Drama as Buhari refuses to watch shooting of unarmed Biafra Protesters (Video)
President Muhammadu Buhari was interviewed by Martine Dennis on Al
Jazeera while he was in Qatar last week. The interview was broadcast
today.
He was asked about the shooting of unarmed pro-Biafran protesters in
Aba, Abia State on 9 February this year and Dennis suggested he could
watch the video. Buhari point-blank refused to watch
and then said the pro-Biafrans “should not be joking with Nigerian
security”. His disinterest in the shooting of unarmed people would be of
interest if he ever faced trial for crimes against humanity,
considering that as president, he is ultimately responsible for the
actions of security forces in the country.
The Biafran part of the interview came towards the end after another
train-wreck of a performance from the president. Despite Dennis’s
friendly disposition, unlike her Al Jazeera colleague Mehdi Hasan, who
tore Buhari to shreds in an interview on the channel in October last
year, the president continued to show why his dwindling band of
supporters would cringe with embarrassment whenever he faces any
interviewer that does more than toss him soft balls.
He was questioned about his foreign exchange policy affecting Nigerians who
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