The leadership of cattle breeders in the South East, under
the aegis of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has
dissociated itself from the recent quit notice given to Igbos living in the
north by the coalition of Arewa youths.
In a statement by the group’s chairman, Alhaji Siddiki
Gidado, in Awka, Anambra state yesterday, MACBAN demanded that those behind
such act should be brought to book.
The group pointed out that although they were not
comfortable with the agitations of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and
MASSOB, it does not support call for Ndigbo to leave the north.
According to the statement, “We condemn in its entirety the
aspect of the Arewa Youths communiqué that insists that Igbos should leave
North; this position is unacceptable to us in the South-east because we feel at
home in this zone.
“It is worrisome that some people who are safely seated in
their comfort zones seem to care less about the safety of many of their kiths
and kin at the other sides of the divide as they make statements or engage in
acts that can cause mayhem.
“We advice that both Arewa group and Biafra agitators should
sheath their swords and seek better ways of making Nigeria a better place for
all of us.”
By John Owen Nwachukwu
