Among Nigerians, “Sack Igbos from the North” became a hot topic less than 24 hours after sixteen Northern Youth Groups rose from a joint meeting in Kaduna yesterday to give Igbo residing in their states up to October 1, 2017 to vacate the region.
Mallam Abdulazeez Suleiman who read the statement issued on behalf of others youths at the meeting said the North were tired of the political marriage existing in the country.
In reaction, the Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that there will be grave consequences if Sack of Igbos from the North became more than a threat.
He however took to his Twitter handle to caution against the threat made by the Northern Coalition Groups.
Fani-Kayode wrote: “Threatening the Igbo and kicking them out of the north won’t help.This time round the Middle Belt and the whole south will stand with them.”
“We want peace by restructuring and not violence. Unleashing genocide against the Igbo or anyone else in north will have grave consequences,” he added.
Nigerians have also taken to micro-blogging website – Twitter – to air their views also on the Sack of Igbos from the North.
Below are some tweets by Nigerians;
And while we (Nigerians) discuss the quit notice
Bear in mind that "IGBO" in the North means Southerners
Efik, Ijaw, Bini, Eshan, Ibibio, Itsekiri etc
— Ebube D Statesman (@akaebube) June 7, 2017
See ehn! Seems Buhari is (almost) dead already. The North would never sabotage 'wan Naigeria' like this if they knew PMB was coming back. pic.twitter.com/9TMnhAkYUR
— Mr Stanley Nwabia (@MrStanleyNwabia) June 7, 2017
To put this into perspective…
I am from Kaduna.
My 6 months old Syria is Igbo.
She is being threatened to leave the North. pic.twitter.com/efzuRKFOod— BRAVE/LEADER (@YarKafanchan) June 7, 2017
To put this into perspective…
I am from Kaduna.
My 6 months old Syria is Igbo.
She is being threatened to leave the North. pic.twitter.com/efzuRKFOod— BRAVE/LEADER (@YarKafanchan) June 7, 2017
When a group of retards claiming to represent Youths of Northern Nigerians; ask Igbos to leave the North… Those retards dont speak for me
— Solomon Apenja (@solomonapenja) June 7, 2017
I am an Igalaman frm Kogi State -geographically in North- & I make bold to say: That Arewa Youths Forum do not speak for me or d Igala youth
— Solomon Apenja (@solomonapenja) June 7, 2017
I think the Igbos will finally get Biafra. And the rest of the country will have a country of the compatibles. The North just set the stage.
— Mazi Maximus (@DeNigerian) June 7, 2017
Just read about the letter from the northern youths to the "igbos".. mehn hope we don't get to see what a war looks like..
— Jaez (@mizjazmine) June 7, 2017
Hope the South is seeing how the north (especially her youths) is lashing out heavily at the northern groups that issued ultimatum to Igbos
— KUKUTE (@Ade_Nurayn) June 7, 2017
Who are these Northern youths that are giving Igbos quit notice? Ethnic sentiments won't ruin us.
— Ayomide O. Tayo (@AOT2) June 7, 2017
Northern youths are nearly 70% unemployed.
Of course they have time to kill Igbos.Ignore them at your peril.
— Ijeoma (@CuckooChrysalis) June 7, 2017
Why hasn't the federal government said anything about the threats on the Igbos by the Northern youths
— Mozzie (@UgNnamdi_iam) June 7, 2017
RT @thesignalng 16 Northern Groups Give Igbos October 1st to Vacate Northern Nigeria https://t.co/zSw01hAJgi pic.twitter.com/WLeLeiF3Af
— Ohimai Godwin Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) June 7, 2017
I hope they won't complain when the igbos ask them to vaccate eastern Nigeria.
— Dr. dynma (@mzz_dublingreen) June 7, 2017