Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has warned Biafra
agitators not to allow their protest reach the northern
part of the country as the region was still dealing with
Boko Haram insurgency.
Leadership reports that the governor who is also the
chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum called for “firm
measures and on alert” so as to prevent a repeat of the
violent Biafra protest that occurred in Onitsha, Anambra
state on Wednesday, December 2.
The protest resulted in violence after a face-off between
Biafra protesters and security operatives which eventually
led to the death of two police officers and some
protesters.
Shettima said Boko Haram violent in the country was
enough problem and the country could not afford to
battle separatist protests at a time when the whole
country is expected to stand firm in unity.
“The evils being perpetrated by the Boko Haram insurgents
against innocent Muslims, Christians and followers of other
religions, regardless of their geo-political divides since the
last six years, were more than enough trouble for the
country. Hence; there is need to come together as a single
unit to collectively fight terrorism that is a threat to all law-
abiding citizens of the nation.”
“We condemn the Wednesday crisis in very strong term. We
have been in touch with one another today. The governors
of major cities in the North in particular, have been in
critical touch to share thoughts and we have collectively
taken firm measures to ensure that the violence doesn’t
spread to any part of the 19 northern states and we will
also be working with our colleagues in the South to nip the
crisis in the bud, but we will not disclose the measures we
have taken so that those who may want to take advantage of
the Onitsha mayhem don’t know our strategies.”
Meanwhile, the Oodua Peoples Congress has warned
Biafra protesters not to move their campaign to the south
western part of the country as they would not stand by
and watch the region turned into ‘a theatre of war’.
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