The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, through its Board of Trustees Chairman, Bashir Dalhatu, condemned Amotekun operatives in Ondo State, South West Nigeria, following a viral video allegedly showing the arrest and public parade of women identified as Hausa/Fulani Northerners.

The ACF argued that arresting and threatening to expel Nigerian citizens, based on ethnic identity, violates their fundamental rights as guaranteed by the constitution.

The Forum stressed that every Nigerian has the right to live and move freely in any part of the country. "No government agency," ACF said, "has legal power to treat citizens as strangers or force them back to their states of origin."

According to ACF, the women in the video appeared to be engaged in lawful economic and social activities. Public humiliation based on ethnicity and guilt by association was described as unacceptable.

ACF acknowledged Nigeria’s security challenges. But the Forum insisted crime must be handled through lawful investigation, credible intelligence, and evidence-based policing. Criminalizing entire communities for the acts of a few, it warned, only deepens ethnic tension.

The Forum urged the Ondo State Government to investigate, clarify what happened, and sanction any officials who acted outside the law. It also asked the Federal Government, security agencies, and the National Human Rights Commission to protect the rights of those affected.

ACF said the incident raised serious questions about state policing and the need for constitutional safeguards against abuse. It reaffirmed that Nigeria belongs equally to all citizens, and no one should be treated as an alien in any part of the country.