Undercurrents of Seething Igbophobia
By Terhemba Osuji | February 9, 2017 Once again the social discourse is alive discussing a post on Facebook by a certain Aliyu Hashim, a northerner, that "if Buhari dies Walahi, we Northern peoples are ready to destroy Niger Delta and Igbo land even Obasanjo will be included we are ready for war to divide Nigeria all northern leaders kill by southern peoples since the creation of nigeria, Walahi we are ready to surrender our life" That post has generated a lot of debate on Facebook with Nigerians roundly condemning the statement. While many Nigerians are inclined to discard this post by this bigot as a one off statement, it should not be discounted easily, in light of many other incendiary posts, as it nevertheless exposes the thought processes and seething resentment by enough northerners about Igbo and niger Delta people all viewed as the same by northerners in targeting bloodletting. It must be stated that the Igbos who have made a habit of migrating to the north in sear...