There was gloom on the faces of many
pilgrims who are currently performing
this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia as a
stampede while stoning the devil at
Jamrat led to the death of 717 pilgrims
and counting.
About 805 others also sustained
injuries during the stampede on the
way to the Jamrat complex (stoning
site).
Although, it may take some days
before the final figures are known, the
Saudi Civil Defence Corps confirmed
the figures and said the exact cause of
the accident could not be determined
easily.
Many of the injured were in semi-
conscious state due to harsh the
weather, which added to the problem.
Sirens wailed as ambulances brought
corpses and the injured to hospitals,
while hundreds of Saudi security forces
and Hajj volunteers were at hand
helping the victims.
Most of the injured were taken to Mina
Emergency Hospital while others were
rushed to hospitals in Makkah.
The Jamrat area, where pilgrims
perform the symbolic stoning of the
devil ritual, had witnessed stampedes
in the past. Saudi authorities had
expanded the area by constructing a
multi-million US Dollar complex to ease
the flow of pilgrims.
Pilgrims had spent the night in
Muzdalifa and had come to Mina to
throw seven stones at one of the three
wall-like structures.
At the time of filling this report, it is not
yet clear whether any Nigeria pilgrims
was involved, though a prominent
Islamic cleric was said to have lost his
life in the stampede.
Officials of the National Hajj
Commission of Nigeria promised to
brief the media later on the issue.
About 111 pilgrims died and 331 others
injures in a crane crash in Kaaba,
Mecca on September 11. Six Nigerians
were among the deceased while six
others were injured in the incident.
First female editor from the North
among the dead in Saudi stampede
The first female editor from Northern
Nigeria, Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, and a
prominent academic, Prof. Tijjani
Almiskin, are among the 717 persons
confirmed dead in the Saudi Hajj
stampede.
Hajiya Yusuf was a journalist by
profession and a political scientist by
training. She received a B.Sc. in
political science from Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria, and an M.A. in
political science from the University of
Wisconsin, USA. She studied
journalism at the Moscow Institute for
Journalism and International Relations
and earned an advanced diploma in
journalism and international relations.
Her previous work experience includes
working in the Ministry of Information,
Kano; editor of Sunday Triumph, Kano;
editor of New Nigerian, Kaduna, and
editor of Citizen Magazine, Kaduna.
Bilkisu was also a columnist for Daily
Trust and LEADERSHIP newspapers.
She was a founding member of several
NGOs, including Women In Nigeria
(WIN), the Federation of Muslim
Women Associations in Nigeria
(FOMWAN), and Advocacy Nigeria,
where she was the executive director.
She was a consultant and trainer in
media, gender and conflict
management and peace building. She
was on the board of FOMWAN, the
Nigerian Interfaith Action Association
Against Malaria (NIFAAM), Health
Reform Foundation of Nigeria
(HERFON), ABANTU for Development,
Vision Trust Foundation, and many
others.
Another prominent Nigerian fatality in
the Saudi stampede that took place
during the ritual stoning of the devil is
Prof. Tijjani Almiskin, a professor of
Islamic Studies at the University of
Maiduguri, Borno State, and one-time
head of the University of Maiduguri
Arabic Village in Gamboru where
students of Arabic go for special
training.
The head of the Central Hajj
Committee, Prince Khaled al Faisal, has
reportedly blamed the stampede on
“some pilgrims from African
nationalities.”
Stampede and mass death of pilgrims
during the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia
has become a recurring tragedy. In
1990, more than 1, 400 pilgrims died en
route Mecca having been suffocated or
trampled during a stampede in an air-
conditioned pedestrian tunnel.
Similarly, about 111 pilgrims died while
no fewer than 400 persons were
injured earlier this month when a crane
collapsed into a section of the Ka’abah
(Grand Mosque) in Mecca.
Stampedes and trampling to death of
pilgrims is a regular occurrence in
Mina, a valley where the symbolic
“stoning of the devil” is observed as the
last major rite during the pilgrimage.
In 2006, about 350 people were also
killed during the stoning of the devil
ritual. The Saudi Arabian health
minister had said the cause of
yesterday’s tragedy was inability of
“undisciplined pilgrims” to abide by
safety instructions.


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Na wa o, Devil sidon una wan go stone am,this is quite unfortunate.

The head of the Central Hajj
Committee, Prince Khaled al Faisal, has
reportedly blamed the stampede on
“some pilgrims from African
nationalities.”

Iranian govt blames Saudi officials


Jordanian officials blames Saudi officials


Saudi Officials blame Saudi govt.


Saudi govt blames niggaz

What more can I say, we(nigerian/african) should should stop wasting our money to promote the economy of these wicked saudi Arabia in the name of hajj!!! Look those devils even had the guts to blame us of causing the stampede!!

PappyMason:

Iranian govt blames Saudi officials
Jordanian officials blames Saudi officials
Saudi Officials blame Saudi govt.
Saudi govt blames niggaz

And I won't be shocked if our beloved president sends a condolence message to the Saudi government, sympathising with them, there making us look guilty!!!! #master and slave relationship!

Prof. Tijjani Almiskin, a professor of
Islamic Studies at the University of
Maiduguri, Borno State, and one-time
head of the University of Maiduguri
Arabic Village in Gamboru where
students of Arabic go for special
training.

This Prof is one of many radicalization elements that lecture in northern universities.


It is no secret that Islamic extremism increases as you climb the social ladder.

Groups like MSS ( Muslim Student Society) are at the forefront of Islamic extremism in Nigeria.

The initial hierarchy of Boko Haram was composed of educated young men from wealthy backgrounds.

This special Arabic centre I can bet is nothing but a summer camp for radicalising young students.

WombRaiders:
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Mohamed Yusuf is widely accepted to be the original leader of the proscribed militant Islamic group commonly referred to as Boko Haram.

What most of you are not aware of is the original composition of Yusuf's inner circle which were drawn not from the vast population of poor ignorant masses in the north but from very educated young men of privileged background.

What most of you also are not aware of is that the radicalization of these young men did not begin with Yusuf or in some rundown Madrasah that dots northern Nigeria but in lecture halls in universities across northern Nigeria. They came to Yusuf because they could identify with his own very radical message.

The group gots it's nick name Boko Haram for its opposition of western styled education and mainly because the group was composed of young privileged and highly educated young men who turned their back on the world preferring a return to classical medieval Islamic society. Public destruction of certificates was done to woo more young men into their fold.

The group unsurprisingly continued to enjoy wide spread support among young northerners because of the energetic, vibrant and new perspective they offered. Within a short time, the group started to draw negative critism fom the old established clerics who not only frowned about their radical views but saw their own popularity wane in the midst of younger Muslims who preferred what Yusuf had to offer.

This critism will lead to both false and truthful allegations by the clerics to the authorities on the extent of the radicalization Yusuf was offering the youth. The security apparatus then swung in to investigate the activities of Yusuf and his group and severally he was "invited" to the police station to clarify issues. This only made Yusuf more popular among the youth and gave him an air of fighting the established order. The north was witnessing its first ever revolutionary character.

Yusuf sensing the new twist to his personality and movement will capitalize on his new found fame and status by pumping up the rhetoric even further. This is when the crooked politicians got to notice this young charismatic man. His popularity they (politicians) thought, could be used to their advantage and before long Yusuf added another feather to his influence and ego. With Politicians patronizing Yusuf and soliciting for his support base, things were bound to get to his head.

Here was this young man of humble background and limited education surrounded by children of the elite and the poor masses at his beck and call now getting visits from prominent local, state, regional and national political figures.

Before long the politicians began to use Yusuf's supporters to carry out violent attacks on their opponents for a fee paid to Yusuf off course.
This only made Yusuf more notorious with the security agents. But anytime he or any of his members were picked up both their highly placed political associates and the influential relatives of his Liutenants swung into action to spring him out of custody.

Before long Yusuf built an air of impunity for himself and his members since they were always let go Scott free after any of their violent skirmishes within Borno. It didn't take long for concerned individuals to petition the DSS about Yusuf and before long he was picked up during the second tenure of Obasanjo and was held for a long period by the DSS. This was the time Yusuf met Asari in detention.

But eventually, Yusuf was released back into society and his aura had taken up legendary status.
This is a man that even the federal government could not convict.
From here on, grand delusions of grandeur began to set in and Yusuf thought he had everything at is disposal to take out the Nigerian state.

We thus, cannot exclude the influences of Yusuf's inner circle and their connections to the corridor of power in our polity in incubating the monster boko haram.

This goes to show that the Boko Haram insurgency has its roots in the northern oligarchy.

Abdulmutalab is a good example of how a young privileged and educated northern youth can become radicalized.

This is were the maitassine movement differs completely with that of Boko Haram.

The maitassine movement was drawn from the poor dredges of northern Nigeria. The maitassine movement was effectively dealt with because the northern oligarchy saw it as a revolutionary movement ( which it was) challenging their authority and dominance and as such this was why the group was completely isolated and summarily destroyed.

The case with Boko Haram is different as the group is intertwined with the northern oligarchy.

Who has the time to read what the poster above me saying.

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PappyMason:


This Prof is one of many radicalization elements that lecture in northern universities.


It is no secret that Islamic extremism increases as you climb the social ladder.

Groups like MSS ( Muslim Student Society) are at the forefront of Islamic extremism in Nigeria.

The initial hierarchy of Boko Haram was composed of educated young men from wealthy backgrounds.

This special Arabic centre I can bet is nothing but a summer camp for radicalising young students.

PappyMason:

This Prof is one of many radicalization elements that lecture in northern universities.
It is no secret that Islamic extremism increases as you climb the social ladder.
Groups like MSS ( Muslim Student Society) are at the forefront of Islamic extremism in Nigeria.
The initial hierarchy of Boko Haram was composed of educated young men from wealthy backgrounds.
This special Arabic centre I can bet is nothing but a summer camp for radicalising young students.

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