The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek foreign assistance from the United States, US, and other foreign countries in tackling the herdsmen menace in Nigeria.
The call was made by IYC President and Secretary, Eric Omare and Henry Iyalah, respectively, in an open letter to Buhari.
The council also warned of a likely breakdown of law and order in the country ahead the 2019 general election if the Federal Government failed to deal with the herdsmen menace.
IYC also faulted the alleged manhandling of Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye by police officers.
The body said the alleged Gestapo treatment of Dino Melaye was seen as a strategy to silence opposing voices in the build up to the next general elections.
Recall that Melaye was alleged to have jumped off a police van in Abuja while being transported to Kogi State to face criminal charges.
Following the incident, the lawmaker sustained injuries and is currently at the intensive care unit of the National Hospital in Abuja.
However, IYC alleged condemned the alleged ill-treatment meted at “political players” by security agencies.
The council added, “Mr. President, the IYC is concerned by the rising political tension in Nigeria arising from the treatment of some political players by the security agencies.
“The treatment being given to political figures such as Senator Dino Melaye and others is highly unacceptable and condemnable.
The insinuation in the public is that the Gestapo treatment is part of your strategy to silence opposing voices in the build up to the next general elections.
Source: Daily Post
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