A civil
society group, Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) and
the South East Revival Group (SERG) yesterday disagreed over the outlawing of
the Biafra agitators in the zone.
While CESJET
applauded the decision and went ahead to seek probe of Kanu and his supporters
by the governors, SERG on the other hand, condemned the action and the
labelling of the body as a terrorist organisation.
The centre
said the steps taken by the military authorities and the governors were
expedient since the agitators were already constituting a security breach.
The Defence
headquarters, at the weekend through its spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche,
declared IPOB a terror squad. The pronouncement was followed by a proscription
by the governors in the zone.
National
Coordinator of CESJET, Isaac Ikpa, in a statement in Abuja, implored the
governors to back the disbandment with more action, saying they must
immediately audit their cabinets to identify supporters and backers to avoid
sabotage from within.
He asked the
Attorney General of the Federation to take necessary steps in nationalising and
gazetting the decision in line with the Terrorism Prevention (Amended) Act
2013.
However, the
National Coordinator of SERG, Chief Willy Ezugwu in a statement, called on the
Federal Government to immediately demilitarise the region to enable them engage
their leaders on self-determination.He urged government to be mindful of the
danger inherent in retaining the troops in the zone, as the move is being
misinterpreted by the agitators.
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