I Was Very Happy When Nnamdi Kanu Was Arrested – Gov El-Rufai

Nasir El-rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has revealed that he was very happy to hear that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra group (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu had been arrested and is set to go on trial. Governor El-Rufai also tried to clarify that the government can’t deal with bandits and Boko Haram the same way it has with Nnamdi Kanu saying they both different situations. Governor El-Rufai

The Kaduna State Governor, said this while speaking with BBC Pidgin, El-Rufai state that the bandits are not sitting somewhere calling for the break-up of the country nor direct was Abubakar Shekau making public statement directing its followers to go and kill a sitting Governor or attack symbols of authorities. Rather they are criminals whose activities as bandits is a form business.
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He said unlike IPOB which is led by Nnamdi Kanu, bandits have no centralised leadership.

El-Rufair Orders Investigation On Recent Southern Kaduna KillingsThe governor said, “I was very happy (when Nnamdi Kanu was arrested) because, first he jumped bail, jeopardising his sureties.

“Secondly, a person that challenges the sovereignty and the authority of a state and incites violence; he refers to his own country as a zoo.

“This should be a message to all these separatists challenging the authority of the Nigerian State to be very careful.”

Asked if Boko Haram and bandits should be treated with the same swiftness that led to Kanu’s arrest, El-Rufai said, “No! No! No! No! People are comparing apples to oranges.

“Nnamdi Kanu is the leader of IPOB, a proscribed organisation. He is identifiable, in constant communication and everyone knows where he is.

“Let’s take Boko Haram for instance. Shekau was in hiding and for the past 10 years and the military had been waging a war to get him.

“It is not like Shekau was in Saudi Arabia, sitting in one place, tweeting about the break up of Nigeria or asking Boko Haram to go and kill Helen and Nasir el-Rufai.
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“Nnamdi Kanu is in one place while Shekau is waging guerrilla warfare. The insurgency is still going on and the Federal Government is not giving up.

“Regarding bandits, they are not centralised under one leadership. Who is the head of the bandits? Who is the equivanlent of Nnamdi Kanu with banditry?

“Bandits are just collections of independent criminals. It is a business for them. It is not a case of Nigeria must break up.

“I want to challenge anyone to tell me the central leader of bandits in the same position as Kanu.”

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