Violence and targeting of government officials in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, continued Thursday in Bulabulin ward of Biafara area, as gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sect members shot and killed three Igbo traders in their respective shops by 11am on Thursday.
The gunmen, according to an eyewitness and resident of Bulabulin ward,Chindo Ibrahim, stormed the traders’ shops in a tricycle, chanting God is great and started firing gunshots into the air to scare people away from the area.
Ibrahim said: “we were just opening our shops for the day when we started hearing gunshots towards Ahmadu Bello Way and people started running into several directions for safety. Some of us run into our shops and market stalls, while others fled into their houses for safety. But I saw three dead bodies lying in front of three different shops. I cannot tell you whether the bodies are of gunmen or some of our colleagues shot this morning (Thursday).”
He said the gunmen came in two tricycles in trailing the Igbo traders,before three people were killed.
Our Correspondent learnt that the Bulabulin ward, facing the eastern flank of the popular Maiduguri Monday Market (MMMK), has been condoned off by men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) prevent further attacks and killings. Ahmadu Bello Way and the Shehuri North road were closed by JTF, leaving only the Shehu Laminu Way for motorists and pedestrians yesterday in Maiduguri.
Confirming the multiple attacks and killings yesterday, the spokesman of Borno state Police Command, Gideon Jibrin said that there were attacks in Bulabulin ward of the metropolis on Thursday morning.
He said the attacks were on some shops in area, where three people were killed in their shops. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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pleaz can somebody tel me what de igbos did to thez village illitrates that don't know de value of life.? Or is it what ur Ouaran or malam thought u? History has made it clear that hausas alwz start any tribal killings or war 1st.where you born wit swords?
ReplyDeleteWhich history are you talking about? In all the Nigerian polity, the north, until the criminals called Bokoharam came on board is the most peacefull of all places in the country. And now i wonder what there motives are, kill everybody that develops the state economically or otherwise? Its funny how politicians and business men are the target of their nefarious agenda. You dont have to kill to show God is great, create life and say God is great and that will be lauded.
ReplyDeleteMay God help us
ReplyDeleteI do detest muslims. They so possess all the negatives of humanity. So Allah dent them to kill 3 local traders?
ReplyDeleteBH God is watching u.
ReplyDeleteThat is d figment of ur imagination, those who r perfetrating this heneos crime r neither hausas nor true muslims i must tell u a hausaman is a righteous person who cares n accormodate others. Islam does not permit killing, we know n we believed there is another life after this n hausaman knows no one that kills would go to heaven, that is the truth. ur people the masob, can, foreign collaborators who forsight the disintegration of nigeria by the year 2015 can speaks better of what is happening in maiduguri nd yobe than the hausas or muslims.
ReplyDeleteDats a lie.kia stop fulling us.muslim permits kilng and God wil jugde dis muslim devils cal boko haram.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous @9:43 please you better shut up your dirty n stinking mandible before you incur the wrath of the ibos. if massob is in anywhere interested in this matter you would have known your fates by now. But one day be one day, monkey go go market and he no go return. Keep on killing the igbos,we are counting...but also know that for one igbo man killed we will require 25 hausa heads on that day. Don't be deceived on our perceived silece,we shall surely answer you at the approriate time.
ReplyDeleteHausa & Muslim don't kill......but come and to preach to your brothers(Boko Haram) to stop these killings.U pple are keeping quiet,this shows you are happy with the killings or u are the one sending Boko Haram to kill for Allah.Before they kill,they are always chanting 'Alah Akbar'this means,they are about to kill for Allah.But if someone witness such killing,and you go to the sama person next day to accept Islam,he will not.Somebody you kill his/her bread winner,and u asking the person to accept your religion,he will not.
ReplyDeleteTO YOUR TENT O ISRAEL! LET US GO BACK TO OUR REGIONS AND START DEVELOPMENT ALL OVER.
ReplyDeleteGOD HAS USED RIVERS NIGER AND BENUE AS BOUNDARIES FOR THE THREE NATURAL REGIONS. WE ARE JUST PATCHING UP FOR NOW.
IT IS AN INSANE MAN THAT WILL STAYPUT IN A DANGEROUS PLACE WHERE HE IS NOT WANTED IN THE NAME OF TRADING.
Nigeria has never been and will never be one nation!
ReplyDeleteHw can we be convinced that islam is not a religion of war n killing and that hausa man is a peace lover taking stock of all nefarious acts being committed by its most faithful followers . I am just laghing because they hav not realized the gravity of their offence by killing lgbos.let anybody that loves them advise them now becos lgbos of 1967 are still alive and more sophiscated .
ReplyDelete'Ibo''s of 1967 are still alive'...'Keep killing, we are counting'.... Dese are just words, The time to act is now!!! Bt bcos Ibo people lack unity, they'll never b able 2 act. Only a handful of Ibo's will stand; d rest can b bought over...Let's tell ourselves d truth.Let's constantlyy pray for our dear nation.
ReplyDeleteSince 1966, the Igbos have been massacred in the North. There is no year that passes without religious riot in the North. Now Boko Haram has started in a dangerous dimension. This is happening in the NORTH. Who is saying that Moslem is a religion of peace. If so, why is all these killings happening in the North? jUST TWO WEEKS AGO MASSOB demonstrated at Enugu. How many people were killed by them? How many Hausas were killed by MASSOB? They made a peaceful rally and they were all arrested by fellow Igbos in police and Army Uniform. Would the Hausa tell us they don't know where Boko Harams are staying?
ReplyDeleteThey hate Christians and preach evil every now and then their scholars call us all kinds of names at the slightest or no provocation they will pounce on Christians but they say they are peace lovers we are just watching them and following the teaching of our Lord Jesus but they believe we are fools and powerless. We run our worship places in their state with license imagine and in many High Institution of Learning BUK Kano and even UniJos in plateau have no built Church but rather lecture hall are being used.
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