A group under the auspices of Northern Parliament has declared the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra
, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu persona non-grata and warned not to step any of the nineteen northern states.
The group reminded Nigeria’s security agencies that Kanu will not be tolerated anywhere in the North calling attention to the consistent flouting of his bail conditions.
They said his activities constitute a serious threat to Nigeria’s peace and security and therefore warned that he be told in his best interest to stay away from the northern part of Nigeria.
The Northern Parliament made up of eminent northern elders stated this a press conference in Kaduna on Sunday, titled; ‘Our National Security Threatened’.
The statement was jointly signed by its Speaker, Dr. Awwal Abdullahi Aliyu, National Secretary, Comrade Yakubu Karau Luka and National Publicity Sec. Kabir Haruna Alfa.
The statement reads: “The continuous unlawful movement of Nnamdi Kanu is perceived to be a threat capable of distracting government attention. The Nigerian government and securities agencies should be warned not to allow Nnamdi Kanu to criss-cross from his Biafra territory to any part of northern Nigeria.
“Nigeria faces an existential threat. The security architecture of the northern region has been variously undermined. Consequently, the persistence increase of insecurity in northern Nigeria cannot be over emphasised. Having observed carefully the continuous increase of kidnapping, armed robbery and consistent communal clashes between Fulani headsmen/farmers in various communities in the north. We find it imperrative to add our voices of caution to the federal government.
” It is regrettable to state that immediately after the completion of the renovations at the Abuja international airport, the business of kidnapping and armed robbery has taken a new dimession in the entire northern extraction. The Nigerian securities agencies have become completely inefficient, making it almost impossible for easy access of our roads. This has badly affected our economic growth and has widened the
