₦airaland Forum

Onijagidijagan:
You're a very unwise and unintelligent person in your analysis.

What Cooly100 said about fulanis being dominated in Guinea is very true.
Fulanis form the majority in Guinea but the other minority groups unite against them and are dominating them.

revontuli:
I'm doing some research on the Fulani, a lot of them display North African features, caucasian nose and forehead. Some of them resemble Tuaregs.

Fulanis are believed to be just like Touaregs. An ancient mixed breed of north african berbers and black west african people.

The only difference between Fulanis and Touaregs is that fulanis retained the language of their west african ancestors while Touaregs retained the language of their Berber ancestors.

LordOfNaira:
Forget it, pidgin English is what it is, substandard English. No one has an official language that is a corruption of another language.

Who told you this wrong fact?

Don't you know that Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French etc were all pidgin language forms of Latin language? They have become world languages today.

In Haiti, Haitian creole (a pidgin form of french) is an official language. There are many countries with creole dialects as official languages. Don't be ignorant.

Efewestern:
Nice submission. This is one of the reason the southern minority are scared of forming any alliance with these major ethnic group. We all know what the minorities suffered in Western, eastern and Northern region.

I feel more for the northern minorities, and I really wish you guys should stand up and fight for your right .

Thanks, you have said the truth.

It's not as if northern minorities have never been fighting for their rights.
Before Independence in 1956, the United middlebelt congress officially petitioned the Willinks comission to create an independent middlebelt region for all northern minorities. The stupid white man completely ignored the petition.
There were the Tiv riots in 1964 against Northern region inclusion, but they were masaccred back into submission. There was another strong Berom movement in Jos around the early 80's.

The 3 greatest factors that have fought against the complete liberation of northern minorities was religion, language and effects of Indirect rule!
The British radically promoted the spread of Hausa language during colonial period. This adoption of Hausa language made most northern minorities develop some soft spot and sense of false unity for the Hausas and this made them feel they were somewhat one people with the hausas binded by one language and destiny. Not until the deceitfulness of this union became glaring for all the minorities to see.

Many northern minorities converted to islam and this further cemented their ties with Hausa-fulanis. The false propaganda of islamic brotherhood and oneness and it's dangerous effects. A propaganda which the fulanis have been masters at using. If the fulanis could subjugate a tribe as large as the Hausa using religion, then rest assured northern minorities are no match.

Lastly, the effects of Indirect rule. Take for instance Southern Kaduna, a place with over 90% chrisitian population, yet all their traditional leaders were Fulani muslims from Zaria, not until some years ago when they all violently pulled out of Zaria emirate rulership and today they have their own chiefdoms. Prior to the revolt, Fulani muslims were representing them in all traditional ramifications and affairs. You can imagine that. How could such people ever be free? This was one major reason why they were never included in the old Benue-Plateau state, as they were considered a property/territory of Zaria.
A lot of northern minorities are still suffering this colonial effect till date and are still being ruled by fulani emirs, many have pulled out, but many are still under.
We in Plateau for instance they wanted to force us under Bauchi emirate fulani islamic rule, but our fathers heavily rejected this and we were granted our own province and traditional institution since colonial period.

Lastly, after Yakubu Gowon created the first 12 states, most northern minorities now had their own states and controlled their own states, so they saw no need for any more fight for middlebelt region. Middlebelt identity was heavily promoted by many Benue-Plateau leaders in the old Benue-Plateau state for instance, not until successive military rulers divided the states more and brought back geo-political zones (North central) to increase Northernization.


You Bendelites were very lucky if you ask me, Yoruba people are not very much interested in dominating minorities, unlike Igbos & Hausa-fulanis.

If not for the civil war that liberated the Eastern minorities from Igbo grip. Igbos dominated and subjugated these eastern minorities in their own lands.

Take Omoku town in Rivers state for instance, till now they do not sell lands for Igbos over there. Apparently they claim that it was because of what Igbos did to them over there during the old regional govt. They claimed that Igbos controlled their town, dominated everything there and even ridiculed them the natives over there, until they were liberated during the war.

If not for the civil war that displaced Igbos from PH. The entire PH was heavily dominated and controlled by Igbos. Ikwerres, Ijaws & Ogonis were not even a factor to consider. .... PH would have been completely Igbonized and under firm Igbo grip by now. Ijaws, Ikwerres and Ogonis would have been displaced inwards into the hinterlands, if not for the civil war.

Cross River has it's own story too. ...
Southern minorities had just been lucky compared to northern minorities if you ask me. And this was largely because the British were on the side of the Hausa-fulanis throughout colonial period.

drealzum:
My boss.....Can you refrence me any material to read on your source of info. I want to know how authentic they are. I'm asking because I know the Ngas bible is just made up of one testament. I don't know if the second testament has been completed. How then can we say the Ngas bible is older than the Hausa bible that has both old and new testament ? The Hausa bible was what was used to spread Christianity across the north I will want to believe.
I have seen the berom bible. It is complete. Made up of both old and new testament. I will want to believe then that the berom started work on the bible before the Ngas since the have both testament.
I agree with you on the language and cultural similarities on the plateau. From Pankshin to kanke to Mangu and even to bokkos.... The tribes there are similar to ngas. Even to Tapshin in bauchi.... They speak Ngas there.
I will want to learn from you. You know alot about our history. Kindly clarify me.

Interesting to see how you landed here, since this thread is on an entirely different topic.

Let me check my archives for some of these materials and I will get back to you.

mathy001:
I thought you were Ijaw? I'm surprised! So which ethnic group in Plateau are you from? There are so many groups in that state that I can't even remember them. I wonder why there are so many micro-groups!

My ethnic group is Pyem.
There are so many ethnic groups in not just Plateau alone. Southern Kaduna has more ethnic groups than Plateau. Taraba and Adamawa are just something else, both states have more than 120 ethnic groups combined.

The reason for this heavy heterogeneity is simple. DIVIDE AND RULE THEM.

Actually, most of these ethnic groups in Plateau and environs are very similar to each other in language, cultures etc, but they were heavily divided by the colonial administration and indirect rule, in order to ensure that no group is large enough to challenge Hausa domination of the entire northern region.

Take for instance, when the missionaries came, they wanted to use the Ngas language to evangelize the entire Plateau and environs cos they obviously saw how similar this language was to others around, but the British heavily rejected this and urged the missionaries to use Hausa language for evangelism. There was an Ngas bible before a Hausa bible.

The British and Sokoto sultanate very well knew that the missionaries would have united all Plateau people and environs with Ngas language, forming a very large christian ethnic group which would heavily rival Hausa-fulani domination of the northern region.

The missionaries agreed and used Hausa instead and this is why Hausa eventually became the lingua franca on the Plateau and environs.

Also, it was said that due to the highness of the Plateau, many ethnic groups from far and wide sought refuge there against fulani jihad, hence the reason for the heavy heterogeneity. This actually makes no sense to me, cos all the areas neighbouring Plateau are equally heavily heterogenous. Also, Southern Kaduna was never conquered by fulani jihad, yet they were not on the Plateau.

Bauchi state actually has more ethnic groups than Plateau state and were of similar ethnic stocks to Plateau people, only that unfortunately most of them accepted islam and today they have been Hausanized. Lost and lost forever.

mathy001:
Many of these youths have negative attitudes towards Urhobo all in the name of modernisation. However, Urhobo leaders and enlightened youths are trying to correct that misnomer. So many things are being done at the various schools and colleges around Urhoboland. The leaders are also adding incentives to learning the language by granting scholarships or financial reliefs to youths who can speak Urhobo fluently. So many things are in place to salvage the situation, at least for the next generation.

Ok, great to know that.

mathy001:
Sorry for replying late.

Isoko pulled out because they felt they were being marginalised by the other Urhobos. Isoko used to be regarded as Eastern Urhobo and they were grouped together with Urhobos in the current Ughelli North LGA. However, the headquarters of the Eastern Urhobo district was Ughelli Town. The Isokos didn't like that. They also didn't like the fact that many of their people were gradually learning Urhobo due to the Ughelli factor (as they had to learn it in order to communicate there).

However, one of the main factors in the division was essentially Awolowo, as Efe already hinted. Awolowo wanted Urhobos to support him and his party (AG) but Urhobos did otherwise and supported a largely Eastern party (NCNC). Unfortunately, AG won and Awolowo decided to punish the Urhobos in numerous ways. He retitled the Olu of Itsekiri to Olu of Warri (so as to create a wrong impression about the then Warri district, as well as to annoy Urhobos). He also quickly removed the Isoko from the Urhobo in order to reduce Urhobo's numerical strength in the Western Region. Although he did this in connivance with an Isoko man (James Otobo) who was then representing Eastern Urhobo division (majority of the Isokos seemed to have supported AG as against the generality of the Urhobo nation).

With the devolution of power to the Isoko people via the creation of an Isoko district, the Isokos were quick to emphasise their own identity. They immediately formed the Isoko Development Union and pulled out of Urhobo Progress Union. What was unfortunate was the fact that Urhobos couldn't do much to salvage the situation as there was already bad blood before Awolowo and James Otobo worked to expunge Isoko from Urhobo.

Interestingly too, Awolowo also tried to remove Okpe but the Okpe people decided against that move. Although a minority of them wanted it and fiercely campaigned for it but with the Orodje on the Urhobo wagon, nothing much could be achieved.

Sapele is today more developed than Orerokpe due to its closeness to the Atlantic ocean (the British were able to access it and set up a colony there). It had always been an important trading town as it connects various cities and towns such as Benin, Warri, Koko, etc. Sapele also used to have one of the biggest wood markets and mill in the entire continent (indigenous governments ran it aground). Infact, Sapele was the relaxation spot of the British administrators and was described as a beautiful jewel by the Ethiope.

Orerokpe, on the other hand, like Efe hinted, used to be a ghost town because a tyrannical king was murdered there and many people ran away. In fact, it was not until as late as 1930 that people started moving back into the town, especially when the Orodje was reinstated by the colonial masters. So Orerokpe has had a shorter modern history than Sapele and it was of no real significance to the colonialists so nothing important was sited there. Infact, when the monarchy was reinstated, many people said it should be sited at Sapele instead but the Orodje wanted it to be at the traditional headquarters of the people.

Wow, very enlightening. Thanks.

It was very obvious that during the old regional govts, minority groups were treated as 'pieces of trash'. You can imagine a yoruba man faraway in yoruba land dividing people's history, origins and destinies just because of politics and all in the name of a united western region. .... This is why as much as I hate Yakubu Gowon for not standing for the middlebelt people, I guess I and most of we Nigerian minorities still owe him that gratitude for creating states. Although midwestern minorities already got their own region before that time, so, Eastern & northern minorities were the ones who really benefited.

Northern minority groups experienced worse under regional govts, apart from being cut to bits, the British connived with the Sokoto sultanate to plant in Emirs and Hausa settlements all over the northern region, even in areas that were never conquered by fulani jihad and had no businesses with an Emir. A lot of towns that never belonged to Hausa people were renamed into Hausa language.
In 1964, the Sardauna ordered soldiers to descend on Tiv people and massacre those who were protesting against northern inclusion and Hausa/fulani domination.


Yeah, I remember the stories I heard of Sapele and how influential it was in those days. It is sad that the town is now a shadow of it's past glory.

Tejiriseth:
News Reaching Me says thats There's Unrest In Ekpan..(In Uvwie Kingdom/LGA)
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And Ekpan Uprising Is Never palatable.!
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What has been done about It.?

Seriously It is very sad. Uprisings in Ekpan is now like a daily thing. A lot of Ekpan youths have lost it because of politics of bad blood.
The situation however is now under control.

Efewestern:
Okpe and Uvwie dialect are fast loosing it, Only few can speak the original language, they are now speaking general urhobo land and answering general urhobo names.

I wish the urhobo community can do something to help protect the dying language. and by the way where are u from?

Ok, great responses from you.
I am actually from Plateau state, but I was born and bred in Ekpan, Uvwie.

mathy001:
Okpe is quite a difficult dialect and that is why many of the youths fancy Urhobo far more than Okpe. Urhobos also saturate the entire Okpe kingdom and as such, Urhobo language became the default mode of communication. Furthermore, Urhobo language is the only indigenous language taught at the secondary school level and it is compulsory for all Junior Secondary School students in the entire Delta Central Senatorial District.

The pristine form of Okpe is spoken more in Mereje and environs than anywhere else in Okpe. That area is virtually untouched by Urhobo incursion.

Ok interesting.

I wish Urhobo youths would value their language more. I only meet like 1 in 20 urhobo youths who actually take pride in their language. In Effurun-Warri Urban area for instance, you hardly see 2 urhobo youths speaking in Urhobo, but I commonly see Ijaw youths speaking their language together. Uvwie is the worst! In all my life in Ekpan and environs, I never saw an uvwie youth speaking the language.

mathy001:
Ughelli dialect is basically central Urhobo dialect. All Urhobos can understand it. However, those in Ughelli South speak various dialects that may or may not be understandable to some Urhobos from other clans.

Regarding Okpe, the truth is that many of them mistake the unintelligibility of their dialect to other Urhobos as a form of ethnic uniqueness. Okpe, Isoko and Urhobo have always been together from time immemorial. At a point, we were all called Sobo people by the colonial masters. Unfortunately, Isoko people opted out of the union due to politics of bad blood.

Quite interesting is that fact that there is no group known as "Urhobo". Urhobo describes the land we occupy more than the language we speak. So all who identify as Urhobos do so only by affiliation with their respective clans. I.e. I am an Urhobo because I am from Agbon. So you can't claim to be Urhobo without coming from a specific clan. This is the logic that many Okpe claimants fail to get. They think there is a group of people who are purely Urhobos are opposed to those who are purely Okpes. This idea is totally false. Okpe people are Urhobos by virtue of Okpe's classification as an Urhobo clan. Yes, they are Okpe but by being Okpe, they automatically assume Urhobo identity.

If and when the Orodje of Okpe or the Udogun Okpe, as the final authorities in Okpe matters, declares Okpe as an independent ethnic group from the Urhobos, then their affiliation would cease to exist. Until then, Okpe is Urhobo and no matter what a few may say, that stand will never change.

Furthermore, it is interesting to know that Okpe is mutually intelligible with Uvwie yet Uvwie people are not in doubts of their identity. It is also interesting to note that Urhobo Progress Union, the mother union of the Urhobo people, was formed in Orerokpe, the headquarters of Okpe Kingdom. It was this union that fought for the reinstatement of the Orodje of Okpe in the 1930s. They also fought against the Itsekiri's claim that Sapele is their land; a legal battle which Okpe won fair and square at all levels. It is also interesting to know that all Okpe people can understand Urhobo and infact, in Orerokpe, the headquarters of Okpe, Urhobo is the lingua franca!

Ok, great answer.
I hope Okpe leaders never pull out of the union, they would be making a very big mistake by doing that. I wonder why people like to unnecessarily divide themselves into smaller bits, instead of uniting with each other to form a greater force.

As for Isoko, I have met many of them who are so proud of their oneness with urhobo and are very much okay if you call them Urhobo. But it seems like they are in the minority.
Do you really have an idea why Isokos pulled out of the union?

Don't mind my too many questions. I love history a lot. I was also born in Uvwie land, so I find it quite bad that I do not know much of Urhobo history.

Also, why is Sapele so big and developed compared to Orerokpe which is the headquarters of Okpe kingdom? It is ironic.

Efewestern:
Uvwie is one of the major kingdom in Urhoboland, It is bounded by Okpe Kingdom (Urhobo) in the North and Udu and Ughiẹvwen in the North-West, Agbarho kingdom in the North East, Agbarho-Ame in the East, Okere kingdom in the South and Itsekiri in the South West.

Uvwie Kingdom just like most Urhobo kingdoms in Warri, Udu, okpe etc is 100% urban and a centre of civilization for the Urhobo people.

The kingdom is home to Nigeria's major Companies and facilities, such as Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun (Best petroleum University in West Africa), Petroleum Training Institute Effurun (Best Petroleum institute in West Africa), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (Warri Refinery).

Emmanuel Ekemejewan Sideso (JP), Abe 1, the Ovie of
Uvwie Kingdom last month celebrated his 10th year anniversary as the ovie of Uvwie, below are some photos from the event.

https://www.waado.org/cgi-bin/uvwie/emo_ru_uvwie/ovie_uvwie.jpg

Umogu! Umogu!
Wo su tor!

Uvwie' wa boma ru'fe
Good bless Uvwie Kingdom
God bless Urhobo land
God bless Nigeria

Long live His Royal majesty!
May Uvwie land see greater progress and development in his continous reign as king.
Uvwie wado!

mathy001:
That is more like a buffer zone. But there are Okpe villages in the interior of that area so it's more of Okpe than Uvwie. Infact, Okpe people claim that some of their communities are administratively grouped with Uvwie.

Damn. That means Okpe is very huge. But how come with the very large Okpe population and landmass, yet most of them now seem to be switching to Ughelli urhobo dialect or general urhobo?

I had a very close friend in Uniben from Sapele and he told me this. I also ask other Okpe people this, it seems like it's mostly only the elderly people who speak the original okpe dialect, or not?

obaataaokpaewu:
Agbarha, Agbarha-otor and some other kingdoms are in Ughelli North LGA. Okpe kingdom extends upto Sapele

mathy001:
Ughelli Kingdom is just a minute part of Ughelli North and South LGAs. More than 10 kingdoms inhabit the 2 LGAs. Okpe is the largest, followed by Agbon, and this is both in population and landmass.

Wow, Ok, I never knew. I always thought all Ughelli people were under one kingdom. I only thought Ughievwen to be seperate. Now I know better.

I guess the size of Okpe might be the reason why some Okpes claim to be a distinct group.
In my secondary school in Warri. Some Okpe people claimed that they were not urhobos and I never understood why.

One last question, don't most Ughelli people speak the same dialects?

mathy001:
They are not Uvwie communities. They are Okpe communities. Uvwie terminates at Effurun at the Effurun-Sapele Road axis. Any community you encountered after Uvwie would most likely be those in the Mereje dukedom of Okpe. The only area in Uvwie that used to be semi-urban was the Ugbomro axis but the federal university has changed that too. Uvwie is 100% urban.

Wow, Ok, thanks. I always thought they were Uvwie. They are so close to Uvwie.

Pls what about that famous army checkpoint close to effurun R/about? Is it under Okpe or Uvwie? Is that the exact boundary btw Uvwie and Okpe?

Efewestern:
* Orodje of okpe ( Since okpe is the biggest kingdom in Urhoboland)

I thougt Ughelli is bigger than Okpe? Is Ughelli kingdom not Ughelli north and south combined?

Also, Ughelli seems to have a larger population than Okpe. Ughelli natives are extremely many.

fratermathy:
Ovie r'Uvwie, wo su ntor!

He is one of the most important kings in Urhoboland and he controls one of the largest kingdoms. Most of what we know as present day Warri is under his domain. His kingdom is also 100% urbanised, making Uvwie a center of Urhobo civilisation.

He is royalty personified! A true scion and advocate of Urhobo!

Umogu! Umogu! Wo sun tor, Wo rhie tor!

Happy 10th anniversary! Your reign has been peaceful and impactful.

Uvwie wadoo!


Lko
Opharhe
Onosprince
DBriteLitehouse
Scionofurhobo
Caringguy

@the bolded. There are some communities along Effurun-Sapele road before you get to the boundary between Uvwie and Okpe if you are going from Effurun R/about to Sapele ...Those communities are not urbanized... Are they not Uvwie communities?
Cc Efewestern

Feraz:
While I agree my Igbo brothers could be overbearing sometimes, it is not fair if you deny what initially started some of these things. I mean, we have seen cases of people from other parts of Nigeria post gory images of the civil war to remind, mock and taunt them of what will befall them and also boast of how they are willing to kill and stop the Igbos again even when it is not warranted. I have not seen any post images of what happened in the Middle Belt to mock them. Just last year before and during Operation Python Dance, we both know how there were jubilations on every online media concerning the indiscriminate killings that happened to those of SE origin, same happened when some MASSOB members were murdered by the soldiers. Herdsmen killed in Nimbo, they mocked us too, even when youths mobilized for reprisals and were arrested. They mocking and taunting Benue citizens, I do not agree to that but let us be fair in our statements.

Topic, I hope some persons can see what the Ebonyi state governor has brought to his house. Other Southern state governors and assemblies were adamant about these herdsmen, even Imo state but this governor, because of the supposed 2023 Igbo presidency, decides to invite them in. Igbos, this isn't a fight for Ebonyi alone. We need to rally around and nip this before it escalates.

Follow the fool's history and see that is his stock in trade.

You have said the truth, but how long shall southerners and middlebelters continue to laugh and point fingers at each other while our common problem (the core north) continues to take advantage of this stupidity of our people and dominate the entire country?

Yorubas will claim the Igbos started it, Igbos will claim the middlebelters started it and vice versa. I think enough of these. We have to work together.

heckymaicon:
Chai this life is so unfair


The rich mingling together

How I wish I have the power to bomb that their useless gathering at Agodi Gardens last Saturday

We need serious revolution in this country I swear

Revolution cannot work in a multi-ethnic country. This is because the ethnic group in power will always use ethnicity and religion to gain support from their own people.

Any attempt on revolution in Nigeria will lead to civil war. To Hausa fulanis, an attack on Buhari's govt is an attack on them.

oooduancalmdown:
It has gotten to this because the Igbos have reached this level since I can remember. If this attack happened in Yorubaland, they would have flocked here to mock my tribe.
Abeg leave me with my happiness jare. Like I said, I will like to see more of this in the erosion ravaged land of the chest beating apes.
Abeg my herdsmen, I dey una back. Make una continue.

I wonder when we southerners and middlebelters will ever come to understand that we must unite against one enemy which is the core-North.

oooduancalmdown:
Lols! Don't mind them. Fulani never start with them yet. Na introduction be this. If this happened in Yoruba land, you would have seen those ibo apes rejoicing and mocking us by calling us slaves.
I swear I love this news like kilode. I hope to see more news like this.
Chest beating flatheaded apes!

Bro, It hasn't gotten to this pls. These are peoples loved ones and families. I know how stupid a lot of these Igbos on nairaland can be and how they mock yorubas and we middlebelters here for fulani attacks.

However it hasn't gotten to the extent of wishing for more evil with human lives involved. Thanks.

Nonaira3, Hiddenshadow, Odingo1

I hope you guys can see what has shifted from Benue into Ebonyi. This is the 2nd attack Ebonyi is experiencing this month.
A lot of you Igbos who have been mocking Benue citizens. How come we don't see you guys on these threads?

This is why our elders say ''one should never laugh when his neighbors house is on fire''

CircleOfWilis:
tera are the majority tribe, there are about 5 more tribes within deba

Which ones pls?

mrde:
Bro his wife is Tera, he is Bolewa. But you are quite right about the fulani % in the state.

Hmm, ok, let me agree with you.
But I have never seen Bolewa who claim Yamaltu, why do you think Dankwambo claims Yamaltu?

I also heard that Dankwambo's mother is a christian. This was why I believed that he was Tera cos Bolewa have very few christians but Tera has many christians.

As a Gombe indigene, do you also agree that christians are up to 40% of Gombe state population?

babadoo:
He is not fulani... He belongs to one of the minority tribes in gombe state.

So, which of them exactly does he belong to? Hmm

CircleOfWilis:
Mr. Man check ur facts very well....He is not tera

Ok, so what is he? And why does he claim Yamaltu which belongs to only Tera?

MitrikDenholm:
Don't worry. A proper statement will be conducted soon Gods willing. Then we won't have to hear the cries and drivel you minorities like to put out. Calm your horses.

Proper statement from whom and what?

MitrikDenholm:
And what is the basis of your research? Are you conducting some kind of census?

I largely know the ethnic breakdown of most of these LGAs, the number of their villages, towns and districts to a large extent, their histories of settlement. Their voting powers through election registration.
I also had a statistic which showed me the birth rates of every LGA in Nigeria. And many more.

MitrikDenholm:
If the local government he's from is the basis of your argument and you don't even know him personally like the other person you sound like a clown. So if an ethnicity is the majority in a LG there is no other ethnicity there?

The LG of origin is not my only point. Dankwambo has identified with Tera people and I have seen Tera people identify with him. He doesn't identify with Bolewa people.
And apparently he (Dankwambo) also had some christian background as apparently his mother is a christian. Bolewa have very few christians, they are overwhelmingly muslims unlike Terawa who have a huge christian population.

Bolewa are also not like fulani who claim other people's places. There are no Bole communities in Yamaltu/Deba. It would be rare to see a Bole man claim another person's land.

MitrikDenholm:
LOL you're the same person who claimed more than half of Kaduna is Muslim yes.

It's good that he's "detribalised" but these stats you keep pulling out of your arse. Stop it.

Have you ever asked for proof of my statistics that I do not give you?
I remember clearly proving my statistics in that thread didn't I?

And why did I not claim that Gombe is 50% christian too? That's because I know that it is not true. Many Gombe christian indigenes have told me that christians are more than muslims in Gombe, but still I caution them and tell them that it is not true.

For instance, there are so many christians in Borno state, but I can't be so foolish to claim that Borno is up to 40% christian? No. It is most likely 25% christian.

Plateau state is overwhelmingly christian and most Plateau indigenes will tell you that the state is 95% christian. But that is very false! Even if you remove the Hausas from Jos and count only Plateau indigenes, muslims are still more than 5%. They are around 15%. And when you add hausas and other non indigene muslims (mostly from Bauchi), it becomes higher.

So, if you think I am a biased person, you are clearly mistaken. I use a lot of research to come to my conclusions. And I can definitely enlighten you about my points if you ask.

MitrikDenholm:
Apparently his wife is tera but he's bolewa. It's all very interesting.

Pointless anyway. He doesn't stand a chance.

If he is Bolewa, why does he claim Yamaltu/Deba instead of Dukku?