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1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by ragiluhivo1: 7:21pm On Dec 10, 2015
Millions of people face starvation because Nigeria has banned night flights of food aid to Biafra, a breakaway state at war with federal Nigeria.
The Nigerian Federal Government has taken charge of relief operations on both sides of the front line and in doing so has stopped the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from co-ordinating aid to starving civilians.

General Yakubu Gowon, leader of Federal Nigeria, refuses to recognise Biafra which declared independence in May 1967.

His forces have managed to shrink the rebel state to one-tenth of its original size, cutting it off from seaports and other supply lines. Food aid can only brought in from the air.

Nigerian Information Commissioner Chief Anthony Enaharo told representatives of relief organisations in Nigeria's capital, Lagos, that only "authorised relief operators" would be allowed to take in "permissible relief items" for fear of any supplies getting into the hands of Biafran troops.

This means all relief supplies will be inspected by armed forces before being allowed on to Biafra and then only between 0800 and 1700 local time.


There are three million people who are going to starve to death in the next few weeks unless something is done.

Jeremy Thorpe, Liberal Party leader

Acting president of the ICRC, Jacques Freymond, said the world must put pressure on Nigeria to allow his organisation to carry out its humanitarian mission.

In London, more than 80 backbench MPs signed an all-party motion urging the British Government to take action towards resuming the relief operation and to stop selling arms to Nigeria.

The Foreign Secretary, Michael Stewart, said representatives in Lagos would try to mediate between the ICRC and the Nigerian Government.

Yesterday, Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe said he had written to the head of the United Nations, U Thant, asking him to organise a major relief effort with the Red Cross.

He said he was making his appeal independently of the British Government whose involvement in the Nigerian civil war was "immoral".

He told the Times newspaper: "There are three million people who are going to starve to death in the next few weeks unless something is done."

Biafra, under Lieutenant-Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu, is made up of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria mainly inhabited by Igbo, or Ibo, people.

In September 1966 thousands of the Igbo minority in the Northern Region were massacred by the majority Hausa who resented their relative prosperity.

As a result, a million Igbo refugees settled in the Eastern Region and expelled non-Igbos....


http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/30/newsid_3733000/3733321.stm
Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by MISSNORA(f): 7:23pm On Dec 10, 2015
Too bad tho
Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by raumdeuter: 7:25pm On Dec 10, 2015
Interesting
Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 7:27pm On Dec 10, 2015
Night flight of food and other aid that most of the Biafran actors have now admitted was a ploy to also sneak in weapons into a rebel state totally surrounded by federal soldiers?

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 7:32pm On Dec 10, 2015
In September 1966 thousands of the Igbo minority in the Northern Region were massacred by the majority Hausa who resented their relative prosperity.


I reckon that the Northern reaction of fury to gloating by the Igbos about killing the Northern leaders, is what Biafrans have described as resentment of their relative prosperity?

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 7:33pm On Dec 10, 2015
Nigerian Information Commissioner Chief Anthony Enaharo told representatives of relief organisations in Nigeria's capital, Lagos, that only "authorised relief operators" would be allowed to take in "permissible relief items" for fear of any supplies getting into the hands of Biafran troops.

This means all relief supplies will be inspected by armed forces before being allowed on to Biafra and then only between 0800 and 1700 local time.

Great solution. Never trust any weapon supply concealed as an aid supply.

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by LadyExcellency: 7:34pm On Dec 10, 2015
StOla:
Night flight of food and other aid that most of the Biafran actors have now admitted was a ploy to also sneak in weapons into a rebel state totally surrounded by federal soldiers?

Hypocrite.

Why not blockade northeast, close Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic borders to defeat bokoharam.

Bunch of savage

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 7:38pm On Dec 10, 2015
LadyExcellency:


Hypocrite.

Why not blockade northeast, close Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic borders to defeat bokoharam.

Bunch of savage


That would be a great solution, but we know the Nigerians in that enclave are held hostage by the terrorist we seek to defeat.

Next time, be sure of your self dependency before seceding from a country that can have you surrounded in no time.

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 7:48pm On Dec 10, 2015
MrRobot:


Fulani slave get out of here.. You're not making any sense

Mt friend get out if here

Emotional cry baby.

Cry once more please.

From boasting about the greatest army, to begging for aid.

Pride goes before a fall.

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by LadyExcellency: 7:50pm On Dec 10, 2015
StOla:



That would be a great solution, but we know the Nigerians in that enclave are held hostage by the terrorist we seek to defeat.

Next time, be sure of your self dependency before seceding from a country that can have you surrounded in no time.

Humanity and nature have a way of paying back evil to evil wishers.

Karma is no respecter of person.

Is people like you that will support the insanity by Donald Trump against muslims because of actions of few.

You are repulsive

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by IgrigiEOD: 7:51pm On Dec 10, 2015
**grins** The blockaded Biafra of '69 is the Osun of today. Heavy famine in osun right now as declared by aragbeshola the goatee governor. **grins**

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 7:55pm On Dec 10, 2015
LadyExcellency:


Humanity and nature have a way of paying back evil to evil wishers.

Karma is no respecter of person.

Is people like you that will support the insanity by the republican front runner against muslims because of actions of few.

You are repulsive

Even I also find you repulsive. A supporter of criminals who would deny gallant troops of adequate weapons just so they can embezzle funds to buy a bigger Yacht.

I believe all religion to be insanity, so any measure that helps prevent a future clash of 2 determined insanities is very much welcome by me.

If the world religions cannot tolerate each other, let them isolate each other.
The sane world would be the better for it.

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 7:58pm On Dec 10, 2015
IgrigiEOD:
**grins** The blockaded Biafra of '69 is the Osun of today. Heavy famine in osun right now. **grins**

How many jobless and hungry Aba boys have been exported for the next round of protests?

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by Eledan: 8:06pm On Dec 10, 2015
Seun
Mynd44
These guys are testing your resolve.

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 8:13pm On Dec 10, 2015
IgrigiEOD:


**grins** Black people are funny.Then Let Biafran christians seperate from Islamic republic of nigeria. Why do you support the clampdown on Biafran christians? You are confused. **grins**

Propaganda again.

The Biafran war had nothing to do with religion.

Both major actors on the federal side and Biafran side were Christians.
The bulk of the Nigerian officers were both Western and Northern Christians, so enough of your Forsyth Biafran propaganda.

For the records, the hungry boys in Aba have been living in Biafra under the state government populated by Biafrans. Same goes for everyone in Igbo land.
When the Biafrans resident in Nigeria surrender their jobs and livelihood and return towards the rising sun, then the campaign for freedom would be a formality.

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by LadyExcellency: 8:19pm On Dec 10, 2015
StOla:


Even I also find you repulsive. A supporter of criminals who would deny gallant troops of adequate weapons just so they can embezzle funds to buy a bigger Yacht.

I believe all religion to be insanity, so any measure that helps prevent a future clash of 2 determined insanities is very much welcome by me.

If the world religions cannot tolerate each other, let them isolate each other.
The sane world would be the better for it.

You that enjoyed and promoted Bokoharam exploits against Nigeria military to unimaginable level because you hate GEJ as commander-in-chief is now forming patriotism.

Your hypocrisy has no match

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by IgrigiEOD: 8:20pm On Dec 10, 2015
StOla:


Propaganda again.

The Biafran war had nothing to do with religion.

Both major actors on the federal side and Biafran side were Christians.
The bulk of the Nigerian officers were both Western and Northern Christians, so enough of your Forsyth Biafran propaganda.

For the records, the hungry boys in Aba have been living in Biafra under the state government populated by Biafrans. Same goes for everyone in Igbo land.
When the Biafrans resident in Nigeria surrender their jobs and livelihood and return towards the rising sun, then the campaign for freedom would be a formality.

**grins** It's on record that hausas scream allahu akbar while opening up stomachs of Biafran women during the pogrom If you are pro-nigeria, pray for US democats to stay in power.world power kept you together, a new regime of a world powet is coming seperate Christian Biafra from Islamic republic of nigeria. **grins**
Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by StOla: 8:51pm On Dec 10, 2015
LadyExcellency:


You that enjoyed and promoted Bokoharam exploits against Nigeria military to unimaginable level because you hate GEJ as commander-in-chief is now forming patriotism.

Your hypocrisy has no match

Coming from someone who said APC should be declared a terrorist group.

I remember a female member here saying Buhari is an uncircumcised philistine who would never taste power. For some reason I'm tempted to conclude your were the one. Even if you weren't, I'm glad to know you felt miserable and has been living in intold misery since then.

GEJ was a platinum certified dunce. He was a failure's failure, so quit the hating and embrace Buhari the upright fellow from the North.

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by NOBODYY: 3:36am On Dec 11, 2015
Mynd44 bro...
Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by ragiluhivo1: 3:39am On Dec 11, 2015
NOBODYY:
Mynd44 bro...

Poverty is indeed a disease.

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by NOBODYY: 3:41am On Dec 11, 2015
ragiluhivo1:


Poverty is indeed a disease.
Your papa no get money reach my last born

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Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by Nobody: 3:43am On Dec 11, 2015
LadyExcellency:


Hypocrite.

Why not blockade northeast, close Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic borders to defeat bokoharam.

Bunch of savage

Re: 1969: Nigeria Bans Red Cross Aid To Biafra BBC News by Nobody: 5:33am On Dec 11, 2015
cry cry...cowardice didn't start today...started before luggard was born.Imagine a nation being afraid of a clan.

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