Uwazuruike alleges plot by APC govt to Islamise Nigeria

From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha
Chief Ralph Uwazuruike-led Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government of allegedly trying to transform Nigeria into an Islamic state.
Uwazuruike, who spoke through his Director of information, Mr. Chris Mocha said the Organisation of Islamic States (OIC) is an organisation that does not hide its ambition to Islamise any country, not only its member states, but the whole world.
BIM urged Igbo and “our Niger Delta brothers to resist any attempt to extend the jihad that is bound to come to their territory.”
The group alleged that, “for some time now, some Northern Muslim leaders, who are also members of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), approached President Muhammad Buhari and advised him to transform Nigeria into an Islamic state.
“I urge my people to resist any attempt to Islamise the country as they are always targets and worst hit of every crisis in the North and South West.”
He said former Military president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (retd) had, in 1986, unilaterally taken Nigeria to OIC and also alleged that the introduction of Sharia in Zamfara State and other northern states, “ tested the waters for an Islamic state in Nigeria.”
The BIM leader also raised the alarm over steady influx of “armed Fulani herdsmen into Enugu, Imo, Delta and Anambra states” and alleged  that Igbo are likely to be the worst hit of attempts to Islamise Nigeria just as Igbo were the major victims of the sharia crises in the North.
“Some local communities have already received the warning letters of possible attack by the Armed Fulani herdsmen including Okpanam, Iselle-uku, Irete, Mberi, Okigwe. Others are Achalla, Atani, Igbariam, Umumbo, Omasi and Nimbo in Uzo-uwani Local Government of Enugu state” he alleged.
The group however condemned the murder of an Orodo, Imo state born late Mrs Bridget Agbahime killed in Kano by Muslim extremists and stated that the late Mr. Gideon Akaluka who was also beheaded in Kano in 1994 by some Muslim fundamentalists, formed part of reason for the renewed agitation for Biafra by its leader and founder of MASSOB, Chief Uwazuruike.
“BIM demanded for an open trial of the suspects arrested for the murder of Mrs. Agbahime but lamented that none of the culprits who committed similar heinous murder against Igbo Christians in the past were ever brought to book by either the State or the federal government pointing out that their statement only ended on the pages of Newspapers” he lamented.