senatordave1:

As a fighter,he's the best apart from lt col etuk

Dedetwo:


I am not here to rain on your parade. However if we are talking about true soldier, the adherence to the military code of conduct should be forefront. It left much to desired since 2Lt. M. Lamurde's superior officers were not punished.

MetaPhysical:


What would you wish they were punished for?

Dedetwo:


If the British television team was nowhere to be found, Adekunle would have given the Bachaman native a field promotion for the murder of Igbo chap.

Dedetwo:


I guess it will take centuries for you to comprehend the making of a good soldier and essence of chain of command. If you have been on a parade ground, you should not have posed about question.

MetaPhysical:


Stop speculating. What he is reported doing is what is known....anything else is wishy-washy!

What is reported is that Scorpion was given the information by foreign journalist.

Have you stopped to ask why the video was given to Adekunle...and not someone else?

There were multitude officers in the field.....they brought the info with them to PH to give to Adekunle. The atrocity did not take place in PH. In fact Lamurde was not under the command of Scorpion.

Its because they know what the capacities are in the field....and who is trustworthy and credible to do the right thing....that person was Adekunle...not anyone else.

Abeg go get all Biafran veterans make dem gather for parade and give 21 gun salute to this hero.

Dedetwo:


If I were to be Adekunle, I would have kicked down the wall. I would have demoted and relived few subordinates of their ranks and commands. A things as gruesome as Lt. Lamurde's action and only to be informed by the a group of foreign journalists. No wonder Adekunle was reassigned as Wharf traffic officer. He lost his command. I knew you do not belong to this discussion when you wrote "In fact Lamurde was not under the command of Scorpion". You are laughable. Adekunle Benjamin was the GOC of 3MCDO and the incident took place at Ogwe therefore I guess Lt Lamurde's battalion could be part of George Innih's 17 Brigade.

Dedetwo:


Both soldiers were disgraced in October 1968 push to recapture Owerri.

Toosure70:
And today flatheaders insult their helper anyhow. Bunch of ingrates

senatordave1:

No man is invincible na

MetaPhysical:


1. Lamurde was not at the scene where the boy was captured. Even if he was Biafran soldier, he remained a prisoner of war at that moment he was captured and until his situation is disposed.

2. In following the chain of command orders the soldiers that captured him brought him to Lamurde.

3. The Army had a standing order for prisoners of war caught in field.

4. Upto his desk that had order was complied with.

5. Is it the order that prisoners of war would be executed? Perharps!

6. If so, Lamurde had followed the order.

7. The next issue is finding justice.
Who could the journalists trust to deliver justice for the boy?

8. The only man they knew would do the right thing - Adekunle!

9. So they travelled all way to PH to present the case.

10. Adekunle did not just execute Lamurde....NO, he set up inquiry and court martial. The court found Lamurde guilty, and Adekunle ordered his execution.


If you want to followup the chain of vommand you have a challenge, and that is to establish what the standing order was. It is either Lamurde's action was in compliance with orders from above, or he was out of line.

The court's judgement was good evidence, though you might disagree.

What you must not disagree with is that Scorpion was an exceptional officer, non-corrupt and honorable...the one trusted to do the right thing in a field of compromised officers. A true soldier, a Nigerian hero and one who delivered justice to Biafrans.

I call on you to gather your veterans together for a 21 gun salute to Scorpion....and he must wear a Biafran medal of honor for the good cause of humanity, fairness and justice. Do you not agree with me?

Dedetwo:


GOC of what in Ibadan?

Dedetwo:


This is plain ridiculous. Which military engineer? Obasanjo was trained as a mechanic in Indian army military installation. Obasanjo did not attend any military engineering school or undertook any course for such a subject matter.

iammo:


2 division Odogbo Ibadan

Herdsmen:



I told you .. you’re a kid and know nothing.. but jump on every thread with false information..
.. and you will always think say na insult..

No Dey shame yourself like this.. even your fellow afon Dey try correct you to an extend .. but no! You get info from where?

If I be you .. will seat, humble read and learn..
Stop misinforming people and displaying ignorance

But you can still continue.. after al wetin I know?

iammo:


most you tell lies to feed you silly ego.. obasanjo was an engineer so stop acting like a know all ridiculing your damn self read and learn

https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/11233092_obasanjo_jpeg99b42e046faefe9bf4d2d43b0e3d07d1

Dedetwo:


To the best of my knowledge the only GOC of 2nd Division was Lt Col Murtala Mohammed. Obasanjo was 2IC (rear) in 2nd Div. Even 2IC is too big a post, he might have been the adjutant-general.

iammo:


2 division Odogbo Ibadan

Dedetwo:


I guess what you termed 2nd division Odogbo Ibadan was actually Ibadan Garrison Organization. Actually 2nd Div. grew from Ibadan Garrison Organization. Even though the bulk of soldiers that formed 2nd Div. came from Ibadan Garrison Organization, Obasanjo remained the commander of the Ibadan Garrison Organization until he was appointed as GOC 3MCDO to replace Benjamin Adekunle.

iammo:


so check what I wrote up there and see if its any different from what you wrote now

Dedetwo:


I might have been born in Nigeria but I do not go by Nigeria. In military parlance, there is a marked difference between a commander of Ibadan Garrison Organization and 2nd Div. Obasanjo was never a GOC of 2nd Division of Nigerian army during the war. Such honor goes to Murtala Mohammed, Ibrahim Haruna and Gibson Jalo. In fact, it was Col Olawole Rotimi that replaced Obasanjo as the commander of Ibadan Garrison Organization when Obasanjo was appointed GOC 3MCDO.

raker300:
Lies!!

Adekunle was a war criminal that specialized in killing civilians.

He was later arrested by Obasanjo for the Asaba massacre.

Adekunle was tried on the grounds that he could not kill a single biafran soldier but specialized in killing civilians.

Adekunle was stopped at Asaba while he tried to cross into onitsha which was his first war encounter and was dealt a huge blow.

Adekunle was dishonorably discharged and left to rot away.


Even at his death, no Nigerian leader/representative attended the war criminal’s burial.

Don’t distort the truth to support your narratives.

The records are there for everyone to see!!!

iammo:


Obsanjo was the GOC in Ibadan if I remembered clearly this was the very statement I made in my first comment and when trying to explain where I called what odogbo is called now

Dedetwo:


Both soldiers were disgraced in October 1968 push to recapture Owerri.

iammo:


you do understand Obasanjo is a military engineer just like Buhari is a transport and logistic specialist and this men were trained in the best military college in UK, in case you also dont know this about Obasanjo, has a federal commissioner of works he built many standard roads, on of them being the current west african road from lagos to benin and the rest of west africa

kindly read about obasanjo's victory, how hs team dislodged Ojukwus macinery and capture his makeshift refinery in portharcourt subsequently weakening ojukwus men hence their retreat

MetaPhysical:
Scorpion was a hero!

He demanded justice for the poor Ibo civilian, plus he was a minor.

Ibos should be proud of Benjamin Adekunle. May his soul rest in peace!

Vega100:

Where do you kids get all this your stupid stories from?? What kind of stupidity is all this. You see a story and start writing nonsense you know nothing about. Na wa oh!!

davillian:
Ive watched that video on YouTube
Its heart breaking
The guy was breathing very fast
When the first bullet touched him he shouted...

Chidexter:
Lmao, Adekunle was just in search of innocent blood, Gowon was an idiot, who just allowed himself to be tossed about by everyone . Nevertheless, I blame Gowon "majorly" for everything that transpired in that genocide.