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Long over due. A nice preventive measure to easily identify the islamists and jihadists.

The evil that men does live after them. You live by explosion, you die by explosion. Karma a naughty lady, always paying back in double, and in many cases, even more.

simpleseyi: Your hatred for Islam has not stopped the growth of Islam over the years. Our prophet came about 600 years after Jesus, yet followers of the prophet are at par with church goers. Stop stalking Islam, instead tell your catholic priesst to stop molesting young boys and your men-of-god to stop extorting the poor masses like politicians.

Keep living in denial. The issue isn't necessary about religious growth but whether this evil posted above is acceptable and consented in islam. I careless about your islamic expansion but i'm more concern about certain deed in quran which give cause for concern. Is also a pity that your kind of islam (yoruba muslim) is ridiculed, treated with disdained and most times killed when the occation arises over here in the north. Stop promoting what you know only in parts.

Come over to the north and you will be shock how young, tender and innocent children are given out in marriage. Every hospital here is littered with patients of vvf and all of them are hausa muslims forced into early marriage and sexually battered by their over growned husbands old enough to parent their mum. If you question the rationale behind it, they tell you is an injunction in the quran. Such a shame! This insensible act constitute social nuisance that gov't would have to step in to disband this tyrannic, unholy practice. Yet, religious bigots will attack anyone else but the topic at hand. If muhammed did it, they followers also felt is normal to follow suit. This wickedness and many more is an eye opener that Islam is indeed a cultural believe of the arabs of 20ac that shouldn't find its way in this 21st century. Certain portion of the quran that is at odd or conflict with modernity ought to be censored. I can't believe enlightened people like @simpleseyi are trying to raise an objection when the said act is common among the muslim community.

Igbos causing trouble since 1960. When will all this end? It's apparent that the area belong to the Igalas, but Igbos with their penchant of taken over people's lands and properties is a well documented fact. Imagine someone called the Igalas boko haram cos they wouldn't give up over their land. That's the characteristic of a typical igbo man, always on the look out to pull you down or tie you to some prejudice, biase and stereotype judgement ordinary, it makes them feel good and superior. With this oil money, no doubt, the woes of kogi has come to an end. I forsee a dubai like state if the money is well managed.

Dibiachukwu: Read the letter to gowon from his british masters, before you come here and spit your venom. Nobody did anything to pacify Igbos. Our boys were still in the fields and were still ready to carry on. All those other g.a.y Nigerian hullaboo is crap. Spit it to your mates. Not me. Gowon and his fellow Nigerian muppet generals did nothing without consulting their masters (the british). Philip effiong didn't just up and surrendered. It had been well documented and agreed on earlier. Nigerians are such weak liars. You won the war Ok. No need to push your limits.

At the time Ojukwu absconded, these other soldiers left in the bush were too malnourished and sickly to launch another attack. Is possible that Ojukwu took bribe from the Nigerian gov't to disappear to pave way for the rest faint hearted troops to surrender. You know, to some people, money answereth all things. Just thinking though.

ril19: I opened all six pages this thread has covered so far.

I feel disappointed at the thoughts and expressions i read here.

I ask myself; are these the voices of the proverbial "leaders of tomorrow"?

I brainstormed on whether or not to comment.

I decided to drop this.

I beg you all my fellow youths to adjust your thinking for the sake of your tomorrow.

I take my leave .

Until you open up, there's no better ways for us to know we have erred. I agreed, i made some hurtful remarks, though with objectivity, but i stand to challenge those who made it a habit to malign the north anytime they deem fit. I am first a Nigerian.

Wonder who made that suggestion. Ojukwu remains a terrorist who should have served life imprisonment. A terrorist like shakau who coned and deceived his own people to be murdered. The best way to remember him is to include him in our primary/ secondary curriculum as the first terrorist who later cowardly fled, to serve as a deterent to upcoming generations.

Wonder who wants to fight for biafra. Is it those fat belly business men husstling for their daily bread or those streets urchins(criminals) and nuisance posing as mossop? Failure to learn your first lesson of life as an adult result to eventual destruction. I love my igbo, but those sentimental bigots that contribute nothing but hate and comments capable of destablising our great country are they pests. Apology to omenka and other well intended igbos on this forum. One love.

Gowon was probably in a haste to give that declaration hoping the actual losers would realised their folly and come back to their senses. Alas! The watery, deceptive mouth of their ancestors that led to their destructions continued unabated by the newer generation. Such loud mouthed fellows. Gowon should have allowed longer period of occupation by the Nigerian army and teach these people bitter lessons and caution them on the need of being deceived into a war they stand no chance by one helpless general who abandone them to their own peril. Neverthless, it is still not late, let the war mongers continue to beat drum of war, the catastrophy that befalls their ancestors will be a pinch of salt compare to what awaits them now.

If the murder of the jewish tenagers was falsified by the Israelis as some analysts are trying to claim, the question begging for answer is: who started the rocket launch and on what bases? Sentimental folks will sell anything to make Israel the guilty party in this crisis, yet they failed to speak against the senselessness of Hamas throwing thousands of rockets into civilian population and residential buildings in Israel to minding how it affects the populace. Only blind folded religious bigots refuse to acknowledge the efforts of the Israeli at minimizing civilian casualties by sending out signals in form of siren and note, but even at that, they are urge by the terrorists to stay put. Thank God for the defence system, hamas intention to level the whole Israel with their barage of rockets. Israel must intensified effort to rout this bastards who have no regard for human existence. No differences can be achieved through violence, what happen to dialogue no matter how long it takes but these animals of no country are archaic to reason differently. Those who wants war must be ready for its consequences.

Sunnybobo3: Bro data from examination bodies and Ministry of Education do not lie. Yobe state had a cut off of 2 while Anambra had 139 as cut off in the same Exam.

Do not derail this nice thread by starting unreasonable and illogical comparisons.

Why Yobe, why not Kaduna or bauchi or even katsina? Beside, data from examination body do not hold credence to the true state of things or reflect on the quality of pupils. We have seen very educated northerners that one begins to wonder if the education ministry hasn't made the mistake of lowering their cut off mark. Provide a level playing field and these people will still excel.

Sunnybobo3: Bro data from examination bodies and Ministry of Education do not lie. Yobe state had a cut off of 2 while Anambra had 139 as cut off in the same Exam.

Do not derail this nice thread by starting unreasonable and illogical comparisons.

Why Yobe, why not Kaduna or bauchi or even katsina? Beside, data from examination body do not hold credence to the true state of things. We have seen very educated northerners that one begins to wonder if the education ministry hasn't made the mistake of lowering their cut off mark. Provide a level playing field and these people will still excel.

Forwetinnah: To think all these started with ND resources makes me even sadder...With all the wealth flowing with their elites, The North is still as arid as ever, with illiterates every where. Chai...na so these people come dey form Saudi Arabia and UAE on top South wealth? It is well even inside the well o

And all the stolen crude oil, ransome for kidnap, militancy, government patronage, fat budget, 13% derivation has failed to transformed the Niger Delta making it look like one hell of a cisse pit. That's one features of failures, making excuses and looking for whom to blame for their backwardness. Better management and judicious used of these allocations to the south south would have made Abuja look like one country home, but no, the leaders, typical of Nigerian opportunist are more concern about self than the general well being of the people. You will do well to direct your grievance to them.

Ahuitzotl: [color=#1980BC] That is a question for the north,an area with the highest rate of illiteracy,poverty and disease in the country... [/color]

Well, i don't know which region you are from, but the stereotype that northerners are the most illiterate could be false. With the population of the north, by ratio, the number of educated, well to do persons may out number folks from the south south and south east. The silence and unboastful attitude of northernes made other regions taking a swoop at them. They are not boasters but silent achievers, at least what the op posted is a glimpse of their capabilities. Is a fact that beside the religious fight that over time bedevilled the north, no other region could be as warming and enterprenue friendly as the north. The potentials there is inestimable, with right policy devoid of tribalism or regionalism, the north is a region to beat in Africa. Haters, keep hating, while the north keep making surprising progress.

Missy89: The tactic of trying to deflect from the garbage you wrote earlier isn't working. The issue isn't the charter of Hamas because that is subjective and you just proved my point with this write up again. what do you mean by the land doesn't belong to them? who does it belong to and are you going to refer me to the bible as prove? or what other evidence do u have as regards the owner of the land?

Israel too was founded on the basis of creating a "Jewish state". doesn't that automatically mean that their objective is to wipe out the current occupiers as well? or do they have to write it down before you understand? or do u think the Arabs living inside Israel as citizens have the same rights are the Jews there?

If Israeli aim and objective is to wipe and capture the whole palastian land given its military strength and capability, the palastians would have been history. But the conflict is much more than land. I don't want dive into history, but is a known fact that islam have an inherent hatred for the jews, is there in their quoran. Even if israel reverse back to the old border aggreement and surrendered the suppose territory to the palastinians, the incessant, unprovoked assault on Israel will not stop. Large portion of Jordan originally belong to palestine, but we almost never heard Hamas launching attack on them to reclaim it largely cos they shared the same faith. It takes an unselfish mind and mental correctness to agree with the article which so far has given the true picture which every sane mind is not unaware of. Beside, most of the regions under conflicts still bears jewish names. Then name Jerusalem, Hebron el al don't sound arabic to me, except if someone has a better explanation to it.

The most comprehensive, analytical and unbiase article on middle east ever written. Though short, but precise and straight to the point. Why would anyone find fault in this well written article is behind me. History aside. Israeli only responded to the barrage of missiles indiscriminately unleashed by the Hamas, civilians known to offer cover to the terrorists were unfortunately killed. What exactly is the complain? We all know the genesis of this conflict, and even if the jewish tenagers killed lack evidence that point to Hamas as someone here want us to believe, the rockets launch into israel, the tunnels dug into Israel are indications that Hamas had a pre-determined plan to start trouble. You don't start what you can't finish hoping for sympathy. Everything the writer stated isn't exactly new to us, but glad that someone(a muslim i suppose) shared the very truth we observed.

Only those who never witness war imagine one. Nigeria will remain one irrespective of our differences. This thread undoubtedly is the handiwork of insecurity. If war is won base on permutation, biafra would have emerged. But in the advent of war, it can't swing either side not minding the side that initially appeared strong. For the record, the mb doesn't need an alliance to out run the islamists in the event of war.

atlwireles: The menace of gangs, drugs dealers/trafficker across their southern border plus children crossing their borders, a form kid's invasion is happening right under his noise. How many people died in last 100 days from crime gangs in Chicago alone? Guess who he blames for all these problems Republicans.

You are void of logic. What has crime got to do with a group of gun totting rebels holding a whole nation ransom, killing at will unchallenged? The level of your desperation is irredeemable. For a start, this senseless act will not last a month in United state, and to say America failed in Afghanistan prove you have alot to learn. Like someone said, America travelled thousand of miles and successfuly dislodge a tyranic and dreadful Taliban and installed democracy and freedom, and you come here to ridicule America? You have lost it. Politics of greed and clannishness remains your undoing.

ROSSIKE: Again, what have YOU contributed to the African Rennaissance?

You see, someone llke INNOSON does not go online to broadcast his inferiority complex, or insult Africans. He sits down and thinks about how HE can help transform Africa. He had no political connections. No godfather. Yet today he stands as a shining example of what the African can achieve once he sheds his inferiority complex. YOU need to think like INNOSON. Don't think in terms of ''we''. Think in terms of ''I''. ''What can I bring to the table''. That is the only way you can truly help Africa. Coming online to type ridiculous and stu.pid tiles announcing your perceived inferiority like the poster did is utterly counter-productive.

I don't know about Innoson, but you will do well to observe what triggers innovation; chiefly among them is a quality educational structure. As rightly as the op mention, that institution (education) also like every other fails to evolve several years after it was handed over by the british. The incessant strike is a pointer of mismanagement, or is it the learning environment? What part of infrastructure do you want to point at that is efficient. Being blinded by politics of greed and selfishness is intoxicated than the strongest gin. The government owe us nothing than providing conducive environment that encourage innovations and discovery. But when pot belly chiefs like you see constructive critism as an attack on your pay master, then the situation gets more pathetic.

EasternLeopard: @ROSSIKE

So the planes used in Nigeria are produced by Africans

May God never allow your type rule Nigeria

@Easternleopard, you will contact mediocrity if you continue to respond to that Rossik. He fails to see beyond his nose even in the face of staggering facts. We must be patrotic, but not when we need to tell ourselves some home truth.

Only incompetence give excuses or look for someone to blame for their failures. Just a state or two, yet trillions had gone down the drain with the situation getting messier. What better way can you recognise success or failure, but through one's actions.

WombRaiders: We know evil when we see or hear from it.

America and any idiotic teleprompted actor in the white house can not preach peace to the rest of the world.

You APC dunces here, should learn from El Rufai's punishments.

Shit eventually does go around and for you to think in the event that Boko Haram overwhelms this Nation as their brothers are doing in Iraq and Syria that you will get any special treatment for being an APC roach here on nairaland then you must be delusional.

Keep running your mouth like someone infected with an incurable disease when the truth is staring before you. You find fault with just about anyone who state the obvious. Is either you debunk the allegation Kerry made with facts or forever shut your loud mouth. Pdp rat!

Sincere9gerian: Sad. The Chinese Premier must be clueless and incompetent.

The Chines government is not as docile and insensitive as your government. They surely will nip the situation in the bud before it become a monsterous cancer capable of spreading to other regions. Only clueless folks will find fault with the measure the Premier has taken. Wish our dear gov't had taken a queue, this bh scourge and menace wouldn't have escalated to this magnitude.

cupid4ig: GEJ Fire army chief who I believe is a northerner, they will say he is witch hunting, he looks the other way they say he is clueless. The truth is I have come to understand that u can never please Nigerians cos u guys are bunch of hypocrites. Keep blaming GEJ.

Birds of a feather. Giving excuses since 1888 to hide behind incompetency. A true leader is decisive no matter whose ox is gore. He takes actions irrespective of politics of divide. And just in time, the result would prove the actions taken.

stexsy: some people dont just think before they comment here, Paul Biya ve been in govt for almost thirty something years now n has d right to fire n hire, do u knw dat there r some officers that ll be fired dat way in Nigeria n anoda civil war starts? Btw d millitary ve been court marshaling some soldiers n dismiss them without our half baked journalist carrying it. Think before u comment. No Nigerian soldier can be dismissed that way.

You sense of reasoning is definitely slow. In your own summation, you prefer the politics of retaining incompetent officers in office while thousands are killed? I need not to answer you, cos you are as pathetic and insensitive as the gov't that fails to arrest the situation. With minds like yours, it is not surprising why some still scream, "gej till 2019" inspite of the glaring failure to be proactive.

Godjone: how else did u want him to learn Was Zakari Biu the man incharge of inteligence during Sokoto kabiru's escape not fired What about General Danbazau? Was he not also fired Have u forgotten Former IG Hafis Ringi My fren, many officers in the armed forces are still been court~marshal, waiting in the firing line. Must we see everything from the negative perspective about this administration

You are biase with your comment. Seven soldiers died and two top ranking officers were fired without recourse. But here, thousands have been reported killed, barracks sacked and amunitions catered away, yet no news of anyone being questioned let alone fired. Don't be myopic in your defence. In a saner clime, i tell you, the Head of State would either handover his resignition or face impeachment. Our case is one security case taken without seriousness. Borno is just one state for God sake and up till this moment the military is still confuse on our to handle the heat. You should be ashame of yourself, mounting up a senseless defence in the face of general ineptitude. I still strongly believe there is a political angle to all of this merciless carnage.

A messanger of death, anarchy and destruction.

Brilliant observation. The same thing we have talked about. We have army of youths who can decide their fate and have whatever they want politically, but on unfortunately, certain sections are hell bent to express tribalism at any given opportunity. This trying moment is our best bet to unite against political predators. Our resolve for picking a candidate must be base on performance and track records without bias or prejudice. But when political goons littered critical discourse with senseless praise without credible evidence, then the situation get messier. But we hope, those of us that think right will continue to voice our concerns believing that sooner our objectivity will become contagious and a pattern for sound reasoning.

earthgreeners: [size=18pt]So some moroons still think Israel is a God own (christian) country.

There are more Muslims in Israel than Christian [/size]

Whatever. Israel will do whatever it takes to dwarf the terrorist act of Hamas. Israel has shown the best tactical and brutal way of dealing with brutality. For those saying hamas is not a terror group, should describe the scenarior behind kidnapp and summary excusion of tenage kids and the incessant firing of rockets indiscriminately on Israeli populace? Cowards who hide behind civilians. Wish our president could be more proactive against these islamists.