I am also very amused when Some say Igbos had no empire.

There was no real threat. No need for empire.

The only existential threat almost created Biafra.

Greece didn't plan to have an empire, they enjoyed their separate independent small states and freedom.

But when a threat came from Persia, it resulted in a mighty Greek empire that came to Its peak under Alexander the great.

It's not too different from the Igbo.

This is superficially super

cynthia500:


that's a Yoruba territory sir,
if it also sure you please go to aba or Onitsha and be claiming jagaban there to see if you will not run with only half of ur boxers

lolzzzz

But you and your people claimed Yorubas are weak physically, they are not as strong as Igbos and I told you to put it into practice.

etrouble:
Eku oriire naa. Start another war nah so that you can build another armoured tank. Let’s see how many hundreds of Biafrans will be left.

Are you not ashamed that the largest and most populous black nation on earth at peace time cannot feed it's population, refine it's own crude oil, or make it own weapons...

We need to keep sentiments aside and face the ugly truth otherwise we can never move forward. If the Biafrans can make that in war-time when bombs were dropping here and there, back in the late 60's... Just imagine what they can do to Nigeria today when they stand up. marriage is not by force...

Everyone acknowledges that Nigeria is a dying giant as everyday we keep seeing the absurd by public officers. If PMB can sign-off refining of crude oil to ��Niger Republic while he has failed to make the 4 giant refineries to work, then you really got to have your heads examined as Nigerians..

etrouble:
Eku oriire naa. Start another war nah so that you can build another armoured tank. Let’s see how many hundreds of Biafrans will be left.

U talk b4 u think. U myt wanna wash dat brain of urs sir.

Taye4j:


If the Yoruba army you claimed were weak and subjugated by the Dahomey army are nothing, isnt it shameful to the Igbos that the same Yorubas destroyed and brought Igbos to their knees during the civil war?

What is wrong with this one?
Did we have any issues with you people? Oga we fought with the North, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and UAR not you weaklings.
Oga go and look for your mates in Benin Republic

TheLionofLasigi:


monkey brainlet, even when physical strength was a thing we were already fighting wars when you guys were still figuring how to wear cloths.....these days we really don't need physical strength, we'll use our deplomatic skills to get a hellfire missile from the US and drop it on your flathe@ds.... BOOM, final solution

you don't need to rely on USA to help you send missiles, do it yourself. Igbos can construct missiles on their own without any help from USA. We have made in Aba guns, made in Aba Pump action, made in Aba Ak47 in Igboland

abbaemma:
true, it is a child of essential necessity at a time and once again that time has come, Believe me.

Until those floating these ideal learn diplomacy, it will be in the pipes. You can't blackmail people to freedom.
The civil Rights movement is a good example to learn from.

HallaDaTruth:
For your little mind, you think say Nigeria go fit face Biafra without help?. Nigeria had to go and get Egypt, the then soviet Union, England, chad, Niger, Cameroon and Morocco to face Biafra. Tribalism don affect una brain. You people can't think straight. If Nigeria is powerful, let Nigeria defeat boko haram

Having allies is part of warfare,even the almighty USA does same. Your Biafra had it's own allies during the war.

Onyemaya:
am not talking about soldiers. Leave soldiers out of this. Soldiers will not interfere. It will be only Igbo vs yoruba' man to man.

I swear the afonjas will run 440,
I can even sense their back heels touching their back heads with fleeing anxiety as we speak.

all they are good at is noise making.
just leave a typical Igbo man with one useless afonja and see him begging with all his lives for mercy.

because within just 2 minutes of the fight all his brown looking teeth's are blown off with hot blows.

lolzzzzz

I just can't stop laughing here peeps

Mabizela:
The Igbos are the greatest black people in the world. without them Nigeria would have collapsed long time ago. Yoruba people should emulate them

.. Very true that is why "the east" is the Tech and industrial hub of Nigeria, Africa and the the World.

cynthia500:


just imagine thousands against just one small community,

but still yet they stood their grounds for 3 cocking years!

in short we biafrans are strong.

am sure the afonjas will surrender if they where the one.
they will surrender berely even 3 weeks of the war.

lolzzzz

You guys weren't fighting, you were basically surviving eating lizards and cockroaches. the saving grace was when Ojukuwu fled like a woman.

cynthia500:


billions of dollars will be pumped to the igbos if Nigeria think it fit to fight Igbo's again.

a nuclear bomb will be dropped if any of such happens again

so Nigerians should please think twice

You know what? Save your breath and allow them continue babbling

CSTRR:
I am also very amused when Some say Igbos had no empire.

There was no real threat. No need for empire.

The only existential threat almost created Biafra.

Greece didn't plan to have an empire, they enjoyed their separate independent small states and freedom.

But when a threat came from Persia, it resulted in a mighty Greek empire that came to Its peak under Alexander the great.

It's not too different from the Igbo.

Go and read about every great nation you've seen, they always had an empire and a vibrant military and economic structures.

Hausa have always had great empires and likewise the Yorubas, Igbos have never had any empire recorded in their history.

Surely, Yorubas are meant to be great.

Onyemaya:
you don't need to rely on USA to help you send missiles, do it yourself. Igbos can construct missiles on their own without any help from USA. We have made in Aba guns made in Aba Pump action, made in Aba Ak47 in Igboland

This why you guys you guys aren't that bright

gidgiddy:
Thats true. Egbema is rich in oil so the Biafrans built make shift back room refineries all over Egbema from where they collected crude oil and refined it into petrol and diesel. Egbema supplied Biafra with all its petrol and diesel.

After the war, they took the oil producing part of Egbema and put it into Rivers state( Egbema Ndoni LGA) and left the non oil producing areas of Egbema in Imo state(Ohaji-Egbema LGA)

You are getting it wrong!! Biafra then was not just igbos but eastern Nigeria. So they all belonged as one entity.

Taye4j:


Cynthia, Biko, let's collabo. I'm ready to go house to house to campaign for Igbo presidency. Just say yes !

you better start doing it now.
lolzzz

TheLionofLasigi:

Culled from the beerfrain history museum

Actually there is a pictorial illustration of it. Lol

ThatFairGuy1:


You people chestbeat a lot. This Below was extracted from Wikipedia.

"Biafra's declaration of independence from Nigeria resulted in civil war between Biafra and Nigeria. Biafra was formally recognised by
Gabon, Haiti , Ivory Coast , Tanzania , and Zambia . Other nations, which did not give official recognition but provided support and assistance to Biafra, included France , Spain , Portugal ,
Norway , Rhodesia, South Africa , and Vatican City. [a] Biafra received aid from non-state actors , including Joint Church Aid, Holy Ghost Fathers of Ireland, [3] and under their direction
Caritas International , [4] and U.S. Catholic Relief Services"

Was military support included there? Anuofia!

techmo:



Just shut it with the lies Kanu told you because I am well learned and have quite an idea of Biafra war from the start to Philip efiongs call to surrender after disgrace of a soldier called Ojukwu fled


.

You have no idea. I have a first count evidence who was a survivor. My aunty died in d war.

genesishouse:


Little mind is talking here. Try to go to war with Chad and see if the nepotism and corruption in Nigeria system will not be a walkover for that small nation. You think you have a country in your little mind?. Nigeria is finished, see how bandits and boko is ravaging the whole north, where are your military men and weapons?

only Chad I'll finish them

obalize:


Are you not ashamed that the largest and most populous black nation on earth at peace time cannot feed it's population, refine it's own crude oil, or make it own weapons...

We need to keep sentiments aside and face the ugly truth otherwise we can never move forward. If the Biafrans can make that in war-time when bombs were dropping here and there, back in the late 60's... Just imagine what they can do to Nigeria today when they stand up. marriage is not by force...

Everyone acknowledges that Nigeria is a dying giant as everyday we keep seeing the absurd by public officers. If PMB can sign-off refining of crude oil to ��Niger Republic while he has failed to make the 4 giant refineries to work, then you really got to have your heads examined as Nigerians..

nawa....you people sabi to make noise sha....

oya,declare war already and get your utopia biafra....

Angelfrost:
Any small thing, lowlifes will turn tribal...

A simple and deep post about how Nigeria has failed woefully to learn about self sufficiency as a key part of massive development and economic growth, has been turned to a pointless, idiotic, and moronic tribal war among imbeciles!!!

I hope most of the people commenting here don't make up the mindset of the majority of the voting population... If so, this nation is doomed eternally!!!

Shame on you all!!!

Fool!

etrouble:
Eku oriire naa. Start another war nah so that you can build another armoured tank. Let’s see how many hundreds of Biafrans will be left.

SHUT UP THERE AFONJA!!!

Vanzcharles:


You are getting it wrong!! Biafra then was not just igbos but eastern Nigeria. So they all belonged as one entity.

please where did you get your own history from Mr impi?

am kind of wandering maybe your history teacher died just last week that's why you are misinformed like this.

the biafrans where only Igbo's please grow up oooo

Bkayyy:

What is wrong with this one?
Did we have any issues with you people? Oga with fought with the North, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and UAR not you weaklings.
Oga go and look for your mates in Benin Republic

Didirin of the highest order ! Lol.

You had no business with us and yet you invaded Yoruba land through ore, you equally bombed Lagos before the Yorubas decided to put you in your place.

Abeg, stop using your selective memory.

BastardWike:
In Biafra, Africa Died~~Fredrick Forsyth.
Each time I watch any documentary on Biafra or read books about its technological advancement as far back as late 1960's when Africa was still known as the Dark continent, I feel like shedding tears on the missed opportunities.

So sad.

there is still an opportunity to learn n advance those feats of those days. D only albertrous is tribalism n hate, even on Nairaland Nigerians cant speak with one voice , n the hate for that region of Nigeria ,by other regions is palpable even on this platform, that hate I must say is keeping alot from our country. if only, only if.

cynthia500:


I swear the afonjas will run 440,
I can even sense their back heels touching their back heads with fleeing anxiety as we speak.

all they are good at is noise making.
just leave a typical Igbo man with one useless afonja and see him begging with all his lives for mercy.

because within just 2 minutes of the fight all his brown looking teeth's are blow off with hot blows.

lolzzzzz

I just can't stop laughing here peeps

don't mind them. We need to fight each other to settle our differences

Most people here just shouting Nigeria Nigeria. The truth is only the Hausa-Fulani and maybe the Yoruba’s are still putting their heart as Nigerians. Other tribes are waiting for little fight to interrupt before you will know what they really have in heart. I’m an Edo man and I will tell you if fight should come up now it will be we against enemies that don’t want us to have peace. This not 1970’s everybody eyes don open

Vanzcharles:


You have no idea. I have a first count evidence who was a survivor. My aunty died in d war.

Dint tell me you are taking that guy serious. He is a notorious Igbo serial hater. He is still alive today thanks to the Igbo hate propelling him

Bkayyy:

Actually there is a pictorial illustration of it.
Lol

Yes the Dahomey amazons were brave warriors....but still we conquered the kingdom..... Tell me one military conquest of the igbos