The group also condemned the recent threat by ex-militant leader, Dokubo Asari to match the opposition bullet by bullet if Jonathan was not re-elected in 2015.
The northern elders are miffed that the Federal Government under President Jonathan allowed innocent women and children, who should be spared even in times of war, to be taken captive and incarcerated in dehumanising conditions for many months without trial.
The arrogance of Shekau and his group is unislamic. Which President if not Goodluck, will accept somebody to tell him to become a Muslim or resign?
The elders, who spoke to Vanguard through their spokesman, Prof Ango Abdullahi, noted with dismay that the administration had allowed innocent women and children to suffer untold hardship for offences they did not commit.
"Let me tell you that what the government did by ordering the release of suspected terrorists wasborne out of shame and guilt being suffered by it for clamping innocent women and children into detention camps or what you may call Nigeria's 'Guantanamo Bay', which are scattered all over the place," Adbullahi said.
"We note with delight that at last common sense has prevailed and the embattled families have regained their freedom. But we hasten to add that this government must account for the women and children from the north, who they took into unwarranted detention. As far as we are concerned, the release of the so-called terror suspects should have been done long ago."
The NEF took very serious exception to the latest threat by militant leader, Dokubo Asari to match the opposition bullet by bullet if Jonathan was not re-elected in 2015, saying that it was a threat to national security.
"From the antecedents of Asari Dokubo, we believe that he is making these empty boasts apparently because of the filthy lucre he is getting from pipeline contracts and the promise of more. But we can bet Nigerians that he would be the first person to flee to the creeks if the war he is threatening breaks out", the group note
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Maybe when the Northern elders forum account for all the christians, wifes and children their children (boko haram) have killed then their boka wives and kids will be accounted for
ReplyDeletemay GOD purnish u 1million timz.wat of d lost souls,u shud b hapi he has dealt wt ds wt humans.bk haram is islamic.burn out of ur babaric religion
ReplyDeleteAbdullahi is the Coward.Those Innocent Blood shall hunt him with his CO TRAVELLERS
ReplyDeleteDo we have any nation whose security was being threatened?
ReplyDeleteU must be very stupid, Ango. FG only detained dem while Boko Haram wasted de lives of many women and children. Fuck u
ReplyDeleteAbdullahI and his northern counterparts are cowards. They should note that we are strongly behind Asari if they want to know. They are the people that will run into chad and Niger when push come to shore!
ReplyDeleteThe Christians that the so called illiterate boko haram members killed, who is going to answer for it?
Silence is not weakness.
I laugh!
We will not fight a war regardless of whose political interest is damaged or sidelined.
ReplyDeleteThe selfish interests of a few in trying to get power at all costs will not plunge us into a war again, no matter how many tribalistic and ethnic sentiments these selfish politicians throw up we will not fight, cuz we have learnt our lessons from the events of 1967 -1970.
oo well we are ready to launch a jihad on u when d tym come......Dokubo knows us and he knows somthng abt us, we trained him sha??? But anyway we hide a golden formular to him
ReplyDeleteUNLESS THAT ARTIFICIAL COUNTRY CALLED NIGERIA IMPLEMENT THAT GOD SENT ABURI GHANA ACCORD SIGNED BY STUPID FOREIGN CONTROLLED GOWON AND GREAT OJUKWU,SHE WILL REMAIN IN STATE OF CONFUSSION.THE SPIRITS OF MILLIONS OF INNOCENT BIAFRANS EXPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO WERE UNJUSTLY MURDERED AS A RESULT OF THE UNIMPLEMENTED ABURI ACCORD WILL CONTINUE TO CUASE HAVOC IN THAT COUNTRY.YOU CAN NEVER CARRY GENOCIDE AGAINST A GENERATION AND A RACE AND EXPECT TO MOVE FORWARD. BELIEVE IT OR NOT,THE LAW OF KARMA IS AT WORK.
ReplyDeleteUNLESS THAT ARTIFICIAL COUNTRY CALLED NIGERIA IMPLEMENT THAT GOD SENT ABURI GHANA ACCORD SIGNED BY STUPID FOREIGN CONTROLLED GOWON AND GREAT OJUKWU,SHE WILL REMAIN IN STATE OF CONFUSSION.THE SPIRITS OF MILLIONS OF INNOCENT BIAFRANS EXPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO WERE UNJUSTLY MURDERED AS A RESULT OF THE UNIMPLEMENTED ABURI ACCORD WILL CONTINUE TO CUASE HAVOC IN THAT COUNTRY.YOU CAN NEVER CARRY GENOCIDE AGAINST A GENERATION AND A RACE AND EXPECT TO MOVE FORWARD. BELIEVE IT OR NOT,THE LAW OF KARMA IS AT WORK.
ReplyDeleteUNLESS THAT ARTIFICIAL COUNTRY CALLED NIGERIA IMPLEMENT THAT GOD SENT ABURI GHANA ACCORD SIGNED BY STUPID FOREIGN CONTROLLED GOWON AND GREAT OJUKWU,SHE WILL REMAIN IN STATE OF CONFUSSION.THE SPIRITS OF MILLIONS OF INNOCENT BIAFRANS EXPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO WERE UNJUSTLY MURDERED AS A RESULT OF THE UNIMPLEMENTED ABURI ACCORD WILL CONTINUE TO CUASE HAVOC IN THAT COUNTRY.YOU CAN NEVER CARRY OUT GENOCIDE AGAINST A GENERATION AND A RACE AND EXPECT TO MOVE FORWARD. BELIEVE IT OR NOT,THE LAW OF KARMA IS AT WORK.
ReplyDeleteThese words are not words of elders, We should look beyond politics and face humanity. Only if these so called elders are behind the so called BH. If there is no harmony in one Nigeria then lets part ways
ReplyDeleteBH Prof and BH elders, did ur BH thugs spare children and women while carrying out their satanic attacks.
ReplyDeleteMay Allah punish you and all those who are of the same view with you, for bringing shame to the North! You are showing the world that the North are supporting evil. I wonder who made you a member of NEF.
ReplyDeleteI am 100% sure now that Northerners are Cows and they think like cows. Have they accounted for the innocent christians they have killed in churches and other places of worship? There is no difference between them and Cows at all.
ReplyDeleteDese so kulled northern elders are vry self-centered. Nigeria is 51yr,north av ruled dos country for 35yrs or more. 80percent of oil block is controlled by d north. About 15,000 lives were lost wen baifra wants to pullout frm dis northern slevery n now sm gp of pplpe assmbly demself as northern elders to demand evil justices. Wer are u men wen all dese evils is happenin? D south hide one formular frm u people. Beware!
ReplyDeleteIt is a gross shame that on a daily bases it is becoming glaring that this same so called northern elders who are the sponsor of boko will come out tomorrow to still condemn GEJ administration characterized with insecurity they have sworn to themselves to instigate. Nature will soon catch up with you guys....soon
ReplyDeleteIt is quite unfortunate that our northern elders are responding to a young man from the south, where are the youths from the north? I thought the Elders should use their valuable time finding solutions to the divisions in the north and not challenge Dokubo. A house divided against itself will not stand. As a Christian from the north I will prefer joining Dokubo to fight the northern elders not to make the mistake my parents made during Biafra. Dokubo carry go!!!
ReplyDeleteOjuukwu Boy or whatever you call yourself, for you to use abusive words on a reknown general like Yakubu Gowon is uncalled for and unecesarry try to exercise restrain in the use of words, we are not fighting on the net but airing our true & fair view, take note I beg of you.
ReplyDeleteThe so call prof. lack respect and common sense for insulting Asari Dokubo openly in his senseless, barbaric statement,thereby bitting the fingers that feeds him. Where were NEF when the socalled sharia, jihad, Boko Haran ravage the lifes innocent women, children and people from S. East, S.South south west and middle belt? What contribution did Northern Elders made towards these none, they sponsored BH with resources from Oil Block the have stollen from S.South Oil proceeds not from groundnut Pyramid and cattle rearing. If u feel the south are not entitle to their opinion in the present issues/ situation lets part our ways after all, the Nigerian hidden facts for the past 50 years by the Northerners have come to Lamplight and is open we can see it without being told.-Shamless people.
ReplyDeleteThe BH destroyed infrastructure in the Northern, burn schools ,Hospitals, police stations etc that were build by Government with resources from S.S oil. Prof. If imay ask, are you a Prof of Sharia or Islam if weatern education is sin why do u N.Elders go to media/press, why do u live in a well furnish accommodation with Air conditions and dives executive cars, use telephone & GSM while brain washing poor illitrate youths to go for jihad that Western Education is sin- God's wrath will soon visit all of U and the innocent blood shed must hunt all the N.Elder lead by Buhari, CPC APC shame.
ReplyDeleteProf Ango should show restraint in his comments,a senior northerner told me sometime ago ,precisely during Abiolas trouble,....You Yorubas we north will fight you and defeat you,then you will support us like e the Ibos are always supporting the Norherners after they were defeated by Hausa......Well my reply was ,let Hausa go and fight the Ibos now and see whether they will win or not,...but for any tribe to fight and defeat Yorubas ,then there will never be a nation again because Yoruba won't fight a war when she is not ready.
ReplyDeleteBeating the war drum by the north is funny,can they fight alone,
OBJ saw this possibility by empowering different tribe in the army to forestall dominance and arrogance,
Let us pray to God.If GJE releases the women and children it showed him to be God fearing and not religious nihilist who killed Abiola a champion of Islam cos of political power.May God have mercy on Nigeria.I do not mean to be disrespectful.As for Dokubo ,he is free to talk ,after all some Northereners had threatened before.
@Adesina , my dear , you are not being disrespectful but stating the facts and you do not owe anyone an apology . The facts are there for all to see , the Ibos have had their share of injustice, just like the yorubas did with the death of that great man , it is unfortunate the hausa Fulani are feeling it now and honestly I do not think it is enough becos in the process they are killing southerners as well. They are lucky to have gotten a person like GEJ, if it were some very mean folks , by now the NEF as an association will be no more . Chikena!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately northern elders have lost sense of direction.the evil you sow will live with you and after you.
ReplyDeleteIf dey think he's a coward arrested him make we see wetin go happen.
ReplyDeletePlease can some tell me why the northern elements always like pushing others around in this enclave called Nigeria. When these group of people lost political relevance or economical power they resort to using religious and regional sentiments to whip up support from their people of which they cared nothing about. Prof. Ambo how many women and children have you given support in the north? Let me tell you, if half the opportunity the so called have had in Nigeria was given to the South or the East, the gap between us would be as far the east is from the west. NEF are bunch of hypocrites who send their children abroad to study while using the Almajeris are sent to the streets to blow up them selves and engage on senseless killing of innocent people. Bet me soon very soon you northern elders will be haunted by the same pet you created that has turned a monster. Please Prof. You and NEF should go back and do the education you received a justice by inculcating right virtues and values into your people rather than joining issues with a Nigerian who has expressed his freedom of speech as enshrined in our constitution. Teach your people healthy ways to compete with the rest of other parts of country by going to school and acquiring the right qualifications needed for advancement in careers ETC rather than taken to violence and becoming terror to others.
ReplyDeleteAsari Dokubo d really coward is jst a village local chip seeking recognition. Though 31st may is till on d countdown, MEND. Nevertheless who we should see talking is wen put together CAN, MASSOB, MEND, SOUTH SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ELDERS.
ReplyDeleteMy heavenly Father, please dear LORD, just because of the innocent, save our country Nigeria from the hands of the evil men. AMEN.
ReplyDeleteAll of them will sleep and they will not wake up one day lets waite and see all those bloods will cry on there head...am very sure.....i pitty TINUBU wey dey follow buhari do merger party a looser man
ReplyDeleteANONYMOUS AT 11:21AM, U ARE VERY STUPID,IT SEEMS U HAVE A STUPID BRAIN EQUVALENT TO THAT OF STUPID GOWON U ARE PROTECTING ON NET. IDIOT,U DON'T KNOW THAT NIGERIA IS UNDER A CURSE AND FACING THE NEMESIS OF THE ATTROCITIES THEY COMMITTED AGAINST THE IGBOS FROM 1966-1970
ReplyDeleteThere is no need beating about the bush, the so called bunch of NEF should agitate to be on their own, lets see if they will still have the strength to hold a meeting. Animals that should have been inside forest.
ReplyDeleteIncase Ango Abudullahi you think Asari is alone i repeat you are still living in the past,the betrayals (YORUBAS)are now ready the go there separate ways
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