Crowds of protesters took to the streets of the city of Potiskum Monday over a deadly market attack last week, with a church and classrooms burnt and police firing tear gas. More than a thousand protesters, including traders and clerics, took part in the demonstration in the northeastern city hit by a bomb-and-gun attack Wednesday night at a busy cattle market that killed at least 34 people.
Bonfires were set amid the protests and a crowd of youths also vandalised military checkpoints while heckling soldiers manning them in anger over troops’ failure to foil the attack, an AFP correspondent reported. At least one church and a number of classrooms were burnt by what police described as “miscreants” who took advantage of the protest. Police fired tear gas and shot into the air as demonstrators sought to march to the palace of the town’s traditional ruler and moved closer to regional police headquarters, witnesses said. No one was reported wounded.
“Some miscreants took advantage of the peaceful demonstration to go on a rampage,” said Moses Onireti, police commissioner for Yobe state, where Potiskum is located. “They burnt a church and three blocks of classrooms in a primary school nearby. We have arrested three suspects in the attacks. The police have succeeded in restoring normalcy.” Protesters expressed frustration with authorities’ inability to stop violence in the city.
“The government must as a matter of urgency fish out the perpetrators of this crime and ensure that they are appropriately punished. This is our demand,” a protester told AFP. Demonstrators also held prayers at the scene of the killings.
I've always lived by 3 principles:
1. Honour ur God, 2. Love ur Family and 3. Defend your Country
Posted: at 7-05-2012 09:25 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
FinlandGuy at 7-05-2012 11:19 PM (13 years ago) (m)
muslims bomb dia cattle market,de same muslims say dem dey protest against the bombing ,dey pass mosques go burn church and school. Islam, muslims,rapist and idiotic mohammed,coward islamic allah,evil koran,useless northerners which way
Posted: at 7-05-2012 11:19 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Why are Hausa youths always burning down Churches during their protests.It seems that when ever they plan to burn Churches, they plan a protest. I wonder what the Imams and Hausa leaders would say if the christian youths in the South start burning down Mosques when they protest the existence of Boko Haram in the North
Posted: at 8-05-2012 12:08 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
legionkiwi at 8-05-2012 01:01 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: toibeli on 8-05-2012 12:08 AM
Why are Hausa youths always burning down Churches during their protests.It seems that when ever they plan to burn Churches, they plan a protest. I wonder what the Imams and Hausa leaders would say if the christian youths in the South start burning down Mosques when they protest the existence of Boko Haram in the North
i dont know u but u said it all, maybe we should start buring the unholy mosque
Posted: at 8-05-2012 01:01 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
Corruption has ensure the gradual erosion in quality of all govt services to the citizens. Although Nigerians have done for many years with these disheartening changes, the growing uneasiness and dissatisfaction with govt's inactivity and insensitivity to the plight of the Nigerians a midst the Nations vast oil wealth and the brazen display of wealth by a few corrupt clique is unacceptable in all it forms and would soon reach it boiling point.
Posted: at 8-05-2012 04:27 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
escapedprince at 8-05-2012 04:44 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Ecto on 8-05-2012 04:27 AM
Corruption has ensure the gradual erosion in quality of all govt services to the citizens. Although Nigerians have done for many years with these disheartening changes, the growing uneasiness and dissatisfaction with govt's inactivity and insensitivity to the plight of the Nigerians a midst the Nations vast oil wealth and the brazen display of wealth by a few corrupt clique is unacceptable in all it forms and would soon reach it boiling point.
it's already got to the boiling point pal !!!
Posted: at 8-05-2012 04:44 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Solidstonez at 8-05-2012 06:02 AM (13 years ago) (f)
Quote from: FinlandGuy on 7-05-2012 11:19 PM
muslims bomb dia cattle market,de same muslims say dem dey protest against the bombing ,dey pass mosques go burn church and school. Islam, muslims,rapist and idiotic mohammed,coward islamic allah,evil koran,useless northerners which way
ask them.................
I AM WHO I AM, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN BLOODY DO THE OTHER THING AND FCUK ALL HATERZ
Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:02 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Solidstonez at 8-05-2012 06:06 AM (13 years ago) (f)
Quote from: toibeli on 8-05-2012 12:08 AM
Why are Hausa youths always burning down Churches during their protests.It seems that when ever they plan to burn Churches, they plan a protest. I wonder what the Imams and Hausa leaders would say if the christian youths in the South start burning down Mosques when they protest the existence of Boko Haram in the North
i wonder ohhh the christains in the north should start buning down mosques as well an eye for an eye
I AM WHO I AM, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN BLOODY DO THE OTHER THING AND FCUK ALL HATERZ
Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:06 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
fuckinjoe2 at 8-05-2012 06:45 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Muhammadeens and there followers always behaving and acting like animals...........islam is the worlds greatest threat to humanity. lets all stand up and eradicate this evil that is trying to eat deep into our society. phyuk islam ........phyuk muhammad...... phyuk koran .......phyuk all musims........ punk ass modaphyukers. we gonna shoot all you animals.
phyuk all haters.........i still remain who i am.
Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:45 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
katemicheal at 8-05-2012 07:05 AM (13 years ago) (f)
Quote from: FinlandGuy on 7-05-2012 11:19 PM
muslims bomb dia cattle market,de same muslims say dem dey protest against the bombing ,dey pass mosques go burn church and school. Islam, muslims,rapist and idiotic mohammed,coward islamic allah,evil koran,useless northerners which way
Posted: at 8-05-2012 07:05 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
saydtruth at 8-05-2012 07:14 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Islam! Islam!! Islam!!! what do you know about Islam? see ISLAM is a religion of peace and against terrorism, just go and read about Islam and know what Islam is reaching to, and read about the noble prophet Muhammad, read about the holy Qur`an, you will that what you are saying about Islam, prophet Muhammad, and The Noble Qur`an is quit diffrent to what you are saying, I promise you all about that, if you want to know about all these just mail me on ( [email protected]). but the only problem is that you people don`t want to differentiate between Islam and Hausa people which is wrong. If you want to know the truth about Islam just mail me ( [email protected]).
Posted: at 8-05-2012 07:14 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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