Northern Groups Drag Nnamdi Kanu Before International Community

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has petitioned the international community over alleged breach of human rights across Nigeria by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).

The CNG asked the international community to hold Kanu responsible should violence erupt in the country.

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In a statement signed in Kano by its spokesperson, Mr. Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the CNG said it has petitioned various international organisations about Kanu`s continued invasion of various Nigerian states in a provocative manner despite ongoing efforts to reach truce between the Igbo and Arewa youths.

“His recent action of forcefully grounding movement of people, including those from other regions, by shutting down most South-East cities, notwithstanding the mild and ineffective condemnations by some Igbo political, cultural and religious leaders, has foreclosed the avenues for an expected early peaceful resolution,” CNG said.

“We are compelled to insist on this line of action based on our belief that the sole motivating factor behind Kanu’s action is to bring about a major ethnic and religious crisis across the country. While we faithfully await action from the Federal Government of Nigeria and the international community, we initiated a series of town hall meetings in major cities of the three geo-political zones of the North.

“We drew attention to the emerging trends in the country that are pregnant with complications and unforeseen consequences. We can proudly say, today, that this objective has to a large extent been achieved as the Biafran issue, which was neglected for 50 years, has now been brought to the front burner of our national discourse.

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“We appreciate the concern of the State Security Services, Kano Command, in facilitating peace processes and the government of Kano state for its support and cooperation,” the group added.

The CNG said it has petitioned among others, President of the United Nations General Assembly, President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August, President of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR).

Others are Chairman of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), President of the African Court of Peoples and Human Rights in Banjul, The Gambia; Chairman of the African Commission on People’s and Human Rights, Speaker of the Pan-African Parliament, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Chairman and Executive Board members of the National Commission on Human Rights.

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