A former Minister of Aviation has called on the President, Muhammadu Buhari to call his military to order as the attack in the South East continues.
Fani-Kayode said using military against harmless Nigerians is disgraceful, urging the federal government to leave the leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu alone.
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Soldiers from the Nigerian Army reportedly surrounded the Afaraukwu country home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
The soldiers arrived the community after the IPOB members clashed with Nigerian army which left three people injured.
The soldiers invaded the community with 10 Armoured Carrier Vehicle and seven Hilux vans which has attracted a lot of panic in the community, forcing some shop owners to close and flee.
It was likewise reported that soldiers also invaded the Nigeria Union of Journalists Office in Umuahia community, Aba Road, destroying properties including laptops and other valuables.
In his reaction, the former Minister who is feeling very disappointed in the development wondered what the Igbos had done to deserve the attack.
He said: “”The behaviour of the military against a defenceless and unarmed civilian population in Abia state is reprehensible.
“What has Nnamdi Kanu or indeed the Igbo people done to warrant this primitive show of barbarism and force? We are on the brink of a total breakdown of law and order and a prolonged and bloody armed conflict.
“I urge restraint on all sides and I call on President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the army from the east and leave Nnamdi Kanu alone.
“Terrorising your own people with soldiers is not the act of a courageous man but rather the act of a tyrant, a coward and a bully.
“We call on the international community to bear witness to what is unfolding in Nigeria and we will hold Buhari responsible and accountable in the event of any loss of life”- Chief Femi Fani-Kayode.”
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