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Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Curious346: 3:16am On Sep 16, 2023

That was only three years ago, but as far as Nigeria is concerned, it is the remote past. Last week the 5th's proud tradition collapsed in an orgy of mass savagery that rivaled anything the Congo had ever known.

The root, as usual, was the tribal rivalry that has been tearing the nation apart all year. The men of the 5th are mostly Hausas of the Moslem North, which has been carrying on a vendetta against the thousands of Christian Ibos who have come from the Eastern Region to live. Aroused by reports that Hausas had been mistreated in the East, the soldiers surged out of their barracks to exact vengeance. They got it.

Blood Curses. The massacre began at the airport near the 5th Battalion's home city of Kano. A Lagos-bound jet had just arrived from London, and as the Kano passengers were escorted into the customs shed, a wild-eyed soldier stormed in, brandishing a rifle and demanding "Ina Nyammari?"—Hausa for "Where are the damned Ibos?" There were Ibos among the customs officials, and they dropped their chalk and fled, only to be shot down in the main terminal by other soldiers. Screaming the blood curses of a Moslem holy war, the Hausa troops turned the airport into a shambles, bayoneting Ibo workers in the bar, gunning them down in the corridors, and hauling Ibo passengers off the plane to be lined up and shot.

From the airport, the troops fanned out through downtown Kano, hunting down Ibos in bars, hotels and on the streets. One contingent drove their Land Rovers to the railroad station, where more than 100 Ibos were waiting for a train, and cut them down with automatic-weapons fire.

The soldiers did not have to do all the killing. They were soon joined by thousands of Hausa civilians, who rampaged through the city armed with stones, cutlasses, machetes, and homemade weapons of metal and broken glass. Crying "Heathen!" and "Allah!", the mobs and troops invaded the sabon gari (strangers' quarter), ransacking, looting and burning Ibo homes and stores and murdering their owners.

Garbage Trucks. All night long and into the morning the massacre went on. Then, tired but fulfilled, the Hausas drifted back to their homes and bar racks to get some breakfast and sleep. Municipal garbage trucks were sent out to collect the dead and dump them into mass graves outside the city. The death toll will never be known, but it was at least 1,000.

Somehow, several thousand Ibos survived the orgy, and all had the same thought: to get out of the North. Many were packed onto a Southbound train. The management of large companies operating in Kano chartered every available plane. All told, 1,400 Ibos were flown out of Kano alone last week.

One officer of the 5th dismissed the whole thing as a prank, but there was no assurance that it would not happen again. When a government representative promised a tense meeting of the Kano Chamber of Commerce that all was under control, he was hooted down. "Assurances are no longer any good," retorted one local business leader.

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 4:42am On Sep 16, 2023

Igbos bring it on themselves with their wicked hate speech and disrespect

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by MrBiGGEST(m): 4:49am On Sep 16, 2023

Bro, Don’t justify bad things.

Naijaboy18:
Igbos bring it on themselves with their wicked hate speech and disrespect

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Wisereborn: 4:55am On Sep 16, 2023

Have you noticed

That whenever there are crimes leveled against APC presidents/top politicians

Nairaland suddenly fills everywhere with stories about the Igbos for distractions

Of all the problems listed, both Tinubu's record, killings, bad governance, poverty, hike in everything

A reputable social platform pick to discuss the Igbos

Choose to remind us of political happenings involving ONLY the Igbos as far back as 1966

Preaching hatred against a tribe that their only crime was being part of Nigeria

Whoever that has being handling nairaland since the time of the general election have shown tribalism, partisanship and biasness

This time is the time we ought to come together and fight for the best interest of
Nigeria but the corrupt few seems to be everywhere

It is well!!!

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:01am On Sep 16, 2023

MrBiGGEST:
Bro, Don’t justify bad things.

I didn’t justify anything. I’m just giving them the truth. Only stupid people refuse to learn from their mistakes and blame everyone else. It’s like the Jews blaming everyone for them being banned from 109 countries. They need to be corrected before they piss off the wrong people because they think everyone is like Yorubas who will tolerate their hate speech. Some will kill them off

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Dmama1991: 5:06am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

I didn’t justify anything. I’m just giving them the truth. Only stupid people refuse to learn from their mistakes and blame everyone else. It’s like the Jews blaming everyone for them being banned from 109 countries. They need to be corrected before they piss off the wrong people because they think everyone is like Yorubas who will tolerate their hate speech. Some will kill them off

oga sharap u mugu

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Albinoflash(m): 5:06am On Sep 16, 2023

This seun guy is turning nairaland to tribal warzone,I don't think he has good intentions at all....it seems like an agenda

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by slam7000(m): 5:07am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

I didn’t justify anything. I’m just giving them the truth. Only stupid people refuse to learn from their mistakes and blame everyone else. It’s like the Jews blaming everyone for them being banned from 109 countries. They need to be corrected before they piss off the wrong people because they think everyone is like Yorubas who will tolerate their hate speech. Some will kill them off

When the shit hits the fan, people like you will be the first batch to lose all four limbs. It wouldn’t make sense killing you. You will live to tell your stories and the stories…just this time, you’ll have no option than to tell the real stories.

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Wisereborn: 5:10am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

I didn’t justify anything. I’m just giving them the truth. Only stupid people refuse to learn from their mistakes and blame everyone else. It’s like the Jews blaming everyone for them being banned from 109 countries. They need to be corrected before they piss off the wrong people because they think everyone is like Yorubas who will tolerate their hate speech. Some will kill them off

After killing them off, what next You be God Won't you die Hope you will live forever and talk to yourself alone

Upon all the blood money you are being paid, you are still here day and night lamenting of people who do not know you exist you no be God now

Killing them off that you cannot use on bokoharam, ISIS, bandits and the rest

Killing people who are not armed with the same weapons and you are proud of your cowardice

Wicked people everywhere, children Hitler had spread everywhere out of wedlock

Nonsense

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:10am On Sep 16, 2023

slam7000:

When the shit hits the fan, people like you will be the first batch to lose all four limbs. It wouldn’t make sense killing you. You will live to tell your stories and the stories…just this time, you’ll have no option than to tell the real stories.

I’m sure you told the Hausas the same thing before they killed you off and sent you running

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:14am On Sep 16, 2023

Wisereborn:

After killing them off, what next You be God Won't you die Hope you will live forever

Upon all the blood money you are paid, you are still here day and night lamenting of people who do not know you exist you no be God now

Killing them off that you cannot use on bokoharam, ISIS, bandits and the rest

Killing people who are not armed with the same weapons and you are proud of your cowardice

Wicked people everywhere, children Hitler had spread everywhere out of wedlock

Nonsense

I never said I will kill them off I said the wrong people might with how they BEHAVE. This is honest advice about your BAD behavior. You are still trying to fight over advice. I’m being honest with you about how you act

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Albinoflash(m): 5:15am On Sep 16, 2023

ote author=Naijaboy18 post=125820001]
I’m sure you told the Hausas the same thing before they killed you off and sent you running [/quote]oga it's too early to be acting and speaking like a demon,why not just go back to sleep.i don't even know the foolish person that posted this

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Albinoflash(m): 5:16am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

I never said I will kill them off I said the wrong people might with how they BEHAVE. This is honest advice about your BAD behavior. You are still trying to fight over advice. I’m being honest with you about how you act

we no need your explanation sir,we already knew what you meant

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:19am On Sep 16, 2023

Albinoflash:
we no need your explanation sir,we already knew what you meant

It’s the truth

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Wisereborn: 5:20am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:
Igbos bring it on themselves with their wicked hate speech and disrespect

Go through the speech you just posted

You take a good look at yourself in the mirror 🪞

You are accusing people of the exact thing you are doing

El-rufai, his son and so many people have carried coffins of a sitting president, abused the hell out of anybody and everybody

No one has threatened to kill anyone of them

Can you also travel outside the country, threaten or kill those who blatantly accused you or your candidates of one thing or the other

You are filled with hate and na yourself you go kee

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:22am On Sep 16, 2023

Wisereborn:

Go through the speech you just posted

You take a good look at yourself in the mirror 🪞

You are accusing people of the exact thing you are doing

El-rufai, his son and so many people have carried coffins of a sitting president, abused the hell out of anybody and everybody

No one has threatened to kill anyone of them

Can you also travel outside to country, threatened or kill those who blatantly accused you or your candidates of one thing or the other

You are filled with hate and na yourself you go kee

What does el rufai have to do with the matter? No one has threatened to kill you at all. I’m giving you advice for the way you behave to avoid situations like what happened in 1966.

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by blacksam01: 5:23am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

I never said I will kill them off I said the wrong people might with how they BEHAVE. This is honest advice about your BAD behavior. You are still trying to fight over advice. I’m being honest with you about how you act

Igbos dnt need ur advice...till date they are mostly better than u

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:25am On Sep 16, 2023

blacksam01:

Igbos dnt need ur advice...till date they are mostly better than u

You don’t need to take the advice if you’d like. But it’s better for you to be told about your behavior because the wrong people will get violent with you as we’ve seen in the past

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Wisereborn: 5:25am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

I never said I will kill them off I said the wrong people might with how they BEHAVE. This is honest advice about your BAD behavior. You are still trying to fight over advice. I’m being honest with you about how you act

So if your opinion does not align with mine, the next thing is to kill

You know people that think the way you do right

Na only on Nigerians una get mouth

When you guys travel outside, no matter the insults they heap on you there, you don't even make a sound smh

You would have been a hero if you have used this same might on Fulani herdsmen and the rest!!!

Abeg rest! You no be God!

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:27am On Sep 16, 2023

Wisereborn:

So if your opinion does not align with mine, the next thing is to kill

You know people that think the way you do right

Na only on Nigerians una get mouth

When you guys travel outside, no matter the insults they heap on you there, you don't even make a sound smh

You would have been a hero if you have used this same might on Fulani herdsmen and the rest!!!

Abeg rest! You no be God!

Stop crying to me. This is my ADVICE. When they killed you off there you’d wish you can talk to someone as civil as me to tell you the truth.

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Wisereborn: 5:29am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

You don’t need to take the advice if you’d like. But it’s better for you to be told about your behavior because the wrong people will get violent with you as we’ve seen in the past

See all your hate filled comment, who has threatened to kee you

You never talk wetin the Igbos collect from you

Them collect your wife

Because your outburst is not giving at all!!!

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by yommen: 5:29am On Sep 16, 2023

Wisereborn:
Have you noticed

That whenever there are crimes leveled against presidents/top politicians

Nairaland suddenly fills everywhere with stories about the Igbos for distractions

Of all the problems listed, both Tinubu's record, killings, bad governance, poverty, hike in everything

A reputable social platform pick to discuss the Igbos

Choose to remind us of political happenings involving ONLY the Igbos as far back as 1966

Whoever that has being handling nairaland since the time of the general election have shown tribalism, partisanship and biasness

This time is the time we ought to come together and fight for the best interest of
Nigeria but the corrupt few seems to be everywhere

It is well!!!

There have been arguements on Nairaland based on historical events. Many people who never knew what happened then get to learn especially those of us far outside the regions these things happened.

History is to make us learn. This only points out evil that was meted out on Igbos by the Hausas.

However to my surprise, notwithstanding the level of killings by the Hausas, Igbos actually see Yorubas who never attacked them or send them packing as the enemy. What an irony!

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by blacksam01: 5:29am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

You don’t need to take the advice if you’d like. But it’s better for you to be told about your behavior because the wrong people will get violent with you as we’ve seen in the past

You dt hvr good begaviour, where is the good thing about develooment in ur region..?

U guyx always see presidency as meaning ur ppl are enjoining...u shld hv driven to the filling station to tell dem ur region produced president so u shld get discount for gas....

Call a bad thibg a bad thiNg and stop supporibg evil because of silly excuses.....What goes around come around...

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:31am On Sep 16, 2023

Wisereborn:

See all your hate filled comment, who has threatened to kee you

You never talk wetin the Igbos collect from you

Them collect your wife

Because your outburst is not giving at all!!!

There you go again trying to make it personal. I never killed anyone. The 1966 Hausas did abd while it was wrong to a good degree they brought it in themselves with their bad behavior

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Wisereborn: 5:32am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

What does el rufai have to do with the matter? No one has threatened to kill you at all. I’m giving you advice for the way you behave to avoid situations like what happened in 1966.

Keep your advise to yourself, you will need it more

Me self, I don't like your utterances on this platform

Is that enough reason for me to kill you

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Peterobiisathie(f): 5:32am On Sep 16, 2023

Albinoflash:
This seun guy is turning nairaland to tribal warzone,I don't think he has good intentions at all....it seems like an agenda

how?

Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:34am On Sep 16, 2023

Wisereborn:

Keep your advise to yourself, you will need it more

No you need it

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by gidgiddy: 5:34am On Sep 16, 2023

All goes to show that Nigeria was just a huge mistake, the white msn should never have brought us together.

But hopefully, in the near future, this unholy union called Nigeria will disintegrate and everyone can go their separate ways

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Wisereborn: 5:35am On Sep 16, 2023

Naijaboy18:

There you go again trying to make it personal. I never killed anyone. The 1966 Hausas did abd while it was wrong to a good degree they brought it in themselves with their bad behavior

Nothing can justify killings or massacre of people

It simply shows that the people you are killing are far better than you!

You cannot control yourself or your emotions

You just can't stand superior arguments and that is no one's fault. Rest abeg!

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Nobody: 5:36am On Sep 16, 2023

blacksam01:

You dt hvr good begaviour, where is the good thing about develooment in ur region..?

U guyx always see presidency as meaning ur ppl are enjoining...u shld hv driven to the filling station to tell dem ur region produced president so u shld get discount for gas....

Call a bad thibg a bad thiNg and stop supporibg evil because of silly excuses.....What goes around come around...

Off topic post. So you did nothing that made the Hausas want to kill you of course? They are just evil savages and you’re a precious angel right. That’s the nonsense you want to hear

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Peterobiisathie(f): 5:36am On Sep 16, 2023

Wisereborn:

Go through the speech you just posted

You take a good look at yourself in the mirror 🪞

You are accusing people of the exact thing you are doing

El-rufai, his son and so many people have carried coffins of a sitting president, abused the hell out of anybody and everybody

No one has threatened to kill anyone of them

Can you also travel outside to country, threatened or kill those who blatantly accused you or your candidates of one thing or the other

You are filled with hate and na yourself you go kee

El-Rufai and his son? Where is the picture? You deserved to be stoned to death too

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Re: Scenes In Kano After Anti-igbo Violence October 1966 by Wisereborn: 5:36am On Sep 16, 2023

yommen:

There have been arguements on Nairaland based on historical events. Many people who never knew what happened then get to learn especially those of us far outside the regions these things happened.

History is to make us learn. This only points out evil that was meted out on Igbos by the Hausas.

However to my surprise, notwithstanding the level of killings by the Hausas, Igbos actually see Yorubas who never attacked them or send them packing as the enemy. What an irony!

Then what is the way forward Turning ethnic groups against each other

With all these insecurities, is this the right topic to treat now

How about bringing the problems Nigerians are facing and the way forward🤔

Sey you dey whine me ni

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