Ohanaeze Ndigbo Calls For Arrest Of Arewa Youths President, Shettima

This comes on the heels of Tuesday’s threat by a coalition of northern groups comprising the Arewa Citizens Action for Change, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Arewa Youth Development Foundation, Arewa Students Forum and Northern Emancipation Network, asking Igbos in the region to vacate their land within three months or face dire consequences.

In a statement by its Deputy Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chuks Ibegbu, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo described the threat against the Igbos as treasonable.

Ibegbu further called on the ‎Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), not to take lightly threats by the northern groups.

“The DSS, the police and other security agencies should take note of the statement by the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum and the other Northern groups for issuing this threat against the Igbo.

“It should not be seen as an empty threat; urgent action is needed to foil the plan to attack the Igbo in the North. It happened in the past and we don’t want it to happen again.

“In fact, Yerima Shettima should be arrested by the DSS immediately. We are watching to see what the DSS would do in this situation.

“Shettima’s statement is treasonable; he is inciting one section of the country against another section and we know from experience that this sort of thing could lead to a civil war. His utterances could destroy this country,” read the statement.