The Convener, Northern Elders Forum, Mr Paul
Unongo has charged Benue people to rise up and
defend themselves if the Federal Government (FG)
continued to deny them protection and security in
accordance with the United Nations (UN) Charter.
Unongo stated this in an interview with journalists on
Thursday in Makurdi.
He reiterated that if the FG continued to deny them
protection and security they should urgently organise
measures to provide security and protection for
themselves, loved ones under the UN charter.
“You have the right to protect yourselves, help
yourselves and save yourselves and your race from
total annihilation,’’ he said.
He called on the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar
to rise and quench the most dangerous all-consuming
fire and challenge that was facing the North.
“I urge you to quench this most dangerous all-
consuming fire and challenge facing the North.
“I know you have the capacity to bring the dangerous
situation under control before it consumes the whole
North.
“It is your duty as a Prince of the Tiv Court to do so.
We are friends and even some of our children are very
close friends. I will never deny that in any situation,’’ he
said.
Abubakar is a chieftaincy title holder in Tiv land and
the title is “Zege Mule u Tiv’’ which means protective
shell.
He said that he had earlier called on Abubakar to talk
to the Miyetti Allah in order to end the senseless
killings and he had threatened to institute N200 billion
lawsuits against him.
He said that Abubakar was threatening to sue him
because he dared to say truthfully that the former vice
president knew Miyetti Allah and that he had confided
in him of his tremendous influence in Miyetti Allah.
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