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Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by gidgiddy: 11:08am On May 06, 2016
One person kills someone in the west, another avenges and kills another in the south. One person kills another in the east, another avenges and kills another in the north. So what is the point of Nigeria? It is not like the unity of Nigeria has forstered love or progress amongst the indigenous people. So let everyone go back home, declare their own countries, administer themselves and stop giving each other headache. The contraption created by Lord Lugard and called Nigeria by his wife has turned out to be a faliure, let us all go our separate ways and call it a day.


That Northerner who stabbed a young Igbo man in Aba would have never done that if Igboland was a separate country with an Igbo police force and Army. But the Northerner remembered "we are one Nigeria and my brothers dominate the armed forces, Police and Army so I will get away with it". The same goes for the Herdsmen. If the Herdsmen knew that Igboland was a separate country with its own Igbo Army, Igbo custom and Immigration, Igbo police and vigilante, not one of them will come to that Igbo country to cause trouble because there will be nobody to protect them. But they remember "My brother is president of Nigeria so nothing will happen!"

Fellow Igbos, only our own independent nation will guarantee our safety. As long as we are in 'one Nigeria', the killings will never stop
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by joseph1832(m): 11:10am On May 06, 2016
postmann:
You are still making the same wrong assertions like the OP. The fact is, you should, like the OP, direct that remark to the Hausa-Fulanis. They're the ones to be told they don't have the monopoly of violence.
On the contrary bro, there's a saying "two wrongs doesn't make a right" and I'm sure you've heard this saying "an eye for an eye makes everyone end up blind" right?.

We have the law to check this excesses. If the Hausa Fulani decided to show all and sundry how unrefined they are, then I believe the igbos should show everybody how refine they are.

The inadequacy of the law and the institution enforcing it, is what give rise to such occurrence like this. I'm in no way supporting the rampaging travails of this set of people, but still, when provoked, one must look to the law to take its course, but when the law proves ineffective, then one can then be forced to act outside the law.
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by Nobody: 11:13am On May 06, 2016
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gidgiddy:
One person kills someone in the west, another avenges and kills another in the south. One person kills another in the east, another avenges and kills another in the north. So what is the point of Nigeria? It is not like the unity of Nigeria has forstered love or progress amongst the indigenous people. So let everyone go back home, declare their own countries, administer themselves and stop giving each other headache. The contraption created by Lord Lugard and called Nigeria by his wife has turned out to be a faliure, let us all go our separate ways and call it a day.


That Northerner who stabbed a young Igbo man in Aba would have never done that if Igboland was a separate country with an Igbo police force and Army. But the Northerner remembered "we are one Nigeria and my brothers dominate the armed forces, Police and Army so I will get away with it". The same goes for the Herdsmen. If the Herdsmen knew that Igboland was a separate country with its own Igbo Army, Igbo custom and Immigration, Igbo police and vigilante, not one of them will come to that Igbo country to cause trouble because there will be nobody to protect them. But they remember "My brother is president of Nigeria so nothing will happen!"

Fellow Igbos, only our own independent nation will guarantee our safety. As long as we are in 'one Nigeria', the killings will never stop
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BIAFRA IS DEAD AND BURIED. LIVE WITH IT
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by BiafranJesus: 11:15am On May 06, 2016
Idiots. If you like ban me. Yorubas are cowards and snakes. Biafran Jesus will be back with another user name,
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by gidgiddy: 11:16am On May 06, 2016
joborskill:
[s][/s]


BIAFRA IS DEAD AND BURIED. LIVE WITH IT
And that is why there won't be any peace in Nigeria. You can never get peace by insisting on "unity by enforcement"
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by BiafranJesus: 11:18am On May 06, 2016
gidgiddy:
And that is why there won't be any peace in Nigeria. You can never get peace by insisting on "unity by enforcement"
Do not mind the Yoruba cowards.
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by iykopy: 11:23am On May 06, 2016
u wanna read some piece of incoherent trash on nairaland? always checkout the OP grin
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by killsmith(f): 11:24am On May 06, 2016
darkenedrebel:
those that think the OP's write-up doesn't make sense do not deserve to be called humans. because you cannot bear the appellation of a human being and still be dumb enough to proclaim that this write-up is blatherskite - it's either you have ånal-cranial syndrome cüm psychosis or staunch tribalism has completely striped your brain of all of its intellectual integrity.
the problem is not the write-up...the problem is the OP....the op is a notable jobless tribalist on this platform
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by postmann: 11:27am On May 06, 2016
joseph1832:
On the contrary bro, there's a saying "two wrongs doesn't make a right" and I'm sure you've heard this saying "an eye for an eye makes everyone end up blind" right?.

We have the law to check this excesses. If the Hausa Fulani decided to show all and sundry how unrefined they are, then I believe the igbos should show everybody how refine they are.

The inadequacy of the law and the institution enforcing it, is what give rise to such occurrence like this. I'm in no way supporting the rampaging travails of this set of people, but still, when provoked, one must look to the law to take its course, but when the law proves ineffective, then one can then be forced to act outside the law.
So much to say on this but I'll just respond to the highlighted. The law has failed miserably.


There is a language that is best understood by blood thirsty people. This language speaks clearer than law or round table talk. It is the language that says "my blood is just as precious as yours; if you take mine, I take yours".

#ScrewCowardice
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by Bizibi(m): 11:34am On May 06, 2016
killsmith:
the problem is not the write-up...the problem is the OP....the op is a notable jobless tribalist on this platform
oh!!he is a well known tribalist......
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by coolscott(m):
joborskill:
[b]As we pray for peace and the continued existence of our dear country Nigeria, some sections of the country needs to understand that violence is not the solution. The recent riot in Aba is a reference point in such cases. It was alleged (without proof) that an Hausa man stabbed an Igbo guy to death and immediately the IGBOS resorted to reprisals. It is so unfortunate that the easterners could react in such a brutal manner. Why can't you arrest the Hausa man and hand him over to the police? Two wrongs will never make a right. How can you kill in order to avenge the death of another? Southerners generally are known to be peaceful either SW/SS or SE. We should not be tempted to act like animals who don't value lives all because of retaliation and jungle justice. The IGBOS should remember they are the most travelled tribe and they have more IGBOS up north than Hausa/fulanis in the SE. The actions in Aba could put the IGBOS in the north in trouble if the northerners decides to retaliate. The north has been known for their aggressive approach to confrontations and in order to avoid a scenario of the civil war, I implore the IGBOS to embrace diplomacy and peace. No body has the monopoly of violence. The northerners and the herdsmen are Nigerians and they have the right to live and do their business in any part of the country. They should not be stigmatised because of the attitudes of a few bad eggs amongst them. The recent Aba clashes is a result of the staunch hatred and bile Nnamdi Kanu preached on radio Biafra. He poisoned the minds of millions of IGBOS and made them un patriotic. He called for the death of Yoruba and Hausa fulanis and the results is the clashes we have today. This is why people like Nnamdi Kanu does not deserve freedom. He is a threat to national security. The solutions to this incessant clashes is to support the grazing bill so the federal government can create grazing reserves for the fulanis in every state of the country. Even the governor of Ebonyi state agreed that the grazing bill is the only path to peaceful coexistence. The IGBOS need to learn from Yorubas peaceful nature. This is why the SW is the most peaceful region in the country. Yorubas are slow to anger no matter the level of provocation. It's not cowardice but diplomacy. I will not support the killing of anyone in any form. We must respect the sanctity of life and stop acting like animals. Until the IGBOS begin to see Nigeria as their home and forget the evil thought of Biafra, they will keep seeing others as enemies especially the northerners. Lord luggard saw a great potential in our diversity before merging us. Let's works together to make Nigeria great. Say no to senseless killings. Btw I'm Yoruba and just making #commonsense cool[/b]

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[size=13pt]I see that you are not qualified to talk about this thing because in 2000, there were reprisal attacks in Aba and Umuahia. I was there. It seems many people are not informed in Nigeria. I am anti-Biafra from south-south but who deceived you that when Fulani attack Igbo communities, they will not attack back?

Back then in 2000 (or was it 2001) Aba and Umuahia residents killed any northerner they could see because of the killings of Igbos in riots in the north as a warning and to revenge.

So who misguided you that this foolish thing perpetrated by the killers in Enugu would make them more welcoming or tolerant of you? Who informed you? Who ever informed you so, you have to hold him responsible for every northerner that an Igbo person will kill. I say will kill here because in my heart I may not want them to kill any more, but I know it is more likely that there will be more reprisal killings.

And when you say the only solution is the grazing bill, you have just issued a licence for a few more thousand killings. That is the way the igbos feel.

It also shows you probably are not Yoruba and chances are huge that you are a northerner.

Read this post: https://www.nairaland.com/3075395/allegation-cattle-grazing-bill-proponents
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Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by joseph1832(m): 11:42am On May 06, 2016
postmann:
So much to say on this but I'll just respond to the highlighted. The law has failed miserably.


There is a language that is best understood by blood thirsty people. This language speaks clearer than law or round table talk. It is the language that says "my blood is just as precious as yours; if you take mine, I take yours".

#ScrewCowardice
Yes! But in this case, the blood that was taken, whose blood is it? Is it the blood of those who perpetrated this act? Or the blood of the innocent?

I tell you bro, instances like this always give way to the lost of a lot of innocent lives, and you'll be surprised that those who are at the fore front of this act will go unscathed.

That's why we have to be careful when taking the law into our hands, because the effects of such a thing will make innocent hearts weep for years unending....
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by amaechi1: 11:46am On May 06, 2016
ShakaZullu:
[s][/s]
Otu nne i
If this is best comment and intervention you can proffer, it is very unfortunate. I do not see any different between a lost child comment and yours.
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by coolscott(m): 11:47am On May 06, 2016
joborskill:
[s][/s]


BIAFRA IS DEAD AND BURIED. LIVE WITH IT
[size=13pt]I think the northerners are reviving it by this move (and they may just cause the SS and other entities to join in by their recent actions).

I think many others don't mind breaking off of Nigeria as long as it is not necessarily to form the entity called Biafra because they do not respect it.
Let some other group meet with Igbos and other stake holders to plant the seeds for a break off (which is not Biafra) and it will have better traction.

Others just don't feel Igbos qualify to lead them or that Ojukwu's movement was inspired by anything noble that they should associate themselves with. So yes. Biafra may be dead and buried but the break away is currently relentlessly being revived by the north.
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Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by amaechi1: 11:49am On May 06, 2016
Although I may have some reservation for the purported grazing bill, however that does not mean we should take laws into our hands> in the alternative, the Government can assist these herdmen with the provision of ranches in their domain for their farming. On the other hand, I strongly believe, these killinigs are not carried out by fulani herdmen.
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by postmann: 11:54am On May 06, 2016
joseph1832:
Yes! But in this case, the blood that was taken, whose blood is it? Is it the blood of those who perpetrated this act? Or the blood of the innocent?

I tell you bro, instances like this always give way to the lost of a lot of innocent lives, and you'll be surprised that those who are at the fore front of this act will go unscathed.

That's why we have to be careful when taking the law into our hands, because the effects of such a thing will make innocent hearts weep for years unending....

You don't seem to get it, do you? There're many ways to strike at the soul of a fleeing, out-of-reach cold blooded mass muderer. You take anything that is dear to him. And it has always worked.

I dont want argue with you or subject myself to another merry go round aimless point trading.

The Hausa-Fulani man understands and respect people who are quick to give them a taste of their own medicine. Pure and simple.

Until every herdsman in this country get the chilling reality that his life will taken as quickly as he takes others, there will be no end to this madness and coldblooded killing of the innocent.

I have never seen a people who begged for peace from an aggressor without living under the dictates of the aggressor.
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by amuokuko: 11:56am On May 06, 2016
joborskill:
[b]As we pray for peace and the continued existence of our dear country Nigeria, some sections of the country needs to understand that violence is not the solution. The recent riot in Aba is a reference point in such cases. It was alleged (without proof) that an Hausa man stabbed an Igbo guy to death and immediately the IGBOS resorted to reprisals. It is so unfortunate that the easterners could react in such a brutal manner. Why can't you arrest the Hausa man and hand him over to the police? Two wrongs will never make a right. How can you kill in order to avenge the death of another? Southerners generally are known to be peaceful either SW/SS or SE. We should not be tempted to act like animals who don't value lives all because of retaliation and jungle justice. The IGBOS should remember they are the most travelled tribe and they have more IGBOS up north than Hausa/fulanis in the SE. The actions in Aba could put the IGBOS in the north in trouble if the northerners decides to retaliate. The north has been known for their aggressive approach to confrontations and in order to avoid a scenario of the civil war, I implore the IGBOS to embrace diplomacy and peace. No body has the monopoly of violence. The northerners and the herdsmen are Nigerians and they have the right to live and do their business in any part of the country. They should not be stigmatised because of the attitudes of a few bad eggs amongst them. The recent Aba clashes is a result of the staunch hatred and bile Nnamdi Kanu preached on radio Biafra. He poisoned the minds of millions of IGBOS and made them un patriotic. He called for the death of Yoruba and Hausa fulanis and the results is the clashes we have today. This is why people like Nnamdi Kanu does not deserve freedom. He is a threat to national security. The solutions to this incessant clashes is to support the grazing bill so the federal government can create grazing reserves for the fulanis in every state of the country. Even the governor of Ebonyi state agreed that the grazing bill is the only path to peaceful coexistence. The IGBOS need to learn from Yorubas peaceful nature. This is why the SW is the most peaceful region in the country. Yorubas are slow to anger no matter the level of provocation. It's not cowardice but diplomacy. I will not support the killing of anyone in any form. We must respect the sanctity of life and stop acting like animals. Until the IGBOS begin to see Nigeria as their home and forget the evil thought of Biafra, they will keep seeing others as enemies especially the northerners. Lord luggard saw a great potential in our diversity before merging us. Let's works together to make Nigeria great. Say no to senseless killings. Btw I'm Yoruba and just making #commonsense cool[/b]

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Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by joseph1832(m): 11:57am On May 06, 2016
postmann:

You don't seem to get it do you? There're many ways to strike the soul of a fleeing, out-of-reach cold blooded mass muderer. You take anything that is dear to him. And it has always worked.

I dont want argue with you or subject myself to another merry go round aimless point trading.

The Hausa-Fulani man understands and respect people who are quick to give them a taste of their own medicine. Pure and simple.

Until every herdsman in this country get the chilling reality that his life will as will taken as quickly as he takes others, there will be no end to this madness and coldblooded killing of the innocent.

I have never seen a people who begged for peace from an aggressor without living under the dictatesof the aggressor.
Truly, everybody ends up blind.
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by postmann: 12:01pm On May 06, 2016
joseph1832:
Truly, everybody ends up blind.
Blindness is a better option to slavery!
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by ShakaZullu(m): 12:02pm On May 06, 2016
amaechi1:
If this is best comment and intervention you can proffer, it is very unfortunate. I do not see any different between a lost child comment and yours.
Afo sagbuo nne i ebea
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by joseph1832(m): 12:07pm On May 06, 2016
postmann:
Blindness is a better option to slavery!
Never forget bro, that one day, a slave can be free.
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by postmann: 12:11pm On May 06, 2016
joseph1832:
Never forget bro, that one day, a slave can be free.
grin grin grin

You really want this, don't you?
Well, history tells me that the day a slave will be free is the day he looks his aggressor in the eye and tell him;

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by coolscott(m): 12:14pm On May 06, 2016
amaechi1:
Although I may have some reservation for the purported grazing bill, however that does not mean we should take laws into our hands> in the alternative, the Government can assist these herdmen with the provision of ranches in their domain for their farming. On the other hand, I strongly believe, these killinigs are not carried out by fulani herdmen.

Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by Nobody: 12:15pm On May 06, 2016
joborskill:
[b]As we pray for peace and the continued existence of our dear country Nigeria, some sections of the country needs to understand that violence is not the solution. The recent riot in Aba is a reference point in such cases. It was alleged (without proof) that an Hausa man stabbed an Igbo guy to death and immediately the IGBOS resorted to reprisals. It is so unfortunate that the easterners could react in such a brutal manner. Why can't you arrest the Hausa man and hand him over to the police? Two wrongs will never make a right. How can you kill in order to avenge the death of another? Southerners generally are known to be peaceful either SW/SS or SE. We should not be tempted to act like animals who don't value lives all because of retaliation and jungle justice. The IGBOS should remember they are the most travelled tribe and they have more IGBOS up north than Hausa/fulanis in the SE. The actions in Aba could put the IGBOS in the north in trouble if the northerners decides to retaliate. The north has been known for their aggressive approach to confrontations and in order to avoid a scenario of the civil war, I implore the IGBOS to embrace diplomacy and peace. No body has the monopoly of violence. The northerners and the herdsmen are Nigerians and they have the right to live and do their business in any part of the country. They should not be stigmatised because of the attitudes of a few bad eggs amongst them. The recent Aba clashes is a result of the staunch hatred and bile Nnamdi Kanu preached on radio Biafra. He poisoned the minds of millions of IGBOS and made them un patriotic. He called for the death of Yoruba and Hausa fulanis and the results is the clashes we have today. This is why people like Nnamdi Kanu does not deserve freedom. He is a threat to national security. The solutions to this incessant clashes is to support the grazing bill so the federal government can create grazing reserves for the fulanis in every state of the country. Even the governor of Ebonyi state agreed that the grazing bill is the only path to peaceful coexistence. The IGBOS need to learn from Yorubas peaceful nature. This is why the SW is the most peaceful region in the country. Yorubas are slow to anger no matter the level of provocation. It's not cowardice but diplomacy. I will not support the killing of anyone in any form. We must respect the sanctity of life and stop acting like animals. Until the IGBOS begin to see Nigeria as their home and forget the evil thought of Biafra, they will keep seeing others as enemies especially the northerners. Lord luggard saw a great potential in our diversity before merging us. Let's works together to make Nigeria great. Say no to senseless killings. Btw I'm Yoruba and just making #commonsense cool[/b]

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ask your mother who you father really is.... cause you are not omo odua like me, cowardice runs in ur veins, #noToGrazingBill
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by Zakkyoz: 12:20pm On May 06, 2016
Adaure4ever:
These hausa/fulani jihadist should stay clear off Abia State.
All the Clans that make up Abia state are Great Warriors historically from the Ohafias, Aros, Ohuhus, Abams, Ngwas, Ibekus, Abiribas, etc
if the Jihadist try any rubbish in Ala Abia, HEADS WILL ROLL.
Even Usman Dan Fodio Can Never Try Rubbish in Abia.
Remember all these clans you mentioned above have representatives in all nooks and crannies of Hausa land. what would happen to them in case of reprisal?.


you are a woman for God's sake. preach peace!
Re: Aba Riots: A Wrong Move BY The Igbos by Nobody: 12:28pm On May 06, 2016
killsmith:
the problem is not the write-up...the problem is the OP....the op is a notable jobless tribalist on this platform
then that's Ad Hominem sniping - what happened to ignore the messenger and focus on the message?.
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