Oyogist has learned that the Nigerian presidency has claimed that Amnesty International,
In a statement issued by Garba Shehu, media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidency heavily criticised Amnesty International over its ‘support’ for pro-secession groups like IPOB.
The statement read, “Amnesty International’s latest salvo at Nigeria is but more of the same.
“IPOB murder Nigerian citizens. They kill police officers and military personnel and set government property on fire. Now, they have amassed a substantial stockpile of weapons and bombs across the country.
“Despite Amnesty’s self-proclaimed mandate to impartially transcend borders, unfortunately in Nigeria, they play only domestic politics. The international NGO is being used as cover for the organization’s local leaders to pursue their self-interests. Regrettably, this is not uncommon in Africa. There is nothing wrong with an activist stance; there are claims of neutrality when all facts point to the opposite.
“Amnesty International has no legal right to exist in Nigeria. It must open a formal investigation into the personnel that occupies their Nigerian offices. They should reject the outrageously tendentious misinformation they receive and bring some semblance of due diligence to the sources they base their claims on. Currently, we see none. Garba said.
