Three days ago, on my way from Sokoto to Kebbi, my car developed two damaged tires.
I had no choice but to board public transport because I needed to arrive early.
Everyone in the vehicle was Muslim, including the driver.
I considered buying the front seat, changed my mind, paid for two seats at the back, and sat with two other passengers.
The front was occupied by two Muslim men.
We left around 7:57pm.
After passing Koko, the road became what anyone familiar with the area knows too well: open fields, mountains on both sides, and eventually no network.
Then we saw them.
Men with guns.
Dressed like Nigerian soldiers.
But some had Muslim shawls wrapped around them.
The car went dead silent.
The driver slowed down, clearly considering a U-turn.
One of them raised his gun and motioned for us to come forward.
We obeyed.
Another vehicle had already been stopped ahead of us.
What struck me was this:
They didn’t speak like a structured unit.
No clear leader.
One would talk, another would interrupt, another would continue. Almost chaotic.
They scolded the drivers for overspeeding.
Then they said this clearly:
“We are Muslims. Don’t fear. We are not here to hurt our brothers. We are only against the infidels and against the enemies of Allah"
They went on about obeying the Qur’an.
Someone asked if we agreed.
I answered softly in Hausa, along with others, because I speak it fluently.
We were let go.
Nobody was hurt.
So when some Hausa and Muslims act shocked or offended at certain statements being made by certain people like sheikh Gumi, I struggle to understand the denial.
But then I remember that Islam has something called the Tarqqiya in which the Quran explicitly asked Muslims to lie especially when in the midst of infidels so as to deceive them and not tint the public perception of the religion.
Just imagine I was identified as a non Muslim or someone had ratted me out
What do u think would've happened to me??
Reality doesn’t disappear because it’s uncomfortable.
Do with this information what you will.
I see people clowning Nnewi for opening its first Cinema 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Here’s a list of major companies based in Nnewi along with their main fields of operation:
🚗 Automotive & Vehicle Manufacturing
•Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) – Automobile manufacturing (cars, buses, trucks).
🏭 Industrial Conglomerates & Manufacturing
•Ibeto Group of Companies – Automotive spare parts, batteries, cement and diversified industrial manufacturing.
•Cutix Plc – Electrical and telecommunication cables manufacturing.
•Chicason Group of Companies – Manufacturing (plastics, lubricants, building materials) and diversified industrial operations.
•Cento Group of Companies – Automotive accessories and battery manufacturing.
•Uru Industries Ltd – Auto control cables and related manufacturing.
•Omata Holdings Ltd / Omatha Holdings Ltd – Automotive filters, exhaust and manufacturing.
•Ebunso Nig. Ltd – Engineering and process equipment manufacturing.
•John Ray Industries Ltd – Engineering components and production machinery.
•Louis Carter Group – Plastic products and industrial goods manufacturing.
🥣 Food Processing
•Tummy Tummy Foods Industries Ltd – Food products (noodles, packaged goods) manufacturing.
🔌 Electrical & Industrial Components
•Adswitch Plc – Electrical switchgear and distribution equipment manufacturing.
Agbara is an industrial layout in Ogun state with no cinema but you are laughing at nnewi
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