Banditry is God’s punishment for the North — Archbishop Chukwuma
By Dennis Agbo

Emeritus Archbishop of Enugu Anglican Diocese, Most Rev Prof Emmanuel Chukwuma, who, just retired from priesthood, in an interview with Vanguard, said what is happening now in the whole of northern Nigeria – banditry, kidnappings etc – is God’s punishment for what they did to Igbo people.

What do you think is the reason General Yakubu Gowon is yet to say something about the Civil War?
Gowon is very apologetic and that was why he started ‘Nigeria Praise’ and we have to commend him for that. That ‘Nigeria Praise’ was to revive the spirit of the people back from the Civil War and to reconcile people back to God and to go on with one Nigeria.

Igbo people say they expect Gowon to tender an open apology and he has not done that…

Well, he has done it many times when he was doing ‘Nigeria Praise’; when he was moving around, he apologized but that’s not enough. The thing is that the Nigeria government should do that because the Nigeria Civil War dealt with us in Asaba, it was a real genocide and we’re asking for apology and more compensation as they do in other places.
What is happening now in the whole of northern Nigeria – the banditry, kidnappings etc – is God’s punishment for what they did to us, yes! And until they apologize and ask for forgiveness, at no time will this banditry, kidnapping and killings stop. The blood of innocent people is crying and that’s what you are seeing there. So until they apologize and make some restitution, the banditry and mayhem you have in the North will not stop.

What is your message to Nigeria as you bow out of priesthood?

Nigeria should be a country for all of us, not a country for just one person. There should be no segregation, nobody should be neglected, and there should be equal rights and justice. Equity and justice must prevail. The Igbo must be given the same opportunity to serve Nigeria and corruption must cease. We must stop deceit in government. Parliament has been turned into a self-centered composition; there should be no sycophancy in government. Something must be done to save Nigeria from calamity





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Bishop, take it easy. What about the Unknown Gunmen in the East? What about the killings by herdsmen in Benue?

How can you say the terrorism in the North is a punishment when the perpetrators are safely getting richer through the terrorism and innocent Northerners are the ones getting killed? Does God punish innocent people for the sins of other people?

Even if the North apologizes to the East but maintains the northern political and religious ideologies, the terrorism will still continue. Therefore, the terrorism in the North is not because the North has not apologized to the East.

God is not human to scapegoat innocent Northerners. The banditry will mean a punishment if the perpetrators are the ones suffering it and the innocent ones are safe. The perpetrators and their own families are safe. So, it is not God's punishment to them.

Actually, what is happening in the North is simply an outcome of bad ideologies and bad practices. The situation in the North is not divinely inflicted on the North as a punishment.

Every action has a consequence. The banditry can be traced to religious and political decisions the North takes. That's why the masterminders are enjoying while innocent Northerners are suffering.

It's more of Karma and Reincarnation at play rather than punishment

Bishop Silence should have been better

So what is UGM to the South East??

They like to celebrate other people's misfortune while blaming others for their own woes.

Ipob terrorists and unknown gunmen is punishment for what?

There could be wisdom in this

He goofed on this one.

At least he has retired, Adeboye should retire too. So less misyarn go dey.

What of unknown gun men, kidnappers, baby factory and ritual killers in the south east, Nonsense always quick to talk on other people's problems while close eyes to their own

The north are full of radical Islamists I see no value in defending them.

How these cursed arrogant people don't see the log in their own eyes but the strand of hair in people's eyes will forever be a mystery to me. Your region till date is where they kidnap people, take ransom from them and eat their flesh. The region is where people get forced to remain at home every Monday even though they have nothing to eat, even though they are terribly ill. IPOB has killed more people in the past few years than the North has experienced in a decade. The group is so deadly that no Leader speaks against them, otherwise, his head would be their next meal. You all live in fear every second but you don't see that? Your problem is always the north and South West. Funny enough, you will find much more of your people in these regions than you will find their people in your region.

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saintopus:


Banditry is God’s punishment for the North — Archbishop Chukwuma
By Dennis Agbo

Emeritus Archbishop of Enugu Anglican Diocese, Most Rev Prof Emmanuel Chukwuma, who, just retired from priesthood, in an interview with Vanguard, said what is happening now in the whole of northern Nigeria – banditry, kidnappings etc – is God’s punishment for what they did to Igbo people.

What do you think is the reason General Yakubu Gowon is yet to say something about the Civil War?
Gowon is very apologetic and that was why he started ‘Nigeria Praise’ and we have to commend him for that. That ‘Nigeria Praise’ was to revive the spirit of the people back from the Civil War and to reconcile people back to God and to go on with one Nigeria.

Igbo people say they expect Gowon to tender an open apology and he has not done that…

Well, he has done it many times when he was doing ‘Nigeria Praise’; when he was moving around, he apologized but that’s not enough. The thing is that the Nigeria government should do that because the Nigeria Civil War dealt with us in Asaba, it was a real genocide and we’re asking for apology and more compensation as they do in other places.
What is happening now in the whole of northern Nigeria – the banditry, kidnappings etc – is God’s punishment for what they did to us, yes! And until they apologize and ask for forgiveness, at no time will this banditry, kidnapping and killings stop. The blood of innocent people is crying and that’s what you are seeing there. So until they apologize and make some restitution, the banditry and mayhem you have in the North will not stop.

What is your message to Nigeria as you bow out of priesthood?

Nigeria should be a country for all of us, not a country for just one person. There should be no segregation, nobody should be neglected, and there should be equal rights and justice. Equity and justice must prevail. The Igbo must be given the same opportunity to serve Nigeria and corruption must cease. We must stop deceit in government. Parliament has been turned into a self-centered composition; there should be no sycophancy in government. Something must be done to save Nigeria from calamity





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All This Silly People, does it think the Banditry problem is limited to the north?

Some people need to stop attaching everything to God . I see no sense in what he said

flatROCKhead:
How these cursed arrogant people don't see the log in their own eyes but the strand of hair in people's eyes will forever be a mystery to me. Your region till date is where they kidnap people, take random from them and eat their flesh. The region is where people get forced to remain at home every Monday even though they have nothing to eat, even though they are terribly ill. IPOB has killed more people in the past few years than the North has experienced in a decade. The group is so deadly that no Leader speaks against them, otherwise, his head would be their next meal. You all live in fear every second but you don't see that? Your problem is always the north and South West. Funny enough, you will find much more of your people in these regions than you will find their people in your region.

Southeast is safer than the entire north.

Wake up from your delusion!

jmoore:

Southeast is safer than the entire north.

Wake up from your delusion!

But the chest beating South easterners are all over the north. We can't find half the number of the northerners in your godforsaken region

flatROCKhead:
But the chest beating South easterners are all over the north. We can't find half the number of the northerners in your godforsaken region

You stay in a hole, how would you know what is happening in other regions? Crawl out and travel. Or allow babablu propaganda to fill your brain.

All available stats shows southeast is safer than the north.

He could be right, he could be wrong, but this is his own personal opinion and conviction, and he has a right to his opinion. But only God knows the reason, even though the so many innocent bloods shed in the North by Northern Muslim fanatics targeted at Igbos and Christians should always worry all well meaning Northerners, that's if they have a conscience at all.



But then, let's wait for Yoruba history re-writers to come and tell us how Igbos declared war against Nigeria.


They will tell you how Ojukwu invaded Yoruba land to take over Lagos.


Their lying elders that told them lies about the war will not tell them the imminent cause of the civil war which was the Northern pogroms against Igbos living in Northern Nigeria which the then Nigeria's Head of State Gowon failed to stop as Nigerian soldiers and security of Northern origin joined in killing civilian Igbos living in the North just because of crises rocking the military that didn't concern civilians.


They will not also tell their youths that back then, the fastest way to end war was to capture the national capital so that the President can surrender and call for ceasefire which was the reason Ojukwu moved most of his gallant Biafran soldiers towards Lagos to capture the capital of Nigeria so that the war could end fast while Nigeria allowed Biafra to go their way.


Their lying parents didn't also tell them how Gowon returned back to Nigeria to reject all the terms of agreement for peace that would have prevented the civil war, as signed by Gowon and Ojukwu in Aburi Ghana named "The Aburi Accord".



But their wicked parents told them how Igbos invaded Ore and killed Yorubas and wanted to take over Lagos



Their wicked fathers also lied to them that Ojukwu declared war against Nigeria whereas it was Gowon that declared a Police action to forcefully return Old Eastern Nigeria known then as Biafra back to Nigeria which led to the invasion of Biafra lands by Nigerian soldiers.


Their wicked fathers also lied to them about their bravery but never told them how Britain, Egypt, US, Russia, Saudi Arabia and many other world powers used Nigeria to destroy Biafra.

"Titles" have NEVER translated to literacy nor the bare minimum of common sense.

jmoore:


You stay in a hole, how would you know what is happening in other regions? Crawl out and travel. Or allow babablu propaganda to fill your brain.

All available stats shows southeast is safer than the north.

Oga the stats shows that the south east is the safest region in Nigeria.

flatROCKhead:
How these cursed arrogant people don't see the log in their own eyes but the strand of hair in people's eyes will forever be a mystery to me. Your region till date is where they kidnap people, take ransom from them and eat their flesh. The region is where people get forced to remain at home every Monday even though they have nothing to eat, even though they are terribly ill. IPOB has killed more people in the past few years than the North has experienced in a decade. The group is so deadly that no Leader speaks against them, otherwise, his head would be their next meal. You all live in fear every second but you don't see that? Your problem is always the north and South West. Funny enough, you will find much more of your people in these regions than you will find their people in your region.

Oga stop deceiving yourself, stats show that the south east is the safest region in Nigeria...

NairalandForumo:


Oga stop deceiving yourself, stats show that the south east is the safest region in Nigeria...

but you can't go home to celebrate Xmas. For the past two years, na Lagos hotels Una celebrate Xmas

Rubbish

anungangampu:
Bishop Silence should have been better

This is what he is talking about. You want him not to express rights to free speech as enshrined in your so called constitution, and hope for a better governance?
Africans are comedians

JAMO84:
Ipob terrorists and unknown gunmen is punishment for what?

unknown gunmen is God's punishment for you zoo soldiers and police in Biafra land. Poverty, misery, insecurity famine and death is God's punishment to the zoo and other anti BIAFRAN pigs, and it won't stop until Biafra comes.

The Bishop said the truth.

Well, he has done it many times when he was doing ‘Nigeria Praise’; when he was moving around, he apologized but that’s not enough. The thing is that the Nigeria government should do that because the Nigeria Civil War dealt with us in Asaba, it was a real genocide and we’re asking for apology and more compensation as they do in other places.
What is happening now in the whole of northern Nigeria – the banditry, kidnappings etc – is God’s punishment for what they did to us, yes! And until they apologize and ask for forgiveness, at no time will this banditry, kidnapping and killings stop. The blood of innocent people is crying and that’s what you are seeing there. So until they apologize and make some restitution, the banditry and mayhem you have in the North will not stop.

they will not live to apologize. We told them twenty years ago that they would turn swords against each other but they laughed over it. We are now telling them that in months time they will eat grass and the survivors of the plague will call for separation.

JAMO84:
Ipob terrorists and unknown gunmen is punishment for what?

There's nothing like ipob terrorist in saner climes, and there's nothing unknown about political actors as confirmed by Hope Uzodinma.

There's no punishment anywhere

flatROCKhead:
How these cursed arrogant people don't see the log in their own eyes but the strand of hair in people's eyes will forever be a mystery to me. Your region till date is where they kidnap people, take ransom from them and eat their flesh. The region is where people get forced to remain at home every Monday even though they have nothing to eat, even though they are terribly ill. IPOB has killed more people in the past few years than the North has experienced in a decade. The group is so deadly that no Leader speaks against them, otherwise, his head would be their next meal. You all live in fear every second but you don't see that? Your problem is always the north and South West. Funny enough, you will find much more of your people in these regions than you will find their people in your region.

The Igbos are not a cursed people rather you are the cursed one. You can't curse whom the Lord has blessed. Bigot.

flatROCKhead:
but you can't go home to celebrate Xmas. For the past two years, na Lagos hotels Una celebrate Xmas

Rubbish

This is video and news links of your Yoruba Sister begging Igbos to come back from Christmas holiday January 2024 that hunger is dealing with them because Igbos are not around to sell food stuffs to your people, some of you guys just lie and talk anyhow sometimes, what exactly is wrong with some of you?

https://www.legit.ng/people/1571915-pls-yoruba-lady-begs-igbo-traders-emotional-video-christmas-over/?fbclid=IwAR0d3RGQS9vAHv1zBsQg4Urjzrc7KkatyZwbhp7xmf8RG_HVSK3Nks6pimA


https://www.nairaland.com/7959440/yorubas-lagos-beg-igbos-come

flatROCKhead:
How these cursed arrogant people don't see the log in their own eyes but the strand of hair in people's eyes will forever be a mystery to me. Your region till date is where they kidnap people, take ransom from them and eat their flesh. The region is where people get forced to remain at home every Monday even though they have nothing to eat, even though they are terribly ill. IPOB has killed more people in the past few years than the North has experienced in a decade. The group is so deadly that no Leader speaks against them, otherwise, his head would be their next meal. You all live in fear every second but you don't see that? Your problem is always the north and South West. Funny enough, you will find much more of your people in these regions than you will find their people in your region.

Do you know he is from Delta state, Asaba?
I bet you don't.

NairalandForumo:


This is video and news links of your Yoruba Sister begging Igbos to come back from Christmas holiday January 2024 that hunger is dealing with them because Igbos are not around to sell food stuffs to your people, some of you guys just lie and talk anyhow sometimes, what exactly is wrong with some of you?

https://www.legit.ng/people/1571915-pls-yoruba-lady-begs-igbo-traders-emotional-video-christmas-over/?fbclid=IwAR0d3RGQS9vAHv1zBsQg4Urjzrc7KkatyZwbhp7xmf8RG_HVSK3Nks6pimA


https://www.nairaland.com/7959440/yorubas-lagos-beg-igbos-come

keep masturbating. You will soon drown in the pool of ya cum

We will draw their soldiers to the east while their lands are being taken over by bandits from the Sahel.

By the time the survivors are called back, there will be no village to return to anymore.





Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Bigot