BIAFRA UNKNOWN HERO:- Bruce Mayrock is his name. Bruce Mayrock was a Columbia University Student,
20years of age from old westbury, New York.
Bruce Mayrock burnt himself to death on the lawn of the United Nation’s building Headquarters to protest against the genocide been committed during the Nigeria-Biafra war with a big sign that reads!
”YOU MUST STOP GENOCIDE! Please Save Nine Million Biafrans”.hero on fire 2

Bruce Mayrock died about nine hours after he set himself ablaze.

Bruce Mayrock was born may6, 1949 and he took his own life for people whom he never met before in may 30, 1969.

Two United Nations guards spotted the flames and chased the youth across the lawn with fire extinguisher. But Mayrock eluded the guards, racing in front of the North Lounge of the building before several hundred horrified delegates and onlookers. The student finally fell to his knees beside a statue bearing the Biblical inscription “Let us beat our swords into plowshares * and the guards extinguished the flames. Mayrock was rushed to ßellevue Hospital where he was listed in critical condition with burns over most of his body and was pronounced dead shortly after midnight. At the U.N., guards found a large cardboard sign on the front lawn which said, “You must stop the genocide–please save 9 million Biafrans.” At the bottom of the sign, a quotation read, “Peace is where there is an absence of fear of any kind.” hero on fire.

In past years, two other persons have immolated themselves in front of the U.N. Both died of their burns. Mayrock, who lived in Westbury, L.1., enrolled in GS and the Jewish Theological Seminary in September, 1967, but dropped out after one year and studied briefly at Hofstra University. He re-enrolled at GS last January. While at Columbia, Mayrock worked as a photographer for the Spectator sports department. Members of the youth’s family stated Friday that he had worked’ actively to protest the war in Biafra, writing letters about the war to the President and leading government figures. However, according to one rabbi, ‘ who said he was close to the family, the student believed that “no one was listening.” “He was an idealistic young man deeply upset by the events in Biafra,” the rabbi said. “People were being killed and he felt no one was doing anything. That’s why he did what he did.”


Source:http://www.africanews247.com/biafra-hero-20years-old-man-set-ablaze-united-nations-building-protesting-genocide-biafrans/

Big fool. Has his foolish death stopped genocide in any way ?

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BIAFRA UNKNOWN HERO:- Bruce Mayrock is his name. Bruce Mayrock was a Columbia University Student,
20years of age from old westbury, New York.
Bruce Mayrock burnt himself to death on the lawn of the United Nation’s building Headquarters to protest against the genocide been committed during the Nigeria-Biafra war with a big sign that reads!
”YOU MUST STOP GENOCIDE! Please Save Nine Million Biafrans”.hero on fire 2

Bruce Mayrock died about nine hours after he set himself ablaze.

Bruce Mayrock was born may6, 1949 and he took his own life for people whom he never met before in may 30, 1969.

Two United Nations guards spotted the flames and chased the youth across the lawn with fire extinguisher. But Mayrock eluded the guards, racing in front of the North Lounge of the building before several hundred horrified delegates and onlookers. The student finally fell to his knees beside a statue bearing the Biblical inscription “Let us beat our swords into plowshares * and the guards extinguished the flames. Mayrock was rushed to ßellevue Hospital where he was listed in critical condition with burns over most of his body and was pronounced dead shortly after midnight. At the U.N., guards found a large cardboard sign on the front lawn which said, “You must stop the genocide–please save 9 million Biafrans.” At the bottom of the sign, a quotation read, “Peace is where there is an absence of fear of any kind.” hero on fire.

In past years, two other persons have immolated themselves in front of the U.N. Both died of their burns. Mayrock, who lived in Westbury, L.1., enrolled in GS and the Jewish Theological Seminary in September, 1967, but dropped out after one year and studied briefly at Hofstra University. He re-enrolled at GS last January. While at Columbia, Mayrock worked as a photographer for the Spectator sports department. Members of the youth’s family stated Friday that he had worked’ actively to protest the war in Biafra, writing letters about the war to the President and leading government figures. However, according to one rabbi, ‘ who said he was close to the family, the student believed that “no one was listening.” “He was an idealistic young man deeply upset by the events in Biafra,” the rabbi said. “People were being killed and he felt no one was doing anything. That’s why he did what he did.”









This story touched my heart.
He died a hero indeed. RIP bro...What you died for will never be in vain. You will always be remembered.

Buhari is bad!!

More like Biafran Idiot. Instead of him to donate his organs to save lives, if he wanted to die, he chose to let everything burn. Mumu

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pdppower:
Big fool. Has his foolish death stopped genocide in any way ?

Bro at least repect the man......he believed in justice, equity and mostly PEACE.

deeplow:
More like Biafran Idiot. Instead of him to donate his organs to save lives, if he wanted to die, he chose to let everything burn. Mumu

Rest assure that most people will die for peace to reign.

deeplow:
More like Biafran Idiot. Instead of him to donate his organs to save lives, if he wanted to die, he chose to let everything burn. Mumu

It is demons like you that trivializes humanitarian crisis. Do you think everyone is a zombie like you?

Answer me this, has his death achieved anything?

What a waste!

Smh

, the man must feel like a loser. He thought the Nigerian army will commit genocide in Biafra war, so he burned himself to create awareness. he is the most foolish man on earth. This is a case of someone who died for nothing.

I pray biafra remember his family when things get better.

Davbams:
Answer me this, has his death achieved anything?

What a waste!

Smh

Yes, it created a serious awareness against genocide on biafrans. He will forever be remembered for that.

Victorvexz:
, the man must feel like a loser. He thought the Nigerian army will commit genocide in Biafra war, so he burned himself to create awareness. he is the most foolish man on earth. This is a case of someone who died for nothing.

In the heart of true biafrans and freedom fighters, he remains immortal. If Biafra had won the war, his name would have been immortalized.

Was the above picture taken in 1967-1970 or was it taken this morning?

SonOfEl:


Yes, it created a serious awareness against genocide on biafrans. He will forever be remembered for that.

Well i guess it will still go down for one of d least successful self-immolations in history.

Bad concept.

What a waste.

Only cowards see brave actions as foolishness.. .

Davbams:


Well i guess it will still go down for one of d least successful self-immolations in history.

Bad concept.

What a waste.

Your opinion though.

His immolation made the world pay close attention to the genocidal attempt made by the federal forces.

He died in vain.

He was simply tired of life.

papparatzzi2013:
He died in vain.

He was simply tired of life.

Everyone get e own mouth sha....

BeClever:
Only cowards see brave actions as foolishness.. .

Only foolish people see actions of a coward/cowardice as brave.

Rip hero,u would forever be remembered,u died like a real brave man,nt like some sissy who ran away to abidjan nd left his people to rot.if biafra ever came to reality I hope the ipob remember u atleast by naming some of there street after ur name

SonOfEl:


Your opinion though.

His immolation made the world pay close attention to the genocidal attempt made by the federal forces.

Not as much.
Those people that ought or parade themselves as freedom fighters in the world are interestingly the ones who helped the FG to murder almost 3 million souls. The Truth is UN is a fraud and only supports self-serving pursuits.

Did he die?

ignis:
Did he die?

Look at the kind of person Bruce died for. Roflmao Some people die for what they do not understand. Bruce died for nothing.

SonOfEl:


It is demons like you that trivializes humanitarian crisis. Do you think everyone is a zombie like you?

Will you sit down somewhere and look for something better to defend. Killing yourself over something like that is useless. That is suicide, suicide is nonsense. You know how
many lives his organs would have saved.

If he did that, he would have saved some lives. If you ask me, that humanitarianism!!

deeplow:


Will you sit down somewhere and look for something better to defend. Killing yourself over something like that is useless. That is suicide, suicide is nonsense. You know how
many lives his organs would have saved.

If he did that, he would have saved some lives. If you ask me, that humanitarianism!!

Sense is really scarce these days

SonOfEl:


Sense is really scarce these days

Actually, u are the one without common sense. I have decided never to argue with u Ipob thugs, it's just a waste of time, u people are just dumb, simple

SonOfEl:


It is demons like you that trivializes humanitarian crisis. Do you think everyone is a zombie like you?

saint, has his dead achieved anything since 1949?