The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged Northerners that
are prone to attacks in the South-East to return to their States in the North.
Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Director, Publicity and Advocacy, gave
the advice in a statement on Monday.
The “unknown gunmen”, linked to the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB), are on rampage across the region as border communities continue
to witness bloody conflicts, farmers-herders clashes persist, with incidences
of religious and ethnic profiling.
The forum demanded that attacks and killings of Northerners
and Federal Government employees and destruction of National assets must stop.
“Those who have been involved in it must be arrested and
prosecuted”, the elders demanded.
The NEF said until the Igbo decide whether it wants to
secede or remain part of Nigeria, the law applies to them.
They want Federal and State authorities who have
responsibility to enforce the law and protect citizens to take actions.
“We support calls for Northerners who are exposed to
harassment and violence to consider relocating to the North”, NEF asserted.
Baba-Ahmed said unlike “the postures and complacency” of
South East leaders, all Igbo and other ethnic groups residing in the North
should be accorded the usual hospitality and security.
The Northern elders, however, knocked National Assembly
members for being out of touch “with the people they are supposed to
represent”.
The NEF told the federal legislature to explore additional
avenues that can help redress serious limitations to the federal system before
the 2023 elections.
They added that it is willing to discuss all matters
relating to constitutional amendments and restructuring with the leadership of
the country and other groups, “who see their presence in the future of
Nigeria”.
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