Leave Kukah, Fight Bandits, Shehu Sani Tells Northern Youths

Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna Central, has advised Northern youths to stop attacking Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, over his Christmas message critical of President Muhammadu Buhari.

MERIDIAN SPY reported Kukah last Friday accused President Buhari of nepotism, saying there could have been a coup if a non-northern president did a fraction of what Buhari has done.

But in a statement on Monday, Yerima Shettima, AYCF National President, labelled the Catholic clergy’s comments as reckless, noting that it was a “treasonable felony against the Nigerian state”.

Shettima said the Bishop is using “nepotism as a weapon of calumny against the government and people of Nigeria,” adding that it is an attempt to “set the south against the north in order to destabilize our country and further complicate matters”.

The AYCF President further called for the arrest and prosecution of Kukah.

In similar manner, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) accused Kukah of attempting to destroy the quest for national integration by instigating violence.

However, reacting via his Twitter handle on Tuesday, Sani asked the Northern groups to leave the Catholic Bishop alone and give more attention to tackling the bandits that have continued to hamper the progress of its region.

“My Dear Northern Youths; leave the Kukah in Sokoto and fight the Bandits in your shokoto,” he tweeted.