I just read this strange article online which is mostly propaganda and a weak attempt to rewrite the facts and even history itself. We know that the reverse is the case and that genocide is being carried out by these people on Northern Christians and Southerners in general. Some of the content is laughable. Enjoy.  The objective of this study is to uncover the systematic but neglected genocide against the majority Hausa-Fulani and Muslims groups of Nigeria and alert all the stakeholders.
The results show that over the years, there is factual systematic genocide against the Hausa-Fulani majority and the Muslims groups in Nigeria by the non-Muslims using various means and strategies – peaceful and violent, historical narratives, the media, public offices and positions; the various Nigerian state authorities have not been taking enough measures to avoid or stop the genocide.
The genocidaires are and their actions are known to the Nigerian state authorities and in most instances move and operate with impunity. Implication: The study found evident systematic genocide against the Hausa-Fulani and Muslims in Nigeria. Immediate and remote legal, political and socio-economic measures must be taken by the Nigerian state authorities as the situation is further degenerating, and threatens humanity, Nigeria’s unity and sustenance.
In less than a century (1900-1987), about 170 million people were killed in genocides and mass murder around the world (Rummel, 1994). Not only through physical violence, genocide is also perpetrated and executed through diseases, malnutrition, starvation, forced sterilization, dislocation, displacement and rape (Alvarez, 2010:7 & 12)
From available literature, no extensive study has been conducted to explore the systematic genocide against MHF of Nigeria. Therefore, this study uncovers the systematic, covert and overt genocide being executed against the MHF amidst deliberate bad publicity, orchestration of conflicts and violence, hiding the Christian and other non-Muslims atrocities, and a of game of blame the victims (Muslims) by the Christians and other non-Muslims, specifically from the north and other parts of Nigeria. While the Igbos have been falsely using the alleged genocide against them as a means of garnering local, international and ethno-religious sympathy and appeal (David, 2018:27).
There is a systematic genocide against the MHF groups of Nigeria. The groups are completely gripped in fear, uncertainty and pessimism, especially from the North where hate, gruesome killings, guerilla war, and elimination have been declared and normalized against them; thousands of children and women are being un-naturally turned orphans and widows; properties/investments worth billions of Naira being destroyed,; they no longer travel around Nigeria freely as they are murdered/hacked to death with impunity; they live in a state of hate, negative stereo-typing, and blame the victim game (Hassan, 2015:40). Properties are being lost, and apart from the use of local weapons, there are increased use of sophisticated weapons – artillery guns, bazookas, and the deployment and use of ex-soldiers as fighters by the ethno-religious groups against the MHF (Arowosegbe, 2016:7-8 ); between 1999 and 2015, over 5,500 Hausa-Fulanis were killed by the Odua Peoples‘ Congress (OPC) and local vigilantes members in Oyo and Saki; within the same time, and about 12,000 Fulani pastoralists were killed by the OPC members in ―Ajegunle, Eruwa, Gaa Kondo, Igbo–Ora, Ijebu Ode, Imeko, Ikenne, Iseyin, Mushin, Owode Egba, Oyo town, Saki, Sagamu, Sango–Ota, Waasinmi and Yewa‖ in South-Western Nigeria (Arowosegbe, 2016:15).
There is a conspiracy of psychological genocide among the non-Muslims and the Nigerian Christian dominated Media, especially the Southern based; some elements in the conventional security agencies are being used to destroy/distort evidences and exhibits, frustrate cases/thwart investigations/complaints by the victims; nothing is being done to the perpetrators of the genocide as most of the times, governments deliberately or otherwise aid and abet genocide (Totten & Parsons, 2009:3). This target groups which constitutes over 29% and 50% of Nigeria‘s ethno-religious groups composition are being un-naturally and violently killed, scapegoated, despised, resented, stereo-typed, laced and mocked at in an increasing and escalating rate (Mohammed, 2018:118, 119, 132).
Summary and Conclusion
No genocides occur overnight, but preceded by some clear indicators and only occur where the world, a state or people close/turn their eyes or neglect such indicators and existing realities. With those, there is a systematic and multi-dimensioned genocide being executed on both covert and overt ground against the MHF in Nigeria. Evidences and measurement standards are available, robust and viral to prove this genocide against the target group. The strategies being used are such that they are simultaneously executed having been preceded by rivalry and conflicts. The role being played by some Nigerian state authorities is typical to bureaucratic perpetration of the genocide and exactly what and how it had earlier occurred in other countries.
Some elements/bureaucratic perpetrators of the genocide within the Nigerian security agencies and other public services to cover up the atrocities and thwart all efforts, destroy evidences towards proper investigations, prosecution and punishing the culprits. With those, the targets are continuously being killed, economically crippled and impoverished, physically displaced and psychologically traumatised. All the perpetrators (their identities, whereabouts, and activities) in the genocide are known to the Nigerian state authorities. There is a complicity between some Nigerian state officials (especially within the armed forces), CAN and the other perpetrators to continue the systematic genocide in addition to instill Islamophobia, manufacture lies, and destruction of the genocide evidences. The perpetrators are fully funded, harboured and public intelligence reports are leaked to them.
Their activities are covered up by their fellow culprits and strengthened by state authority‘s negligence, inaction to prosecute those responsible. All past genocide records show that they started at lowest levels, but neglected by the states and society after which they grew out of control and plunged states and societies into savage, inhumanity and anarchy. This study is limited to the general act of genocide against the HFM groups of Nigeria. Further studies can investigate and reveal each of the issues raised in this study and conduct an in-depth investigation of the extent of the genocide and the specificity of its systematic kind and nature.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337422858_Uncovering_the_Systematic_Genocide_Against_the_Hausa-Fulani_and_Muslims_Groups_in_Nigeria |
