₦airaland Forum

usmanpogo:
Every foundation built on lies will always wobble or at long last crumble. The geographical enterprise we call Nigeria today is a country that comprises many nations with different ideologies. In order to understand the current dilemma we find ourselves, we must understand the differences between a nation and a country.
A nation is a group of people with shared history, descent, culture and ideologies. While a country is a geographical expression with well outlined borders and self-sovereign authority. For example the Ibo people are a nation, just like the Yorubas and the Hausa.

Since time immemorial, the difference in ideologies of these groups of nations within a country has always been a problem. While religious beliefs play a crucial role in how these ideological differences are formed.

The Northern Nigeria is more complex or perhaps more heterogenous compared to the South. The Northern Nigerians are predominantly Muslims with Christian minority, how that happened is something we all should have been concerned about.

Without mincing words, the same people we call bandits, cattle rustlers, terrorist all have something in common, they are all Muslims and they are mostly Fulanis.

The Fulanis aren't historically Nigerians, since we have learned to accept them as Nigerians, Fulanis from Niger, Chad, Mali can easily claim to be Nigerians and commit these crimes probably in connivance with the ones in Northern Nigeria.

The Usman Dan Fodio conquest of Northern Nigeria had ethnic consequences, some argued it was a jihad and it had nothing to do with ethnic cleansing but the records says otherwise.

In fewer terse, the issue of ethnic cleansing has been going on in the North (especially around North Central ) for decades if not centuries, except it receives more publicity recently due to the advent of social media. Most minority ethnic communities are Christians, at these rate there will be none left.

obedience4:
That system of government isn't feasible!!

Even if there's regional autonomy who then controls the central government?? Besides all region are not the same, some are more developed than others, some are more richer in terms of natural resources

It simply won't work

WriteerNg:
American Democracy is finally coming home.

I hope we all embrace it.

"The issue in the North is not the same with that of the Niger Delta. They said they should be forgiven and reintegrated. What are you forgiving them for? These are just criminals. You can’t even really call them non-state actors. These are just criminals brought in from other countries. They are not even Nigerians. So, why do you start putting them in the armed forces? What is going on? This country is going to explode maybe in the next 20 or 30 years because all the people you are reintegrating and putting into the military are going to become major generals soon. And they are going to command your army, then turn the country into an Islamic state. What they are doing is wrong, and should be stopped. They should meet this force with force because this is a terrorist action."..

23jerryking:
Them: "American is coming to steal your resources"

Me: Nigeria who's owing over N180 trillion already 😂😂

IMEI:
They can do this brazenly because Nigeria has too many stupid people

Just like colonialism, a bunch of white men are dissecting our homeland and we're cheering them on

If they succeed in their plans, we would have deserved it

WriteerNg:
⚡President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping understands the consequences if China invades Taiwan, while refusing to specifically say the US would defend the island, according to an extract of a CBS News interview broadcast Sunday.

Asked if he would order US forces into action if China moved militarily on Taiwan, Trump said: “You’ll find out if it happens, and he understands the answer to that.”

He added that China’s leaders “know the consequences.”

usmanpogo:
He's trying to describe a Confederacy, the only major disadvantage is the central government would be weak especially in enforcement of laws.
It works in Switzerland, the president is just a figure head with no special powers.
It might actually work.

WriteerNg:
Lol is this real?

WriteerNg:
Leave am make he dey jonze.

Mikasaobi:
I get you but I think you’re a bit harsh on Nigerians.

Nigerians are seeing the country as a failed state so they think foreign interference is a lesser evil.

I don’t want the USA involved but I don’t blame the citizens, I blame the politicians for bringing this evil on us.

IMEI:
If the US comes, occupation will follow

The North has rare earth minerals Trump is desperate to get, do you think they'll not corner those resources to replenish the cost of the 'intervention'?

Nigeria will just be another DR Congo with constant conflicts. Anyway, how will the US even protect the Christians? Will they spread their forces all across the North?

Another point to look at is that the US for a long time has been trying to establish a base in Nigeria but we have been rebuffing them. With Niger Republic closing their base, they now want to establish a presence here through the backdoor

Maybe I'm being irrational, but when has US occupation ever led to good for a Country?

Nigerians will find out the hard way that the US isn't coming to protect Christians, but to secure its own distinct interests

nigeriansamurai:
Israel has openly declared it plans to rebuild and settle it's people in Gaza. Without any systems for displaced Gazans except their migration to Egypt and border countries, what else are you looking for, the way you guys deny facts here dey off me.
Even righteousness sef don post many Zionist propaganda claiming Palestine as Israel. Be honest if you want to discuss politics keep your religion or believes aside and work with facts, dont ignore facts so you can defend what you believe properly.

Sometime ago Israeli cabinet agreed to a plan to take over Gaza, Nathan yahoo sef don deny sovereignty of the state of Gaza... What do all these things mean you are talking of conspiracies

Allthelight:
When even the current President talked about a Christian genocide because his person is not in power. Now there is no genocide

usmanpogo:
He's trying to describe a Confederacy, the only major disadvantage is the central government would be weak especially in enforcement of laws.
It works in Switzerland, the president is just a figure head with no special powers.
It might actually work.

IMEI:
First of all, who is a Nigerian?

Fulani have been in Nigeria centuries before the country called Nigeria ever existed. Fulani are even older than some ethnic groups in Nigeria you consider Nigerian...how many of you have very stupid takes is baffling

Claiming that Fulani in Chad, Mali etc can claim to be Nigerian is akin to claiming that Yoruba people in Togo, Benin Republic can do the same...once again stupid take

Bandits are mostly Fulani, I agree with that, though not exclusively so, because there are other tribes involved as well. Many of these herders aren't Muslim, they know little to nothing of religion and mostly just live in accordance with their cultural codes. If you didn't know, Fulani culture and cultural rules very strongly guide herders, they mostly don't live by religious rules

Usman dan Fodio didn't conquer Northern Nigeria, in case you don't know, he was born and raised in Gobir, in present day Sokoto. He wasn't some foreign invader like you're trying to make it seem and his wars had the support of the local populations for the most part, so I don't know what ethnic cleansing you're referring to and I hope you're not talking about the Hausa people

Most attacks by bandits are in rural areas, in the urban centres everyone lives without looking over their shoulders. Benue's insecurity is a recent thing, the old ones are Plateau and Kaduna so I don't understand the centuries old ethnic cleansing you're talking about.

In Plateau and Kaduna, let no one potray the Christians as angels because they have many atrocities against Muslims in those localities to their names

I don't know what part of Nigeria you're from but stick to what you know

IMEI:
They can do this brazenly because Nigeria has too many stupid people

Just like colonialism, a bunch of white men are dissecting our homeland and we're cheering them on

If they succeed in their plans, we would have deserved it

IMEI:
If the US comes, occupation will follow

The North has rare earth minerals Trump is desperate to get, do you think they'll not corner those resources to replenish the cost of the 'intervention'?

Nigeria will just be another DR Congo with constant conflicts. Anyway, how will the US even protect the Christians? Will they spread their forces all across the North?

Another point to look at is that the US for a long time has been trying to establish a base in Nigeria but we have been rebuffing them. With Niger Republic closing their base, they now want to establish a presence here through the backdoor

Maybe I'm being irrational, but when has US occupation ever led to good for a Country?

Nigerians will find out the hard way that the US isn't coming to protect Christians, but to secure its own distinct interests

obedience4:
There's genocide of Christians in the north and the Middle-belt but not in a grand scale like we have seen in europe by the nazis germany!!

The major defence by some folks here are that Muslims are also been killed in large numbers too

The key to the question is this those Muslims who were killed weren't necessarily killed because of their faith. But we have seen systematic and deliberate killings of Christians in the north and the Middle belt

Christian communities have been sacked by terrorist groups simply becuse of religious affiliation. We have seen terrorist groups discriminate when picking their targets

There's a level of genocide against Christians in the middle belt and in the north.. but not at a scale that warrants the intervention of a foreign power.

obedience4:
There's genocide of Christians in the north and the Middle-belt but not in a grand scale like we have seen in europe by the nazis germany!!

The major defence by some folks here are that Muslims are also been killed in large numbers too

The key to the question is this those Muslims who were killed weren't necessarily killed because of their faith. But we have seen systematic and deliberate killings of Christians in the north and the Middle belt

Christian communities have been sacked by terrorist groups simply becuse of religious affiliation. We have seen terrorist groups discriminate when picking their targets

There's a level of genocide against Christians in the middle belt and in the north.. but not at a scale that warrants the intervention of a foreign power.

sainttwist1:
i believe we need some level of foreign intervention to stop the killing of christians in the north.

Something like sanction on the sponsors of extremists and their family