The 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom was a series of massacres directed at Igbo and other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966.[1] In this period, a total of 3.1 million Igbo people, a quarter of this nation’s population at the time, were murdered between[b] 29 May 1966 and 12 January 1970.[/b][2] These events led to the secession of the eastern Nigerian region and the declaration of the Republic of Biafra, which ultimately led to the Nigeria-Biafra war.[1] The 1966 massacres of southern Nigerians have been described as a holocaust by some authors[3] and have variously been described as riots, pogroms or genocide.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_anti-Igbo_pogrom


Why IGBOS want to reduce their own population now that their population is increasing at fast pace is beyond my understanding

You should be more worried about what will happen if Biafra eventually wins(either by war or peaceful secession).

And you think if there is going to be another war, you will have another holocaust?
How old are you?

Op, Oya

agabaI23:
And you think if there is going to be another war, you will have another holocaust?
How old are you?

There is surely going to be holocaust in any deadly war,if your city is circled by a very power army,you will have no choice than to die of hunger and starvation

You cannot divorce the general attitude of a tribe from their acts, even among yorubas we have this views against the general attitude of the ijebus. Therefore, exploring the overall and general attitude of the igbos. It it pure Arrogance and elevation of material acquisition over being an "omoluwabi". Now, those who failed to learn from history (being the purpose of studying the subject)will seek to repeat it. The actualisation of utopian igboland Biafra is in the hands of their governors if they actually develop the igboland into an enviable cities. Biafrans should request Biafra from Mbadinuju, Nnamani, orji kalu, okorocha, etc
The Nigerian union-marriage goes with the cliche "for better for worse" even most divorcees (women especially) do not always fare better than previous marriage. Ask South sudan!

Ops, Thanks for your kind reminder, even though incidents like this should not be brought back to our memory. it's a sad one indeed. But circumstances might warrant at times for those who never experienced the sad scenario.
our Elders in the southern Nigeria should talk to the senses of our youth. No matter the circumstances, No matter the condition. PEACE IS BETTER THAN WAR... the Government has nothing to loose, the masses bears the consequences.

op go and commit those your massacre to the bokoharam decimating you in north east for the past sux yrs first before you yap about Biafra,,,, hypocrites.

lanrehamd:
Ops, Thanks for your kind reminder, even though incidents like this should not be brought back to our memory. it's a sad one indeed. But circumstances might warrant at times for those who never experienced the sad scenario.
our Elders in the southern Nigeria should talk to the senses of our youth. No matter the circumstances, No matter the condition. PEACE IS BETTER THAN WAR... the Government has nothing to loose, the masses bears the consequences.

Just imagine what war would cause a nation that is crawling to develop,it might take another 500 years to rebuild anything destroyed during this war,IGBO need to be very careful
Do not wish for your own destruction

yorrober seem to 'love' Biafrans now more than Biafrans love themselves. Trying to strike fear into Biafrans will not preserve your cashcow for your fulani master. Nigeria's capitulation is sacrosanct, you will shoot and kill, both the shooter and killed will die someday including you OP, but the difference is that you will die cowardly and your children in kwara will still have fulani Emirs sh1tting in their skulls.

This is a simple instance of what is called "kill urself by urself"..........i wish dem biafrans goodluck "jonathan" oh.

The op is certainly a southwest Muslim this is how they think.

Give Bokoharam amnesty and then commit massacre on innocent women and children in Eastern Nigeria.

What a living evil you represent. Even Satan will envy your level of wickedness and hate.

The Evil that you wish on others will certainly follow your generation if you fail to repent and turn away from your absolute inhuman depravity.

bettercreature:
The 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom was a series of massacres directed at Igbo and other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966.[1] In this period, a total of 3.1 million Igbo people, a quarter of this nation’s population at the time, were murdered between[b] 29 May 1966 and 12 January 1970.[/b][2] These events led to the secession of the eastern Nigerian region and the declaration of the Republic of Biafra, which ultimately led to the Nigeria-Biafra war.[1] The 1966 massacres of southern Nigerians have been described as a holocaust by some authors[3] and have variously been described as riots, pogroms or genocide.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_anti-Igbo_pogrom


Why IGBOS want to reduce their own population now that their population is increasing at fast pace is beyond my understanding

bro, God is multiplying us in seven fold, so don't bother about us, anything that happened now or in the future, we shall still manifests ourselves again in ten fold.

Igbo population can never reduce, no matter how far they try.

God in his infinite mercy and love is upon the people of biafra.

LadyExcellency:
The op is certainly a southwest Muslim this is how they think.

Give Bokoharam amnesty and then commit massacre on innocent women and children in Eastern Nigeria.

What a living evil you represent. Even Satan will envy your level of wickedness and hate.

The Evil that you wish on others will certainly follow your generation if you fail to repent and turn away from your absolute inhuman depravity.

Just telling you guys to stop this madness am not hear to argue with you

Why South South Nations Won't Join Biafra. South South nations will rather form thier Own Confederation or seperate Nations

Igbo are using the support they gave to Jonathan in 2015 election as blackmail to convert Niger delta struggle to Biafra. This deception will not work. They only supported Jonathan because they got alot of appointments under Jonathan. They are just selfish and greedy people. Niger Delta Struggle is completely different from Biafra agitation. Igbo supported Obasanjo against thier own son and Hero Ojukwu in 2003 election, they should go and claim yoruba instead.

As far as I am concern IGBO, YORUBA and HAUSA are all benefitting from the current system. Afterall an IGBO man Gen Agunyi Ironsi created the Unitary System for Nigeria in 1966 that we are complaining against today. When Isaac Adaka Boro wanted to form Ijaw Nation Republic in 1966 it was Igbo Head of State Gen Agunyi Ironsi that fought him with a 12 days war.

The Igbo claim to be one of us because some south south states were part of the old Eastern region. First of all, eastern region was created by Nigeria for Nigeria convenience. It was not a decision of the nationalities that made up the old eastern region. Secondly before most people forget, today edo and delta state were never at anytime part of eastern region. edo and delta were first Western region later became Midwestern region, then change to Bendel state before becoming edo and delta state today. some tribes speak Yoruba in edo and delta state. why is Yoruba not claiming edo and delta state the way Igbo is claiming rivers and delta states because some people speak ibo in those states?

Igbo may have succeeded in brainwashing some south south people that they are one of us, it is a big lie. They may have succeeded in brainwashing some of us that only hausa and Yoruba is the problem of south south, it is a big lie. They are the same as far as I am concern.

The problem with Igbo is greed, self-entitlement and born to rule, control and exploit mentality. Qatar is smaller than Bayelsa in Population and half d size of Bayelsa state by landmass. Bayelsa is four times the size of Sigapore. if Qatar and Sigapore can be a country, why cant we have an Ijaw nation as a country? Do u think Ijaw people dont want to be like qatar and enjoy thier oil alone like Qatar does? Note: Bayelsa State is d smallest state in the south south by population and second to the last by landmass!!


Below is the size of south south states and south east states. South South is almost 3times the size of south East.
Yet the population of South east is almost 80% of south south population base on 2006 census. But by the time you add igbo who are currently leaving outside south east, you will discover that thier population is more than all the south south put together. More than 90% of the resources (oil, gas, limestones,etc) are in the south south. The whole of South East is landlock with no direct access to the sea or atlantic ocean. but almost all the south south states have direct assess to the sea and atlantic ocean. Some will say they have River Niger. River Niger is not a sea or an ocean for big Ships.

Tell me why South South Nations will want to form a country with south east if they have a choice ? all south east will bring to the table is population and domination? The total oil production from south east is not up to 10% of south south oil production!

If you are the leader of south south nations will you advice them to form a country with south east if they have the option of forming their own country alone? give a sincere answer?

As far as I am concern, as unbrainwashed south south , there is no difference between the Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa. To me, these are three major tribe struggling and fighting for Supiriority. Whenever any of the three is loosing, he shout Marginalization.

During Jonathan govt, the Igbos were gaining and were in control and were happy. The Yoruba were losing and were shouting Marginalization. The hausa/fulani were not happy because they were not fully in control. For the North we can slightly understand because in the 16years of democracy (May 1999 to May 2015) the south ruled 13.3years while the North had just 2.7years

The Igbo don't love south south more than the hausa or Yoruba love us. All the three tribe are all struggling for the control of south south oil. None of the three is better than the other as far as we south south are concern.

The only place south south nationalities agree with Igbo is Nigeria should divide. However while south south clamour for succession is base on lack of true fiscal Federalism, on the other hand, igbo clamour for succession is base on IGBO BORN TO RULE, CONTROL AND EXPLOIT MENTALITY. Igbo make noise and claim d north have born to rule mentality because of Sokoto State former motto of born to rule which they have change. The People with the true born to rule mentality are d Igbo. it is because they are not having thier way that they are complaining and making all d noise all over Nigeria.

But how and why Nigeria will and should divide, what we want and what they want is as different as d distance of the earth to d moon.

South south want thier own freedom. we will support Biafra as Igbo only nation while they should support us to form our own nation or nations. But trying to add us as an appendage to Biafra will never happen.

If south south join Biafra, our individual identities will be wiped out in less than 50years. They will convert every south south nationality to Igbo. And they will so much take charge of the oil and resources with reckless abandon without any regard to d minorities.

LET EVERYONE FORMS HIS OWN NATION. SOUTH SOUTH NATIONS DONT WANT IGBO, YORUBA OR HAUSA IN THIER NATION. WE DONT WANT ANY DOMINANT TRIBE TO CONTROL US IF OR WHEN NIGERIA DIVIDE.

They will argue that there are some igbo in rivers state, delta state and edo state. As far as i am concern Igbo speaking people in south south will join Niger delta republic or confederation. Their are Hausa people in Niger, there are Yoruba people in Benin Republic and Togo. Does that make those yoruba and hausa speaking people in those countries Nigerians?

The south south nationalities can form a confederation with United Arab Emirate template, where seven different nationalities came together to form a confederation with each nationality having some form of autonomy.

if the south east want to join the confederation they can join. We can't leave nigeria and go and form another normal single country were there is a dominant tribe. That will be moving from frying pan to fire.

Just like the United Ararb emirate asked qatar and behrain to join them, but qatar and behrain choose to form thier individual countries.

What Biafra represent is a single country with a powerful centre where a dominant tribe can control. South south dont want that. If we must fight or struggle for succession, we need a new name like "United State of niger delta" or any other name which clearly shows a union rather than a single country.

We need to set the record straight before south south nations make the mistake of south Sudan. It is more than Four years south sudan left
sudan to form thier country. Since that time south sudan has been in War while North Sudan enjoy peace. This was because nations in
south sudan came together to form a single country without ensuring that thier difference in ethnicity was fully discuss. Some
part of south sudan are now feeling marginalized. That is exactly what will happen if Igbo succeed in forcing south south nations into
Biafra. That so called Biafra wont have peace. It will be another Somalia!!!!

For peace to rain let Igbo form Biafra from the Five south east state and let the the six states in south south form a confederation or seperate nations. Anything outside this will never work.

I do not hate Igbo people. Many of my friends are Igbo. I only hate thier deceit and greed. what is good for the goose is good for the gander.
What we dont want is a dominant tribe simple. If south south join Biafra, that country will be 60% Igbo. How do you think other minorities can compete in that kind of country? Whether we like it or not we both know that Igbo are not diplomatic people by nature. That will lead to complete extinction of other tribe. in less than 50years they will make the whole Biafra Ibo without any consideration.

I dont hate Igbo. But i hate when i know the Biafra they seek is a Biafra with current south south as an appendage to it.
Why cant they support our freedom, and we will support thier freedom. Why do igbo make it look like it is wrong for Niger Delta people to seek thier own freedom outside Biafra? In biafra current south south minority will be like conquered people. God forbid that to happen.

a quote from Isaac Adaka Boro Autobiography (wriiten himself). Read Chapter 5 - Campus Politics
http://www.adakaboro.org/the12dayrev/chapter-5-campus-politics.
This was the campaign statement of his opponent for UNN SUG presidency:
"My opponent, Ejiogu, took the floor when I had finished, and what did he say? "Ladies and gentleman, this is a crucial time in Nigeria when we should not allow a vocal minority to rule an obvious majority.
These words still ring in my memory because, as my opponent put it, they are crucial not only to me but to my people, the Ijaws. Most of the alien students walked out of the hall and it seemed as if a spell was cast on the atmosphere. The campaigns ended solemnly and the result of the election was again one way. Ejiogu won with his majority. The last minute strategy. A Cameroonian friend of mine, John Ngole, promptly resigned his secretaryship of the Historical Society in protest."

I am very sure that Nigeria will divide faster if Igbo seek Biafra with 5 south east state alone and Niger delta republic seek a country with the 6 South south states alone at the same time. Once the Hausa and Yoruba sees that Igbo are supporting a Niger Delta republic separate from Biafra, they will see it as true struggle. But if the struggle is about Biafra with south south in it, where Igbo will gain south south resources with Yoruba and Hausa loosing out, I bet you until South South oil finishes, Nigeria wont divide.

We don't need to form a single country with Igbo, we can seek for our separate nation on two front simultaneously but not on one front.
What we need is cooperation from Igbo not togetherness with Igbo. If they truly want to leave Nigeria and liberate Niger delta people from dominant tribes, they should support us to form our nation as they form thiers. I bet you when that happen, the struggle will be half won.

The Ojukwu Biafra was Igbo dream not Ijaw, Esan, Urhobo, Itsekiri, Ikwerre, ogoni, ibibio, etc dream.

In summary, my point is if Nigeria will divide peacefully by United Nations referendum, south south will not join Biafra. Peaceful division of Nigeria can only be into a minimum of five countries (Arewa republic, Niger Middle belt, United Niger Delta, Oduwa republic, and Biafra). South South will form its own nation/nations. The only way south south and south east will form a single country like Biafra is if Nigeria divide by War because population will be important in size of Army.

My Igbo neighbour may not like this submission, but it is the bitter truth

This was a brilliant debate.

This is not 1966!

You don't hide your hatred and disgust for Ibos to the point that you fools have aggitated that the Ibo leave your lands

But for some autistic reason you want them to still remain in your one nijeriya.

Why omo yoruba?

why so much confusion?

ArodeTsolaye:
yorrober seem to 'love' Biafrans now more than Biafrans love themselves. Trying to strike fear into Biafrans will not preserve your cashcow for your fulani master. Nigeria's capitulation is sacrosanct, you will shoot and kill, both the shooter and killed will die someday including you OP, but the difference is that you will die cowardly and your children in kwara will still have fulani Emirs sh1tting in their skulls.

there is a proverb in yoruba which says" the dog that will go astray will never hear the whistle of the hunter"

Give us Biafra
Even Buhari is too old and tired to resist.