The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said the North would not accept any attack on Northerners in the South East or any part of the country.
Bibian Anekwe News had reported that some unknown gunmen invaded the newly constructed market in Abia State on Tuesday and killed eight people during the attack.
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday on the incident, AYCF National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, said the forum is really concerned and saddened about the attack on the cattle market.
Shettima also condemned the killing of eight Northern traders in the market, asking the governor of Abia State to arrest those behind the attack.
The AYCF president welcomed the prompt response of security agencies and the Abia State Government for going after the killers and rushing the injured ones to the hospital.
He said: “As a group, we are still deeply concerned about the murder of northerners resident in Abia, who are doing legitimate business. We are also deeply touched by the report of scores of others sustaining various degrees of injury and have now been hospitalized.
“The AYCF will be following closely the efforts of Abia State Government to fulfil its promise of providing compensation for the families and survivors of the attack. We pray this should be last bad news we would hear about innocent Northern traders, from not just Abia but the entire Southeast, in the spirit of national unity and stability.”
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