The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday reacted to former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon’s claim that lies by the late warlord, Odumegwu Ojukwu led to Nigerian Civil war.

IPOB described the comment as a “bouquet of falsehood.”

The group insisted that history has it “documented on granite that Gowon reneged on Aburi Agreements” because he was allegedly “assured by a certain colonial power that Ojukwu’s people should be crushed militarily.”

In a statement sent to DAILY POST, IPOB alleged that the same “colonial power would have unrestricted access to mindlessly exploitation of oil in Biafraland.”

The statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, reads: “It’s a tragedy, that at the ripe old age of 83 and with the little window God still has left open to him to repent and show remorse, Yakubu Gowon, the man who supervised the genocide of 3 million people, mostly as a result of blockade and starvation, the man who seized all minerals from the regions and vested all in the central government, the man who proscribed the regions and created states by military fiat, the man who led the bloodiest war on African soil, has chosen to continue to deceive himself with his bouquet of falsehood.

“Gowon acknowledged in over a dozen published works, long before now, that super permanent secretaries and two foreign powers persuaded him to reject and renege on the Aburi Accord. He had previously admitted that implementing the agreed Aburi Accord would wittle down his powers as head of state, as all the regions will have to agree before any major decision is affected, now wants to heap lies on Ojukwu, because Ojukwu is no more.

“Shame on Gowon, shame. History has it documented on granite that Gowon reneged on Aburi Agreements because he has been assured by a certain colonial power that Ojukwu’s people should be crushed militarily, so that same colonial power would have unrestricted access to mindlessly exploit the oil in Biafraland.

“Shell and BP acting through Harold Wilson the then British Prime Minister did want Aburi Accord implemented. It was the Labour Party government of Britain that cleverly convinced the Arewa North to put pressure on Gowon to feign illness, thereby making it difficult for him to tell the country what was agreed in Aburi.

“Today, Gowon whom we are led to believe is a prayerful Christian have said he wasn’t able to speak when he returned from Aburi because he was ill. Question is: Was his information minister also ill? Were all Government spokesmen in Lagos also down with illness at the same time, that made it difficult for Lagos to make a pronouncement on Aburi Agreement several weeks after the meeting?

“Gowon’s unintelligent decision to go to his grave while holding on to self-evident falsehood is shocking. Gowon’s choice, of insisting on deception, even at the age 83 while heading a prayer club is unfortunate and sad.

“Gowon slaughtered over 3 million Biafrans to unite Nigeria because of crude oil and gas not out of patriotism. Had his motive been altruistic, he would have been honourable enough to publicly announce, upon his return to Lagos, what he agreed with Ojukwu in Aburi Ghana. The question we must ask is, five decades later, is Nigeria united? Gowon dismantled regional structure and created states, are the states viable?

“Gowon’s pathetic attempt to rewrite history would have worked had IPOB not been in existence. This day and age, any attempt to rewrite the history of Biafra-Nigeria war will be intellectually resisted and objectively dismantled. Fake history is at the core of why Nigeria will never be united.

“Gowon must come clean, apologise and make atonement. He is not only a man of blood; he is also the father of lies. His ignoble place in history is secure and unchallenged. He should check the list of the most brutal mass murderers of all time in history, he will discover that he is among the top 5.

“We are IPOB, we won’t allow distortion of historical facts, neither will we allow the denigration of the revered memory of our all-time hero Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. He remains till date, the only man that tried to bring genuine independence, not mere flag independence, to an African nation.”

http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/26/biafra-ipob-reacts-gowons-claim-ojukwus-lies-caused-civil-war/amp/

Gowon is just disgracing himself.

He sold Nigeria back to colonial slavery for temporary support from Britain.

Aburi Accord was the best deal for Nigeria growth and development. even now.

I have said it... I keep saying.

BRITAIN were the people behind that first coup and Ahmadu Bello assassination.. He wanted to liberate North.

Kaduna Nzogwu and Co acted ignorantly without understanding the game the Brits were playing on them. same as Gowon.

To the Brits it's all about the OIL.

Ipob have always given the superior argument while Gowon is well known for making irritating statements. like saying that the life of a Nigerian child is not worth the same as the life of an American child. while he was defending Pfizer over their clinical trials in kano that killed many children and deformed many more. funny enough Gowon have been silent on the Fulani killings in his native plateau state and the rest of the middle belt.ahmadu bello declared that the middle belt must be used as willing slaves to the Fulani and Gowon is doing just that.

Gowon put Nigeria into this present mess.

Gowon is a bloody liar.i watched an nta interview with Ojukwu about the aburi accord.in that interview Ojukwu said that after they have signed the agreement,they where ask if the want to amend anything but they said no.but when gowon came back to nigeria he denial many things they agreed on.
As for me let him continue lying,his people are paying for the one niger area he fought for.
Even as a yoruba lady i will always stand on the truth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJjB8LCstx8&feature=youtu.be

It is very unfortunate to hear people blaming Britain for whatever. It sounds more like APC blaming PDP after two and half years. If Nigeria cannot take responsibility for her actions after 57 years of indolence, why then did we request for it in the first place.

I expect Shagari to be on recount on how he has spent his life by now. A man of his age shouldn't be heating up the polity. For what purpose was his recent claims? To make Ojukwu bad and be good? Well, that is a very childish thought.

Mistakes have been made, lessons have been learnt and it is time to move on. However, the leaders like PMB and Shagari who are supposed to be calming the wounded heart are bent on reminding Nigerians that there was a civil war that killed about 2 million Igbos and still expecting same Igbo not to demand for justice.

You guys scraped off history from the school curriculum so you can go to de back of your houses and draft some brainless lies to feed to this generation. PATHETIC.
SHAME ON THIS COUNTRY.
But is quite ridiculous how these gullible northern illiterates think they can hide the truth from the face of the sun.
Maybe they think with their lies they can escape the wrath of karma for what they did to the innocent Biafrans kids whom they killed through hunger and starvation.
Untold epidemic and natural/human disasters shall continue to haunt and torment you guys till eternity.
You have created the monster (Bokoharam) that's dealing with you today and more are yet to come.
Nemesis shall always catch up with you.
You shall continue to suffer from unexplainable diseases and dire poverty and hunger while the Biafrans blossom because who God has blessed, no one can curse.
KARMA IS A BITCH.

With due respect Gowon should have just shut da bleep up.
After wasting lives in the name of war for "One Nigeria " what has he achieved?

Claiming to be ill at a time when the aburi accord "which he was a party to" had to be implemented does not only show the height of irresponsibility and hatred he had for the country, it also depicts deceit in the slogan of "one nigeria"

Gowon should bury his head in shame for leading Nigeria into a senseless war in which an agreement for solutions have already been reached.

Biafra is dead and buried in 1970. It will never come. God punish all Biafrans

whateverkay:
Biafra is dead and buried in 1970. It will never come. God punish all Biafrans

God love biafrans.