1. I am a muslim from the north west. I apologise on behalf of a cross-section of elites who, out of their selfishness, incited a group of low-lifers who lack the essence of life to commit crimes against humanity.

2. This is a breakdown of law and order and I totally hold the Governor of my state (Shekarau) responsible.

3. I need not describe the volatility of many areas in Kano. As I type, I'm in one of the enlightened areas of Kano and my friends (southerners) sit beside me.

4. The ideology that the North is out there targeting southerners is wrong. We've seen the emir's house burnt, we've seen Galadima's property, Bashir Tofa's, etc also levelled.

5. We are all entitled to our opinion and also have the right to express our anger in different ways. It is important we maintain the values that see us expressing our views on Nairaland and not killing ourselves.

6. It is a shameful act, I agree. God will not summarize the north as 'Northerners' when he judges humanity. FrancisJ said he grew up in the North. I will like to understand why his parents choose the North. I also have not understood why three out of the four wives my dad married are not from the North -- one thing I know for sure is he made it work.

We need to make a clear difference. Our leaders have failed to take the bull by the horn. Isn't it obvious that the 'Political Class' are benefiting from these chaos? Why haven't we seen general condemnation from all the chairmen of all parties? why have we not seen positive moves to prevent future occurence?

We can also keep hating ourselves and not looking for a way forward.

One thing is clear, whether Nigeria is divided or not, it will still go down to the intellectual soundness of each individual.