alaoeri:
What u don't know is this muslin ain't fo00ls like others, don't oppress & don't allow anybody to oppress u. Standup for right, they are infasting period why 'll some set of ppl not government 'll now restrict them to their house bcuz of one meaningless festival.

edoyad:

My friend let me explain something to you, WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY. WE ALL OPTED FOR THIS DEMOCRACY.
Have you heard the saying, "one man's rights ends where the other man's begins" ? If you understand that principle, you'll know why no group can just wake in the morning and emplace curfew on a town with a legitimate Government, existing within the entity of sovereign state called Nigeria. We are governed by laws derived from our constitution. These Laws are why you can own land and property anywhere in this country; that is why Military who drive their Vehicles on BRT lanes are sanctioned; that is why you and I can criticize Government fairly and not fear sleeping in a secret Police cell. Which side do you think would win this case in Court ?
It is also disheartening that the LG chairman is giving tacit support to the Cult's actions. It is very unfortunate

Mosmosis: .and dat why curse ismael dat he shal b wild like lion.go check d bible cause i knw 4 sure it was remove 4 quaran

maryjames9: There should be mutual understanding and religious tolerance in this country.If the traditionalists festival clashes with ramadan,i believe the two leaders can come together and plan ahead even before now to avoid violence.The two festival is yearly,so they should sit down and try to be flexible in their stand.For me,if i know that ogun festival wil take a week,i'l order my church members to stay at home for security reasons and do their prayers at home.Banks and other corporate body will not open and even if they do,women wil be barred from work that week. Morever,muslims should prove to other religion that they represent peace cos almost every violence in this country have islam or islamist undertone.Yesterday in anambra,their spokesperson threatened violence and breakage of laws and order.Today it is Ogun.Offcourse boko haram. Islam has a lot to prove to the world that it represent peace like they profess. If not,well other religion must be ready to defend themselves from annihilation both in North,south,east and western Nigeria.

maryjames9: Morever,muslims should prove to other religion that they represent peace cos almost every violence in this country have islam or islamist undertone.Yesterday in anambra,their spokesperson threatened violence and breakage of laws and order.Today it is Ogun.Offcourse boko haram. Islam has a lot to prove to the world that it represent peace like they profess.

maryjames9: If not,well other religion must be ready to defend themselves[/b]from annihilation both in North,south,east and western Nigeria.

Holadokun: Behave and act like romans when you are in Rome. . . . . It is jst 24hours why can't the muslims concor with the rules perphaps islamic met traditional religion in Nigeria

curtain: THE gods ARE NOT TO BE BLAMED. ATTACK IS THE BEST FORM OF DEFENCE. THE ATTACK BY D CULTIST WAS JUST A WARNING SIGN TO THE MUSLIMS WHO THINK THEY ARE D ONLY ONES DAT KNW VIOLENCE, THE GOVT. HV BEEN GRANTIN SO MANY HOLIDAYS FOR THERE ISLAMIC FESTIVAL AND NO BODY COMPLAINED, NW THEY ARE CLAMOURING FOR A RIGHT AND FREEDOM. UR RIGHT STOPS WHERE ANODA PERSON'S BEGIN. BETWEEN ISLAM AND CULTIST RELIGION, WHICH ONE WAS FIRST PRACTICED IN OGUN STATE . IT IS ONLY A STUBORN FLY THAT EXCORTS DEAD BODY 2 THE GRAVE. COME OUT AND TEST UR POWERS TOO IF U CLAIM U ARE SERVING THE TRUE GOD....Hihihihii.Laughing in swahili

BetaThings:
1. You need to read the story
2. The Cultists (not the Muslims) planned to restrict movement
3. Muslims told the government that it would affect them negatively during Ramadan.
4. The government called a meeting and asked people to confine their activities to their own part of town
5. The cultists breached that agreement and attacked muslims

Yet you have not said anything against the people who broke the agreement

Is this the truth that will set us free?

And would christians really stay at home during Easter/Christmas for the Cultists


Violence like kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, pipeline vandalisation? piracy
Like the Ife/Modakeke war, Umuleri/Aguleri battles, Tiv/Jukun Crisis?
Ijaw/Itsekiri crisis in Delta
Right?


This is really your destination
All the previous statements were intended to give impression of objectivity
I really suggest that you join the marauding cultists to attack muslims who are going peacefully to mosque

Abbycite: I don't know why pple cannot reason for a second before commenting on any thread.

If u must know, the oro festival has being in existence since d inception of d town and it always take place every last saturday in July. I can tell u authoritatively dat it is not only a traditional thing but an avenue for cultural/heritage celebration (inidigenes of d town actually come down all over d world to take part).

However, during d celebration women are restricted from outdoor activities while d men can move freely. It is only a coincidence that it clash with d ramadan period dis year.

Now tell me, which one should go for d other....d one with a fixed date or d one with an unpredictable date.

Pple should learn to tolerate other belief...it wouldn't cost an arm/leg if d muslim women can observe their prayer indoor for dat 24 hours...

Chinom: One question still baffles me. Why are there so many muslims in Yoruba land anyway?. There are just as many mosques in Lagos as there are churches. A certain BH tendencies in SW worries me. I'm just concerned. That's all.

maryjames9: You people wil never fail to amaze me. Sometimes i cnt pick out what makes muslims such a violent radicalists. When it comes to religion,any average muslim can become unpredictably deadly. I would rather become an atheist than become a muslim.

maryjames9: I would rather become an atheist than become a muslim.

greall1: Egun gun festival stopped because of ramadan in lagos state at mushin ojuwoye market
And they promise to continuou after ramadan anyone who know this area should confirm
The fact.

onojiwizard@gmail.com:
china muslims against buddhist july 2009, india last week muslim settlers against real owners of the land. Jos for while muslims against christians, Myanmar muslims against buddhist, i can go on listing on and on the list is long. my question why cant muslims tolerate others yet they want to be tolerated, when will muslims sit and ask themselves y only us against other people. i still cant fantom why they feel they are more special than others common guys pls give peace a chance and learn to tolerate othes plsssssssssssss

phildon: The first sign of civilization is respect for other people's feelings. Why will a cult group restrict movement of people during Ramadan and the muslims lodge their complains to the govt, and you are talking like this? I'm a xtiain, I beg you to be civilized even for once.

Konsult07:


You pple don't seen to get it rit, dis cultist activities hv been on 4 many yrs whr as d so call muslims do participate in there activities if not 4 d ramadan dat come's up. Now tell me how can dey stop dem now al because of ur holy month.

stevenosa: When you are in the Northern part of this country, called Nigeria, you must do and obey the tradition of the inhabitant of that part. Now, they are here in the South complaining of ORO disturbing their movement. Are they the only people that were affected by the restriction? Those who knows the tradition in that part of the State have all moved to nearby towns, while should a stranger now be the one to go to the government and report. Time is running out my people. The earlier we stand our ground, the better.

al-ahamad:
I think the solution is to report those nitwits to BokoHaram nd let see if their juju can stand the fearless IED gadgets.....for every bad thing, theirs an advantage, now dis is an anvantage of bh....

Useless setanic people....

To the Muslims there....May Allah be with you all....aii

CHouse: Funny how y'all emphasising on religious freedom and equity now. Logically what the Oro people did was made a pronouncement which isn't meant to be enforced by coercion in real sense thus you may choose to ignore it and go about your normal activities if you feel the supremacy of your own belief would ensure spiritual security for you. The constitution doesn't recognize black magic but it does identify with African traditional religion which structures by the way has been in place before the introduction of other religions in Nigeria. Infact i believe the traditionalist are the most tolerating religious sect in Naija. If Christians and Muslims can have 365 days to observe anything they wanna, why can't any peace-loving individual spare just this 24hrs for this sect for the sake of peace?

If you are going to pose as someone championing religious freedom, please make sure your deeds are exemplary too but i seem to have lost count on the numbers of killings, lynching and burning of churches in these past decades. Were those victims not entitled to freedom of worship and association?

In february 2002 for instance, muslims in ilorin turned violent while celebrating Eid-el-kabir and began attacking and killing Christians, burning the houses and businesses. How about the German Evangelist Reinhand Bonnke's crusade which was meant to hold in the state stadium initially but was forced outside the city. A programme scheduled for 5days was aborted on its second due to pressure on the government from your brothers and sisters in Islam. Are these things to be seen in a system that truly desire religious tolerance, freedom, and justice? Please!!!

CHouse: Funny how y'all emphasising on religious freedom and equity now. Logically what the Oro people did was made a pronouncement which isn't meant to be enforced by coercion in real sense thus you may choose to ignore it and go about your normal activities if you feel the supremacy of your own belief would ensure spiritual security for you. The constitution doesn't recognize black magic but it does identify with African traditional religion which structures by the way has been in place before the introduction of other religions in Nigeria. Infact i believe the traditionalist are the most tolerating religious sect in Naija. If Christians and Muslims can have 365 days to observe anything they wanna, why can't any peace-loving individual spare just this 24hrs for this sect for the sake of peace?

CHouse:

If you are going to pose as someone championing religious freedom, please make sure your deeds are exemplary too but i seem to have lost count on the numbers of killings, lynching and burning of churches in these past decades. Were those victims not entitled to freedom of worship and association?

CHouse:

In february 2002 for instance, muslims in ilorin turned violent while celebrating Eid-el-kabir and began attacking and killing Christians, burning the houses and businesses. How about the German Evangelist Reinhand Bonnke's crusade which was meant to hold in the state stadium initially but was forced outside the city. A programme scheduled for 5days was aborted on its second due to pressure on the government from your brothers and sisters in Islam. Are these things to be seen in a system that truly desire religious tolerance, freedom, and justice? Please!!!

Abbycite:

Thank u...and by d way am beginning to think seriously what dis world would have being without d Islamic religion.....a better place or what?