Nigerians in Libya cry for help as Police embark on arbitrary detention following CAF ruling

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Otto pfister 1 year ago

They should just be banned from football

They should just be banned from football
no wonder Gadafi was hard on his own people 1 year ago

libyans are wicked by nature and very disrespectful to black africans. at the least opportunity, they will maltreat a blacks. no wonder, gafari was hard on them. they don't even mind selling nigerian kidneys to raise the mone ...
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libyans are wicked by nature and very disrespectful to black africans. at the least opportunity, they will maltreat a blacks. no wonder, gafari was hard on them. they don't even mind selling nigerian kidneys to raise the money. it's only in libya that you find men and women caged and awaiting organ harvesting.
Kwaku Tee 1 year ago

Personally I think Nigeria needs another Civil war to let it sit up.They have to copy Rwanda.Nigerians cannot continue to be nomadic whilst their leaders sit on their wealth.

Personally I think Nigeria needs another Civil war to let it sit up.They have to copy Rwanda.Nigerians cannot continue to be nomadic whilst their leaders sit on their wealth.
KD 1 year ago

Kyer3s3 this country Libya, after stupid NATO invaded the country and overthrew its its leader Muhammad Ghadaffi as we Africans watched without doing anything whatsoever to save him. All cuz he wanted to do exactly what PUTIN ...
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Kyer3s3 this country Libya, after stupid NATO invaded the country and overthrew its its leader Muhammad Ghadaffi as we Africans watched without doing anything whatsoever to save him. All cuz he wanted to do exactly what PUTIN is doing today. That is wanting to create a currency that would be backed with gold and oil and also to create a financial
Institution that would have allowed African countries to ditch both the IMF and the world bank.
What was Ghsdaffi’s crime? Nkwaseas3m aakwa!!
Why don’t they take it to PUTIN? LIke they go see their smoothness level.
Korbla 1 year ago

Ghana and Nigerian leaders must wake up and make their countries better

Ghana and Nigerian leaders must wake up and make their countries better
Nana 1 year ago

We talk big but nothing goes on well in our respective countries particularly Nigeria.Why shd Nigerians go to place like Moldova to wash cars?This is a country that started drilling crude oil as far back as 1965.

We talk big but nothing goes on well in our respective countries particularly Nigeria.Why shd Nigerians go to place like Moldova to wash cars?This is a country that started drilling crude oil as far back as 1965.
Odjame 1 year ago

These Arabs kraaa what is in their DNA? Can't they give the world some peace?

These Arabs kraaa what is in their DNA? Can't they give the world some peace?
Otto pfister 1 year ago

Trust me if they have their way they will easily get out of africa and be part of the middle east...

Trust me if they have their way they will easily get out of africa and be part of the middle east...
Don 1 year ago

Why have they refused to address the same ill treatment the Libyans got when they came to nigeria. No one is talking about that one oooo.

On a normal day nigerians are very very negative people if you have stayed with any ...
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Why have they refused to address the same ill treatment the Libyans got when they came to nigeria. No one is talking about that one oooo.

On a normal day nigerians are very very negative people if you have stayed with any before.

Am very proud of treatment Libyans returned back to them. GOD bless Libya
Aurelius 1 year ago

I feel sorry for you. If you can have this kind of mentality towards your fellow African brother and neighbor then you are a lost soul. Every country has its bad side. Life comes first before football. Even if CAF had awarded ...
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I feel sorry for you. If you can have this kind of mentality towards your fellow African brother and neighbor then you are a lost soul. Every country has its bad side. Life comes first before football. Even if CAF had awarded them the three points Nigeria would still have topped the group.
Okyere Kay 1 year ago

Is it not true d Libyans were maltreated in Nigeria?Why shouldn't they be sanctioned for that?

Is it not true d Libyans were maltreated in Nigeria?Why shouldn't they be sanctioned for that?
These fucking Arabs 1 year ago

Do the same to them and sue them in return.
These guys are not better than Africans.
Hit them right back. Fake Oyibo terrorists. Killers of their own messiah.

Do the same to them and sue them in return.
These guys are not better than Africans.
Hit them right back. Fake Oyibo terrorists. Killers of their own messiah.
Ruthan 1 year ago

My Nigerian friend pls direct your anger to your Kleptomaniac leaders.Nigerian leaders are the only ppl on this planet who don't feel ashamed to call Thieves.

My Nigerian friend pls direct your anger to your Kleptomaniac leaders.Nigerian leaders are the only ppl on this planet who don't feel ashamed to call Thieves.
Mary 1 year ago

Gaddafi will not have done this. Ghana won the cup in front of Gaddafi and he did not get annoyed. Foolish America and the stooge Libyan government . Very foolish

Gaddafi will not have done this. Ghana won the cup in front of Gaddafi and he did not get annoyed. Foolish America and the stooge Libyan government . Very foolish
Boye/California 1 year ago

Libya is just a Stupid Country since they fellow the West to kill their Leader Ghadafi they are suffering now and behaving like Rotten Nation

Libya is just a Stupid Country since they fellow the West to kill their Leader Ghadafi they are suffering now and behaving like Rotten Nation
John Martin 1 year ago

O.A.U is just for the leaders to enjoy, not to protect the innocent people
Bogus
Nkrumah has toiled for nothing

O.A.U is just for the leaders to enjoy, not to protect the innocent people
Bogus
Nkrumah has toiled for nothing
Sukyerema 1 year ago

Bring them home end the enslavement of black Africans to the Arab north African which been going for some times now. Nigerian men are trafficking and selling off their women to these Arab men cheaper than the price of a rat.

Bring them home end the enslavement of black Africans to the Arab north African which been going for some times now. Nigerian men are trafficking and selling off their women to these Arab men cheaper than the price of a rat.
Laye 1 year ago

Do you think Ghanians will not be arrested too? Do they distinguish btw Nigerians and Ghanians in Libya. To the barbarian every black is will be mobbed if anyone of them offence them

Do you think Ghanians will not be arrested too? Do they distinguish btw Nigerians and Ghanians in Libya. To the barbarian every black is will be mobbed if anyone of them offence them
Bretuoba Kofi Frimpong Boateng 1 year ago

Are they in Libya as well. I thought these Nigerians says their country is the best. Giants of Africa, begging for food everywhere.

Are they in Libya as well. I thought these Nigerians says their country is the best. Giants of Africa, begging for food everywhere.
Aurelius 1 year ago

Aren't there Ghanaians in Libya? Just dey play!!!

Aren't there Ghanaians in Libya? Just dey play!!!
Nigerian man 1 year ago

Another brainwashed pig. What an illiteracy mixed with sauce.

Another brainwashed pig. What an illiteracy mixed with sauce.
Test 2 1 year ago

ANOTHER STUPID AFRICAN COUNTRY THEY HAVE ANIMAL BRAINS

ANOTHER STUPID AFRICAN COUNTRY THEY HAVE ANIMAL BRAINS
AD 1 year ago

If is Ghana that's doing this, like you will see Nigerians all over on social media

If is Ghana that's doing this, like you will see Nigerians all over on social media
Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene 1 year ago

Hahahah. Chase zoogerians into the Mediterranean Sea

Hahahah. Chase zoogerians into the Mediterranean Sea
Hannan 1 year ago

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said awadh rubeya 1 year ago

The Libyans simply paid back the ill treatment the Nigerians handed them so iam surprised the Nigerians are crying foul now.. This is a tit for tat case.. Call it friendly fire if you like.. The Nigerians would have stomached ...
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The Libyans simply paid back the ill treatment the Nigerians handed them so iam surprised the Nigerians are crying foul now.. This is a tit for tat case.. Call it friendly fire if you like.. The Nigerians would have stomached this and kept quiet just as the Libyans did...
Tony 1 year ago

Ghanians not all ghanians anyway, should stop the hatred, you can never develop with this bad attitude, you can never match and equal with Nigeria
Let love leads

Ghanians not all ghanians anyway, should stop the hatred, you can never develop with this bad attitude, you can never match and equal with Nigeria
Let love leads
TTT 1 year ago

Who wants to match and equal with nigeria?Your arrogance is why you get treated like dirt in a lot of countries.Leave Ghana out of your stinking mouth.If your country was great would flee and even go to the desert?

Who wants to match and equal with nigeria?Your arrogance is why you get treated like dirt in a lot of countries.Leave Ghana out of your stinking mouth.If your country was great would flee and even go to the desert?
university of SELFMADE 1 year ago

Nigerians should retaliate brutally!

What are they waiting for?

We are tired of these racism from the world against Africans!

Wake up Nigeria and start crashing em them now

Nigerians should retaliate brutally!

What are they waiting for?

We are tired of these racism from the world against Africans!

Wake up Nigeria and start crashing em them now
Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene 1 year ago

Ofuiii. Deal with your Ashanti racism and tribalism first. Aboa ba .

Tashieka Asante Whyte is your Facebook profile . With the Canadian thief as your profile picture

Ofuiii. Deal with your Ashanti racism and tribalism first. Aboa ba .

Tashieka Asante Whyte is your Facebook profile . With the Canadian thief as your profile picture
RRR 1 year ago

Glad yr monkey ass is complaining.You will complain till you die...hahaha.No one is seeking attention from a broke punk like you

Glad yr monkey ass is complaining.You will complain till you die...hahaha.No one is seeking attention from a broke punk like you
Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene 1 year ago

The idiot is crying about racism LMAOOOO. Your Asante ass in nothing outside Kumasi LOL!!!

Go and see the coal tar face Kwasia tutu standing next to King Charles III… lmaooo

A real midnight ass N*gger Kwakuo duah . ...
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The idiot is crying about racism LMAOOOO. Your Asante ass in nothing outside Kumasi LOL!!!

Go and see the coal tar face Kwasia tutu standing next to King Charles III… lmaooo

A real midnight ass N*gger Kwakuo duah . Lmmaaaaaoooo

Go to Libya and tell them of your ashantism. They would smile your short ass hahahaha
RRR 1 year ago

keyboard warrior with monkey testicles.You talk more shit that yr ass can carry.

keyboard warrior with monkey testicles.You talk more shit that yr ass can carry.
Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene 1 year ago

Tashieka Asante Whyte on facebook aka Selfmade on Ghanaweb. Gyae Gyimie wai. I see all your comments on Bigsvout media page. Aboa ba

Tashieka Asante Whyte on facebook aka Selfmade on Ghanaweb. Gyae Gyimie wai. I see all your comments on Bigsvout media page. Aboa ba
HBCUGhana 1 year ago

Begging France for Money? Did France Pay

It was not a typical Wednesday morning. It was cold and the sky was darkened from the heavy rainfall of the night before. I remember this vividly because I had grudgingly gotten out ...
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Begging France for Money? Did France Pay

It was not a typical Wednesday morning. It was cold and the sky was darkened from the heavy rainfall of the night before. I remember this vividly because I had grudgingly gotten out of bed, bumped my foot against the edge of the bed and desperately wished it was the weekend so I wouldn’t go to work. But it wasn’t!

I reluctantly got to the office and walked right into the middle of an argument. I wasn’t ready for work, neither was I ready to engage in any sentimental debate. I was going to head for my desk in the corner of the room, block out the noise and bury myself in work.

Digging for my headphones, I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation. “We may have a holiday next week!” Another holiday in June? I thought to myself. And just like that, the day got a little brighter.

My colleague continued, “The President just announced that Democracy Day will no longer be celebrated on the 29th of May, rather on the 12th of June, to mark the freest and fairest election in Nigeria’s history.” “Splendid!”, I remarked aloud, “we should also have a Biafra Day to remember the victims of Nigeria’s civil war.”

All eyes turned to stare at me and a colleague shouted, “No! Biafra was a sectional issue, not national.” I blinked. Sectional? The quote by George Orwell immediately came to mind: “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”

The Biafran War, also known as the Nigerian Civil War lasted for three years between 1967 and 1970. Although factual and unbiased accounts of the War do not really exist, it is widely acclaimed that the War was as a result of the imbalance in politics among the major ethnic groups as well as the injustice the Igbos faced across Nigeria. In 1945, 1953 and 1966, more than 30,000 Igbos were massacred in the North and to prevent further deaths, the Igbos fled to the East, to their respective States of Origin. But not before killing a few Northerners as well.

While the Federal Government refused to appease the Igbos who were hit the most by the ethnic unrests, they decided to divide the country into twelve states from the original four regions in May 1967. The former Eastern Region under Lt. Col. Ojukwu saw the act of the creation of states by decree “without consultation” as the last straw, and so, the call for an independent nation of Biafra began.

During the course of the War, about 3 million Biafrans died from hunger and starvation, while a million more died from the wounds of war. The strategic bombings of major towns, military installations and the Defense Industry in Nigeria also had a devastating effect on the Nigerian civilian population. And in the aftermath of the war, the relationship between the Igbos and Yorubas never remained the same.

So why shouldn’t there be a National Day to facilitate discussions and ventilation of grievances on the worst war in the history of Nigeria? In Rwanda, a war-torn country, thousands gather on the 4th of July to celebrate Liberation Day; a day when the genocide against the Tutsi minority ended; a day to celebrate their country; a day whose remembrance keeps the country united.

A National Civil War Day, or whatever name one desire, will do more good than harm for Nigeria. A National Civil War Day would not fuel the fires of secessionist agendas, rather it would be a good step towards accepting the existence of a War that has left distrust in its wake. Remembering, rather than ignoring the losses and death of the War, would mean that young Nigerians of Igbo descent, will be well informed as to the choices they make, rather than agitate mindlessly to the dictate of different neo-Biafrans as happened recently. It would also mean a national acceptance that the Igbos are indeed important to the growth and development of Nigeria.

Remembering those murdered for their ethnicity, whether through starvation or war wounds is not only about honouring them, their families and making sure the victims are never forgotten; it is also to fight those who deny such atrocities ever happened. What we need to remember is that these aren’t just numbers. Each number is a human being who suffered and lost their life.

But of course, a Biafra Day or National Civil War Day may never be observed if Nigerians do not demand one. The change of the Democracy Day from May 27th to June 12th didn’t happen because of the goodwill of political elites. To the contrary, the Westerners have for years celebrated this day as their own Democracy Day.

To get your rights, sometimes, is to fight for your rights! Let all Nigerians begin a campaign for a National Civil War Day to commemorate the trials and tribulations, we as a Nation, went through to remain togethe
Ashley 1 year ago

What aresome Nigerians doing in Libya anyways?

What aresome Nigerians doing in Libya anyways?
Appiah. 1 year ago

I still can't believe Black Africans continue to live in Libya. Get out fast.

I still can't believe Black Africans continue to live in Libya. Get out fast.
Kiki 1 year ago

When you return to your country safely and soundly, hopefully, use the same energy and cry to your politicians to fix your country so that you don't have to go to another man's country to be maltreated.

When you return to your country safely and soundly, hopefully, use the same energy and cry to your politicians to fix your country so that you don't have to go to another man's country to be maltreated.

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