Presidential Media aide, Garba Shehu has described the Yoruba Nation protesters and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB as ‘Tribal Bullies’.
Shehu’s comments are coming shortly after the 76th United Nations General Assembly which President Muhammadu Buhari attended.
In an article on Monday titled ‘My takeaways from the 76th UN general assembly session’, shehu condemned the Pro-secessionist groups over protests held against the government during the assembly session.
He wrote: “While President Buhari was focusing on the problems plaguing the nation and in some instances asking for international support to deal with such, a coalition of groups protested outside the UN building.”
“This happens with all countries- the United States, UK, India, Iran, China, Egypt- about everyone and about every conceivable issue but most especially climate change, gender and animal rights among others. There are some from the so-called ‘Yoruba nation’ group and the so-called ‘Indigenous People of Biafra’ (IPOB) terrorist group who worked together to protest outside the United Nations building in New York.”
“They sought to claim astonishingly that, somehow, they have earned rights through violence, murder of law enforcement agents and the innocent, and extortion to run their own affairs. Many Nigerians at home were disconcerted by the tribal bullying of government officials as they moved to carry out their diligent work between the Nigerian Mission in New York and the UN building, a walkable distance of less than 400 meters.”
“Protests are allowed by all who had anything to say. Tribal bullying is uncivilised. So is any effort to strengthen insurgency in the country.”, the statement read.
What then did you call or name the herdsmen that kill people vitally everyday in the country