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Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by PHfinest(m): 12:48pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
Leerikz: sometimes i ask myself, was it my fault that i was born into a northern family??, life seems to hold nothing for a young hopeful northern born child like me,i was born in a rural area in zamfara state,a typical Hausa community, i was raised accordingly by my parents, on getting to my teenage years, it dawned on me that everything seemed to follow one pattern in my community, it was compulsory for everyone to follow the Muslim faith, it also seemed compulsory for every male indigene to marry from the same community, i observed the whole life process here, everything seemed the same, nothing different ever happened, men were born local and died local, the whole community lacked innovation, nobody ever thought of anything new, life was an everyday process which everyone had to follow. there was hardly any form of electricity supply in my community, power was supplied on very rare occasions, and on such white collar days, the whole village would gather at the village square to watch tv, most times news, probably to everyone else, they were having fun and expressed it with big grins on their faces, when they saw big cities like lagos, kano, abuja and the rest on television, to me, it was like watching a totally different world, most of the things i saw on television were non-existent in my community,good roads, water supply, electricity and the rest. It all seemed alien-like when i saw them, the schools we had in my community seemed like death traps, with the buildings dilapidated and slowly collapsing due to age, i used to imagine how old those buildings must be, not to talk of the kind of teachers we had, most of them took extra holidays and came to school whenever they wished, we were mostly taught Islamic doctrine and a little bit of arithmetic and English to go with, you would wonder where we the students got our motivation to keep attending school, it all seemed that school seemed to be the most exciting thing happening around us, even though we could not say we had even up to quarter of what you would regard as a stellar education. I myself had dreams to be different, to make my community a happening place, to make my family proud of me, to help all kids in my community have standard education, to put good roads and water in place for my people, but as i grew up, i faced reality and it dawned on me that my dreams would eventually amount to nothing, 'where would i start from?' was the question i asked myself frequently, i was willing to do anything to actualize my dreams, but everytime i tried to muster a little hope for the future, my dreams were dashed by reality .life went on like this for a long while until something happened sometime in August 2008,a group of men came to our community school and separated the male folk from the female folk, we were told that a lot is going to change in our lives in the next few months and advised to prepare for anything. Compare bolded with another true story: Okeke was also born in a rural area but in Ebonyi state Anyone in his village could follow whatever faith he/she deems fit; though Catholicism was the trend. The whole community did not lack innovation...they had farmers, traders, blacksmiths, laborers, teachers, dibias His father's thatched roof house did not have electric bulbs and he did not watch TV except whenever he visits his uncle in Enugu. He also heard stories about Lagos, Portharcourt, Kano and Abuja; they were really a different world Fortunately for him, he learnt a lot of mathematics, physics and English. Catechism classes was sure thing in the evening Prior to 1999 all the Head of states he knew were Northern Muslims and his teacher told him that if he studies hard, he will be a president one day. His teacher told him that he needs to be a medical doctor, an engineer or a lawyer so as to bring development to his village. He finished senior secondary school, started cashew nut business and has now employed 3 of his villagers. Shey you can see the difference between you and Okeke? |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by BigBro(m): 12:55pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
@OP You can only make fool of your miserable self. By your post, it is glaringly clear that you are not a northerner. You are only trying as usual to expose your hatred against the north and northerners. How is it possible for a typical Hausa person who grew up in a place like Zamfara to complain about being a Muslim? We in the north are Muslims by birth and by choice. YOU ARE DEFINITELY MAKING A FALSE CLAIM. TELL YOUR STORY TO THE BIRDS!!! 1 Like |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by Godsate: 12:59pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
Leerikz: ..you won't be saying this if you were in the shoes of the many youth who have found themselves in this situation Why not ? Your states are getting monthly allocation from Federal Govt. and special funds had been allocated to the northern states several times to boost education in the north. Your leaders used all the money to buy Honda Accord and to marry many yanriyan including underage foreigners. You are still worshiping those your leaders till now and think that people from other part of the country don't see what is going on. Instead, you are killing innocent people that are looking for their daily bread. God will judge you all. 1 Like |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by halix239(f): 1:07pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
all this southerners get mouth, y didn't u go bck to ur state in the south or were u forced to stay in the north @op u re here yarning rubbish, as for ur info, we ve every thing dat it takes to survive, food, land n well built topographical structures as for education, only the hausas are allergic to education. as for the other tribes, we re stead fast in education. even the hausas nw re seeking knowledge only the local brainwashed ones don't. so i suggest u don't generalize |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by halix239(f): 1:15pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
[quote author=gboss4sure]Since 2008 right and some morons will still open their smello mouth to say that GEJ is behind boko haram. The northern elites formed boko haram in readiness for when a non northerner who will not do their bidding comes into power. Unfortunately their yeye plan has not worked as expected rather they have ended making the north the most hated region in Nigeriam[/quotethe the mst hated region and u all re running to the north to stay |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by halix239(f): 1:29pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
free2ryhme:n mayn if he took the arms n bombs, he ll visit ur fmly first 1 Like |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by yousee(m): 2:58pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
limamintruth: Tell that to someone who hasn't lived for over 30 years in the north. |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by draggie(f): 3:09pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
Leerikz: ..you won't be saying this if you were in the shoes of the many youth who have found themselves in this situationi'll have to disagree with you. i grew up in the north, zamfara state govt pay their students to go to school, during our university days then, my colleagues in medical school started receiving salaries frm 400 level & the state govt employs them after graduation & they still do it till now. |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by free2ryhme: 3:35pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
halix239: Good to note you confirm it hypothetical "IF" And hw many has ever left with the jihadist mentality to lagos none even alimajiri cant survive beyond the north talk-less of some brainwashed virgin ghost chasers |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by free2ryhme: 3:47pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
Godsate: Guy you have spoken well I serve in Gubio local govt borno state these people share federal allocations Meant for development to indigenes they are lazy doing nothing except for very VERY few who trade in the local market some has nver gone beyond maiduguri in their many years of living there the bulk of people who are industrious in the village are outsiders and these kanuri people still segregates xenophobia 1 Like |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by ibrahimbabagana: 3:47pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
rubbiiiiiiieeesssh>h Stillfire: To think Northerners have been at the helm of affairs in Nigeria since I was born. |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by Nobody: 3:49pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
The simple fact is that the Northerners have always been their own enemies, they cause problems for themselves then look for who to blame it all on, for example, do you know that polio has a 99% eradication rate? there are only three countries left that still has cases of polio, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, and in Nigeria it can only be found in Northern states, why? because they chased health workers away when they were making rounds for polio vaccination. This is an example of being too set in your ways. How do you expect to grow if you reject development?. 4 Likes |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by weslay: 3:58pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
The solution to the economic problem of the north is not something that can be resolved with bombs and killing of the innocent, it will only further impoverish the north and its people. Besides it simply shows that the northern leaders are the problem because their kids who attends the best schools in the west will never take up arms, but the leaders are quick to instigate the children of the poor whom they have impoverish to take arms in order to achieve their selfish goals. I think the youths in the north needs to evaluate the current situation in the north east and decide if development can be thrive with the current state of violence |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by benson81(m): 5:43pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
Leerikz: sometimes i ask myself, was it my fault that i was born into a northern family??, life seems to hold nothing for a young hopeful northern born child like me,i was born in a rural area in zamfara state,a typical Hausa community, i was raised accordingly by my parents, on getting to my teenage years, it dawned on me that everything seemed to follow one pattern in my community, it was compulsory for everyone to follow the Muslim faith, it also seemed compulsory for every male indigene to marry from the same community, i observed the whole life process here, everything seemed the same, nothing different ever happened, men were born local and died local, the whole community lacked innovation, nobody ever thought of anything new, life was an everyday process which everyone had to follow. there was hardly any form of electricity supply in my community, power was supplied on very rare occasions, and on such white collar days, the whole village would gather at the village square to watch tv, most times news, probably to everyone else, they were having fun and expressed it with big grins on their faces, when they saw big cities like lagos, kano, abuja and the rest on television, to me, it was like watching a totally different world, most of the things i saw on television were non-existent in my community,good roads, water supply, electricity and the rest. It all seemed alien-like when i saw them, the schools we had in my community seemed like death traps, with the buildings dilapidated and slowly collapsing due to age, i used to imagine how old those buildings must be, not to talk of the kind of teachers we had, most of them took extra holidays and came to school whenever they wished, we were mostly taught Islamic doctrine and a little bit of arithmetic and English to go with, you would wonder where we the students got our motivation to keep attending school, it all seemed that school seemed to be the most exciting thing happening around us, even though we could not say we had even up to quarter of what you would regard as a stellar education. I myself had dreams to be different, to make my community a happening place, to make my family proud of me, to help all kids in my community have standard education, to put good roads and water in place for my people, but as i grew up, i faced reality and it dawned on me that my dreams would eventually amount to nothing, 'where would i start from?' was the question i asked myself frequently, i was willing to do anything to actualize my dreams, but everytime i tried to muster a little hope for the future, my dreams were dashed by reality .life went on like this for a long while until something happened sometime in August 2008,a group of men came to our community school and separated the male folk from the female folk, we were told that a lot is going to change in our lives in the next few months and advised to prepare for anything.The lessons we were having at school changed totally,we were now lectured in the reason why our lives and community had come to be like this, we were told by our instructors that our kind was hated and neglected in the whole of Nigeria, we were shown videos of how our kind performed roles of servants to the society in urban areas, how our kind seemed to poverty stricken and isolated in such towns and cities, we were told that we would be in the same situation if we tried traveling to such places in search of greener pastures. Therefore we had to do something that would make our lives and that of our families better, we were told that if we cooperated, our families would be rewarded with huge amounts of money and life would get better. We were then told that it would involve killing and suicide bombing for our plans to really work out. Already our minds were prepared for anything. That was how we took up arms to fight for better lives for ourselves and for our families.So next time you want to open your mouth to judge the youth who have joined boko haram,think of the situation of this young man, think of the plight of his family and underdevelopment that had eaten deep in to lives of everyone in their community. live positively!.ur Teachers took extended holidayz,ur buildings are dilapidated etc yet u sabi speak and write beta english like dis? U be beta oloshi ni! 1 Like |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by limamintruth: 5:48pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
yousee: lol, what do you mean? Your post is incoherent but just know that i am talking what is fact here as someone who has lived almost all his life in the north. Most of these children are brought from Rep. of niger & chad; you can go figure. Most ppl in d north prefer to enrol their kids in nearby islamiyya schs. for their Quranic lessons nowadays. |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by limamintruth: 5:48pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
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Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by Nobody: 6:17pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
[quote author=halix239][/quote] Who and who is running to north to stay? This our believes is becoming funny sha. The same way Northerners are running to the east to stay? Maybe you need a visit to the east to see millions of northerners living there peacefully with no disturbance but can that be said about the north? |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by Descartes: 6:40pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
freecocoa: *spreads camp bed*My dear you have been spreading this camp bed since...hahaha |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by Descartes: 6:45pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
HoldenCaulfield: Igbos never cease to amaze me. must you use northern identity to insult the north. you are an animalAbokí, how did you know that the posters are all Igbos? |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by halix239(f): 7:25pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
gboss4sure:spare me dat trash, the only thing dat ll prone a notherner to stay in ur cursed region is jst for business unlike all this igbo biatches dat re occupying the north. very soon we shall kick their butts out. They re nothing but a burden |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by halix239(f): 7:32pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
free2ryhme:u b mumu, u cannot even communicate. i don't even know where u re heading to. dondi united |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by free2ryhme: 8:03pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
halix239: wats with the insult u dis rag-head bastard hope u where married off as a teen and became a witch is your dirty pure water dick washing aboki husband house |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by Vikky014(f): 8:22pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
Leerikz: sometimes i ask myself, was it my fault that i was born into a northern family??, life seems to hold nothing for a young hopeful northern born child like me,i was born in a rural area in zamfara state,a typical Hausa community, i was raised accordingly by my parents, on getting to my teenage years, it dawned on me that everything seemed to follow one pattern in my community, it was compulsory for everyone to follow the Muslim faith, it also seemed compulsory for every male indigene to marry from the same community, i observed the whole life process here, everything seemed the same, nothing different ever happened, men were born local and died local, the whole community lacked innovation, nobody ever thought of anything new, life was an everyday process which everyone had to follow. there was hardly any form of electricity supply in my community, power was supplied on very rare occasions, and on such white collar days, the whole village would gather at the village square to watch tv, most times news, probably to everyone else, they were having fun and expressed it with big grins on their faces, when they saw big cities like lagos, kano, abuja and the rest on television, to me, it was like watching a totally different world, most of the things i saw on television were non-existent in my community,good roads, water supply, electricity and the rest. It all seemed alien-like when i saw them, the schools we had in my community seemed like death traps, with the buildings dilapidated and slowly collapsing due to age, i used to imagine how old those buildings must be, not to talk of the kind of teachers we had, most of them took extra holidays and came to school whenever they wished, we were mostly taught Islamic doctrine and a little bit of arithmetic and English to go with, you would wonder where we the students got our motivation to keep attending school, it all seemed that school seemed to be the most exciting thing happening around us, even though we could not say we had even up to quarter of what you would regard as a stellar education. I myself had dreams to be different, to make my community a happening place, to make my family proud of me, to help all kids in my community have standard education, to put good roads and water in place for my people, but as i grew up, i faced reality and it dawned on me that my dreams would eventually amount to nothing, 'where would i start from?' was the question i asked myself frequently, i was willing to do anything to actualize my dreams, but everytime i tried to muster a little hope for the future, my dreams were dashed by reality .life went on like this for a long while until something happened sometime in August 2008,a group of men came to our community school and separated the male folk from the female folk, we were told that a lot is going to change in our lives in the next few months and advised to prepare for anything.The lessons we were having at school changed totally,we were now lectured in the reason why our lives and community had come to be like this, we were told by our instructors that our kind was hated and neglected in the whole of Nigeria, we were shown videos of how our kind performed roles of servants to the society in urban areas, how our kind seemed to poverty stricken and isolated in such towns and cities, we were told that we would be in the same situation if we tried traveling to such places in search of greener pastures. Therefore we had to do something that would make our lives and that of our families better, we were told that if we cooperated, our families would be rewarded with huge amounts of money and life would get better. We were then told that it would involve killing and suicide bombing for our plans to really work out. Already our minds were prepared for anything. That was how we took up arms to fight for better lives for ourselves and for our families.So next time you want to open your mouth to judge the youth who have joined boko haram,think of the situation of this young man, think of the plight of his family and underdevelopment that had eaten deep in to lives of everyone in their community. live positively!.MTCHEEW. |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by Vikky014(f): 8:34pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
wallflower: The simple fact is that the Northerners have always been their own enemies, they cause problems for themselves then look for who to blame it all on, for example, do you know that polio has a 99% eradication rate? there are only three countries left that still has cases of polio, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, and in Nigeria it can only be found in Northern states, why? because they chased health workers away when they were making rounds for polio vaccination.hahaha.one northerner once told me dt their imam said polio vaccine makes kids infertile whn dey grow up. 1 Like |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by halix239(f): 9:05pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
free2ryhme:sorry u ve jst mistaken me to sister |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by free2ryhme: 9:28pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
halix239: i dont have sisters who are married to swine |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by halix239(f): 9:41pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
free2ryhme:wu is tlking abt marriage nw. senseless he goat |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by free2ryhme: 10:02pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
halix239: half-wit just got access to civilization and guess what u suddenly became a lunkhead |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by Nobody: 2:32am On Sep 24, 2014 |
Vikky014: hahaha.one northerner once told me dt their imam said polio vaccine makes kids infertile whn dey grow up. If that person person had any sense they would have wondered how come the population of the world keeps increasing. |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by halix239(f): 8:14am On Sep 24, 2014 |
free2ryhme:u re the one dat needs civilization as ur dumb brain doesn't flow with anything reasonable |
Re: The Plight Of The Northern Child by free2ryhme: 9:13am On Sep 24, 2014 |
halix239: It is too early go engage nitwits You act as though your stupidity is a virtue And you're even dumber than you look |
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