Buhari reveals federal lawmaker, VIPs financing IPOB, Ilana Omo Oodua

President Muhammadu Buhari has again warned that the federal government remains ready to take decisive actions against secessionist agitators and their sponsors who threaten national security.

The president issued the warning in a nationwide broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary on Friday in Abuja.

He said already high profile financiers of the agitators, including a serving member of the National Assembly had been identified.

“The recent arrests of Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Adeyemo and the ongoing investigations being conducted have revealed certain high profile financiers behind these individuals.  We are vigorously pursuing these financiers, including one identified as a serving member of the National Assembly,” he said.

“This is a clear example of how people abandon their national leadership positions for their selfish gains.

“Instead of preaching unity, they are funding and misleading our youth to conduct criminal acts that sometimes lead to unfortunate and unnecessary loss of lives and property.

“As the so-called leaders run abroad to hide, our innocent youths are misled and left in the streets to fight for their senseless and destructive causes,’’ he said.

President Buhari, however, stated that the government would continue, with greater level of peoples’ participation and in collaboration with international partners, to improve the security architecture of the country.

He said the Federal Government would also reduce the enabling environment that allowed criminality to thrive and eliminate opportunities for terrorism financing in the country.