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Reviewing The Nigerian Civil War and its Effect on Contemporary Nigeria

By Reno Omokri
Till today, I don't understand the rationale behind the Nigerian Civil War. If the East had taken a chunk of the Midwest or West or those parts of the North having consanguinity with the Igbos, the war might have been justifiable.

My dear fellow citizens, look, let us start to tell ourselves some home truths. The last time Nigeria worked as it should work was in 1966. Ever since then, we have just been managing. People like Obasanjo tried to stabilise us. People like Buhari neutralised his good work


Reno Omokri

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Iblad0994:


@the bolded, If Nigeria worked pre-1966, then why did the Nzeogwus kill other tribe leaders? why does the eastern region wished to secede from a working region? Why blame everybody else than the ethnic group that truncated a working system first? Why blame other people when a certain ethnic group initially opposed a secession clause in the constitution? Why will an ethnic group that stop the Niger Delta volunteer force from seceding and charged their leader of treason plan to secede from Nigeria?

This country will be better when everyone stop exhibiting this victim mentality syndrome and we come to the realization that every tribe is wrong. We need to forgive ourselves and forget the hurtful past to forge a better future. Even if a tribe wishes to secede now, they can actually go about that without demonizing other tribe coz most times negotiation, diplomacy, and dialogues can achieve a lot rather than just emotional outburst and hate speeches.

Reno should stop writing this kind of sensational news and stop talking about a certain ethnic group Maltreatment every time coz this only fuel hatred and Naija will keep swimming in tribal animosity if this remains.

Yujin:

If not that you're blinded by hate you would have seen that the eastern region did all they could to remain in Nigeria where the lives of her people are valued. They went to Aburi and had an agreement only for Gowon to fail in keeping to the terms. It doesn't matter to you that tens of thousands of easterners were being murdered in cold blood as at that time. You asked why the Nzeogwus carried out a lopsided coup and you feel that a pogrom is justified in that instance. Your types deserve no mercy because of how unreasonable you are. Nigeria must choose one between the two: give Igbos their rightful place in Nigeria or divided the hellhole. You can't keep us as you deem fit. Something must give way. The envy and jealousy your type have for us can't stop us. We are a blessed people and it's evident to all. May you choke on your hate.

Iblad0994:


This is what I am saying, you are still being emotional. In life, actions will always beget consequences and most times situation get out of hand that you might think the consequences will be less but it may turn out to be devastating.

I’m Yoruba, and even when Nzeogwu gangs killed our western region premier (Akintola) and other Yoruba leaders, we never killed any Igbo in retaliation, infact we restrained ourselves even in the face of some of you guys printing posters and boasting how you killed other tribe leaders, we remain calm.

The people that are savages are the northerners, they are the one that don’t forgive and tbh I can’t soeak for the north on how to react to situation, I can’t tell the north to do like the SW in that situation coz ideology is different.

You’re talking about jealousy of other ethnic group to the Igbo man, why will the Yoruba be jealous of the Igbos? What have you ever done as an ethnic group that we have not done double? What have any Igbo man achieved that the Yoruba hasn’t achieved? Envy you for what? Or is it just your own delusional mind trying to tell you that you’re better?

If you can access all Nigeria ethnic groups, the Yorubas have always been the calm Type and do not always take decision in haste, we’ve learnt to be liberal enough to accommodate different thoughts and different beliefs, we’ve also learnt how to live as human being devoid of irrational hate which is evident in most of other tribes.

The decision to make Igbos remain in Nigeria will also be the decision they will use against the Yorubas if we try to break away from Nigeria also then. Infact, the Yorubas will be fought more if we try to break away due to the Lagos factor then, it is the seat of power and there will be consequences if we try to break out of Nigeria and we will be fought just like the Igbos at that time. The difference here is that we have no reason to break out of Nigeria then coz our region leads in innovation and economy while other region lags behind (That is why Awolowo and other Yoruba leaders don’t deem it fit to secede).

Niger delta tried to break away from Nigeria before and that secession is led Adaka Boro, the eastern region leaders(Ojukwu et. al) colluded with the central government and charged him with treason.

What I don’t understand is why you guys blame everyone but yourself. You suddenly came at me and trying to tell me I hate you or other crazy stuffs, but I'm restraining myself to come at you with the same magnitude of hate.

Yujin:

You're still stuck with the wrong narrative that nothing I say can change your line of thought. Out of the several coup carried out in Nigeria, only one has a tribe attached to it. Isn't that deliberate? The way you sound is quite annoying. Despite the fact that that first coup had other tribes as active participants, you still hanged it on Igbos. Coups everywhere are carried out by military personnel but for your likes, that coup was an Igbo coup. Everyone knows that any action has an opposite reaction which in the case of humans may not be equal but we must be sincere to apportion blames to the appropriate quarters. Your hate still surfaced when you included Ojukwu as one of those that stopped Adaka Boro's secession. Where was Ojukwu then and what was his rank? What role did he play? I'm not interested in any dick measurement with Yorubas because both groups have achieved a lot and deserve some respect. However, the deliberate attempt of majority of your type in Yorubaland to profile Ndigbo and ensure that the evil narrative and the subsequent oppressive treatment meted on us will be challenged by Igbos like me and believe me we are in millions. You and the rest of your likes both in Yorubaland and other tribes in Nigeria can never win. No matter the cost, we will explore it and bet me, if it degenerates to violence again, it will spell doom for the negriod people. If you're not comfortable with Igbos, then support their secession and build your Nigeria with those you're comfortable with. However, if you insist on denying and worst still continue to negatively represent us to the world then you will get what you deserve. Our youth are fully aware of what your likes are doing and we will give it back to you in full measure. Our nation is a great one and in due time, we shall bring forth our own unique contribution to humanity. None of your likes can stop us.

Yujin:

You're still stuck with the wrong narrative that nothing I say can change your line of thought. Out of the several coup carried out in Nigeria, only one has a tribe attached to it. Isn't that deliberate? The way you sound is quite annoying. Despite the fact that that first coup had other tribes as active participants, you still hanged it on Igbos. Coups everywhere are carried out by military personnel but for your likes, that coup was an Igbo coup. Everyone knows that any action has an opposite reaction which in the case of humans may not be equal but we must be sincere to apportion blames to the appropriate quarters. Your hate still surfaced when you included Ojukwu as one of those that stopped Adaka Boro's secession. Where was Ojukwu then and what was his rank? What role did he play? I'm not interested in any dick measurement with Yorubas because both groups have achieved a lot and deserve some respect. However, the deliberate attempt of majority of your type in Yorubaland to profile Ndigbo and ensure that the evil narrative and the subsequent oppressive treatment meted on us will be challenged by Igbos like me and believe me we are in millions. You and the rest of your likes both in Yorubaland and other tribes in Nigeria can never win. No matter the cost, we will explore it and bet me, if it degenerates to violence again, it will spell doom for the negriod people. If you're not comfortable with Igbos, then support their secession and build your Nigeria with those you're comfortable with. However, if you insist on denying and worst still continue to negatively represent us to the world then you will get what you deserve. Our youth are fully aware of what your likes are doing and we will give it back to you in full measure. Our nation is a great one and in due time, we shall bring forth our own unique contribution to humanity. None of your likes can stop us.

T9ksy:




Sorry oga but we 've heard it all before. No shakin', just bring it on whenever you are ready. until then, can you please disturbing our peace.

Yujin:

It's just a matter of time. Nothing lasts forever. Hopefully, it shall happen in your time.

T9ksy:



I sincerely hope the disintegration of this faulty union occurs in my lifetime.


Words of advice- if you ibos truly want out of the union, just pack your bags whereever you are in the country and head back to your homeland and stay put to defend your ancestral land from those you claim hates and envies you.

Yujin:

Keep your advice to yourself. Igbos will leave your land en mass after the disintegration not before because no one will condition us on how to live. Our fathers left before and you gathered yourselves to our land. This time around we stay put wherever and slug it out until the division has been finalized with UN backing before we leave.

T9ksy:



So, why didn't your brave(sic) guys "stay put and slug it out" with your host after the Kadunna declaration?

Instead your leaders came with their tails between their yam legs to beg the northerners not to evict them.