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Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by freeapostle: 10:05pm On Sep 25, 2017
SPEECH DELIVERED BY PROF. ILOCHI A. OKAFOR (SAN), FCI.ARB, AT THE NEW LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY HELD ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2017.

1.1. There is nothing like military democracy. It is democracy, pure and simple – government of the people, by the people and for the people – practicing rule of law, where the security and welfare of citizens are paramount, without discrimination of tribe religion, sex, ethnic origin etc administering justice equally between the rich and poor, the mighty and the low, the educated and the illiterate, man and woman, Muslim, Christian and traditionalists, North and South.

1.2. Armies do not arrest civilians. Police do. Armies are not stationed against a peaceful people, or demonstration. Armies intervene where it is beyond the police, against insurrection, terrorism, and external aggression. Section 271 of the 1999 Constitution. Never against ‘fighting kidnapping’ ‘armed robbery’, ‘killing of priests’ and certainly not in suppressing ‘unarmed agitation’.

1.3. The Ibos are a peaceful people. Demonstrations towards realization of the right to self determination are recognized as fundamental rights in International Law and United Nations Charter. Nigeria is bound by such law. Our people were issued with Civil Notice to leave the North or face very dire consequences. No person has been arrested. The Army has not been stationed in the North. October 1 is the deadline and, is around the corner. Who protects our people presently in the North; who has protected us from Fulani Herdsmen?

1.4. The Ibos have faced and lived down pogroms and threats of exterminations for over 100 years like the Jews. Today, with the creation of Israel, it is NEVER AGAIN. The spirit of Biafra is in the soul of every Ibo man or woman. It is an ideology. It is devoid of geography. Wherever we are or will be, we shall continue to be Ibos, to be Biafrans, for the threats of pogrom enslavement and extermination will never cease.

1.5. Despite the verbal violence and grandiose rhetorics of Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB is not a terrorist Origination. No person has been killed by IPOB. Its rallies have been heavily crowded but it has not been shown that any person carried or discharged weapons during the rallies. Their exuberance proved the wide, aggressive and passion-filled disconnect with Nigeria andthe older generation. This is understandable. I belong to this generation and we have failed our people. For the Ibo self-haters, the enemy within is a bigger threat than the enemy outside.

1.6. The illegality of South East Governors proscribing all activities of IPOB, or the Armed Forces declaring IPOB a terrorist organization is beyond question. We cannot justify the Army, subjecting defenceless youths, who are unarmed to physical torture, denigrating their dignity, ordering them to slap each other and forcing them to drink and eventually drown in muddy waters. It is inhuman, barbaric and senseless. Which other organization has been declared a terrorist organization? Let us however deal with the disease, not the symptom. When no Ibo is a member of the National Security Council; when a Governor is surrounded by personnel of Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Defence, State Security, Police, Immigration, NDLEA, EFCC, Customs etc those alone who are allowed to officially bear arms are under Federal Government Control; what do you expect? And all that, in a supposedly Federal system of government, where the principle of federal character is enshrined in our constitution.

(i) In January 2015 Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court Sokoto invalidated President Jonathan's unilateral deployment of soldiers for the June 2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The judgment restrained Jonathan “from engaging the service of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without an Act of the National Assembly.”
(ii) On appeal, the Court of Appeal, per Justice Abdul Aboki, in a judgment delivered in February 2015, held that “the President of Nigeria has no powers to call on the Nigerian Armed Forces and to unleash them on peaceful citizens".

The court maintained that 'Section 215 of the 1999 Constitution makes the maintenance of internal security, including law and order the exclusive responsibility of the police'.

(iii) Then in March 2015 - the Federal High Court (in Gbajabiamila v. President Jonathan, et al) vide Hon. Justice Buba ruled that deployment of soldiers to civil duties such as elections was a contravention of Section 217(2) (c) of the Constitution and section 1 of the Armed Forces Act, noting particularly that the 'military was not needed for civil duties'. The judge said that 'the law does not make provision for the military to be involved in civil activities'. He also said that 'the appellate court directly interpreted the Constitution when it held that Sections 215 and 217 jointly limit the president’s power to deploy soldiers to the suppression of insurrection and to aid the police to restore order when it has broken down'.

Ten years previously, the Court of Appeal in Yussuf v Obasanjo (2005) 18 NWLR (PT 956) 96, held that “It is up to the police to protect our nascent democracy and not the military, otherwise democracy might be wittingly or unwittingly militarized. This is not what the citizenry bargained for in wrestling power from the military in 1999. Conscious step or steps should be taken to civilianize the polity to ensure the survival and sustenance of democracy.”

In Buhari v Obasanjo (2005) 2 NWLR (Pt. 910) 24, at 520 – 521, this was the judicial wisdom of Nsofor, JCA

“I believe in spite of the non tolerant nature and behavior of our political class in this country, we should by all means try to keep armed personnel of whatever status or nature from being part and parcel of our electoral processes. The civilian authorities should be left to conduct and carry out fully the electoral processes at all levels”.

1.7. Let it be clear therefore, that if the Courts did not find, as in the foregoing precedents, that ‘electoral violence’ is sufficient cause to deploy soldiers to Police/civil duties, unarmed agitation cannot, in any sane clime pass for a situation where the deployment of the army is necessary and/or justifiable.

1.8. I am reminded that “First they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Socialist. Then, they came for the Trade Unions and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me – And there was no one left to speak for me. If our Governors, lawmakers and political class sit by and keep silent, elders should not.

1.9. I am 73. If I do not speak out, when will I ever speak out? Is it when I am in the grave? But speak out, I must. Our Bar is not all about holding dinners, attending weddings, funerals, where we wine and eat. Nor is it about holding conferences devoted to endless speeches and pontification. Not at all. As Lawyers, we are all about the Rule of Law and fostering, defending, protecting, if you like, pontificating about democracy – these fundamental rights, the right to free speech, expression of thought and to worship according to our conscience, to receive equal protection of the law, devoid of discrimination on account of sex, religion, tribe or ethnic origin.

1.10. I know as a student of Constitutional law, no people with the diversities and conflicts that exist within us, have ever survived as a nation, unless in a very loose federation or confederation. Suppressing violently the self determination groups is unlikely to kill the agitation for re-structuring. It is clear to me that Nigeria is doomed as a nation sooner or later, unless we re-structure and return to loose federation of regions. We must listen to our youths. Their dissatisfaction is real, profound and deep. The political class that sit in the comforts of their mansions in Abuja, Lagos, Europe and USA, that have dual, sometimes triple citizenships, that visit us only on week-ends, and come elections, return home and buy their elections – you all must listen to the youths. NOW or NEVER.

1.11. To Biafrans, I say that you must continue to agitate peacefully. The world is listening to you. Your cries against our marginalization and threats to annihilate us must never be drowned. Never before has any group in Nigeria brought to the fore, the imperativeness and urgency of re-structuring Nigeria. It is an achievement of historic proportions. But as the Ohas of Ohaneze, you must find accommodation with the Ezes of Ohaneze and other groups in Nigeria clamouring for Nigeria existing on the principles of Justice, equity, fairness and integrity and free of corruption, hatred and zealotry.

THANK You all for listening.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by centoke30(m): 10:14pm On Sep 25, 2017
I love it when old fearless men tell the truth without holding any back wink

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by itchie: 11:03pm On Sep 25, 2017
That's my former VC at UNIZIK prof. Ilochi Okafor. God bless you sir

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by DrUche3(m): 11:24pm On Sep 25, 2017
What more can I really say?
We need more fearless men to speak up without fear or favour! This is Democracy and nothing but Democracy!

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by pazienza(m): 11:43pm On Sep 25, 2017
freeapostle:
SPEECH DELIVERED BY PROF. ILOCHI A. OKAFOR (SAN), FCI.ARB, AT THE NEW LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY HELD ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2017.

1.1. There is nothing like military democracy. It is democracy, pure and simple – government of the people, by the people and for the people – practicing rule of law, where the security and welfare of citizens are paramount, without discrimination of tribe religion, sex, ethnic origin etc administering justice equally between the rich and poor, the mighty and the low, the educated and the illiterate, man and woman, Muslim, Christian and traditionalists, North and South.

1.2. Armies do not arrest civilians. Police do. Armies are not stationed against a peaceful people, or demonstration. Armies intervene where it is beyond the police, against insurrection, terrorism, and external aggression. Section 271 of the 1999 Constitution. Never against ‘fighting kidnapping’ ‘armed robbery’, ‘killing of priests’ and certainly not in suppressing ‘unarmed agitation’.

1.3. The Ibos are a peaceful people. Demonstrations towards realization of the right to self determination are recognized as fundamental rights in International Law and United Nations Charter. Nigeria is bound by such law. Our people were issued with Civil Notice to leave the North or face very dire consequences. No person has been arrested. The Army has not been stationed in the North. October 1 is the deadline and, is around the corner. Who protects our people presently in the North; who has protected us from Fulani Herdsmen?

1.4. The Ibos have faced and lived down pogroms and threats of exterminations for over 100 years like the Jews. Today, with the creation of Israel, it is NEVER AGAIN. The spirit of Biafra is in the soul of every Ibo man or woman. It is an ideology. It is devoid of geography. Wherever we are or will be, we shall continue to be Ibos, to be Biafrans, for the threats of pogrom enslavement and extermination will never cease.

1.5. Despite the verbal violence and grandiose rhetorics of Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB is not a terrorist Origination. No person has been killed by IPOB. Its rallies have been heavily crowded but it has not been shown that any person carried or discharged weapons during the rallies. Their exuberance proved the wide, aggressive and passion-filled disconnect with Nigeria andthe older generation. This is understandable. I belong to this generation and we have failed our people. For the Ibo self-haters, the enemy within is a bigger threat than the enemy outside.

1.6. The illegality of South East Governors proscribing all activities of IPOB, or the Armed Forces declaring IPOB a terrorist organization is beyond question. We cannot justify the Army, subjecting defenceless youths, who are unarmed to physical torture, denigrating their dignity, ordering them to slap each other and forcing them to drink and eventually drown in muddy waters. It is inhuman, barbaric and senseless. Which other organization has been declared a terrorist organization? Let us however deal with the disease, not the symptom. When no Ibo is a member of the National Security Council; when a Governor is surrounded by personnel of Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Defence, State Security, Police, Immigration, NDLEA, EFCC, Customs etc those alone who are allowed to officially bear arms are under Federal Government Control; what do you expect? And all that, in a supposedly Federal system of government, where the principle of federal character is enshrined in our constitution.

(i) In January 2015 Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court Sokoto invalidated President Jonathan's unilateral deployment of soldiers for the June 2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The judgment restrained Jonathan “from engaging the service of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without an Act of the National Assembly.”
(ii) On appeal, the Court of Appeal, per Justice Abdul Aboki, in a judgment delivered in February 2015, held that “the President of Nigeria has no powers to call on the Nigerian Armed Forces and to unleash them on peaceful citizens".

The court maintained that 'Section 215 of the 1999 Constitution makes the maintenance of internal security, including law and order the exclusive responsibility of the police'.

(iii) Then in March 2015 - the Federal High Court (in Gbajabiamila v. President Jonathan, et al) vide Hon. Justice Buba ruled that deployment of soldiers to civil duties such as elections was a contravention of Section 217(2) (c) of the Constitution and section 1 of the Armed Forces Act, noting particularly that the 'military was not needed for civil duties'. The judge said that 'the law does not make provision for the military to be involved in civil activities'. He also said that 'the appellate court directly interpreted the Constitution when it held that Sections 215 and 217 jointly limit the president’s power to deploy soldiers to the suppression of insurrection and to aid the police to restore order when it has broken down'.

Ten years previously, the Court of Appeal in Yussuf v Obasanjo (2005) 18 NWLR (PT 956) 96, held that “It is up to the police to protect our nascent democracy and not the military, otherwise democracy might be wittingly or unwittingly militarized. This is not what the citizenry bargained for in wrestling power from the military in 1999. Conscious step or steps should be taken to civilianize the polity to ensure the survival and sustenance of democracy.”

In Buhari v Obasanjo (2005) 2 NWLR (Pt. 910) 24, at 520 – 521, this was the judicial wisdom of Nsofor, JCA

“I believe in spite of the non tolerant nature and behavior of our political class in this country, we should by all means try to keep armed personnel of whatever status or nature from being part and parcel of our electoral processes. The civilian authorities should be left to conduct and carry out fully the electoral processes at all levels”.

1.7. Let it be clear therefore, that if the Courts did not find, as in the foregoing precedents, that ‘electoral violence’ is sufficient cause to deploy soldiers to Police/civil duties, unarmed agitation cannot, in any sane clime pass for a situation where the deployment of the army is necessary and/or justifiable.

1.8. I am reminded that “First they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Socialist. Then, they came for the Trade Unions and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me – And there was no one left to speak for me. If our Governors, lawmakers and political class sit by and keep silent, elders should not.

1.9. I am 73. If I do not speak out, when will I ever speak out? Is it when I am in the grave? But speak out, I must. Our Bar is not all about holding dinners, attending weddings, funerals, where we wine and eat. Nor is it about holding conferences devoted to endless speeches and pontification. Not at all. As Lawyers, we are all about the Rule of Law and fostering, defending, protecting, if you like, pontificating about democracy – these fundamental rights, the right to free speech, expression of thought and to worship according to our conscience, to receive equal protection of the law, devoid of discrimination on account of sex, religion, tribe or ethnic origin.

1.10. I know as a student of Constitutional law, no people with the diversities and conflicts that exist within us, have ever survived as a nation, unless in a very loose federation or confederation. Suppressing violently the self determination groups is unlikely to kill the agitation for re-structuring. It is clear to me that Nigeria is doomed as a nation sooner or later, unless we re-structure and return to loose federation of regions. We must listen to our youths. Their dissatisfaction is real, profound and deep. The political class that sit in the comforts of their mansions in Abuja, Lagos, Europe and USA, that have dual, sometimes triple citizenships, that visit us only on week-ends, and come elections, return home and buy their elections – you all must listen to the youths. NOW or NEVER.

1.11. To Biafrans, I say that you must continue to agitate peacefully. The world is listening to you. Your cries against our marginalization and threats to annihilate us must never be drowned. Never before has any group in Nigeria brought to the fore, the imperativeness and urgency of re-structuring Nigeria. It is an achievement of historic proportions. But as the Ohas of Ohaneze, you must find accommodation with the Ezes of Ohaneze and other groups in Nigeria clamouring for Nigeria existing on the principles of Justice, equity, fairness and integrity and free of corruption, hatred and zealotry.

THANK You all for listening.

Real Igbo man unhindered by promise of benefits from Nigeria status quo speaking.

You can sense the sincerity and clarity of his thought process.


So opposite to that of sell out Igbos hoping to benefit from their Arewa-0dua benefactors by pointing at their father's house with cursed left fingers.

God bless you Sir, may your descendants be like tomorrow, for we need more with your mindset in this era where the pursuit of lucre and comfort had made many Igbo men decide be pointing at their father's house with cursed fingers.

We use to have men of integrity like this leading our clans in pre colonial era and even in colonial era. The Corrupt Nigeria system had ensured that the likes of this man never ends up in positions of authority where they can effect real change for Ndiigbo. This is the tragedy of Igbo existence in Nigeria.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by Kazim88: 11:54pm On Sep 25, 2017
@freeapostle

It is Ilochi not Iloche .

All I could say is... I could see intellectual storm coming...

Minds capable of building up use to destroy.

SMH

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by truthtosinknaij: 12:14am On Sep 26, 2017
Nigeria has already ended, what we have now is a lame duck situation. No sensible person who witnessed the atrocities committed at Abia state will want to be part of the Zoo. The Nigerian government has committed the most heinous crime against Ndigbo.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by yarimo(m): 12:17am On Sep 26, 2017
freeapostle:
SPEECH DELIVERED BY PROF. ILOCHI A. OKAFOR (SAN), FCI.ARB, AT THE NEW LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY HELD ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2017.

1.1. There is nothing like military democracy. It is democracy, pure and simple – government of the people, by the people and for the people – practicing rule of law, where the security and welfare of citizens are paramount, without discrimination of tribe religion, sex, ethnic origin etc administering justice equally between the rich and poor, the mighty and the low, the educated and the illiterate, man and woman, Muslim, Christian and traditionalists, North and South.

1.2. Armies do not arrest civilians. Police do. Armies are not stationed against a peaceful people, or demonstration. Armies intervene where it is beyond the police, against insurrection, terrorism, and external aggression. Section 271 of the 1999 Constitution. Never against ‘fighting kidnapping’ ‘armed robbery’, ‘killing of priests’ and certainly not in suppressing ‘unarmed agitation’.

1.3. The Ibos are a peaceful people. Demonstrations towards realization of the right to self determination are recognized as fundamental rights in International Law and United Nations Charter. Nigeria is bound by such law. Our people were issued with Civil Notice to leave the North or face very dire consequences. No person has been arrested. The Army has not been stationed in the North. October 1 is the deadline and, is around the corner. Who protects our people presently in the North; who has protected us from Fulani Herdsmen?

1.4. The Ibos have faced and lived down pogroms and threats of exterminations for over 100 years like the Jews. Today, with the creation of Israel, it is NEVER AGAIN. The spirit of Biafra is in the soul of every Ibo man or woman. It is an ideology. It is devoid of geography. Wherever we are or will be, we shall continue to be Ibos, to be Biafrans, for the threats of pogrom enslavement and extermination will never cease.

1.5. Despite the verbal violence and grandiose rhetorics of Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB is not a terrorist Origination. No person has been killed by IPOB. Its rallies have been heavily crowded but it has not been shown that any person carried or discharged weapons during the rallies. Their exuberance proved the wide, aggressive and passion-filled disconnect with Nigeria andthe older generation. This is understandable. I belong to this generation and we have failed our people. For the Ibo self-haters, the enemy within is a bigger threat than the enemy outside.

1.6. The illegality of South East Governors proscribing all activities of IPOB, or the Armed Forces declaring IPOB a terrorist organization is beyond question. We cannot justify the Army, subjecting defenceless youths, who are unarmed to physical torture, denigrating their dignity, ordering them to slap each other and forcing them to drink and eventually drown in muddy waters. It is inhuman, barbaric and senseless. Which other organization has been declared a terrorist organization? Let us however deal with the disease, not the symptom. When no Ibo is a member of the National Security Council; when a Governor is surrounded by personnel of Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Defence, State Security, Police, Immigration, NDLEA, EFCC, Customs etc those alone who are allowed to officially bear arms are under Federal Government Control; what do you expect? And all that, in a supposedly Federal system of government, where the principle of federal character is enshrined in our constitution.

(i) In January 2015 Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court Sokoto invalidated President Jonathan's unilateral deployment of soldiers for the June 2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The judgment restrained Jonathan “from engaging the service of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without an Act of the National Assembly.”
(ii) On appeal, the Court of Appeal, per Justice Abdul Aboki, in a judgment delivered in February 2015, held that “the President of Nigeria has no powers to call on the Nigerian Armed Forces and to unleash them on peaceful citizens".

The court maintained that 'Section 215 of the 1999 Constitution makes the maintenance of internal security, including law and order the exclusive responsibility of the police'.

(iii) Then in March 2015 - the Federal High Court (in Gbajabiamila v. President Jonathan, et al) vide Hon. Justice Buba ruled that deployment of soldiers to civil duties such as elections was a contravention of Section 217(2) (c) of the Constitution and section 1 of the Armed Forces Act, noting particularly that the 'military was not needed for civil duties'. The judge said that 'the law does not make provision for the military to be involved in civil activities'. He also said that 'the appellate court directly interpreted the Constitution when it held that Sections 215 and 217 jointly limit the president’s power to deploy soldiers to the suppression of insurrection and to aid the police to restore order when it has broken down'.

Ten years previously, the Court of Appeal in Yussuf v Obasanjo (2005) 18 NWLR (PT 956) 96, held that “It is up to the police to protect our nascent democracy and not the military, otherwise democracy might be wittingly or unwittingly militarized. This is not what the citizenry bargained for in wrestling power from the military in 1999. Conscious step or steps should be taken to civilianize the polity to ensure the survival and sustenance of democracy.”

In Buhari v Obasanjo (2005) 2 NWLR (Pt. 910) 24, at 520 – 521, this was the judicial wisdom of Nsofor, JCA

“I believe in spite of the non tolerant nature and behavior of our political class in this country, we should by all means try to keep armed personnel of whatever status or nature from being part and parcel of our electoral processes. The civilian authorities should be left to conduct and carry out fully the electoral processes at all levels”.

1.7. Let it be clear therefore, that if the Courts did not find, as in the foregoing precedents, that ‘electoral violence’ is sufficient cause to deploy soldiers to Police/civil duties, unarmed agitation cannot, in any sane clime pass for a situation where the deployment of the army is necessary and/or justifiable.

1.8. I am reminded that “First they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Socialist. Then, they came for the Trade Unions and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me – And there was no one left to speak for me. If our Governors, lawmakers and political class sit by and keep silent, elders should not.

1.9. I am 73. If I do not speak out, when will I ever speak out? Is it when I am in the grave? But speak out, I must. Our Bar is not all about holding dinners, attending weddings, funerals, where we wine and eat. Nor is it about holding conferences devoted to endless speeches and pontification. Not at all. As Lawyers, we are all about the Rule of Law and fostering, defending, protecting, if you like, pontificating about democracy – these fundamental rights, the right to free speech, expression of thought and to worship according to our conscience, to receive equal protection of the law, devoid of discrimination on account of sex, religion, tribe or ethnic origin.

1.10. I know as a student of Constitutional law, no people with the diversities and conflicts that exist within us, have ever survived as a nation, unless in a very loose federation or confederation. Suppressing violently the self determination groups is unlikely to kill the agitation for re-structuring. It is clear to me that Nigeria is doomed as a nation sooner or later, unless we re-structure and return to loose federation of regions. We must listen to our youths. Their dissatisfaction is real, profound and deep. The political class that sit in the comforts of their mansions in Abuja, Lagos, Europe and USA, that have dual, sometimes triple citizenships, that visit us only on week-ends, and come elections, return home and buy their elections – you all must listen to the youths. NOW or NEVER.

1.11. To Biafrans, I say that you must continue to agitate peacefully. The world is listening to you. Your cries against our marginalization and threats to annihilate us must never be drowned. Never before has any group in Nigeria brought to the fore, the imperativeness and urgency of re-structuring Nigeria. It is an achievement of historic proportions. But as the Ohas of Ohaneze, you must find accommodation with the Ezes of Ohaneze and other groups in Nigeria clamouring for Nigeria existing on the principles of Justice, equity, fairness and integrity and free of corruption, hatred and zealotry.

THANK You all for listening.
mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeew
Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by wakaman: 12:22am On Sep 26, 2017
Lies! Source?
Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by clarocuzioo(m): 1:58am On Sep 26, 2017
God bless you Sir my erudite Professor and Amiable VC, those of us that were privileged to be under your great tutelage in UNIZIK can attest to the fact that you are as fearless and bold as a lion.
Those are the kind of quality profs associated with UNIZIK, not the quota system profs. It is very clear that there are different laws for different regions in this country, there is a militarization of our democracy. Thank you sir for lecturing them with these precedents because it very obvious some of them are ignorant of democratic tenets and principles even with their positions in law.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by Nobody: 2:03am On Sep 26, 2017
yarimo:
mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeew
E dey pain you abi?

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by Ratello: 2:04am On Sep 26, 2017
Only the truth can set free no matter what and this is what this erudite Professor had said. May God bless him real good.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by belente(m): 3:29am On Sep 26, 2017
Thank you prof, buharia and northerns think they can stop the actualization of BIA。FRA through brute force ,intimidation or blackmail

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by xangerar: 3:44am On Sep 26, 2017
Akajiana Ogbunike!!!

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by freeze001(f): 3:45am On Sep 26, 2017
When the truth is spoken, it resonates with every living heart and mind. It takes the death of all things good and beautiful to downplay these and other words in this vein.
God bless you Prof, u will be counted among those who stood up for truth and justice whether late or early.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by Nobody: 6:16am On Sep 26, 2017
I like this prof already even though I don't know him. He is an honorable Igbo man who has spoken the truth.

I align myself with his views and I adopt his reasoning as mine.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by McGg: 6:24am On Sep 26, 2017
There is nothing more ancient than the TRUTH

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by capatainrambo: 6:27am On Sep 26, 2017
yarimo:
mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeew
your brain could not comprehend ryt? undecided





no wonder they say zombies re stupid
Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by emmapowerful: 6:29am On Sep 26, 2017
Thank you nwanne mmadu
for standing on the side of truth and justice.
Igbo posterity will remember your words of wisdom today.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by CaptainG00D: 9:54am On Sep 26, 2017
MalcolmX come and read this.
Read the second stanza of this write up and hear what he said about army and civilians.
Exactly what i was trying to tell that dum mofo last night and u said i hv been been defeated LOL.

U cant defeat me when it come to sensible arguement..STICK TO THE REALITY.
But immedialty u pulled out of reality and start using propaganda I will simply back off...
Becoz im not good at propaganda. cool

LALASTICLALA MYND44 pls dis desrves front page too.
Since u moved Reuben abati' s letter to Front page.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by attackgat: 10:05am On Sep 26, 2017
I agree with everything he said

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by Blackfire(m): 10:49am On Sep 26, 2017
Now that is a man speaking ... Wow

Brilliancy plus Truth.



Salute Sir
Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by serikiYCU(m): 11:12am On Sep 26, 2017
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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by mrvitalis(m): 11:34am On Sep 26, 2017
I would only take people like this if he spoke against Nnamdi Kanu when he was making those treat

I have a video were Kanu said he would go to Abuja and return with buhari's head

We saw this coming , quote all the constitution you want the Nigerian police can deal with serious crime

The day of the governors ( cheif security officers of the states )remain final

Impeach them or wait to remove them by election

I'm Igbo and as I warned here months before now that this would happen

Sir even if you want to support Biafra , you know ipob as it is would only bring more enemies to the Igbo nation

Sir you should know ipob lead by Kanu has not been the true representation of igbos and yet you kept quite
Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by Kazim88: 11:47am On Sep 26, 2017
mrvitalis:
I would only take people like this if he spoke against Nnamdi Kanu when he was making those treat

I have a video were Kanu said he would go to Abuja and return with buhari's head

We saw this coming , quote all the constitution you want the Nigerian police can deal with serious crime

The day of the governors ( cheif security officers of the states )remain final

Impeach them or wait to remove them by election

I'm Igbo and as I warned here months before now that this would happen

Sir even if you want to support Biafra , you know ipob as it is would only bring more enemies to the Igbo nation

Sir you should know ipob lead by Kanu has not been the true representation of igbos and yet you kept quite

IPOB is not true representation of Igbos.

but Nigerian Army and Buhari invasion was a true representation of Nigeria. Noted.

So Kanu said enough trash, With all the resources of the government is they no "Civil way", through due process to check his excesses.

The fact is that, it is obvious to the blind. Nigeria as a country and many Nigerians are blood thirsty... they keep looking for the slightest excuse to massacre thousands...

But those blood you people drank with the excuse of what "Kanu said" would destroy this country to rabbles in no distant time.

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by mrvitalis(m): 11:51am On Sep 26, 2017
Kazim88:


IPOB is not true representation of Igbos.

but Nigerian Army and Buhari invasion was a true representation of Nigeria. Noted.

So Kanu said enough trash, With all the resources of the government is they no "Civil way", through due process to check his excesses.

The fact is that, it is obvious to the blind. Nigeria as a country and many Nigerians are blood thirsty... they keep looking for the slightest excuse to massacre thousands...

But those blood you people drank with the excuse of what "Kanu said" would destroy this country to rabbles in no distant time.


Bro China practice democracy can you try this rubbish with them

Go to U.K. And form a party to end monarch system let's see if you would live 2 days

Go to America and form a socialist party lets see if you would see days light

Enough of this rubbish , you hailed the fool Kanu when you knew he couldn't do shit

Let him face the government which ever way they chose to

Igbos of over 40 million is letting fulanis of less than 10 million dominate them

Shame to our leaders and followers who can see they can get more than they need in Nigeria

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by dreamworld: 11:52am On Sep 26, 2017
This is Nigeria, where million educated people are deluded
Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by Kazim88: 12:00pm On Sep 26, 2017
mrvitalis:


Bro China practice democracy can you try this rubbish with them

Go to U.K. And form a party to end monarch system let's see if you would live 2 days

Go to America and form a socialist party lets see if you would see days light

Enough of this rubbish , you hailed the fool Kanu when you knew he couldn't do shit

Let him face the government which ever way they chose to

Igbos of over 40 million is letting fulanis of less than 10 million dominate them

Shame to our leaders and followers who can see they can get more than they need in Nigeria

you are just a kid obviously. You think Fulani is the Opposition... The true owners of that crude oil in Niger Delta... the people that discovered it are the Real Enemy....

They kept Nigeria in perpetual darkness using Fulani as a front... to enable flow of crude...

The battle is raging... Not by bullets nor bomb..

soon you would look back and understand.. That Buhari lust for killing Igbos is the bait to destroy this Britain slave camp called Nigeria

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Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by Gotze1: 12:14pm On Sep 26, 2017
Nobody has been killed by ipob, but the police officer killed by ipob nko. That one is nobody. Be like say brain they pain you sire.
Re: Prof. Ilochi Okafor SAN Speaks On BIAFRA. The Bitter Truth by mrvitalis(m): 1:40pm On Sep 26, 2017
Kazim88:


you are just a kid obviously. You think Fulani is the Opposition... The true owners of that crude oil in Niger Delta... the people that discovered it are the Real Enemy....

They kept Nigeria in perpetual darkness using Fulani as a front... to enable flow of crude...

The battle is raging... Not by bullets nor bomb..

soon you would look back and understand.. That Buhari lust for killing Igbos is the bait to destroy this Britain slave camp called Nigeria


Play your politics well n stop brliving theories

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