JUST IN: The only known terrorists in Nigeria are Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram, not IPOB and OPC — Fani-Kayode replies Dambazau

byJoe Adams -


Former Minister of Aviation and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to claims made by the former minister of Internal affairs, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, that the members of Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, and Oodua Peoples Congress OPC, are similar to Boko Haram.

Dambazau had on Friday said the O’odua People’s Congress (OPC) and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are extremist groups like Boko Haram.



He said this at Army War College in Abuja while delivering a lecture to participants of course 5/2021.

He alleged that the two groups were sponsoring a new wave of extremism that could ignite ethnic conflict so as to achieve their aims of dividing the country.

Dambazau said the Police have a critical role to play in quelling recent agitations across the country, “instead of leaving everything for the military”.

“The two groups have been making efforts to ignite nationwide inter-ethnic conflicts through their violent attacks on northern residents or transacting businesses in the south as a quick way to realise their dream for a divided Nigeria.




“We see parallels between Boko Haram and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) both ethnic extremist groups. All the three groups operate on the platform of extremism,”. 

But in a tweet on Saturday, Fani-Kayode said there is no other known terrorists in the country than Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen.

He tweeted, ""IPOB and OPC are similar to Boko Haram"- former COAS & Min. of Internal Affairs, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau."




"This is absolute & complete nonsense & nothing could be further from the truth."

"The only terrorist groups in Nigeria today are Boko Haram, the Fulani herdsmen & ISWA."

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