Stop linking us to attack on prison, police, IPOB tells Ribadu

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has taken a swipe at the National Security Adviser, (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu over alleged disparaging statement he made against the group accusing them of being responsible for the attacks on the police stations and prisons in the country which is false.

IPOB said the statement is not only subjudice, given the ongoing trial of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, but it is also a brazen attempt to pervert the course of justice by intimidating the judiciary, particularly Justice Omotosho who is currently presiding over the case.

IPOB made this observation in a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Powerful on Saturday in Abuja.

The statement added that Ribadu’s utterances betrayed the mindset of a regime that holds the law in contempt and treats due process as a hindrance to its ethnic expansionist ambitions.

The statement read: “We have taken note of a most contemptuous and inflammatory statement attributed to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. But for the interest of the nation such a statement should be withdrawn.

“In a display of staggering impunity, Ribadu accused IPOB and ESN of crimes for which no competent court of law has found them guilty, including destruction of police stations and aiding prison breaks.

“This statement is not only manifestly sub judice, given the ongoing trial of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, but it is also a brazen attempt to pervert the course of justice by intimidating the judiciary, particularly Justice Omotosho who is currently presiding.”