President
of the Arewa Youth Coalition, Yarima Shettima, has said that the leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, must be punished.
Shettima,
in an interview with Tribune, stated that Kanu is someone “who has terrorised
the country”.
“We
will go as far to ensure that we take him to the international court of
justice. We will internationalise his case and ensure that this young man is
declared a terrorist. He can’t be allowed to go just like that.
“To
us, we are seeing what he is doing as a business venture. So, as far as we are
concerned, a country should not be run as a banana republic where somebody can
do anything and get away with it, without respect for the rule of law,” he
said.
Shettima
also disclsoed that the group was reviewing its stand on the quit notice issued
to Igbos living in north.
“The
steps taken by the governors are commendable. One, we have since expected the
governors to do what they are doing now. Nevertheless, it is better late than
never for.
“What
the Ohanaeze and other organisations that came out to denounce the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB) are doing is commendable.
“We
are also reviewing our own situation. We are going to have a meeting soon with
other leaders of the coalition and come out with a clear position of things and
what we intend to do in order to move forward,” he added.
He,
however, stated that the call for the evacuation of the Igbo from the north was
not totally off the table.
“I am
not saying we have completely removed the earlier condition that they should
leave the north. However, the fact of the matter still remains that one, we are
not violent.
“Secondly,
we intend also to explore all necessary avenues and ensure that, at the end of
the day, things are being done in accordance with the law.
“Inasmuch
as we appreciate the fact that it is their right to demand self-determination,
we are also saying, if you are asking for self-determination, there are certain
procedures to go about it,” Shettima stated.
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