From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat’s Abuja Bureau)
The Arewa Youth Assembly has issued O’odua activist, Sunday Igboho a 72-hour ultimatum to evacuate Yoruba from the North, threatening to help him if he fails to meet up with the deadline.
The group issued this ultimatum as reaction to the declaration of the Yoruba Nation by Sunday Igboho.
It would be recalled that Igboho in a viral video had called global communities and the United Nations to come and separate the Yorubas from Nigeria.
He stated that the Yorubas are no longer interested in being part of Nigeria and urged global communities to intervene before it turns to war.
His statement reads, “The Yorubas that are everywhere are larger than most countries, therefore we call on the global community and United Nations to come & separate us.
“We are no longer interested in being part of Nigeria before this becomes war, they need to intervene because we want to go.
“As it stands now, we are no longer under Nigeria. If they don’t intervene, it will go beyond control. We have gone beyond the point where we keep quiet; we are no longer scared to voice out.
“We are not safe anywhere, we can’t sleep in peace, we can’t travel in peace, what have we done? Are we slaves? We don’t do wrong by existing, we only chose the wrong leaders and we are saying enough is enough!
“TIN CAN in Lagos, Apapa, the directors are Fulani men. The two ports we have, the controllers are Fulanis. We don’t want them anymore!”
“All our Kings are solidly behind us, any of them that want to deny it should make a press conference, let’s see. He won’t see the light of the next day! My advice to the Yorubas in the North is to find your way back home.
“Start coming home, it is time! We have suffered enough, let’s not fight among each other, let’s unite for a common cause, it is time to come home. That’s all I have to say” Igboho said.
Reacting, the Arewa Youth Assembly in a statement issued on Friday described Sunday Igboho’s press conference as unfortunate.
The group faulted Igboho for not regarding the constitution of the land which gives her citizens the right(s) to live in any part of the country irrespective of tribe or religion.
Speaking further, the group gave Igboho 72 hours to evacuate Yoruba residents in the North or his people will be evacuated forcefully by the Arrears group.
The group statement reads “This is despite the fact that the constitution of the country has made it crystal clear that any Nigerian can live in any part of the country irrespective of his or her religious and tribal leaning,’ the Arewa group said.
“As such will like to bring to the notice of Mr. Igboho that since it is he who wants his people out of the North to form a Yoruba nation, we will make it easy for him by asking Mr. Igboho to provide a means of transportation to convey his people to the southwest.
“We are hereby giving him the ultimatum of 72-hour to move his people out or we will be forced to take necessary actions by personally taking the responsibility of getting his people back home,” the group threatened.
