Angered by the unceasing destruction of lives and property in the
North-East, Arewa Northern youths, Monday, accused the Presidency and
northern leaders of playing politics with the menace posed by Boko
Haram terrorists.
The aggrieved youths, who met in Kaduna under the aegis of Arewa
Youths Forum, expressed regret that despite repeated assurances,
government had not been able to put an end to the spate of attacks
that had crippled the region and displaced thousands of their natives
into neighbouring countries.
The executives of AYF, who reviewed the state of insurgency in the
three northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, noted with dismay
that the terrorists had been able to move about freely and slaughter
no fewer than 500 persons and sent over 100,000 others into exile in
Cameroun, Chad and Niger republics in the last few weeks without any
serious challenge from the security agencies.
The National President of the AYF, Alhaji Gambo Gujungu, who released
the communiqué of the body to Newsmen in Abuja, said the youths were
convinced that the issue of Boko Haram insurgency had been politicised
by the Presidency, northern governors and religious leaders in the
country.
