Nigerian clash over cleric death

Sokoto is the spiritaul home of Nigeria's Muslims
Clashes have broken out in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto after a high profile Muslim preacher was shot dead.
Members of Sunni and Shia sects have fought a pitched battle with one of the three suspected gunmen beaten to death.

The Sunni preacher was shot on Wednesday night while travelling home by motorbike taxi from taking prayers.

The sultan of Sokoto, the spiritual head of Nigeria's Muslims, said Mallam Umaru Dan-Maishiye, died after being shot in the head. He appealed for calm.

"Do not take the law into your own hands, the security agencies are investigating," Sultan Mohammadu Sa'ad Abubakar said on local radio stations.



Sokoto police spokesman Mohammed Umar Dakingari told the BBC that two suspects were being held in connection with the shooting of the cleric.

There has been regular friction between Sunnis and Shias in northern Nigeria, and civic leaders are meeting on how to calm tensions.

In April, the killing of a militant cleric in the city of Kano led to fighting between Islamist militants and the army.

But the BBC's reporter in Sokoto, Hassan Sahabi Sanyinnawal, says this is the first time that something of this nature has happened in Sokoto.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6906595.stm

Muslim people again. And I thought this is a religion of peace?

Ok

@Mamajama,

Muslim people again.  And I thought this is a religion of peace?

Of course it's all in the name of peace. You submit to them or there will be no Peace!

There's something strange about this incitement of Shia and Sunni factions worldwide. Is it just in this decade that they realised they were Shias and Sunnis?

Let me go to my desk and sketch out this conspiracy theory and why Nigeria is coming into the picture.

as long as the war is between shias and sunnis,let them battle it out
when they start killing southerners,who did them nothing,people should not forget to teach them an unforgettable lesson in jihad
barbaric mohammedans!!!

_{~~griped with goose pimple~~}

there is an old adage to let a sleeping dog sleep. when BUSH went and woke all this people up, now they are all over.

Some faceless people are bent on causing confussion and bloodshed in this country. The government should get to the root of this and fish out not only the gun men but also their sponsors. About time.

@mamajama,

there is an old adage to let a sleeping dog sleep. when BUSH went and woke all this people up, now they are all over.

So Bush is to blame for this again. Perhaps he should also be blamed for Rushdie's and Dan Brown's novel too. You guys just give that man too much credit!

Who cares if the BUSHman is blamed

@youngies,

Who cares if the BUSHman is blamed

The problem is that they are not focusing on the real problem. Islam is a very vengeful religion and people are still venging the perceived injustice that Muhammad's kinsmen commited against weach other. That is what is going on here. The cycle of vengeance continues till today.

lets see what yaradua(baba-go-slow) gotta say!!

afterall he is sharia apologist

denex:

There's something strange about this incitement of Shia and Sunni factions worldwide. Is it just in this decade that they realised they were Shias and Sunnis?

Mamajama:

there is an old adage to let a sleeping dog sleep. when BUSH went and woke all this people up, now they are all over.

here come the conspiracy theorists! Bush is also to blame for Sokoto riots?

What of the Maitatsine riots of the 80's? Bush's fault too?

babasin:

lets see what yaradua(baba-go-slow) gotta say!!

afterall he is sharia apologist

he should stay away biko before they rip out his only surviving kidney

ay igbo people what have yall done to my good people,yall have contage them,you see the reason why we don't welcome yall to zamfara.

Ignorant killing mobs. That is what muslims are. Once they are told to 'kai, yamutu da banza' the flood gates of mayhem are opened. the mob mentality deeds on itself and engulfs our ignorant cattle earers and beggars from the North. This is what is Islam is all about. They like to make noise about Southerns being criminals, but when is the last time you see one Christian denomination fighting another?
The last time we had any Christian uprising was during the inquisition. Look around you in all continents of the world, you see muslims bombing, killing, maiming, raping, looting and being generally unruly!
Serves the Sultan right. Now he can see that Christians are peaceful people, inspite of his diatribe about Christian evangelism. He needs to educate his people on how to be civil citizens and not barbarians!

Everybody that doesn't belong there should pull out now before they redirect their frustrations.

Any Southerner that is killed there should have themselves to blame. This should be enough warning. "It" is about to begin.

denex:

Everybody that doesn't belong there should pull out now before they redirect their frustrations.

Any Southerner that is killed there should have themselves to blame. This should be enough warning. "It" is about to begin.

and yet we are all one nigeria.

Riot dey break out you dey talk one Nigeria. Oya, go chook head.

sarcasm, denex.
If southerners are no longer welcome in the north then what is the rationale for remaining as one nigeria?
When will oil dry up so the sons of dongoyaro can leave us alone?

Well, thank God during the LA Riots the US did not split into two.

LILDICE$:

ay igbo people what have yall done to my good people,yall have contage them,you see the reason why we don't welcome yall to zamfara.

LOL.
Keep pointing fingers at everyone else but yourselves.
until they recruit you into the  sunni or shia fighting army of allah,give you gworo and machine guns
then you'll found out that winter is indeed cold.

davidylan:

sarcasm, denex.
If southerners are no longer welcome in the north then what is the rationale for remaining as one nigeria?
When will oil dry up so the sons of dongoyaro can leave us alone?

ROFL.
maybe when the oil dries up they'll start exporting fura de nunu

denex:

Well, thank God during the LA Riots the US did not split into two.

Reason! Simply because both have the same word "RIOT" does not mean the California and Sokoto issues are one and the same. No californian is telling North Carolina residents that they are not welcome. Maybe you should understand underlying issues first before ejaculating.

the californian riots did not have to do with the religious and cultural intolerance of the residents but a resistance against white racism!

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Everybody that doesn't belong there should pull out now before they redirect their frustrations.

Any Southerner that is killed there should have themselves to blame. This should be enough warning. "It" is about to begin.

oga denex, where do u want them to go. Did any one notice the number of people travelling to the north this morning and some police people trying to organise and stop people believed to be easterners headed for sokoto with heavy weapons.

davidylan:

Reason! Simply because both have the same word "RIOT" does not mean the California and Sokoto issues are one and the same. No californian is telling North Carolina residents that they are not welcome. Maybe you should understand underlying issues first before ejaculating.

the californian riots did not have to do with the religious and cultural intolerance of the residents but a resistance against white racism!

OSANOBUA!!!
please make una no corrupt me oo
I be small girl

@all,
Well, let me give a brief insight into the Sunni/Shia debacle: it did not just start in Iraq following the US-led invasion, neither did it start with the Iran/Iraq war. In fact, the war between shia/sunni muslims started since 10/11th century. The word "assasin" etymologically was derived from the arabic word "Hashshashin". How is this related?

The "Hashshashin" were a small militant religious sect of the Ismaili muslims from the Nizari sub-sect; the Nizari themselves being the second largest denomination of the Shia muslims.
The militant nature of the Hashshashin was used in various political and religious killings of members/leaders of rival sects like the sunnis. The weapon of choice of the hashshashin was a dagger; and they are actually sent as a young servant into the household of the potential target, faithfully serving him over years and gaining the trust and confidence of the target; in some cases becoming the closest and most trusted servant. But the killing of the rival leader 'must' be done publicly. That's what you see in Kano and Sokoto.

So, those blaming Bush for the sunni/shia war need a rethink; in fact Sadam Hussein kept the "generational war" under check in Iraq through the use of force. His removal only opened the already existing pandoras box.
How the government will prevent this from spreading to Nigeria is another issue; but I'll advice the southerners in the north to start making alternative arrangement because of intentional 'collateral damage'. if you know what I mean.!!!

[/quote]lets see what yaradua(baba-go-slow) gotta say!!

afterall he is sharia apologist[quote]

I think u r way out of line

so sorry, but for all I care the muslims can kill themselves all. I Have nothing against muslims but they neva seem to get it rite. I wonder why pple are still ignorant in the 21st century.Religion shld not be a basis for maiming and killing each other. Please let the sunni and the shites eschew peace