NkayStory:



I detest having you lots as countrymen...Biafra which you guys fought against and is still doing today would have ensured complete seperation of Igbos and yorubas..

At least we walk the talk via the Biafran war and IPOB now...while yorubas have made minus zero efforts to seperate themselves from Igbos....The biggest advocators for 'unity' and "one Nigeria' are yorubas.

igbodefender:


Zik never at any time said the Igbos were going to conquer Africa. Stop disgracing yourself.

Infinityk:


so u think tinubu and yoruba elites represent the major Yoruba people?

ProudDick:

Do more research before embarrassing yourself.

Techsunny:
Techsunny U re a very big fool, am from Nnewi, home town the biafra war lord, Emeka ojukwu was surrender by biafran armies and force to enter aircraft enroute cote du ivoire, last words from ojukwu "let me die here with my enemies".If con.ojukwu refused to board in aircraft, war ll' still countinue, Mind u! my brother did not run becos of ur cowardic nature of Nigeria Troops could not fight biafra without assistance from western world.

laudate:

Fixed!

Techsunny:
Eze ewu

laudate:

Anuofia!!

Techsunny:
Anupama

Techsunny:
Anupama

laudate:

Onye iberibe!

igbodefender:

If you say Zik said such, then post the link here. Your credibility is at stake.

Techsunny:
Anupama

Techsunny:
Onye eriri eri.

laudate:


Ekwensu!

Techsunny:
Onye ngbu

Techsunny:
Mumyyyy u say I be igbo?.

Techsunny:
Techsunny na Bingo

Techsunny:
Techsunny is a Mad dog

kettykin:
i hope all igbos are learning from the stupid blunders committed by ironsi

franchasng:
I used to think that it was only Azikiwe that knew about the coup, but the truth is, all the ruling politicians knew about the coup but refused to act.

Ladoke Akintola the Western Premier got information about the coup from Zik and Akintola told Sir Ahmadu Bello, but Bello waved it aside, saying nothing will happen.

Azikiwe warned Akintola again and then took a medical leave with his Yoruba doctor. Then Akintola angrily went to Kaduna to warn Ahmadu Bello the Northern Premier, but Ahmadu Bello again refused to listen, so Akintola went and bought a rifle to arm himself at his Ibadan official residence.

When the coupist arrived Akintola's official residence, they didn't plan to kill him but as soon as Akintola sighted them, he rushed and grabbed his rifle and started shooting at them which made them kill him during exchange of fire, though he was on their list of those to be killed.

Also, the coupist didn't plan to kill Tafawa Belewa the Prime Minister, but when they heard the coup has foiled, they killed all the politicians they took on house arrest, including Belewa.

The people they had their names for killing were:

1.) Ahmadu Bello because he was a tribal bigot

2.) Ladoke Akintola for his alignment with Bello and his political tuzzle with Awolowo (the coupist loved Awolowo who was serving a jail term for treason at Enugu Prison)

3.) Azikiwe for his love for Northern Nigeria against the south but he used his wisdom and ran away in disguise of going for medical trip.

4.) Aguiyi Ironsi was also on their list of those to be killed

5.) Okotie Ebo because of his corrupt lifestyle and showoffs

One Yoruba Major that got killed with his wife was killed because he tried to pull out his rifle from his drawer, and they shot him.

MelesZenawi:
And today what Happened.


anyway the interview was balanced in all aspects.

Effiong son narrative to me, is okay not styled.

He still believes in his father's course.


What about me...?

laudate:


Hmmnn....this is enlightening. So Trimnell's in-laws were Yoruba people.

So Yoruba people sheltered Igbos, during the war.

So Ojukwu's men, family and children were well-fed during the war, while the families of ordinary civilians were left to starve.

So Ojukwu' did not go to Ivory Coast in search of peace, like he said. He went to avoid getting caught.

So Ironsi made Effiong a scapegoat, instead of acting on Military Intelligence in a way that could have prevented the first coup.

So Ojukwu's absconded from Biafra, without thinking about those who had fought under his command, until his deputy forced him to carry his (Effiong's) family along;

So Ojukwu stubbornly ignored the wise counsel of elders and professionals in Biafra,

So right from the onset, Ojukwu knew that the Biafran forces were ill-equipped to face the federal forces on the battlefield, but he still went to war and ended up playing ludo, with the lives of 3 million people, in the old Eastern region;

In fact, this historical account about life inside Biafra is one of the best I have ever read.....

Wey my zobo?? God will punish all those spreading propaganda about the war....

Guestlander:


Of course, because in your opinion everything happened in isolation to each other. The first coup and others had zero connection to each other.
Some patriotic Nigerian officers woke up one day and decided to change the government, six months later some other patriotic Nigerian officers decided to overthrow the first set. All the other coups were led by patriotic Nigerian soldiers trying to save the country. Ok.