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A group, American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) has cautioned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, insisting that he has no moral justification to link or accuse the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of terrorism and being responsible for the destruction of police stations and correctional centers across the country.
The group which stated this yesterday through a statement signed by Chief Dr. Sylvester Onyia was reacting to the recent outburst by Ribadu, attributing violent attacks on police stations and correctional centres to IPOB.
AVID also described Ribadu’s comment linking IPOB to criminality as lies, hate speech, and incitement that is not only sub judice but a disgraceful abuse of public office.
The group noted that declaring IPOB guilty in the media is a gross interference with judicial independence that, in any civilised society, should attract immediate sanctions from the court.
The statement criticised Ribadu’s outburst, describing it as ridiculous and unacceptable, noting that the NSA has no moral standing to speak of terrorism while blood from his own backyard runs freely down the streets of Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Katsina, and other states plagued by Fulani militia, bandits, and terrorists.
The statement read: “The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), an organisation representing proud Igbo people who have served or are currently serving with honour in the United States Armed Forces, categorically condemns the recent reckless and deeply offensive statements by Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.
Continuing, “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 sub judice 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 May 22, 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.
“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.
“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”
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