A video clip in which the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, appeared to have used the Hausa word “halaka” (“kill”) during his 2011 electioneering is now trending on YouTube.

Buhari has, however, vehemently denied using the word, suggesting that the video was doctored. In the YouTube video, which lasts for one minute and 56 seconds, Buhari is seen addressing a crowd during his presidential campaign ahead of the 2011 election on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), which is now part of the APC.

The exact date and location of the rally were not stated in the clip, which carries an NTA bug.

Speaking in Hausa, Buhari appears to be saying: “Ku fita ku yi zabe. Ku Kasa, ku tsare, ku raka ku tsaya. Duk wanda bai yarda ba, ku halaka shi.”

The English subtitle which accompanies the video reads: “Firstly, you must register, come out and vote. You guard, protect, escort to the collation centre and you wait until the result is counted. Anyone who stops you, kill them!!! (Crowd chants wildly.)”

The YouTube video is generating some intense debate, with some commenters arguing over the connotative and denotative meanings of the word “halaka” in Hausa.

“Halaka” means “kill” or “destroy”, but a commenter said: “It’s like kare jini, biri jini that he also used (in his statement that “the dog and the baboon getting soaked in blood” if the 2011 election was rigged). It’s completely taken out of context. That proverb means it’s going be a fight to the finish. Most of the Hausa vocabulary Buhari used are in everyday use, so if they are that bad, we won’t be using it in day-to-day talk.”

The video, uploaded on December 23, 2014 by one Adam Chukwu, generated 13,000 views in the first three days. By Tuesday, this had gone up to 24,000 views.

The clip displays scenes of riots that erupted after the 2011 election in which over 800 persons died, including 10 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

There is no voice-over on the clip, apart from the background music, but these messages were displayed as commentary:
* In 2011, Presidential Candidate General Muhammadu Buhari called for Election Violence.
* He lost the democratic election.
* But achieved his dream of violence.
* General Muhammadu Buhari refused to condemn the outcome.
* General Muhammadu Buhari was recently confirmed as the APC’s presidential candidate in 2015.

Buhari denied responsibility for the killings then, while the report of the investigative panel set up by President Goodluck Jonathan is yet to be made public.

Meanwhile, Buhari has also sought to clarify claims that he was supporting violence in “the dog and baboon” metaphor he used during the 2011 campaigns.

At a recent social media forum, he said his use of the words kare jini, biri jini (literally dog blood, baboon blood) should be in the context of his voter education campaign. He said: “If you could recall, I said in the same place, Ku Kasa, ku tsare, ku raka ku tsaya. That means guard your vote. Go and vote. Stay where you vote. And make sure your vote counts. That is what I meant by kare jini, biri jini because the thugs of the PDP and INEC if they try to manipulate the figures, you are there, don’t allow it. So this is the meaning of kare jini, biri jini. I want people to make sure their votes count.”

The title of the video clip questions Buhari’s ability to lead Nigeria: “General Muhammadu Buhari’s calls for violence after the 2011 election led to mass bloodshed – is this the man we want to lead Nigeria?”

TheCable understands that complaints have been lodged with YouTube over the video, with one complainant alleging that the clip was doctored, but the video has not been pulled. Follow us on twitter @thecableng


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lawbabs:
PDP wont go far with these propaganda. It will only make them worse. Why does Jonathan find it difficult to get thinkers and brilliant guys to help his cause. All theses propaganda wont work this time.

whiterock:
The sound of death is music to his ears! Kill maim, soak in blood, sharia etc etc are some of his favourite words.

EroticAngelina:
God pls protect me and my family o!

tosin2013:

perfect response to the doctored video, pls read!


Kings Oluwanifemi pearce

let me guess... you know nothing about the north and their culture, i lived in the north for 7years with my dad who is a yoruba man (christian) but married a hausa woman my mum (last daughter of a sheik in maiduguri, now dead) before we relocated back to lagos where i have been living since then. there are a billion things wrong with this video (keep an open mind here):

i understand hausa (the original one that the now diluted one was coined from) quite well lets say 80% well.; in the video Buhari's voice is too distorted to understand exactly what he is saying but some words come out clear enough to be heard. he is charging the people to fight for they right, to make their vote count, to monitor the excersise that it is time to rewrite their lives... noting comes out about "killing and body" as written on the screen....

plus in the true handling of a spear as the poster is trying to imply its absurd because a northerner will never handle a spear like that, its just plain wrong: its either with the full palm or with the thumb, index finger and middle finger to the spear and the rest of the fingers supporting the spear underneath (this is to lunch the spear on in attack) obviously that is an ink pen again because spears are not shaped that way... a spear has a uniform body after the head (it uses a metal base, a slightly bigger base or a wet button to balance out the weight of the head. the "spear" in the hands of Buhari is not convincing at all... infact look up the picture of an ink pen online and a spear you'll see what i mean.

the fact remains this man has a lot of enemies among those in power and friends among the masses doesn't that tell you some thing. he has shown what he can do to corrupt people in government, you all are like toy soldiers they use in protecting their selfish interests. go and research on the economy of nigeria during his rule, corruption in nigeria during his rule and be fair with your self and generations of nigerians to come. GOD BLESS NIGERIA

ow! and that reminds me the pen is the symbol of CPC the party he was under... u can as well say the broom is a weapon lol how silly of u guy

osram:
wich state do u reside in d north?

tosin2013:

perfect response to the doctored video, pls read!


Kings Oluwanifemi pearce

let me guess... you know nothing about the north and their culture, i lived in the north for 7years with my dad who is a yoruba man (christian) but married a hausa woman my mum (last daughter of a sheik in maiduguri, now dead) before we relocated back to lagos where i have been living since then. there are a billion things wrong with this video (keep an open mind here):

i understand hausa (the original one that the now diluted one was coined from) quite well lets say 80% well.; in the video Buhari's voice is too distorted to understand exactly what he is saying but some words come out clear enough to be heard. he is charging the people to fight for they right, to make their vote count, to monitor the excersise that it is time to rewrite their lives... noting comes out about "killing and body" as written on the screen....

plus in the true handling of a spear as the poster is trying to imply its absurd because a northerner will never handle a spear like that, its just plain wrong: its either with the full palm or with the thumb, index finger and middle finger to the spear and the rest of the fingers supporting the spear underneath (this is to lunch the spear on in attack) obviously that is an ink pen again because spears are not shaped that way... a spear has a uniform body after the head (it uses a metal base, a slightly bigger base or a wet button to balance out the weight of the head. the "spear" in the hands of Buhari is not convincing at all... infact look up the picture of an ink pen online and a spear you'll see what i mean.

the fact remains this man has a lot of enemies among those in power and friends among the masses doesn't that tell you some thing. he has shown what he can do to corrupt people in government, you all are like toy soldiers they use in protecting their selfish interests. go and research on the economy of nigeria during his rule, corruption in nigeria during his rule and be fair with your self and generations of nigerians to come. GOD BLESS NIGERIA

ow! and that reminds me the pen is the symbol of CPC the party he was under... u can as well say the broom is a weapon lol how silly of u guy

EroticAngelina:
abuja

bondingman:
This buhari of a man is simply a vampire.