2015: Fear Grips Southerners in the North, As Hate speeches, Threat Circulates. “It is a sin islamically, for a Muslim to support a non muslim for leadership. We will get u people one by one, you are very stupid. We will get you soon and you PDPNYF…will regret it insha Allah” Imam Sadiq tweeted @imamsadiq123…In a back and forth with the PDP Northern Youths Forum, in an apparent warning of a dire consequences if a Northern Hausa Muslim is not elected President in 2015. Attahiru Abdulkareem posted on his Facebook page ” Truth is bitter. People like you support GEJ are the one (sic) that don’t want dis country to progress. U all should (sic), locked in a room and bomb you all.” The above and many more are what has become of the 2015 Presidential election campaign as the country experiences a major polarization along ethnic and religious lines. Sources told Pointblanknews that hate speeches and anti Christian messages against a Christian Presidency freely described as “infidel” have been recorded in tapes and circulated to Muslims in the North. The hate messages are being listened to by artisans, traders and people visitng places such as markets, Mosques and religious houses, Pointblanknews correspondents report. “It looks like history is about to repeat itself in the north, as the clouds gather over both northerners and southerners in the north east and north west, who are rooting for President Goodluck Jonathan,” our correspondents report. According to our reporters, “It is reminiscent of the violence that erupted in 2011 after General Muhammadu Buhari rejected the results.” It would be recalled that in 2011, Armed youths went from house to house in murderous rage, hacking, looting and burning. Mostly affected were southerners, including several members of the NYSC on election duty. The rising apprehension has even forced the APC to issue a statement calling for violence free polls. Lai Mohammed on Monday said such apprehension is inimical to the conduct of a successful poll. Unlike 2011, today social media is being used to spread such threats and hate. Top government officials of northern stock who back Jonathan are being sent very vile text messages. A governor told Vanguard under anonymity that some of the texts came from high ranking fulani senators and Members of the House. Posting Jonathan s flyers or campaigning openly in offices , markets and restaurants are not encouraged. Interestingly the fear among pro Buhari folks in the north of southern stock is, how would the rampaging youths know they voted Buhari. Some who spoke with pointblanews said some of those who lost lives and property actually voted Buhari. Top leaders like the Sultan of Sokoto, the Emir of Kano, and the popular cleric, Sheikh Gumi have not been spared. They weirdly assume Gumi s critic of Buhari, Emir’s visit to the Villa, and for the Sultan to blame the north for Boko Haram, were endorsements of Jonathan. Even though so many believe Buhari is not an ethnic bigot, not disposed to sharia, and not prone to violence, his body language has not encouraged the skeptics. Few moths ago he said, ” in sha Allah, by 2015 something will happen. They either conduct a free and fair election, or if what happened in 2011 should happen, again in 2015, the dog and the baboon would be soaked in blood” Some who spoke with our correspondents say southerners are leaving , while those who travel led for the holidays are staying back till after elections. An igbo trader in Gombe told our correspondent ” is so terrible here, two days back they nearly killed Gombe state governor, they casted stone on his convey, he has to take refuge in an emir’s place for 3 hour……reason is that why should he campaign for GEJ. Buhari and his boys are pushing the southerners for reprisal attack. “The issue is that the southerners are too patient. Presently, one cannot display GEJ poster in Kano due to threat. Non-indigene are fleeing due to threat. Is this democracy. Buhari keep pushing them to do more. The blood of 1000 NYSC members he initiated their slaughtering in 2011 will surely speak come 2015.” Another from Anambra who preferred not to be named sent this message to our correspondent “Happy New Year in Advance! Based on what you wrote regards Kano. I am presently in Bauchi, and lots of non indigene are moving out too its serious oh, alot of Ibo People are even selling their houses sef most people didn’t even collect the PVC . like where I stay in Bauchi . . we have 8 flats + our Landlord non of us will be in Bauchi during the Election . . he has even sold 5 flats of the 8 . . He said he’s reducing his investments here . . . . . moving them to Anambra… sure . . . . without my name sincerely, my cooking gas got finished yesterday . . . . . . it took me up to 5 hrs of moving round the town to get it replaced . . . . .. as all the Ibo People selling have left the town and close their shop . . . . . till after election its not funny oh!” Emmanuel Ogbeche told us “I pity some of those dismissing the madness that is to come no sane person would be deluded of the present danger. Ezeife’s interview today speaks volume. “An Aboki shoe repairer came to repair my kids’ shoes and was playing a tape. Thankfully my friend that grew and schooled in Sokoto was around and asked him why he was listening to such message. The Aboki switched it off and left. My friend told me it was a call to arms against infidels and support of Muslims in 2015″. Fred Donedo said “A friend of mine working with the FRCN’s Radio House has relocated all of her loads away from Abuja.” Source : PointBlankNews
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 10:22:14 +0000
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