Igbo Christians and violence na 5 & 6

shantti:


I swear, I see shege during my secondary school days, that time it was ezza and ezilo that were fighting. So during long vacation, we from Enugu remain at school instead of travelling.

Thank goodness you were safe during those times. Some of my friends families weren't so lucky!

iyapont:
This is terrible,I think the gov is not doing enough

There is very little the government can do in community clashes aside playing neutral and calling the elders of both sides and dialoguing with them to embrace peace.

Dave is from Ohaozara if any of the sides perceive that he's taking sides with the other group they'll drag his community into the fight. Villages in his community would be burnt, people will be killed. And he has barely one year in office so once he's out of office, how does he intend to defend his people from a fight that wasn't any of his concern?

See the one of Aguleri and Umuleri in Anambra, it has been going on for over 20 years and counting. Various governors have tried to meet their elders but they'll call a cease fire for some months or years then before you say jack, killings have resumed.

There's nothing the government can do unless the people choose to end fighting and hostilities only then would there be peace.

CrazyMan:

There is very little the government can do in community clashes aside playing neutral and calling the elders of both sides and dialoguing with them to embrace peace.

Dave is from Ohaozara if any of the sides perceive that he's taking sides with the other group they'll drag his community into the fight. Villages in his community would be burnt, people will be killed. And he has barely one year in office so once he's out of office, how does he intend to defend his people from a fight that wasn't any of his concern?

See the one of Aguleri and Umuleri in Anambra, it has been going on for over 20 years and counting. Various governors have tried to meet their elders but they'll call a cease fire for some months or years then before you say jack, killings have resumed.

There's nothing the government can do unless the people choose to end fighting and hostilities only then would there be peace.

i pray for peace

And that state is poorly developed.

Majority of people's occupation is farming (poor subsistence farming)