Extract from Annual report of the Royal West African Frontier Force 1897/1898, showing Frederick Lugard's assessment of the varied ethnic components of the RWAFF.

Excerpt (paragraph 4);


"To sum up, the men I commanded are naturally brave, vigorous and fairly intelligent, excellent marchers, hardy and of good physique, but they are inclined to be cruel, do not tell the truth, and are dishonest. Neither they nor any other natives of West Africa whom I have met are, in my opinion, fit for positions of trust, where constant supervision is not exercised. They require tactful but very firm treatment"

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This assertion is completely false and unfounded.

You the poster, can't you reason that? From Top worldbank officials to common wealth to noble laureates to music? need i go on name top nigerian at the top of the game in their various fields that shows how shamefully false and silly this myopic statement is?

Excerpt (paragraph 4);


"To sum up, the men I commanded are naturally brave, vigorous and fairly intelligent, excellent marchers, hardy and of good physique, but they are inclined to be cruel, do not tell the truth, and are dishonest. Neither they nor any other natives of West Africa whom I have met are, in my opinion, fit for positions of trust, where constant supervision is not exercised. They require tactful but very firm treatment"

So this is the way we've been from time immemorial?

Is it genetic?

Who made Nigerians corrupt?

mankand: Who made Nigerians corrupt?

The question should be;

Are Nigerians genetically programmed to be crooks?

Nigeria...! The same since 1898, today and God forbid forever...

Chanchit: Nigeria...! The same since 1898, today and God forbid forever...

And here was I thinking that the traits listed by Lugard above where alien to our forefathers. SMH!

Sunny_bobo:

The question should be;

Are Nigerians genetically programmed to be crooks?

Bro, you don't get the point. Nigerians are not genetically programmed to be crooks, it is the same Britons that made us crooks. If a man have access to basic amenities, there is no way he is going to venture into crime. These people invaded our lands, took our women, children and men away to unknown destination to use them as slaves, they brought religion to us and stole our resources.

In short when they came into our lands in the first place, it was the North that emulated their ways of life, so definitely he should be referring to them in his letter

kakameks: This assertion is completely false and unfounded.

You the poster, can't you reason that? From Top worldbank officials to common wealth to noble laureates to music? need i go on name top nigerian at the top of the game in their various fields that shows how shamefully false and silly this myopic statement is?

Did you read the report at all?

Sunny_bobo: So this is the way we've been from time immemorial?

Is it genetic?

Do not say "we" not everyone may follow your line of thought.

Sunny_bobo:

Did you read the report at all?

Actually yes, what he actually did was based his assertions on those limited contacts he had and used that to generalize not just a country but the west African region. That, i my opinion, is entirely a faulty thinking!

Look at it this way, you are aware of that the level tribalism being displayed (by a few individuals) here at times is outrageous and silly, but does that reflect the mindset of the whole nation? not to speak of the west African region, even in that era am sure there must have been some sane and level headed individuals who did not cross path with him.

Sunny_bobo: So this is the way we've been from time immemorial?

Is it genetic?

Based on your reaction to the Stella Oduah saga, I will definitely say he had people like you in mind when he made that statement.
Yes, some Nigerians are irredeemably corrupt. Like the minister and her cheerleaders like you.

Aigbofa:

Based on your reaction to the Stella Oduah saga, I will definitely say he had people like you in mind when he made that statement.
Yes, some Nigerians are irredeemably corrupt. Like the minister and her cheerleaders like you.

Including Tinubu and his cheerleaders like you.

kakameks: This assertion is completely false and unfounded.

You the poster, can't you reason that? From Top worldbank officials to common wealth to noble laureates to music? need i go on name top nigerian at the top of the game in their various fields that shows how shamefully false and silly this myopic statement is?

The first step towards solving a problem is acknoledging there's a problem. Stop being an ostrich bro.

The question you should be asking is what was Lugard himself doing there in Nigeria if not an agent for robbers who invaded and looted your territory? What right has HE to talk about who is trustworthy or not? I mean, who are the bigger thieves, the Nigerians who sat in their country minding their business or the English who left theirs thousands of miles away to seize what does not belong to them? How much did they make from exporting our natural resources? Billions in today's money. Maybe trillions. Did Lugard account for any of those monies? Who is HE to talk of trust? A robber cannot be a judge of another's morality.

ROSSIKE: The question you should be asking is what was Lugard himself doing there in Nigeria if not an agent for robbers who invaded and looted your territory? What right has HE to talk about who is trustworthy or not? I mean, who are the bigger thieves, the Nigerians who sat in their country minding their business or the English who left theirs thousands of miles away to seize what does not belong to them? How much did they make from exporting our natural resources? Billions in today's money. Maybe trillions. Did Lugard account for any of those monies? Who is HE to talk of trust? A robber cannot be a judge of another's morality.

That doesn't take away the fact inherent in his assertion, does it?

Sunny_bobo:

That doesn't take away the fact inherent in his assertion, does it?

It does. He's not qualified to make any ''assertions'', being a criminal himself.

How can someone be sitting on top of stolen land and loot and be calling his recruits ''untrustworthy''? Why should they make themselves amenable to his ''trust''? To help him entrench his oppression? What.. to help him loot the country better? If Abacha calls a person ''untrustworthy'', will you judge that person against Abacha's comments?

I don't know, but it does seem like a lot of you folks have forgotten what exactly the Brits came to Nigeria to do.

Ohio can observe sha.

ROSSIKE:

It does. He's not qualified to make any ''assertions'', being a criminal himself.

How can someone be sitting on top of stolen land and loot and be calling his recruits ''untrustworthy''? Why should they make themselves amenable to his ''trust''? To help him entrench his oppression? What.. to help him loot the country better? If Abacha calls a person ''untrustworthy'', will you judge that person against Abacha's comments?

I don't know, but it does seem like a lot of you folks have forgotten what exactly the Brits came to Nigeria to do.

Since Frederick Lugard is a criminal, then his creation (nigeria) is a criminal entity, thus; must disintegrate in order to put the criminal Lugard to shame. Yes