Former Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd) has been attacked by O’odua People’s Congress (OPC).

OPC’s Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin said;

“From his statement, it is obvious that the ex-COAS is gradually losing touch with the reality of this time.”

“His statement that OPC and IPOB are the same as the dreaded Boko Haram was made in bad faith and such statement has raised some fundamental questions about his intentions, interests and morality as a former COAS and minister of interior.”

“For such a person to have said that OPC is the same as Boko Haram, it is not only derogatory but the most unfortunate, to say the least.”

“OPC has never been involved in any act of insurgency, including kidnapping or killings. Our group has been at the vanguard of supporting the police and providing information that can help them in ensuring effective security at the grass roots.”

“For instance, during the #EndSARS protests, OPC protected some police stations and police formations against unscrupulous rioters who hijacked the peaceful protests.”

“Recently, the OPC, under our amiable leader, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, apprehended the notorious kidnap kingpin, Iskilu Wakili, who had been terrorising the people of Ibarapa and its environs.”

“We handed him over to the police. For somebody of Dambazau’s status to liken such a group to Boko Haram truly shows his mindset.”

“OPC has been reorganised, repackaged, and re-orientated in such a way that it has become a thorn in the flesh of bandits, kidnappers and terrorists.’’

For those who don’t know, Dambazau speaking at the inauguration of Army War College Nigeria Course 5/2021, said the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and the OPC shared similarities with the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

He added that both the OPC and IPOB were making attempts to plunge the nation into an ethnic war.