{"id":58498,"date":"2017-07-11T19:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=58498"},"modified":"2017-07-11T19:54:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:54:40","slug":"touch-igbo-will-go-war-orji-kalu-warns-northern-youths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/touch-igbo-will-go-war-orji-kalu-warns-northern-youths\/","title":{"rendered":"Touch Any Igbo, We Will Go To War, Orji Kalu Warns Northern Youths"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you touch any Igbo living in the North, I would lead the War and defend the Igbo people, former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Kalu, has warned Northern Youths.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kalu spoke\u00a0Tuesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on a programme aired on the African Independent Television, AIT.<\/p>\n

He said the comments were coming from \u201cunserious northerners\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kalu said, \u201cAnybody that touches any Igbo man in terms of (saying) that we should quit; the country will go into war, and I will lead the war; if Igbos are touched\u201d.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cNobody can touch Igbos because this is our country. If anybody kills any of our brothers, we will go and fight back. We will not take it lightly that anybody kills any of us and then you will tell us to go and take it lightly again; no! We will not take that,\u201d said Mr. Kalu.<\/p>\n

Again, he dismissed the call for repatriation of Igbo from the north as \u201cnothing\u201d, saying the threat came from \u201cunscrupulous Nigerians seeking cheap popularity\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quit notice means nothing; I know when northerners speak, I will see their hand when they speak, I was trained by them so I know when they are serious.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo reasonable northern elder will do that; did Adamu Ciroma say so? Did Babangida say so? Did President Abdulsalam say so? Will Aliko support that? Only people who are looking for cheap popularity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just like you seeing me struggling for the secession of the country you will know that my heads have gone nuts. The unity of the country is not negotiable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you say northern elders, I don\u2019t know whether Sultan, Emir of Kano and his likes are asking us to quit. If all these people come out and say we should quit; we will quit. We are not afraid of quitting. But Nigerian unity is more important,\u201d Mr. Kalu said.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the way forward, the former governor said Nigeria\u2019s religious and community leaders have a huge responsibility to inculcate the culture of nation building among Nigerians.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hatred is too much. I think the best way is to get religious leaders to start preaching peace. You cannot imagine that if something happens in Pakistan; they will go and kill Igbo or kill someone from the south. That is not right,\u201d said Mr. Kalu.<\/p>\n

He added that the message of tolerance should be preached across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meeting the Acting President was calling only Igbo and Hausa people is not the right thing to do, he should invite all the six geo-political zones because the problem is everywhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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