There's nothing I dislike more than people attributing unnecessary importance to themselves. Nwanne m, Afam, come and clean the nonsense uttered by these attention-seekers before this thread turns into what it's not meant to be.

berem: Why are you non igbos derailing this thread nau? haba it's not fair!

Life aint fair and i am sure Ojukwu knew that before undertaken a foolish military endeavour he knew his people could not win. Biafra in its simplest term was Ojukwu's contempt for Gowon, a fellow Lt. Colonel. In essence the civil war was just a war between Ojukwu & Gowon.

Indeed, Ojukwu and Achebe are political prophets that have proved their worths while alive! May the souls of these great ones continue to rest in peace!

tomakint: Indeed, Ojukwu and Achebe are political prophets that have proved their worths while alive! May the souls of these great ones continue to rest in peace!

Abandoning his people by running into exile with family members makes him a political prophet. Obviously the ibo man's definition of a hero is different from mine

RIP to the 2million folks Ojukwu and Achebe led to their grave..

debetmx:

Abandoning his people by running into exile with family members makes him a political prophet. Obviously the ibo man's definition of a hero is different from mine

must you quote me to show your lack of understanding? Read my post and see if it correlates with what you got!

I really think this day is worth remembering, indeed it is!
This day when "heroes" forgot the direction of the war front just to invade innocent unharmed Niger Deltans. They raped our women, forcefully evicted us, subjucted us to concentration camps, looted our properties, renamed our towns, murdered our men by firing squad, captured our children, traumatized and terrorized us just because they have access to fire arms. Not to mention the disdain we suffered from the "all powerful" lords of the pre-war Eastern Region.

How can we forget how the ones they successful coerced into "supporting biafra" under duress were further brutalized by the federal troops along with a second dose of all of the former.

Thanks be to God for giving us the strength to overcome the destabilization & emotional trauma. We shall forgive and look beyond the stupidity of a people whose reasoning dictates to them that their large numbers meant SUPERIORITY, and march forward to a greater tomorrow.

God bless the soul of Maj. Adaka Boro- Warrior Extraordinaire of the Niger Delta for chasing the invaders from our God given lands; the battle for our land and future continues.
God bless the Great People of the Niger Delta!