NEF condemns alleged attacks on northerners in South East

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has condemned the alleged killing of hundreds of cattle and attacks on the Northern community in the South East.

The NEF called on President Bola Tinubu and relevant security agencies to rise to the occasion and end the attacks on citizens in the South East.

The NEF made the call in reaction to a widely circulated video on social media where some armed men killed hundreds of cattle that belonged to northerners.

Lamenting the brazing act by elements bent on testing the elasticity of the country’s diversity and unity, the NEF described such an act as sabotage against efforts to strengthen the bond of Nigerians.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Director General II of NEF Salisu Mohammed.

“In the same vein, the attention of NEF has been drawn to a statement credited to the Forum by the media – that the North regrets voting for President Bola Tinubu.

“NEF wishes to distance itself from the statement as it did not emanate from the Forum as it is the opinion of the person in his personal capacity and not that of
NEF.

“Thus, the statement credited to NEF does not reflect the position of the Forum as it has never sat and assessed the performance or non-performance of Tinubu administration.

“Similarly, NEF has never discussed, at any time, the politics of 2027 nor has it deliberated on who to support or not to support on such issues.

“The NEF considers it too early to be engaged in such distractions when NEF, like most Nigerians, are demanding good governance and dividends of democracy.

“NEF, for now, prefers to, focus on advocating for what improves the northern region and Nigeria as a whole.”

“In conclusion, the NEF charges leaders to always verify and authenticate information and treat issues within their specific contexts before making public pronouncement,” the statement added.