This is as the tenure of the incumbent IGP, Mohammed Adamu gradually comes to an end.
The Igbo group also lauded the appointment of Major General Leo Irabor as Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, and expressed deepest confidence that the new Defence helmsman would use his wealth of experience, coupled with the untiring efforts of government and security agencies, to end the myriads of security problems threatening the unity of Nigeria.
WIPAS posited that notwithstanding General Irabor’s meritorious appointment, there is an orchestrated attempt to shortchange the Igbo of South East by the powers that be.
The Igbo sociopolitical organization, made the call in a press release signed and issued to newsmen by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, Mazi Chuks Ibegbu on Saturday.
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Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the centre also advised the British parliamentarians to be guided in their assessment of Nigeria, saying any wrong move could lead to a crisis of unimaginable proportion.
In his address, Peter Maidoki, special rapporteur, rubbished the call by some lawmakers for sanction on Nigeria over an “erroneous report of the rising number of killings of Christians by terrorists and state actors”.
According to Maidoki, it is wrong to reduce security threats in Nigeria to the fault lines of religion.
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The special rapporteur said the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and his service chiefs have made the most impact in addressing the country’s security challenges and it is unfair to even mutter the idea of sanction.
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A clarion call for global intercession for Nigeria
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A clarion call for global intercession for Nigeria
A clarion call for global intercession for Nigeria | Sunday, December 20, 2020
Courtesy of Oscar Amaechina
I have been worried about my country and have been praying for a change, but the situation is worsening every day. It seems the more we cry out against what the terrorists are doing in the Northeast, the greater the attacks and the number of deaths. Also banditry in the Northwest is increasing alarmingly and kidnappers are tormenting the people of Southern Nigeria. I am convinced that it is only through divine intervention that the situation in Nigeria