Ex-militant leader Asari-Dokubo, has
vowed to retaliate the attack carried out by
some hoodlums on President Jonathan's convoy
during his campaign rally in Katsina state
yesterday Jan. 20th. At a press conference in
Abuja today Asari-Dokubo said for every action,
there will be an opposite and equal reaction. He
called on the Igbos in the north to come home,
saying failure to do so and they'll themselves to
blame. He said Shekau is a man like himself and
that he does not have the monopoly to kill or
destroy
"There is an established pattern of pre and
post-election violence in the north. In the
50s when late Awolowo was campaigning
in the north, he went with helicopters and
he was mocked. People said he was flying
over the houses and peeping at their wives.
That has continued and everywhere in the
country, people say leave them alone. We don’t
want any trouble. But I think the game has
changed. The rules of the game have changed.
“For every action, there will be an opposite and
equal reaction. I knew that the signing of the
accord was useless and that the president
subjected himself to sign such an accord… for
me, it was out of place for a president and
commander in chief of the armed forces of a
country. But the president is a humble person.
He does things that even marvel some of us and
make us sometimes to be very angry. To be
frank, I was very angry on that day they were
signing it.
The president has sworn to protect the lives of
every Nigerian. So, why would he after taking a
constitutional oath subject himself to another
oath? So what happened in Katsina is not a
surprise. But don’t be surprised. We are putting
the world on notice that they have started first.
When we reply, let no body talk because we are
going to reply. We did not sign any accord with
them. They did not sign. They are talking about
election violence now because they know that
other people will respond. Before, they had the
monopoly of violence, so nobody cared who
died. Our lives were not valuable and they had
all the latitude to wreck havoc and did what they
liked. But the game has changed. Be bold enough
to tell them that game has changed.
If they slice our throat, we are going to slice
your throat. They stoned the president, you will
hear from us. That’s the answer. My concern is
what happens after the election because we
know they will do what they are known to do
every time. But this time, they will cry. So all
Igbo people who are there, if you don’t come
back home and you want to continue to be there
and something happens to you, there is nobody
to be blamed. If you have a child who is a youth
corper and you allow him to be there, you will
not hold anybody responsible." He said
He maintained his position that in next month's
election, saying President Jonathan will win
"There is no way Goodluck will not win the
election. We will win them and we know
they are preparing for violence in
consonance with some foreign powers.
When they do that, we will respond
disproportionately. We will respond.
That’s
what we are going to do. If you hit me with
a stick, I am going to hit you with iron. I
am not speaking in riddles. I am speaking
in plain language. My English may not be
very good. I am speaking in my own street
language. We are going respond
disproportionately and we are unapologetic.
The people who are in Katsina who did not
hold their children should also know that I
will not hold my children. I assure you,
nothing will happen anywhere if they do not
initiate violence. Did we ask them to stone
the president yesterday? Do you want us to
fold our arms so that they will kill him? Let
them stop the violence. When they do, we
will stop. A situation where Shekau will
stand and say Niger Delta we are coming
for you. Goodluck I am coming for you. You
are a man and I am a man. We are going
to look at each other eyeball to eyeball.
You can shoot and I can shot. You can kill
and I can kill. You can destroy and I can
destroy. The question is not for me.
It is
for Buhari, el-Rufai, Shekau. They are the
people you have to direct this question to.
Go and ask Buhari why he allowed his
people to stone the president and
commander-in-chief in Katsina.
There must
be balance of terror. One person does not
have the prerogative to kill, maim and
destroy.” he said
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