The cross-fire ignited by comments of ex-militant in the Niger delta, Mujahid Asari Dokubo and presidential adviser on Niger delta Affairs, Mr. Kingsley Kuku to the effect that peace will elude Nigeria if President Goodluck Jonathan is not re-elected in 2015 is surely not about to abate.
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has joined the fray by condemning alleged threats from Niger Delta youths who reportedly called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, to leave Dokubo alone and ask the police to investigate Gen. Mohammed Buhari and Mallam Adamu Ciroma who had made political provocative statements in the past.
A vice president in charge of national affairs of NANS, Mr. Ahmad Jibril, in a statement said the reaction of the Niger Delta youths was capable of disrupting the tenuous peace in the country.
The statement said: “Leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Students have clearly warned other groups and social sectors to kindly put into considerations the state of the nation before making public comments. We strongly believe that no body or group of people is above the laws of our dear country as no one or group of people have monopoly of violence. Therefore, the rule of law should always prevail.
“The National Assembly has the right to summon anybody when it deems it fit for such including the president. Social groups should learn not to be used as tools by politicians or groups of unfocused persons. Messrs Kuku and Dokubo are all public servants serving in this present administration, directly affiliated to the presidency; as such, their choice of words have to been carefully monitored.”
“If not in a country like Nigeria, where have you seen a terrorist or rebel honored or even (appointed to a post) by the same country he has attacked before and yet threatens to attack again?”
Source: LEGISREPORTS