When you strip Nigeria of all its borrowed and illusive attires, what will be left is a wretched half-child-half-man nation on the verge of implosion. Nigerians and the rest of the world are beginning to ask themselves serious questions in the wake of a Nigerian man’s attempt at bombing an American airline over Detroit on Christmas day.
Nigerians, for so long in denial about the dangers of their floundering country, are beginning to rethink. Whether Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab was a crazy young man or the first Nigerian to be named a member of an international Islamic fundamentalist group, Nigerians are sure that nothing will remain the same.
As far back as June 1, 1969, the then Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu stated in his Ahiara Declaration that,
“The Federation of Nigeria is today as corrupt, as unprogressive and as oppressive and irreformable as the Ottoman Empire was in Eastern Europe over a century ago. And in contrast, the Nigerian Federation in the form it was constituted by the British cannot by any stretch of imagination be considered an African necessity. Yet we are being forced to sacrifice our very existence as a people to the integrity of that ramshackle creation that has no justification either in history or in the freely expressed wishes of the people.”
For those who have the eyes to see, Nigeria remains that eye-sore of the African continent. It is also the open-sore of the wider Black world. That it is irreformable is proven day after day since Britain granted it independence on October 1, 1960. Unfortunately, signs of that have been under the radar for many observers.
That the son of a former top Nigerian bank manager, who schooled at a top London University, tried to set a bomb inside an American airplane over Detroit, is all that is needed to refocus the attention of the world to Nigeria.
Since independence, Nigeria has had a civil war in which 3 million people died, mostly Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria. In the four decades since the Biafran-Nigerian war, there had been perennial massacres of people of Southern Nigeria in the North. Over 40 incidents had happened, some small, some large. Meanwhile, nobody had ever been arrested, persecuted or jailed for any of the killings. Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab will experience a different kind of justice in America.
In Nigeria, the Christian –Muslim conflicts often get a political disguise. Until recently, the Muslims of Northern Nigeria seemed more satisfied exerting their blow on Christians on the cloak of political reasons, be it in Jos in 1945, Kano in 1957, all of northern Nigeria in 1966, Kano in 1980, Maiduguri in 1982, Jimeta in 1984, Gombe in 1985, Kaduna & Kafanchan in 1991, Bauchi, Kastina, & Kano in 1991, Zango-Kataf in 1992, Funtua in 1993, Kano in 1994, Kano riot in 2000, Kaduna Sharia riot 2001, Jos 2004, Kano 2004, Kano 2007, Maiduguri 2009.
A careful look at the nature of the massacres, the choice of targets and the motivations behind them show the Islamist elements that desire to establish a pure form of an Islamic North that will not be adulterated by infidels. Within this period, the Muslims sporadically made it clear as when in December 1994 they captured and murdered Christian trader, Gideon Akaluka, who was under police protection. He was accused of tearing pages of the Koran in the northern city of Kano. Muslim group beheaded him and hoisted his head on a pike and paraded through the streets of Kano. On December 12, 2001, a Nigerian Christian truck driver, Saint Moritz, reversing his truck in Kano accidentally ran into an area occupied by Koranic study group. As students fled, one dropped his Koran. The truck trampled on a copy of the Koran. Muslim groups pursued the man into a police station, overpowered the few cops on post and killed him.
In 1999, the first predominately Northern Muslims state of Zamfara came out to declare its desire to have Sharia law fully observed. On January 10, 2001, while the rest of the world watched the Luna eclipse, hundreds of Muslim youths went on rampage in the northern city of Maiduguri. The youths blamed the eclipse on sinful activities committed in the city by Christians. They attacked hotels, bars, brothels, churches, burning and killing, screaming: “God is great!” “We want Sharia.” On October 15, 2001, as America began air strike against Afghanistan, riots broke out in northern Nigerian city of Kano against the air strike. Hundreds of non-Muslims were killed by mobs carrying the picture of Osama bin Laden. To date, thirteen states of the North have declared Sharia law. Since then, over 10,000 people have been killed in religious conflicts.
There is an ongoing war in the oil-rich Niger-delta area of southern Nigeria that influences the price of crude oil worldwide. In the Niger-delta area oil firms are polluting the waters of rural dwellers and armed youths of the area are fighting back, kidnapping expatriates and bombing flow stations and oil pipelines.
The Islamists in the North have made no qualms about their worldview that excludes the rest of the people of Nigeria. When they kill Christian Nigerians, as they always do, the rest of Nigeria make up excuses for them. Hardly were such incidents classified as terrorism, which is what they are. Before Osama bin Laden, there was Mohammed Maitatsine in Kano State of Nigeria who championed the elimination of non-Muslims in the north.
Meanwhile, what many people remember about Nigeria is the scourge of fraudulent proposals for fortunes unearned that flood emails and faxes across the world. It had since been seen as a minor irritation. Few people see it as a symptom of a deeper ailment. The Christmas Day bombing attempt has changed that. The tragedy of Nigeria is shaping up to be the tragedy of the world.
Currently, the Nigerian president has been on his sick bed in far away Saudi Arabia for over a month. He did not hand over power to his vice president because the man is from the south and as such is seen as a second class citizen by some Islamists in the North. So, for a month, the country has no leader. In his absence, politicians plunder the country’s treasury with increased impunity.
If Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia taught the world anything, it is that the world cannot sit back and watch a corrupt and unprogressive ‘ramshackle creation’ like Nigeria as it rots. It will eventually export its evil. Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab has finally exported the evil of Northern Islamist fundamentalism. This is just the beginning.
For the Nigerians, the time has come when they will stop sacrificing “their very existence as a people to the integrity of that ramshackle creation that has no justification either in history or in the freely expressed wishes of the people.”
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Rodolpho
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... If you write a comment, please spell, punctuate and construct your sentences correctly. To my mind there is nothing worse than to read garbled, illegible, and nonsensical opinions. It is disheartening that we cannot even write to each other properly. |
Almorufu-deen Animashaun
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... ISLAM AS IT IS BEING PRACTICED IN NIGERIA IS VIOLENT.AS A MUSLIM, AND A NIGERIAN I FIND IT APPALLING THE EXREME NATURE OF THE NORTHERN ISLAMS, AND I HAVE COME TO THE OONCLUSION THAT ISLAM FAITH IN THE PRESENT FORM IS A VIOLENT RELIGION. THERE IS NO JUSTIFCATION IN ONE RELIGION KILLING ANOTHER PERSON OF AN OPPOSITE RELIGION, NO REASON WHATSOEVER.TO THOSE SO CALL MUSLIMS WHO BELIEVE IN THE SO CALL PARADISE, I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU, THERE IS NO PARADISE FOR ANY AND ALL EXTREMISTS.LASTLY,THE NORTHERN MUSLIMS,AS LONG AS THEY CONTINUE TO KILL OTHER PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF ISLAM,WILL NEVER SEE THE KINGDOM OF ALLAH. |
nigerian.
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... i believe if you have the time to write on this site then you have something to say so why not do it in a way it will have a significant and positive effect? we have problems everyone agrees...but do we have to make it worse by raining unecessary insults on people and religion? |
nigerian.
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... i find it appaling that an individual will be so disrespectful and intolerant to an extent that he will make statements so unimaginable about another persons religion. the muslims believe in isa(alaihisalam) the son of mary and as far as i know, he is refered to as jesus in christianity, so no Muslim of real faith and understanding will ever make offensive remarks about jesus. please correct me if am wrong but it is widely believed that no Christian is holier than the pope... so i put it to you that even the pope himself will not approve the kind of comments people make about islam on this site.why is it that people cannot make meaningful and positive statements about the issues we have(even religious issues) without unecessary abuses and insults? |
nigerian.
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... i have a friend called chukudi(godbless)..we have been friends since primary school. he grew up in the north.i still consider him to be a very good friend,despite d fact that we are grown and very far apart.as far as we are concerned we still dont think of each other as enemies or non-equals. we respect one another.i respect Christianity(his religion) and as far as i can tell he respects Islam(my religion) we are of diffrent faiths and beliefs but it never stoped us from being friends. call me naive but i believe that we (nigerians) as a people can live, work and prosper together. |
Momoh Abdul
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... I think we should assist the Muslims as a whole not only in northern Nigeria, because these people have been brainwashed so much, and as a result they all reason the same way, imagine your self fighting for your God?, maybe the God is handicapped. well, mine fights for me and i am proud that. A people who feel that they can die and go to heaven to marry 70 or more virgins(angels) after they have killed lots of innocent people created by the same God they worship. you know, one just wonder how horrible the so called heaven will feel like, imagine living with osama bin ladin and his co world trade center bombers alongside all the terrorist worldwide since they are all heading to heaven-like orgy some day. i am sorry but simply put islam is = scam. Mumuttalabs. |
ardongal
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... lappi and micheal ojere u people are stupid. y say its only muslims n d northerners r d problem of this country. watch ur tongues. bastards |
Yasir Ramadan Gwale
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... Umar Faroukmutallab is not a terrorist he mislead by the American terrorist. i have a question to ask. what is terrorism and who is terror. Umar farouk mutallab should non to be disown as madam rebranding trying to disown a Nigeria. What ever is the case nigerian government should forgive him he is one of us we love him as the citizen of the country. |
Yasir Ramadan Gwale
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... Karem as you write on 28 of december as you are saying there is more terror in the north, let me tell the public your are agreat lier and carry go with your stupid words you the southerners are the security threats to the entire nation becouse you killed thousand of innocent lives in the niger delta region, And tastly you have to mind your words... Crezy |
Hamma
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... I wanted to execute a finite assessment of the article and the responses therein but i think i'll have to refrain. This is not an avenue for intellectual discourse and insight. Instead it is an arena for vagabonds to air their deliberate illiterate views and to display their inherent corrupt moral predispositions. The likes of WhatNotNow are allowed to participate? His comments illustrate how closer to the lower species of the lower animals he is than to a rational human being. So whats next? Should i go and summon the mad man a few blocks away from where i stay to air his views too? Because thats what not just WhatNotNow but infcact the author are, Mad men... in fact i've lost interest in this site! |
Hammer
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... Never knew we stil had Animals like the author n WHY NOT NOW in Nigeria. They both seemed clearly 2 b frustrated mayb by poverty,illiteracy or ignorance that they started barking lyk dogs with Rabis. Let me see which 1 of U fools n intelectual slaves cn divide Nigeria. Neva knew Islam n d North were spikes in d hearts of U Idiots. Do ur worst n Islam & d North wil cntinue 2 stand firm. No religion/tribe is perfect dats why we hav Armd Robbers, 419ers,drunkards,prostitutes n even ritualists in Christianity. As for 'WHY NOT NOW' pls confam 2 me that ur coments n language herein make U a good ambasador of Christianity n wateva tribe u belong to. SR, u r a disgrace n failure based on dis single article. Pls define ur Mision n Vision. |
Me
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... TO TAIWO O: Hi Mr. 'Quoter'. Those verses and narrations you have quoted here are what makes ignorant muslims decide to blow themselves up in the name of 'righteousness'. For the fact that muslims have been instructed at certain times about disbelievers and Hypocrites (who are enemies of Islam) and reference is made in the Qur'an/narrations as regards this does not mean anyone can act on it without knowing why these verses where revealed. All verses in the Qur'an were revealed with reasons, that's why the Qur'an comes with commentaries/explanations. The religion of Islam is the most structured and organized system yet. There are rules and regulations to follow as well as guidance to how these rules and regulations are practiced. There is so many to say about what you have written here to confuse people like yourself, but here (SR) I believe is not the right place for that. Cheers |
Mato
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... Nigeria's real problem is leadership. Our elites have comfortably overcome the differences of tribe and religion in abuja and are united in the one ideology: corruption. They steal our money and enjoy while they leave us in our regions whining over religion,poverty,underdevelopment etc. And from time to time they come and fuel us with sentimental,nepotist and religious bigotry,and turn us against each other for their political ends. Most of the crises in this country is hypocritical. Our people are peaceful,you need to see how we interact during peace. But most are also illiterate,and are easily manipulated to become tools of destruction. Alot of the people in the front line during religious crises are those who seldom pray or go to church,hardly will you see the educated middle class partake in such. Therefore we end up at the receiving end of the double edged knife; being robbed of our chances of development and progress while at the same time turned against each other. |
Mato
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... Mr Rudolph Okonkwo, In case you're too myopic in thiking to see, over 80% of the countries in this world are multi-cultural and bi-lingual, and that is the design of God ( not the Lord Lugards n co). For your information if Nigeria should split in two today: north and south, there still wouldn't be contentment because there will still be many christians in the north and muslims in the south. Not to talk about the tribes; i'm very sure the next thing is the south south will begin fighting for secession because they won't give their resource-rich land to the Igbos to continue dominating, and i dont even know where the yorubas stand in the scheme of things. And the list is endless. Believe me, Nigeria is not perfect as it is, but it is better than any other geographical lines you want to think of. Breaking it will only open a whole new, more dangerous can of worms. |
ibrahim abdulrahman
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... well..wat we r soppose 2 b doin now its prayers..lets commit 9jeria in2 d hands of our lord....and see wat hez capable of doin...pray holy with faith and thy lord shall ansa u amen.......... |
Mato
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... SR, for you to allow this divisive article and the subsequent comments to continue to unfold on your site is a disgrace. You're doing more dis-service to the Unity of this country than the writer and some commentors. No wonder China actively censors its internet; imagine if the Uighurs, Tibetans, Hans etc would be allowed to be posting all sorts of inflammatory stuff i'm seing here! You're lucky Nigeria is a country of so much talk and less action. |
Muhammad NaIya
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... Beyond the Nigerian Terrorist Bomber. I have not seen any correlation from your write-up with the bomber. This is a privileged boy who schooled under British tutelage in Togo and Britain. Where did the north or the religious crisis you rnt about come into all this? Until we as Nigerians stop being myopic and sometimes idiotic, we will remain static in development. Whether you believe it or not, Dim Ojukwu and Mutallab belong to the same category. They will kick you out without a qualm! Look at your situation and ask youeself how you got there; at least in the last ten years, your ruler at the state and local level is your fellow tribesman and in all probability a Christian! Is he doing what you expect of a civilised Christian or are waiting for orders to start a CRUSAID?! COME SIT UP AND FACE REALITIES!!! |
darma
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... @MISS ZAINAB,pls do not waste your precious time responding 2 people that are most uncultured that i have ever known on earth .This is the people whose in their culture a child can face his father or mother and tell him/her 'NA LIE'.This is the people who their intolerance will not allow them even to rent a store or house to non-indigene of the state.HOW MANY SOUTHERNERS THAT NOT ONLY OWN SHOPS BUT HOUSES IN THE NERVE CENTRE OF THE CITY OF KANO.I CHALLENGE ANY SOUTHERNERS ESPECIALLY THE IGBOS T TELL ME A SINGLE HAUSA/FULANI MUSLIM THAT OWN EVEN A PLOT OF LAND IN ANY ONE OF IGBO DOMINATED STATE.CONCERNING RELIGIOUS INTOLARANCE AND TERRORISM I THINK THAT DOES NOT NEED BUT I CAN QOUATE WHAT THE HOLY QURAN SAYS 'BUT IF THEY TURN AWAY FROM YOU, YOUR ONLY DUTY IS A CLEAR DELIVERY OF THE MESSAGE'. 'LET THERE BE NO COMPULSION IN RELIGION, FOR TRUTH STANDS OUT CLEARLY FROM FALSEHOOD'. |
Mafun
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... Written by Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo Sunday, 27 December 2009 19:26 The above article written by Redolf Ogoo Okonkwo, i want to point a kind of migration of southerners to the north which is happen almost every day come to survive due to lack of peace, food, shelter, e.t.c. in their region. Let forget about every the people in Kano, Kaduna, Jos e.t.c park their belong and leave the areas and see who will cry like a wolf |
voice
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... We are frustrated, understandable. Upset, understood, United, not sure but never forget, we have more that unite us than divide us. We are all Gods childeren no matter the religion, tribe or clan. God bless Nigeria. |
Ayo Owo
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... This SR forum has to be reviewed . Anytime I want to relax and pity NIgeria , I open the SR and read biased, hate-ful, poorly researched artcicles and comment ! Please do something. There is no meaningful discussion going on. All comentators are so biased ! |
zrskm
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... I think the author of this article over exaggerated the extent of the causes of religious intolerance in the North and not considering the fact that many Northern Christians were also killed in every unfortunate incident of these religious upsurge. As a Christian and a Southerner, I strongly belief that the issue of religious agitation against Christians in Nigeria, particularly in the North is financed and propagated by outside forces. Though,I belief there is complicity amongst some elements in the Northern hierarchy who cooperated with the sinister acts either due to monetary compensation or political benefits or both. Thus, I see no correlation with religious fanaticism in the North,with the June 1, 1969, inferences made by Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Biafra and the formation of Nigerian State by the British as asserted by the author. |
PAPAJOE
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... THIS MONSTAR CALL NIGERIA WILL NOT SURVIVE LONG. THE PARASITIC NORTH OF THIS MONSTAR WILL SOON RUN OUT OF FOOD WHEN THIS MONSTAR BREAKS UP. WE WILL HAVE AREWA REPUBLIC,ODUDUWA REPUBLIC, BIAFRA REPUBLIC AND SOUTH SOUTH REPUBLIC. EVERY BODY WILL CALL HIS PAPA NAME. |
WHYNOTNOW
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... Miss Zainab go brush your mouth clean b4 u come on SR. Whats the rate of fistula in the North, better go sew your licking a** you dirty female northern parasite. Do you think you are important? I really think you should issue an unreserved apology to all Southerners for your smelly comments. So many Sudanese, Nigerien, Malian, Chadian website with a large online audience to suit your kind go on log on. Let me ask you one question Miss Zainab were Southerners massacred in the North at any time in Nigeria's History? Answer: YES or NO. Do you want more blasphemous comment? let me give you a good sample. We will not only p**s on your backward koran, we will sh*t on it, tear it up and use all the content like a worthless sheet of paper......do you want some more? F**k you and your demonic Islamic faith, your mullars, Imams, Alfas can all s**k my D**k and vomit on the Koran. |
Taiwo O
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... Surah 61.4 “Truly Allah loves those who fight in his cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure.” Sahih Al-Bukhari 9.64 “No doubt I heard Allah's messenger saying, ‘During the last days there will appear some young foolish people, who will say the best words, but their faith will not go beyond their throats and will go out from their religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, wherever you find them, kill them, for whoever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection”. |
Taiwo O
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... Sura 9.73 “Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites, and deal harshly with them. Hell shall be their home, an evil fate”. Sahih Bukhari 4.196 “The prophet Muhammad ... said, ‘I have been ordered to fight with people till they say: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah”. Sahih Muslim 41.6985 “The prophet [Muhammad] … said: The last Day will not come until Muslims fight the Jews and kill them. Even the rocks and trees will cry: O Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him!” Sura 5.51 “O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors. They are friends and protectors to each other. And he among you that turns to them for friendship is of them. Verily Allah guides not a people unjust.” Surah 4.89 “Seize them and slay them wherever you find them. And in any case take no friends or helpers from their ranks.” |
Taiwo O
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... The following is from the article "Islam's Jesus" http://www.gracetruth7.org/ However, the moment Islam gains followers in a territory, they must force every infidel (non-Muslim) to submit to Allah/Islamic law. At that point, the Quranic and Hadithic verses that every Muslim must advocate/follow are of this sort: “Whoever changes his Islamic religion, kill him” (Sahih Al-Buhkari 9.57). “Slay the idolators [non-Muslims] wherever you find them, and take them captive, and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. Fight against those among the People of the Book who do not believe in Allah nor the Last Day … Go forth, armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives for Allah!” (Sura 9.5, 9.29, 9.41). Sura 48.29 “Muhammad is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another”. |
awada ny
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... Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Abdul Mutallab, are you not the chairman of islamic bank in Nigeria? Are you not one of the northerner mafias that are sponsoring sharia law and bank-rolling most of the religious conflicts which sometimes results in the loss of thousands of innocent lives? Alhaji ahba!, are you not also in total support-among other things-converting all Nigerians to islam. Your son is a carbon copy of yourself, who are you kidding, be strong and bold and tell the whole world, who you really are. We know you, you terrorist filthy coward bastard. Words to the wise. |
Bola Kalejaiye
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... What we need is ethnic tolerance, HARD WORK and commitment to build a great nation. At the moment, it seems everybody just wants a short-cut to good life via many ways including running to countries built by others, corruption and the MIRAGE of breaking–up the country. We have a generational challenge. The earlier we rise to it individually the better. |
Bola Kalejaiye
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... Please let’s stop all this nonsense that some group is responsible for the failure of Nigeria and that in a swoop, all problems will be solved when the UTOPIAN idea of balkanising Nigeria happens. We all are responsible for the current state of the Country. If any group- Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa, Ibibio, Ijaw Urhobo, etc is so special, why haven’t they used their unique talents to produce just a WARD that is world-class in every sense in their geographical area that can be showcased as a testimony of their superior abilities? After all, they have control over this entity, and will have examples where ethnicity is largely homogeneous. Let’s not even mention the challenge of a local government or a State |
awada ny
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... Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Abdul Mutallab, are you not the chairman of islamic bank in Nigeria? Are you not one of the northerner mafias that are sponsoring sharia law and bank-rolling most of the religious conflicts which sometimes results in the loss of thousands of innocent lives? Alhaji ahba!, are you not also in total support-among other things-converting all Nigerians to islam. Your son is a carbon copy of yourself, who are you kidding, be strong and bold and tell the whole world, who you really are. We know you, you terrorist filthy coward bastard. Words to the wise. |
awada ny
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... Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Abdul Mutallab, are you not the chairman of islamic bank in Nigeria? Are you not one of the northerner mafias that are sponsoring sharia law and bank-rolling most of the religious conflicts which sometimes results in the loss of thousands of innocent lives? Alhaji ahba!, are you not also in total support-among other things-converting all Nigerians to islam. Your son is a carbon copy of yourself, who are you kidding, be strong and bold and tell the whole world, who you really are. We know you, you terrorist filthy coward bastard. Words to the wise. |
OluT
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... @ KAREM and EJIKEME You are both hypocrites. What else would you have done if you were the father of this boy ? Instead of you asking what the Americans did with the info the father gave them , you are blaming the father for not doing enough by reporting .. what else should he have done? How many of you would report to the police a family member you suspect or know of involving in fraud? How many of you would report a family member who is abusing his priviledge position? YOU ARE ALL BLOODY HYPOCRITES. Young Mutallab has turned out to bad because he was badly influenced in school. FULL STOP ! How many of you smoked cigaretttes at school bc of peer pressure ? How are your parents responsible for that. |
ttukur
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... The tragedy this is Nigeria is the embodiment of the fate of the black man. The North are the overseers of this British plantation. The whole West are crying because Farouk wanted to kill less than 300 people. Yet the Northern muslim military backed government kills thousands monthly by direct and indirect action. We are dying from lack of healthcare, bad roads, oil pollution, crime and yet our holy muslims are all expecting heaven. |
Oguchi Nkwocha, MD
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... Quite an interesting read. I hope the listing of all those pogroms will make some sit-up and think again. The CIA did predict that the nation known as Nigeria, might look different within the next 10 to 15 years. At times our short sighted Politicians who are behind these incidents in the northern part of Nigeria are never held accountable. Well this young man should look forward to the next 60 years or more in jail and that might afford him enough time to come to terms with the enormity of his crime. Also more time to pray to whoever or whatever. |
Muyiwa111
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... It all still boils down to tribal intolerance. The southwest of Nigeria has maybe an equal number of christians and muslims but we have never heard of any crisis between the two groups probably because they are of the same tribe: amybe am too young to have witnessed one. The civil society in Nigeria has to come up with a solution since we are so unfortunate to have dumb people who can not even manage their families at the helm of affairs. The future of Nigeria and maybe the world will be determined by actions we take now. |
Femi Oyesanya
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... This is what I wrote in 2004, cautioning the world against terrorism from Nigeria http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/femi-oyesanya/nigeria-haven-for-terrorist-internet-communication.html |
Stella Ohiomwen
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... People should be more interested in the fact that Nigeria has now entered the book of terrorism. This has nothing to do with the history of Nigeria, the North and South divide or what Lord Lugard and our dear Ojukwu said or wrote. This is about religious fanaticism that is very common with Islam. Let us all pray for our country to be purged!! |
emefojo
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... A country bedeviled by, religious anarchy, bigotry and fanatism, tribal segregation, illetracy, leadership ineptitude and corruption, to mention a few. That country is Nigeria. Another feather is now added to the cap, international terrorism. Oh!Nigeria, an amlgam of Lord Lugard. I wish Lugard can look back and see how Europe still continue to underdevelop Africa. The blood of the innocent who died because of mismanagement of our resources will continue to cry for justice. Can you now see that a bird that alights on the rope, knows no peace as the rope it alights on. |
ayoflow
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... @ BABA YUSUF, if you think the yorubas cant stay in peace cos of some internal disagreement i think you should have a rethink. The only thing constant in life is change, if USSR can disintegrate any nation can. If ur leaders continue to act like bunch of hoodlums from some other planet, we need to move from the center and allow each sector of the country to govern itself. After like 10 years lets do some appraisal and see what will be the state of each tribe. |
Dr Kay
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... I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SAHARA REPORTERS STAND FOR. I INITIALLY BELIEVED IT IS A FORCE FOR PROGRESS, A PLATFORM FOR CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM & VOICE FOR THE REVOLUTIONARY MINDED, BUT EVENTS UNFOLDING IN THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS SHOWED CLEARLY THAT THIS NEWS MEDIUM IS A FORUM FOR FRUSTRATED ETHNIC, RACE & RELIGIOUS BIASED INDIVIDUALS TO VENTILATE THEIR FEELINGS. I AM IMMENSELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE PUBLISHERS OF THIS FORUM & AM STILL WONDERING IF SOMETHING REALY GOOD, THAT IS DEVIOD OF THESE PRIMITIVE SETNTIMENTS DRAGGING US BACKWARDS CAN EVER ARISE- CERTAINLY NOT SAHARA REPORTERS! |
Dr Kay
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... People like this writer are exactly the main reason why Nigeria has not & would pobably not progress. His biased, racist & unashamedly christian-centric views are sickening to say the least.I AM YORUBA & While i am not in the least supporting the terrorist act done by the misguided brat, saying Northerners are Nigeria's problem just because of that episode is to say the least imbecilic.For your information, if there is really an ethnic group giving Nigeria bad name abroad i believe south easterners are number 1. I was in south afica for a while early this year & i make bold to say i was ashamed to identify myself as a Nigerian based on the nefarious activites of some Nigerian cocaine & heroin pushers of which more than 90% are IBOs |
Abdallah Muhammed
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... look at how nigerians are behaving....... İ consider people that visit and comment on saharareporters as people conscious of our real problems and people that know the best peaceful way for us....... but as i can see from the tone of the article and some of the comments we dont all know wait we are doing come on fellow nigerians we are one country the best way to get out of this mess as real intellectuals is not by pointing at one tribe or the other.most of this things were caused by joblessness if our leaders had provided we would hv had jobless pple that ll turn to fanaticısm. |
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... "The northern political class had been covering up all the islamic riots in the north. Till today, no scapegoat had been made. Now they cannot cover up this terrorist act in the NW airline. The unfortunate thing is that we Nigerians will bear the brunt of it". ...by Babs Dodo Dei dei, Ododo oro, ezi okwu !!!!!Could not be better said. |
karem
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... I am a Muslim, but my thinking and ideology differs from most of the Hausa/Fulani. Whether educated or not, their thinking is exactly that of the Arabs who are misled by the elites who are not ready to to tolerate others. they are so wicked in their thinking and actions. the best solution for us is peaceful separation just like Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and the rest. this is the time....these people have little brain and more like animals. separation or true co-federalism is the only answers |
KOOL
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... @Mekus, I guess you have no correct knowledge of Nigeria history or you intentionally chose to be mischevious in your attempt to blame the sons of Oduduwa. I have consistently asked this question on S/R and I am still waiting for the honest answer. Who are those for ethnic and selfish reasons that did betray the noble purpose of the 1966 military coup organised by some patriotic officers from all regions of Nigeria? This betrayal led to a counter coup which eventually resulted into the civil war. Fajuyi died while defending Ironsi in the counter coup while Banjo who thought himself wiser than the remaining sons of Oduduwa followed Ojukwu and guess what happened to him. May be one day the true reserved apology will go from Igbos to the sons of Oduduwa. |
Anny
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... @Baba Yusuf:Yeah the Niger dealtans might not want to be ruled by the Igbos but Igbo's are not so selfish that they'd think of being the only ones ruling and for your info,we don't really need them and their resources if they don't want,there's oil in the eastern part of nigerian not only in the niger delta,there's coal and man power etc,people who love to use their brains for good purpose and not think of killing people of other religion or suicide bombing themselves. |
dokita
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... Revolution.......Those fucking elite that made me to leave my country just because of there selfish reason. I pray they will never see sleep, all there children will suffer humiliation. The only solution to this problem and state call nigeria is all those that have ever participated in any government whether local, state or federa should be executed starting from 1980 |
Ndanusa Tanimu
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... Easterners call themself hardworking, progresive and so on. It is a known fact that 95% of Armed Robbers are Easterners, 99% of Prostitutes are Easterners, 99% of 419ner are Eaterners. The damage to Nigerian image as a result of their action can be seen from China to South Africa. Islam is a religion just like christianity. It is on record that priest have rape children and they are still doing it, the person that translated the bible to English was burnt alive. Muslims and Jews were exterminated in Spain. Pls find out the cause of Jos and Kafanchan crises. For your information we are tired of having people like u as fellow contry man. Yan burauba |
Miss Zainab
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... CONTD We Muslims are passionate about our religion; I know there are fanatics and extremists amongst us so I'm not justifying any of their actions. But the blasphemous comments on Sahara desecrating Islam, I don't know if they are meant to provoke us or what are they intended to achieve? Are these things meant to instill fear and hatred in other Nigerians against Northerners? I really think Saharareporters should post an article issuing an unreserved apology to all Muslims in general and Hausa/Fulani in particular for these slanderous comments because we form a large part of your audience/fans on this website and similarly on Facebook. Even for the inalienable right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, there has to be boundaries else it becomes madness. |
Omoluabi (Ogbagi) in Diaspora
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... The world aint seen anything yet. This is the time for America,and the world at large to help Nigeria to split peacefully.These people called North are different from the rest of Nigeria. We have been suffering terrorism attacks for decades but the world (CNN/BBC) ignored us calling it religious unrest. Now a Northerner was about to attack a US plane, the world (CNN/BBC) now coined it terrorist attack. The world developed nations have never loved any African country for the sake of humanity but for their God endowed minerals (oil, gold, diamond). By the time Northerners conive with Osama and attack more cities of the so called developped nations, they will understand what we have been battling with within the entity called Nigeria |
Miss Zainab
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... CONTD For SR to allow some very few educated illiterates in the Diaspora who are frustrated with their lives of criminality abroad to use this forum to be talking rubbish is astounding. These few secessionist elements who keep advocating for the disintegration of Nigeria are nothing but hypocrites. If any governor or minister in the present democratic dispensation should offer them any position in government, they would fall over themselves to accept and they will never even log on to the SR website again. If Nigeria should disintegrate, believe me it will still be the same story, very few people will benefit from that…the petty trader in the market, or the yam seller by the roadside doesn’t give a hoot about Arewa, Oduduwa, Niger-Delta or Biafra Republic. They are concerned about getting the basic necessities of life and not some hateful sentiments. Go to the market and see, people live peacefully with one another. CONTD |
Miss Zainab
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... SR, I am totally disappointed you people decided to post this author's write up. The author clearly has his facts disjointed...there are so many half-truths and falacies in his write up. It is really unfortunate. SR, we believed in your integrity and your quest for fair, objective and honest journalism and report of key critical issues in Nigeria, but you people have obviously made your real intentions known...that you're out to promote hate, prejudice and disunity in Nigeria. Why else would you allow such divisive articles and posts by people like Rudolph Okonkwo and hateful, blasphemous and slanderous comments against the religion of Islam and the Hausa people of Nigeria? What do you stand to achieve by that? You people could have at least issued a disclaimer against these blogs or censored some things that have been said. CONTD |
Muyiwa111
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... the civil society needs to take the leadership now...hopefully the western world will let things play out and not interfere as they did giving Abiola some arsenic-like substance to drink. They have to wake up to the fact that if Nigeria implodes the world will explode. |
AARON DOBOR
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... WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A COUNTRY THAT THE LEADERS HAVE ALL GONE TO SLEEP.WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A COUNTRY THATALL THE POLITICAL LEADERS ARE THIEVES. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A COUNTRY WITHOUT A VISIBLE PRESIDENT?WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A DIRECTIONLESS COUNTRY?, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A COUNTRY WHERE COMPETENCE IS SACRIFICED AND KNOWLEDGE IS "HARAM".NIGERIAN LEADERS FROM INDEPENDENCE TO THIS DAY HAVE SWEPT A LOT OF DIRT UNDER THE RUG. THESE DIRTS ARE NOW SO MANY AND WE ARE BEGINING TO FEEL THE 'PUTRESCENT EFFECTS.THIS IS OUR ODYSSEY AND WE SEEM NOT TO HAVE A WAY OUT, NOT WITH PEOPLE LIKE AONDOOAKHA, UMARU AND TURAI YAR A DUA , IBORI, TANIMU KURFI AND ABBA RUMA CALLING THE SHOTS.IN THE NEAREST FUTURE NIGERIA WOULD BE A GOOD BREEDING GROUND FOR AL QUEADA BECAUSE OUR LEADERS HAD WANTED IT SO, BUT WE DONT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISTURB OTHERS WITH OUR PROBLEMS.WHEN OUR VOTES START TO COUNT THEN WE KNOW WE ARE ON THE TRACK TO GREATNESS, TILL THEN WE ARE DOOMED. |
Muyiwa111
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... It all still boils down to tribal intolerance. The southwest of Nigeria has maybe an equal number of christians and muslims but we have never heard of any crisis between the two groups probably because they are of the same tribe: amybe am too young to have witnessed one. The civil society in Nigeria has to come up with a solution since we are so unfortunate to have dumb people who can not even manage their families at the helm of affairs. The future of Nigeria and maybe the world will be determined by actions we take now. |
sentence+punisher
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... In as much as I agreed with some of the writer views but, I still have to remind him that nigeria, being what it is as a nation has a perculiar disease associated with the different tribes and ethnicity that form its entity. For example, JUNE 12 1993, might be long gone now but, the treacherous characters that made it fails like EZERIBE AND CO, are majorly from the southern and eastern nigeria. This is a scenerio that keeps repeating itself over and over again because the average northerner, knows that the Ibo man is ready to sell himself, talkless of his people for any amount. While, the Yoruba man on the other hand, out of cowardice and treacherous nature, would prefer to sit on the fence. In as much as no harm would come to him and his immediate family. In any case somebody at MMA has to be held responsible for what the shameful Nigeria suicide bomber wanted to do. |
zubydoll
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... I managed to read d 1st, 2nd n d 3rd paragraph of ds shamble called an Article and I wonder wat is d connectn btw a boy who was brainwashed in Britain (probably while schooling in london) and the stress the writer had to put himself tru by listing all the useless religious unrest we've had in Nigeria. SR should screen the kinda article the accept, else every idiot would just tink he can write a readable article at a slight punch of his keyboard. What has bn a northernor got 2do wt ds? Afterall, the northerners have neva complained abt the negative image we (the southerners) have given the nation in d name of internet scam, 419s, prostitution, drug trafficking, etc. I dont see the fault of the father of the boy in this, the son is just as a stupod boy, just like the writer of this article. |
zubydoll
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... I managed to read d 1st, 2nd n d 3rd paragraph of ds shamble called an Article and I wonder wat is d connectn btw a boy who was brainwashed in Britain (probably while schooling in london) and the stress the writer had to put himself tru by listing all the useless religious unrest we've had in Nigeria. SR should screen the kinda article the accept, else every idiot would just tink he can write a readable article at a slight punch of his keyboard. What has bn a northernor got 2do wt ds? Afterall, the northerners have neva complained abt the negative image we (the southerners) have given the nation in d name of internet scam, 419s, prostitution, drug trafficking, etc. I dont see the fault of the father of the boy in this, the son is just as a stupod boy, just like the writer of this article. |
nkem okokwo
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... this is really a surprise coming from a Nigerian i read the story and wonder if he truly is one,but moving away from the obvious revelation i believe the Muslim communities round the world should help address this issue of people motivated to killing themselves and others to have a message passed ...can you imagine what will happen to Nigerians bearing Muslim names that would like to travel to the usa this trouble oooo |
Rilwanu Abdullahir
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... This article of yours is all nonsense and we don't need such as at now but if you are calling ur fellow Christians to continue to kill Muslims as they just did in Jos. Pls continue as far as Im concern I know Yar'adua suppose to hand over to Jonathan but your article makes it clear that you are a Biafarans. I have many Igbos here in Malaysia with us making such nonsense recently 5 (five) of them where caught with fake malaysian currencies and guns. Three 3 are from Enugu, 1 from Rivers and other one from Imo. So What? |
zubydoll
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... I managed to read the 1st, 2nd and 3rd paragraphs of ds shamble called an article, and i cldnt even grasp a single line dat made a little bit of sense. What has the offence of a child who got brainwashed in britain (probably while schooling in London)got to do with the stress you put your readers thru by listing all useless religious crisis dat eva happnd in Nig? Its hightime SR starts screening d kind of articles dey wl be acceptn else, every idiot wl jst put up an article at the touch of his keypad. Has the northerners eva complained abt the bad names and images the southerners gv the country with internet scams, 419s, drug pushing, child traffickn, prostitution etc? C'mon guys, lets learn to tolerate ourselves. I see no fault of d father in this, the boy is just stupid just like the writer of this article. |
zubydoll
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... I managed to read the 1st, 2nd and 3rd paragraphs of ds shamble called an article, and i cldnt even grasp a single line dat made a little bit of sense. What has the offence of a child who got brainwashed in britain (probably while schooling in London)got to do with the stress you put your readers thru by listing all useless religious crisis dat eva happnd in Nig? Its hightime SR starts screening d kind of articles dey wl be acceptn else, every idiot wl jst put up an article at the touch of his keypad. Has the northerners eva complained abt the bad names and images the southerners gv the country with internet scams, 419s, drug pushing, child traffickn, prostitution etc? C'mon guys, lets learn to tolerate ourselves. I see no fault of d father in this, the boy is just stupid just like the writer of this article. |
nigeria01
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... Does anyone know whether this author's name was derived from the word Rudeness?! In a world where the unjust administer justice and mischief makers put on the garb of peacemakers,this sort of incident cannot be avoided,no matter what security agents or gadgets are put in place.The world is need of justice,but unfortunately it is in the hands enemies of humanity.So sad,isn't it? |
El-Morenzo
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... i have read the comments and i am sorry to say but Nigerians have developed a shallow form of thinking and have refused to identify the root cause of our problems. There seems to be a hatred towards Northerners and Islam for silly reasons. If a person chosses to be a christain let him be and if a person chooses to be a muslim let him be. all this noise about muslim north will not solve ur problems and i assure you all that as soon as the south is cut out from the north then you will begin to see the real problems with the south. you accuse northerners of stealing??? hmm i never knew the likes of ibori, odili and the man who burnt N400m in a graveyard are nigerians. |
Jason Jasi
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... @BELYUS: Your inability to grasp the purpose and intent of the article only shows what an half-baked education this disenfranchised, inept and unworkable marriage called Nigeria has given you. Youd have been better off a complete illiterate than the half-deal you were given in classroom. |
Jason Jasi
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... Lord Lugard was a mad man. 1914 was the mad year. He will never know peace, even in grave. |
Belyus
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... From all indication,the likes of this writer form a major factor to the problem of the Nigerian society. The way he distort issues and facts coupled the way he diverted the whole issue at stake is not only an embarrassement to this reputable forum, but also a clear evidence of barbarism. Let me ask from which which ethnically and tribally homogeneous part of the country he come from if there is. And which state or region of the country he think will be peaceful for him to live under this corporatocratic corrupt system whose membership, including his mentor Ojukwu, cut across all boundaries? |
Mekus
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... Sincere unreserved apology to the Ikemba of Nnewi who looked into his crystal ball and saw the future and made hay while the sun was still shinning. Unfortunately, the sons of Oduduwa fraustrated that noble course and here we are in this impasse - politically, morally and spiritually. "Nigeria we hail thee, our own dear native land, though tribe and tongue may differ in brotherhood we stand. Nigeria, all proud to serve our soverign mother land" |
Gbabe Ketu
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... I am sure the British are already regreting the creation of the monster called Nigeria. We are strange bed fellows. Let us separate in peace. The ignominy the Hausa-Fulani people are casting on us Southerners is rather too much. Now the whole world have seen that they are the problem as far as Nigeria is concerned. |
adeks
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... Any leader or parent that stael or had stolen public funds, in their prensece all they gathered shall perish before them, icluding their children |
Baba Yusuf
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... For those who think disintegration of Nigeria is the solution to the problems we are having are mistakened. Do igbos think that the Niger Delta people will agree to live under their control and domination. Because its clear that the igbos are interested in the wealth of the Niger delta. The yorubas can never also live in peace though they could be of the same tribe and ancestry. However, there are other internal differences that could be a block to their living together. For the Hausas in the north, they also have their problems that might come up. these are religious sect differences, the issue of other minority tribes and muslim-cristian conflicts. I think the problems of Nigeria should not be pointed at one tribe of region. There has been no time since independance when only people from one tribe or region rule Nigeria. If disintegration is the final answer, lets give it a trial. |
karem
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... I am speechless. I am disturbed. I am worried. Mere reporting to the American Embassy is not enough. The father of the terrorist should,must and have to be investigated. He knows more about his son. Look at me, suffering from the day I was borne,I have seen it all.He cannot be let go simply because he reported.He did that for the sake of alibi.He has vital information to tell the world. This is the time for America,and the world at large to help Nigeria to split peacefully.These people called North are different from the rest of Nigeria. We have been suffering terrorism attacks for decades but the world ignored us calling it religious. This act is just a fig of what is to come.There are many more islamic radicalized Farouk umar AbdulMuttallabs. |
neil brown
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... This is the time Nigerians need to wake up..the only solution in to nigeria crisis is if we are seperated...yoruba should go there own ways (odua nation)...igbo should and hausa should go there own ways too...that way...our children and grand children will have a conflict free and prosper nation....There is no gain without war..like fela said..whys is that only in Africa, as time is going things are getting worse....sign on if u are ready for revolution..count me in.. |
ARISEOCOMPATRIOTS
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... Rather sick, utterly unsavoury and totally appalling, the young man has brought our dear battered National image to its grave...I wonder if this suicide bombers ever pause to ask why Osama Bin Laden is yet to commit a suicide attack personally...???? They are just a bunch of numskulls furthering the agenda of mentally ill fellow. My sympathy goes out to his family even though i seriously think that their handling of the matter was unsatisfactory going by African/Nigerian standards, his father ought to have done more. Now is the time for the Nigerian Government to take a stance against Religious bigotry that has long pervaded our society unchecked owing to the influence of Northern elements in power...........The end of the lopsided Nigerian State is near. |
Ejikeme
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... The report the dad made to US embassy seems fishy. The intelligence agencies should unravel this. I am sure he knew what was going to happen. The report could be a way to cover himself up. By the way,the report he made should be made available to the public let us know the real gravity of the report. The man wasted his time looting the peoples' money and not train his reckless child. The child himself must be.... can i get word to qualify this fool? |
Babs Dodo
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... Even for the young suspected terrorist, Nigerians are already making excuses for his dad. Does informing the US embassy take away his responsiblity as a father to the boy? The northern political class had been covering up all the islamic riots in the north. Till today, no scapegoat had been made. Now they cannot cover up this terrorist act in the NW airline. The unfortunate thing is that we Nigerians will bear the brunt of it. Be expected to be embarrassed and delayed at western international airports henceforth as a Nigerian. |
Century
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... "There is now a new group of well-educated, extremely rich, politically conscious and technologically savvy Nigerian terrorists that is far more dangerous than Al Qaeda. Their fathers spent their lifetime stealing our money and positioning themselves in the best political space in the country. The fathers’ dream was to islamize Nigeria at all costs while brainwashing their children to follow the most radical form of islam to enable them perpetuate their hold on power in the country. In the meantime, they use their religious opium to put the average Nigerian muslim to sleep while they plunder the country. They send their accursed children to the best schools in the world while they tell their followers that western education is for sinners." This was posted by one Lapalapa in the Nigeria Village Square. Food For Thought! |
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