By Benjamin Adeyemi, Kaduna
Northern youths, have solicited support of the Northern elders, traditional rulers and security agencies in their resolve to evacuate Yoruba people out of the 19 Northern states and Abuja.
Acccording to the youths, this is in reaction to the call for Yoruba nation by Activist, Sunday Igboho.
The Northern youths under the auspices of Arewa Youth Assembly also issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Igboho to move Yoruba out of the North, saying they may be forced to evacuate the people out of their region.
It however said, it was seeking the support of the security agencies, Northern elders and traditional rulers in the evacuation of Yoruba from the North, to prevent loss of lives, destruction of properties or hijack by hoodlums.
Arewa Youth Assembly in a statement issued by its Speaker, Mohammed Salihu Danlami argued that, Igboho had continously threatend the lives and properties of Northerners residing in the South-West for no reason.
While noting that, Northern youths had only kept quite for the sake of peace and respect for the laws of Nigeria, Danlami said, since it is Igboho who wants Yoruba out of the North to form a Yoruba nation, Northern youths will make it easy for him by asking him to provide a means of transportation to convey his people to the south west.
According to the statement, “The Arewa Youth Assembly was constrained to adress the issue at hand as it calls for serious concern by all and sundry, which is that of aiding Mr Sunday Igboho to actualise his so called declared Yoruba Nation.
“One Mr Sunday Igboho held a press conference in which he was quoted as saying enough is enough that the time for Yoruba nation is now, they will no longer accomodate and acccept the presence of Northerners.
“This is despite the fact that the constitution of the country has made it crystal clear that any Nigerian can live in any part of the country irrespesctive of his or her religious and tribal placements.
“The Arewa youth Assembly still affirms its position as a law abiding civil youth organization, that notwithstanding it will not fold its arm and watch innocent Nigerians been threatend by individuals who clearly have no regard and respect for the law as such will like to bring to the notice of Mr Igboho that since it is he who wants his people out of the North to form a Yoruba nation, we will make it easy for him by asking Mr Igboho to provide a means of transportation to convey his people to the south west.
“We are here by giving him the ultimatum of 72hrs to move his people out or we will be forced to take necessary actions by personally taking the responsibility of getting his people back home.
“Mr Igboho has continously threatend the lives and properties of Northerners residing in the south West for no reason, we have kept quite for the sake of peace and for respect of the laws of our country, but as Mr Igboho rightly said, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, he either calls himself and his accomplices to order or force us to retaliate the best way we know how.
“It is in the lights of this recent event that we wish to call on the Northern elders, traditional rulers and all security agencies to support us in accomplishing this task of evacuating the Yoruba out of the 19 Northern States and the FCT Abuja, making it a very peaceful exercise devoid of loss of lives and destruction of properties or hijack by hoodlums to prevent the re-occurance of the end-sars protest,” said the Arewa youths.
