Eric Omare-led faction of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has lambasted Northern Youth Groups for giving quit notice to Igbo people to leave the 19 Northern States.
Omara, in a statement on Wednesday 7th June, 2017 stated that: “There is absolutely nothing wrong in the Igbo agitation for self-determination. The threat by northern youths is baseless and senseless.”
“Therefore, the Igbo agitation for Biafra cannot justify the demand to move out of northern Nigeria. We believe there are criminally-minded persons who want to hide under the umbrella of speaking for the North to loot property belonging to Igbos in the North that are making the demand.”
“We call on security agencies to as a matter of urgency move against the brains behind the ultimatum to Igbos in the North.”
Also, a group of Nigerians under the auspices of the South-East/South-South Network has asked security agencies to immediately arrest the leaders of the northern groups, who issued the ultimatum to the Igbo on Tuesday.
In a statement, the leader of the SESSNet, Mr. Daniel Elombah called on security agencies to arrest these jobless youths and their sponsors: “We will not take excuse from security agencies if anything happens to our people in the North. Those youths should be treated like criminals by security agencies and we are watching to see what the DSS will do on this matter. If any Igbo is killed in the North, the leadership of the groups should face the consequences.”