The peaceful community of Itiam Etoi in Uyo Local Government was on Tuesday night thrown into chaos when a number of Hausa men attacked them, leaving a number of them wounded.

According to a source at the scene of the incident, who preferred anonymity, "the attacks began at about 10 pm when some people had slept. It would have been worse if there were many people on the street. They started cutting anybody they met on their way with machetes. Some of them carried iron rods and other forms of weapons with which they beat and wound people. They also destroyed the properties of people selling shops in the area".

Sources say the incident was caused by a case of a stolen generator which was sold to one of the Hausa men. When the owner of the generator found out that the generator was sold to the scrap collectors, he apprehended them and the case was thought to have been settled until last night.

Sources say the problem started when the man who bought the generator accused his Hausa kinsman of selling him out by reporting him to the owner of the generator.They began to fight. An attempt by an Ibibio man in the area to separate the fight led to one of the fighting parties insinuating that the Ibibio man sided with his brother to beat him. He then went to his people to tell his brothers, who reinforced and went with him to attack anyone they met on the street.

One of the victims, Mr. Itoro, said "I was sitting in front of our house when I saw them running with machetes towards me. But because I didn't have any problem with anyone I was not afraid, only for them to cut me in the face and continued to run on".

Another victim, Mr. Ezekiel, said "I went to see my friend in the area only to see them running towards my direction. Since I did not know there was a problem, I was just walking on the street going back to my house. One of them lifted his machete to cut me in the head and when I blocked it with my hand, he cut my hand again and again. That is when I knew the matter was serious and started running".

The man with the highest level of injuries, Mr. Ubong Okon, said they met him on his way back from work and descended on him. "I sure they wanted to kill me, but God saved my life as some youths who were drinking nearby came to my rescue. I thank God that I am still alive".

When news men contacted the village head of the community, Eteidung Effiong Asikpo, he declined comment. But, the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev. (Dr.)  Ndueso Ekwere, while speaking to journalists called for calm as everything will be brought under control "I want to urge the people to stay calm as the police and the authorities have waded into the matter. I also want to urge all law-abiding citizens to go about their normal duties as culprits will be made to face the full weight of the law".

Meanwhile, youths in the community have declared that they don't want the Hausa men in their community again. The youths who came out in their numbers chanted war songs, calling on the "abokis" to evacuate their communities since they are no more safe in their own land. "Aboki must go... Aboki must go... Aboki must go ..." they chanted.

Meanwhile, some shop owners in the area have closed their shops, fearing another spate of attacks.

The Hausa men have been evacuated from the community by the police to an undisclosed location.

Credit: Godwin Sam


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/01/hausa-men-attack-villagers-in-akwa-ibom.html?m=1

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WTF?? Ontop wetin na ??

Just negodu. What is the problem of those northerners? Why are they always looking for problem, they ask us to leave their state we obeyed now they are coming to our state to intimidate us again? Buhari why



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If there is any tribe that knows how to deal with Hausa-Fulani, it's Igbo. If this had happened in SE, those bastards will have been murdered in cold blood. They know this and very careful with their killing tendency there. Let me say this again, Hausa-Fulani don't reason like Ibibio, yoruba, Igbo, Efik, Idoma, Edo and even Southern Kaduna people when it comes to conflict resolution. I can have a disagreement or conflict with a yoruba, Igbo, Edo or Efik person, and still go home and sleep peacefully. But not with Hausa-Fulani , as soon as you turn your back, they draw out their dagger or machete and butcher you like suya. I kind of laughed at the reaction of the wounded, when they saw the hausa-Fulani men coming at the them with machete, they didn't think much of it because in their mind, they were thinking think these people reason like them and nothing will happen, only to have their heads cut opened. As someone who witnessed the evil these people perpetrated in Kaduna years back, if I saw Hausa-Fulani moving in group in machete, I'll run except I have my weapons.

Will the blood thirstiness of these guys ever stop

I hope security operatives are there to forestall reprisal attacks.

Nawa for Hausa oo

Awusa!

These ppl are too violent abeg!


Imagine running amok in a strange land,slashing at innocent passersby just because of a scuffle with one or 2 persons.



Is this not an invitation 2 anarchy?

Can anybody do this in the north??



Buncha animals!

This is what happens when a particular section of a country gains everything either through violence or threats of violence. When people who committed same offences in the past get away with it, the impression is created that such acts can easily go unpurnished.., it even gets worse when the national police will be there on time to resceu law breakers but wont be there to stop them form breaking the law or arrest them for doing so..

"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God: I know not what course others take, but as for me, give me liberty or you give me death" Patrick Henry (USA 1775)

adiok ano ndito asanu...

Afonjas...as usual will blame Ibibios for this incident.

Try this in aba or Onitsha and see mosques get burnt

why do southerners don't have reprisal in their trait

Nah wa Nigeria

Knowledge9000:
If there is any tribe that knows how to deal with Hausa-Fulani, it's Igbo. If this had happened in SE, those bastards will have been murdered in cold blood. They know this and very careful with their killing tendency there. Let me say this again, Hausa-Fulani don't reason like Ibibio, yoruba, Igbo, Efik, Idoma, Edo and even Southern Kaduna people when it comes to conflict resolution. I can have a disagreement or conflict with a yoruba, Igbo, Edo or Efik person, and still go home and sleep peacefully. But not with Hausa-Fulani , as soon as you turn your back, they draw out their dagger or machete and butcher you like suya. I kind of laughed at the reaction of the wounded, when they saw the hausa-Fulani men coming at the them with machete, they didn't think much of it because in their mind, they were thinking think these people reason like them and nothing will happen, only to have their heads cut opened. As someone who witnessed the evil these people perpetrated in Kaduna years back, if I saw Hausa-Fulani moving in group in machete, I'll run except I have my weapons.

chest beater

Its not their fault.

They are born to rule.

Mtcheeeew.

asin ehnn

OoniOfIfe:
Animals



They should ban these idiots from carrying daggers around

If you have seen where typical illiterate hausas are discussing, then you will be so sorry for the North cos it reeks of crude inhumanity.

They are not worthy to be reasoned with cos they are untamed wild animals who have no regard for their lives and others.

And some of these casualties had to wait cos they thought they did nothing wrong. Hence running for no reason. Lesson learnt. And I thank God no death case.

You now know what you definitely ought to do if there is "next time".

Our neighborhood barber just got arrested for selling drugs... We've been his customers for 6 years. We had no idea he was a barber.

OluseunDEE:
asin ehnn

arrest anyone with dagger

horrible

Ha,that's my late mum's place o,I need to call nw and knw everyone is safe. Haba what sort of wahala is dis mbok

After high school, I decided to try to go to MedicalSchool. At the entrance, we were asked to re-arrange the letters *PNEIS* to form the name ofan important human body part which is mostuseful when active. Those who wrote spine arenow professional doctors while the rest of us whowrote what you thought about before you sawspine are now whatsapp-groupsadmin and felebs

If they are not wearing explosive vests, they are carving people with daggers and matchets. Eliza and luggard see Wetin una cause.

From the story you would know if you have an IQ above 2, that the end result was not due to the stolen generator, but the "TRIBAL HATE" that keeps growing in our society. "The HAUSA MAN was fighting the IBIBIO MAN and another IBIBIO man separated them leading to the claims from the HAUSA MAN that the IBIOBIO peacemaking is taking sides with his brother who is an IBIBIO man". That's the cause of the brutality in the end.

Nothing like "ONE NIGERIA" but a SOUTH WESTERN INDIGENE residing in the land of a SOUTHERN, planing doing business with a SOUTH EASTERN. Keep preaching tribal hate Nairalanders, because the reward is a fantasy heaven on earth for the superior tribe. Last time I checked, the north are the champions (superior tribe) but majority of them live in abject poverty. I guess that's a fantasy "heaven on earth" preached to them by their elders.

Please I need to see more Tribal war here, it sure put good food on our tables and make the world see us as civilized people.

"Afonja are better than Igbos, Igbos are better than Gworo Chewers and Gworo Chewers are better than Afonjas" Please keep repeating again, and again, and again, and again.........


Bloody Third World Country.

I feel their pains

saint7000:
Afonjas...will as usual will blame Ibibios for this incident.

will.as.usual.will.blame

Who stole the generator?
Why would they attack someone?