Aluu4 killings: Llyod Toku Michael buried

One of the Aluu4 murder victims, Llyod Toku Michael, was buried yesterday in Port Harcourt. Llyod and three of his friends were brutally killed by a mob in Aluu community, Port Harccourt on Friday 5th of October after someone raised a false alarm calling them thieves.

Their killers are in police custody and will appear in court again sometime in December. We are watching!

M.I Abaga – Ashes (In Memory of ALUU4)

This track may move you to tears!

“4 young men died at the hands of a lynch mob on the 5th of October 2012. Whether or not their deaths will mean anything, or fade out of our minds as just another meaningless tragedy, is up to us and what we do from here on.

I hope this song captures that message. Nothing would be worse than for a death to mean nothing.

Nothing.”

-MI Abaga

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Photo: Faces of 13 Suspects Arrested in Connection With The Murder of 4 Uniport Students

The old man behind i said to be the chief of Aluu community Chirf Alhaji Hassan Walewa.

The killers were paraded today and one of them told newsmen that two police officers came to the scene of the killing; one of the policemen pleaded with them to stop, while the other one encouraged them to continue.

By the way, the police didn't announce that Coxson Lelebori Lucky has been found. They mentioned that two more suspects were arrested today, but didn't give names. So until they officially announce it, Coxson is still a wanted man, in case anyone out there has any information.

BBC interviews the fathers of Aluu 4 murder victims

   Listen to the interview HERE

MI Abaga speaks on #Aluu4 + Listen to one of the slain student(upcoming rapper) song

A lot of prominent Nigerians have not failed to hide their disgust in the recent gruesome killings of the 4 students from university of portharcourt over alleged theft of laptops and phones. Nigerian Rapper Mi shares his own thoughts on the issue. for those who still do not know about the story, visit ME to see the full story and also watch the sad video of the gruesome act. check out what Mi says and also listen to the song of one of the killed student who was an up comming rapper.when you continue

The hope is the worst part of it.
The way they lay there, beaten and broken, battered and bruised. Knowing their end had come for certain. Knowing that the crowd meant to see this through to the end. And yet, in the midst of all this certainty, in some small corner of their hearts, hoping. That something would happen, some miracle perhaps.

I am speaking of course, of the #Aluu4, students of University of Port Harcourt who were beaten and set ablaze last week.

I'd heard the news sometime last week and devoted all of 10 seconds of thought to it. I wondered briefly who the students were, and what could possibly have driven them to steal. I briefly wondered if they were really guilty but my mind quickly shied away from where that road could lead. I remembered all the stories I grew up hearing about thieves and the instant justice meted out to them, and mentally shook my head.

That would have been all, I suppose, but for the video. It is probably the most gruesome thing I have ever seen, and the worst I ever hope to see.

Hope.

There, I've said it again. Somehow it seems there is no escaping it.

Because when things like this happen, it seems our default reaction is to hope it will never happen to us or any one we know or love. Then we hope that our religion and hard work and luck will exempt us from senseless suffering. Sometimes we hope that right thing will be done, the wrong doers brought to book, and the victims receive some sort of justice.

Every day we hope the country we live in will be a better place for us and for our children.

And that is the problem with hope.

That we have allowed it to cripple us and render us inactive.

You , me, all of us who sit by hoping and doing nothing to change.

The question is not whether or not the 4 boys stole anything. That is quite besides the point.

Let us ask instead: What do I need to ensure my children do not grow up hearing stories like these?

What would it cost to make this country and are we willing to pay the price?

Because if I were there that day, would I have spoken up and done my best to put a stop to it? Or silently stood by, condemning the actions in my heart, but doing nothing? Would I have been seized by the bloodlust and fear and anger myself, and spurred them on with my shouts, and cries for blood, maybe tossed in a rock or two for good measure.

The society is a mirror of each of us. It is sad and sickening that this was allowed to happen. It shows us all what we are capable of, what w will each do given the right set of circumstances.

These 4 murdered men, their deaths should not be in vain. If anything good could come out of a mess so sordid, let it be that every Nigerian begins to think about the problem and what to do to solve it.  Let it be that we understand the problem is ourselves and our failure to take a stand against injustice and lawlessness over the years. Let it be that we promise ourselves never to let this happen again. Not on our land. Not as long as we're alive.

I hope this time we get it right

by MI Abaga (miabaga.com)

here is the song: