By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said that its National President, Yerima Shettima, never threatened the peace of the nation.
The group was responding to a publication that Shettima threatened to lead the northerners to war against Nigeria if President Muhammadu Buhari was forced out of office as a result of the ongoing #EndSARS protest in the country.
AYCF through its Legal Adviser, Abubakar Liman, at the weekend, while denying the report, stated that it respected the constitution of the country, promising not to take part in any violence.
It further described the claims ascribed to Shettima by the online report as a figment of the writer’s imagination.
The group stated: “Our National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, has never been associated with combative or violent protest to opposing views, for whatever reason.
“He has always been a democrat, following legitimate constitutional processes in his agitations and it is for this reason he has built a record of fearless activism but free of violence.”
AYCF It added, “is a platform of matured citizens who strongly believe in deepening Nigeria’s democracy.”
“The false claim of war being attributed to our National President is indeed malicious and we will not take it lying low.
“Just like our National President, we are unapologetic in the promotion of democracy through legal and legitimate means, in line with the nation’s constitution, which supports the presentation of grievances with respect to the rule of law,” the group said.