‘Ekpa, a threat to security in S-East, Nigeria’

Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Tuesday, said the factional leader of IPOB, Simon Ekpa, has become a threat to security in South East and Nigeria.

Musa made the disclosure during the sectoral debate with service chiefs organized by the House of Representatives at plenary in Abuja.

The CDS stated that the government must act fast, diplomatically, to tame Simon Ekpa.

He said, “Simon Ekpa has become a menace to this country. The country must act on it diplomatically. Finland is having a free way encouraging him to be doing what he is doing. His utterances and actions are affecting what is happening in Nigeria.

“We should never allow that. Our foreign service needs to step in to address the issue. It is either we invite the ambassador or somebody. They must explain why they are protecting him. He is doing us more harm with his utterances. A lot of people are being killed. We cannot sit back and keep quiet.”