Coalition of Northern Groups wants Federal Government to Proscribe Afenifere

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has petitioned the Federal Government to Proscribe Afenifere and other cultural tribal organisations that threaten the country’s peace, security, and peaceful coexistence as terrorists.

CNG’s spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said in a statement released yesterday in Abuja that anyone like Adebanjo or others associated with such groups or organisations who incite others to commit violations or openly support acts of terror and terrorist movements should be arrested and dealt with harshly by the authorities.

He said: “We emphatically repudiate the provocative action of remnants of those who harbour pent-up grudges against the rest of Nigeria for the failure of Awolowo’s tribalistic ambition to secure the nation’s leadership, and deem this affront…”