₦airaland Forum

AccidentalGenius:
nice to see a fellow nigerian actually follows this addictive series #12Monkeys see you in 2017

wizzyrich:
So are you trying to say Nigeria is only made up of North alone ? Cus the last time I checked, we were talking of Nigeria as an entity and not particularly the Northern part of Nigeria alone

wizzyrich:
are u really sure u read all the things I listed up there or u are just quoting me for quoting sake ? Didn't u see the part I wrote "illiteracy" ?

Beside we are talking abt Nigeria in general and not the north alone. Or are u trying to say poverty is not a problem in Nigeria ?

wizzyrich:
are u really sure u read all the things I listed up there or u are just quoting me for quoting sake ? Didn't u see the part I wrote "illiteracy" ?

Beside we are talking abt Nigeria in general and not the north alone. Or are u trying to say poverty is not a problem in Nigeria ?

GworoChewinMaga:
Hamman Yaji, a Fulbe{fulani} , was the last slave raider of the Northern Mandaras {northeast Nigeria, parts of cameroun and present day Chad }. He was arrested by the British in 1927 and montagnards from Sukur to Dughwede give explicite accounts on his relentless raiding. His diary was published in 1995 (Vaughan et al). It is historically unclear whether it was the suspicion of Mahdism or the complains from montagnards which led to his arrest (Muller-Kosack 1999).

The diary of Hamman Yaji is unique: a precious historical source, a fascinating social document. From September 1912 until the day before his arrest in August 19, an insider voice tells us of life in the early colonial period, on the furthest margin of European authority.

Madagali, in present-day northeastern Nigeria, was a tiny principality within the Adamawa emirate, itself a province of the Sokoto caliphate: all three were conquest states, ruled by Muslim Fulani. Hamman Yaji became ruler of Madagali in 1902, appointed by the Germans the day after they had killed the previous ruler, his father. He survived the change to French rule in 1916, to British in 1922. The British deposed him in August 19, allegedly for past slaving, but probably more for his Mahdist sympathies. From September 1912 until the day before his arrest, Hamman Yaji chronicled his activities, sometimes almost daily. Entries are generally sparse, but, read carefully, and with the helpful editorial material in this book, the ensemble is remarkable. The book is dedicated to all people of the Madagali district, with the hope that their future will be one of harmony and mutual cooperation.

A worthy hope, but sitting a little uneasily here, since Hamman Yaji was a dedicated slave raider.

The recurrent litany makes chilling reading:

May 12, 1913: "...I sent my soldiers to Sukur and they destroyed thehouse of the Arnado [village head] and took a horse and seven slave girls and burnt their houses."

May 21: "I captured 20 slave girls."

June 11th: "I captured six slave girls and ten cattle, and killed three men."

June 25: "I captured 48 slave girls and 26 cattle and I killed five persons."

July 6: "I captured 30 cattle and six slave girls."

All this (and more) on a single page. Exactly what such raids involved the diary itself does not say: traditions gathered later amongst the victimized populations are ghoulish indeed, comparable with another unique document, the eye-witness account of Bagirmi slaving a little further east and 40 years earlier, recorded by the German traveler Gustav Nachtigal in the third volume of his Sahara and Sudan.

Hamman Yaji's editors suggest, a little speculatively, that a word from a British officer in March 1924 sufficed to stop the raiding. The raiding did stop, and even the most tender liberal conscience, reflecting on colonialism, may take some comfort that a line was drawn under such entries as: "I sent Fadhl al Nar with his men to raid Sukur and they captured 80 slaves, of whom I gave away 40. We killed men and women and 17 children."

The troops were evidently out of control here: women and children were too valuable to be killed. The exploitation, often sexual, of women is clear: female slaves circulated as gifts, or in exchange (three for a horse, for instance). Hamman Yaji swapped female slaves with one of his men, even with his son, who objected that "he did not want a girl, he wanted a boy slave".

Even in such circumstances, a defiant female voice is audible: "I found that my slave girl in the absence of her fellow-slaves had said that she would not prepare my food for me. Why she would not cook my food I do not know, but anyway the result was that I got no food from her and was obliged to buy it."


Or again: "I my wife Umm Asta Belel said that in respect of her being a Muslim she was tired of it, and in respect of her being a pagan it would be better for her." Some passages are enigmatic, such as: "I fixed the penalty for every slave who leaves me without cause at four slave girls and if he is a poor man 200 lashes."

Is the implication here that slaves with cause could leave? How many slaves were rich enough to be able to pay a fine of four slave girls? What where the chances of surviving 200 lashes? Slavery is by far the most prominent single theme, but there are many others, such as local politics and power structures, the local practice of Islam, and the advance of colonialism. The diary ends on a homely note: "On the same day Sarkin Lifida ruined the onions."

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/deep-insight-on-an-african-despot/162186.article

wizzyrich:
The problems of Nigeria ranges from
1. Curruption
2. poverty
3. Ethnic rivalries
4. Mono-economic system
5. High rate of illitracy which leads to ignorance
6. high practice of capitalist system(only few individuals owns the means of production)
7.Unemployment

Trabalism nor religion is not the problem of Nigeria, if these things I mentioned above are checked, there won't be any room for tribalism or religion

wizzyrich:
The problems of Nigeria ranges from
1. Curruption
2. poverty
3. Ethnic rivalries
4. Mono-economic system
5. High rate of illitracy which leads to ignorance
6. high practice of capitalist system(only few individuals owns the means of production)

Trabalism and religion are not the problems of this country, if these things I listed above are checked, there won't be any room for tribalism or religion

freeze001:
Despite all the training abroad they still have zero sense as far as undercover intelligence operations are concerned. By declaring them wanted, they have successfully alerted BH so they'll never let themselves be caught by contacting the wanted persons.

It comes down to 2 things: It's either the Army and d security apparatus are really occupied and headed by absolutely dull nincompoops or the current govt is complicit in boko haram activities and had only done this to throw up some kind of smokescreen while their criminal BH goons regroup and relocate to other areas where they can cause more havoc.
I'm more inclined to believe the latter.

double0seven:
good information on this thread

however it makes no sense to say APC was the inventions of thr west to do their bidding.

to any discerning mind not tainted with bias, it is obvious that Buhari is one leader that does not follow or does the bidding of the west. Have they not already expelled Nigeria from three of their finacial houses because the President refuses to devalue naira nor listen their economic advises which is to our own detriment and for their own good.

This is not the first time. It was also that exacy way whem Buhari came to power in the 80s.

The naira was so strong. He refused to devalue the naira nor take IMF loans.

You are researching how CIA planned the overthrow of country leaders that does not listen to them. HOW COME YOU COULD NOT KNOW THEN THAT BUHARI'S OVERTHROWN WAS INFLUENCED BY WESTERN POWERS!!!. Why is your mind so tainted with bias, neglecting the truth just because you want to condemn Buhari.

Immediately IBB came to power, what were the first things he did? He devalued naira, and accepted IMF loans with their terrible stringent conditions. And that was the beginning of the downward spiral of Nigeria. Till now, Nigeria has not recovered.

Is not obvious Buhari is one man that does not and will not do the bidding of the west. Meanwhile the government of GEJ has as finance Minister, Ngozi Iweala, a stooge of the Bretton institution; a woman whose first constituency is to champion the interests of the western powers whom she has served all her life.

PPAngel:
Bola Tinubu, Obasanjo and Buhari have mortgaged us and our children to the devil. Obama is an evil man. History of America relations to black nations like Haiti should serve as a standing warning to all.

Watch how change will come to the land in form of groaning austerity, job cuts, US sanctioned corruption of the Buhari govt and massive debt.

We warned you but you were to daft to listen

PPAngel:
The West, Dollar, APC and Triangular Trade
https://worldwideimperialism.weebly.com/uploads/8/9/7/7/8977060/923480852.png?546

This is the economic model and limitations the west wants from you.

Finished goods in place of more natural resources at the expense of your utilization of your own resources.

The dollar is what oils this trade.

Dump the dollar and look beyond the triangle then watch their economic grip collapse.

The APC was propped to steer us back to the west and away from the east!

Proudlyngwa:
Most of our purchases outside fuel is from China, why we are still buying the dollar is a mystery to me.

locosis007:
If a prof can be a dullard academically. Then I bet you are the consultant of folly.

No bones bro

ckmayoca:
It doesn really have to be a bloody war but daily dealings and when assistance is needed.

ckmayoca:
Tribalism ofcourse. We don't see religion conflicts down south here but tribalism dey well well.

davss02:
All is vanity

jaybee3:
[s]You are seriously beyond retarded if you think his refusal to devalue the currency that they didn't have enough money to defend is the reason for you wallowing in abject poverty.

If you had any iota of sense, surely you should be asking why couldn't we defend the naira from cyclical expected shock as a direct result of crude oil volatility[/s]