Femi Fani Kayode (FFK) has reacted to the violent IPOB/DSS clash which took place on Sunday.
The former Aviation Minister under the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Administration condemned the action of the security agents in which fatalities were recorded on both sides.
He is of the opinion that the violent enforcement of the law would only strengthen the resolve of the group and their agitation for liberation and freedom.
Kayode bared his mind in his Twitter handle. According to him:
“I deplore & condemn the slaughter of young IPOB members in Enugu yesterday by the FG-controlled security forces. Butchering innocent & defenceless young people who were not carrying arms simply because they were having a meeting does not make sense & does not help matters.
“Rather it strengthens their cause, hardens their hearts, emboldens their resolve, legitimises their struggle & wins them sympathy & new friends all over the world. It is also a crime against humanity & those that carry out such murderous operations & dole out such orders.
become automatic candidates for the ICC at the Hague. Repression fuels the struggle for liberation & freedom rather than stifle it. The more IPOB youths are killed the more their ranks will swell. I call on the Buhari administration to stop this open display of socipathic madness & gratuitous violence against it’s own citizens & to be more tolerant, accommodating& restrained.
“I call for a cessation of hostilities &state-sponsored violence & on the FG to lift the ban on IPOB & enter into negotiations with them before it is too late
“We must build bridges and not burn them. We must have the courage to talk to those who we may disagree with but who genuinly feel hurt and aggrieved and bring them back to the table. We must find a more civilised and humane way to resolve our differences.
“Permit me to add the following. If it is true that two DSS operatives were killed or abducted by IPOB then I condemn that as well. There is NOTHING to be gained in shedding blood & the killing of security operatives is not only morally reprehensible but will also lead to more violence and oppression.
The resistance to tyranny and injustice must be peaceful and passive. That is the ONLY way forward. That is the moral path and it is the only one that ought to be taken.”
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