Buhari Officially Bans IPOB/BIAFRA In New Documents Signed Today

In a move to take the heat off the Nigerian Army and ensure that due process is followed, President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a presidential proclamation proscribing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the group’s involvement in terrorist activities.

Making this known yesterday, sources in the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation informed THISDAY that the president signed the declaration on Sunday before his departure for the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where he will be expected to address other world leaders today.
Buhari’s decision to sign the proclamation was a fallout of the sharp criticism that followed the declaration of IPOB as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian Army at the weekend and the group’s proscription by the South-east governors.
Although the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai yesterday made a half-hearted attempt to deny that the army had declared IPOB a terrorist group, this did not stop the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki from insisting that due process should have been followed by the declaration and prescription by the army and South-east governors respectively.
With the signing of the proclamation by Buhari, a source in the attorney general’s office explained that the presidency had effectively initiated the formal process of proscribing IPOB in accordance with the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011.
It also paved the way for the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) to head to court to give legal backing to the presidential proclamation.
Section 2 (1) of the Terrorism Act states that “where two or more persons associate for the purpose of, or where an organisation engages in: (a) participating or collaborating in an act of terrorism; (b) promoting, encouraging or exhorting others to commit an act of terrorism; or (c) setting up or pursuing acts of terrorism, the judge in chambers may on an application made by the Attorney General, National Security Adviser or Inspector General of Police on the approval of the President, declare any entity to be a proscribed organisation and the notice should be published in the official gazette”.
Sub-section 2 goes further to state: “An order made under sub-section (1) of this section shall be published in the official gazette, in two national newspapers and at such other places as the judge in chambers may determine.”
The sources further added that Buhari was keen on signing the declaration before his departure for New York in order to have the right response in the event that the question over the declaration by the army was posed by other world leaders who have been watching events unfold in Nigeria.
“The issue was extensively debated between Buhari, the AGF and other aides before he left for the UN General Assembly and the president decided to sign the declaration before leaving for New York, so he could say that due process was being followed if the question was raised by other world leaders at the UN,” the sources explained.

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Posted: at 19-09-2017 02:20 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

"The root causes of the increasing loss of faith in the corporate existence of Nigeria by unemployed youths and other poverty-stricken people should be urgently addressed by the ruling class.
As a matter of urgency, the underdevelopment of the nation caused by the mindless corruption and criminal diversion of public funds by unpatriotic public officers on our hapless people should be addressed”

Posted: at 19-09-2017 02:29 PM (6 years ago) | Upcoming

look at how they are fooling themselves,so ur reason of signing is in case of questions and not of of a clear fact.anyway,singning or not signing wont stop the question,cos they have read the news of ur militry that has no power of such tagging a set of ppl what they are not without even going tru the right chanell,and without the relevant prove beyond reasonable doubt.and less i forget let me ask u and ur military personals,were they the one that tagged boko haram a terrorist group??its high time u ppl from that part the world learn that u dont just sleep and wake up to tag things without proving to the western world fact and figures that led to that.im not a sympathizer of any group,be it arewa,ipob or opc,but the truth must be told.

Posted: at 19-09-2017 02:50 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

SO OUR PRESIDENT CLEAVER LIKETHIS

Posted: at 19-09-2017 03:12 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

IF YOU DEFINE HATRED AS SOMEONE WHO WILL NEVER SUPPORT THE SEPARATION OF NIGERIA....THEN YOU ARE RIGHT, I AM HATER OF NIGERIA....CUS I LOVE MY COUNTRY AND WILL NEVER SUPPORT WAR ....GOOD MOVE TO CURB THEIR ACTIVITIES...

Posted: at 19-09-2017 03:26 PM (6 years ago) | Hero

luvly comment,, d major cause of agitations sud b addressed by d government if dey don't want it 2 escalate beyond dis

Posted: at 19-09-2017 03:45 PM (6 years ago) | Newbie

BUHARI, U ARE THE BIGGEST FOOL IN THE WORLD, AND FOR HATING THE BIAFRANS,, U MUST SURELY SUFFER AND DIE

Posted: at 19-09-2017 06:38 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Nobody go wan commot money after mmm scam them

Posted: at 19-09-2017 10:57 PM (6 years ago) | Hero

No be today U(buhari) begin dy fuk up. In ur UN SPEECH U contradicted what US President said, dat there are other peaceful ways of handling North Korea Nuclear Weapon dan doing it FORCEFULLY, BUT u are killing INNOCENT souls in Abia State without NO cause. it's called GENOCIDE, isi aki.

Posted: at 20-09-2017 01:52 AM (6 years ago) | Newbie

You are such a fool. How many terrorists do you know? IPOB do not recognise Nigeria. Do you know what they called Nigeria - zoo. Didn't the zoo termed Boko Haram terrorist group. Boko Haram is now more deadly than before. You really should be worried. Be careful of what you asked for because you might just get it. United Nigeria my foot. Which part of Nigeria is united? The hairs in your skin grow wings at the mention of Igbo name.

Posted: at 20-09-2017 07:40 AM (6 years ago) | Upcoming