The Coalition of Southeast Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has denounced Coalition of Northern Group for asking the federal government not to obey court order to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
COSEYL made this known on Wednesday, April 12, in a statement signed by Goodluck Egwu Ibem, it’s president general. The group noted that the apex socio-political youth group in the South East geopolitical zone is alarmed over the unfortunate and unpatriotic statement credited to the Coalition of Northern Group wherein it urged the federal government to disregard the rule of law and the order of the Federal Court of Appeal Judgement that unconditionally released the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from unlawful detention by the Department of State Services, DSS, custody.
Part of the statement reads: “For the records, Ndigbo, Ohanaeze and other Igbo groups are only demanding that the Federal Government should do the right and lawful thing by releasing Nnamdi Kanu as ordered by the Federal Court of Appeal and any opinion to the contrary urging the FG not to release Nnamdi Kanu is unconstitutional and unpatriotic.
“The federal government is duty bound by law to obey the Federal Court of Appeal Judgement releasing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from DSS custody before appealing the matter at the Supreme Court. Anything short of that is an illegality.
“The same CNG claiming to be patriotic have never for once condemned the heinous crimes, killings, rapes, and destructions committed by murderous Fulani terrorists and Jihadists parading as herdsmen which is the 3rd most deadliest terror group in the world according to World Global Terror Index.
“The failure to obey court judgement releasing Nnamdi Kanu will cause mishaps and unnecessary devastation and drive the country over the brink into a catastrophe as strict obedience to court judgements remains the centripetal force holding the sovereignty of any nation.
“Gross disrespect and disobedience to the rule of law has reduced Nigeria to a laughingstock before the comity of nations. Nigeria is now a failed state owing to her fragrant disrespect to the rule of law.
“In just 2 months, from February 2023 to April 2023, Fulani terrorists parading as herdsmen have killed over 1000 Benue indigenes and the CNG have not made any statement condemning the massacre but are only quick to speak on issues patterning to Southeast.
“This same Fulani terrorists have displaced over 50 communities and sent 2 million Benue indigenes to IDPs camps and CNG in silence which amounts to tacit support and approval of the heinous and criminal activities of the Fulani terrorists. Their silence over the activities of the real enemies and terrorists in Nigeria speaks volumes of what they represent.
“We call on the CNG to stop making unpatriotic statements because of ethnic or political benefits and toll the part of decency and the rule of law if truly they are concerned about the growth and development of the Nation.”
