The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum says the
October 1st ultimatum given to Igbos residing in
the region still stands. Recall that the group had
a meeting in Kaduna state in June where they
gave the ultimatum.
Speaking to journalists in Kano state today, the
chairman of the forum, Shettima Yerima, said
the quit notice still stands for Igbos who are
adamant in leaving Nigeria to form another
country. Yerima added that the order exempts
Igbos who still believe in the existence of
Nigeria.
“We stand by our notice to Igbo but those who
are interested in Nigeria can stay. But for those
who are not interested, you can go. Our mission
is for peace; the unity of Nigeria is being
threatened by the current agitation from the Igbo
and we want to make sure that those who are
interested in Nigeria stay but those who are not
interested should go. The purpose of town hall
meeting in Kano is to review the early stand
took and we are collecting views of people here
from the northwest. We will also move to north-
central and north-east on whether to maintain
our position or reconsider it. We don’t have the
right to force the people to go. So, we are using
peaceful means because don’t have police and
army.” he said
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