Written by James Bwala, Maiduguri Friday, 27 April 2012
Following serial killings of people of Igbo descent in Maiduguri Borno State and environs, Igbo traders and businessmen are considering withdrawal of all their businesses from the state.
Speaking to Nigerian Tribune on Thursday in Maiduguri, Mr Nnamdi Okereke said they thought the killing was not all about Igbos, but recently they were beginning to have a rethink as the number of Igbos being killed in the state were becoming alarming.
“Last week, six people were killed in Chess Con area in their home and they are all Igbos. If you look around, the locals here are taking over our businesses; they are replacing Igbos in selling of building materials and those gunmen never go there to attack them. We are thinking that, there is a kind of collaboration between the gunmen and some northern business- men to replace us. But they are forgetting that all
the building materials they are selling in the North are coming from our areas,” he explained.
According to Okereke, most of their people had now relocated from Maiduguri, adding that “I will say more than 70 per cent of our people have left. They are now in places like Benue, Taraba, Nassarawa, Kano and Jos in the North. We have been told that we should leave and we thought we are all Nigerians, but even the leadership of this state particularly are only deceiving us, because they are not doing anything to ensure the protection of lives and properties of Igbos.”
He said several Igbos who had contributed to the development of Borno State in particular were killed but not in any case had any leader or government representative sent to commiserate with the families and Igbo community in the state.
“Hundreds of our people have been killed, we are people of peace who have helped in the development of the state; you journalists have been writing but have you ever written that the governor or the Shehu or any big man from this state visited us to condole with or help when our properties have been destroyed by their own children?” Mr Okereke queried.
P.S DON'T HATE ME BCOZ OF WHAT COMES OUT OF MY MOUTH, I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MYSELF, SO phyukOFF..
Posted: at 27-04-2012 05:11 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Solidstonez at 27-04-2012 08:40 AM (13 years ago) (f)
Nawaho, no peace anymore for naija , is better for Nigeria to divide let everybody have peace
I AM WHO I AM, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN BLOODY DO THE OTHER THING AND FCUK ALL HATERZ
Posted: at 27-04-2012 08:40 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
SAINTKITTS at 27-04-2012 10:57 AM (13 years ago) (m)
.... Good decision let call space a space go home before this animals will strike again ... invest in your own states....i trust you guys in raped growing .......
GIVE MEANING TO LIFE,NOT WAIT LIFE TO GIVE MEANING,IS LIKE A SAILING USE ANY WIND TO ANY DIRECTION
Posted: at 27-04-2012 10:57 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
wilson200 at 27-04-2012 11:03 AM (13 years ago) (m)
HOME SWEET HOME,WHAT FOR CHRIST SAKE WILL HAPPEN TO US IF WE COME BACK HOME AND DEVELOPE OUR OWN AREAS AND STOP BELIVN IT CAN STILL GET BETTER,IT CAN'T MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS,WE CAN'T COUNTINUE TO BE THE SCAPE-GOATS ,SO THE EARLIER NOW THE BETTER FOR US AND OUR UNBORN CHILDREN.
Posted: at 27-04-2012 11:03 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
So there are still igbos still living in d north, well its better be late than to be d late , come back home and invest and develop the east pls, we have oil and other mineral resources why living in d north when you know that this people are very hostile and aggresive,well its a good decision but dont let it be only on the newspapers! come back home for rael, there is northing in d north ,its only bombs here and their
YESTERDAY IS HISTORY ! TOMORROW IS MISTERY ! TODAY IS A GIFT.
Posted: at 27-04-2012 11:14 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
ugochuks at 27-04-2012 11:20 AM (13 years ago) (m)
GO OUT OF THAT DOOMED DESERT.. AND GO TO A PLACE WHERE HUMANS LIVE,STOP LIVING IN THE MIDST OF NAMAS AND VAMPIRES...U CAN MAKE A LIVING ANYWHERE U RE!!! SO RUN AS FAST AS U CAN,,,ONYE NWERE NTI NURU!
I MISS U WHEN I KNOW U RE MISSIN ME
Posted: at 27-04-2012 11:20 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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