Blackteeth: The way this country is moving at times it is not surprising to hear the word WAR every now and then. Many Igbos and yorubas on Niaraland have been calling for Nigeria to split. We don't really know how that would happen but one of the certain means it happens is through war. So far, yorubas and igbos on Nairaland have been flexing their muscles polished with all the grammar to show the north they are better than they are. But are yorubas and igbos really ready for the big show? I doubt if they are ready for some reasons.

Yorubas and igbos are definitely wealthier and more educated than the northerners, and with education comes this ajibutter kind of lifestyle and a love for good life. This is definitely not the kind of people you will expect to be in the battle fields to defend their land. Rather they will take the next flight and bus to seek refuge in Ghana or Cameron to continue their pursuit of living the good life. So how many would be left to defend the homeland? In contrast with the yorubas and the igbos, hausas and Fulani do not have much of that educated class of individuals desiring to live the good life. Most of them are poor so they ain't scared of living or dying. These guys are just perfect for the battle fields.

Secondly we all know the reputation of the average northerner as violent individuals and ready to slaughter. If the slaughter when the nation is not at war then how much do you think they slaughter when war eventually breaks out? These guys are Muslims and we all know how the religion induces a powerful jihad kind of spirit to fight vigorously to the last man. Are these the kind of people that the educated ajibutter yorubas and igbos want to engage in a war?

I am pleading with Yorubas and Igbos to tone down cos this war doesn't look like it would favour them, or else if they keep barking unnecessarily and eventually it happens, I would not be surprised if the northerners utilize the opportunity to Complete what Usman Dan fodio couldn't complete more than a century ago.
Me I don prepare my escape route ready.

AkinEgba:

These days numbers don't mean much in war; the level and sophistication of ammunition at your disposal do. Moreover, the only way the Islamic North will come down south to fight is if they get encouragement from one or more betraying groups from the south. If the south bands together or at least do not betray each other by one group joining with the North to fight other southerners, then its a different story out there than you are telling us now.

Blackteeth:
If I got you right what you are saying is that the south will get more sophisticated weapons than the north. What makes you think the north will not get sophisticated weapons too?

dozzzybaba: Nigeria will disintegrate peacefully without bloodshed

jerseyboy: There is no basis for war. Igbos and Yorubas have no contagious border. Yorubas will flock in and flush everyone out of Lagos. I suspect the mid-west who are in the middle will back the Yorubas. Igbos will simply flee Lagos. Lagos is indefensible for Igbos. Hausas have a better chance over running Yorubas.

gratiaeo: Only if Britain, America, Russia, Canada, Germany etc will not team against Igbo again.
Yoruba have 2 reclaim Irorin from Fulanis first before we can count them

anago9010:

illiterate it is spelt Ilorin, when will y'all bantunoid reclaim your abandon properties and the rumukro of p.h. a Google search of the battle of Oshogbo should cure your gross ignorance.

tit:

oyinbo, take it easy with the bantuoid.

Ahuitzotl: Yorubas will have to pay indemnity for the igbos to leave Lagos in peace..An urban warfare will level Lagos to the ground with threats of military encirclment from the North and East...

anago9010:


[s]osu humour me more, we know how your coward folks perish on the highway during the famous oso abiola. you are definitely high from excess smoking of your own pubic hair[/s].

anago9010: akeemu where my shakabula, any omo irankiran wey talk about the Yoruba nation should be ready for some dose of my pellet.

Ahuitzotl: Offenmanu, do you not know most yeribas whom are very lazy almost died of hunger during that time??...your light brain must clogged with palm oil.

AkinEgba:

Not exactly. Each group will get as much sophisticated weapons as they like. But I do no believe that the north will get up and take on the south in a war, unless of course the south is divided so that some southerners join the north against other southerners, in which case it is no longer North versus South, but ''North-South'' versus ''another South''.

As long as Yorubas do not go looking to get back Ilorin, they should be fine.

gratiaeo:
Yoruba have 2 reclaim Irorin from Fulanis first before we can count them

gratiaeo:
Use your useless shakabula and chase Fulanis out of Ilorin. Idioot