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Northern Elders Support Military Operations In Igboland

The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) is in support of Nigerian Army operations in Igboland tagged: “Python Dance II.” Former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University and Spokesman of the Northern Elders’ Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi said that…

Professor Ango Abdullahi, Spokesman, Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF)

“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo is the mastermind of the agitations all along in the South East by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB led by Nnamdi Kanu. The present position of the Ohaneze is a vindication of the position of the Arewa Youths.”

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“My take is that it is the duty of the security agencies to take on any challenges threatening the peace of the country in whole or in part. It is the responsibility of one of the security agents in the country and they have a system of taking command in terms of where they go and where they don’t go, what they do when they get there and so on and so forth. So I take it that the military are where they are now for obvious reasons.”

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“I believe the military are there in the north east, they are dealing with issues of insurgency and Boko Haram. I believe we have military personnel in the Niger Delta for various reasons and this particular engagement of the military where the exercise of the dance of the python.”