The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Wednesday,
faulted the decision of the United Kingdom, UK, to grant asylum to members of
the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Yerima Shettima, National President of AYCF, said the
Nigerian government should review its relationship with its UK counterpart,
following such a move.
Reports had surfaced yesterday that the UK government plans
to grant asylum to members of IPOB and the Movement for the Actualisation of
the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB.
The Nigerian government had frowned at the news which it
claimed would undermine the fight against terrorism and insecurity
However, Shettima, in a chat with Dailypost wondered if
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB and his members are more important than that of
Nigeria.
Shettima called on the Nigerian government to be decisive in
its decision against its UK counterpart.
He said: “It’s a clear indication that the Nigerian
government would have to review its relationship with the United Kingdom, UK,
because they cannot have a good relationship with a state such as Nigeria and
at the same time be giving asylum to a major threat, who is an enemy of this
country, a criminal with his organisation proscribed and listed among those of
terrorist organisation in the world.
“Giving them asylum means something is wrong, this means
that to an extent we will start thinking that the UK has a hand in our
problems; now what becomes the interest of UK in putting them ahead of us.
“I was wondering, is the UK government pretending that they
do not know that this guy (Nnamdi Kanu) is doing harm to Nigeria? Is it that
they folded their arms for obvious reasons best known to them?
“Are they saying their relationship with that individual
criminal is far better than what they have with Nigeria under diplomacy?
Something is wrong and for me, the relationship has to be reviewed.
“The Nigerian government must be decisive; it is either the
UK government repatriates him to face his trials or they say that Kanu is
better than Nigeria.”
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