Igbo group tackles Ribadu over linking IPOB to terrorism 

The statement, which was signed by Chief Dr Sylvester Onyia, accused Ribadu of peddling brazen falsehood, incitement and hate speech.

It added that, Ribadu was not only guilty of subjudice but also disgraceful abuse of public office, citing the ongoing legal processes.

It will be recalled that Ribadu recently blamed violent attacks on police stations and correctional centres in parts of the country on IPOB.

However, AVID said it was ridiculous of the National Security Adviser to ignore the terrorism in his native North-East, which is being ravaged plagued by terrorists, Fulani militia and bandits.

“The American Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID, an organization representing proud Igbo people who have served or are currently serving with honor in the United States Armed Forces, categorically condemns the recent reckless and deeply offensive statements by Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu,” the statement read in part.

“His media campaign against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, ESN, filled with brazen lies, hate speech, and incitement, is not only subjudice but a disgraceful abuse of public office.

“Let us remind Ribadu that he presides over an intelligence architecture that stands indicted by its own witnesses. On 22 May 2025, a star government witness (PW-BBB) testified under oath that the DSS – Nigeria’s secret police – is under the direct control of the National Intelligence Agency and, by extension, the National Security Adviser.

“That same Ribadu now feels emboldened to declare IPOB guilty in the media, even as the trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is ongoing, is an egregious interference with judicial independence that in any civilized society should attract immediate sanctions from the court.

“Mallam Ribadu, your statements are not just contemptuous-they are dangerous. They reveal the mindset of a regime that conflates dissent with terrorism, civil disobedience with war crimes, and regional aspirations with rebellion.

“Sir, you have no moral standing to speak of terrorism while blood from your own backyard runs freely down the streets of Sokoto, Zamfara, Niger, Borno, Katsina, and other states plagued by Fulani militia, bandits, and terrorists that your government has consistently failed-or refused to name and confront.

“How many times have you, Ribadu, addressed the media about the sacking of hundreds of indigenous villages in the Middle Belt and South by Fulani herdsmen? How many internally displaced Nigerians have died from hunger and disease in the so-called IDP camps scattered across Northern Nigeria, camps that bear haunting.”