A Biafran War veteran has spoken out about what the quit notice give to the Igbos by a group in Northern Nigeria, really means.
Col. Joe Achuzia (rtd)
Col. Joe Achuzia (rtd), a Biafra War veteran, has described the
eviction notice issued to the Igbo by the Coalition of Arewa Youths as
real, saying that the targets are not only Igbo but every other ethnic
nationality except the Fulani.
According to The Sun News, while so many have elected to take the
ultimatum for granted, Achuzia cautioned against it on the ground that
the youths meant business as the ultimatum is the first step in trying
to execute a resolution reached in 1989.
Achuzia said there was an Islam in Africa conference held in London
precisely November 28, 1989 when it was agreed to Islamise the African
continent with Nigeria as the hub.
To achieve this agenda which has a time frame, Achuzia said the
then Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida committed $21b of the nation’s
resources into the project.
He told Daily Sun in an exclusive interview in Asaba that the
Fulani Muslims in Nigeria are now running out of time, hence, the youths
backed by their elders have initiated the process of the Islamic
agenda, starting with the Igbo who they consider as serious threats.
“It is now clear why the Igbo are targeted because they are
primarily pan-Africans. They wanted an Africa that exposes the concept
of democracy and leadership within the African continent.
“The Fulani being sojourners from across the Golan Heights into
Africa through Egypt to Libya, Tunisia, Morocco and all the way to the
various countries in West Africa had been on a non-stop Jihad.
“The idea is to colonize Africa and make it an Islamic
continent, not nation, with Nigeria the largest country in size and
population to lead the crusade of turning Africa into an Islamic
continent.
“To do this, there was a meeting held on November 28, 1989 in
London setting up an Islamic council to Islamic organisation to make
Nigeria a hub of Islamisation in Africa and they were given a time
frame.
“The time now is up, according to what I can read, the youths
are playing their roles which is giving notice to the only group they
thought is responsible for making it difficult for them to Islamise
Africa.
“After all, the Igbo want Africa as a democracy whereby we can
live and let’s live but Islam wants to eliminate Christianity, Amadiya
and so on,” Achuzia stated.
He warned that if the threat by Arewa youths is treated with kid
gloves, no region, not even the Middle Belt and Amadiya Islam of
South-West region would survive the consequence, adding that the only
way out is to restructure the country.
“The only way to douse the fire is to reconstruct Nigeria. If
you don’t restructure, the country will either go up in smoke or even if
it goes up in smoke, there will be nothing left for Islam, and nothing
left for Christianity and other religions.
“If Fulani Islam cannot accept Amadiya as part of the Islamic
organisation, how do you expect them to accept Christianity? But
restructuring will bring about live and let’s live.
“Maybe gradually as time goes on we will learn to love one
another but for now, that conference they held in London in 1989 is what
is creating the problem that we face now. The ultimatum has been given
as a means of calling the Igbo to get out before we force you, this we
will not accept,” he insisted.
He opined that there is a demarcation line separating “the Fulani
from Hausa of the middle belt; demarcating them from the Maiduguri
people who are Kanuri; separating them from the Yoruba who adopted Islam
but called it the Amadiya Islam which the Fulani refused that as far as
they are concerned they don’t call it Islam.
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