The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has the Yoruba Freedom Fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho is a militant who conducts acts of terror.
Garba Shehu, on Tuesday, on behalf of the president commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for raiding the residence of the Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho last Thursday.
Shehu describing Sunday Igboho as a “militant” who has been disturbing the peace in the South West under the guise of protecting his kinsmen from Fulani herdsmen attacks.
Newsflash Nigeria had reported on last Thursday, July 1, that the DSS stormed the home of Sunday Igboho, an agitator for the realisation of a sovereign Yoruba nation, killing two persons and declaring him wanted while alleging that he owns cache of weapons and planning an insurrection against the country.
But Sunday Igboho, who stood against Fulani herdsmen attacks on communities in Oyo State as Federal government appears to do nothing about the menace across the country, has denied possessing illegal weapons, adding that the DSS planted arms in his house to incriminate him.
Shehu, on Tuesday, in a statement titled, ‘Presidency Statement on the Recent Successes of Security and Intelligence Agencies’ said the regime won’t condone any act by secessionists.
He said, “In furtherance of continued diligent work, the State Security Service on Thursday, 1st July raided the residence of a militant ethnic Secessionist, who has also been conducting acts of terror and disturbing the peace under the guise of protecting fellow “kinsmen”.
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“His (Igboho) seditious utterances and antics, which he is known to have publicly expressed, have overtime morphed into very hateful and vile laden speeches. It must be highlighted that the government respects fundamental rights of citizens to express their views and recognizes this as a democratic tenet. However, any attempt to build an Armoury coupled with plans either subtle or expressed to undermine our unity as a nation will not be condoned.
“Mr. President’s directives to Security Services regarding anyone seen to be carrying arms, particularly AK-47 are clear and require no further illumination. Assault weapons are not tools of peace loving people and as such, regardless of who they are and where they are from, the Security Agencies should treat them all the same.
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“The successes of our Security Agencies must be commended as they have demonstrated significant deftness, guile and secrecy in carrying out these missions. This level of professionalism must be sustained and brought to bear as we focus on extracting from our society those who have found a new trade in targeting students, rural dwellers and our citizens in the North-West. The nation recognizes their efforts and sacrifice.”
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