The Ohanaeze Youth Wing, which issued the ultimatum in a statement by its President, Chief Okechukwu Isiguzoro, which was made available to our correspondent on Wednesday, warned that it would take
“necessary action” if the northern governors failed to give the required assurance.
Isiguzoro explained that the ultimatum was in response to a statement attributed to the Arewa Consultative Forum, in which Igbo investments in the North were listed as targets of retaliatory attacks following alleged victimisation of Northern Muslims in Imo State.
Denying the alleged victimisation of Northern Muslims in the South East, Ohanaeze Youth Wing said Igbos in the North were worried over the statement made by the ACF. The group said, “We ask the Northern Governors Forum, under the leadership of Dr. Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, to reassure Ndi-Igbo domiciled in the North of their safety and their continued preparedness to ensure the safety of lives and property of all Nigerians in their respective states.
Ohanaeze Youth Wing linked the threat of retaliatory attacks on Igbos in the North to what it described as Ndigbo’s support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential ambition in 2015, warning that it would take necessary action if the Northern Governors Forum did not reassure Igbos in the North of their security within 21
“This has become necessary owing to recent statements emanating from the Arewa Consultative Forum listing Igbo investments in the North as targets of possible attacks based on unfounded claims of victimisation of Hausa/Fulani Muslims in Imo State.
“We challenge such Hausa/Fulani Muslims, who were allegedly victimised by Governor Rochas Okorocha’s government, to make their identities known.
“In the spirit of oneness, the Ohanaeze Youth Wing shall use all legal means to champion their cause.
“From our intelligence reports, Ndi-Igbo in the North are apprehensive since no Northern leader, especially the governors, has come out to condemn the anti-Igbo statement by the ACF.”
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