Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazzau has
denied reports of threatening to kill the leader of the Indigenous people of
Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Dambazzau, in a statement obtained by PoliticsNGR, signed by
his press secretary, Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, the report which was reportedly
published by several online news medium, was False. The statement read;
“The attention of the Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt
General (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has been drawn to a fabricated,
malicious, ridiculous and false report posted on Linda Ikeji’s blog and other
social media platforms, in which the Minister is falsely accused of threatening
to kill Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB.
The statement which reads in parts “if we can imprison
Awolowo, killed Ken Saro –Wiwa, murdered Abiola and his wife without Nigeria
breaking apart, we are moving to kill Nnamdi Kanu” attributed to the Interior
Minister is untrue and quite unfortunate, because the perpetrators of the falsehood
and gross innuendoes ought to know that Gen Dambazau (Rtd), a former Chief of
Army Staff and a renowned, seasoned security expert with over 30 years PhD
degree in criminology cannot conceive such ideals, nor take the credit for
such.
It will also interest the perpetrators of this ungodly
accusation to note that Dambazau is a Fellow at Harvard University, senior
Fellow at Center for Peace, Democracy and Development, University of
Massachusetts and Chairman, University Advancement Center, University of
Ibadan. He is also a Fellow and Member, Board of Trustees, Society for Peace
Studies and Practice, and also Visiting Professor, Strategic Studies,
Igbinedion University, Okada Edo State among others.
I therefore admonish the authors of this misleading publication
to juxtapose the above mentioned intellectual prowess of General Dambazau (Rtd)
with his untainted Military record while in service and see if they will not
come to repentance, for laying such weighty allegations against the Interior
Minister.
The Interior Minister who is currently on President
Muhammadu Buhari’s entourage to the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in the
United States of America, where the Nigerian President has brilliantly
articulated Nigeria’s commitment to peace and stability in Nigeria, Africa and
the World at large, urges well meaning Nigerians to disregard the ill intention
statement.
The perpetrators of the malicious statements are out to
cause disaffection, disunity and insecurity while creating public unrest,
detrimental to the well-being of Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the
Country. He therefore called on Nigerians to disregard their antics, as
government is committed to the good and prosperity of every Nigerian.”
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