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Gentle Naaz: Nnaa nwa hausa agbaputa kwa la anyi o.(hausa boy don save us) . I remeber a grass named " Musa sapentium)

Pipsland78: You really do lack depth.

Pipsland78: ^^^ Whether titles are adored or not, how does your question add any value to anyone? Why do we expend so much time and energy on trivialities while more serious issues are left hanging.

Pipsland78: To what end? What purpose would this serve? How would this add any value to anyone.

Afam4eva: Why's your username "omopastor"?

chidindufrank: International Court of Justice?. They should be informed that ICJ speaks only English. No be hausa o mek kominikacion brekdownu no risult dia ni

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Nigeria’s government of human rights violations, according to spokesman Ango Abdullahi.


“What we are doing now is to organize our evidence that would make it possible for us to make a very strong case against the government and its agencies, or up to individuals who may be complicit, in terms of the human rights violations that have been taking place in the last few years,” said Abdullahi.

He said the group has put together a team of lawyers that has been gathering evidence indicating that national army soldiers were involved in the recent killing of civilians at Baga.

“There is sufficient evidence, from our point of view, in terms of human rights violations that have been going on with a lot of impunity in the last three years or so around the activities of the government and its agencies and around the country,” said Abdullahi. “I think it’s because nobody seems to really take the matter seriously to draw attention, not only to other parts of the world, to the Nigerian authorities themselves.”

But supporters of the government say the administration is mandated to protect unarmed civilians and resolve the country’s internal security crisis. They accused the NEF of failing to engage the government in its attempt to prevent violence, often carried out by members of the Islamist group, Boko Haram.

Abdullahi denies speculation that the Elders’ Forum is in any way linked to Boko Haram.

“We didn’t create the insurgents. It may have been created by somebody, but it is up to the government to prove a case that the insurgency has been created deliberately to cause havoc in the country,” said Abdullahi. “It happens that perhaps if there is any indication … that this matter has been politicized, it must have been politicized by the government or its agencies.”

Boko Haram, which is based in Nigeria’s north, has been accused of carrying out violent attacks in an attempt to force the country to adopt strict Islamic law.

Human Rights Watch says Boko Haram-related violence has killed an estimated 3,000 people since 2009, a toll that includes killings by security forces.

Abdullahi says the government has been unable to resolve the security threats members of Boko Haram pose to the country.

“If this sect had been treated like many other sects that we’ve had in this country for many years, perhaps we would not be where we are now,” continued said Abdullahi, “there [have been] thousands of people detained in terribly inhumane conditions all over the country. Among the thousands of people that have been in detention for many years now, only one as far as I know is in court now.”

Abdullahi says the Elders group has decided to hold the government accountable for the extrajudicial killings he says are sometimes carried out by military officials.

pro01: Is there anything called "middle belt" in Nigeria's constitution or political lexicon? Nigeria is broadly divided into North (north east, north west, north central) and South (south east, south west, and south south). "Middle Belt" is an outdated colloquialism.

Tuface and the other folks I mentioned are from the North Central geopolitical zone, which makes them northerners in the broad sense of the term. That's why I asked the OP to revise his question.

Adedayo516: Who tell you?!.....You never see the new movie from that side?!...BAGA 2013!...lol

BTW, I think they have celebrities, just that they are only popular in the north
........for example: Abba El-Mustapha,Abubakar Baballe Hayatu,
Ali Nuhu(kidda still popular in the southern part of country), Carmen McCain(one fine lady like that).....and many more.

nmagirl: yar'adua, Aliyu Mu'azu Babangida nko? There are so many of them. Just joking op i understand wot u r asking. I think their archaic lifestyle, religion and mentality draws a lot of them backward.

Cokeroo: I'm not saying he's using occult powers, but of all things, why use masonic symbolism in a church complex? Don't forget that the man is an architect. Just food for thought. No arguments brother, for i know a fact #A MAN CONVINCED AGAINST HIS OWN OPINION IS OF THE SAME OPINION STILL# Dale Carnegie....

Cokeroo: like this is supposed to be a church complex, why litter the landscape with masonic symbols hidden in plain sight? Architectural designs are one of the most important ways masons communicate. Take a look at some of the designs of the greatest cities in the world. Washington,new york, london, paris. All littered with masonic symbolism hidden in plain sight.

musKeeto: Yeah, he failed to save his Son from the Romans... What an irresponsible father...