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Post by djfearross on Oct 30, 2010 19:16:28 GMT
Nigerian leaders urge calm after ethnic violence flares By Caroline Duffield BBC News, Lagos Violence between the two communities flared up in March this year Community leaders in Nigeria's Plateau State are appealing for calm in villages outside the city of Jos. At least six people - women and children - were killed, cattle slaughtered and homes burned in one village this week. In January and March this year, similar attacks prompted a spiral of rioting and killing in the region that left hundreds of people dead. Leaders in Ranwianku are urging residents not to think of revenge. Of those killed, one was an elderly woman unable to flee the armed gang, one was a young mother and four were small children. Photographs of a mass grave show tiny bodies wrapped and lying side by side. Ranwianku is a predominantly Christian settlement - eyewitnesses in the village say those that attacked spoke the Fulani language. In Jos and surrounding areas, the two communities - Berom Christians and Hausa Fulani - continue to live uneasily together after the mass bloodshed of earlier this year. Out in the remote villages, the tensions are not about religion or politics but about grazing rights and land ownership. Berom Christian farmers say they regularly experience low-level harassment and killings from Fulani herdsman, who graze cattle on the land. The Fulani community often complain of the theft or slaughter of cattle. Damage caused to property by cattle - or disputes over the loss of cattle - is often at the root of violence between the two ethnic groups. [/blockquote] -------- New low for the BBC. No prizes for guessing what religion the Hausa Fulani are. Well covered up by the BBC! It's not all bad for the Christians there, at least they only experience low-level killings... regulary! ---------------------------------- It is clear this Caroline Duffield is a complete joke, constantly unwilling to accept that maybe some Muslims do actually kill in the name of Islam. See this article from earlier this year; Nigeria ethnic violence 'leaves hundreds dead' And look her analysis of the 100's that were murdered in the name of Islam; ANALYSIS Caroline Duffield, BBC News, Lagos Already this is being described as retaliation for the outburst of killing in January in which hundreds more people were killed.
Back then the largest losses were suffered by the Hausa Fulani community. In the village of Kuru Karama more than 100 people were killed and their bodies thrown into wells and sewers. Grave accusations were made that the local government had stoked the violence. This time it is clear that the targets were Berom Christians.
For weeks there have been rumours of retaliation in these villages and people have been living in a state of anxiety. Many families left. These killings are often painted by local politicians as a religious or sectarian conflict. In fact it is a struggle between ethnic groups for fertile land and resources in the region known as Nigeria's Middle Belt.Yes, Caroline dear, you at the BBC must obviously know more of what is going on their than local people. Must be another case of them just being Islamaphobic.
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Post by Teddy Bear on Oct 30, 2010 19:38:13 GMT
Well spotted dj. In January and March this year, similar attacks prompted a spiral of rioting and killing in the region that left hundreds of people dead. And the world community is not in uproar about it being some sort of 'holocaust' - strange that Like yourself, I wonder how many will have to die before it's considered 'high-level'. Or perhaps, if it's just Christians being murdered it's low level.
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Post by djfearross on Oct 30, 2010 20:21:54 GMT
Have a look a this link, it's quite interesting. An update to the page reveals that references to the word 'religion' were later removed and replaced with the word 'ethinic'. Similarly to words like 'Christian' and 'Muslim'. www.newssniffer.co.uk/articles/316997/diff/11/12
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Post by Teddy Bear on Oct 30, 2010 21:07:55 GMT
Absolutely Brilliant DJ - I didn't know this site existed but I've certainly bookmarked it now, and will include it in the list of useful links. The article shown, referring to the violence earlier this year when hundreds of Christians were slaughtered by Muslims, shows clearly how the BBC have so revised the original version to neutralise this reality. Well done mate
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Post by djfearross on Nov 3, 2010 11:04:12 GMT
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Post by Teddy Bear on May 8, 2011 22:19:17 GMT
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Post by djfearross on May 9, 2011 9:20:22 GMT
Typical. They might as well just copy/paste, cause according to the BBC, its always the same reasons when Muslims kills Christians in Nigeria. I noticed with the recent attacks in Eygpt as well, Muslims burning churches and killing Christians, they made appear to be a clash between Muslims and Christians, i.e a 50/50 thing. The BBC, as always with violence in Egypt now, is more interested in reporting on Muslims actually protecting Christians there! The BBC is secularist extremist, but only when Christianity is concerned, like in Lebanon; www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13271857Out of all the 1000's of Muslims being killed in sectarian violence by other Muslims, you'd think that would be a more pressing issue.
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Post by djfearross on Jul 4, 2011 7:59:02 GMT
What with all the Islamist violence in Nigeria, you'd think the BBC would have alot to report on there... Of course, that would portray Islam negatively so better to look for another story. Here is a typical example, there are slightly more Muslims in Nigeria than Christians and after 2009 some states even adopted Sharia, then of course the number of Islamist attacks also increased. www.wikiislam.net/wiki/Muslim_Statistics#Nigeria_2Southern Nigeria has a Christian majority and Northern is mainly Muslim with 12 states run by strict Sharia Law. But the BBC seems intent to not focus on Islam, just pan over it and go straight for the Christians. Cowards. And of course, the North is perfect because us Westerners haven't interfered there.
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Post by Teddy Bear on Jul 4, 2011 16:40:29 GMT
I notice in another of the viewpoints expressed by this journalist - Sola Odunfa (we're done for), writing about Africa viewpoint: Nigerians at war with each other, she doesn't mention any detail as to which 'ethnic' group is mostly responsible, although much of it occurs in the North. I know which one I'd put my money on
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Post by djfearross on Jul 4, 2011 18:06:49 GMT
Yea, when Muslims murder Christians (because they are Muslims and the other is Christian) there are always, underlying issues which surprising are always about everything else apart from Islam.
But if a politician says that Muslim immigration should be halted.....
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