Barely a day after a coalition of Northern Groups launched the Arewa version of Amotekun code-named Shege Ka Fasa, an Umbrella body of Arewa youth groups, has distanced itself from the proposed security outfit, blaming some Northern leaders for being responsible for the emergence of the outfit. In an interview, Murtala Abubakar, leader of the joint action committee of northern youth associations said their organization was not contacted by the initiator of the operation hence their unwillingness to participate in the exercise.
It also linked the conveners of SHEGE KA FASA to some northern elders, alleging they were behind the move to float the security outfit with a proposed operational headquarters in Kaduna, defunct capital of Northern Nigeria.
“As you may be aware we are working with patriotic pan northern groups like ARDP, SABMF and host of other in a proactive way in proffer intellectual and pragmatic solutions to many challenges confronting us as a region.
“The so-called launch of operations ‘Shege Ka Fasa’ was rather an emotive response to a serious security challenge our region is currently facing.
“Today, the north, through the collaborative way with critical stakeholders representing the political class was the governor of Katsina State, the sultan represented the traditional institution and other civil society groups inaugurated a security monitoring committee to help bring to an end the serious security challenge facing us,” he said.
Vanguard reports that Shege Ka Fasa, a security outfit created by the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, was launched on Wednesday to operate as the northern regional security outfit similar to Amotekun.
The CNG said the measures for setting up the outfit among others, were to complement the police, military, and security efforts, to detect, expose and defeat criminals.
In a related development, Immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, yesterday averred that the North has now become the epicentre and theatre of violence and stressed the urgent need to find a lasting solution to the situation.
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