I know I will get banned after this post.

But I am not afraid of being banned by some Nairaland mod, supermod or whatevertheycallit..

I am however, not willing to shut up, because Seun would like me to.

I have an opinion, and will never be scared or sorry for voicing them out.

This country experienced a very brutal civil war, which lasted for three years. Millions died. Men, women, children. Families were wiped out. On both sides of the divide.

We all know the story, or at least most of us do.

But if I may ask, who told us the stories? Our teachers at school? Our clergymen? Our parents? Online history sites? Is it part of any history curriculum?

If we are to be honest with ourselves, the version of the story you hear, depends on which side of the ethnic divide you come from.

Consequently, after about five (5) decades, we still cannot agree on the cause of the civil war. We cannot agree on the the roles played by some of the major actors.

All we know is that there was a country named Biafra. And that a brutal war was fought and lost, for its secession.

After the war, the FG maintained a policy of SILENCE on everything having to do with the causes of the war - real and imagined. It is not part of the history curriculum of any school, public or private. It is not sanctioned as part of any research project in higher instutions. All we see, and hear is SILENCE.

DEAFENING SILENCE.

But when millions die, can such a story be hushed? Can the blood of the victims seep into the earth, silently surrendering to oblivion?

We know that the silence is best for the real victors of the war, because the true story of what transpired would mark them down history lane as villains.

We can thus expect that they would do their best to enforce the policy of SILENCE on everything having to do with the story and idea of BIAFRA.

We expect they would silence those they can, threaten those they can threaten, and pay off the ones that can be bought to ensure that everyone stays SILENT.

But we know they will not succeed. We all know that sooner or later the volcano would erupt. We all expect that the dam will overflow or burst. Because it was human life that was wasted, not some mosquitoes'.

We know that forty million people would not forget the issues that led to a war in which they lost their families, properties, livelihood, and even their dignity.

And what any wise government would do is to begin the healing process, and create dialogue sessions where the issues are discussed openly. Where the remote and true causes of the upheaval are identified, and voice given to the all the actors from whichever side of the war they fought on.

Why wouldn't students whether in Sokoto or at Owerri, hear the truth about this war, without looking at it through ethnic-colored lenses?

If the Armenian genocide is still an issue today, despite the strength and overreaching influence of Turkey, do we really expect that the Biafran question will die a natural death?

No matter how far we have gone on the wrong lane, there is no going towards the right direction unless we begin to retrace our steps. This seed of secession has been sown and the flowers have budded and the pollen scatterred throughout the four winds of the earth. The voices that echo its call can no longer be muffled.

We cannot cut it down with a matchete, or trap it in a balloon. We have to deal with it.

What informs this post therefore, is the fact that instead of engaging in an honest and positive discussion with these people, who remain her citizens, the FG is trying to again, SILENCE them.

And while we expect that persons like Seun that control a social media site with very large traffic in Nigeria, would utilise their sites to help the process of healing, they are once again disappointing us.

Seun had a number of options which include but are not limited to:

i. Creating a section on Nairaland for any post having to do with Biafra.

ii. Moving any such post to the appropriate section.

iii. Censoring only hate-filled posts, for and against Biafra.

However, Seun chose to ban any such discourse COMPLETELY. The way FG banned news media outlets from publishing stories on Boko Haram (we all know how that panned out eventually).

No matter what anyone thinks, a furious OP on nairaland is way better than an a calm, armed militant blockading a road.

It is not too late for Seun to find his way back.

Also, I would also like to note that we have another tension brewing, though not so obvious.

During the elections, we had APC telling the voting populace in the north that it was GEJ sponsoring Boko Haram. They mostly now know that it was not true. However, we cannot expect that when the Bokom Haram issue is dealt with, they would not want to know what really transpired and who inflicted such losses on them.

Who knows, Seun might censor them again when they begin asking questions, years later.

It is up to you now Mods, to either delete my post and ban me, or listen the voice of reason and act wisely.

The person wey get this website don talk the thing wey im want. Why are you chaps still upset about it?? Please there are several other social media forums that cater for Biafran interests. Why not discuss your concerns about Biafra on those sites?? I weak, o!

a sincere advice, you hit the nail right on the head.


the poster above me, dont sell your right just because of Hate, sentiment or stup*dity