- Youths in Plateau state say the directive by Arewa youths that Igbos living in northern Nigeria should quit the region before October 1 should be taken seriously - The youths under the umbrella of Plateau Youths G-17 Peace and Progressive Forum, condemn the quit order issued by the Arewa youths to south-south people living in the North - The group says Plateau state being a peaceful, receptive and hospitable is ready to accommodate the south-south people The directive by Arewa youths that Igbos living in Northern Nigeria should quit the region before October 1, has been described as inimical, retrogressive and irrational by Youths in Plateau state. The youths under the umbrella of Plateau Youths G-17 Peace and Progressive Forum, therefore called security and law enforcement agencies to swing into action and arrest the youths who issued such threats as well as their sponsors. The Punch reports that the group’s convener, Dachung Bagos, told journalists in Jos, on Thursday, June 8, that such threats should not be taken lightly. The group condemned the quit order issued by the Arewa youths, noting it does not support the order. “It is against this backdrop that Plateau Youths G-17 Peace and Progressive Forum condemn in strong terms and expressed displeasure over the notice to the South-South people living in the North to vacate by a group known as the Arewa Youth at its meeting in Kaduna State. We are not part of the threat," the group said. “The call is inimical, retrogressive and irrational to the fragile and relative peace the country is enjoying and capable of heating the polity and springing violence which could hinder peaceful coexistence. “Nigeria is at a critical moment when citizens should focus on National unity, integration, peace, progress, growth, and development not dissipating our energies on meaningless advocacies capable of disuniting us. “We call on security and law enforcement agencies to swing into action by ensuring that those youths that issued such threat and their sponsors should be arrested and prosecuted according to the law of the land." The group said Plateau state being a peaceful, receptive and hospitable is ready to accommodate the south-south people. Its urged Nigerians to speak against what it said were threats towards national unity, integration, peace, and prosperity of Nigeria.