BIAFRA WAS WELL BEYOND AN IGBO AFFAIR; ALL IN THE REGION WERE FULLY INVOLVED.

Biafra was never an Igbo movement.

The last President of Biafra, General Philip Effiong, Akangkang of Ibiono, though born in Aba was an Akwa Ibom son.

Chief Frank Opigo, the man who named Biafra is from Bayelsa State and is today Dawai the Third, Amanaowei of Angiama. He was Administrator of Yenegoa Province.

The most popular voice on Radio Biafra was a Cross Riverian. The war started at 5.30am, July 6, 1967 in Garkem, Cross River State no thanks to Lt. Gado Nasko who fired the First Artillery shots.

The last officer to leave Nigerian detention ,Col. Beneth Ochei, was from Delta State. One of the first ever hijackers, Captain Ibikari Allwell-Brown had Rivers blood in his veins. The trio seized a Nigeria Airways flight bound for Lagos from Benin.

Allwell Brown flew the aircraft to Enugu. Some top officers in Biafra were not from Igbo lands. Starting point should be Ibiono, home town of Gen. Effiong. It is also the place of Chief Ntienyong Akpan, Secretary to the Biafran government.

The environment will shock all. There were civilians like Chiefs Ekukinam Bassey, J.E. Udoh-Affiah,Dr. Thompson Akpabio, and S.J. Edoho. There were crack officers and soldiers from Akwa Ibom. Lt. Col Nsudoh,was described as “tough, courageous and iron willed, “ by General Alexander Madiebo, Biafra’s Army Chief.

Col. Akpan Utuk was all bravado and was said to have committed suicide when news of the surrender got to him. There was one teenage Commando, Edet, who fought in Uzuakoli under Col. Emeka Ananaba. From Cross River, there were civvies like Dr. Sam Imoke, Governor Liyel’s dad,from Itigidi, Abi.Chief Matthew Mbu, Professor Eyo Bassey Ndem, Justice Ndoma Egba, Senator Victors father and Frank Ugbut. In the military, they had Lt. Col. Archibong, who according to Madiebo, was “one of the bravest officers I have ever met.”

The young man on wheels of the dreaded Corporal Nwafor armoured car, Daniel Lawrence, better known as ‘Pampas of Argentina’ was an Ikom boy, born to a British mother from Liverpool. And Clement Ebri of the Biafra Airforce.

There was one armourer, Arikpo, from Mpaghni, Ugep who was ready to die for Biafra while his kinsman Okoi Arikpo defected to Nigeria to be appointed Commissioner for External Affairs. Mention must be made of Lt. Peseke Ita Ikpeme and Sylvanus Eta, one of the crew of the Panhard armoured car, Oguta Boy.

Then the train moves to Port Harcourt to see the family of Emmanuel Agumah. Other sons of the soil,among them Ignatius Kogbara, S.N. Dikibo and Sylvanus Cookey.

The warriors included Col. Joshua John (J.J) Brown, Capt. Willy Murray Bruce, Senator Ben’s brother and Victor Masi. From the Garden City, next stop is Asaba. Col.

We all remember the Asaba massacre of 1967 and what followed in Isheagu and Igbodo. Delta is the land of Brigadiers Conrad Nwawo, Okonjo, Auntie Ngoo’s papa,and Mike Okwechime. And Navy Chief Wilfred Anuku who was also an Army Commander just like Ben Nwajei. Bini man Sam Loco Efe too.

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So what's your point laidis ?? So Biafra is no more Igbo abi ??
Its now Calabar and Bayelsa abi ??
Okay ooo... Historians !!! GBEM for you...

So you expect us to argue unreasonable thing. For your mind you want to cause argument so that all those tribalist start insulting there great gran parents.
You must be very stupid to involve Ijaw Nation, If Ijaw were to fight, do you think they will fight in favor of Igbo. Chief Frank Opigo fought for his own personal gain and not in any way affiliated to Ijaw nation

Then, who declared secession?

Biafra was never an igbo agenda. That deception that it was igbo was planted by the northern cabals and spread by their western yoruba tools to create a division between the South East and South South. They know that as long as these two are united, their efforts of spreading the sokoto caliphate across Nigeria till the Atlantic ocean won't be easy. They see South west as easy picking any day.

Sadly, we now have even igbos from the Niger delta saying They are deltans than igbos. The 1966 coup called igbo coup was led by Major Gen Chukwuma Nzeogwu yet he is from the area called Delta State today, but it was igbos that were attacked for it.

The fiercest battle during the civil war was the battle for Calabar. It was biafra's FCT and the Nigerian army wanted to get it by all means. We all know that calabar is not an igbo town. It's the recent kids of today that don't know history that wish to push a narrative the sokoto caliphate pushed out.

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Sunnyshinylight:
BIAFRA WAS WELL BEYOND AN IGBO AFFAIR; ALL IN THE REGION WERE FULLY INVOLVED.

Biafra was never an Igbo movement.

The last President of Biafra, General Philip Effiong, Akangkang of Ibiono, though born in Aba was an Akwa Ibom son.

Chief Frank Opigo, the man who named Biafra is from Bayelsa State and is today Dawai the Third, Amanaowei of Angiama. He was Administrator of Yenegoa Province.

The most popular voice on Radio Biafra was a Cross Riverian. The war started at 5.30am, July 6, 1967 in Garkem, Cross River State no thanks to Lt. Gado Nasko who fired the First Artillery shots.

The last officer to leave Nigerian detention ,Col. Beneth Ochei, was from Delta State. One of the first ever hijackers, Captain Ibikari Allwell-Brown had Rivers blood in his veins. The trio seized a Nigeria Airways flight bound for Lagos from Benin.

Allwell Brown flew the aircraft to Enugu. Some top officers in Biafra were not from Igbo lands. Starting point should be Ibiono, home town of Gen. Effiong. It is also the place of Chief Ntienyong Akpan, Secretary to the Biafran government.

The environment will shock all. There were civilians like Chiefs Ekukinam Bassey, J.E. Udoh-Affiah,Dr. Thompson Akpabio, and S.J. Edoho. There were crack officers and soldiers from Akwa Ibom. Lt. Col Nsudoh,was described as “tough, courageous and iron willed, “ by General Alexander Madiebo, Biafra’s Army Chief.

Col. Akpan Utuk was all bravado and was said to have committed suicide when news of the surrender got to him. There was one teenage Commando, Edet, who fought in Uzuakoli under Col. Emeka Ananaba. From Cross River, there were civvies like Dr. Sam Imoke, Governor Liyel’s dad,from Itigidi, Abi.Chief Matthew Mbu, Professor Eyo Bassey Ndem, Justice Ndoma Egba, Senator Victors father and Frank Ugbut. In the military, they had Lt. Col. Archibong, who according to Madiebo, was “one of the bravest officers I have ever met.”

The young man on wheels of the dreaded Corporal Nwafor armoured car, Daniel Lawrence, better known as ‘Pampas of Argentina’ was an Ikom boy, born to a British mother from Liverpool. And Clement Ebri of the Biafra Airforce.

There was one armourer, Arikpo, from Mpaghni, Ugep who was ready to die for Biafra while his kinsman Okoi Arikpo defected to Nigeria to be appointed Commissioner for External Affairs. Mention must be made of Lt. Peseke Ita Ikpeme and Sylvanus Eta, one of the crew of the Panhard armoured car, Oguta Boy.

Then the train moves to Port Harcourt to see the family of Emmanuel Agumah. Other sons of the soil,among them Ignatius Kogbara, S.N. Dikibo and Sylvanus Cookey.

The warriors included Col. Joshua John (J.J) Brown, Capt. Willy Murray Bruce, Senator Ben’s brother and Victor Masi. From the Garden City, next stop is Asaba. Col.

We all remember the Asaba massacre of 1967 and what followed in Isheagu and Igbodo. Delta is the land of Brigadiers Conrad Nwawo, Okonjo, Auntie Ngoo’s papa,and Mike Okwechime. And Navy Chief Wilfred Anuku who was also an Army Commander just like Ben Nwajei. Bini man Sam Loco Efe too.

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u missed lt.col achuzie who lost killed muritala Mohammed , war tactician highly trained , a woman hid him in her kitchen after all his men were killed ,where he radioed for a chopper which rescued him.

Biafra is not an Igbo thing but since everyone has been brainwashed that the Igbo don't like them. We don't care.

I have a delta friend who bears Igbo name. He tries to out smart me in every deal but still tell me to my face that Igbos like money.

He is a money lover but never see that. Everything Igbo irritates him yet he constantly lurk in our company.

The man who divided Nigeria into states did a good job.

soulpeppersoup:
Biafra is not an Igbo thing but since everyone has been brainwashed that the Igbo don't like them. We don't care.

I have a delta friend who bears Igbo name. He tries to out smart me in every deal but still tell me to my face that Igbos like money.

He is a money lover but never see that. Everything Igbo irritates him yet he constantly lurk in our company.

The man who divided Nigeria into states did a good job.

Smart guy

l thank you for your narration of historical events, l will as well want you to tell all the eastern states of the former eastern region about the fulani agenda of dividing them into south east and south south.

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The yoloba fallacious and propagandist media will rather hide all this historical facts just to mislead the gullible and lazy students of history amongst our people. But a mere bare hands can't cover the shining moon.

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