President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly signed a presidential proclamation proscribing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
According to unconfirmed reports, the move is to reduce the pressure on the army and to ensure that due process is followed.
The repports also suggested that the presidency had began the formal process of proscribing IPOB in accordance with the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011”, and that “it had also paved the way for the attorney general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) to head to court to give legal backing to the presidential proclamation”.
“The issue was extensively debated between Buhari, the AGF and other aides before he left for the UN General Assembly and the president decided to sign the declaration before leaving for New York, so he could say that due process was being followed if the question was raised by other world leaders at the UN,” the report quoted the sources as saying.
Bukola Saraki recently described the action of the military and the governors as unconstitutional saying due process was not followed in the proclamation.
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