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The Difference Between Nnamdi Kanu & Odumegwu Ojukwu About The Fight For BIAFRA by balash(m): 3:29pm On Aug 03, 2017
Early Life and Education
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Nnamdi Kanu
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Kanu was born in Isiama Afara, Abia State, Nigeria. His father is HRM Eze Israel Okwu Kanu (JP) and his mother is Ugoeze Nnenne Kanu.[1] He attended Library Avenue Primary School (now part of Government House, Umuahia) and went to Government College Umuahia for his secondary education. He later gained admission to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) but left after two years. He moved to London and studied Political Economics at London Guildhall University now called London Metropolitan University (LMU).

Odumegwu Ojukwu
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Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu-Ojukwu was born on 4 November 1933 at Zungeru in northern Nigeria to Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, an Igbo businessman from Nnewi, Anambra State in south-eastern Nigeria. Emeka Ojukwu started his secondary school education at CMS Grammar School, Lagos aged 10 in 1943.[5] He later transferred to King's College, Lagos in 1944 where he was involved in a controversy leading to his brief imprisonment for humiliating a white British colonial teacher who assaulted a black woman. This event generated widespread coverage in local newspapers. [6] At 13, his father sent him overseas to study in the United Kingdom, first at Epsom College and later at Lincoln College, Oxford University, where he earned a master's degree in History. He returned to colonial Nigeria in 1956.[7]

BOTH STUDIED ABROAD

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Career
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Nnamdi Kanu
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Occupation

Activist, Radio director, Freedom fighter.


Odumegwu Ojukwu
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Ojukwu joined the civil service in Eastern Nigeria as an Administrative Officer at Udi, in present-day Enugu State. In 1957, after two years of working with the colonial civil service and seeking to break away from his father's influence over his civil service career,[8] he left and joined the military initially enlisting as a non commissioned officer (NCO) in Zaria.[9][10][11]

Ojukwu's decision to enlist as an NCO was forced by his father's (Sir Louis) pulling of political strings with the then Governor-General of Nigeria (John Macpherson) to prevent Emeka from getting an officer-cadetship.[12] Sir Louis and Governor-General Macpherson believed Emeka would not stick to the grueling NCO schedule however Emeka persevered. It wasn't until an embarrassing situation between Emeka and a drill sergeant named Fort-Lamy wherein Emeka corrected the Sergeant's mispronunciation of the safety catch of the Lee-Enfield .303 rifle that the British Depot Commander recommended Emeka for an officer's commission.[12]

From Zaria, Emeka proceeded first, to the Royal West African Frontier Force Training School in Teshie, Ghana and next, to Eaton Hall where he received his commission in March 1958 as a 2nd Lieutenant.[13][14][15]

He was one of the first and few university graduates to receive an army commission.[16] He later attended Infantry School in Warminster, the Small Arms School in Hythe. Upon completion of further military training he was assigned to the Army's Fifth Battalion in Kaduna.[13]

At that time, the Nigerian Military Forces had 250 officers and only 15 were Nigerians. There were 6,400 other ranks, of which 336 were British. After serving in the United Nations’ peacekeeping force in the Congo, under Major General Johnson Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, Ojukwu was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1964 and posted to Kano, where he was in charge of the 5th Battalion of the Nigerian Army.
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Result on this, Ojukwu was a plain hustler and got to the top through hard work but Nnamdi kanu has never tasted hustle or tried working after school to understand how it feels to be a man ( No pun intended just the fact)
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Religion
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Nnamdi Kanu
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When in court, Kanu appeared regularly wearing a Jewish prayer shawl and head covering. He said in court that he "believes in Judaism" and considers himself a Jew.


Odumegwu Ojukwu
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Was a known Christian

Results from this
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A Jew doesn't believe in Jesus or the cruxifix, he believes on only one God and doesn't celebrate Christmas or easter, I hope ibo's who are Christian knows this and are ready for this ( no pun intended, just the fact)
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Ultimatum to leave Region
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Nnamdi Kanu has never given ultimatum for non ibo's to leave the east.

Odumegwu ojukwu He formally proclaimed the independent Republic of Biafra on May 30, 1967, during a reception in the regional capital of Enugu. He then built up his army and expelled northerners from Biafra

Result of this
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It's a return call from the Arewa youths.

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Violence:

On 5 September 2015, Nnamdi Kanu was a guest speaker at the World Igbo Congress which was held in Los Angeles, California where he demanded for guns and bullets as the video depicted.

Odumegwu ojukwu At one point, he and Nigerian army chief of staff Yakubu Gowon, also in control of the central Nigerian government, appeared to be nearing a compromise that would have allowed the Ibos a measure of autonomy while staying within the Nigerian federation. But Gowon was unwilling to let the eastern region maintain a separate army, and Odumegwu Ojukwu was unsure of the ability of the Nigerian central government to protect the Ibos. Odumegwu Ojukwu reluctantly demanded independence for the easterners. He formally proclaimed the independent Republic of Biafra on May 30, 1967, during a reception in the regional capital of Enugu. At the time, he also hinted that the Nigerian central government had played a role in the genocide of the Ibo people. He then built up his army
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Results from this: They are both violent in nature and not remembering that when two elephant fights? I leave the ipod youths to complete that sentence.
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Whenever we seek to change the world the first thing we are asked is, “Do you believe in violence?” We are asked this because the violence of the oppressed is seen as morally equivalent to the violence of the oppressors. But the two are not the same.

But in this case the ibo's are not oppressed so I see no moral in violence.
Re: The Difference Between Nnamdi Kanu & Odumegwu Ojukwu About The Fight For BIAFRA by purityval(m): 3:35pm On Aug 03, 2017
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Re: The Difference Between Nnamdi Kanu & Odumegwu Ojukwu About The Fight For BIAFRA by NCP: 3:40pm On Aug 03, 2017
After reading the OP, lemme go and fry beans and akpu for dinner. OP, you are invited.

Re: The Difference Between Nnamdi Kanu & Odumegwu Ojukwu About The Fight For BIAFRA by sommyskibo: 3:46pm On Aug 03, 2017
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Re: The Difference Between Nnamdi Kanu & Odumegwu Ojukwu About The Fight For BIAFRA by NNAMDlKANU(m): 3:51pm On Aug 03, 2017
Ok
Re: The Difference Between Nnamdi Kanu & Odumegwu Ojukwu About The Fight For BIAFRA by Alexk2(m): 4:00pm On Aug 03, 2017
I like your Objective analysis...you've said it all. IPOB followers are blinded by ignorance; ignorance of history and the likes of KANU. I pray they never regret when it's already late.

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