President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said one National Assembly Member has been identified as the sponsor of the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

President Buhari stated this during a Presidential broadcast to celebrate Nigeria's Independence monitored by 9news Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari at the National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari at the National Assembly

Although Buhari didn't mention the name of the National Assembly Member, he, however said investigation is ongoing.

According to Buhari, "Nigeria is for all of us. Its unity is not negotiable. And its ultimate success can only be achieved if we all come together with a common goal of having peace and prosperity for our nation."

" We shall continue to work on dialogue based solutions to address legitimate grievances. But we remain ready to take decisive actions against secessionist agitators and their sponsors who threaten our national security."

"The recent arrests of Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Adeyemo, and the ongoing investigations being conducted have revealed certain high-profile financiers behind these individuals. We are vigorously pursuing these financiers including one identified as a serving member of the national assembly."

"This is a clear example of how people abandon their national leadership positions for their selfish gains. Instead of preaching unity, they are funding and misleading our youth to conduct criminal acts that sometimes lead to unfortunate and unnecessary loss of lives and property."

"As the so-called leaders run abroad to hide, our innocent youths are misled and left in the streets to fight for their senseless and destructive causes."