Arewa Forum Fights Back on UK’s Asylum for IPOB Members

Following the asylum granted to persecuted IPOB members, the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Wednesday, faulted the decision stating that the Nigerian Government should review it’s relationship with the United Kingdom.

Speaking to Daily Post on Wednesday, National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, said that giving IPOB asylum means something is wrong, this means that to an extent we will start thinking that the UK has a hand in our problem.

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom revealed that it will grant asylum to persecuted Indigenous Peoples of Biafra members.

Following the decision, the leader of the IPOB responded to the UK stating that the region wanted a referendum and never asylum.

He said: “It’s a clear indication that the Nigerian government would have to review its relationship with the United Kingdom, UK, because they cannot have a good relationship with a state such as Nigeria and at the same time be giving asylum to a major threat, who is an enemy of this country, a criminal with his organisation proscribed and listed among those of terrorist organisation in the world.

“Giving them asylum means something is wrong, this means that to an extent we will start thinking that the UK has a hand in our problems; now what becomes the interest of UK in putting them ahead of us.

“I was wondering, is the UK government pretending that they do not know that this guy (Nnamdi Kanu) is harming Nigeria? Is it that they folded their arms for obvious reasons best known to them?

“Are they saying their relationship with that individual criminal is far better than what they have with Nigeria under diplomacy? Something is wrong and for me, the relationship has to be reviewed.

“The Nigerian government must be decisive; it is either the UK government repatriates him to face his trials or they say that Kanu is better than Nigeria.”

Source: Daily Post