Let me make it clear that i don't intend to criticize or abuse anyone's faith or believe, i am writing this in the spirit of patriotism, to set records straight and to clear the air on the misconceptions sold to Nigerians by some mischievous agents of continuous destruction to Nigerian states, with reference to terrorism and Islam, which seems to have abolished the long enjoyed unity in Nigeria.
It's no longer news that ethno-regionalism in Nigeria has always been played out alongside ethno- religious politics and this dimension makes no meaningful amelioration to the realization of a peaceful Nigeria and yet, we are tediously endangering our national unity for some selfish political lucidities.
For many years, series of terrorist attacks in Nigeria led to the death of thousands innocent souls irrespective of tribe, religion, gender or age and has also annihilated properties worth billions including places of worship, schools, hospitals, markets, government buildings and still counting, these in turn hatched big demarcation between Christian and Muslim settlements, our experiences are bitter, and they have created deep mutual distrust amongst the peace loving people of Nigeria.
Some mischievous elements (mostly politicians) have refined and sold out a common avowal that Islam orders it followers to kill Non-Muslims as a way of Jihad which is totally not in congruence with the tutelages of Islam.
This indeed procreate high level of hatred and dislike most ignorant Christians composed for Muslims and Islam, they are often fond of accusing Muslims for committing several honor killings in the name of Islam and to my whammy, many gave carte blanche; they then mileage this line of argument as a reason to discredit Islam in the eyes all and pauperize support of Christian voters for Muslims politicians.
In this write-up, i set to shatter the glass houses that most Nigerians lives and adulterate the myth that Muslims have ganged up to crushed out Christians and Christianity in this Northern part, and to divulgence how Christians fully cooperate in attacking Christianity and yet, only Muslims are tagged terrorist.
Lest we forget, It's on records, the many scenarios Christians were apprehended during the cause of their attacks with explosives and many weapons, some even arrested while trying to attack churches and yet only Muslims are called terrorist. I hardly recall any Muslim terrorist that was arrested on the verge of an attack since the start of Boko Haram insurgency in 2009, all those in detention were suspects linked during the procedure of investigations.
Sit up and read how Christians unleashed terror in Nigeria but yet, nobody conveyed the impression to enshrine them because they don't harmonize to the critical theorem of suspicion.
* On the 1st Oct. 2010, the independence day bombing, the first bomb attack Nigeria was sworn to which MEND assumed responsibility. Are MEND fighting for Muslims or Islam?
* Another on the 26th Feb. 2012, nine christians were apprehended attempting to bomb COCIN church at Miya Barkate, 20 kilometres along Jos-Bauchi Highway in Bauchi State including a former secretary of PDP in the local government. Are this nine terrorist hired by Muslims?
* Again on the 23th June 2012, four Christians were arrested trying to plant a time bomb at Waje Friday mosque in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano.
* The suspects that sprayed bullets on the Gombe Deeper Life Church worshipers of which the suspects caught were Igbos and all Christian.
* There was also the Gombe township bombing involving two men, named Hassan Ojudu and Samaila Yakubu, all of them northern Christians.
* Another woman Miss Lydia Joseph, a Christian prostitute was also arrested while trying to bomb St. John Catholic church in Bauchi.
* Also arrested was a Christian named Emmanuel King, who disguised as a Muslim wearing a turban and kaftan, attempting to bombed down the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Yenagoa the Bayelsa state capital. This is how they disguise to carry out terror attacks pretending to be Muslims.
* There was also the arrest of one Madam Ruth trying to bomb down the ECWA church in the Kalarin area of Kaltungo in Gombe State who is also a Christian.
* On January 11, 2012 two Nigerians named, Sunday Eze from Anambra State and Samuel Taiwo from Ogun State and some three Ghanaians were arrested in Ghana with some heavy weaponry carefully concealed in a truck, which was to be brought to Nigeria.
* On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, a 38 year old man named Monday Davou, a Christian was arrested while planting a timed Improvised Explosive Device (IED) or time bomb, at the Makera weekly market in Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State.
* The DAILY SUN newspaper of Monday, February 20, 2012 on page 12 reported the arrest in Akure, Ondo State of a gang of five armed robbers led by one Evangelist Wale Adelu, an evangelist of one of the old generation churches, which has branches in the state capital and they were said to be meeting in his church before they proceeded on any robbery operation. Wouldn't this evangelist and his gang agree to bomb churches for a fee?
* Similarly, the SATURDAY SUN newspaper of Saturday, March 10, 2012 on page 10 reported that 11 cartons of explosives imported from South Africa and carefully packaged to beat security checks were intercepted by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The consignments were said to be for Miero Marble Granite and Stones Limited in Kaduna State, with one Mr. Michael Awara Ernest as the representative to collect the explosives at the cargo terminal. Is Miero Marble Granite own by Muslims?
* The THISDAY newspaper of Friday, January 13, 2012 on page 6 culled a news report from the BBC in which a British-based arms dealer, Gary Hyde was being prosecuted in a London court for unlawfully arranging the shipment of about 80,000 guns and 32 million rounds of ammunition from China to Nigeria in 2007. But, the big question is, to whom did he make his shipment? To Muslim radicals or to some churches going criminals?
* On Sunday, February 19, 2012. Four Christians were arrested while trying to detonate explosives at the St. Theresa's Catholic Parish, High-level in Makurdi the Benue State capital.
* A Christian was also arrested while trying to drive past the gate of Thisday office with loaded explosives in his car at Kaduna.
* On the 29th May 2011, about four Christian women were arrested in connection with the Mami market bombing of Artillery brigade barracks in Bauchi state.
* On the 21st May 2012, a Christian called John Akpabu, a suicide bomber who targeted ministerial briefing, arrested with 37 rounds of live ammunition and 3 hand grenades and other explosives at the National Press Centre, Radio House in Abuja.
* The SSS command in Bauchi arrested one Mr Dokogel from Plateau state with arms loaded in his car and confessed to have made five trips for one Igbo man based in Jos.
These are just few episodes of Christians involvements in betraying the churches, Christians, Christianity and Nigeria.
Usama A. Dandare
Nat. Coordinator (SMC).
osadaby@yahoo.com
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