The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, on Tuesday, November 21, said the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, is sabotaging the efforts of the country’s Armed Forces from getting results in the fight against insecurity in the Southeast.
Gen. Musa made the observation when the military chiefs briefed the House of Representatives on the security situation in the country, on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Defence Chief led other Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police to appear before the House of Representatives at the commencement of its sectoral debate.
According to Defence Chief, the activities of Simon Ekpa, one of the leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who resides in Finland, was hampering security efforts in the Southeast.
Gen. Musa noted that Ekpa was being given protection by Finland government and requested that the Nigerian government enter into agreement with the government of Finland and invite its ambassador for briefing.
The CDS said the military and other security agencies in the country are committed to ensure that there was peace in the Southeast.
According to him, about 140,000 terrorists have surrendered and are awaiting disarmament.
He added that there was no single Nigerian territory currently being occupied by Boko Haram insurgents.
General Christopher Gwabin Musa, Nigeria’s 18th Chief of Defence Staff, was appointed by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023.
Simon Ekpa is one of the current leaders of the Biafra independence movement.
He is the self-designated Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) organization.
Ekpa allegedly took over the broadcast for IPOB’s Radio Biafra after the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu. He later ran into trouble with the IPOB leadership loyal to Kanu because he was accused of violating the rules of the organisation.