Bloody Eid-el Maulud in Jos as 12 Are Killedhttp://www.thisdayonline.com/
By SERIKI ADINOYI - 16 Feb 2011

"It was indeed another bloody day for residents of Jos, Plateau State, at the eid-el maulud celebration Tuesday as 12 persons, including a riot policeman around whom the killings revolved, lost their lives in cruel and untoward circumstances in the Terminus area of the city.

Panic, tension and stampede, all enveloped the city centre, as cars collided headlong, smashing windshields and rending bumpers asunder in desperate moves by motorists to escape from being caught in the madness that began at the Abuja Market in the area.
It all began when the policeman, who was on duty but went to purchase meat from an Hausa butcher in the market, was allegedly slaughtered by the butcher.

The meat seller reportedly turned his knife and killed the unsuspecting policeman, who was simply identified as Mr. John, by tearing open his abdomen.

As if well planned, another butcher beside them, also an Hausa, went after his own customer, a young lady, standing before him, and also killed her with his knife. And before long, the entire market turned into a pandemonium as the people used knives freely on each other.

And before the arrival of soldiers, five people were already dead, while several others were seriously injured.
This provoked angry Christian youths to pounce on a commercial motorcycle operator, believed to be an Hausa, in the terminus area, who was also killed before he could escape.

While Muslim youths, who were reciting the Quaran at the Central Mosque that had earlier been restrained from their usual yearly procession, got wind of the crisis, they immediately made to launch further offensive on the Christians, who were equally battle ready.
But for the prompt arrival of the Commander of the Military Special Task Force, Brig. Gen. Hassan Umaru, who was also observing prayers at the mosque, more casualties would have been recorded. He quickly deployed troops in the area to contain the youths.

The crisis quickly escalated to Gada-Biu area of the city where four other persons were burnt beyond recognition. Three corpses were also found lying near Bingham University Teaching Hospital.

Confirming the incident, the state Police Commissioner, Alhaji Abdulrahman Akano, said four people had been arrested in connection with the pandemonium. He however denied that any other person was killed apart from the policeman, whom he said is of the Bomb Disposal unit. "

@javalove

Keep lying to your soul that islam is your problem in Jos. There is more islam in lagos than there is in Jos and there haas never been violence. . .

Everyone knows the genesis of this crisis unless your grand father didnt tell you (the truth).

I still stand by my post. The onus is on you now to tell us the truth. So, there has never been violence in Lagos? Pls I beg ooo! You have my
sympathy for displaying too much ignorance on the Jos jihad crisis. Jos is a microcosm of Nigeria. The international community is also fully
represented in Plateau State more than any other state in Nigeria. If this problem were only between the Beroms and the Fulanis, it would have been settled a long time ago. Do you know that these islamic terrorists groups - Hizballah, Al-qaeeda, Hamas, Boko-haram, Mai-tatsine, Yan daba, etc are fully resident in Jos, not to talk of all the other variants of the islamic faith?. I am not asking that you agree with me, I am only enlightening you. Why if all Nigerians in the past have been living in peace on the Plateau particularly Jos, then why all these killings and destruction now? There are up to ten indigenous tribes on the upper Plateau, that is from Barkin Ladi to Bassa LGC areas. Apart from having problems with the Hausa and Fulani tribes in Jos, find out if any of these (upper Plateau) tribes have ever fought with any other tribe that settled in Jos. Ask the Urohbos, Yorubas, Ibos, Itsekiris, just to mention a few, have they ever been attacked all these years? Even the Nigerian civil war was manipulated to their own (moslems) advantage.

In islam there's no separation of State and religion - it's one and the same thing. Even in the Bible God directly governed the affairs of His people through the prophets and the Levitical priesthood - it was a theocracy until the Israelites selfishly asked for an earthly King like the other nations around them and this was the beginning of their problems up till today, that is refusing to acknowledge God in our daily affairs choosing instead to do it our own way. You'll agree with me that man's ways have always led to destruction. In any case the prophet of islam realized early enough the benefits of combining State and religion albeit in a devastatingly cruel way to achieve personal advantage and manipulate the masses who are now his followers. Without this understanding and knowledge, the Elders and Leaders of this State will remain clueless about the origins and how to go about solving this problem.

As usual the moslems will always cry and claim victim status when in fact they are the instigators, perpetrators and executors of these frequent hideous uprisings. These are people who never takes or accept responsibility for their own actions. Instead it must be the fault of government, Christians or politicians. Its just as the whole islamic world blames every imaginable happening of misfortune on either Israel or America. Come on, give me a break people! The history of religious crisis in Nigeria right from the days of Mai-tatsine in the early 80's attests to this fact.

They also have in their kitty since colonial times a formidable, well oiled and funded propaganda machinery in the likes of United Nations, Al-Jazeera, CNN, Press TV, BBC Hausa service, VOA-hausa service, Deutsche welle (Germany) hausa service, RFI (France) hausa service, Federal radio of Nigeria Kaduna, Radio Iran hausa service and lately Reuters and AP too.

"Information is power", as the saying goes, and whoever controls it can manipulate people, nations and empires. The white man provided this news (Hausa services) outlets for proper dissemination of factual information and educational advancement of the entire West African region. However, little did the poor oyinbo knew that it will be turned into a veritable de-facto propaganda machine for islamic faith and culture to the detriment of all other faiths in the region. And now its almost too late to do anything about it as they are also battling islamic terrorism in their own countries.

If and whenever it suits them, the news is usually skewed to their advantage to attract world sympathy as being victims of unbridled attacks and confrontation. Their kith and kin at these news services always pander to their expectations. You only need to tune and listen when news of the 'Jos crisis' is being reported. Christians are identified as 'Christians' while the 'Moslems' are simply 'hoodlums' with no name tag. Is the Plateau State governor in-charge of the military task force? Do they receive orders directly from him?

Worst among the culprits in this propaganda war are the Imams and other islamic leaders who advocate "peace" outwardly but urges the moslem faithful in secret to arm and continue with the jihad as enjoined by the Prophet (PBUH), the Quran and the Hadiths. Remember in islam war is deceit. Since 2008 numerous islamic jihad CDs, minutes of meetings and other write-ups by moslems have openly been in circulation, militantly urging them to close ranks and fight the jihad in Plateau State in the cause of Allah. Except if you choose to remain in your ignorance most of you reading this post have come across these fiery preachings on CDs and write-ups. Yet we pretend the problem is not what it is. When will we wake up and tell each other the home truth? Whatever is written in these write-ups is being religiously followed up and are currently being executed to the letter.

In 2001, they purposefully burnt down the once vibrant Jos main market in the hope that it will crumble the economy of the State but it turned the other way round as most of the hausas are the ones now affected. A moslem currently represents Bassa/Jos North constituency in the Federal House of Reps, while a moslem is the Deputy Speaker in the State House of Assembly. A moslem in the not too distant past was the Secretary to the State government. Some of you condemning the Plateau people are not even aware of this. In those days of peace and tranquility vast portions of land were given to the moslems almost free, today they have confiscated even federal land by force and the authorities are doing nothing about it.

In Jos North they have become a law unto themselves. They took advantage of the peaceful, friendly and amiable nature of the Plateau people to rein havoc and mayhem in the name of their religion. Forget about all the useless excuses being bandied around as lack of work and refusing the moslems opportunities to grow. If I am jobless should I pick a sword and start slaughtering people and by so doing will I be OK? Over the years there have been a continuous influx of moslems of all variants and brands into the city of Jos. The authorities have not done much to check this influx. After each crisis more land and houses are captured and they in turn invite their people either to send money or come and occupy conquered territory.

If there's any settler in Jos that has benefited from the immense good will of the government and people of Plateau State it is the Hausa and Fulani tribes. They also benefited a lot from Christian missionaries that settled early on the Plateau. Its even shameful to think that after getting proper educational foundation from this mission schools they now turn around to accuse the people of being unfriendly. Some former heads of State and some current serving governors have the missionaries schools to thank for, for their status in the society today, ironically some of them are making the loudest uncomplimentary comments about the crisis in Plateau. For God's sake Buhari/Idiagbon ruled this country without a whimper from the Christians. Abiola/Kingibe got one of their highest presidential votes from the Plateau. And it was on the Plateau in Yahaya Kwande's residence in 1993 that foremost kingmaker Snr. Musa Yar'adua (Rtd.Gen) of blessed memory crowned Abiola as the next president of Nigeria. So, what are we really saying ladies and gentlemen of Nairaland? If the islamic/jihad agenda did NOT succeed during Dan Fodio's rampages and Sarduana's wily incursions through the local chiefs, can it ever succeed now no matter how you want to force it?

From time immemorial the moslems went about their businesses in Jos without any let or hindrance. The majority mainly operate as middlemen in a type of pseudo control of prices to the detriment of the hardworking farmers and workers of the State. They became rich by the sweat of the indigenes and now they feel its time to take over the State capital and indeed Plateau State. Now that Jos town is stratified into Christians/moslem areas, go and ask the moslems whether they make the same amount of sales as before since the crisis started. Why are Churches, Christians and their houses always the first target of attack. Now its no longer if you're a Christian, once not a moslem, an hausa or fulani, you're a prime target for slaughter, and that is why even the Yoruba and other moslems from the middle belt region and Southern Nigeria have become targets of the 'Cross Swords'. Take it or leave it, they mentioned in their write-up of 28/12/2010 that they no longer trust you as genuine moslems because you do hide your kith and kin who are Christians during the slaughtering rampages.

Lest you begin to pour invectives and unprintable abusive garbage - NOT ALL Moslems are sadists and blood thirsty goons. Some of the worst attacks were carried out by 'christians' in the name of reprisal attacks. Right from my primary school days to college education and working life, I still have friends who are moslems and we interact regularly. I even dated (no sex involved) one or two moslem girls in those days of 'allowable freedoms' in their communities but even that was done at a very great cost. Were they to be found befriending an"infidel" they would have been killed outright. Funnily enough the men are allowed in their religion to befriend, marry and convert christian girls to islam but not vice-versa, a case of 'what is good for the geese is not good for the gander'. So 'christian' girls watch out, don't be deceived by your own greed and lust of the eyes. Many did and are forever regretting now.

I must also make it very clear that I do NOT condone any reprisal killings by Christians. The so-called politicians too are only exploiting the whole mess to their own advantage but when all the chips are down everybody's eyes will clear. The respect for human life and man created in the image of God is sanctimonious. Many were caught in the midst of daily living unprepared and slaughtered like goats. Many were just passing by or by-standers but were mercilessly hacked down to an eternity they were not prepared for. Some of you posters are living in far-away-Alice -In-wonderland-heaven where you also live happily ever after with nothing to worry about. Don't worry cause its only a question of time - as long as islam exists and they remain truthful to their teachings, a jihadi or more appropriately a mujaheedin (soldier of god) will soon appear in your neighbourhood and we'll see who will have the last laugh. The moslems have only succeeded in infusing a mentality of fearlessness and bravery on the people of Plateau. By their own actions they taught the Plateau youths how to retaliate and fight. 'Necessity is the mother of invention', remember?

Now imagine this scenario (believe me what you see in the action movies is being acted out in real life today). On seeing the approach of a rampaging blood thirsty mob in demonic frenzy, shouting incantations of 'allahu akbar' fully armed with swords, axes, bows and arrows, including AK47s, with petrol bombs and jerrycans of fuel - and with no where to run to but fully realizing that this might just well be your end - should you just stretch your neck for the slaughter slab and be cut short of this existence OR will you find a means of defending your family and yourself - the person hacking you to death says as a human being you don't have any right to live. This is the very life that God gave you and me as gift. This is the real life situation before any slaughtering frenzy. You have heard so much about fake real soldiers - now you spot a person in army camouflage and run to him for protection and safety only for him to turn around and shoot you! And don't forget the imported mujaheedins from Niger, Chad and other States of Nigeria that are always recruited for the most dastardly acts of slaughter on the Plateau people. Just described above is the real life situation residents of Jos face during any killing rampage. In the case of attacks on villages, they do it mostly in the night when families are sleeping - they set the houses on fire and wait for you to come out only to be hacked to death. Now what will you do in this instance. The choice is yours.

Now let the out pourings begin!

Fellow Nigerians, Do not allow yourselves to be fooled by the authors of the piece you have just read.
The Peace keeper was not killed by area boys BUT by Muslim youths. He was stabbed repeatedly
by these butchers who acted completely without provocation.
If the Hausa youths can really stay in their mosques to pray, I am sure all the killing we witness will
not be. Their patrons are busy manipulating media as seen here to cloud vision and spread confusion.

The fact is that Hausa dont draw the line on who and when to kill they have no moral limitation or
ethical reasoning.You cannot hold govt responsible for them. Afterall it was a govt security personel
(mobile police) that was attacked and killed by these hausa.Cos they only need soldiers who will kill
babies for them.

1.Hausa kill peace keepers (Mobile police etc).
2.Hausa kill travelers traveling through plateau state.
3.Hausa kill Babies and children on the plateau.
4.Hausa Kill ibos, yoruba,Tiv,Idoma, Efik and all other Nigerians on the plateau.
Everyone who know somebody who is HAUSA must implore them to talk to their brothers to exercise
reason and restraint in the venting of their callous nature. Others will no longer tolerate their excesses.

[color=#000099][/color]God will save 9ja from violance.

Jos people and their King are stupid

@ Skydeexie, do you live in Jos? cos it's only one that lives in Jos that would have such a clear picture of what is happening. Thank you for enlightening people out there, its left for them to believe what they will.

@Skydexie,

Your people are just as callous and bloodthirsty as their Hausa-Fulani lords. The only difference is that finally your past sins and collaborations with them is haunting you and biting ya hard in the butt. Weren't you people the ones who assisted them in the mass genocide of fellow Christian Easterners? How come that peaceful nature you so want to portray did not stop your people from attacking fleeing Easterners at train stations? The majority of men who fought tooth and nail and died in thousands against Biafra were from Benue, Pleateau, Middlebelt region followed by core North.