Politics Nigeria: Ijaw Youths Threaten to Attack Buhari's Supporters in the South

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Ijaw youths have threatened to attack supporters of Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the southern part of Nigeria; PUNCH reports.

The youths made the threat in response to reports that Pro-Jonathan supporters in the North were getting death threats.

READ: Nigeria: Pro-Jonathan Governors in The North Get Death Threats -VANGUARD

Speaking on behalf of the Ijaw Youths Congress, IYC, spokesperson Eric Omare, said, "All Nigerians irrespective of his or her place of origin has a right to contest for the presidency of Nigeria and Nigerians have a right to support any candidate of their choice without molestation.

"It would be recalled that hundreds of Nigerians, especially NYSC members were killed and properties worth millions of naira destroyed in the aftermath of the 2011 elections as a result of similar undemocratic disposition of some elements in the North.”

"We of southern Nigeria have not at any time threatened or attacked supporters of General Buhari; hence any threat or attack on supporters of President Jonathan in the north would be visited with proportionate action from us in the south.

"Governors Amaechi, (Rochas) Okorocha and (Adams) Oshiomole; Timipre Silva, John Oyegun, Bola Tinubu and other supporters of General Buhari in southern Nigeria are going about their campaigns without any molestation from southerners.

"Enough is enough for those who promised and are making northern Nigeria ungovernable for President Jonathan. If they want their own country, let them say so as we can no longer accept the ‘Extreme North Must Rule’ mentality of some northerners", the IYC said.

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