Fear of reprisal: Northerners in South East go into hiding

By Emmanuel Uzodinma 

The mass killing of passengers by suicide bombers at the Sabon Gari Park in Kano State has instilled fear in the minds of Northerners who are resident in the South-Eastern part of the country.
DailyPost had observed on Tuesday that most Northerners residing within the South-East have gone into hiding over fear of reprisal attacks.
Similar thing scenario occurred in December 2011, after the Christmas eve bombing of a Catholic Church at Madalla left dozens killed and scores injured.
It was observed that most Hausa traders doing businesses in the East closed their shops for fear of being attacked by angry Igbo youth. Some who opened their shops in the morning later closed before the end of the day as they got wind of possible attack.
Meanwhile, a concerned easterner, Chief Paul Ossai, who spoke to DailyPost on the development blamed South-East Governors over the refusal of Ndigbo to return from the North.

He said, “how do you expect them to return home when a state like Enugu has become the most expensive place to live in. We all know that to rent a house in the South-East here is so difficult because of the cost, so where do you expect some of these people to stay when they leave the North.
“I believe that it is high time Ndigbo left the North, but the government here should make things easier for them”.
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