The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has called
on Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, to immediately bring the
killer(s) of the ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmad
Gulak, to justice.The youths threatened to declare Governor Uzodinma persona non grata in the entire northern soil.A statement from its National President, Isah Abubakar, noted, “It’s
so pathetic and saddened the continuous killing and lawlessness going on
in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. The government of Imo State must
give an account of those who killed Gulak. The continuous killing of
Northern and destruction of security facilities in Imo State will no
longer be tolerated.”
The group urged the federal government to rise up to its
constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property and act
appropriately so as to avoid the current situation from escalating to a
civil war.It explained that the government should take note that it would not
allow the killer(s) of Ahmed Gulak to go unpunished, stressing that the
Imo State Governor, who is the chief security officer, must bring those
involved in the assassination to justice.According to the statement, “Let us state categorically that northern
youths will do everything within their powers to force the government
of Imo State to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice. The Imo
State Governor and other South East Governors should take note that we
shall not accept the continued killing of Northerners and Northern
elites in their region as we shall take revenge henceforth.”It gave the Governor of Imo two weeks to carry out the investigation
or they shall declare him persona non grata across the entire Northern
soil.
