₦airaland Forum

Letter to Buhari from the grave of the
innocents –
By Bashir Yusufu
Dear General Buhari; I would’ve
addressed this letter privately to you, but
in the expectation that you may not
receive it, I decided to make it an Open
Letter, in the hope that you would
stumble on it, read it and hopefully feel
some of the pains and anguish that have
been my lot. Having said that, permit me
therefore to proceed with the rest of this
missive from the grave of innocents
departed.
Last night, while I was at my modest
home in Katsina, relaxing and probably
half-awake, I heard the voice of my
cousin who was killed in the North in
April 2011 during the post-election
violence instigated by your loss of the
presidential election. With bloodshot sad
eyes, my cousin, looking apparition-like,
was wailing “Gen Buhari, why why”. My
cousin’s name is (or was) Mallam Yusuf
Danfulani, a bright young lad originally
from Katsina State, who was slaughtered
in cold blood and set on fire by youths
chanting “Sai Buhari”, like they are again
now chanting in 2015.
Gen Buhari, in case you have forgotten,
Yusuf was slaughtered in your name even
though he never did any wrong to you,
and even voted for you against Dr
Jonathan. He lost his life just because the
murderers you encouraged by your many
hate speeches believed Yusuf to be from
middle belt or southern Nigeria, most
probably because of his bulky looks and
brave, patriotic attempts to prevent the
killing of an innocent Youth Corper,
Ukeoma Ikechukwu. Even though he cried
out in Hausa and Fulfulde, he was still not
believed by those you (Buhari) managed
to brainwash to see all non-Fulani
Nigerians as conspiring to vote against
you. In this very case, Yusuf voted for
you but his ‘Sai Buhari’ killers never
believed he did. Like you, Gen Buhari, the
mob was baying for the blood of
innocents.
If not for Yusuf’s best friend who was
with him and was himself nearly killed,
we would not have recognized his charred
body that was burnt beyond recognition.
And thanks to the same friend for
recounting to us the little he could make
out at the last moments of Yusuf’s life,
the agony he passed through and the
most important words he uttered before
he gave up. It is the same words I heard
him utter last night from the grave: ‘Gen
Buhari, why why’. Yet, to this day, you
(Buhari) have not cared to apologize or
show any remorse, but you instead
offered lame excuses for the bloodletting
you had instigated, and still instigate. I
now ask you this: Gen Buhari, must you
always shade blood, like you started doing
from 1983, to rule Nigeria? Do you recall
how you killed Brigadier Bako in 1983 just
so you could take power by force from
Shehu Shagari?
General Buhari, Ukeoma Ikechukwu
himself was reported missing that same
day Yusuf was murdered by your
supporters, and finally confirmed dead the
following day when his charred remains
was discovered in a hooded area.
Apparently, your supporters had dragged
him out of the open and tortured him
before finally snuffing life out of him. Like
my cousin, Yusuf, Ukeoma was very
young and an innocent. Unlike Dr.
Jonathan, they were not contesting
against you. Yet, when they were killed,
part of Nigeria was killed with them; the
same Nigeria that you are now angrily
campaigning to rule.
Yusuf and Ukeoma were not alone. Six
other innocent Youth Corpers were also
murdered in Bauchi, where you Buhari,
polled 1,315,209 votes (almost 82 per
cent), defeating Dr Jonathan who scored
258,404 votes and did not even hit the
25 per cent mark. The corps members
were reportedly chased to a police station
where they sought refuge. But the
rioters, who were raving mad with
bloodlust and chanting “Sai Buhari”,
overran the station and murdered the
young Nigerians in cold blood. So, Gen
Buhari, as you can see from the Bauchi
result and it’s aftermath, your supporters
even shade blood when you win; still you
have no qualms. Today, you are prancing
around the nation, arrogant and angry as
usual, behaving like you have already won
the election; and thus setting up another
bloodletting if you are not announced
winner.
The story of Obinna Okpokiri is as heart-
wrenching as Yusuf’s. The 27-year-old
was butchered and burnt to ashes, in the
service of his fatherland. Okpokiri’s own
circumstances were as gruesome as they
could be. He had run to the Corpers’
Lodge as the rampaging ‘Sai Buhari’
rioters targeted Youth Corper polling
officers recruited by INEC for the
election. As painful death loomed, the
young Nigerians contemplated fleeing to
the barracks. But they were not lucky
enough. Your ‘Sai Buhari’ supporters
caught up with them, slaughtered and set
them on fire. Like Yusuf, these innocents
are human beings and future leaders on
the last laps of fulfilling their national duty
before moving on to a bright future. But
it was not to be because, in your name,
Gen Buhari, they were slaughtered, sliced,
soaked in petrol and scorched. Reduced
to ashes in minutes and in the most
callous fashion by those that are not
better citizens or humans than them.
General Buhari, while you are now busy
inciting another violence, please bear in
mind that in 2011, your supporters turned
violent in whole 12 northern states as
they burned the homes, vehicles, and
properties of innocent Nigerians, some of
whom are also Muslims and Northerners
like you and my cousin Yusuf. Your ‘Sai
Buhari’ supporters also targeted and killed
Christians and members of southern
Nigerian ethnic groups, who were seen as
supporting the PDP, and they burnt
churches across the north. One particular
attack in Bauchi stood out as most heart-
breaking. According to Human Rights
Watch, on April 17 in Giade, a rural town
in northern Bauchi, ‘Sai Buhari’ mobs
attacked youth corps members in the
town. The Corpers, who were mostly
from Yoruba, ran to the local police
station to seek refuge, but the mobs
stormed the police station. The mob
killed the police officer on duty and
burned down the police station. They
raped two of the female youth corps
members and then hacked them to death
with machetes, along with five male
youth corps members. In total, rioters
killed ten youth corps members in that
town alone.
A lecturer at the Nuhu Bamalli
Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State,
described to Human Rights Watch how a
mob of Muslims chanting “Change, Sai
Buhari” attacked and killed several
Christian students, a Christian lecturer
and four Muslim students suspected of
being PDP sympathizers on April 17: He
said “Between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., they
entered the school chanting slogans and
shouting: “Where are the Christians and
Muslims that supported the ruling party?”
They had painted their faces black and
were shouting that they needed “change”,
the Congress for Progressive Change
campaign slogan. The mob had all sorts of
weapons – machetes, sticks, and clubs.
They started breaking the glass on the
buildings. The students ran away but the
mob pursued them into the staff quarters
and they had nowhere to go. The mob
beat them to death. The lecturer they
killed was Yoruba“.
Finally, Gen Buhari, let me end this letter
by asking you this question: When are
you going to apologize to me, to Yusuf’s
aged parents, to Ukeoma’s parents, to
parents of all innocents murdered by your
brainwashed supporters, to Nigeria and to
mankind? And here is Yusuf again, asking
you from the grave: “Gen Buhari, why
why”.
Bashir Yusufu.

Is that so?

This is really pathetic. I wonder if the families of the deceased would ever forgive buhari and his supporters. Truly what they did is bad and i think we need a public letter of apology.

Imb.ecile as your name implies.

PDP is boko haram says owoye Azazi, Jonabadluck has been killing innocent people all this while

U kno dem by their words and actions. Cry no more, they ll be payday for the killers and they ll hav no peace.

kasheemawo:
Imb.ecile as your name implies.

PDP is boko haram says owoye Azazi, Jonabadluck has been killing innocent people all this while

I didn't say anything about PDP or APC in this post, because neither of them are my favorite, so what are u insinuating?.
Besides, I only posted the lamentations of a fellow Nigerian, so save that ur hate talk.

That is Nigeria politics for you, all party have thugs, supposing Apc wins the forth coming election there will be riot, not because GED is violent but because his supporters are.

imbless:
I didn't say anything about PDP or APC in this post, because neither of them are my favorite, so what are u insinuating?.
Besides, I only posted the lamentations of a fellow Nigerian, so save that ur hate talk.

stop denying that u are Tanoid.....sai Baba Buhari

kasheemawo:
Imb.ecile as your name implies.

PDP is boko haram says owoye Azazi, Jonabadluck has been killing innocent people all this while

did the op mention anything like pdp in his post? Didn't he even mention that he is from katsina? Why must you lack the virtue of prudence and common sense in your comments? I tire for some people oo. If your brother/cousin was amongst those killed back then in 2011, how would you react especially when the murderers don't come out to apologise?

pillarmaria:
did the op mention anything like pdp in his post? Didn't he even mention that he is from katsina? Why must you lack the virtue of prudence and common sense in your comments? I tire for some people oo. If your brother/cousin was amongst those killed back then in 2011, how would you react especially when the murderers don't come out to apologise?

keep ranting PDP is boko haram says Andrew azazi

kasheemawo:
keep ranting PDP is boko haram says Andrew azazi

you've just showcased your level of mentality. I wish you well in life.

imbless:
I didn't say anything about PDP or APC in this post, because neither of them are my favorite, so what are u insinuating?.
Besides, I only posted the lamentations of a fellow Nigerian, so save that ur hate talk.

here , enjoy.....not like the epitsle you have pasted above

FACTS ABOUT GEJ
[b](1).He pardoned James Ibori, a man who stole billions of naira and left the Delta state coffers an empty shell.
(2).He pardoned Alamesiegha, the man who was convicted abroad and had to escape dressed as an ugly woman.
(3).He pardoned and embraced Buruji Kashamu; a wanted drug baron and made him a party chairman.
(4).He pardoned Al Mustapha; the hench man of Late Sani Abacha to use him in order to achieve some selfish political gains.
(5).He accepted and embraced Ali Modu Sheriff; a well known boko haram sponsor and gave him the PDP ticket to contest for senate.
(6).He failed to prosecute Stella Oduah, the Aviation Minister for the massive sleaze of her ministry's treasury to buy bullet-proof cars.
(7).He failed to prosecute Aba Moro; the Interior Minister who suprintended over the death of many graduates in search of immigration jobs and collected a thousand naira from each candidate.
(cool.He failed to prosecute Diezani Madueke; the Petroleum Minister who has not been able to account for the missing billions of naira that developed wings under her care and was indicted abroad for brazen corruption.
(9).He failed to prosecute the man who stole billions of pension funds meant for those who have deligently served their father-land for 35 years.
(10).Aminu Oguche, the man who was extradited, a self-professed master-mind of the Nyanya bomb blast in which so many lives and properties were destroyed; was set free and to this day, not a single word has been heard from the presidency.
(11)He appointed Obanikoro, a known and unrepentant election rigger as a Minister in his cabinet.
(12).He appointed Femi Fani Kayode, a man with a money-laundering case on his neck, as his campaign co-ordinator.
(13).He totally weakened EFCC to the extent that a lot of Nigerians do not even know who the EFCC boss is.
(14).When Nigeria had a president, Gani Adams was in hiding, Uwazurike was in detention awaiting trial for treason, Asari Dokubo was in detention awaiting trial for treason, Tompolo was in hiding. Today, these people are the ones who determine our leaders. Nigerians, these are the kind of people Jonathan loves to work with.
Should we continue to leave our yams in the 'care' of goats A president who cannot muster enough strength to confront our greatest problem is not fit to be re-elected! Is this really the kind of person we honestly want as our leader Should our dislike for Buhari make us continue with the mess we are in Haba! CHANGE is natural and absolutely necessary[/b]! Jonathan is a disaster to this country.