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Every country in the world is held together not by ethnicity or geography, but by a shared agreement, the constitution. This agreement defines who we are, what we owe one another, and the limits of power. Nigeria is no different.

We agreed to live under a constitution that guarantees freedom of movement, equality before the law, and the right to live and thrive anywhere within the borders of the federation. But when citizens are told to "go home", that agreement is no longer valid, it becomes a worthless piece of paper.

The constitution is not self-executing, it lives only when the agreeing parties honor that agreement.

Nigeria's constitution was made to erase the fear of exclusion. It was designed to ensure that no Nigerian will be treated as a foreigner in their own country. Yet, in cities like Lagos, many Igbos are frequently reminded, directly or indirectly, that they are not welcome. From election intimidation to property demolitions and political exclusion, the message undertone is the same.

If a group can be singled out as "outsiders" within the same country, the foundation of citizenship has collapsed. What is the essence of the constitution?

It's even more troubling when some Igbos, out of frustration or fear, echo the same sentiment “let’s go home.” This defeatist mentality misunderstands the problem. Before you stand up and leave, that constitution that dictates who we are as a nation has to be invalidated. You can't be part of a constitution that doesn't respect you, a constitution that is grossly violated by the partners who agreed to it. Retreating into silence or self-exile only emboldens injustice. The true act of patriotism is to challenge illegality, not to surrender to it.

This situation calls for courage, not violence or withdrawal. Nigerians (especially Igbos) must insist that the constitution applies to everyone equally. When citizens of the same country are told to “go home,” the constitution has already failed. Because it means the idea of shared nationhood has been replaced by ethnic ownership.

Igbos must also take responsibility at the local and state levels of leadership. Stop electing mediocre leaders when you have many courageous leaders. Raise the consciousness of Igbos in the SE about the significance of elections at the local, state and federal level. Elect leaders who will fight for you, not those who bow and submit to the injustice while you scramble to figure things out.

Nobody is coming to save anyone in Nigeria. Our freedom, survival, and development depends on us all.

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If anyone wants anyone to "go home" then a new agreement has to be written, you can't be operating under the same agreement that you dishonor but expect them to honor.

givedemwotowoto:
If anyone wants anyone to "go home" then a new agreement has to be written, you can't be operating under the same agreement that you dishonor but expect them to honor.

I agree with the OP. Telling people to go home is wrong and unconstitutional.

But, the problem is that if injustice is done to A and by B and people like the OP didn't see it as wrong, when that same injustice is done to B and they complain, it becomes a problem.

Mynd44:
I agree with the OP. Telling people to go home is wrong and unconstitutional.

But, the problem is that if injustice is done to A and by B and people like the OP didn't see it as wrong, when that same injustice is done to B and they complain, it becomes a problem.

Here is the difference. The government was quick to condemn it when it started, and it became a national issue of intense discussion between FG and state governors.

But are these issues even comparable? In the case of the herdsmen, this borders on heinous crimes committed by armed gangs against communities. What heinous crimes were committed by Igbos against communities in Lagos that makes this comparable?

Where is the government outrage on this? Where is the outrage of those charged with defending the constitution?

Someone up there is comparing hardworking, wealth-creating and law abiding Igbos to murderous herdmen, at this point, I can only say we have come to the end of times.

givedemwotowoto:
Here is the difference. The government was quick to condemn it when it started, and it became a national issue of intense discussion between FG and state governors.

But are these issues even comparable? In the case of the herdsmen, this borders on heinous crimes committed by armed gangs against communities. What heinous crimes were committed by Igbos against communities in Lagos that makes this comparable?

Where is the government outrage on this? Where is the outrage of those charged with defending the constitution?

You can now see how deep the problem is. From his comment, you can see he's a perpetrator of the evil going on in Lagos and other places.

I'm sure he uses alternative monikers here to champion his acute bigotry.

Mynd44:
I agree with the OP. Telling people to go home is wrong and unconstitutional.

But, the problem is that if injustice is done to A and by B and people like the OP didn't see it as wrong, when that same injustice is done to B and they complain, it becomes a problem.

..pls respect the thread..pls respect yourself Mynd44..pls if you have nothing reasonable to contribute whether logically or sensible..exit the thread..

..the comment is senseless...& you are a Moderator here..

Gandollar:
Someone up there is comparing hardworking, wealth-creating and law abiding Igbos to murderous herdmen, at this point, I can only say we have come to the end of times.

E shock you abi and Mynd44 is a super moderator here o

@Mynd44

pls respect the thread..pls respect yourself Mynd44..pls if you have nothing reasonable to contribute whether logically or sensible..exit the thread..

..the comment is senseless...& you are a Moderator here..

SeeWahala:
E shock you abi and Mynd44 is a super moderator here o

This is very unfortunate to say the least.

Just another reminder that "one Nigeria" is the biggest fraud to come out of West Africa

Tochi3:
@Mynd44

pls respect the thread..pls respect yourself Mynd44..pls if you have nothing reasonable to contribute whether logically or sensible..exit the thread..

..the comment is senseless...& you are a Moderator here..

Once anybody drops a comment that doesn't align with or support your views, you people begin to attack the person and ask him to withdraw his/her comment or exit the thread.

Here you are asking a supervisor mode to exit a thread he has the power to delete.
I wonder how you people always believe the world revolve around the way to think 🤔.

I always say this, the SE people are always accuse people of what they are guilty of.
This is you preaching about a constitution that gives room for fairness, freedom and equality but you are attacking someone's point of view because it doesn't align with yours.

Must every one think the way you think?

What a people?!

givedemwotowoto:
Here is the difference. The government was quick to condemn it when it started, and it became a national issue of intense discussion between FG and state governors.

But are these issues even comparable? In the case of the herdsmen, this borders on heinous crimes committed by armed gangs against communities. What heinous crimes were committed by Igbos against communities in Lagos that makes this comparable?

Where is the government outrage on this? Where is the outrage of those charged with defending the constitution?

The thing about hypocrisy is that those who practice it like to only examine things through their own lens. You want to say that there has not been any call by the governmnet at various levels against comments like that against people of South Eastern origin? (Look at the attached pictures.

In the case of the herdsmen, you willingly want to demonize an entire profession over crimes that were most likely not committen by them. The villages in the SE that have been abandoned due to insecurity who were the attackers? Are they not IPOB or ESN? Who has enforced an illegal curfew on residents herdsmen? Who has been terrorizing and kidnapping people in the region herdsmen right?

Gandollar:
You can now see how deep the problem is. From his comment, you can see he's a perpetrator of the evil going on in Lagos and other places.

I'm sure he uses alternative monikers here to champion his acute bigotry.

When you want to callout evil call it out entirely.

The problem Nigerians have is that you call out evil done by others on your people and turn a blind eye to evil done by your people to others.

Until we as an entire country change, no one will take us seriously

Mynd44:
When you want to callout evil call it out entirely.

The problem Nigerians have is that you call out evil done by others on your people and turn a blind eye to evil done by your people to others.

Until we as an entire country change, no one will take us seriously

Ok, herdsmen were killing Igbos in the south east, Igbos asked the herdsmen to leave not Fulanis(please let's be detailed) , because it seems like you are mixing up issues here just to justify injustice, Igbos never asked the Fulanis to leave they were specific to herdsmen because they were killing Igbos, please can you tell me the offense of the Igbos in Lagos or southwest for the demand for the entire tribe to leave?

please answer the question to support your justification for what you people are doing to the Igbos...

"3.2 Basis of the Federation: "(1) Every Ethnic Nationality and People in Nigeria has an unconditional right to self-determination within here delineated territories.

Nigeria is not working neither is it going to work because of the skewed, defective and imbalance precipice its foundations are seating on.

Until a sovereign national conference is convoke by its nation to discuss its continuing or discontinuing nationhood, then there is no need to continue beating about the bush.

Mynd44:
When you want to callout evil call it out entirely.The problem Nigerians have is that you call out evil done by others on your people and turn a blind eye to evil done by your people to others....

Are the Igbos killing other ethnic nationals or the only ethnic nationals that have ever asked the killer fulanis to leave their region? Were you not in this nation when former APC chairman - Yakubu Baraje from Kwara state - SW Nigerian told the whole world that the APC brought in these foreign Fulanis to help them win the 2015 presidential election."

You know the truth but choose to be warped in your thinking because you don't want to offend your demigod. Imagine what a moderator is saying in a public space.

Brendaniel:
Ok, herdsmen were killing Igbos in the south east, Igbos asked the herdsmen to leave not Fulanis(please let's be detailed) , because it seems like you are mixing up issues here just to justify injustice, Igbos never asked the Fulanis to leave they were specific to herdsmen because they were killing Igbos, please can you tell me the offense of the Igbos in Lagos or southwest for the demand for the entire tribe to leave?

please answer the question to support your justification for what you people are doing to the Igbos...

Stop casting your pearls before a swine. Stop reciting poetry to a brute. Don't waste time trying to 'reason' with these agbado ethnic champions. It is a spectacular exercise in futility.

Mynd44:
When you want to callout evil call it out entirely.

The problem Nigerians have is that you call out evil done by others on your people and turn a blind eye to evil done by your people to others.

Until we as an entire country change, no one will take us seriously

Didn't Igboho chase Fulani out of his domain. Yolu kept quiet because it was not politically expedient at the time. Fulanis have threatened Igbos living in the north too, but you never condemned it because it was to the people you love to hate.

What next?

You came here to compare apples and oranges. It's very very sad that you are a mod over the rest of us.

Gandollar:
Didn't Igboho chase Fulani out of his domain. Yolu kept quiet because it was not politically expedient at the time. Fulanis have threatened Igbos living in the north too, but you never condemned it because it was to the people you love to hate.

What next?

You came here to compare apples and oranges. It's very very sad that you are a mod over the rest of us.

Igboho is a criminal with criminal and selfish intent. Have you ever seen me praise him? I have even condemned his actions and that is what any sane human would do

Brendaniel:
Ok, herdsmen were killing Igbos in the south east, Igbos asked the herdsmen to leave not Fulanis(please let's be detailed) , because it seems like you are mixing up issues here just to justify injustice, Igbos never asked the Fulanis to leave they were specific to herdsmen because they were killing Igbos, please can you tell me the offense of the Igbos in Lagos or southwest for the demand for the entire tribe to leave?

please answer the question to support your justification for what you people are doing to the Igbos...

This is your hypocrisy showing. Herdsmen were killing not IPOB or ESN right?

Or every Herdsman is a criminal so they should all leave. You should learn to punish the criminal element and not blindly say they should all leave including the ones involved in legal business who have not hurt anyone.

As for the people saying Igbos should leave anywhere, they are also criminals involved in hate speech who should be prosecuted. I can say this because I don't care who is involved in hate speech, as far as it is hate speech, it should be stamped out.

You on the other hand cannot condemn the blanket expulsion of herdsmen because you know what you really want to do

Mynd44:
Igboho is a criminal with criminal and selfish intent. Have you ever seen me praise him? I have even condemned his actions and that is what any sane human would do

Igboho was selfish in his intent? Selfish for taking action on the people killing, raping and displacing Yorubas from their homestead?

Fayose too was selfish and so was the late Arakunrin in Ondo!

See, guy forget, it's what it is.

Mynd44:
This is your hypocrisy showing. Herdsmen were killing not IPOB or ESN right?

Or every Herdsman is a criminal so they should all leave. You should learn to punish the criminal element and not blindly say they should all leave including the ones involved in legal business who have not hurt anyone.

As for the people saying Igbos should leave anywhere, they are also criminals involved in hate speech who should be prosecuted. I can say this because I don't care who is involved in hate speech, as far as it is hate speech, it should be stamped out.

You on the other hand cannot condemn the blanket expulsion of herdsmen because you know what you really want to do

Kanu and his ESN gave them option to either rent houses and live like every other sane person. They were told to leave the bushes where they run to hide after commiting atrocious acts or leave the region entirely.

Now, tell me how Igbos have committed henious crimes in SW to warrant your bigotry.

Their only crime was daring to vote for Peter Obi right? And for coming to your land to do business and make tremendous progress right?

Gandollar:
Kanu and his ESN gave them option to either rent houses and live like every other sane person. They were told to leave the bushes where they run to hide after commiting atrocious acts or leave the region entirely.

Now, tell me how Igbos have committed henious crimes in SW to warrant your bigotry.

Their only crime was daring to vote for Peter Obi right? And for coming to your land to do business and make tremendous progress right?

You are here romanticizing clowns like Igboho and Kanu

Okay, I get it now.

I don't converse with people sympathetic to terrorism

@godfullsam..

..first..that he is a MOD does not stop me from calling him out ..when he throws lies bared faced..

..he can delete the thread

..imagine the lies..that Ndigbo told fulani to leave the SE..as if he is not aware that it biils to the actions of criminals herdsmen..who kill & terrorize the people of the East..

..maybe you you are even Mynd44..

Mynd44:
This is your hypocrisy showing. Herdsmen were killing not IPOB or ESN right?

Or every Herdsman is a criminal so they should all leave. You should learn to punish the criminal element and not blindly say they should all leave including the ones involved in legal business who have not hurt anyone.

As for the people saying Igbos should leave anywhere, they are also criminals involved in hate speech who should be prosecuted. I can say this because I don't care who is involved in hate speech, as far as it is hate speech, it should be stamped out.

You on the other hand cannot condemn the blanket expulsion of herdsmen because you know what you really want to do

Thank you for your comment and the illustration you gave bringing this up, you say I'm being a hypocrite but I will show you are actually the one that is the hypocrite here.

First let's go back to history, because you Tinubu supporters like to twist issues and only concentrate on the aspect you want to push your narrative.

What brought about ESN?

It was the killings of the Igbos by the Fulani herdsmen that brought about ESN, Igbos cried out for something to be done, the FG looked away same thing they are still doing till date to especially Benue, Plateau and so on, so it is not just an Igbo thing, so we both agree ESN was created because of the failure of the FG to protect the Igbos.

Now you claim the ESN are also killing Igbos, but don't you think that if the FG did their job ESN will not be existing today?

so it was the failure of the FG that brought about ESN, now there are 3 questions I will ask you, if you can answer those 3 questions then I will count you as a truthful person but if you can't then I will count you as a liar(sorry to say)

1. You are a supermod and you have access to information, Since all these herdsmen killings started in the south east, can you show me just one news of the Nigerian military going after or killing herdsmen in the south east like they go after IPOB/ESN?

2. If you say that the Igbos were unjust to tell them to leave and only prosecute those of them committing crimes, do Igbos have the power to do that without the support of the FG to go after the perpetrators and get them caught first?

3. Now you talk about free speech and freedom of movement, please which Fulani herdsman has been prosecuted in the south east for violating the laws of the land like you people claim the Igbos are doing in Lagos which is your justification for arresting and locking up Igbos like self acclaimed Ezes?

Please answer these 3 questions to prove you are being sincere with yourself or just trying to twist issues to justify injustice...

Mynd44:
You are here romanticizing clowns like Igboho and Kanu

Okay, I get it now.

I don't converse with people sympathetic to terrorism

Kikikiki 😬😬😆😆😆😄

So long bro!

Mynd44:
You are here romanticizing clowns like Igboho and Kanu

Okay, I get it now.

I don't converse with people sympathetic to terrorism

But you are sympathetic to the Fulani herdsmen, killing and kidnapping your people, raping your women and destroying you farmlands right?

Mynd44:
The thing about hypocrisy is that those who practice it like to only examine things through their own lens. You want to say that there has not been any call by the governmnet at various levels against comments like that against people of South Eastern origin? (Look at the attached pictures.

In the case of the herdsmen, you willingly want to demonize an entire profession over crimes that were most likely not committen by them. The villages in the SE that have been abandoned due to insecurity who were the attackers? Are they not IPOB or ESN? Who has enforced an illegal curfew on residents herdsmen? Who has been terrorizing and kidnapping people in the region herdsmen right?

Wait, let me get this straight. Why do you keep bringing up an entirely different security issue in the SE? Are you using that as a justification for Igbos being told that Lagos is not their home as citizens of Nigeria? What exactly is your point?

The issue of insecurity in the SE is a completely different matter that should be discussed in a separate topic. It's unfortunate you had to bring it into this discussion. Are you implying that Igbos living peacefully in Lagos deserve hostility because of security incidents involving armed herdsmen in the SE? That's intellectually dishonest, and quite frankly, disturbing.

Let's stay on topic. This discussion is about failure to uphold and defend the constitution which is the very agreement that keeps us all together as a country.

And for the record, the screenshot you posted from the FG is from 8 years ago, that's all you could show as FG's posture for incidents happening as recently as 2025? You just can't even acknowledge FG's silence on this matter. This is really telling.

Gandollar:
You can now see how deep the problem is. From his comment, you can see he's a perpetrator of the evil going on in Lagos and other places.

I'm sure he uses alternative monikers here to champion his acute bigotry.

The problem is really deep, that comparison was wild.

givedemwotowoto:
Wait, let me get this straight. Why do you keep bringing up an entirely different security issue in the SE? Are you using that as a justification for Igbos being told that Lagos is not their home as citizens of Nigeria? What exactly is your point?

The issue of insecurity in the SE is a completely different matter that should be discussed in a separate topic. It's unfortunate you had to bring it into this discussion. Are you implying that Igbos living peacefully in Lagos deserve hostility because of security incidents involving armed herdsmen in the SE? That's intellectually dishonest, and quite frankly, disturbing.

Let's stay on topic. This discussion is about failure to uphold and defend the constitution which is the very agreement that keeps us all together as a country.

And for the record, the screenshot you posted from the FG is from 8 years ago, that's all you could show as FG's posture for incidents happening as recently as 2025? You just can't even acknowledge FG's silence on this matter. This is really telling.

I will love to recommend Mastering English

Mynd44:
I will love to recommend Mastering English

Is that your closing argument? I’ll take that as a concession.