Ngige Speaks On Allegation Of Involvement In Arrest Of Nnamdi Kanu

Minister for Labour Chris Ngige has reacted to allegations of involvement in the arrest of Nnamdi Kamu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Ngige in a statement signed by his media office on Saturday, July 17, 2021 claimed the allegation is “unthinkable”.

Nnamdi who is currently the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) based on a court order was arrested in sting operation in Kenya and brought back to Nigeria.

The statement by the minister’s media office in reaction to allegation of involvement in the arrest of the separatist leader reads in part “Ngige is occupied, involved and engrossed with his duties as the Labour and Employment Minister, member of Federal Cabinet Committee for Economic Recovery and member of the Economic Sustainability Committee constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari, which is headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, with the mandate to tackle the challenges and fallouts of COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era.

“It is, therefore, unthinkable that somebody with grey matter in his brain, except if he is hallucinating like the IPOB spokesman, could accuse a very busy Minister like Senator Ngige of being part of a ‘conspiracy’ for the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu,”