inscreAF:
Why does it feel like Ojukwu was trying to enforce Biafra on southwest?

megbu:
From 'WHY WE STRUCK' the man who initiated the coup a Yoruba man said it all the way it happened. It was not an Igbo coup instead a coup to liberate the southwest from political instability caused by S.L Akintola unpopularity and the sinister plan of Tafawa Belewa to lead a political siege on the Southwest using the military as his tool. To free the ungrateful Awolowo,Enahoro and the rest from prison. The least we expected from Yoruba's during the pogrom was at least to raise a voice in condemnation of the horror unfolding before their very eyes. No! Their obas went round the north on a thank you visit for sparing the lives of innocent Yorubas and shedding the blood of more than 45,000 Igbo's. God bless Prof Wole Soyinka who chided the obas in that open letter. He is the reason I still look at Yoruba tribe as people without dead conscience.

inscreAF:
Why does it feel like Ojukwu was trying to enforce Biafra on southwest?

megbu:
Let it also be on record that Victor Banjo approach Ojukwu with this request to liberate the southwest from Hausa Fulani siege because Awolowo sent a distress call to them in Biafra. Before Victor Banjo can get to Ore, the Brits have advised Gowon to offer Awolowo a prominent position in his government. Awo accepted and gave Banjo directive to stop his march in Ore where unsuspecting BRF were surrounded and massacred. Ojukwu never invaded southwest to claim territory, he responded to the distress call of those he thought were brothers and friends. He was instead betrayed. History is indeed sweet.

IamaNigerianGuy:
I am not Ibo but the more I learn about Ojukwu, the more I come to appreciate that he was a towering figure in history and an outstanding personality.

Handsome, eloquent, educated, urbane, charismatic, disciplined, vigorous, energetic, fair ....

He was a rich boy who sided with the masses.
He led the war despite risk to himself and position.
He extended the hand of fellowship to the yorubas and minorities.
He freed Awo from prison
He fought for his people, truth and justice.
He never participated in any coup

He is a man for the ages.

hero2000:


But the younger ones do not know this. They spew all kinds of e-vile on Soyinka for the sole reason that he was against GEJ.

IamaNigerianGuy:


It seems that way to you because you are biased.

megbu:
From 'WHY WE STRUCK' the man who initiated the coup a Yoruba man said it all the way it happened. It was not an Igbo coup instead a coup to liberate the southwest from political instability caused by S.L Akintola unpopularity and the sinister plan of Tafawa Belewa to lead a political siege on the Southwest using the military as his tool. To free the ungrateful Awolowo,Enahoro and the rest from prison. The least we expected from Yoruba's during the pogrom was at least to raise a voice in condemnation of the horror unfolding before their very eyes. No! Their obas went round the north on a thank you visit for sparing the lives of innocent Yorubas and shedding the blood of more than 45,000 Igbo's. God bless Prof Wole Soyinka who chided the obas in that open letter. He is the reason I still look at Yoruba tribe as people without dead conscience.

LadiIshola:

It doesn't feel like, he was actually trying to cunningly capture southwest especially Lagos while making it look like they wanted to help.
1.) he would get our able men enlisted in their army and join the biafran war
2.) if successful after the war, they would have gained upper hand so we will be a their mercy and they dictate the terms to us probably annexing Lagos and Ondo to be part of Biafra along with the entire mid-western Region.
cunning snake

megbu:

Your assumptions are weird. Your brothers needed his help to secede. He obliged and stated clearly that he would leave once the new territory was secured from external aggression. At the same time warning them not to attack his own territory. Pls tell where is the cunningness in this letter. I don't really blame you anyway. Years of malicious propaganda against Ojukwu and Biafra have distorted the truth so much that victims had emerged villians while villains are been celebrated as national heroes. It is the price to pay for losing the war. Every narrative is twisted to favour the victor. But it's 50 years already,can we all look each other in the face a say the damn truth!

inscreAF:
Why does it feel like Ojukwu was trying to enforce Biafra on southwest?

LadiIshola:

And your assertions are weirder.
Who are the brothers? The greediness of a few disgruntled elements within the west doesn't qualify as the standing opinion of the whole region.
Someone clearly stated that the Biafran military will leave Lagos only when "They feel it is safe or right to leave" and not when we westerners say its time. What do you call that?
You all can live in denial all you want, you have always been and will continue to be the villians here not until you lots accept the fact that the west was not, is not and will never be part of your problems cos we never planned to secede together. You wanted to.

megbu:

I guessed you also missed the part where he warned Banjo against use of force on any Yoruba man who might resist him. Ojukwu have a lot in his hand to deal with in the East other than taking an opinion poll in the southwest. If Awolowo and Lt.col victor Banjo represented disgruntled elements of the southwest,then I give up. But one thing is very clear he sent troops to liberate southwest on the request of Yoruba people. The fact that Biafran liberation forces accompanied Banjo was a clear indication that he agreed to the terms of the letter. The so called invasion of southwest was initiated and carried out by the Yoruba people, and was sabotaged by them. But guess who takes the blame? Ojukwu and Igbo people.

LadiIshola:

Lol....its only in the Biafran history book that Awolowo and the entire Yoruba race requested for Biafran help to be liberated from Nigeria.
I give up here bro.
Have a blessed day.

inscreAF:
Everyone has his own version of the truth but i remember the youtube video of Ojukwu warning anyone against another Biafra war. if u need the link holla

LadiIshola:

Lol....its only in the Biafran history book that Awolowo and the entire Yoruba race requested for Biafran help to be liberated from Nigeria.
I give up here bro.
Have a blessed day.

megbu:
[s]Let it also be on record that Victor Banjo approach Ojukwu with this request to liberate the southwest from Hausa Fulani siege because Awolowo sent a distress call to them in Biafra. Before Victor Banjo can get to Ore, the Brits have advised Gowon to offer Awolowo a prominent position in his government. Awo accepted and gave Banjo directive to stop his march in Ore where unsuspecting BRF were surrounded and massacred. Ojukwu never invaded southwest to claim territory, he responded to the distress call of those he thought were brothers and friends. He was instead betrayed. History is indeed sweet[/s].