The northerners in the eastern
part of Nigeria where seen moving en-mass out of Onitsha after a reprisal
attack on the Hausa community , the Igbo’s have endured several spate of
bombing in the northern parts of Nigeria as they wait helplessly for the
intervention of government, which never came.
There are doubts as to the
continuance of the project called Nigeria with recent happening.
Some Citizens of Nigeria have
fled to Cameroun to seek refuge since nothing tangible has been done by
government to assuage the fears in the land
The question is, will this herald
the session plan anticipated by some?
“SOME Nigerians have fled to
neighbouring Cameroon to escape the incessant deadly attacks in the North,
particularly by Boko Haram.
Boko Haram has claimed to be
fighting for an Islamic state in the North, but its demands have varied.
“Everybody is insecure in
Nigeria. The fear is all-pervading,” a Christian priest told AFP on condition
of anonymity in Fotokol, a Cameroonian border town where some Nigerians have
taken shelter in the last few weeks.
Fotokol is located about 100km
from Maiduguri.
The priest added, “Many Nigerians
like myself have fled their villages. We feel secure in Cameroon.”
“That is why I am sheltered
here.”
He has rented a house which is
about 10 minutes by motorcycle to the nearest town in Nigeria, Gamboru Ngala,
where he heads the local Catholic church.
It is difficult to gauge the
exact number of Nigerians who have fled to Cameroon as they cross the border
illegally, but there are easily dozens sheltered in Cameroon since the attacks
in the North.
Mahamat Tujani, a Muslim trader
from Maiduguri, fled to Kousseri near Fotokol.
He said, “I abandoned my business
and my family to seek refuge at the home of my cousin. I escaped out of fear.
“But if the killings continue, I
will bring over my family members here.”
Boko Haram claimed responsibility
for the January 20 coordinated bombings and shootings in Kano that left at
least 185 people dead.
“When you sense danger, you must
escape,” the priest said.
“Even in the Gospel, the Lord
says the moment you sense danger, you must escape. If you don’t it’s suicide.”
The priest said two Igbo men were
killed in Mubi in Adamawa State about three weeks ago.
“When the other Igbo went to
reclaim their bodies the Boko Haram struck and killed 29 others,” he said.
He urged both Christians and
Muslims to “return to God.”
The priest said Muslims were also
targeted by Boko Haram.
Between January 28 and 30, three
people — including a Muslim — were killed in Gamboru Ngala, Nigerian and
Cameroonian police and medical sources said.
The priest was watching an Africa
Cup of Nations match on television at a bar, along with six other compatriots.
In another room, eight other Nigerians sat, drinking.”Punch
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