LAGOS MARCH 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Group under the aegis of Northern Consensus Movement (NCM) has appealed to all the authorities concerned to fish out and prosecute all the masterminds and perpetrators of the crisis which occurred in Ile Ife last week,that displaced several people of Northern origin.
The group in a statement made available to Urhobotoday.com on Wednesday demanded that the masterminds of the crisis should be identified and brought to justice.
The equally demanded for full compensation for those who suffered loss of property, injuries and blood money for the family of the bereaved, adding that the safety of lives and properties of Northerners living in Ile-Ife should be guaranteed.
The Northern Consensus Movement said that it was in extensive contact with the Sarkin Hausawa (community leaders of Northerners) of most southern cities and they have given them details of inhuman acts their Southern compatriots perpetrated against Northerners living in the South.
“Today it is the northerners in Ile Ife that are on the receiving end. When crisis erupts in the North, it is reported as Northern killings and murders. And Northerners are tagged as having no respect for the sanctity of human life.
“When similar crisis occurs down south, it is described as inter communal clashes and the news hardly makes the front page,” the Group pointed out.
The group however called on Northern people and indeed all citizens to continue to be law abiding wherever they find themselves
“We also enjoin Northerners to continue be the keepers of their southern compatriots living in the North, and as an organization we shall work to ensure this,” the group assured.