Ikemba Ojukwu Down With Stroke

Enugu — IKEMBA Nnewi and former leader of defunct Republic of Biafra, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, was, yesterday, admitted at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Enugu following a stroke which had kept him unconscious since last week.

Ojukwu, who turned 77, November 4, 2010,suffered the stroke at his GRA residence in Enugu last week and was being treated by his personal physicians until Sunday afternoon when his condition reportedly deteriorated.

He was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit of UNTH at Ituku-Ozalla near Enugu where medical experts and consultants are now battling to return him to consciousness.

One of the doctors at the unit who spoke with Vanguard under condition of anonymity, yesterday, confirmed that the former Biafran leader was on admission and was currently under intensive care because of his failing health condition.

He said: "I can rightly confirm to you that the Ikemba Nnewi had a stroke and was rushed down to the hospital Sunday afternoon. He is in the Intensive Care Unit and a team of medical experts are taking care of him.

"We believe that he suffered a stroke. He is in a good hand as every apparatus of the hospital has been deployed to give him the best treatment. Already a team of consultants and experts at UNTH are working on him. He is being given full attention and monitored effectively."

Ojukwu, who contested the 2007 presidential election under the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, had been battling with an eye ailment in the past few years.

Some sympathizers at the hospital could not reach him, yesterday, but were received by his wife, Bianca and personal aides.

Ojukwu, at age 34, led the defunct Biafran Republic between 1966 and 1970 toward freedom and separation from the Nigerian State, after massive killings in the North.

Meanwhile, many of his supporters and admirers particularly members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB led by Chief Ralph Uwazulike, have started praying for his quick recovery.

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This should be on the front page! Ojukwu is considered a leader by millions of people. He should be given that respect!

Leader to some people

Not to Yorubas, northerners, and people of the ND

It is hightime he left us!

Anyway, RIP!

^^^^^^

I give it a day and then you will be banned again. It is about time you left us as well.

9 lives baby!

Computer programmer by day!

@praise 101. Thunder fire u to death there. U d talk about our great IKEMBA like dat.

Kcswat22:

@praise 101. Thunder fire u to death there. U d talk about our great IKEMBA like dat.

I share your sentiment! Ojukwu should be given respect. The man is a leader to most Igbos. And he continues to speak on behalf of the Ndi Igbo. This is tantamount to insulting the Sultan of Sokoto in my opinion.  

In as much EOO is not a saint I share in the unease ibos are having over his health travails and wish him quick recovery.

As for the people who wish their fellow human being dead , today it is ojukwu that starved ibos, yesterday it was ojukwu that killed his people, people who have never stood for anything truth even when they stand to profit from the truth , As if ojukwu was the problem with Nigeria, and if he dies today the problems of nigeria will stop.
If Ojukwu dies how does that save you from your problems or oppression.

praise101:

Leader to some people

Not to Yorubas, northerners, and people of the ND

It is hightime he left us!
Anyway, RIP!

But Ojukwu is not the cause of your poor writing skills. . .Fool!!!!

Ojukwu will always remain an Igbo leader!

God please give him long life!

At 77 Ojukwu is still young. It looks bleak, but I pray he comes through this.

EzeUche0:

Ojukwu will always remain an Igbo leader!

God please give him long life!

Why start a thread and then reply yourself under a different logon like becomerich?

God's time is the best

Beaf,

What are you talking about?

I have no need to do so. EzeUche has remained my only name.

FL Gators:

God's time is the best

Why have you turned bad like this?

Beaf:

Why have you turned bad like this?

It was a moment in time.
So you guys knew how bad it was before I retaliated? I knew I could be more awful than these useless simpletons here.
But I have decided to stop, so really, my apology to you


You dey mind Uche and his multiple IDs?

MetalGong4:

But Ojukwu is not the cause of your poor writing skills. . .Fool!!!!

You can't even construct a flawless sentence; yet, you have the guts to criticize someone else's.

Like Ojukwu, like Metalgong

Stubborn Nama.

Hope you die UNSUNG like him.

EzeUche0:

Beaf,

What are you talking about?

I have no need to do so. EzeUche has remained my only name.

Hmmm. Ochi Agha talks just like you; same sort of 5 word sentences and "warrior" outlook.
Maybe he's your identical twin.

FL Gators:

It was a moment in time.
So you guys knew how bad it was before I retaliated? I knew I could be more awful than these useless simpletons here.
But I have decided to stop, so really, my apology to you


You dey mind Uche and his multiple IDs?

Yes, please stop. It doesn't fit you and it wouldn't do any good, abeg. Remain sweet and nice.

Beaf:

Hmmm. Ochi Agha talks just like you; same sort of 5 word sentences and "warrior" outlook.
Maybe he's your identical twin.

Yes, please stop. It doesn't fit you and it wouldn't do any good, abeg. Remain sweet and nice.

beaf my ijaw brother, do u still support jonathan

Beaf:

Hmmm. Ochi Agha talks just like you; same sort of 5 word sentences and "warrior" outlook.
Maybe he's your identical twin.

Y[b]es, please stop. It doesn't fit you and it wouldn't do any good, abeg. Remain sweet and nice.[/b]

thats very difficult with these people

Beaf:

Hmmm. Ochi Agha talks just like you; same sort of 5 word sentences and "warrior" outlook.
Maybe he's your identical twin.

Now you as well. You know Ochi Agha is a title in Igboland. I came across it on a website actually. http://www.nathanielturner.com/nkeonyechiriyazaaonigbotitles.htm I don't even know Igbo that well, but I am learning. No warrior outlook here. I am simply here to learn.

Let an admin decide.

IP addresses never lie.

EzeUche0:

why is this born-fool shining his teeth

jason you batty bwoy

EzeUche0:



Let an admin decide.
IP addresses never lie.

You do know that you have some engineers online too right?

Quit using same diff IDs @ same tie, very cowardly.

@Beaf
YES O, OGA.

If u say so. . .

Chineke kpokwa gi oku. . .

What can an engineer do?

One man cannot be in two different locations. . .

EzeUche0:

jason you batty bwoy

me? a batty bwoy . do not let me expose your secret with ochi _lovemaking tonight ooo!!!

LMAO!!

Oh boy. Anywaz. . . .

Most ppl such as jason, sefago aigbofa, sjeezy, alj harem use other accts

This is not a new phonemom

But I do not hide.

Na wa o.

Why do you people say Ezeuche is Ochi-agha? I never thought of it they dont post alike.

If I were to guess I would have said Ochi-Agha is in Maryland and Ezeuche is in Utah.

The world is full of mysteries

EzeUche0:

Most ppl such as jason, sefago aigbofa, sjeezy, alj harem use other accts

This is not a new phonemom

But I do not hide.

my igbo brother eze apart from the alj harem1 (which i used because of the spambot thing) and u tell me any other one

dayokanu:

Na wa o.

Why do you people say Ezeuche is Ochi-agha? I never thought of it they dont post alike.

If I were to guess I would have said Ochi-Agha is in Maryland and Ezeuche is in Utah.

The world is full of mysteries

really mysteries, how can people be that jobless to be forming acc just to spite the other

tell me how