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Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by dainformant(m): 3:48pm On Jan 25, 2019
An unexpected discovery was recently made by some construction workers in the eastern part of Nigeria. The workers were digging round an old village house before discovering stash of Biafran pounds hidden inside a bottle buried in the ground.

The Biafran pound was the currency of the breakaway Republic of Biafra between 1968 and 1970 during the civil war.

The labourers and other villagers were shocked at the sight of the money as they wondered what might have made the "wealthy" owner bury the cash. 

This is coming after a Nigerian entertainer based in America, Chinomso Prince Egbuchere and his family discovered a huge sum of Biafran pounds their grandfather hid in the ceiling during the Biafran war.

The grandfather died over thirty years ago and reportedly hid the money along with other items in the ceiling.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2019/01/labourers-find-biafran-pounds-hidden-in-a-bottle-and-buried.html

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by dainformant(m): 3:49pm On Jan 25, 2019
Watch the video HERE.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by okomile(f): 3:56pm On Jan 25, 2019
Stinginess

He does not want people to know he has money.
Last, last, he died and left the money behind.

Some people who grew up with poor parent most times are scared of wealth. The poverty steak still shows in them.

Nigeria we hail thee!!!

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by OruExpress: 3:57pm On Jan 25, 2019
he knew biafra would eventually come

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Elukapendragon(m): 3:59pm On Jan 25, 2019
In a sane country the people who found it would have been Compensated and the money taken to the museum.... But for Nija I don't know would happen to the Notes...

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Charmingrascal(m): 4:08pm On Jan 25, 2019
Those monies should be taking to the museum. Biafra is still achievable probably when a genuine leader with no aggression towards other tribes emerges from the East. A leader that stays in Nigeria and knows the pain of his people not an aggressive one that will endanger the lives of his people by instigating them against the military. A leader that understands that sometimes it's diplomacy and not aggression that can win battle




Bash me I don't care the truth is bitter.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by HtwoOw: 4:16pm On Jan 25, 2019
hahahahahahahahaha

okomile:
Stinginess

He does not want people to know he has money.
Last, last, he died and left the money behind.

Some people who grew up with poor parent most times are scared of wealth. The poverty steak still shows in them.

Nigeria we hail thee!!!

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Chizuru01(m): 4:20pm On Jan 25, 2019
okomile:
Stinginess

He does not want people to know he has money.
Last, last, he died and left the money behind.

Some people who grew up with poor parent most times are scared of wealth. The poverty steak still shows in them.

Nigeria we hail thee!!!

First of all, Great Ndị Igbo is not stingy. We are very competitive.


After the war, if you are seen with the money, you will be executed. It is safer to hid the money by burying it.


BTW,
Igbo People and wealth are like lovers. Instead of Afonjas and Herdsmen to bend down and learn, they rather chose to be envious wallowing in poverty.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by gidgiddy: 4:25pm On Jan 25, 2019
They should keep that money well, the future Biafran Government will recognise and redeem it all.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by ChangeIsCostant: 6:22pm On Jan 25, 2019
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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by crestedaguiyi: 6:37pm On Jan 25, 2019
our people were so rich before the war that the rest of the country hated them. till today, we are still richer and far ahead of our haters.

To God be the glory

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by alfaman3: 6:46pm On Jan 25, 2019
crestedaguiyi:
our people were so rich before the war that the rest of the country hated them. till today, we are still richer and far ahead of our haters.

To God be the glory

which stupid god.

where was this efulefu god when they were killing and starving us?

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Parada: 6:51pm On Jan 25, 2019
Grand delusion as always
crestedaguiyi:
our people were so rich before the war that the rest of the country hated them. till today, we are still richer and far ahead of our haters.

To God be the glory

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by T9ksy(m): 6:53pm On Jan 25, 2019
alfaman3:


which stupid god.

where was this efulefu god when they were killing and starving us?



He was probably hiding in an underground bunker with your rebel leader in Nnewi before running off to Abidjan in search of peace grin

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Mankosi: 7:00pm On Jan 25, 2019
okomile:
Stinginess

He does not want people to know he has money.
Last, last, he died and left the money behind.

Some people who grew up with poor parent most times are scared of wealth. The poverty steak still shows in them.

Nigeria we hail thee!!!
and this money would have made the family rich by now but it can't again due to its uselessness.
Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by iluvdonjazzy: 7:04pm On Jan 25, 2019
lesson learnt: WAR is not good.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Hackportal(m): 7:07pm On Jan 25, 2019
God bless Biafra

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by shaiyenoni: 7:08pm On Jan 25, 2019
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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by alfaman3: 7:24pm On Jan 25, 2019
T9ksy:




He was probably hiding in an underground bunker with your rebel leader in Nnewi before running off to Abidjan in search of peace grin

At least he was a free man as opposed to the under table "finance minister". Or even worse the June 12 salah sacrifice.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by boldaslion: 1:13am On Jan 26, 2019
alfaman3:


which stupid god.

where was this efulefu god when they were killing and starving us?

Shut up before you become deaf and dumb, or you don't believe that God can strike you?

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by alfaman3: 1:29am On Jan 26, 2019
boldaslion:


Shut up before you become deaf and dumb, or you don't believe that God can strike you?

threats. is that all your God have?

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Benlag: 2:08am On Jan 26, 2019
Garbage found in a bottle. That shit is as useless as a used tissue paper.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by mankan2k7(m): 4:30am On Jan 26, 2019
Thunder fires buhari

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Sirjamo: 5:28am On Jan 26, 2019
These people and their love for money is inexplicable.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Konquest: 6:13am On Jan 26, 2019
Charmingrascal:
Those monies should be taking to the museum. Biafra is still achievable probably when a genuine leader with no aggression towards other tribes emerges from the East. A leader that stays in Nigeria and knows the pain of his people not an aggressive one that will endanger the lives of his people by instigating them against the military. A leader that understands that sometimes it's diplomacy and not aggression that can win battle




Bash me I don't care the truth is bitter.
^^^^^^
^^^^^^
I'm an expert on Nigerian Civil War history and
have a deep knowledge of pre/post Civil War
history. grin


Those rebel currencies had NO value because they
were REJECTED by the International community
and could not be used as legal tenders during the
Civil War.


Infact Ojukwu ordered that Nigerian Pounds should
be submitted by all returnee Ibos and non-Ibos in
the former Eastern Region because they had more
value than the hurriedly created rebel enclave
currency notes... which could ONLY be used in
the Rebel enclave and eventually became
valueless like toilet paper shortly before the
Oso Agha (Civil War) ended.


It may shock you that more than 1 year after
Secession it was Nigerian Pounds that Colonel
Ojukwu
and his team were using to buy weapons in the international arms black market.


Then the big BANG. On the advice of the British,
Nigeria changed her currency notes in 1968, and then
all the old Nigerian Pounds the rebels had collected
from returnees to the breakaway Eastern region of
Nigeria, including those in the treasury and those
looted from the Central Banks branches, became
useless because they couldn't buy things in the
international market again and that was one
of the main reasons the Civil War ended when it
did thereby reducing the loss of more lives!
The Civil War should even have ended in early 1969
but Federal Forces had to be less aggressive to
avoid civilian casualties.


So, the Rebel currency notes were WORTHLESS
in the international community because they
knew the supposed "country" was illegally created
without the support of the TRUE leadership of the
minority ethnic groups such as the leaders of
the COR Movement (Calabar, Ogoja, Rivers)
such as Ken Saro Wiwa, Chief Harold Dappa - Biriye
from Bonny Island and who is seen as the
father of the Ijaw nation... and many more who
accused Ibos of forcing them into a breakaway
enclave. So they stayed with Nigeria and these
ethnic minorities provided troops and fighters
for the Nigerian Armed Forces... Such as Colonel Etuk, Isaac Jasper
Adaka - Boro from Ijaw and Captain Elechi Amadi,
the former President-General of Ogbakor Ikwere who
fought in the 3rd Marine Commando of the
Nigerian Army during the Civil War.


The United Nations also did not recognize the
Secession so the rebel leadership had to use
Nigerian Pounds right into 1968 to stay afloat.


I have since 1981 read books written by Officers
who were active on both sides during the
Civil War so I have vast knowledge in this area from
OBJ, to Alexander Madiebo, to Hilary Njoku, Alabi-Isama and more!


Please read more as it enables you to be savvy, wise,
and avoid mistakes of the past.



Cheers!

Cc:Xslaze3xd

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by ikbnice(m): 6:17am On Jan 26, 2019
Chizuru01:


As a lady, It is not good to have a low IQ or Low Ability to understand.


After the war, if you are seen with the money, you will be executed. It is safer to hid the money by burying it.
They could simply burn the notes then instead of buying if they are scared of being caught with it. That would be the safest option.
Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by Konquest: 7:20am On Jan 26, 2019
T9ksy:




He was probably hiding in an underground bunker with your rebel leader in Nnewi before running off to Abidjan in search of peace grin

grin... via Uli Airstrip... looking well fed!

The rebel currency had no international value
and the rebel enclave had no recognition from
the UN, during the Nigerian Civil War.

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Re: Labourers Find Biafra Pounds Hidden In Bottle And Buried During Biafran War by babeosisi: 8:03am On Jan 26, 2019
T9ksy:




He was probably hiding in an underground bunker with your rebel leader in Nnewi before running off to Abidjan in search of peace grin

See the Nigeria your fathers fought to keep you in
Clap for them

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