A northern youths coalition, the Arewa Youth Alliance, AYA, has warned the organisers of the June 12 protests to steer clear of the northern part of the country.
The coalition reiterated its resolve to protect the north and northerners from any external aggression by anti-northern forces under any disguise.
A statement by the National President of the group, Mohammed Bello Doka, on Friday said the country was yet to recover from the destruction caused by #EndSARS protests.
“We have noticed with dismay the plan by some anti-North and Anti-Nigerian anarchists to not only heat up the polity but also to destabilize the country in another effort of a smear campaign,” the statement said.
“Just like the #Endsars anarchy that resulted in the death and destruction of lives and property of innocent Nigerians who are doing their legitimate businesses across the southern part of the country.
“We, therefore, use this medium to call on these anarchists and merchants of sorrow, tears and blood to steer clear from the north and avoid using the said platform to harass Northerners and or Northern interest.”
He called on the youths in the northern part of the country to dissociate themselves from the protests, which he described as “just another antic of mischief makers and enemies of the North to smear the North and a government they perceived as Northern government.”
