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Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to act swiftly as the country is being “set on fire”.

In a Twitter post on Saturday evening, Baba-Ahmed said Nigerians living in any part of the country must be protected.

He said there will not be any attack on southerners living in the north as a response to the alleged attack on northerners in the south.

“Attacking innocent southerners living in the north will not be the right response to attacks on northerners in the south,” Baba-Ahmed said.

“We should demand that Nigerians, wherever they are, must be protected. President and Governors: Do something, NOW! They are setting the country on fire under you!”

Attacking innocent southerners living in the north will not be the right response to attacks on northerners in the south.We should demand that Nigerians, wherever they are, must be protected.President and Governors:Do something,NOW!They are setting the country on fire under you!

— Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed. (@baba_hakeem) February 13, 2021

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On Saturday, there was an outbreak of violence in Shasha area of Ibadan, Oyo state capital, which reportedly led to the death of one person.

The property of residents and wares of traders in Shasha market were also destroyed. Seyi Makinde, the state governor, ordered the immediate closure of the market.

Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, had condemned the violence in Ibadan, warning that the crisis could spread to other parts of the country.

Also, there has been rising tension over the activities of herdsmen in the south-west. Some herders have been accused of killings and kidnappings in the region.

On Sunday, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore said it will retaliate the killing of herders in any part of the country.