#EndSARS: Northern Youths Vows To Resist Second Wave of Protest, Says They Are Ready For violence

Northern youths under the umbrella of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum have vowed that they will resist attempts by the #EndSARS protesters to launch a second wave of the protest.

 Kicking against the return of the #EndSARS protest, the northern youths alleged that the second wave of the protest was an attempt to give way for military take over.

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In a statement issued on Tuesday by Elliot Afiyo, the Northern youths revealed that it will reach out to youths from the 19 states in the region and Abuja to resist a second wave of the protest.

Further warning that it was prepared for violent confrontations with the #EndSARS protesters in any part of the North, the statement b the group read: “From the intelligence reports we received from our zonal and state coordinators and also from some of our members in the security circle, the second wave of these protests as planned by their sponsors, should not be allowed to take place in any of the northern states and Abuja.

“We are in possession of credible intelligence reports which shows that the sponsors of these protests have strategised to bring down completely the already recessed Nigerian economy so as to give way for a military takeover and final disintegration of the country which we considered and truly too, unacceptable.

“To this end, we want to sound a serious warning to the organizers and all their sponsors to discontinue their plans and embrace dialogue or face whatever consequences as a result of the protests. All our zonal and state chapters are fully mobilised and prepared for violent confrontation with the protesters in any part of the North and Abuja,” the statement concluded.

Recall that AllNews on Monday reported that the #EndSARS protesters returned to the street to make fresh demands.

AllNews learnt that the second phase of the #EndSARS was to demand the release of all protesters detained following the first phase.

They also want restrictions on all accounts of #EndSARS leaders at the instance of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lifted.

Reacting to the resumption of the #EndSARS protest, Femi Fani-Kayode who advised the Youths to be circumspect & vERY careful, revealed that men of the security forces will not hesitate to kill.