The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has accused the federal government of playing politics with leader of the Yoruba seperationist group, Sunday Igboho, even as it has continued to detain his counterpart in the South east and leader of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra ((IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu
MACBAnoted that there is no justification to why Yoruba seperationist leader, Sunday Igboho, should be left to walk as a free man, while his counterpart in Igbo land Nnamdi Kanu, is being detained for making a similar call for the independent of Biafra
The fulani group therefore called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately arrest and prosecute the Yoruba nation agitator, noting that there is no difference between his agitations and that of the leader of the banned Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader
MACBAN National President, Baba Othman Ngelzarma argued in a statement he issued at the weekend that if Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, could be arrested and prosecuted, then the same thing should apply to Igboho.
Baba Othman Ngelzarma, made the call in response to Igboho’s remarks that Fulani herders should be expunged from the Southwest.
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Recall that Igboho, who recently returned to Nigeria after about two years of detention in Benin Republic, accused Fulani herders of killing farmers in the Southwest. even as he has renewed his threat to chase all killer fulani herders out if Yoruba land
Ngelzarma, whodescribed Igboho’s remark as an unlawful comment that amounts to treason, stated in the statement which he personally signed, that “We call on the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) and relevant security agencies to arrest and prosecute Sunday Igboho for making this unlawful statement that amounts to treason because he is asking for the actualisation of Oduduwa nation.
“His statements are unlawful. If Nnamdi Kanu will be held behind bars for a similar offence, we see no reason why Sunday Igboho will be allowed to go scot-free without being arrested and prosecuted.”