Northern elders to Buhari: “Nigeria is on fire under you, do something now!”

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Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to act swiftly as the country is being razed by incessant attacks and killings.

In a statement on social media, the Northern statesman said that all Nigerians should be protected. He condemned the threats of reprisal in the North and said that any Nigerian living in any part of the country must be protected.

“Attacking innocent southerners living in the north will not be the right response to attacks on northerners in the south,” Baba-Ahmed said.

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Attacking innocent southerners living in the north will not be the right response to attacks on northerners in the south.We should demand that Nigerians, wherever they are, must be protected.President and Governors:Do something,NOW!They are setting the country on fire under you!

— Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed. (@baba_hakeem) February 13, 2021

“We should demand that Nigerians, wherever they are, must be protected. President and Governors: Do something, NOW! They are setting the country on fire under you!”

On Saturday, there was an outbreak of violence in the Shasha area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, which reportedly led to the death of one person.

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The property of residents and wares of traders in the Shasha market were also destroyed. Seyi Makinde, the state governor, ordered the immediate closure of the market.

Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, has also condemned the violence in Ibadan, warning that the crisis could spread to other parts of the country.

There has also been rising tension over the activities of herdsmen in the south-west. Some herders have been accused of killings and kidnappings in the region.

On Sunday, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore said it will retaliate against the killing of herders in any part of the country.