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The O’odua People’s Congress has attacked a former Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), for comparing it with the terrorist group, Boko Haram. It accused the ex-minister of losing touch with reality. The group in a statement on Saturday by its Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin, said Dambazau was noted for unguarded utterances. Dambazau, speaking on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of Army War College Nigeria Course 5/2021, said the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and the OPC shared similarities with the terrorist group, Boko Haram. He added that both the OPC and IPOB were making attempts to plunge the nation into an ethnic war. Reacting to the statement, OPC noted that the ex-minister’s statement was capable of heati...

The erstwhile Minister of Interior, Lieutenant-General Abdul-Rahman Dambazau (rtd), has compared the O’odua People’s Congress, OPC, and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to Boko Haram, noting that they are all extremists. He disclosed this on Friday at the Army War College in Abuja while delivering a lecture to participants of course 5/2021. Dambazau claimed that both groups were sponsoring a new era of extremism that could spark off ethnic conflict to achieve their succession agenda. According to him, the police have a vital role to play in quelling recent agitations across the country, “instead of leaving everything for the military”. He said, “The two groups have been making efforts to ignite nationwide inter-ethnic conflicts through their violent attacks on northern res...

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OPC Replies Dambazau, says Ex-Minister Lost Touch with Reality

OPC, IPOB Similar to Boko Haram – Dambazau