ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The leaders of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, (AYCF) have insisted that the Igbo should leave the north despite the threat of arrest by the Kaduna State government, according to Premium times report.
Different northern groups came together, ordered the Igbos to leave the 19 northern states within three months
Abdulaziz Suleiman, who is the Coordinator of Northern Emancipation Network (NEN), said the group held an urgent meeting on Wednesday evening after El-Rufai threatened to arrest them and came to the conclusion that “there will be no retreat, no surrender.”
The group accused the Kaduna State government of playing politics with the situation, adding that it kept mute when the Igbos gave Fulani herdsmen the same ultimatum to leave their areas.
“Our declaration did not mention violence at all. The Igbo have consistently insisted that they don’t want to be in Nigeria, let them therefore, go back to their places.
“They don’t believe in Nigeria, so, we also don’t believe in them,” he said.
Mr. Suleiman also accused Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State of playing politics over the matter.
“Where was El Rufai when the Igbos gave the Fulani ultimatum to leave their areas?
“Where was he when over 500 northerners were killed in Ile-Ife? These people just politicise everything.
“Because he wants to run for President, he chose to ignore his people and appease the Igbo? Good luck to him,” he said.
