Sanchez01:


Sad reality. The strife among them is so huge that classes abound among Igbos far more than any other ethnic group in Nigeria. Interestingly, these classes are quite petty and spiteful to the point that stereotypes have been fashioned and integrated as class systems.

Among them are;

1. The Wawa, primarily the people of Enugu and Ebonyi.

2. The drug Lords and mules cum ritualists, the Anambrarians, according to Enugu folks. He is also the supremacist.

3. The serfs, unfortunate, inferior Igbos who are not allowed to mingle with TRUE BORN Igbos. They are called Osu (Nwadiala).

4. The core tribalist who wouldn't let other Igbos Lord over them no matter what. A divide from Imo state.

5. The cannibals other Igbos dread to choose from. Call them the Ngwa people from Abia state. A part of Ebonyi isn't left out here.

The Biafra dream would sure be an interesting one to witness, heaven knows.

PS: Apologies to those who take my post to heart. My thoughts are nothing but observations plus ideas of my Igbo friends. Ishilove, oya, come and read

bakynes:

You tried but do you know it's a two party agreement, bilateral relationship between two nations, even the UN cannot force Nigeria to sign bilateral agreements with Biafra.

It is a completely different scenario when two nations separate from each other in not a peaceful manner.

Nigeria controls ECOWAS so don't expect ECOWAS to be on your side. Remember the blockage from Cameroon during the Civil War.

The Land use act solely rest the land on the hands of the state. The Land use act for Foreigners is different from Citizens. Why do you think Lagos state enforces all residents to pay the Land use charge if not will have you evicted from the house you built with your money.

Getting Biafra is like Denouncing the Nigerian citizenship so therefore all rights accused to Citizens is hereby withdrawn.

Even Britain leaving the EU has made EU to now introduce trade tarrifs on the UK,one that used to be free trade zone. Now they have to pay heavily to get products and goods into Britain.

Sanchez01:


Sad reality. The strife among them is so huge that classes abound among Igbos far more than any other ethnic group in Nigeria. Interestingly, these classes are quite petty and spiteful to the point that stereotypes have been fashioned and integrated as class systems.

Among them are;

1. The Wawa, primarily the people of Enugu and Ebonyi.

2. The drug Lords and mules cum ritualists, the Anambrarians, according to Enugu folks. He is also the supremacist.

3. The serfs, unfortunate, inferior Igbos who are not allowed to mingle with TRUE BORN Igbos. They are called Osu (Nwadiala).

4. The core tribalist who wouldn't let other Igbos Lord over them no matter what. A divide from Imo state.

5. The cannibals other Igbos dread to choose from. Call them the Ngwa people from Abia state. A part of Ebonyi isn't left out here.

The Biafra dream would sure be an interesting one to witness, heaven knows.

PS: Apologies to those who take my post to heart. My thoughts are nothing but observations plus ideas of my Igbo friends. Ishilove, oya, come and read

Basic123:


This people and empty chestbeating figures to compensate for their inferiority complex.

where did he see 60% ownership in the north and 40% ownership in the west?

DanseMacabre:
[s]Well said. Igbos in the north stand to lose a great deal should Nigeria break up, but property and wealth can be recouped if lost or stolen.

I still think those are some of what Ndigbo would have to sacrifice for the greater good of achieving Biafra, instead of remaining third-class citizens in a country whose warranty has expired[/s].

989900:


[s]Ode, folks like u threaten with machete and amadioha for losing just N500.[/s]

Xwhy1:

Can't you communicate without insults? You sound pained. Stop writing ignorant story, there are some things you need to learn. I see you don't know much about the Delta state you igbos are claiming. In the first case, it is never part of old Eastern region. It was part of old western region.

Let forget about region here. The people Anioma are not majority in Delta state. Anioma ancestral home is Edo state. You could find anioma people in some Edo state, ondo state, Benue state and some state in the East. Anioma in Edo state don't speak Igbo, they speak Edo language. Also Anioma in owo in ondo state speak yoruboid language and so are their languages and culture differs based on the state they found themselves. If Anioma people were igbos, why do other Anioma settlers in other state not speak Igbo? Does my speaking of English makes me an English man?

You sound so naive, do you want me to believe that all Delta speak igbo and practice the Igbo culture?Are Itsekiri, urhobo ,isoko, ijaw and other tribes Igbo? Why grab all the land these people own as your Biafra land. Once again, Biafra is a land grabber!!!

akinszz:
don't you know they are good at exaggerating.

OjukwuWarBird:
Useless reasoning

So properties that are always burnt and looted by Almajiris is more important than Freedom

Basic123:

This one even fear the west small.I was expecting him to say 75% of the west!

edunwablog:



http://www.akelicious.com/2017/09/igbos-will-lose-alot-if-country-break.html

Dillusionist:
like we have gained anything from these contraption other than hate and oppression. .mbaka should shut up he is fast losing relevance

Freiden:


There will be no Biafra.

We all know this

There will be no Biafra.

The world powers will not allow it.

Nigeria will not allow it.

Other ethnic groups been pulled along with them will not allow it. Without them, biafra will be a land locked country inside Nigeria.

The international law states that both parties have to be in agreement before separation.

Like Czechoslovakia and Sudan.

If a war starts as with Yugoslavia and the country is torn apart with foreign power backing like Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

In the case of Nigeria/ Biafra. The foreign powers are more in agreement that they do not want anything to destabilize Nigeria. It is not because they love Nigeria. More because it affects them drastically. Price of crude oil, unpaid loans, business will be severely affected even if there is a peaceful separation.

Let's examine the backers of Nigeria during the last attempt at Biafra.

Actively supported by NATO ( USA and UK)

By the Warsaw pact ( USSR, Bulgaria )

And all the rest indirectly.

Egypt, Syria and Algeria.

With exception of USA all had advicers on the ground and Egyptians and Algerians flew combat missions.

Since WWII the only conflict that had Americans British and Soviets on the same side.

How about now? The same just add China and other BRICS in the equation as they had already investigated a lot.

So has the EU.

So who backed Biafra last time.

France, Portugal and Spain. They were promised mining and crude oil exploration rights. I do not think they are in any position to abandon EU and go by themselves this time.

Apartheid South Africa and Rhodesia. Supported Biafra because Nigeria was their biggest enemy in Africa. They no longer exist.

Israel supported Biafra. I do not know their motive except that they were strong allies of South Africa.

So peacefully they can not separate. No one will let them

Violently again they will loss after millions have died. Nigeria will be heavily backed by the world powers.

They know that too, so why bother?

Here is a secret about Nigeria. Fastest way to be rich. Start an separatist movement or local uprising. The Government tends to pay them off. They usually retire in South Africa after been “settled” So Kanu, one of the main pushers for Biafia will soon vanish quietly after he becomes a real nuisance and the government gives him his pay off.

They are not the first and will not be the last.

OjukwuWarBird:
Useless reasoning

So properties that are always burnt and looted by Almajiris is more important than Freedom

DanseMacabre:
Well said. Igbos in the north stand to lose a great deal should Nigeria break up, but property and wealth can be recouped if lost or stolen.

I still think those are some of what Ndigbo would have to sacrifice for the greater good of achieving Biafra, instead of remaining third-class citizens in a country whose warranty has expired.

attackgat:


You are ignorant. Britain left the EU last year in a referendum, but at the moment, Britain is still a full member of the EU fir another 18 months as they discuss the terms of disengagement.

If there is a referendum in Igbo land and Igbos vote to be independent, Nigeria has no power to sieze or ask Igbos to return to Igbo land the next day.

The Nigerian constitution states that the 3 ways a person can be a Nigerian citizen

1) If they are born in Nigeria

2) If either parents is a Nigerian

3)Naturalization.


What no1 means is that since most Igbos were born in Igbo land, they will still hold Nigerian citizenship until the day Igbo land is declared independent of Nigeria and no longer a Nigerian territory.

Another thing no 1 means is that Igbos like me who were born outside Igbo land but elsewhere in Nigeria can hold Nigerian citizenship forever (unless citizenship by birth is removed from the constitution)

The combination of no1 and no2 means that most Igbos will hold Nigerian citizenship until the day Biafra is declared independent while others such as me can hold Nigerian citizenship indefinitely.

But anyone thinking that a referendum result granting Igbos independence automatically means that Igbos can be kicked out of Nigeria and their properties siezed should forget the idea since it would be unconstitutional.

DanseMacabre:
Well said. Igbos in the north stand to lose a great deal should Nigeria break up, but property and wealth can be recouped if lost or stolen.

I still think those are some of what Ndigbo would have to sacrifice for the greater good of achieving Biafra, instead of remaining third-class citizens in a country whose warranty has expired.

Xda59:


If people of ebonyi are considered second class igbos today, won't they be considered as second class biafrans tomorrow?

RALPHOW:


AM 100% SURE YOU DON'T HAVE PROPERTIES IN KANO, KADUNA AND LAGOS. IF YOU DO, U WILL NEVER SUPPORT CREATION OF BIAFRA. OJUKWU NAIL BIAFRA LONG TIME AGO.

nnokwa042:
u will soon insult him when he he call buhari jihadist

Xda59:


If people of ebonyi are considered second class igbos today, won't they be considered as second class biafrans tomorrow?

nextstep:


It's funny you'd ask if Igbos have gained anything. The very fact that the majority of Igbo wealth comes from other Nigerian markets (e.g. SW, NC, rather than SE) should be an indicator of who has benefited whom. I'm not denying Igbo ingenuity, hard work, and fearless entrepreneurship, but frankly, none of this matters if there are nobody buying these products. If all Igbo businesses (traders, banks for examples) were to rely solely on patronage from the SE, they'd be nowhere as successful as they've been.

Fr. Mbaka said many truths:
- Igbos have more to lose from the break up as so much investment and human capital is OUTSIDE the SE.
- those agitating really don't understand the real issues - instead of becoming politically savvy and playing ball, they complain about being marginalized.
- Igbos should take responsibility for their lack of unity; we'd like to see you vote for SE candidate with ONE VOICE
- Biafra does not guarantee unity, and we'd soon see calls for Republic of Anambra

So there are many more officers of Northern origin. Whose fault is that when the majority of Igbo youth opt for business and education instead of enlisting? It's not a bad thing to aim for economic advantage, but this is the logical outcome of choices made, and can't be used as an excuse to cry about "marginalization."

So the North votes as one bloc for their candidate and defend their choice with heart, soul, and blood. Again, why don't the Igbos support their own in the same manner, instead of complaining that other people do?

With the tremendous wealth, ability, education of Igbo, they should be able to parley that into solid political gains.

Nonaira1:


Is that right?

So explain to me why it's your niggeria are the ones so afraid of a breakup and since been wailing about it?

Xwhy1:

By the time you leave Nigeria, you would know Nigeria is different from Togo.