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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by spearman(m): 1:25am On Sep 18, 2022
ImperialYoruba:


You have no choice. Igbo is already 40% population of SS. Obi himself said this.
Pit Obi has nothing in that flat skull on him. He lies about everything.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by michelz: 1:26am On Sep 18, 2022
spearman:


See what happens to nomads and gypsy tribes in 'no man's land'. See weeping and gnashing by 'developers'.


ONE NIGERIA HAS HAPPENED TO US- IBOS LAMENT IN LAGOS OVER DEMOLITIONS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY_Mu2Ee0Tc
That's part of challenges of life and risk in business. Tomorrow, more than 10000 people from different parts of the country will troop into the country's No man's land ( Lagos)...
Lol...And there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by ednut1(m): 1:29am On Sep 18, 2022
The igbos also committed atrocities against the minorities. But they dont want that part to be out there. So they embark on mass victim mentality. But the people in akwa cross, abonema, port harcourt, bendel and asaba know the truth.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by spearman(m): 1:35am On Sep 18, 2022
michelz:

That's part of challenges of life and risk in business. Tomorrow, more than 10000 people from different parts of the country will troop into the country's No man's land ( Lagos)...
Lol...And there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.

You are all working your criminal ass off to pay taxes to pay Yoruba public severnts and oil the lifestyle of omoluabis and you cannot see the silliness of you boasting about it?

The speed at which Yoruba Nation will arrive will shock you One Nigeria Unity Begging Ibos.
Nigeria is ending soon. No one want to carry same passport as Ibos. Soon the world will know that Ibos are the criminal elements in Nigeria from time immemorial.

See below, Ibo crime culture in historical perspective.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by spearman(m): 1:41am On Sep 18, 2022
ednut1:
The igbos also committed atrocities against the minorities. But they dont want that part to be out there. So they embark on mass victim mentality. But the people in akwa cross, abonema, port harcourt, bendel and asaba know the truth.

It was HORRIBLE for minorities whom had always historically been Ibos masters suddenly being subjected to Ibo genocidal occupation by inferiors.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by michelz: 1:48am On Sep 18, 2022
spearman:


You are all working you criminal ass off to pay taxes to pay Yoruba public severnts and oil the lifestyle of omoluabis and you cannot see the silliness of you boasting about it?

The speed at which Yoruba Nation will arrive will shock you One Nigeria Unity Begging Ibos.
Nigeria is ending soon. No one want to carry same passport as Ibos. Soon the world will know that Ibos are the criminal elements in Nigeria from time immemorial.

See below, Ibo crime culture in historical perspective.

Well, that's one way to look at it; another perspective could be that those other Nigerians are exhausting the resources of No man's land while sending their money back home for investments. To them, it's a win- win.

As per your attached image, I noticed that Yoruba took second.
Not a bad result if you ask me.

Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by spearman(m): 2:03am On Sep 18, 2022
michelz:


Well, that's one way to look at it; another perspective could be that those other Nigerians are exhausting the resources of No man's land while sending their money back home for investments. To them, it's a win- win.

As per your attached image, I noticed that Yoruba took second.
Not a bad result if you ask me.
It will be a win win when Yoruba Nation is actualized and Yorubas can enact law and order. For now inside Nigeria, it's chaos.

Yorubas are a distant second and they had a larger population that Ibos. Ibos as usual didn't disappoint. Ibos: First in All Crimes in All Climes.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by adenike21273: 6:19am On Sep 18, 2022
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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by spearman(m): 6:23am On Sep 18, 2022
adenike21273:
Dustbin garbageDustbin garbage...

Omo Yeeeeebo. Answer ya papa name. Omoluabis don;t think like Yeeeeebos. You were easy to smoke out.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by Jashub: 7:22am On Sep 18, 2022
ImperialYoruba:


You have no choice. Igbo is already 40% population of SS. Obi himself said this.
Even if they are 50% no problem . But we(SS) can never join their madness in Biafra . But in this election we will surely vote for Obi .
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by chrisxxx(m): 7:22am On Sep 18, 2022
seunmsg:
This is the part of the war they always don’t want to talk about. Minorities in the old eastern region suffered by far more than the Igbo majority during the war. When it became obvious that Uli airstrip would fall, Ojukwu quickly loaded his family and top Igbo friend into the only available plane and ran away leaving Effiong (a minority) to handle the mess.

Funny enough, the old eastern region minorities have since moved on. You hardly hear them talk about the civil war anymore. Some people don’t even know they suffered in some instances more than the Igbos during the civil war. Not surprisingly, Jonathan from the minority tribes was elected as president of Nigeria and served for about 6years.
The minority like myself feel relieved. Before the war Igbos were our slave masters and neocolonist. The annoying thing is that we welcomed them into our space . Many of them came in as menial job seekers. But when the government of Eastern Nigeria was found in their hand they overnight became our overlord. We were helpless. How could someone who had been your slave and living at your mercy suddenly become one's master?
The minority lost dearly in the war but defeating Igbo dominance was our greatest reprieve. This is the particular reason why the minority moved on and remain happy despite the human and material lose. Now the igbos know their boundaries.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by spearman(m): 7:37am On Sep 18, 2022
chrisxxx:

The minority like myself feel relieved. Before the war Igbos were our slave masters and neocolonist. The annoying thing is that we welcomed them into our space . Many if them came in as menial job seekers. But when the government if Eastern Nigeria was found in their hand they overnight became our overlord. We were helpless. How could someone who had been your slave and living at your mercy suddenly become one's master?
The minority lost dearly in the war but defeating Igbo dominance was our greatest reprieve. This is the particular reason why the minority moved on and remain happy despite the human and material lose. Now the igbos know their boundaries.
This was the gravest travesty of colonial rule, joining anyone with Ibos. I have often wondered what the rational was for the British creating the Eastern Region. The colonials just like they did with Fulanis on Nigreia effectively put every minority under Ibo bondage. Ibos unlike the Yorubas did with Midwest, Ibos were never going to allow a separate region for the minorities.

Ibos after 100,000 years in slavery including building the great moat, Ibos even had the proud Binis in bondage for 6 weeks of Midwest occupation . What a horror Biafra was for the SS. An inferior culture ruling superiors. Slaves ruling masters.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by olisaEze(m): 7:56am On Sep 18, 2022
Nothing is preventing the other ethnicities from lending a voice to the story, they weren’t dragged into the war. The Eastern legislative body mandated Ojukwu to declare Biafra because Gowon reneged on the Aburi Accord after three thousand Igbo civilians were killed in one riot. Frank Opigo, from Okrika, Rivers State proposed the name for the new country, ‘Biafra’. But the minorities have been silent and okay with the treatment the Igbo has received from this nation since then. You have to be very daft to think an Oyinbo man that has never come to Africa is the right person to teach you your own country’s history!

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by chrisxxx(m): 8:12am On Sep 18, 2022
spearman:

This was the gravest travesty of colonial rule, joining anyone with Ibos. I have often wondered what the rational was for the British creating the Eastern Region. The colonials just like they did with Fulanis on Nigreia effectively put every minority under Ibo bondage. Ibos unlike the Yorubas did with Midwest, Ibos were never going to allow a separate region for the minorities.

Ibos after 100,000 years of slavery including building the great moat, Ibos even had the proud Binis in bondage for 6 weeks of Midwest occupation . What a horror Biafra was for the SS. An inferior culture ruling superiors. Slaves ruling masters.
You got it. An inferior culture ruling superiors Minorities of the south are supposed to be celebrating the fall of Biafra yearly. Read Elechi Amadi 'Sunset at Biafra '. You will understand what the minorities passed through.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by Greenback: 8:16am On Sep 18, 2022
spearman:

This was the gravest travesty of colonial rule, joining anyone with Ibos. I have often wondered what the rational was for the British creating the Eastern Region. The colonials just like they did with Fulanis on Nigreia effectively put every minority under Ibo bondage. Ibos unlike the Yorubas did with Midwest, Ibos were never going to allow a separate region for the minorities.

Ibos after 100,000 years of slavery including building the great moat, Ibos even had the proud Binis in bondage for 6 weeks of Midwest occupation . What a horror Biafra was for the SS. An inferior culture ruling superiors. Slaves ruling masters.
Keep on trying,keep on sweating,I am Niger Deltan and I and my fellow Niger Deltans and our Igbo brethren are comrades and there's absolutely nothing you and you ilks can do about it.
Hypocrite you and your fellow afonjas now pretend to care for the Niger Deltans!!!!!!
With all the evil words you people used on Patience Jonathan, Jonathan himself,Asari Dokuboh, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Deziani,etc,you are now caring Tom to Jerry and want us to see our own brethren,the Igbos as our enemies,the Igbos that have stood with us politically for years!!!

Same Niger Deltans you worked against and betrayed 2014!!!! What a bunch of human beings you are!!!

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by gidgiddy: 9:37am On Sep 18, 2022
spearman:

That your ancestors did could not organize Empires is why Ibos are landlocked nomadic parasite Unity Beggars.
Nobody will let Ibo lead in anything. Ibo will never rule Nigeria till we separate. Obi will be a distant 3rd and Nigeria will end inside 4 years and Ibos will be kicked out of Lagos.

After organising your empire, are you any richer than Igbos ? Are you any more developed than them? What exactly did empire do for you today?

People are talking about flying to moon in the 21st century, another person is talking about useless empire that has no place in the world of today
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by naijapips04: 9:43am On Sep 18, 2022
Jashub:
True talk . But I am voting for Obi not because he is igbo, but because he has something to unify Nigeria

P.S : I am from the Niger Delta

Eh? Peter Obi that couldn't unify Anambra state. It was always Catholics against Anglicans. This clan against this clan. How is that one going to unify Nigeria?

The same man that destroyed mosques in Anambra state?

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by Jashub: 9:45am On Sep 18, 2022
naijapips04:


Eh? Peter Obi that couldn't unify Anambra state. It was always Catholics against Anglicans. This clan against this clan. How is that one going to unify Nigeria?

The same man that destroyed mosques in Anambra state?
Oga, among the three candidates being peddled by the major political parties in Nigeria, Peter Obi is the least of the three evils.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by naijapips04: 9:52am On Sep 18, 2022
Jashub:
Oga, among the three candidates being peddled by the major political parties in Nigeria, Peter Obi is the least of the three evils.

In what way exactly? Someone that was laundrying Anambra state money through his bank in the name of investment? That opened an offshore account to evade tax? How is one evil greater than the other oga? Can you point me to verified evils by Atiku?

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by naijapips04: 9:52am On Sep 18, 2022
Jashub:
Even if they are 50% no problem . But we(SS) can never join their madness in Biafra . But in this election we will surely vote for Obi .

You are empowering IPOB by voting Obi.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by Jashub: 9:56am On Sep 18, 2022
naijapips04:


In what way exactly? Someone that was laundrying Anambra state money through his bank in the name of investment? That opened an offshore account to evade tax? How is one evil greater than the other oga? Can you point me to verified evils by Atiku?
Obi has a history and he came on air to say how he made his wealth . So he has a veritable track record.
But what about Atiku... and how did he make his wealth ?
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by Jashub: 9:56am On Sep 18, 2022
naijapips04:


You are empowering IPOB by voting Obi.
That is your own baseless paranoia at work.
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by naijapips04: 10:05am On Sep 18, 2022
Jashub:
Obi has a history and he came on air to say how he made his wealth . So he has a veritable track record.
But what about Atiku... and how did he make his wealth ?

Atiku has come on air to elaborate his humble beginnings and how he made his money.

He started off with hire purchase while in customs. He has since built several businesses that stand to this day. Atiku has a veritable track record.
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by naijapips04: 10:06am On Sep 18, 2022
Jashub:
That is your own baseless paranoia at work.

You will see. Have you ever wondered why Obi has never come out to condemn IPOB?
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by Jashub: 10:09am On Sep 18, 2022
naijapips04:


Atiku has come on air to elaborate his humble beginnings and how he made his money.

He started off with hire purchase while in customs. He has since built several businesses that stand to this day. Atiku has a veritable track record.
So how was a public office holder like Atiku , able to acquire INTEL and secretly have controlling shares in Mikano generators ?
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by naijapips04: 10:12am On Sep 18, 2022
Jashub:
So how was a public office holder like Atiku , able to acquire INTEL and secretly have controlling shares in Mikano generators ?

Atiku has come out to say that he doesn't have any shares in Mikano. Peddling unverifiable news makes you look stoopid.

For intel, Atiku was in business while still in civil service. He built his empire overtime through business.

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by Jashub: 10:14am On Sep 18, 2022
naijapips04:


Atiku has come out to say that he doesn't have any shares in Mikano. Peddling unverifiable news makes you look stoopid.

For intel, Atiku was in business while still in civil service. He built his empire overtime through business.
You make me laugh oga, so you are telling me that a man like Atiku built his wealth while he was in the civil service ? grin
Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by FakeIgboJew: 11:05am On Sep 18, 2022
The fact is that some Biafran leaders had long desired to negotiate for some form of Nigerian reunification under Organization of African Unity auspices rather than persevere with a hopeless secessionist struggle at appalling human cost. But these men never prevailed over the Ibo hawks who always had their way with General Ojukwu and now, judging from Colonel Effiong's remark, have presumably fled abroad with him.


Igbos were not committed to Biafra and when the coveted Niger Delta was liberated, Biafra died a natural death and Ojukwu and his war cabinet fled their village .

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Re: New York Times: It Had Been Biafra's Non‐ibo Minority That Suffered Most by 2elliot: 11:29am On Sep 18, 2022
spearman:
New York Times: The Biafran Minorities
It had been Biafra's non‐Ibo minority that suffered most.

Several things must not go unnoticed by a world horrified at the Nigerian tragedy and baffled by its complexities. At the showdown, Colonel Effiong, one of the few non‐Ibos in Biafra's top echelon, was left to cope with the collapse and preside over the liquidation of the secessionist effort. Nor should the world overlook that part of Colonel Effiong's surrender broadcast that said: “Our people are disillusioned and those elements of the old regime that made negotiations and reconciliation impossible have removed themselves voluntarily from our midst.”

The fact is that some Biafran leaders had long desired to negotiate for some form of Nigerian reunification under Organization of African Unity auspices rather than persevere with a hopeless secessionist struggle at appalling human cost. But these men never prevailed over the Ibo hawks who always had their way with General Ojukwu and now, judging from Colonel Effiong's remark, have presumably fled abroad with him.

Another fact which General Ojukwu inadvertently dramatized in leaving the final responsibility on Col nel Effiong is that at least until the last stages of the thirty‐month war it had been Biafra's non‐Ibo minority that suffered most. The attitude of these five million—forty per cent of Biafra's original population —toward secession was always questionable.

Many of them never wanted an independent Biafra, having resented Ibo domination in Nigeria's former Eastern Region for many years. Some of the minorities suffered savage reprisals at Ibo hands for refusing to leave their homes and accompany the retreating Biafran troops.
They made up the vast majority in Biafra's refugee camps as the secessionist enclave was reduced to the Ibo heartland. It may seem unkind to recall these things at the moment of Biafra's collapse after a tremendous struggle against overwhelming odds. But the record of Biafra's agony must be kept straight even at a time when the world's attention is rightly concentrated on alleviating the suffering and restoring peace.

https://www.nytimes.com/1970/01/17/archives/the-biafran-minorities.html
Could you also be kind enough to tell the world what roles minority tribes played in the war? They worked as informants to the Nigerian forces. In fact, in my place in Bayelsa, they used to secretly write long list of indigenes who were suspected of being Biafran sympathisers. They summit the list to the Nigerian forces who then arrested and killed most of them. About three of my uncles were killed that way in Bayelsa. One other one, his manhood was destroyed. My mom also told me how the indigenous women and men who were commanded to carry the Biafran soldiers across riverine communities used to intentionally capsize the boats midway into the journey and thus drown those soldiers who couldn't swim. My mom tells me that aside those men who were suspected to be informants for Nigerian forces, Biafran soldiers rarely brutalised them. The only bad side was that they were asked to provide food for the Biafran soldiers when they were in their communities.
And talking about Igbo domination, how long did that happen? Eastern region was carved out in 1954. And from that year to 1966 is just 12yrs. So, tell me, how much did the Igbos suffered minority tribes in just a space of 12yrs? Oil extraction only began in 1958 or so, and it was not yet the major source of the Eastern regions revenue at the time. How many minorities were disqualified despite being competent? Or they wanted quota system and not competency?

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