured residents of Abiriba community of continued effort to ensure the protection of lives and properties of the people.

The Deputy Governor of the state, Rt Hon Ude Oko Chukwu, gave the assurance at Abiriba community in Ohafia LGA when he visited the area following the recent attack on some policemen who were on duty in the community.

According to him, the state government has resolved to deploy all necessary resources available to ensure normalcy returns to the area.

Recall that some armed hoodlums recently attacked the community leading to the death of three police officers.

The deputy governor who was accompanied by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, also urged residents to support the security agencies with intelligence.

He said, “the government is saddened by the unfortunate attack of this morning which led to the loss of lives of police officers at Agu Eze checkpoint and my boss, Governor Ikpeazu on receiving the news asked me to come here and assure you that we will do everything possible to apprehend the perpetrators of the dastardly act and protect Ndi Abiriba and all law-abiding people in the state.

“We call on you to maintain vigilance to fish out criminals and hoodlums who may want to come here to attack innocent people as they go about their legitimate businesses.

“Government will give you all the necessary support and we have spoken to the security authorities to avoid indiscriminate arrests but ensure a painstaking investigation that will ensure that only those responsible for the dastardly act are brought to justice as quickly as possible”, he concluded.

Sir Oko Chukwu who earlier visited the crime scene sympathized with the families and friends of the officers who lost their lives in the attacks and prayed God to give them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

He also visited traditional rulers of the community and assured them of Government’s support to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book.

The world will shake, Nigeria will suffer heavy defeat if war breaks out – BNL

 

Biafra Nations League, BNL, has stated that it would collaborate with the indigenous people of Bakassi Peninsula to frustrate efforts by the Nigerian government to get Cameroon to fight against Biafra in the Gulf of Guinea.

According to BNL, Nigeria will suffer heavy “defeat should another war break out,” adding that something that will shake the world will happen.

BNL stated this in a statement signed by its operational commander, known as Aso Rock, a former 3rd commander of militant group, the Bakassi Strike Force.

The group threatened to be in full scale militancy if the recent war equipment deployed to the Gulf of Guinea by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo arrives Bakassi.

The group said that its members will continue to collaborate with Ambazonia to keep fighting Cameroon in order not to be a hindrance to the Biafran independence activities in the Gulf of Guinea.

BNL hinted that its men are not afraid to die, insisting that the Bakassi people and the entire Eastern Nigerians have decided to join hands to restore Biafra.

“We are not afraid of them getting backup from Cameroon, we are already dealing with Cameroon, and they are afraid of building any structures in Bakassi Peninsula.

“We are also part of the groups in Ambazonia fighting Cameroon, and we will make sure Nigeria does not enjoy any support from Cameroon.

“BNL paramilitary should not be a threat to anyone, we are not after innocent people. We are not after security agencies.

“We will only face them if they try to stop us from declaring Biafra from the sea. We are raising our flags peacefully and our paramilitary members will be carrying out these actions.

“Something will happen, and it will shake the world. We are stopping activities by oil companies here, and if they fail to comply, we will treat them like criminals”.

We will kill all non-state-actors in communities, forests – Chief of Defence Staff vows

 

The Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Monday, said the military has resolved to kill all non-state-actors in communities, forests and countryside across Nigeria.

The military chief stated this during a one-day National Defence and Security Summit in Abuja, on Monday.

Maj.-Gen. Lucky said the military will ensure that normalcy is restored to all parts of the country.

He noted that the defence is committed to ensuring that parts of the county witnessing kidnapping and other security challenges regain their peace.

The military chief expressed optimism that “Nigeria will have peace again”, adding that Nigerians would no longer entertain fear while going about their businesses.

Maj.-Gen. Lucky who said the military would need support from other security agencies during the operation, urged Nigerians to also assist by providing intelligence when necessary.

“Our strategic objectives are manifold and imbued to neutralise non-state-actors and other agents of violence in our communities, forests and countryside to stabilise the security situation across the nation, to facilitate law and order; and lastly to provide the enabling environment far peace and development.

“These presuppose that the military would need support from other security agencies during the operations and would be required to give support to others at different stages of the internal security effort.

“On behalf of the officers and men/women of the armed forces, I pledge our unalloyed loyalty to C-in-C and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The mandate shall be delivered; fear and despair shall be extinguished from our land. Nigeria will have peace again,” the CDS said.