Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu hindering peace talks‎ – Northern Groups

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is sowing the seed of discord in the country.

In a statement issued after its town hall meeting in Kano on Monday, CNG claimed that his recent orders that have grounded movement in the South East, have “foreclosed the avenues for an expected peaceful resolution” with regards to the quit notice issued by Arewa Youths to Igbos in the North.

According to the statement, “his (Nnamdi Kanu) recent action of forcefully grounding movement of people including those from other regions by shutting down most South-East cities notwithstanding the mild and ineffective condemnation by some Igbo political, cultural and religious leaders has foreclosed the avenues for an expected early peaceful resolution.

“It is further justification of our concern expressed in the Kaduna Declaration and subsequent correspondences with the Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the International Community.

“These renewed threats contained in Kanu’s unwarranted utterances and actions compel us to push further for definite national and international action that would decide the Biafran matter to conclusion once and for all.

“In our usual truly patriotic aim to forestall the drift toward anarchy in Nigeria, and also to alert the international community as to where responsibility would ultimately lie if such momentous events ever came to pass, we have followed up our earlier effort by another round of initiatives of extending similar communications to relevant authorities.”

They added that, “accordingly, we have met with many leaders and groups with positive developments while our doors remain open for discussions with more groups, leaders and agencies genuinely interested in addressing the separatist issues with a view to finally achieving a peaceful and stable Nigeria.”