Angered by their renewed attempt to resurrect the outlawed Movement,
northern youths have condemned the promoters of the new agitation to
revive Biafra and divide Nigeria.The youths writing under the aegis of
Arewa Youth Forum, warned those behind the criminal agitation to desist
from it and allow Nigeria to remain in peace and find solutions to it’s
challenges.
In a statement signed by its National President , Alhaji Gambo
Gujungu, the AYF said it was highly disappointed by the heinous move by
some selfish elements to cause avoidable crisis in the country.
While calling on the protagonist to retrace their steps forthwith,
the forum called on the Federal Government to take immediate steps to
quell any move by any group or individual to dismember Nigeria under any
guise.
He reminded the government not allow Biafra to operate and cause
havoc in the land, as it did when the Boko Haram insurgents first
emerged, instead of crushing it as provided by law.
AYF said: “We are worried by the situation in the South East of the
country where some youths have taken to the street protesting perceived
marginalisation of their zone and demanding a state of Biafra.
“As the umbrella body of all northern youths we want to condemn the
development in its entirety, as we do know that it is being carried out
in bad faith.
“We want to reiterate that we are apostles of one indivisible Nigeria
and will continue to work across the length and breadth of the country
to engender peace, unity and progress for all Nigerians irrespective of
tribe, religion and region.
“It is because of this that we are calling on all Nigerians to remain
anywhere they are in the country. We specifically callon our brothers
and sisters from the south east to remain anywhere they are in the north
as they will be adequately protected and we will make sure that nothing
happens to them.
“We also want to call on the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal
government to act immediately and stop any move that will lead to the
breakdown of law and order under control before it escalate.
This is because it is still fresh in the mind of many Nigerians that it is the inability of the government then to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency and nip it in the bud that has caused the situation to deteriorate to this level,” the northern youths said.
This is because it is still fresh in the mind of many Nigerians that it is the inability of the government then to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency and nip it in the bud that has caused the situation to deteriorate to this level,” the northern youths said.
