Mubarak Bala has been held up at a mental institute
in Kano state since June 13th despite being given a clean bill of
health because he declared he does not believe in God.
According to the International Humanist and Ethical Union
(IHEU) Bala is being held against his will and
forcibly medicated at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, where he has
been kept since June 13.
The chemical engineering graduate is allegedly being held on the grounds of a “personality change” because he declared himself an atheist despite being raised in a Muslim family in Kano, which is a mainly Muslim state.
The organisation says that when Mr Bala told his family he did not believe in God, they took him to a doctor and asked if he was mentally ill. Continue...When this doctor found him to be fit and well, the family are then believed to have taken him to a second doctor who claimed he was suffering with a personality disorder. The family allegedly told this doctor he also made delusional claims that he was a “governor” and other "trivial lies".
The 29-year-old managed to raise the alarm that he was being held in emails and tweets sent to activists from a smartphone smuggled into the facility and the IHEU said a Lagos-based group has asked a lawyer to take up his case.
In one of the emails, he wrote: “And the biggest evidence of my mental illness was large blasphemies and denial of ‘history’ of Adam, and apostasy, to which the doctor said was a personality change, that everyone needs a God, that even in Japan they have a God. And my brother added that all the atheists I see have had mental illness at some point in their life.”
The IHEU is "deeply concerned" about Mr Bala's welfare and violations of his human rights.
IHEU spokesman Bob Churchill said: “It appears that a warped notion of family honour is the motivation to pressure Mubarak in this appalling manner, to conform to religious views that he simply doesn’t hold. This is an abhorrent violation of his freedom of thought and belief.
“We are joining with humanists and human rights advocates in Nigeria and the activists who have worked to highlight this case, in calling for an immediate re-evaluation of Mubarak’s case by a doctor who is entirely independent of the family, and for his swift release.”
Culled from The Independent
108 comments:
The parents should provide him evidence of God, if they have.
The parents should provide him evidence of God, if they have.
everyone is entitled to their own belief... At least Buddhist monks that doesnt believe in God live holier lives than those who does.
The parents should provide him with evidence of God, if they have.
Haba! How can one insist there's no God, even when our first lady stated is emphatically "Diaris Godoo!"
His case reminds me of my friend a philosophy graduate of UNN who after a philosophy course refused to accept that there is God, even with threats from lecturers that taught him the course, he still refused to believe there's God.
They should let him be jare.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
All the northern muslims should be put in a mental home!!!!! Why are they so intolerant? Why not let God be the judge? What make's them think they can fight for God? Mtcheeeeeew.
Lol he's even lucky he didn't end up with short sleeve.Anyway everyone has the right to believe in the existence of God or not.He needs to be freed
Who told you there's a god? There's no god.period
If god is real, that means santa clause and the tooth fairy are also real. #gay anonymous#
The enlightened ones believe there is no God, while the ignorant ones believe there is a god.
Omg!must see: guy exposes chats and private pics of lady she met on BBM!
When I say nigeria is a glorified slavery camp, people say I'm lying, people should be allowed to believe in what ever they like, no body should be imprisoned or discriminated based on religion, race,sexual orientation or gender.
no body should be imprisoned or discriminated based on religion, race,sexual orientation or gender.
If u like don't go and catch boko haram. Mumu authorities.
wen will nigerians realize dat everybody aint religious nd hav d right to beliv in wateva dey want? we are probably d most religious in africa but still d worst morally,politically etc!! countries in europe dats majorly atheists are d most peaceful nd succesful!! nigerians tho! dey will b shocked to see demselves in dier imaginary hell!!
They should refer him to psychiatric here in Yaba, Lagos. Some idiots will say start talking rubbish about Islam now. If u're one of them then start your gibberish.
Madness in the highest order,anyway,its his believe
#skaler#
Seriously all atheist av come across, none of them has been same. Wonder why it is so. They should free him then. At least he did not kill anyone..!!
What a funny world, with funny humans, and funny brains! Detaining him is violating his human right to believe, and freedom of religion. He should be released since he has been cleared medically
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Now while I don' support anyome who says God is non-existent. Why trap the man in a psychiatric ward. Even Jesus wants us to come to him freely. There is a God, the 1 true God and I love him ----C21
Hahahahahahahahahahah....hahahahahahahahah,someone please slap the shit off my face,hahahahaha,Anyone ?,i'm in pain from laughing so hard with tears ruining my make up,hahahaha,pls help a sister out by giving it to my eyes...hahaha.what a world,I will pocket my comment till someone help me out by slapping me real hard to stop this laughter and feel pain.Till then..hahahahahaha.
Diana !
Haha.... This story is hilarious!
Everyone with their opinion. ..As for me and my household, we have a God, and it's the Almighty one.
*My R1.50c comment*
abeg the guy na mad man,period!
abeg the guy na mad man,period!
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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He has declared himself atheist which i think doesnt relate to one being mental or something... Pls they should let him leave abeg, beside he is old enough to make his own decisions......
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
serves him right
Backwards and illiterate Nigerians. The world is laughing at us while we carry imported religions on our head more than the people that gave us the religion.
Religion is probably the biggest reason why Nigeria as a country cannot move forward. Simple minded folks (included so called educated people) that refuse to do anything or reason outside of the belief of "God God God"
Keep waiting for God to fix Nigeria and you'll be waiting for infinity and beyond. Mtchewwwww.
GOD is in this world.... He's in every where , any time , any day, .... An with many meraculous he's doing to make us belive that he's with us.... GOD is with me , he's here, he's with you & is also out there looking around for what he created......so i no there is God cause i can feel him & i belive in him.....check out for More....... Thanks for your time...... See yaa!!!!
This is quite funny. Why detain the guy just because he doesn't believe in what you believe in. Human beings are sooo weird
Chai Mr Mubarak, Diarizgod oooo
Hahahahahaha he was only locked up? He got off easy, he could have being thrown in jail or worse killed. People have being killed for far less.
Overzealousness dey worry d family. Just sayin...D Curious1
Everyone born into this world has been a measure of faith to know that there is God.
Even the atheists cannot honestly say that there is no God.
i dey laf ooo.pls make una leave ds guy if truly he's found 2 b mentally ok.u cnt force som1 2 do ur will or wish.d matter dey btw him n jah jehova.
He needs deliverance. There is God oo
Lol,this is hillariious
Ooooo... all dis jst to create attention.....if he like I should say e'er is no God.... everybody will hv to face his or her own judgment at the end....
Via BlackBerry z10
Disgraceful and this is a country which boasts of a lot. Its sad and appalling to hear of such atrocious things happening in the modern world. If he says there is no God what's your problem. Its his belief and choice. The country needs reorientation . Do you guys even have psychologists at all because sometimes I glance at the comments here and there is either the expression of ignorance or cognitive dissonance #jayson!
HEY!!!!!!! Alicia says...is back!!!!Are you done with school yet?By the way,I'm also an atheist.Abeg who knows what happened to Nairaland?
May God forgive u
@ Alicia says. ,you have said it all. I was saying this for a long time. .this is what deludes nigeria. .God this. God that. ..stinking minded people's. ..Guy we Share the same view. .
@ Alicia says. ,you have said it all. I was saying this for a long time. .this is what deludes nigeria. .God this. God that. ..stinking minded people's. ..Guy we Share the same view. .
All these NGOs! At times, they can be very misguiding, they never hear the full story before they start carrying placards around. And because we, Nigerians, are basically fools, we jump at every opportunity to carry placards too. Is he being held in a one doctor hospital, all the other doctors in that hospital nko? In this country of failed facilities, is he being tied down there? Is he a toddler, that they just lead anywhere and he follows. You say there is nothing wrong with you and you follow them to mental illness hospital, were u drugged or it was juju? The dude had better say the truth or the NGO should investigate. This story sounds stupid, and this is what our papers publish. Linda, your blog this days is just not worth reading, if it's not too frivolous, it's too morbid, or too stupid.
@alicia, I fucking love you, ignorance and religion is the reason why the pastors are richer than madonna and jay z. #gay anonymous#
@alicia, I fucking love you, ignorance and religion is the reason why the pastors are richer than madonna and jay z. #gay anonymous#
@alicia, nice comment, let's not forget, that the religions are foreign and alien to our culture, the religions in nigeria where forced on us by slave masters
Lol is it me, or does this pic look like a selfie in a mental institution?
so i and this dude served together in bauchi, to think he was insane when he had so much to say about life and religion.
It true talk
Religion is not the problem. Our educational system is. America was at her best state in history when they believed in God. Remember?
THIS ONE NO RESEMBLE WHO MAD OOOH! MAKE UNA LEAVE AM ALONE!!!
See Gobe........But dat isn't enough 2 take him 2 a Mental Institute home.
Muslims are just extremists...
Even in Nigeria shit like dis is happening..that's why dis country can neva progress..pple neva accept change..they shld release d guy..fvcktards.................................#KingOfKings
Are u dumb? Can't u read? Is there no smart Nigerian in existence on this platform?? Read!!!
Arrant nonsense
CHAI!!! CHAI!!! DARIS GOD OOO!!!
@Bonario All gods are creations of the imaginations of human beings-Atheist4life
How can he say there is not no GOD??!! Did he create himself? What nonsense! Mkat.
Der is God nd hell is real
Rubbish...sorry for him.
Sorry for you boy. A fool says in his heart that there is no God.
CoolDiva speaks!
I guess u r not well @APPLE, u and oda pple lyk u shld cum off ur stupid tinking, aw has ur comment gat 2 b related 2 d post.
Abeg release the guy joor, is it now a crime to voice out beliefs?
A fool says in his heart that there is no God
linda abeg post my comment na
There is a God of sorts, but it is beyond our comprehension, it is neither male nor female, substantial or corporeal, Christian or Muslim, perhaps God is everything and nothing.
Agnostic4life
Do not care to ready this. Trust me d guy is mental. Christian always talk any how about GOD but cannot say that about Allah
Don't start a war with atheist as you've done with gays. You will lose. Nigeria will lose.
God is in trial all over the world for crimes against humanity, choose your side carefully, are you a humanist or a theist. Do you believe in the rights of people above the torturing of innocence, abuse of women, molestation of children by priest, terror from religious fundamentalist, embezzlement from men and women of a supposed god?
Be careful. Your God has lost. Don't lay yourselves to waste for a dead deity.
The fool has said in his heart, there is no God, I pity this guy!!! Nigeria we have more important issues to deal with, than locking a man up because he is an atheist, it is really wrong: and it is an infringement of his human rights!!!If he is realized, he should immigrate to South Africa lol!!!Whizman
The fact remains that you cannot say what his actual mental state is from the one sided info we have. I think an independent psychiatrist should come in here.
@anon6:02 Only a foolish God says there are no other Gods-Atheist4life
Anon7:00 Only a foolish God says there are no other Gods-Atheist4life
@cooldiva Only a foolish God says there are no other Gods-Atheist4life
APPLEEEE! You can not live long with this huge hate that you have for Muslims oo! Because we are not going anywhere! HUG THE NEAREST TRANSFORMER ABEG!
Apple you are stupid for saying that! Is it not natural for relatives to run around seeking for answers in situations like this?
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.”
Steven Weinberg
Nobel prize winner
Only a fool says that their is no God,point of correction,u ar the biggest fool for calling out priests,did any priest molest ur own child,your fact is only based on hearsay thereby making urself the biggest fool.Am in 60 or 70 years to come that ur stupid mouth will start to wither and those teeths will fall off and you will change to a new bingo.God can never change,I am that I am, the mighty in battle ,the ancient of days,you ar too small for him to teach you lesson like pharaoh,taaaaaaa who is that,that can challenge the almighty God,nobody.one word from him your breath will cease one time.Dnt ever try this ur words anymore
Last I checked, you are the sole survivor of millions of tiny sperms rushing to fertilize one egg. The rest of your kin must have been a sad excuse of semen for someone as retarded as yourself to be what won the race. Here today asking stupid questions, you are why people need to be vetted before they have children.
So America is bad? Have you been? Commentator chatting nonsense, Nigeria is good abi? Or the belief in stupid foreign gods has made you safe and has created a safe environment for your future sperm and egg omellett?
Quoting the Bible as evidence of god. You are either slow or dense @anonymous602pm
Linda, I don't know where you picked this story from, Kano is not an all muslim state. Get your facts straight. No one will tell you the truth, but go check the percentate. Its 60/40 or even 50/50. That is if you ever get the correct percentage. There are Christians who hail from Kano. please. this is to set the record straight.
I will slap your silly face with my long 7 and half inch Dick and pour plenty of warm sp*rm in your eyes to 'help' your makeup. At least you asked for someone to 'help in giving it to your eyes'... Ode oshi.
Wonderful!!!!! Is this a joke? Atheists are now mentally ill people? Shocking!!!! So, if one doesn't share the same religious belief as you that person has a problem!!!! Intolerance.
Idiot.
He has the right to believe what ever he wants.
Slut.
Before blabbing, remove Chukwu from your name nnaa.
Get lost. Idiot
You're the fool.
There is no god.
Anon 6.02pm, then let him have the RIGHT to be a fool as you put it. That's what the issue is.
At APPLE..Errr....was it a northern Muslim that was persecuting his daughter when she converted to islam??! It was a redeemed pastor. Please let's stop with the hypocrisy!
Pikin dey craze, mama say na rasta.inasmuch as I dont support him being confined to a mental hospital,he shld be psychologically assesed and freed.God is our judge.he is infinite in his mercies and overwhemingly loving.if man was god, all u atheist wldnt dare deny him.well, he stilll loves u and u can repent and testify of his omnipresence.if I was god, I wld turn ur heads backwards for daring to deny me.atheist my ass.
Hilary obiorah pls come and marry me. Luv loads
SPEECHLESS
eye rolling
BORN TO SHINE!!
Detain kwa!!! Lolz...if dz ppl shld cme to my street, sure dy r gonna hv a truck load of em
this dude was my coursemate back in ABU...this is actually funny Bala!
Do not come for me. Don't let me illuminate you and set you ablaze. Already your world is crumbling, you are full of anxiety because the lies you hide behind are being exposed. You are weak and blinded by the greatest deception. You speak of iinevitability, we all die, but you will die a slave to lies. Your heart will be broken, because the same ones you profess to defend will be the ones who will bring about your undoing.
I am not a slave to the god of a foreign land that is already asunder. Your Elohim is a crook and a lie, and he has stolen your humanity, he has destroyed your senses and he has put in your hands the weapon that will destroy you.
You give me decades, though you do not have the jurisdiction, and even I don't. But by anger, I place your demise into years. You will labor and go hungry at the same time, and because of your lack of humanity, you will be treated like a beast of burden by all, till you are not more than carcass to swine and dogs.
Your feet brought you into confidence to address me, your mouth has sealed your fate. You and your god are nothing but dirt at the feet of those who put human dignity first.
You are a wretch and when your god receives his verdict, you will be set ablaze with him.
This is the new world, you have no place in it, and the labor of mothers throughout history who have lost theirs in the name of your god, the innocent who have been abused, their pain will be your portion.
I have held a candle to your face child, you can no longer pretend to be in the dark.
Defender of god calling someone and idiot? Hypocrite, your god is angry with you and is about to show you pepper. Lol
GBAM! I wish I could form a club of forward and progressive-thinking Nigerians. Sick of the religious hypocrisy and religious bigots.
Are you as stupid as you write sweetie !
eeeya,you really should be in that bed with that semi mad guy reading you bed time stories about how he made the world because you both belong to the same world !
Diana !
REALLY?i hate to say dis but there times in my life dat i had to question if there was God but den again there were times in my life wen tinz happened and i jst knew there was God...i cant question him neither can i blame someone who does expecially with all dats happening in our beloved country Nigeria and d world at large..pls u people shld let him go b4 u (d family)becomes d reason he runs mad...as for him and God,dnt fight his battle 4 him...in his time,he wld reveal himself to him,he wld become a beiever again...God bless Nigeria
its a shame for one who was a muslim to come out and declare that there is no God.
But I understand, his religion islam has probably failed him, he is probably confused with all that is happening, the jihad declared on non believers, he probably can't understand why the killings...and his mind can't take it. Hence his declaration, there is no god. This is my opinion. Linda pls post.
lmao! first of all HOW DARE HE GO AGAINST PATIENCE JONATHAN'S VIEW OF GOD! LMAO! i bet he simply realises what he has worshipped all these 29 years has been inexistent! Islam is a "tragic farce"
Fidelis... Pls provide the evidence that u av brain then u will d evidence that thier is God
I serious pity those that say dat their is no God or bla bla bla. Dnt be deceived by the agents of darkness. God is real its that just we dnt come close to him to feel his presence. I will b last persn 2 say dat there is no God. Linda play with my comment ok!
Linda each tym I comment u dnt post it y na
Linda each tym I comment u dnt post it y na
Linda each tym I comment u dnt post it y na
Thanks for u comment. America is worst because they removed God from their public life. there are more deaths in USA because of individual human rights. Education, progress, knowledge without God makes people nothing more thank evil genuises
You are officially the dumbest on here, the difference between God and Allah is just the spelling. What is been taught in Nigerian schools these days??? Hard to find a mentally capable youth now.
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