ACF, Yoruba Forum caution Dokubo over militancy threat

The Arewa Consultative Forum and
the Yoruba Unity Forum have
chided a former Niger Delta
militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, for
threatening to return to the creeks
with his people following the
defeat of President Goodluck
Jonathan in last Saturday’s election.
Asari-Dokubo was reported to have
said on Wednesday that he and
other militants might be forced to
return to the creeks because the
President’s defeat was owing to a
gang up against the South-South
and South-East by the North and
South-West geo-political zones.
He had said, “The conditions that
advanced the need to embrace the
creeks have been sadly re-
energised. It is clear that a vicious
government which may maim and
murder the voice of the so-called
minorities may have just been
birthed.
“The days coming will be critical.
We shall study all the conditions
and consult widely before
determining the way forward for
our collective existence and
survival as a people. The days
coming shall either drive the quest
of integration or further separate
us.”
In separate interviews with our
correspondent on Thursday, the ACF
and the Yoruba Unity Forum
described Asari-Dokubo’s
statement as unfortunate, calling
on the former militant to retract his
statement and immediately
apologise to Nigerians.
The Secretary-General, Yoruba
Unity Forum, Senator Anthony
Adefuye, said, “It is an unfortunate
statement, and I am sure he is
suffering from the loss of his party.
Very soon, he will recover and
apologise to the nation for saying
so. He is on his own because even
the Ijaw National Congress and
other groups have already
congratulated the President-elect,
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
“Asari-Dokubo cannot be different. I
just advise him to reconsider his
statement and apologise to
Nigerians.”
On his part, the ACF chieftain, Alhaji
Ibrahim Coomassie, flayed Asari-
Dokubo over the threat, reminding
him that President Goodluck
Jonathan had already said that he
was not speaking on his behalf.
He said, “Those threatening
violence are on their own and I am
sure that law enforcement agents
will be ready to arrest and
prosecute them. If they do anything
stupid, the laws are there to take
care of them.
“But let me advice them, this is a
new Nigeria and people are hoping
for the best. All hands must be on
deck to help the government to
succeed. Let them think twice
before they do anything foolish.”

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