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Is South-East still part of Nigeria’ – Kanayo questions FG over military presence [VIDEO]

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has questioned the Nigerian government following the heavy military and police presence in the South-Eastern part of the country.

Kanayo, in a video on his Instagram page on Wednesday, raised concerns while highlighting the humiliation faced by travellers in the region.

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While comparing the region with his experience from Ibadan to Lagos, the actor said, “I left the Felele Olorunsogo area of Ibadan at 7:15 this morning and I am in Lagos state at exactly 8:15. I found out one thing, over the distance of 80 kilometres, I didn’t see any police or army checkpoints.

“Why is the South-East so militarised and policed that you can’t go 200 kilometres without checkpoint.

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“I need to ask this question because the humiliation and delay that people go through needs to be pointed out. They humiliate people that plied same distance from Enugu-Onitsha so badly that most of the time that passengers are asked to come down with their hands up.

“Is the South-East still part of Nigeria? Let us understand. Have the representatives seen the state of the federal roads?” he asked.

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Watch him speak below:

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