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Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by cybertyrant(m): 3:32am On Oct 22, 2015
Following the alleged assault by security operatives on some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who protested yesterday, in parts of the country, calling for the immediate release of the controversial Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Vanguard gathered on Wednesday, that the separatist movement has sent a petition to Amnesty International (AI).

One of the protesters allegedly injured by security operatives during Tuesday’s protest by members of IPOB, in Awka, the Anambra state capital.
Kanu, was arrested in Lagos, last Saturday, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), when he arrived Nigeria from his United Kingdom base.
Irked by his continued detention, thousands of his supporters comprising women and youths protested across parts of Rivers, Delta, Enugu, Abia and Anambra States, calling for his immediate release by the Nigerian authorities.
A source who pleaded anonymity, told Vanguard that members of IPOB stormed the India office of Amnesty International on 4th Floor, Statesman House, Connaught Place, Barakhamba, New Delhi, Delhi, to present pictorial and video evidence of alleged assaults by security operatives on protesting women, particularly in Awka, the Anambra state capital.
Recall that Vanguard earlier reported that Kanu had been granted bail by the Abuja Municipal Council Magistrate court.
He was secretly arraigned there by the DSS.
He was said to have yet to fulfill his bail conditions.
IBOP lawyer, Mr. Egechukwu Obetta told Vanguard that, “Nnamdi was put in the same cell with terrorists. He has a health challenge which is life threatening. He is sensitive to delicacies. He told us that he will never eat any food served by the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
However, midway into Vanguard’s chat with the lawyer, a call came in, indicating that Kanu has been granted bail in the sum of N2 million or with surety of N2 million with a civil servant of grade level 16.
“The DSS secretly arraigned him before the magistrate’s court and he was granted bail. He is, however, yet to meet the bail conditions and that has made them to still hold him in detention,” said Obetta.
Meanwhile, at the time of filing this report, there were strong indication that Mr. Kanu was still detained by Nigeria’s secret police in an undisclosed dungeon.
This is even as members of IPOB have taken their protests to Nigerian embassies in countries such as Morocco, India, Hong Kong among others.

Source ;http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/nnamdi-kanu-ipob-takes-protest-to-amnesty-intl/

Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by LEOSIRSIR(m): 3:34am On Oct 22, 2015
Ok
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by trapQ: 3:47am On Oct 22, 2015
ok
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by CallPolice: 5:01am On Oct 22, 2015
fighting lost battle. considering the unrest in this country right. Amnesty intl will advise whoever to hold their peace.
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by kingdompropty: 5:16am On Oct 22, 2015
Under Mr. Buharis government, Biafra may likely get their independence or international recognition.

Brute force give birth to a strong resolve. What does not kill you makes you strong.

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Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by YoruBanger: 5:19am On Oct 22, 2015
Good luck to them. Kanu is on record for threatening and inciting violence against Nigerians via his radio broadcasts so on what moral grounds are his foot-soldiers registering their complaints to AI?

I find this quite ironic coz the same Biafrans were all up-in-arms against AI when Ihejirika was indicted by them for the way the Nigerian army maltreated Boko Haram insurgents during his tenure at the helm of affairs. cheesy.
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by Armaggedon: 5:22am On Oct 22, 2015
Now whoever says he is not disturbed by these things is a liar
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by PassingShot(m): 5:27am On Oct 22, 2015
It's absurdity and a sign of frustration to go Amnesty Int'l thinking it will help you in this case when you know you've committed crimes against the country's constitution. It's a lost case already because there are enough evidences to prove that Kanu/IPOB have sinned against the country with their campaign of hate and incitement to cause unrest.

I thought IPOB boasted to have acquired millions of firearms and ammunition. Have they suddenly become obsolete?

Yeye IPOB deceiving gullible followers.

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Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by Aufbauh(m): 5:33am On Oct 22, 2015
The IPOB are just bunch of misguided elements seeking justice while doing injustice.

"Victorious warriors win first and go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win"- Sun Tzu
They should also know that it is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail

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Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by captainflash(m): 5:41am On Oct 22, 2015
Guys are not similing ooh.....fp things jare!
someone should tag one of thE supermod!
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by DaBullIT(m): 5:59am On Oct 22, 2015
No comment
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by Flets: 6:07am On Oct 22, 2015
Ok
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by emmalexabl(m): 6:20am On Oct 22, 2015
Aufbauh:
The IPOB are just bunch of misguided elements seeking justice while doing injustice.

"Victorious warriors win first and go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win"- Sun Tzu
They should also know that it is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail


YOU ARE A Yoruba.,AM I RIGHT ??

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Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by Nobody: 6:26am On Oct 22, 2015
I was here
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by Warlord3000(m): 6:28am On Oct 22, 2015
Gosh... Not again
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by EasternLeopard: 6:40am On Oct 22, 2015
Yorubas hate Igbos but hate to hear the call to secede by Igbos.


Is it not mental madness. grin

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Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by IGBOPRINCE: 6:47am On Oct 22, 2015
[s]
PassingShot:
It's absurdity and a sign of frustration to go Amnesty Int'l thinking it will help you in this case when you know you've committed crimes against the country's constitution. It's a lost case already because there are enough evidences to prove that Kanu/IPOB have sinned against the country with their campaign of hate and incitement to cause unrest.

I thought IPOB boasted to have acquired millions of firearms and ammunition. Have they suddenly become obsolete?

Yeye IPOB deceiving gullible followers.
[/s]lubbish!!

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Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by anigbajumo(m): 7:03am On Oct 22, 2015
cybertyrant:
Following the alleged assault by security operatives on some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who protested yesterday, in parts of the country, calling for the immediate release of the controversial Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Vanguard gathered on Wednesday, that the separatist movement has sent a petition to Amnesty International (AI).

One of the protesters allegedly injured by security operatives during Tuesday’s protest by members of IPOB, in Awka, the Anambra state capital.
Kanu, was arrested in Lagos, last Saturday, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), when he arrived Nigeria from his United Kingdom base.
Irked by his continued detention, thousands of his supporters comprising women and youths protested across parts of Rivers, Delta, Enugu, Abia and Anambra States, calling for his immediate release by the Nigerian authorities.
A source who pleaded anonymity, told Vanguard that members of IPOB stormed the India office of Amnesty International on 4th Floor, Statesman House, Connaught Place, Barakhamba, New Delhi, Delhi, to present pictorial and video evidence of alleged assaults by security operatives on protesting women, particularly in Awka, the Anambra state capital.
Recall that Vanguard earlier reported that Kanu had been granted bail by the Abuja Municipal Council Magistrate court.
He was secretly arraigned there by the DSS.
He was said to have yet to fulfill his bail conditions.
IBOP lawyer, Mr. Egechukwu Obetta told Vanguard that, “Nnamdi was put in the same cell with terrorists. He has a health challenge which is life threatening. He is sensitive to delicacies. He told us that he will never eat any food served by the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
However, midway into Vanguard’s chat with the lawyer, a call came in, indicating that Kanu has been granted bail in the sum of N2 million or with surety of N2 million with a civil servant of grade level 16.
“The DSS secretly arraigned him before the magistrate’s court and he was granted bail. He is, however, yet to meet the bail conditions and that has made them to still hold him in detention,” said Obetta.
Meanwhile, at the time of filing this report, there were strong indication that Mr. Kanu was still detained by Nigeria’s secret police in an undisclosed dungeon.
This is even as members of IPOB have taken their protests to Nigerian embassies in countries such as Morocco, India, Hong Kong among others.

Source ;http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/nnamdi-kanu-ipob-takes-protest-to-amnesty-intl/

Ah jst dy laugh in spanish.....Goodmorning NL


[b]Jail him for life for treason, let him go and continue with the
biafra jargons in prison. Bunch of sour losers and day
dreamers, jobless clowns! Inciting violence not considering
the fact that we are yet to solve or recover from the evil
done by the cowards called boko haram madness. May
God's sunami and hurricane sweep you all wishing Nigeria
evil. Ojukwu who started this then applied wisdom when the
heat started and not been able to finish what he started by
taking off into a self imposed exile and these bunch of
certified lunatics are here decieving themselves with the
silly biafra idea which is bore out of hatred for Buhari. I
hope u all rot in prison so u can have the whole time in the
world to continue with the biafra rubbish, una never get liver
by the time Buhari start with u guys u ll all regret even ever
concieving the idea. I dont care who thinks otherwise and
save ur insults for your families. If u all are agitating for
something there are more civilized ways of expressing your
plight not calling for war as if u can withstand the heat when
it starts, no reasonable igbo ll ask for war. Arrant nonsense!


U quote me nd spew trash,una no go die berra,coz I dnt do tribalistic saga on NL[/b]
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by anigbajumo(m): 7:06am On Oct 22, 2015
kingdompropty:
Under Mr. Buharis government, Biafra may likely get their independence or international recognition.

Brute force give birth to a strong resolve. What does not kill you makes you strong.

U mean it?Bt sir,in 1967 3mil of Ndigbo were suyanized.If care is not taking almost 20mil of u pple will b suyanized in 2015....After dat, UN will beg on yer behalf for Nigeria to stop roasting u for SUYA......

Sit down in yer house dnt follow dem protest,they av started killing some of una nw dea is nofin NDIGBO is doing about.
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by cybertyrant(m): 10:09am On Oct 22, 2015
anigbajumo:


Ah jst dy laugh in spanish.....Goodmorning NL


[b]Jail him for life for treason, let him go and continue with the
biafra jargons in prison. Bunch of sour losers and day
dreamers, jobless clowns! Inciting violence not considering
the fact that we are yet to solve or recover from the evil
done by the cowards called boko haram madness. May
God's sunami and hurricane sweep you all wishing Nigeria
evil. Ojukwu who started this then applied wisdom when the
heat started and not been able to finish what he started by
taking off into a self imposed exile and these bunch of
certified lunatics are here decieving themselves with the
silly biafra idea which is bore out of hatred for Buhari. I
hope u all rot in prison so u can have the whole time in the
world to continue with the biafra rubbish, una never get liver
by the time Buhari start with u guys u ll all regret even ever
concieving the idea. I dont care who thinks otherwise and
save ur insults for your families. If u all are agitating for
something there are more civilized ways of expressing your
plight not calling for war as if u can withstand the heat when
it starts, no reasonable igbo ll ask for war. Arrant nonsense!


U quote me nd spew trash,una no go die berra,coz I dnt do tribalistic saga on NL[/b]

did u take some weeds
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by truefact: 11:01am On Oct 22, 2015
Fetishes yorubas claims all the goodie goodies. Diabolical yorubas claims sophistication and progressive, then

Why do yorubas still want be in the same country with violent-illiterate hausa-fulani?

Why do yorubas still want to be with uncultured igbos?

What is wrong with yorubas?
Or are yorubas simply living on lies?

Why are yorubas confused hypocrites?

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Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by glassjar1: 11:07am On Oct 22, 2015
GOD PUNISH BASTARD YORUBABOONS .



You are shooting at our innocent mama cool cool . GOD PUNISH NIGERIA CURSED LAND .
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by Nobody: 11:09am On Oct 22, 2015
What South South Niger Delta wants is 50% Resource Control not biafra

Igbo are using the support they gave to Jonathan in 2015 election as blackmail to convert Niger delta struggle to biafra. Niger delta struggle is 50% resource control. 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 benefiting from the current system. After all an Igbo man Gen Agunyi Ironsi created the Unitary System for Nigeria in 1966 that we are complaining against today. Gen Agunyi Ironsi set the foundation for the destruction of regional federalism in Nigeria. if not for his love for total control and domination (The disease of an average Igbo man), Niger delta would have be enjoying 50% resource control 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 day 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 states were first part of 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 Singapore. if Qatar and Singapore 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 their 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 3 times 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 and resource control, 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 licence plate 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 resource control or 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 IF WE CAN'T GET 50% RESOURCE CONTROL. 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.

If we cant get resource control, 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 that why the primary interest of Niger Deltans is resource control, Igbo primary interest is seperation from Nigeria with Niger delta as thier trophy. Igbo wants a nation where they can become the lord, control and dominate others. Since in Nigeria, Hausa and yoruba are ahead of them in the power struggle, they resort to blackmail and cry foul claiming marginalization.

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
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by brize(m): 11:11am On Oct 22, 2015
PassingShot:
It's absurdity and a sign of frustration to go Amnesty Int'l thinking it will help you in this case when you know you've committed crimes against the country's constitution. It's a lost case already because there are enough evidences to prove that Kanu/IPOB have sinned against the country with their campaign of hate and incitement to cause unrest.

I thought IPOB boasted to have acquired millions of firearms and ammunition. Have they suddenly become obsolete?

Yeye IPOB deceiving gullible followers.
define FORMIDABLE
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by morbeta(m): 11:12am On Oct 22, 2015
Nnamdi Kanu, I have some questions for you. Am an Igboman aswell so don't feel otherwise.
1) What is the difference btw your action and that of Ruwanda's hate broadcasters that lead to lost of millions of precious lives.

2) Don't you have a level 16 biafran civil servant to post your bail?

3) We are yet to see your expandable commandos doing the needful.
4) Are you calling Chief Emeka odimegwu Ojuokwu a weakling? Cos he has contested for the no.1 job severally under one Nigeria umbrella.

If you bag 25yrs imprisonment? You are indeed lucky. Amnesty intl will never help ur case.
Re: Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Takes Protest To Amnesty Int’l-vanguardngr by glassjar1: 11:14am On Oct 22, 2015
atbu1983:
What South South Niger Delta wants is 50% Resource Control not biafra

Igbo are using the support they gave to Jonathan in 2015 election as blackmail to convert Niger delta struggle to biafra. Niger delta struggle is 50% resource control. 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 benefiting from the current system. After all an Igbo man Gen Agunyi Ironsi created the Unitary System for Nigeria in 1966 that we are complaining against today. Gen Agunyi Ironsi set the foundation for the destruction of regional federalism in Nigeria. if not for his love for total control and domination (The disease of an average Igbo man), Niger delta would have be enjoying 50% resource control 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 day 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 states were first part of 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 Singapore. if Qatar and Singapore 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 their 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 3 times 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 and resource control, 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 licence plate 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 resource control or 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 IF WE CAN'T GET 50% RESOURCE CONTROL. 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.

If we cant get resource control, 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 that why the primary interest of Niger Deltans is resource control, Igbo primary interest is seperation from Nigeria with Niger delta as thier trophy. Igbo wants a nation where they can become the lord, control and dominate others. Since in Nigeria, Hausa and yoruba are ahead of them in the power struggle, they resort to blackmail and cry foul claiming marginalization.

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

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