Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar
An anti-Igbo song circulating in the north has been condemned by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised alarm over an anti-Igbo song being circulated in the Northern part of Nigeria as he said it
could become another tool for ethnic genocide.
Abubakar who said this in a blog post warned that spreading such
message could lead to more ethnic tension as he urged nigerians to not
to repeat the mistake of Rwanda. He condemned the release of such song
saying: “the release of a song disparaging people of Igbo origin.”
Entitled ‘Nigeria Does Not Need a Rwandan Déjà vu,’ Atiku wrote:
"It has come to my attention that a song disparaging people of
Igbo origin, and which wishes them dead, is circulating in some parts of
the nation. I totally and unequivocally condemn this development, and I
call on all men of goodwill to rise up against this evil.
This song is reminiscent of the beginnings of the Rwanda
Genocide. Nigerians need to be aware that the Rwanda Genocide was
believed to have been ignited by a song titled ‘Nanga Abahutu (I hate
Hutus),’ sung by Rwanda’s most popular musician at the time, Simon
Bikindi. God forbid that we should have such a déjà vu in Nigeria.
I call on the security agencies to thoroughly and decisively
swing into action and apprehend, try, convict and severely punish those
behind this ungodly song which incites racial hatred.
Simon Bikindi was convicted by the International Criminal
Tribunal for igniting and aiding the Rwandan genocide. Thus, let those
who think they can treat their fellow citizens so unjustly know that
within and outside Nigeria exist mechanisms that will ensure they answer
to their crimes.
I call on all men of goodwill to remember those immortal lines
from our former National Anthem, “Though tribe and tongue may differ, in
brotherhood we stand.”
The effects of hate in any shape or form were made even more evident over the weekend, in a mass shooting incident that left many of us reeling with shock. I commiserate with the people of Ozubulu in Anambra State, who lost family members in the fatal shooting that also left almost a score injured. I pray that peace will return to their minds and their community soon, even as the police work hard to get to the bottom of the matter. May God comfort them as no man can.
The difference between us as Nigerians is not a difference in our tribe or our religion.
It was and remains a difference based on whether we are good
Nigerians or bad Nigerians, and I am very certain that the good
Nigerians far outnumber the very few bad ones."
See the tweet:
Nigeria doesn't need a Rwandan Déjà vu - a statement against the release of a song disparaging people of Igbo origin https://t.co/3hM3g4eUyl pic.twitter.com/h3fOH61Nwm— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) August 7, 2017
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