Religious Riot In Bauchi Over Demolished Mosque

@naijaking1,
It started long before that, and it is usually politically motivated. The problem is that the laws against murder, arson, and vandalism are not being enforced in Nigeria, especially in Northern Nigeria.

This issue is political, specifically it's tied to ethnocentricism, however, the perpetrators are Muslim.

The Ku Klux Klan (aka KKK) considered themselves to be a Christian movement. They lynched blacks and whites, hated Jews and Catholics, and burnt churches.

nwando nwapapa,

This is a very sad issue and I blame the political structure (government) in Nigeria for encouraging this when it started in the 1960s as mainly an anti-Igbo issue. Now it has grown to this uncontrollable mammoth and apparently leaped from an ethnic fry pan to a religious fire.

Sorry about your loss.

No, the Bible does not teach that. However, just like the Quran, the Bible has myriad interpretations. Even Adolf Hitler conjured up an interpretation of the Bible in an attempt to justify his campaigns.

The bombings by the IRA in London and all the skirmishes in the UK & Ireland between Catholics and Protestants is evidence that the Bible can be interpreted to execute hate.

Today, there many interpretations of the Muslim holy books that encourage hate, and still many that encourage peace.

Ogbe mi, go read up on your history. The KKK lynched whites. They targetted and killed Jews (Jews are white in case you forgot) also.

the solution to all this mess is the political entity called nigeria. when these things happen, responsible govts will set up a commision to investigate the issue, people have to go to jail, people may even be sentenced to death for this, then it will be a warning to future killers to desist. a kind of deterent. but in naija. . . . no way. it is forgotten after 2 days, until the next time. country wey no fit count himself, wey no fit conduct free and fair election is a country that is doomed.
i'm sorry to say it,
 i'm ashamed to say it,
 it pains me to say it,
but if i have to say the truth,
 then i have to say it,
 nigeria as it is today is doomed
and the way the nation is moving. . it is headed for even greater doom.

i look around europe and see the youth of our nation being "wasted" in a foreign land. a country where each time a gov leaves office the Ist thing he does is to run to europe/us to rest. a country where nobody, from the aged to the kids, nobody is talking about lifting the nation high. it is a nation with great men/women yet it is doomed unless there is a new sensitive leadership. so wether you be muslim or xtain, these riots are not just religious, it is part of a sick nation.

most likely, the hoodlums that burnt down the mosgue are unemployed youth, the hoodlums that retaliated may also be umemployed youth,may be even graduates, the kids who may join the riots are probably homeless street kids selling pure water. . . . . classical signs of a sick nation under the covering of religion.

@toshmann,

Thank you for your post. It's a problem of political structure and will, and religion (Islam) is used to catalyze the problem.

Its a terrible thing.

@Besteric,

I'm not defending any religion, not even Islam. My point is that though Islam has been, and still being, used to perpetrate evil, Christianity has been, and is still being used, to do the same. I condemn all acts of terror from Muslims or Christians alike. But, we should not condemn an entire religion because of the actions of SOME of its followers.

RichyBlack Bros,, Well my dear, i found it difficult to understand why Islam remains the only religion in this 21st century where violence can be justified by top Clerics,
   Xtainity  had been used in the past by  selfish leaders to perpetrate  themselves in power but  even during those times,, xtains themselves were at the forefront of curbing the excesses while today,, we hardly  hear words from Islamic leaders condemning violence,

Let's apply the economic principle for a moment: follow the money.

Who gains from these incessant religious riots?

It is decietful to paint this riot as unorganized, unplanned, and executed by uneducated and unemployed youths.

Time and time again, it has become clear that there is a high level of organisation by the upper echelons of the muslim society.

So, can we stop talking as if this the first or accidental riot since the 1970s.

kai black man! when are we going to open our eyes and discard this stupid borrowed religions and do what is right? what has christianity or islam done to nigeria? please i will want us to look at our selves and ask our selves how this 2 religions have helped us in any way. when u look at nigeria you will realize that islam and christianity have not contributed anything positive or meaningful to nigeria yet we still kill and maim each other all in the name of religion. kai people with out religion are living in peace and making tremendious progress while we the very religious keep on fighting and killing our selves while moving backwards in the process.

I really wonder y this crisis can't be avoided. I am presently in the north Gombe state to be precise and i have to be travelling down to the south today but there is no way i will be able to travel down south without passing through Bauchi state. am really worried but i have to go.
something has to be seriousely done about this religious crisis.

i think someone mentioned something about a sick society and that is where all this can be explained. yes, islam has been violent globally in recent times, yes, there are those who insist that the koran supports violence. but where in the world do you see this ethnoreligious violence continuously for over 50yrs. since I953 there has never been any 5yrs that was devoid of one or two killing sprees in the north till today. for over half a century. what kind of society is that

granted there is a religious spice to the problem, but my people, make no mistake, this is a simple reflection of a chaotic society.

islam is a religion of violence, deception and acrimony. those of us in the north can attest to this fact. most of the governors and government officials in this northern state also aid and abet religious violence aimed at christians and the igbos resident in the north in particular.