Suspend arms sale to Nigeria, Akintoye, Nwodo, Turaki, others tell US, EU
The Nigerian Indigenous National Alliance for Self-determination, NINAS, yesterday pleaded with the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Western countries to impose heavy sanctions on the Federal Government for undermining democracy and continuously abusing human rights.
The group also urged the American government and European countries to stop selling arms to the Federal Government, alleging that previous arms sold to the present government with borrowed funds had found their way into the hands of herdsmen, Boko Haram, ISIS and other terrorists currently terrorizing the indigenous people of the South and the Middle Belt of Nigeria.
NINAS is the umbrella body of leading regional self-determination groups in the South and Middle Belt of Nigeria, with Ilana Omo Oodua representing the Yoruba bloc, Lower Niger Congress representing the South- South and South- East and Middle Belt Forum, representing the Middle Belt bloc.
The group declared a Constitutional Force Majeure, CFM, on December 16, 2020, rejecting the 1999 constitution as the basis for unitary Nigeria and called for a United Nations-supervised referendum for the people of the South and Middle Belt to decide their sovereignty.
The CFM signatories included renowned historian, Emeretus; Professor Banji Akintoye; former President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo; respected varsity don, Prof. Yusuf Turaki; Secretary -General of NINAS, Mr. Tonu Nnadi, pioneer Commissioner for Education in Osun State and National Chairman of Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Wale Adeniran, among others.
