I am not a very good
writer, as it has always been said that Engineers are not always good with the
English language but I cannot but put pen to paper about this experience.
Boko Haram is a
menace already to this country, tormenting innocent souls BOTH Christians and
non-Christians in the Northern part of the country , particularly the Northeast
but it would resonate into the minds of other people in the country creating apartheid
in the minds of Nigerians leading to hatred and disunity amongst all. I see
Nigeria break into countries eventually (God forbid), Republic of BIAFRA,
ODUDUWA and AREWA if the true nature, purpose and people behind this Boko Haram
are not revealed and hence properly dealt with.
MY STORY
I am a Muslim and so it will be reflected in the tone herein
but I am very fair and open minded in the approach to writing this, so I want
you to also take that stand.
On the 1st of December, 2015 I had intended not
to catch the staff bus which leaves by 5:20am because I needed to say my
morning prayer (Subhi ) in congregation by 5:46am.Having done that, I swiftly
moved to pick a direct bus to my place of work. I waited for minutes but
couldn’t get one as those ‘direct buses’ leave very early before light on. Fortunately,
a Nissan jeep pulled by and asked us to hop in at a fee, we hustled and 5 (four
at the back seat and one in front) of us eventually made it in.
After some minutes of driving with a pastor’s sermon (which
I was enjoying because it was actually a marriage seminar) playing from the CD
player, we got stopped by some Policemen for driving opposite traffic (one way)
.It was then I realized the owner of the jeep happens to be an “Espirit De Corp”
and so we were left almost immediately as he muttered something I didn’t hear
and they saluted him.
Soon afterwards, he changed the CD player to a man claiming
to be an ex Boko Harm member who got converted to a Christian. He said so many
awful things about Islam that I couldn’t help but just shake my head. I later noticed
two men beside me do same, I thought they were thinking in my direction until
one of them broke the silence and said “At first I felt this story was cooked
up, but I am convinced it is real and true” .Then back up came from another
“They are very wicked and they believe they will see heaven for their mind”. The
driver, the “Espirit de Corp” and the player of the controversial CD barked and
yelled “I am just trying to cope with them; they are nothing but real pagans, etc.”
It was then it dawned on me that I was the only non-Christian amongst them. The
discussion further brought discriminatory words among the major tribes in the
country because it became obvious that 4 out of the 5 occupants of the vehicle
were of the Igbo tribe. Many things were said but I wouldn’t post those here.
The “Espirit de Corp” called out a driver mate of his as we descended the Third
Mainland Bridge “Alhaji! Alhaji!! Alhaji!!!, today traffic bad gan ooo, I have
been wanting to call you to know which road is smooth” and I thought within me,
HYPOCRITE.
In other to cut an already long story short, these are some
of the quotations or sayings of Shuaibu, the ex BH cum Christian which he
claimed are contained in the Quran.
***”You must kill an unbeliever for sacrifice every odd day,
i.e. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9”. I will need him to provide the chapter and verse maybe I
haven’t come across it all my twenty something years on earth.
***”You should kill the non-Muslims anywhere you find them
because they will kill” Who read the verse to him and who explained it. A
Christian friend of mine said the difference in doctrines in his religion is as
a result of the misunderstanding of the bible as explained by their spiritual
head. That is not far from what is obtained in my religion as well. The verse
did not come exactly as he explained and it was revealed during the war times
between the Muslims and non-Muslims as the Muslims would want to pity them
during battle and such the non-Muslims over-powered them and killed several Muslims
in the battle. Note that the verse was revealed because of that battle;
strictly a defensive war. I will like to stop @ that because there are lots of
explanations on this.
***”The Quran terms the Christian as Pagans”. Even an infant
Muslim knows that the Christians are called “Ahlul Kitab, The People of The Book”.
This implies that the Christian were on the right path and The Injeel (Bible)
is of God. Every Muslim that does not believe in the REAL Bible amongst other
books from God is a disbeliever (It is part of our articles of faith). More came
from him but I will like to stop here.
MY CONCLUSION
Shuaib was never a Muslim or he learnt from ‘those who claim
to be Muslims’ but are actually not. This became obvious from his blunders
during the recitation of
*Astaafiiilah
**Suratul Ikhlas was massacred.
***His pronunciation does not tell that he passed through a
competent Madrasah, amongst other things.
On this basis, I would like the president to act fast on
this Boko Haram issue, so that the real Muslims can be vindicated as I couldn’t
utter a word throughout the conversation because I have been tagged a Terrorist
already prior to them meeting me.
We Are Muslims, We Are Peace lovers, WE ARE NOT TERRORIST.
GOD BLESS NIGERIA
