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Igbos way of living has no closeness to the north. When these northerners migrate and get some local converts, they bring a way of life in conflict with locals, including normadic cow rearing. While the locals has tolerated them in their communities, the recent years upsurge in farmers/herders clashes and the desire to seek for peace without justice by government and the recent anger in town has awaken these attacks.

Artillery and Garrrison, is River state a militarized? These names remind of an era I would like to forget, Military era.

Everything happening now is the fault of the president and commander in-chief. Let no fool tell me the president is innocent. He chose those that work with him The fish rottens from the head. The moment we got corrupt leaders, the follower become rotten.

When a government tramples on the right of the citizens, anarchy of government official and security agents become the order of the day.

When punishment of erring person are based on body odor of the Oga at the top what do you expect.

A countries don't get developed by just building railways or building road or bridges, they develop by ensuring justice and the rule of law, they develop by strengthening institutions and not individuals

Countries develop by bringing different opinions together and forging on one national sentiments, fulcrumed by justice and equity.

I never believed in the this president from inception to make Nigeria better. I know some one below me will want to exonerate the president from all the maladies happening. I will like to aked that fool one simple question; why is everyone interested in knowing who America new president would be.

I weep for this country, RIP to the late and my condolences to the family. As per justice, is it not Nigeria Police? Those who got judgements against the police hardly get them enforced. Useless country killing her youths on daily basis.

leisuretym:
moving FCT to Abuja is the best thing that has ever happened to Lagos State.
imagine all these madness would have been happening in Lagos

I imagined that too. With the way the north took over all the parastatals in Abuja, i just wondered what will have happened to Lagos with this "One Nigeria" deceit.

ivolt:
Nigerian Taliban in action. Useless cleric inciting members from a church which is supposed to promote peace.

Can there be peace without justice. The man asked some salient questions, have you or those calling for the head of the clergy provided answers. I did not see anything inciting. He did not ask anything different from what is asked on any public medium, radio or tv.
Until religion is seperated from the state and practiced personal and the constitution made supreme, we are just fooling around. How come some states up north called themselves Muslim states, while a governor in the south was attacked for calling his state a Christian state. Can you provide answers.
What people like you failed to understand is that people over the years have bottled in a lot of injustices, that are not reported on the social media due to remoteness of the villages. The violent eruptions due to the EndSARS movement have awaken the barbaric nature of man.

It will be foolish for us to deny the fact that some extra judicial killing is going on in Oyigbo considering the nature of our military authorities. The past and recent history have shown that we have a military that are effective on armless citizens but will take to their heels when confronted by organized arm groups. What happened to military intelligence, what happen to infiltrating the community to fish out trouble makers. Why is killing by individuals and government security agencies so trivial in this country. I listened to a radio program where a someone living close to Oyigbo recounted the actions being meted to the people over there by the military, it's sick.

Positivepoint:
Ihope the igbo will not cry when the reverse is the case and mark my words this will be soon and very bloody. We are monitoring and preparing

Everyone is angry with the way the country is and therefore transfer the anger to anyone close in argument. The altercation that occurred between some local youth and the Hausa/fulani community in Fagba, was not with the Igbos, but some miscreants from this community looted and destroyed Igbo traders shops and they broke into of one the RCCG shop at Olowosokodile looted and destroyed everything in the church, this not the first time the church has been attached by these people.
Gone are the days when any tribe will threaten another because of the low propensity of the other to retaliate. Secondly, when you draw blood on argument, the matter changes.

I will stupid to swallow this hook and sinker. Much as I don't encourage inter tribal or religious crisis, Abian youths should be ever ready for any threat. Fagba incidence is a typical example, more so that El rufia said the fulanis never forget. It important to let everyone know that while we may dissagree or quarrel online, any attempt to destroy life and properties will be met with more than equal opposite response.

The main credentials to be a Nigeria politician is '"shamelesness". If you don't have this, you cannot be successful in it. The difference between both is that one is in power, the other is out of power.

What a destruction. This is a big lesson to all state actors that no one is save, including the military when anarchy sets in. The attitude of law enforcement officers in the east has been too brutal and I am surprised that only two police personnel were lost.
Where is James Nwafor and his team of killers. These guys must pay for all the crime against the innocent people who they tortured or killed.

NBC will end up creating more anti Buhari government media houses.

When will James Nwafor and his team of murderers be brought to book. What are those docile governors in the east doing. Rip to the dead. Those killers will soon join you too.

DontBullshitMe:
Governor Makinde rose above political party sentiments.

Commendable.

The man no carry party affiliation for head. He is an objective leader.

Positivepoint:
Yet the igbo destruction of yoruba cities ain't a crime

My friend will you shut up, how will the Ibos destroy where they have huge investment? Common sense is not common. Better help fish out those who participated in the crisis rather than looking for somebody to blame with your false narratives.

The real protest is about to begin. While the state governments like Lagos state are seen to be doing something and carrying the public along, the center who mismanagement the whole issue in the first place is numb as ussual. The Niger delta militants are about to wake them up.

ePoster:
Tribalism wouldn't get you anywhere. Keep throwing shades, bmc spam bot.

This is what you get when everyone sit in thier homes and conjure conspiracies. Attacks and counter attacks.

If the FG was pragmatic and with good communocation the recent mayhem would have been averted. Someone sit in Abuja far from everyone and the realities of the country.

Sanwo olu is really trying his best in this skewed environment. I wish him well.

Can she really say this to the public? Kill somebody? Then anyone with this government can say anything and get away with it, including pure hate speech which some persons are been hunted for. I weep for Nigeria.

The governors are even worst than IPOB. Governors who have not provided clear leadership and direction to the people cannot stop the keke, and okada operators from IPOB.
Praise singing and sycophancy is what you get around these governors and mismanagement of state resources is the end product.
I don't think these governors can flush out the IPOB without providing alternative sentiment and direction.
They like their other counterparts across Nigeria have provided environment for the creation of street urchins and unskilled persons. Employment avenues are limited, the rural areas lack basic amenities. Army of miscreant increases yearly. The desire to leave the region in search of opportunities increases.
The very enlightened and well read ones are selve achieved without any government investment and are mostly outside the region, and only visit once or twice a year. It will be a tall order to change the IPOB sentiment among the youth there.

Same police that kicked against state community /regional police now want to work with OPC. Interesting.

When will government be pragmatic in listening to Nigerians and providing answers, solutions and actions, most importantly accountable to Nigerians. All this destructions could have been averted or managed better.
Imagine the whole world looking at Nigeria and our incompetent leaders. It is a shame how we handle crisis.

UDUJ:
So Uyo is still burning up till now eventhough there was a curfew? Hmmmmmmmmm, I am in Uyo but I have not been going out since I flew in from Lagos. The youths should stop these foreign elements from causing more destruction. Enough is enough.

Foreign elements has become the new lexicon in Nigeria. Even internal class struggle is now engineered by so called Foreign element. Because of our fault lines, Nigerians are quick to blame others for every problems they have and it cuts across board.
The destruction in Oba of Lagos palace can never have been done by non aboriginal persons, to the extend that the major culprits are clearly seen caring the staff of the king in the street. Would the people of Isale Eko say they don't know the miscreants?
The miscreant at Ogbomoso were they also foreign elements?
It is easier to overlook the silent class struggle within lagos political bigwigs and their supporters and heap the blame on foriegn elements. We could always propagate what naratives that suits us. Those street urchins destroying peoples property are they also Foreign elements. I think it is better to sit down and do proper inquiries on what transpired and bring those involved to justice, rather than throwing up conspiracies and looking for someone to blame.
Wike knows what is happening in Rivers. Why has he been tolerant of the so called IPOB activities all this while? The ideology cut across most people in his political strong hold and these are also part of his supporters. The crisis in Oyigbo is ignited by some issues, let him look at those issues in a whole and bring all persons to justice. The Fagba incident is an example, a dissagreement between individuals turned to tribal crisis in which lives and properties were lost.

Sammyblack87:
mumu investigation. U better keep quiet

So you know the truth but prefer to spread wrong and hateful information. How can someone, if not a member of the community and a son of the soil be so bold to have the Oba's staff in his hands in the public? Oga go and have a family meeting to resolve this Lagos issue and stop lying against other people. Atleast there are pictorial evidences to help your selective amnesia.

In our usual habit of mismanaging every issue of our national life, we succeeded in messing up what seemed sensible. Now all sort of conspiracy theories are coming up and everyone of them claiming to be correct.
Police reforms have been issue since ever and a report for the reformation of the police was submitted to the government in 2019 but the government kept quite and sat on it. Yet this men in black continue to extort and kill innocent Nigerians, and same time cover up these atrocities. How cheap your life and mine has become in Nigeria.
When will the cry of the common man be heard, yet we come out to support our so called leaders whose primary responsibility is the protection of lives and properties, and to ensure justice.
Sanwo Olu was managing the situation, before some people beyond his control messed up all his effort. A good leader is one who could intelligently read every national issue and be ahead of conspiracy theorists because of the numbers of advisors around him or her.
Mr President have not been the leader described above. He has always allowed issues to degenerated, allowing the citizen to make there own opinion or actions before making out a statement. We are in internet age and the presidency should embrace this and be quick in action, all the youth needed was just clear cut times lines and actions.

The Lagos political class encouraged the system of creating area boys over the state through
1. Omonile
2. Agbero
3. Elevation and recognition of NURTW as leaders
When children dropped out of school and some who learnt a trade abandons it to join collection of "Owoda" from motorist and the public, what system do we think we creating? These are same boys harrassing and extorting hard working lagosians.
I had the opportunity of asking a politician about this system of extortion, he said, they allowed it because these boys are the omoniles and need settlement to survive like everyone else.
These are same boys they use to manipulate elections.
Growing up in Lagos in 80s, motor touts are known to be found only in motor parks but from 1999 the lagos state government allowed this boys to operate on all bus stops thereby increasing the number of recruits. These are same boy creating havoc all over the place.
This is not how a mega city operates. Until present day leadership in Lagos embraces the ideology and leadership of Pa Lateef Jakande and others, the numbers of unskilled and jobless Area boys will continue to increase.

Sagaciousd1:
You got it ...5 persons actually died according to report as two persons were killed early hours of yesterday

Waow, not aware of yesterday killing. I moved around to see things, I could not get pictures of the market, spoke with some of the Igbo motor part traders, those guys are in shock and the northern miscreants act like nothing happened, although with caution. We have a fragile country.

CLASSMAN:
y are u guys like this ,i am presently at iju ishaga round about and its very peaceful stop overheating the situation

The misunderstanding was on tuesday due to demand of settlements by some area boys from trailer drivers heading to Abatior area? trailers were burnt at Fagba junction, reprisal attack started that evening with gunshots by the Hausas at the railway/agric area having huge Hausa/Fulani presence. Wednesday morning, this northern miscreants in their numbers attacked, loot and burnt shops the stretch of iju road from Fagba junction, through Fagba bus stop to jungle and beyond.
Fagba market accommodating both food and motor parts sellers were completely burnt after looting. This marauding miscrant were stopped by a combined effort of some resident, area boys and OPC member around Olowosokodile area, otherwise more destruction would have occurred. 3 person were said to be lost, unconfirmed. Presently, the area is calm

The poor boy just wanted to make sure that nothing hinders voooom, if need be. In Nigeria minors can be held in a cell by Nigerian police for misdemeanour and bailed with a fee, That is how some rogue policemen can interpret the laws. absurd abi.

fitzmayowa:
He is a disgrace, while Osinbajo was busy apologising and trying to calm things down, these classless man is making it about politics....

How do you want him to get paid? The man is doing his job. Divide Nigerians, especially the south. Blame or accuse;

PDP
Religious leaders
Ipob
Traditional leaders
Social cultural groups
The youths
Personalities
Nigerians

This way he maintains his job.

Difrent:
revenge is best served cold

Any crisis in Lagos will affect all,big time. Don't encourage conspiracies that has no truth. This destruction are by area boys and miscreants. Can any tribe other than his people lead attack on the Oba of Lagos in his domain? It will only take a tribal/religious/ political bigot to think the way you talk.

Femi Adesina used to be a fantastic columnists. I cannot comprehend his utterances now, order than say his is doing a paid job and he is doing exactly what his employer wants " Blame any one who questions this government"

Hambivert:
Lagos state, good job but sparogatively, all these names are meaningless if no government brings James Nwafor to face his crimes!

Na James Nwafor we want!
Awkuzu is still in tears!

James Nwafor should be the case of Anambra state government. What is the likes of Obiano and his fellow cohort in the east doing. Let them act and also carry the general public along.