ON OZUBULU ATTACK: PLEASE, DO NOT REPEAT OUR MISTAKES — Engr. Auwal Sani Anwar...{read more below}

OZOBULU: PLEASE, DO NOT REPEAT OUR MISTAKES — Engr. Auwal Sani Anwar

When BH began, most of us Muslims could not believe that any Muslim could go around attacking the police with guns in the name of Islam in Nigeria. And then they attacked Churches. We remained in denial.

And then they attacked Mosques. We burrowed deeper into denial. And then they seized territories and raised flags bearing Islamic message. The rest is history.

Now I am reading some Igbo friends and friends of friends denying the ethnic and religious affiliations of the perpetrator(s) of yesterday's unfortunate massacre in a Church in Ozobulu, South East Nigeria.

I read 'Igbos don't kill Igbos.' 'We are Christians. No Igbo man can attack a Church.' 'We are civilized people. Don't listen to the Hausa Fulani CP.' 'Even FFK says it is fishy.' 'How can the Police suddenly be so efficient only in this case?' 'Herdsmen...'

My advice:

Please don't make the same mistakes we made. Look into the mirror and nip these troubles in the bud. Drug wars happen all over the world. They are at the root of many evils. Don't stay in denial until it mutates into something else.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Please accept my deepest condolences, my dear brothers and sisters.

Mallam AbdulRahman Sani surprise someday by writing like this.

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Akindele Onaolapo.. I am not surprised at what he wrote. I am not surprised that terrorism germinated in the north. Where in the world do you see open neglect, reject and disregard for parental responsibility like the north. How can we allow religion education without curriculum and still expect respect respect for constituted authority.

It is not limited to the north. Badoo is a manifestation of our social extremism in the south. Cultism is no doubt a social status symbol. If we defend our brothers who give Malaysia, Singapore, SA etc sleepless night out of brotherhood, don't we know that the evil that men do live with them. I pray God give us the courage to amend. Once again my condolences.