Northern youths accuse Abia state of shielding criminals
- The Arewa Youth Integrity Forum says killer of Fulani herdsmen must face the law
- The group accused Abia state of shielding IPOB
- It accuses IPOB of stiring social unrest with its separation agenda
Following the discovery of a mass grave in Abia where the bodies of five Fulani herdsmen were discovered, the Arewa Youth Integrity Forum (AYIF) has issued a warning to the Abia state government.
The Department of State Services (DSS) implicated members of the pro-Biafra group, the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) in the killing of the herdsmen and other yet-to-be-identified bodies found in the grave. The Abia state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu however denied the report.
Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar, the national president is of AYIF, in a statement warned the Abia state government not to shield IPOB members from facing justice.
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The group urged that all those involved must face prosecution and blamed IPOB for trying to cause social unrest.
The statement read: “The Abia State Government has continued to deny the killings of the northerners who were going about their peaceful activities in the state before they were allegedly kidnapped and gruesomely buried alive by the IPOB members in that state.
“Unfortunately, rather than condemning this heinous act against humanity, the Abia state government has resorted to defending the murderous Independent People of Biafra and its leadership over these war crimes. It is therefore becoming glaring that the real actors behind the activities of IPOB are gradually being unfolded and in due course it shall be uncovered to the chagrin of all Nigerians.”
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Abubakar said AYIF was not surprised at the state government’s denial but urged Nigerians not to be provoked by the activities of IPOB. He urged for calm and not to be affected by the “separatists who have set aside international conventions to embrace criminality in the name of agitations for independence.”
Meanwhile, IPOB gave DSS seven days to show evidence of how its members allegedly killed and buried Hausa/Fulani herdsmen in Abia state.
The group said if the DSS failed to meet the ultimatum, it will tell expose the plot by the agency to instigate the killing of the Igbo people in the north through the fabrication of lies.
Source: Legit.ng
