Sit-at-home: Trouble for Simon Ekpa as National Security Adviser, Ribadu, Meets S/east Govs, Details Emerge

• Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), met with governors from the five southeast states in Abuja on Monday
• The agenda of the closed-door session is believed to be related to the worsening security challenge in the southeast states, particularly the controversial sit-at-home orders by Simon Ekpa
• Ekpa is a diaspora-based separatist who used to be a disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra

FCT, Abuja - Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), has held a closed-door meeting with governors representing Nigeria's southeast geopolitical zone.

Vanguard newspaper reported that the meeting may be connected to the sit-at-home crisis in the five southeast states.

NSA meets southeast governors over Simon Ekpa’s sit-at-home

It was gathered that the governors and the national security adviser spoke on the negative effect of the illegal sit-at-home orders.

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Briefing newsmen after the meeting on Monday, July 31, Hope Uzodimma, the Imo state governor who doubles as the chairman of the Southeast Governor’s Forum, said the political leaders are collectively determined to restore peace to the region, Leadership newspaper also reported.

He stated that they were in Abuja to explore areas of collaboration with the federal government towards addressing the rising insecurity.

He said the governors came to offer to partner with the federal government over the rising insecurity in the region.

His words:

“The situation is worrisome both to the sub-national level and the federal government; we have to create the necessary synergy and work together to tackle the issue.

“South-east is a part of Nigeria and if any part of this country is not in peace, then the country is not in peace."

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Last week, Governor Uzodimma called for the extradition of Finland-based separatist, Simon Ekpa, over the illegal Monday sit-at-home order, Channels TV noted.

Nnamdi Kanu orders Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa to end sit-at-home

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, ordered Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa to put an end to all the sit-at-home orders in the southeast.

Kanu warned Ekpa “to make a public announcement to the effect that he (Ekpa) is in receipt of a direct order from him (Kanu) to cancel any pending sit-at-home in place at the moment”.

Ohanaeze tells President Tinubu how to shut Simon Ekpa up in southeast

Legit.ng also reported that the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu how to shut Ekpa activities in the southeast region.

Ohanaeze spokesperson, Alex Ogbonnia, said the way to shut Ekpa up is for President Tinubu to release Kanu from the custody of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) in Abuja.

Source: Legit.ng