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Symphony007: It is my earnest prayer that our celebration about having trains now don't turn to grief due to accident because yesterday i on t.v a train so crowded people were sitting on the roof and hanging on the sides. It is extremely dangerous and kill millions in countries like india and pakistan. We need to make ours safer for our people.

Youhesh: U said it urself, they were ambushed and killed in Afghanistan not in the US. This happened in Naija for Christ's sake to Nigerian soldiers

Symphony007: When will sprinklers be a requirement in every nigeria building?

cyril83: bro those are excuses from chief of army staff, what do you expect him to say...are these combatants soldiers in mufti? Ofcourse no, then where is their riffles and how come they were unable to bring down any of those attackers, mind you 2 casulties means 20 soldiers or more lost their lives right inside our country

cyril83: rubbish!.....they can as well fly to kaduna to board a plane to bamako mali if truly they are not travelling by road besides combatant soldiers we called them,shud be rugged and ready for war anytime anyday,they were being humiliated to the extent of not taking down atleast one of the attackers.

Blyss: Humm, so Nigeria doesn't have a national emergency response number, like 911 here in the US? All you have to do here is dial 911 and an emergency dispatcher will answer the phone, you tell her your emergency issue, give her your location or general location and they'll dispatch the appropriate emergency services in your area to your location to help you.

olutunde12: Yazmin I appr. ur post bco u addressed issues and not persons. I like it. I am a trainned Church historian. I do not need to read it now. Ur list all sum up into Coloninism and not evangelism. The col. masters, the slave traders were not envgelsts. They wanted afrcan money and resources d misnries did not kill ppl or fo . U also mensioned what we call 'Pope's wars of conquest' in d dark ages. They did not prech Christ they only wanted nations dat would pay tax to d Pope. Once again I appr. ur pos

olutunde12: Yazmin I appr. ur post bco u addressed issues and not persons. I like it. I am a trainned Church historian. I do not need to read it now. Ur list all sum up into Coloninism and not evangelism. The col. masters, the slave traders were not envgelsts. They wanted afrcan money and resources d misnries did not kill ppl or fo . U also mensioned what we call 'Pope's wars of conquest' in d dark ages. They did not prech Christ they only wanted nations dat would pay tax to d Pope. Once again I appr. ur pos

Julieccentric: Criticise constructively and not with so much hate!

Btw, I have learnt so much about guns & ammunitions on this thread. I really want to join the army, how do I go about it & how I can get a gun in Nigeria. I am curious

Yazmin: Ewu gambia! Nostradamus would wake up from his grave and tell you how. Tufiakwa!!!, some people's brains needs serious upgrading! Senseless bigot!!to be continued jare.....

Ishilove: Err...it is 'hypocrite', not HIPPOCRATES. Hippocrates was the father of modern medicine (I think).

Yazmin: Does anyone notice that the individual in the picture isn't the emir and the room in question isn't part of his palace.....Mark you!; that Is not the emir and that isn't his palace either.

Yazmin: Knights of st. Zarialot; from left to right ; sir bako, sir barde and sir gambo

[size=14pt]Nigeria: Gunmen attack Kano emir's convoy.[/size]

19 January 2013 Last updated at 16:51

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The emir is revered in Nigeria - he met President Goodluck Jonathan after bombs in Kano a year ago.

Nigeria gunmen have attacked the convoy of the prominent religious leader, the Emir of Kano.

The emir survived, but his driver and two guards were killed.

No-one has admitted the attack, but suspicion is bound to fall on the militant group Boko Haram, which has previously killed Muslim clerics.

The emir is highly revered by Muslims and the attacks have caused shock in northern Nigeria, says the BBC's Lagos correspondent, Will Ross.

Men on motorbikes and in a car opened fire on the emir's convoy as he was returning from a ceremony at a mosque.

"There was an unfortunate incident today. The emir's convoy was attacked by unknown gunmen as he was returning from Koranic graduation ceremony in Kano city, Kano state governor Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso told AFP news agency.

"Three people in his convoy were killed but the Emir is unhurt," he said.

Boko Haram gunmen have killed Muslim clerics before, including those who have spoken out against the group's campaign of violence, says our correspondent.

Emir al-Haji Ado Bayero - who is in his 80s - has been on the throne for almost 50 years and has been careful not to openly denounce the activities of the Islamist militants, he says.

Over the past two years, violence in northern Nigeria has escalated.

Boko Haram is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.

The group has admitted being behind a number of attacks against churches and other establishments since 2009.

More than 600 people were killed last year in attacks blamed on it.

Human rights groups say that more than 3,000 people have been killed by Boko Haram since 2010.

[size=14pt]Gunmen attack Emir of Kano, kill driver, three guards.[/size]
January 20, 2013 by AKINWALE ABOLUWADE with agency reports ⁠4 Comments


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Unknown gunmen on Saturday threw an Improvised Explosive Device at the convoy of the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, and then shot at his official vehicle, killing his driver and three of his guards on Saturday morning.

The attack took place near the Hockey Field on Zoo Road by Total Gasoline station when the Emir was returning from the inauguration of an Islamic school at Mussalaci Murtala.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Emir was unhurt in the attack and was moved to an undisclosed location.

Some residents in the area said men of the Joint Task Force later got to the scene of the attack and shot sporadically.

JTF spokesperson in Kano, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, said he was still trying to get the full details of the attack for him to release an official incident report.

However, Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, confirmed that four people died during the attack.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers in Oyo State, Mr. Kamorudeen Beyioku, died on Saturday while receiving treatment at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

Beyioku was shot earlier in the week by unknown gunmen.

Blyss: Based on a study done by weapons specialist in conjunction with the History Channel, the M16 in general with special focus on the A4 version is the best all around firearm ever accompanied with it's M4-A1 shortened cousin, but it's very expensive. The Ak came in 3rd place, it lost a lot of points to it's lack of accuracy, heavy weight, poor framework, but gained high marks for its simplicity, high power, low cost and longevity. But overall it was pretty much compared to a dinosaur in respect to the grade of rifles in which now permeate the market.

If it wasn't for the fact of that it's mass manufactured all over the world, making it rather dirt cheap compared to other weapons in it's class, and the fact of that it's childs play to maintain and operate (many children around the world actually do use this weapon) it wouldn't of even made the top 10 in the rankings, in which factored in all aspects of a weapons benefits and not just its primary killing/combat effectiveness to which it'll be totally outclassed by most of the newer weapons on the market today.

naptu2: Small arms of the Nigerian Army (from wikipedia).


Small arms

▪ FN FAL Produced under licence by Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria as NR-1

▪ Heckler & Koch G3 Produced under licence by Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria

▪ Beretta BM59 Produced under licence by Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria

▪ AK-47 Produced by Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria as OBJ-006

▪ AKM

▪ M16 rifle

▪ FN FNC

▪ Beretta AR70/90

▪ SIG SG 540

▪ Daewoo Precision Industries K2

▪ Browning Hi-Power

▪ Beretta 92

▪ Beretta M 1951

▪ Walther P5

▪ Heckler & Koch MP5

▪ Beretta M12

▪ Uzi

▪ Sterling submachine gun

▪ FN MAG

▪ M2 Browning

KDULAR: Some idiots are talking nonsense here had the Emir died, do they know the immediate implication on the lives of non-natives,Christians and Muslims alike, churches, schools businesses and most importantly the lives several thousands of lives for that matter that will have been on target iin Kano and environs. RaTHER THAN THANK God for his mercies, they are here spewing nonsense as if the life a human being , The Emir and his aides is not precious before God. Some people gien the opportunity are in the real sense not different from the members of BH judging from their reactions and posts on this forum

Anaphylaxis: @ Chimsky . "Rooster crow at dawn " ? I used to think it was cock crow. Any way I get your point.

Anaphylaxis: @ Chimsky . Thought it was cockcrow @ dawn.

dolly dolly: Guy u nid an award 4 mentioning dis movie Battle of muzanga featuring Eucharia Anunobi n odas. Anoda movie like dat is Arusi iyi feat Kenneth Okonkwo,Pete Eneh n Patience Ozokwor. N also The Oracle feat Pete Edochie, Charles Okafor, Saint Obi n Ejike Asiegbu.

babyosisi: Ten people shot to death
Not a freak accident
Deliberately shot at close range
and the main target they wanted was not harmed?
This is a deliberate attempt to send a message,we are no fools