- The anti-Igbo hausa song circulating in the north is still generating reactions from prominent Nigerians
- Former presidential media aide, Reno Omokri has decried the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari since news of the song became public knowledge
- Omokri says promoters of the song were bold because the Arewa youths who gave Igbos in the north quit notice are still roaming the streets freely
Former presidential media aide, Reno Omokri has decried the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari since the news of an anti-Igbo song circulating in northern Nigeria became public knowledge.
In a series of Twitter posts, Omokri expressed concern that the president is yet to condemn the actions of the songs' promoters.
President Buhari has been accused severally of being a sectional president. Photo credit: Aso Rock
He wrote: “1-5 days after it became public knowledge that an anti Igbo hate song is circulating in Nigeria we've radio silence from the president
“Vacationing President Buhari, who condemned the Ozubulu killings in a statement, has nothing to say about the anti Igbo hate song.”
Omokri lamented that the anti-Igbo hate song took its root when the Arewa Youths who gave the Igbo quit notice were not apprehended by security agencies.
“In wake of anti Igbo song, I remind the Buhari government we've not forgotten the speed of their one sided arrest during Ife Yoruba/Hausa clash,” he added.
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Similarly, former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had warned that the song could result in a major crisis as it happened in Rwanda.
Atiku called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute those behind the song which he said incites hatred against people of Igbo descent.
In a related development, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has issued a renewed warning to Igbos resident in the north to ensure they returned home before the expiration of the quit notice from Arewa youths.
Kanu gave the warning as he addressed journalists in his Afraukwu Umuahia country home.
The IPOB leader described the song as evil, satanic and capable of causing genocide.
Kanu said the warning from the north should not be ignored because of its strong consequences as conveyed in the alleged hate song.
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