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Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by t2luv1: 3:22pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
Sasuwa: Are you sure about that. I tend to like people that have balls that will fight for what whatever they believe in. To me Ojukwu fits that bill. Wish we have 100 like him. Hey thats just my opinion. All the present leaders right now in the SE are a joke, They dont care a rat azz about the people, all the care about is running to Abuja holding their balls in their hand asking for allocations. |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by mensdept: 3:35pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
HungerBAD: I won't say GEJ disgraced anyone simply because some people in his admin were thieves and an entire region destabilized his government. But for Ejoor, he had the opportunity to join and fight with similar people who had similar culture so that Black people at least in one part of Africa could be free of the British mess and exploitation, but cowarded out. That is why till today, no Midwest or Easterner is considered fit to be President, can be jailed anyhow, can be removed from business position or government position anyhow, and the Fulani and their Yoruba allies continue to make easy money. 1 Like |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by T8ksy(m): 4:58pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
HungerBAD: Considering the fact that the 4th Area Command in the Mid-west under Lt. Col Ejoor was ethnically lopsided, it will be wrong to accuse him of cowardice. He had requested for the federal govt to provide his region with weapons to defend itself instead of doing so secretly like the North and the East were doing at the time. He had prior to this time, prevented a private group led by Mr. Yon DaKolo and Lt. Col. Mike Okwechime from importing weapons to Benin. Thereafter, a minuscule amount of weapons was sent to Benin to beef up the 20 odd Mark 4 rifles held by the 300 soldiers. Three keys were subsequently made to the armoury which were held by 2 mid-west ibo officers (Lt. Cols. Conrad Nwawo and Sylvanus Nwajei) and a third by Maj. Sam Ogbemudia(Bini-Edo). In fact, Ejoor was not in support of Ojukwu’s secession agenda and he reiterated this at a public commitment on June 18 in asaba, that the Midwest would not be turned into a battlefield between the East and the North. He also got the assurance of Ojukwu that he would honour this agreement but on August 9, 1967, Ojukwu invaded the region with a motorized rifle brigade consisting of 3000 Biafran soldiers and militiamen, under the command of Lt. Col. ["Brigadier"] Victor Banjo. In fact, without the knowledge of Banjo, Ojukwu had tasked a Midwest Ibo officer Lt. Col. Ochei to attack the Government house in Benin and capture the Governor dead or alive. Ejoor was only saved by Major Ogbemudia who a day prior to the biafran invasion had had the grace of mind to change the guard detail on duty and they been not privy to the assault resisted hence providing Ejoor the time to effect his escape. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by xtervaganza(m): 5:02pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
See as ojukwu ugly like gorilla Him mouth like ijimere orangutan own. And some bastards never do well son of a wh0re will say Obj is ugly Awon omo ale |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by stynhaq(m): 6:21pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
HungerBAD: You are right except that Mid-West isn't the same as Niger-Delta Present day Rivers and Bayelsa were under eastern region. Mid-West=BENin-DELta= Bendel=Edo,Delta 1 Like |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by stynhaq(m): 6:26pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
T8ksy: Nice one. You sound like a war historian |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by holums(m): 6:29pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
Out of the five....... only one is still alive Maj. David Ejoor |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by manu1: 6:49pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
jaybee: GBAM! YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. LOST GENERATION. |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by slowice(m): 8:21pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
Education good sha.....observe that ojukwu is well dressed...his uniform well ironed...a proper soldier. Collect maN |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by DerideGull(m): 8:59pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
HungerBAD: Per the bolded, none of the jackass listed above was/is a war hero. |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by simondee93(m): 9:00pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
Hmmm!great men indeed |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by T8ksy(m): 9:39pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
DerideGull: What else would you say? We all know who your war hero is........the general that abandoned his men on the battlefield, camouflaged like a transvestite whilst legging it like a thief in the night when he heard his fat obdurate flat head was about to be relieved of his worthless gluttonous body by the approaching federal troops. |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by bolivnnaija: 3:51am On Jan 19, 2016 |
coolzeal: Hope you guys know that you are still referring to the same people. |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by theDEVILisHERE: 4:45am On Jan 19, 2016 |
jonathanOz: This because the young so called Nigerians are useless and hopeless They don't care about their future or that of their children |
Re: Aguyi Ironsi, Ojukwu As Young Soldiers (Throwback Photo) by kesses: 11:53am On Jan 19, 2016 |
This is one of the problems we have in this country. the youths aree even more tribalisic than the old ones. imagine someone like you handling the affairs of this country? Nigeria will rise again no matter what i believe. ccoolitempa: |
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