The blockade killed Biafras ability to sell their oil and trade effectively during the war. Biafra could've prolonged their loss and saved more lives with effective naval power. In a war of attrition Biafra would have capitulated because nigeria had more money, bodies, stronger allies and superior industrial capacity. Nigeria allies included both the USSR snd Britian. Its doubtful the United states would allow Nigeria to fall into communist spear in cold war. This partly explains their neutrality.

Ojukwu refused to allow a land corridor because he feared the Nigerian government would poison the population. His actions thus exacerbated the problem. Gowon would not have poison them due to international pressure. Ojukwu opted for air lifted material from Sao Tome with Portuguese support. The supplies came to Portharcourt then Uli village in Owerri. The Nigerian airforce was never able to stop opperations from the Uli airstrip due their ineffectiveness.

When Nigerian troops recaptured oil fields it sealed Biafra's fates effectively. There's no way a starving and financially vulnerable state could win a war of attrition. The Nigerian military would just send in more troops or hire more mercenaries.

sources:

• Naval Military Operations in Bonny during
the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970

By Chukwuma C. C. Osakwe, Lawrence Okechukwu Udeagbala

• Through the Imperial Lens: The Role of Portugal in the Nigeria-Biafra War.

By: Omaka, Arua Oko. 

• São Tomé and the Biafran War (1967-1970).

By: Seibert, Gerhard.

If you look at the biafran Navy you'll easily notice it was outclassed. The Nigerian navy had no issue sinking most of the ships. Assuming Ojukwu was able to protect the oil fields they'd be able to make deals for weapons. It would also have made easier to import food and relief materials.

It was the Army and navy in my opinion that represented the biggest obstacle. The airforce was ineffective and Nigeria had to higher out mercenaries to do missions. The Portuguese and french would have more helpful if the Biafrans actually had money.

Ps: Did you know Portugal printed Biafras currency?

The same way your region is lockdown....and chaos is unleashed.



Oko Igbo ni iyawo re gba

Blackfire:
The same way your region is lockdown....and chaos is unleashed.
Oko Igbo ni iyawo re gba

Interesting 2 million deaths is akin to what's going on now? You guys are a funny bunch.

Blue3k:


Interesting 2 million deaths is akin to what's going on now? You guys are a funny bunch.

Igbo this , Igbo that...are you not tired of your bigotry, despite the fact that your real neighbor where you live is an Igbo man.


Let me ask you ,did an Igbo guy collect ya babe?

Omo koronu, ronu e

Blackfire:



Igbo this , Igbo that...are you not tired of your bigotry, despite the fact that your real neighbor where you live is an Igbo man.


Let me ask you ,did an Igbo guy collect ya babe?

Omo koronu, ronu e

Lol what's bigoted about this thread? You're senseless and sensitive. Nobody can discuss Nigerian history without bleeding vaginas like yourself whining.

Blue3k:


Lol what's bigoted about this thread? You're senseless and sensitive. Nobody can discuss Nigerian history without bleeding vaginas like yourself getting whinging.

Like I said , sha don't enter market with this your koronu zeal.


Covik 1-9 + hunger + lockdown+ your insanity..

Who will cure it.


Odabo

Blackfire:



Like I said , sha don't enter market with this your koronu zeal.Covik 1-9 + hunger + lockdown+ your insanity..Who will cure it. Odabo

Lol go change your tampon please. You're stinking up the room with your stench and stupidity. Afterwards seek help regarding your persecution complex. It's not normal to believe somebody is attacking you all the time. Nobody can discuss Nigerian history without you crybabies losing your minds.

Btw 2 million deaths > covid-19 lockdown. The cure to hunger is letting people go back to work asap. There's no way to bring back the dead unfortunately.

Blue3k:


Lol go change your tampon please. You're stinking up the room with your stench and stupidity. Afterwards seek help regarding your persecution complex. It's not normal to believe somebody is attacking you all the time. Nobody can discuss Nigerian history without you crybabies losing your minds.

Btw 2 million deaths > covid-19 lockdown. The cure to hunger is letting people go back to work asap. There's no way to bring back the dead unfortunately.

so u opened ur dumb thread to gloat over 2million dead Igbo kids?

Blue3k:


Lol go change your tampon please. You're stinking up the room with your stench and stupidity. Afterwards seek help regarding your persecution complex. It's not normal to believe somebody is attacking you all the time. Nobody can discuss Nigerian history without you crybabies losing your minds.

Btw 2 million deaths > covid-19 lockdown. The cure to hunger is letting people go back to work asap. There's no way to bring back the dead unfortunately.

Like I said koronu ronu e.
Keep seeing igbos everywhere on everyone.
Malo ya were o

Mightyhaiz:
so u opened ur dumb thread to gloat over 2million dead Igbo kids?

Who's gloating I just stated facts? I made the topic about the weakness of Biafra's navy. Do you have anything to say about the topic?

Blackfire:


Like I said koronu ronu e.
Keep seeing igbos everywhere on everyone.
Malo ya were o

Lol bleeding vagina get over your persecution complex.

Bump

Nigeria did not blockade Biafran Waters. The British Navy did.

Nigeria as a young country didnt have a navy or Airforce at that time capable of carrying out such feat. .

Egyptian and other multinational Airforce did the bombings against Biafra for Nigeria .

Just Few months after the war was over, shell and other multinationals started mining oil fields which Nigerian government gifted them.

Blue3k:
The blockade killed Biafras ability to sell their oil and trade effectively during the war. Biafra could've prolonged their loss and saved more lives with effective naval power. In a war of attrition Biafra would have capitulated because nigeria had more money, bodies, stronger allies and superior industrial capacity. Nigeria allies included both the USSR snd Britian. Its doubtful the United states would allow Nigeria to fall into communist spear in cold war. This partly explains their neutrality.

Ojukwu refused to allow a land corridor because he feared the Nigerian government would poison the population. His actions thus exacerbated the problem. Gowon would not have poison them due to international pressure. Ojukwu opted for air lifted material from Sao Tome with Portuguese support. The supplies came to Portharcourt then Uli village in Owerri. The Nigerian airforce was never able to stop opperations from the Uli airstrip due their ineffectiveness.

When Nigerian troops recaptured oil fields it sealed Biafra's fates effectively. There's no way a starving and financially vulnerable state could win a war of attrition. The Nigerian military would just send in more troops or hire more mercenaries.

Nigeria did not blockade Biafra, they didnt have the capacity. In 1966, the Nigerian Navy was still in its infancy.

It was British Naval warships that blockaded Biafra. That blockade is what won the war for Nigeria. Had Britain decided to remain neutral in that war, Ojukwu would have sold Oil, bought all the military equipment, food and supplies he needed and Nigeria would have been thoroughly trashed.


Britain won the war for Nigeria with that blockade

Blackfire:


Like I said koronu ronu e.
Keep seeing igbos everywhere on everyone.
Malo ya were o

Almajiri stop confusing yourself, you low self esteem terrorist

gidgiddy:


Nigeria did not blockade Biafra, they didnt have the capacity. In 1966, the Nigerian Navy was still in its infancy.

obowo69:
Nigeria did not blockade Biafran Waters. The British Navy did.
Nigeria as a young country didnt have a navy or Airforce at that time capable of carrying out such feat.

Both of you are wrong on this point. Nigeria had more than enough power to take out blockade and take out Biafras ships. All the ships Biafra had were taken out by the Nigeria navy not the British. The British assisted by proving arms not by maintaining the blockade for them.

The Nigerian navy was established 1956. They had were prepared to maintain the blockade without direct british support by then. The Britsh supplied ships, weapons, parts but no seamen. If you guys can cite a scholary text that says other wise please do.

obowo69:

Nigeria as a young country didnt have a navy or Airforce at that time capable of carrying out such feat. .

Egyptian and other multinational Airforce did the bombings against Biafra for Nigeria .

Just Few months after the war was over, shell and other multinationals started mining oil fields which Nigerian government gifted them.

Shell was already involved in oil production before the war and during. Nigeria didnt gift it to them for british support. The Nigerian airforce did conduct missions. The also got assistance from allied countries and paid mercenaries.

That is how Covid-19 will be very effective for starving Yorubas as it's happening now. They are eating rats now

Naija9090:
That is how Covid-19 will be very effective for starving Yorubas as it's happening now. They are eating rats now

Will 2 million starve to death like what happened in Biafra?

Blue3k:


Will 2 million starve to death like what happened in Biafra?

Watch and see

Naija9090:

Watch and see

Ok quote me when it reaches half that figure. It's weird you clowns compare a starvation blockade to temporary lockdown.

After over 50 years, Igbos are still crying over spilt milk. What a people!

Blue3k:



Both of you are wrong on this point. Nigeria had more than enough power to take out blockade and take out Biafras ships. All the ships Biafra had were taken out by the Nigeria navy not the British. The British assisted by proving arms not by maintaining the blockade for them.

The Nigerian navy was established 1956. They had were prepared to maintain the blockade without direct british support by then. The Britsh supplied ships, weapons, parts but no seamen. If you guys can cite a scholary text that says other wise please do.



Shell was already involved in oil production before the war and during. Nigeria didnt gift it to them for british support. The Nigerian airforce did conduct missions. The also got assistance from allied countries and paid mercenaries.

You are completely wrong. In other to blockade an area with thousands of miles of coastline, you need huge warships that can prevent merchant ships on the high seas from entering Nigerias/Biafran territorial waters to berth. Its not something you can do with tugboats or speed boats. Im not sure that Nigeria even has that sort of warship even to this day.

It was British Warships that patrolled the High seas on the bight of Biafra and prevented merchant ships and Oil Tankers from getting to Biafra. Had Britain not used its warships, not only would it have been impossible for Nigeria to blockade Biafra, Nigeria would not have captured Portharcourt. The blockade prevented Ojukwu from selling Oil and buying arms, ammunition, food and supplies. The blockade is why Nigeria won.

gidgiddy:


You are completely wrong. In other to blockade an area with thousands of miles of coastline, you need huge warships that can prevent merchant ships on the high seas from entering Nigerias/Biafran territorial waters to berth. Its not something you can do with tugboats or speed boats. Im not sure that Nigeria even has that sort of warship even to this day.

Can you cite any scholarly paper or history book that says the British directed assisted Nigeria? Nigeria obviously had war ships. The biafran navy stole NNS Ibandan. Nigeria could mount blockade again merchant ships because they can simple sink them.

Bump

It's weird people find it so hard to believe the Nigerians navy could enforce a blockade. It seems like post war myths. Biafra only had a few civilians crafts and 1 stolen warship. If anyone can cite any scholary article, book, news report that shows British directly imposed blockade post it.

My civil war sources:

• Naval Military Operations in Bonny during
the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970

By Chukwuma C. C. Osakwe, Lawrence Okechukwu Udeagbala

• Through the Imperial Lens: The Role of Portugal in the Nigeria-Biafra War.

By: Omaka, Arua Oko. 

• São Tomé and the Biafran War (1967-1970).

By: Seibert, Gerhard.

Blue3k:


Will 2 million starve to death like what happened in Biafra?

You can gloat to high heavens. But remember karma is already paying the murderers as we speak and no end in sight

Lasliticlala please help this propagandist get the attention he dearly needs seeing how the old thread has refused to move forward

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ChoCho54:
You can gloat to high heavens. But remember karma is already paying the murderers as we speak and no end in sight

Lasliticlala please help this propagandist get the attention he dearly needs seeing how the old thread has refused to move forward

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Stop acting foolish unless its part of your culture. Only you clowns will ignore the idiot bringing up lock down to cry about my simple retort. Again movidy gloating these are just simple facts.

Lol nothing I said is propaganda. I can back up my statements with sources. Its only clowns like yourselves that make wild claims without any sources.

Blue3k:
It's weird people find it so hard to believe the Nigerians navy could enforce a blockade. It seems like post war myths. Biafra only had a few civilians crafts and 1 stolen warship. If anyone can cite any scholary article, book, news report that shows British directly imposed blockade post it.

My civil war sources:

• Naval Military Operations in Bonny during
the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970

By Chukwuma C. C. Osakwe, Lawrence Okechukwu Udeagbala

• Through the Imperial Lens: The Role of Portugal in the Nigeria-Biafra War.

By: Omaka, Arua Oko. 

• São Tomé and the Biafran War (1967-1970).

By: Seibert, Gerhard. 

As at 1967 when the war started, the Nigerian Military had rely on Russia for the war planes that flew over Biafra, flown by Egyptian pilots.

Now how do you think that Nigeria would have had huge Warships by 1967? Do you know how much those things cost?

A standard war plane can cost over 200 million dollars. Warships, the size that can sail the high seas and enforce a blockade can cost 2 or 3 times that amount and you would need severl of them to effect a blockade.

Do you really believe that in 1967, the Nigerian government had many millions of Dollars to buy wahips for the Nigerian Navy? Of course not

I even watched just today on YouTube and old video of Chinua Achebe being interviewed in Biafra and he accused Britain of being two faced for offering food aid to Biafra while blockading Biafra.

Maybe the Nigerian navy did have some small boats or ships in 1967 but there is no wat at all that Nigeria could have afforded to own a full fledged naval Warship without going bankrupt

British naval Warships blockaded Biafra and they had to do because if they did not, Ojukwu would have exported Oil and bought enough weapons to overrun Nigeria

Blue3k:
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Stop acting foolish unless its part of your culture. Only you clowns will ignore the idiot bringing up lock down to cry about my simple retort. Again [b] movidy[/b]gloating these are just simple facts.

Lol nothing I said is propaganda. I can back up my statements with sources. Its only clowns like yourselves that make wild claims without any sources.

Fvcking Mr Nobody!

As useless as they come!

I also said karma was paying you back heavily and there's no end in sight, so no issues

Blue3k:
The blockade killed Biafras ability to sell their oil and trade effectively during the war. Biafra could've prolonged their loss and saved more lives with effective naval power. In a war of attrition Biafra would have capitulated because nigeria had more money, bodies, stronger allies and superior industrial capacity. Nigeria allies included both the USSR snd Britian. Its doubtful the United states would allow Nigeria to fall into communist spear in cold war. This partly explains their neutrality.

Ojukwu refused to allow a land corridor because he feared the Nigerian government would poison the population. His actions thus exacerbated the problem. Gowon would not have poison them due to international pressure. Ojukwu opted for air lifted material from Sao Tome with Portuguese support. The supplies came to Portharcourt then Uli village in Owerri. The Nigerian airforce was never able to stop opperations from the Uli airstrip due their ineffectiveness.

When Nigerian troops recaptured oil fields it sealed Biafra's fates effectively. There's no way a starving and financially vulnerable state could win a war of attrition. The Nigerian military would just send in more troops or hire more mercenaries.

sources:

• Naval Military Operations in Bonny during
the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970

By Chukwuma C. C. Osakwe, Lawrence Okechukwu Udeagbala

• Through the Imperial Lens: The Role of Portugal in the Nigeria-Biafra War.

By: Omaka, Arua Oko. 

• São Tomé and the Biafran War (1967-1970).

By: Seibert, Gerhard. 

The first must important reason why the silly blockade worked was Biafra was not allowed even for day to function as an independent country without being foisted with a war. If Biafra had exist, at least, for six month, it would have been able to acquire two frigates and few helicopter gunships.

Blue3k:
[b]If you look at the biafran Navy you'll easily notice it was outclassed. [/b]The Nigerian navy had no issue sinking most of the ships. Assuming Ojukwu was able to protect the oil fields they'd be able to make deals for weapons. It would also have made easier to import food and relief materials.

It was the Army and navy in my opinion that represented the biggest obstacle. The airforce was ineffective and Nigeria had to higher out mercenaries to do missions. The Portuguese and french would have more helpful if the Biafrans actually had money.

Ps: Did you know Portugal printed Biafras currency?

What Biafran navy were you talk about in the above post? Biafran was a dilapidated Nigerian frigate named NNS Ibadan which Lt. P. J. Oduh sailed to Calabar for sea worthiness and never returned to Lagos.

Sorry