My dear, is not going to be easy. Many of them are controling alot of things in the north. Most of their life savings is there and how do you want them to do those things, but there most be a way out. keep them in your prayers pls.
they dont need prayers at all. they need to have a common sense.
it took them one day to leave east to the north and settle there, develop there, so it should take them one day to revert that decision. sale all ur stuff, business and go to umuahia, owerri, enugu, onisha ,aba etc and start a business. it will grow gradually. an old women does not forget the dance step of a music she knows how to dance.