The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said he would not condemn the activities of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) because he is unsure of their activities.
It has been reported that the ESN was created by the embattled leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Nigeria’s security agencies have accused the ESN of carrying out killings, kidnappings, and assassinations in the Southeast.
Speaking on Monday at ‘The Candidates’, a presidential town hall series, the former governor of Anambra said agitations in parts of the country are a result of leadership failure, adding that if elected president, his administration will adopt dialogue to address the issue.
Peter Obi said: “The first of our seven-point agenda is to ensure the security of the lives and properties of Nigerians and to show a united and one Nigeria by ensuring that there is equity, justice, and doing things following rule of law.
Everywhere in the country is full of agitation. It is the effect of leadership failure. There is nothing wrong with agitation. You dialogue and discuss with everybody.
I can’t condemn ESN because I’m not sure who is doing what. You can only condemn people when there is a process in which they have said this person has done something.”
