Anglican bishop accuses Nigeria govt of fueling insecurity in South-East to kill its economy

A cleric has insinuated that the federal government is indirectly fueling the insecurity situation in the South-West region of the country, in order to ruin the economy of that geo political zone.

The cleric, Anglican Bishop of Egbu Diocese, Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State, Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Okorafor, made the accusation in his presidential address/charge at the first session of the 10th Synod at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Obibiezena in Owerri North council area on Sunday.

He accused the federal government of being responsible for the crippling insecurity in the South-East because of its refusal to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu.

“It may be worthwhile to accuse the Federal Government of indirectly masterminding the sit-at-home in order to ruin the economy of the South East. If not, why not release Nnamdi Kanu and watch events for a while”, he stated.

According to him, the sit-at-home in the South-East has almost ruined the economy of the region because of FG’s refusal to release Kanu, adding that the agitation by IPOB for a Biafra state is traceable to the humiliation, dehumanisation, oppression and suppression citizens of the South East had continued to suffer in the Nigerian federation since the end of the civil war 53 years ago.

Bishop Okorafor also alleged that Nigeria has no regard for the rule of law, insisting that you cannot beat a child and also stop him from crying.

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He noted that the entire South-East had been thrown into a sit-at-home order for years with some running into several days and that of Monday has now become permanent.

“It may be worthwhile to accuse the Federal Government of indirectly masterminding the sit-at-home in order to ruin the economy of the South East. If not, why not release Nnamdi Kanu and watch events for a while.

“When Bola Tinubu assumed office as president, people in their numbers beckoned on him to make it a welcome gift by releasing Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally.

“The same request was made to the tyrant Buhari to do it as parting gift while bowing out. It fell on deaf ears to no surprise to anyone. The military junta and the idle civilian body language seem to be on the same page.

“The sit- at-home order is eating up the economy of South Easterners in an unprecedented manner. How can we explain this that as at today many businessmen in Onitsha are relocating to Asaba while those in Aba are relocating to Uyo and Port Harcourt in a bid to flourish in their businesses and not watch them collapse?”, the cleric said.

He, however, appealed to members of IPOB to sheathe their swords in the interim, saying Nnamdi Kanu would not die in detention.

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