(The gory images emerging from the Mubi, Adamawa State, northern Nigeria slaughter of Monday 2nd October, need not happen again! – viewer discretion is strongly advised.) It was a black Independence Day celebration for the inhabitants of Mubi town, Adamawa State, as unknown gunmen, suspected to be members of Boko Haram,
massacred at least 46 persons, mostly students of three tertiary institutions in the town.
On Monday, 1st October 2012, as Nigerians commemorated the 52nd anniversary of a ‘flag-independence’ from Britain, the web and online social-network sites in Nigeria was awash with ‘patriotic’ phrases of ‘Proudly Nigerian’, ‘I’m Nigerian and I am proud’, and so on and unintelligent statements by characters who have profited or hope to profit from the corruption-inspired contraption known as Nigeria to the effect that they were willing to die in defense of the continuation of the Nigerian contraption.
The regularity of mass murders (ethnocentric and religious), wide spread kidnappings, violent crimes, continued operation of the Boko Haram gangs with reckless abandon, horrendous disclosure of mind blowing fraud in all facets of governance, criminal ineptitude of institutions of State to protect the peoples all point to one direction – a catastrophic climax of perhaps unrivaled intensity in the near future.
The need to restructure and renegotiate our contraption has perhaps never been greater and more urgent. Continued belligerence in acceding to correcting the situation in Nigeria is gradually transforming to a crime punishable under international law!
Has there been any stage in the existence of Nigeria that the ogre of organized indiscriminate killings (pogroms) have not occurred? Did you forget the indiscriminate mass killings of 1948, 1954, 1964/5; 1966; 1967-1970, (war), 1984, etc, against the Igbos.
Now fast forward to the Fourth Republic, especially, from 2000 to the present.
“2000 - Thousands (1,000s) killed in northern Nigeria as non-Muslims opposed to the introduction of sharia (Islamic law) fight Muslims who demand its implementation in state of Kaduna.”
“September 2001 - Christian-Muslim violence flares after Muslim prayers in Jos, with churches and mosques set on fire. At least 1,000 people are killed, according to September 2002 report by a panel set up by Plateau state government.”
“November 2002 - Nigeria abandons Miss World contest in Abuja. Decision follows death of at least 216 people in rioting in Kaduna, 200 km (125 miles) northwest of Jos, after newspaper article suggests Prophet Mohammad would probably have married one of the Miss World beauty queens if he were alive today.”
“November 2008 - Clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs triggered by disputed local government election kill at least 700 people in Jos, according to U.S.-based Human Rights Watch.
“January 2010 - Hundreds are reported killed after clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs in Jos, most by gunfire. Police estimate death toll at 326, although some community leaders put the figure at more than 400.”
“March 2010 - Hundreds of people are killed in clashes between Islamic pastoralists and Christian villagers in mostly Christian villages south of Jos. A Plateau State official said more than 300 people had died.”
“December 2010 - At least 80 people are killed in December 24 bombings as well as in clashes two days later between Muslim and Christian youths in Jos.”
“January 2011 - Human Rights Watch says more than 200 people killed in violence over preceding month, with many hacked to death or burned alive in attacks on villages, and reprisal killings in Plateau state.”
“August-September 2011 - At least 70 people killed in clashes in central Plateau state since beginning of August. Cycle of violence started when Christian youths attacked Muslims as they gathered to celebrate end of Ramadan in Jos.”
“Nov 5 2011 - At least 65 people killed in northeast city of Damaturu when Islamist insurgents bomb churches, mosques and police stations. Boko Haram militant sect claims responsibility.”
Nov 24 - Several people are killed in religious violence in central Nigeria as Christian and Muslim gangs fight over ownership of cattle and fertile farmland near Jos, the capital of Plateau state. Witnesses said they counted 10 dead bodies.
“Nov 27 - Churches, homes and the police headquarters in the small northeast Nigerian town of Geidam are set ablaze in a wave of night time gun and bomb attacks by Boko Haram.”
“Dec 19 - Nigerian police arrest 14 suspected members of Boko Haram and seize explosives after four militants and three police were killed in a gun battle in the northern city of Kano.”
“Dec 24 - At least 68 people are killed in gun battles between Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram in two days of fighting in northern Nigeria.”
“Dec 25 - Boko Haram plants bombs that explode on Christmas Day at churches in Nigeria, one of which killed at least 27 people on the outskirts of the capital.”
To the above figures given, include the more than 3000 killed in the Berom and Hausa/Fulani territorial fights, you have more than 7,000 Nigerians senselessly slaughtered in supposedly peace time Nigeria.
NIGERIA IS SICK...ON DEATH BED....SOON TO BE BURIED!!!
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