Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Anambra And Delta States, Still Tense As Northerners Flee Onitsha After Police Killing
There was still tension this afternoon in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State, and Asaba the capital of Delta State, following a clashes and reprisal attacks against northerners in Onitsha in which two Hausas may have been killed.
Bloody clashes sparked by a police killing of bus driver in Onitsha was connected to the incessant killing of the Igbos in the Northern part of the country by the Boko Haram sect.
Commercial and vehicular activities were disrupted in ever-busy Onitsha during the clashes as people scampered for their lives.
In Asaba, the ‘B’ Divisional Police Station of the Delta State Police Command became a refugee camp as scores of Nigerians of Northern origin fled into it for protection.
When this reporter visited the Command, there were over 200 of the returnees from Onitsha at the police station, and at least six of them were spotting machete injuries. They were treated at the police clinic.
There was panic in the popular Abraka area, a district that most northerners in Asaba reside in and carry out economic activities, as the refugees were being brought in batches.
Although there was no form of attack in the area, sources said hoodlums had cashed in on the confusion to unleash mayhem on some northerners in Asaba. One of the injured claimed he was attacked by hoodlums who dispossessed him of his motorcycle, cell phone and ATM card.
There was a huge sigh of relief from the general anxiety when the police started patrolling the area through to the River Niger head bridge to prevent the crisis from spreading into Asaba as well as douse the mounting tension around Abraka area.
The Divisional Police Officer in-charge of ‘B’ Division, Usman Yusuf assured that the situation was already being controlled. He said the police would do everything possible to protect lives and property in the area and ensure that nobody was attacked irrespective of place of region.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Charles Muka, described Asaba as “peaceful,” stressimg there was no crisis between the Hausa and Ibo communities in Asaba. “It was Onitsha we heard that there is misunderstanding between the Hausa and Ibo communities not in Asaba and as I talk to you now our men have taken position in all Hausa settlements in Asaba and its environs so there is no cause for alarm,” he said.
Muka debunked rumours of any killing in Asaba as according to him. “No single person lost his or her life in Asaba regarding that issue,” he stated.
Meanwhile, faced with unprecedented crimes in Warri, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe, has relocated to Warri area of the state. Armed robbery and kidnapping have become almost a daily affair in Warri and its environs.
Re- SOUTHERN SADIST
Oh i see, one becomes a sadist to you when truth is told. I think you are not in Nigeria to know who takes begging as a hobby and mind you there is no comparison between Niger and Nigeria. Shut your mouth if you don't have anything to tell Nigerians.
False Alarm
It would seem that many comments are based on wrong information. It has been confirmed that over 98% of the victims of Boko Haram are northerners. People should stop inflaming passions by saying that Ibos are the only victims! By the way, these Ibo people should learn to stay in their tribal areas, instead of occupying every part of Nigeria.
RE-DELTA QUEEN
U r as worthless as the comments u posted.
Delta Queen, you skank who
Delta Queen, you skank who told you that we are in your midst. Asaba the last time i checked is part of igbo land and so is umunede, agbor, okpanam, agwashi-uku etc. so skank continue to prostitute your smelly you know what to those uncircumcised parasites.
Re:@delta queen
U r as worthless as the comments comments you posted.
LET IGBOS BE
@WAZOBIA i love Nigeria my country with passion and always pray that Nigeria should be one and indivisible.And a marriage that does not arise from mutual love understanding and trust cannot face the test of time.Hausa/Fulani born to rule mentality is problem of this country.North have ruled this country for 38yrs out off 51yrs of existence,they are the ones that institutionalized corruption,poverty,religious and ethnic crisis to the fabric of Nigeria nation.No country can develop peace and justice.Hausa/Fulani fought a war to retain the Igbos in Nigeria entity because they cannot do with out the Igbos but notwithstanding all these they still kill Igbos like chicken.It is because the Igbos believe in Nigeria that is why they invest in every facet of this country.Mohammed did not come to fool his followers,so they should not be fooled by their leaders.If dividing Nigeria will bring peace,justice,progress and development let Nigeria disintegrate.
@WAZOBIA i love Nigeria,But
@WAZOBIA i love Nigeria,But the truth still remains that Nigeria has Nigeria is a country bounded together by force.And a marriage that does not arise from mutual love understanding and trust cannot face the test of time.Hausa/Fulani born to rule mentality is problem of this country.North have ruled this country for 38yrs out off 51yrs of existence,they are the ones that institutionalized corruption,poverty,religious and ethnic crisis to the fabric of Nigeria nation.No country can develop peace and justice.Hausa/Fulani fought a war to retain the Igbos in Nigeria entity because they cannot do with out the Igbos but notwithstanding all these they still kill Igbos like chicken.It is because the Igbos believe in Nigeria that is why they invest in every facet of this country.Mohammed did not come to fool his followers,so they should not be fooled by their leaders.If dividing Nigeria will bring peace,justice,progress and development let Nigeria disintegrate.
Absurd of the north or Absurd of Identity?
David and whatsoever you call your self, you cannot deny the fact that you are not part of north or you have not benefited from the killing or that you have not looted some property of the igbos, if you have not, you fathers have, you called your self David of Islamic demon or what, have you forgotten that sins of fathers and mothers will be visited ov the children even up to fifth Generations,some houses in your area belong to some igbos but since your fore fathers could not build one, it is abandoned,some igbo were killed and while they were going home in your door step,and you did nothing,19 states of north meeting finished just 2 weeks back and one damed is talking of not being part of the north, do rub your face/
You are one of the killers
The idiot on the cover of unnamed fool said that killing of igbo is incidental, Bombing of catholic church is incidental,cartoonist of denmark that cartooned suicide bomber, igbos were killed in kano,it was incidental right,Reverent Bonke was in kano to preach Jesus igbos were killed, incidental right????????,APO 6 by member of Boko-haram in police uniform the victim were igbos incidental right? unnamed donkey the list is endless and it keep on keeping save if there are definition self determination.
Igbos be careful. Deltans are peace-loving people.
We the people of the Niger Delta (ND) strongly condemn the Igbos in our midst who are using our hospitality to mindlessly attack other fellow Nigerians because of their origins. We Deltans will not tolerate anybody using our land to commit crimes. Igbo criminals are using our land for criminal activities and this will surely have a negative effect on the economy, just like Boko haram terrorists are destroying the economy of the north. Please be warned. Nobody should abuse our hospitality. If the Igbos want war, let them go back and cause trouble only in their SE enclave. Animals.
Animal in human skin
Otile,
How can a sane person be advocating for slaughter of innocent people like you are doing? You want innocent human beings to be killed because of where they come from and who they are, not for doing anything wrong. You should be ashamed of yourself for being such an animal. People like you have no place living among civilized people. Igbo Leaders that protect innocent people should be applauded instead of abused. They are unlike some of the so called leaders in the North that are apologists for Boko Haram.
Stop 'tribalising' the issue!
The part of the report that reads "the incessant killing of the Igbos ... by Boko Haram" is a criminal attempt to twist issues. Everyone knows the Boko Haram and police brutality in Nigeria are not ethnic phenomena. It is unethical to present the report in this way and for the editor to allow it.
Shame on you Sharareporters!
Re
The part of this report that reads "the incessant killing of the Igbos ... by Boko Haram" is a criminal attempt to misrepresent issues and is very unethical. Both the reporter and the editor of this newssite should be ashamed. Everyone in Nigeria and the world knows that Boko Haram and police brutality are NOT ethnic phenomena and that the high rate of Igbo death in the North is only incidental.
Shame on you!
SOUTHERN SADIST
Pigs are at it again.Evidence based actions are justified by coming up to show the policeman that shot the victim is actually from the Hausa Tribe.We all know know such issues are exaggerated just for the sake of killing innocent people. Please come back home is the message i have for any northerner in the south. Niger Republic is economically doing better than this country, if they can be better, why cant the Republic of Northern Nigeria be? Let the Cannibals and Sadist be on their own and see who comes begging as refugees.
Absurd
It is absurd that things like this are happening in Nigeria-Hausas klling Igbos and now Igbos killing Hausas over a minor incident. Itis unfortunate that anything that happens these days is given some ethnic or religious colouration.
Hausas occupy the northern part of Nigeria as well as other tribes. It is wrong to equate Hausa to the entire North. The peolpe of Middle part are part of the north only by the geographical expression but they hate to be described as Hausas.
They have been agitating for a separate idetnity from their marriage to the so called north which they have not benefited from but the Hausa-fulani oligarchy and other interests benefitting from the lopsidedness would no want this dream to come to light.
God wil deliver us from their hands one day. It wil no loner be long .
hashir u are been arrogant by
hashir u are been arrogant by saying on little provocation, what do u mean by that is it not human blood is been shield or blood of an animal. This useless set called boko haram are they not Islamist. If am to suggest is will be better we get rid of Muslims in nigeria by killing them.
conference
the answer is sovereign national conference..
everybody should come to the roundtable to say what is wrong and what is bothering dem...pure n simple...
our leaders dont want this,,,becos they are scared dey myt lose benefits!!! the bigger d country,,,the more money to loot...dey r deceiving demselves saying one nigeria,,,wen in d real sense no one nigeria..
To Tana Alpha: Police Judicial Killings
Your comment simply shows that you are more myopic than the Amanda you condemned. What justification do you have to say that the tribe she condemns are better than hers. Its either you are just damn ignorant or your brain is too myopic too.
No matter how old you are, if you have ever followed the trends of things in this country, you will write a lenghty apology to Amanda Ngozi.
Can u imagine this?
Well,to kill is not in our character, religion or in our blood,but those almajiris hav taking more than required.
This is nonsense
I just watched a link seeing how the Nigerian Police were killing muslims .
Youtube: "Nigerian government killing muslims caught on tape [Aljazeera]"
Nigerias Police force is the worst police force on earth. Hafiz Ringim and the DPOs of these Police stations should be prosecuted for this genocide on citizens.
If this is why Boko Haram is waging a full war on the forces then I support them .But where I disagree with BH is them targeting "the igbo people". As usual when there is a problem in the North, they use it as an opportunity to fight the Igbos. Police force cannot protect Igbos in the North but they can protect Hausas in the South East abi? Oya let us pursue non indegenes from our regional midsts and see who will lose long term. Mumu BH
anambra crises
im not suprised evryone knows d igbos worship money. They will sell their conscience, people land and even liberty for ego. Im sure peter obi and ralph uwazurike have been bribed by northern governors to ensure the protection of the hausas and boko haram in onitsha. Its a mattter of cash. Shame shame shame!
Lght and Darkness cannot be compared
Alpha tulapia or what ever you called you can't compare lite to darkness and you can't compare house owner to bed-bug- parasite, so no word to ascribe to your folk and igbos, if not for British france and russia that fought the uncivil war i bet you woundn't know the difference btw date and days
FIND SOLACE IN THIS 2
The Almighty Allah says :
You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves,and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scriptures before you (Jews and Christians) and from those who ascribe partners to Allah... (3:186)Our creator is well acquanted with their nature and attitude. He wii certainly chastize them if they don't repent and pick on the right path.
My brethrens DON'T BE SAD Allah is on guard!
how do you civilise by western education or boko,harramed
The fool who is a member of killers is talking of civilization when some of the men carrying guns as security agent or police cannot communicate in english let alone igbo language, aside that what has Hausa or fulani police or military got to do in policing igbo society save for money making, collection toll what are we talking about?, look at the cps and Area commanders and DPOs of the states in the south there are all Islamic funder mentalists and there are killing and the the so called security agents will be the first to protect the killers,they will kill Igbos in the north and still kill igbos in the their houses in igbo land, let the sky cave- in, the whole mess is nauseating. what of the killing in Govt house Umuahia, and the killing at Cameroun barack at Aba all by member of BOko-haram northern fools and one Idiot is talking about civility, you moron
I am in deep sorrow. I am
I am in deep sorrow. I am asking: what has become of my people? Does the Igbo race have no leader living? Why have my people become faint-hearted? It is absurd and most stupid that Danjuma and Murtala Mohammed rounded our people up in Asaba and slaughtered them without mercy, but my people in Asaba are providing safe haven for Hausa aggressors who murdered my people in Onitsha. This is absurd. My people, why can we act and defend ourselves, let heaven break loose? Image an Igbo policeman killing an innocent Hausa driver for failing to pay him N20, every Nigerian would have surrounded Igbo land by now. While the Hausas continue to be arrogant and add insult to injury our neighbors are telling us to let go. How long shall we endure the slow extermination by the Hausa idiots?
@Azugru
Well said and I hope the rest of the commentators on SR can reason like you do
I WILL LIKE TO ADVISE THIS
I WILL LIKE TO ADVISE THIS REPORTER AGAINST RUINING HIS REPUTATION WITH SENTIMENT BY DOING HIS WORK OBJECTIVELY AND PROFESSIONALLY. HAUSA IS ONE OUT OF HUNDREDS OF TRIBES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. IS IT HAUSA OR NORTHERNERS THAT ARE UNDER ATTACK. CERTAINLY THE TWO CAN NOT BE SYNONYMOUS. MOREOVER THERE ARE NO SIGN OF HAUSAS IN YOUR IMAGES.
Nigeria police is our problem not the Hausa's stop dis madness.
Nigeria police kill every tribes in every state and we must confront their IGP and say enough is enough, if they have to take away their guns or shot down every checkpoints in the land to stop this criminals in uniforms killing citizens in general, the other day my friend was robbed by nigeria police officers, when he went to make a report the following day he saw one of the thieves in lagos police stn. It's not about Igbo's only so my igbo people should stop this tribal games and learn to be civilised for once, this is a national issue not regional or tribes, these are things we need to protest against as well or dismantle every checkpoints or throw petrol bombs to their stn if they will not stop killing our citizens.
FIND SOLACE IN THIS 1
It sometimes baffles me when I see some nitwit commentators barking on SR insulting Islam,the prophet of Islam and even Allah upon any small matter ! Of course its in line for my brothers to set forth a defence for Islam in a polite and civilized manner,we can not react like them 'cause we are guided in all our conducts unlike them.
My dear ones find solace in the saying of the Almighty in the Glorious Qur'an :
Tana Alpha Re
Wen u called someone myopic and an educated illiterate, I thought you had something cogent and intelligent to say. But you did not disappoint me as you gave yourself up to be as abysmally myopic as whoever you were addressing. While the Igbos may have wrongfully taken it out on the Hausas, do you not consider it a very minor thing compared to the fate they endured at the hands of the later. While there may well be no logical support for reprisal attack on hapless people, worse things would have been done if the reverse is the case. To my mind, the Igbos have endured enough and can only be pleaded with to tolerate Northerners in their domain. NOBODY, not even the armed forces can coerce to do so.

