Church burnt, tear gas fired as protest hits Potiskum in Yobe

Date: 07-05-2012 9:25 pm (11 years ago) | Author: Akeem Jaffe Jaffa
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- at 7-05-2012 09:25 PM (11 years ago)
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    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.



Posted: at 7-05-2012 09:25 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- frank_f at 7-05-2012 10:36 PM (11 years ago)
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Am speechless!
                So if you've something say let me hear...
Posted: at 7-05-2012 10:36 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- FinlandGuy at 7-05-2012 11:19 PM (11 years ago)
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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  Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?
Posted: at 7-05-2012 11:19 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- tyrarock at 7-05-2012 11:27 PM (11 years ago)
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let dem eat some pork meat maybe dem go get some senses.
Posted: at 7-05-2012 11:27 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie
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- toibeli at 8-05-2012 12:08 AM (11 years ago)
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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 Huh?
Posted: at 8-05-2012 12:08 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- legionkiwi at 8-05-2012 01:01 AM (11 years ago)
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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 Huh?
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 (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- jud4kul at 8-05-2012 01:27 AM (11 years ago)
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Really! cattle rearers again.
Posted: at 8-05-2012 01:27 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie
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- GreenBee at 8-05-2012 03:13 AM (11 years ago)
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That desert land is under a curse
Posted: at 8-05-2012 03:13 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- malvin2525 at 8-05-2012 03:57 AM (11 years ago)
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 Lips Sealed
Posted: at 8-05-2012 03:57 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Ecto at 8-05-2012 04:27 AM (11 years ago)
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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 (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- escapedprince at 8-05-2012 04:44 AM (11 years ago)
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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 (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Ada0werri at 8-05-2012 04:51 AM (11 years ago)
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Na them sabi. Aboki neva fit get sense for head... Angry Roll Eyes
Posted: at 8-05-2012 04:51 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie
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- Solidstonez at 8-05-2012 06:01 AM (11 years ago)
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I C

Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:01 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- Solidstonez at 8-05-2012 06:01 AM (11 years ago)
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Quote from: ROYAlPRINCE77 on  7-05-2012 10:55 PM
very soon north will turn to desert where people from other nearby countries will be coming to feed their cows.
Exactly

Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:01 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- Solidstonez at 8-05-2012 06:02 AM (11 years ago)
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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  Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?
ask them.................

Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:02 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- Solidstonez at 8-05-2012 06:06 AM (11 years ago)
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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 Huh?
i wonder ohhh the christains in the north should start buning down mosques as well
an eye for an eye

Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:06 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- aso4life1 at 8-05-2012 06:21 AM (11 years ago)
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Quote from: ROYAlPRINCE77 on  7-05-2012 10:55 PM
very soon north will turn to desert where people from other nearby countries will be coming to feed their cows.

INSHA JESUS....

Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:21 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- fuckinjoe2 at 8-05-2012 06:45 AM (11 years ago)
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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.

Posted: at 8-05-2012 06:45 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- katemicheal at 8-05-2012 07:05 AM (11 years ago)
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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  Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?Huh?


 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Lips Sealed Lips Sealed Lips Sealed Lips Sealed Lips Sealed
Posted: at 8-05-2012 07:05 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- saydtruth at 8-05-2012 07:14 AM (11 years ago)
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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 (11 years ago) | Newbie
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