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The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah’s Christmas statement as unguarded and open incitement to military coup and insurrection against the democratically elected government.

The group on Monday demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the clergy for what it described as treasonable felony against the Nigerian state.

In a statement signed by its National President, Yerima Shettima on Monday in Abuja, the group condemned what it terms Kukah’s use of nepotism as weapon of calumny against government and people of Nigeria.

AYCF also called on Federal Government to place the Bishop on special watch list for his open attempt to set the South against the North in order to destabilize the country and further complicate matters.

Shettima took exception to what his group described as Kukah’s latest role in devil’s advocacy, as the North struggles to restore peace and enduring security in the region and indeed Nigeria.

“Such a reckless statement by Kukah betrays something much more sinister against both the North and the nation as a whole because Nigeria is at a stage that it requires responsible advice for attaining peace and stability, not deliberate attempt to mischievously compound our problems”, the statement read.

“If Kukah wants to play politics, he should not do so on the pulpit and he should keep the Bishop’s office aside and choose any Nigerian political party platform to contest for President in 2023 and stop all the pretences,” the statement said.

The group then reminded the cleric of the rough road tread by democracy heroes to rid the nation of military dictatorship at a time when he was nowhere in sight.

“We will not allow opportunists who did not make any contribution to scuttle the democracy achieved through our sweat and toil and the sacrifice of our liberty,” Shettima concluded.

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