Kukah Should Be Arrested For Treasonable Felony - Arewa Youths

The arrest of the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has been demanded by the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) on the ground of "treasonable felony".

This was declared by the National President of the group, Yerima Shettima, who said that Kukah had betrayed something "much more sinister" against Nigeria and the north.

Kukah was accused of dispensing a "reckless statement" where he accused President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism.

His words were contained in a statement titled, ‘A nation in search of vindication’, saying that “This government owes the nation an explanation as to where it is headed as we seem to journey into darkness.

“The spilling of this blood must be related to a more sinister plot that is beyond our comprehension. Are we going to remain hogtied by these evil men or are they gradually becoming part of a larger plot to seal the fate of our country?

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“President Buhari deliberately sacrificed the dreams of those who voted for him to what seemed like a programme to stratify and institutionalise northern hegemony. He has pursued this self-defeating and alienating policy at the expense of greater national cohesion."

In response, Shettima said, “The AYCF demands the immediate arrest and prosecution of Bishop Kukah for what it described as treasonable felony against the Nigerian state

“Such a reckless statement by Kukah betrays something much more sinister against both the North and the nation as a whole.

“If Kukah wants to play politics, he should not do so in the pulpit and he should keep the Bishop’s office aside and choose any Nigerian political party platform to contest for President in 2023 and stop all the pretences.”