Middle Belt Youth Council has berated the Northern Youths Coalition on their threat to Southern governors to accept the implementation of controversial Ruga settlements for Fulani herdsmen in their states within 30 days.
The Middle Belt Youth Council described the threat as an empty one and an attempt to seek relevance.
The Northern Youths Coalition had in a televised press conference addressed by its spokesperson, Suleiman Abdul Aziz, vowed to take it out on Southerners living in the North if Southern governors did not accept the implementation of controversial Ruga settlements for Fulani herdsmen in their states within 30 days.
The group had also given President Muhammadu Buhari 30-day ultimatum to rescind his decision to suspend the Ruga settlement which he took following the outrage it generated.
Mr Emmanuel Zopmal, president of the Middle Belt Youth Council warned the Northern group to desist from threatening other Nigerians living in the region under any guise, as they do not have the monopoly of violence.
The statement explained that, “Nigerians should not take Suleiman Abdul Aziz and his co-travellers serious. They do not own any part of the north. They do not represent any northern youth. Southern Nigerians should ignore their type.”
Zopmal called on the Nigeria Police Force not to hesitate to arrest members of the group over their threats.
The statement added, “empty threats have been their stock in trade. They have been using it to raise incomes for themselves. They issued a quit notice to the Igbo in 2017 just to seek relevance among Nigerians.”
