{"id":83026,"date":"2021-07-02T11:57:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=83026"},"modified":"2021-07-02T11:57:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:57:41","slug":"nnamdi-kanu-why-should-govt-spare-someone-who-calls-nigeria-zoo-el-rufai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/nnamdi-kanu-why-should-govt-spare-someone-who-calls-nigeria-zoo-el-rufai\/","title":{"rendered":"Nnamdi Kanu: Why should govt spare someone who calls Nigeria zoo \u2014 El-RufaI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that government went all out to re-arrest the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu for declaring war against the state and referring Nigeria as zoo.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The governor also said there is no basis for comparison between the Boko Haram terrorists and bandits, and IPOB, and their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, because they don\u2019t have a recognised and centralised leadership.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHe said Kanu is a visible and central leader, based abroad and calling for the dissolution of the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Governor el-Rufai said this in an interview on BBC Pidgin monitored by Vanguard, on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>el-Rufai made the comments while responding to a question bordering on Nigerians asking why the bandits and terrorists in the North are not being treated with the same swiftness agitators in the southern parts are dealt.<\/p>\n<p>According to el-Rufai, \u201cI was very happy (when Nnamdi Kanu was arrested) because, first he jumped bail, jeopardising his sureties.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSecondly, a person that challenges the sovereignty and the authority of a state and incites violence; he refers to his own country as a zoo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis should be a message to all these separatists challenging the authority of the Nigerian State to be very careful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about handling Boko Haram and bandits with the same swiftness, he said: \u201cNo! No! No! No! People are comparing apples to oranges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNnamdi Kanu is the leader of IPOB, a proscribed organisation. He is identifiable, in constant communication and everyone knows where he is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s take Boko Haram for instance. Shekau was in hiding and for the past 10 years and the military had been waging a war to get him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not like Shekau was in Saudi Arabia, sitting in one place, tweeting about the break up of Nigeria or asking Boko Haram to go and kill Helen and Nasir el-Rufai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNnamdi Kanu is in one place while Shekau is waging guerrilla warfare. The insurgency is still going on and the Federal Government is not giving up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding bandits, they are not centralised under one leadership. Who is the head of the bandits? Who is the equivanlent of Nmandi Kanu with banditry?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBandits are just collections of independent criminals. It is a business for them. 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