gidgiddy:


Does that mean that Bola Tinubu, Dele Momodu and Wole Soyinka are cowards? All three men were agitating against the Sani Abacha's rule but when Sani Abacha sent his death squad after them, all 3 men fled to London

Should all 3 men have stayed in Nigeria to be slaughtered along with Kudirat Abiola, Pa Rewane and others who fell to Abachas hit squad?

What matters is that they fought against dictatorship and impunity but I do not expect them to relax and be slaughtered by Abacha so as to prove their bravery



Staying back to be slaughtered is not bravery, it is stupidity. Bravery is standing up to fight against overwhelmingly odds like Ojukwu

PentiumPro:


Why didn’t the govt slaughter Effiong and the others that surrendered ?

Why was Ojukwu spared when he returned to Nigeria?

The more you guys try to excuse Ojukwu cowardice, the more you all sound very stupid and cowardly too

Deepfeel:

Proof too.

Deepfeel:


The suicide note awolowo left behind


In his own words "rat poison is the surest way out of misery" that's the proof

gidgiddy:


Except that Ojukwu neither started any war nor did he run away in the middle of the war. Gowon started the war and Ojukwu ran away towards the end of the war after fighting gallantly for 3 years. No Soldier is taught to fight to death. All Soldiers are required to fight, but if they are about to be overwhelmed by the enemy, they must withdraw because a dead Soldier is of no use to anyone.

Only a very foolish Soldier, who is been surrounded on all sides, will stay to be killed when he has a means of escape. Its called tactical withdrawal in military terms

Dedetwo:


You must be on very cheap grass. France never supported Biafra. China was even the second country, after Britain, to support Nigeria. Only a dingbat will list Israel as supporter of Biafra when Israel was either fighting the Arab's army in 1967 or recuperating from the vicious war with Arabs countries. South Africa never supported Biafra due to Nelson Mandela's saga with Azikiwe and eastern region of Nigeria. Spain and Portugal never supported Biafra but did not stop their nationals to render help to Biafra. Haiti, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Tanzania and Zambia (what you called Rhodesia) recognized Biafra but did not have what it takes to support Biafra militarily or otherwise. Why would any reasonable fellow waste time with you when, in fact, you cannot differentiate an independent country such as Zambia from Rhodesia? What a Nigerian. I guess you are making the phrase "Nigeria is a basket of fools" looks truer than ever.

Eastlink:
My anger with you is that you’re always fascinated in bringing Biafran topics to be discussed and ridiculed in a site such as Nairaland. I don’t know how old you’re but I think you need to smell the coffee. You don’t discuss topics as this with kids.
Focus on twitter or Facebook, where you’ll find a much matured neo-colonialist crowd and not here where overgrown babies fool around.

Dedetwo:


At least, he stood up for his people to be counted. No Yari.ba will ever take the stance as Ojukwu did. Rather they will scamper to Porto Novo.

Gabkosh:
You can tell that to your fellow Fools, not we that know the truth.

Gabkosh:
Name any warlord who ever ran away. And I am waiting for your answer for the questions I asked you in second page.

gidgiddy:
The Nigerian media, particularly those of the North and west, have consistently propagated a series of lies against late Biafran Warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, for the last 50 years since the end of the war. Some of these lies have assumed a life of their own. Im here to debunk 7 of these lies so that people may know the truth

1) That Ojukwu lost no family member in the war:

Contrary to popular belief that Ojukwu lost no relations to the war, Ojukwu lost his own brother. Ojukwus younger brother, Tom Bigger, died while fighting in the Nsukka sector of the war

2)That Ojukwu never visited the war front:
Not only did Ojukwu visit the front several times, he even personally led "operation Igwuruta" that cleared Nigerian forces from Oguta.

3)That Ojukwu forced the minorities of the Eastern Region into Biafra without Consultation:
Before Ojukwu declared Biafra, he convened the "Eastern Nigeria Consultative Forum", a body that comprised all the chiefs, provincial heads and trade union leaders of the 20 provinces that made up the old Eastern Region. They met in Enugu and voted overwhelmingly for the Eastern Region to become an independent country and mandated Ojukwu to declare Biafra. When you compare this to Nigeria which Lugard created in 1914 without even giving notice to anybody, you begin to understand the hypocrisy.

4) That Ojukwu was not senior to Gowon:
Gowon was commissioned an officer in 1956 while Ojukwu was in 1957. However, Ojukwu joined the civil service in 1955. When Ojukwu was commissioned in 1957, his commission date was backdated to 1955 to reflect when he joined the civil service. This made Ojukwu to become senior to Gowon.

5)That Ojukwu dressed like a woman to escape Biafra:
Ojukwu left Biafra via Uli Airport. Why would Ojukwu disguise himself as a woman to go an Airport in an area still under his control? Does that make any sense? Besides, people like NU Akpan, AA Madiebo and Philip Effiong have all written in their books how they escorted Ojukwu in a convoy to the Airport.



6) That Ojukwu was a coward for fleeing Biafra: The Oxford dictionary defines a coward as "a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things". Had Ojukwu wanted, he could have used his position to negotiate a top position in Gowon's government. Had Ojukwu wanted, he could taken his father millions and retired to any country in the world. Instead, Ojukwu fought a 3 year war of independence against impossible odds, against a much larger and better equiped enemy. In the end when he could not continue, he exited the scene as the alternative would have been to wait to be killed. Ojukwus bravery is in his will to declare the independence of an oppressed people and fight with for 3 years. Anyone who thinks he is a coward for not "staying back to be killed" is someone who is ignorant

7) That Ojukwu caused the war/declared war:

Ojukwu did not cause the war and he never declared any war. Contrary to the lie(s) peddled against Ojukwu, Ojukwu actually tried to prevent war. While Igbos were being killed all over Nigeria, Ojukwu appealed for calm and protected Northerners in the East. Ojukwu even risked his personal safety to meet Gowon in Ghana to prevent war by reaching an agreement. Despite Ojukwus best efforts to prevent war, Gowon still went ahead to break the Aburi agreement they signed, which left Ojukwu with no option than to declare Biafra. Throughout the war, Ojukwu travelled out for several peace meetings brokered by the international community, none of which Gowon bothered to attend. It was Gowon that caused the war by breaking the agreement they signed and it was he who declared war.

Dedetwo:


At least, he stood up for his people to be counted. No Yari.ba will ever take the stance as Ojukwu did. Rather they will scamper to Porto Novo.

PentiumPro:


Yorubas will not allow a single individual to cause the death of 3M yorubas without zilch return

Dogogo1900:
We all know that Ojukwu was a big coward just like Nnamdi Kanu,what are you trying to prove by writing this nonsense.
A leader will fight to his death not run away while millions or thousands of his people are being killed while he is having a wonderful time overseas.
You and your people have no brain.
Ojukwu died like a coward just like Nnamdi Kanu who is also dead. Kanu died like a coward too. You are all cowards.

PentiumPro:


Yorubas will not allow a single individual to cause the death of 3M yorubas without zilch return

helinues:


You people get bad mouth walahi..See as how you finished Yan.miri

LarryBee1k:



Sir,

Your number 3 and number 7 are both wrong

Igbos forced other ethnic minors of South-South and South East to join biafra side. Those that refused were killed


Igbos also started the civil war! They killed Western and northern leaders. Then put their own leader

Bighead9:
I'm an Igbo man from Aba. Ojukwu is a coward, why did he run on exile after leading our grand parents to their untimely death.

I detest cowardice.

Kwashiman:
Gidgiddy,

Please next time you want to open a thread and discuss the facts of the war with saner minds (same advice applies to Kettykings)... there are better forums and social groups even on Facebook where you can do that, and get sensible inputs even from non-Igbos. The mistake some of you make is that you still think Nairaland is anything like it used to be, lots of bigots and low IQ idiots proliferate these forum, mostly kids actually (and I'll admit I used to be one, until I realized been a tribalist and e-warrior was just a waste of my time and youth), especially when I could channel my energy to better things.

Piece of advice for you, stop wasting your time and find other forums to express yourself without getting redundant feedbacks, or better still leave Nairaland for some time and engage yourself in other self-improving activities.

solmus:



lol
Ndi Cowards, Ndi conquered, Ndi Marginalised fools trying to change their embarrassing history


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Dedetwo:


Anyway, it takes one demented fool to recognize another on a forum.

puremaker7:
those are kings now, in yorubas do respect their kings.
what do you call this?

Gabkosh:
Show us the note. Atleast, all these while, we could have read it. But all na like among you and your old foolish elders. Bring out the note let see. I will bring picture of ojukwu in his chronic senile state before shamelessly died.