Biafra is/was a secessionist state in southeastern Nigeria that existed from 1967 to 1970. The region sought independence due to ethnic and political tensions with the Nigerian government.

ArcFresky:
I think the plan is to claim some oil producing state as theirs and use their oil to develop.

Unfortunately, SS sef no go gree. The selfish nature of Nigerians will spoil everything.

In all, I think the SE will be the most disadvantaged if there is secession.

No farmland, no seaport, No minerals.

The only economics SE has is trade/importation. If everyone turns to trader, who will buy?

JagabanB:
Biafra seperation is not based on marginalization, the marginalization story is faIse and a chroñîc propaganda by the lgb0s.
The only real justification for Biafra is the sharp cultural and religîóus differences that have existed in Nigeria since it's formation which makes it impossible for integration of the people as one nation.
That's the only drive for Biafra, the key difference between SE and SW in their relation to the North is that SW has a huge Muslim population which can easily align with the north on religîóus grounds but there still exists cultural shocks for a typical Yoruba who travels to the core north, vice-versa.
The NC and SS are a population also agitating for secession but for their case, they are different tribes who are greatly marginalized far far more than the lgb0s yet they keep quiet and cañ't form a formidable movement because of lack of a unified leadership.
As for Biafra, their secession agenda is justified because of stark differences in way of life etc but NEVER on marginalization, that's a cock and buII story.
In future, with a unified leadership in SS and NC, Biafra will be used to cause a breakaway but when this breakaway happens, 5 states will stand alone as Biafra and the Biafran dreams will start looking like a nightmare, but it will definitely be too late to turn back.

AntiMarxist:



It has always been about the oil in the SS and the coastal lands .

We have nothing in common with the Ibo.

Whatever similarities in culture we in the Niger Delta share with the Ibo, they borrowed or rather appropriated from us .

We are not one.

Our temperament and Gentile ways shows we are as opposite as day from night.

tauri94:
Before I begin, I would like to state that I am Igbo from Onitsha in Anambra State.

I don’t know if anyone has done this thread before, if someone has, do try to drop a link cause I want to hear people’s thoughts on the matter.

Also, opinions should not be limited to only the Biafra agitators, people from other tribes are welcome to drop comments but abeg try to keep it respectful 🙏🙏

Now what I am going to say on this matter is strictly my own thoughts on the subject and I do not which to offend or impose my beliefs on anyone.

WHAT I FEEL BIAFRA IS/WAS?
Biafra is/was a secessionist state in southeastern Nigeria that existed from 1967 to 1970. The region sought independence due to ethnic and political tensions with the Nigerian government. The conflict, known as the Biafra War or Nigerian Civil War, resulted in a devastating humanitarian crisis, with widespread famine and international aid efforts. Nigeria eventually reasserted control, and Biafra was reintegrated into the country, ending the secessionist movement. The legacy of Biafra continues to influence Nigerian politics and society.

WHY HAS THE MOVEMENT CONTINUED LONG AFTER THE WAR ENDED IN 1970?
One of the main reasons I feel the Biafra movement has continued is the persistence of ethnic and political grievances among some segments of the population in the southeastern region of Nigeria. I say segments because I do not believe that the whole Igbo community are in full support of what the movement has come to stand for and the groups that are within it.

Now, these political grievances as stated often center around issues of marginalization, economic disparities, and unequal distribution of resources. Additionally, the historical memory of the Biafra War and its devastating humanitarian consequences has left a lasting impact on the region's collective consciousness. Many people still feel a strong sense of identity and belonging to Biafra, viewing it as a symbol of resistance against perceived injustices.

Furthermore, the movement has been fueled by a desire for self-determination and calls for greater autonomy or even secession from Nigeria. Some groups and individuals believe that the interests of the southeastern region are not adequately represented within the Nigerian government, leading to renewed calls for Biafra's independence.

IS THE CAUSE JUST?
Now again I would state that I do not wish to offend anyone.

The question of whether the Biafra movement’s cause is just is subjective and can vary depending on different perspectives and historical interpretations.

Yes I do believe it is justified if your argument is based on historical marginalization and war-crimes asserted on the Biafran people. Going by the recent Presidential elections and the Lagos State Gubernatorial elections where one of the candidates was partly of the Igbo tribe, I do believe that the region’s interests have not been adequately represented within the Nigerian state and that pursuing independence or greater autonomy could be necessary to addressing these grievances.

However, the political underrepresentation of the Igbo people at Federal level is not sufficient reason to justify separatist movements. I would argue that the absence of an Igbo president since the restoration of democracy in 1999 has significantly affected the development of the region on the basis that no region in Nigeria is developed and we can barely name any political representative from the South-East that has held power and hasn’t looted funds meant for the development of the states.

WHAT STATES ARE BIAFRA STATES?
Gotten From Wikipedia: The territory of the Republic of Biafra is covered nowadays by the reorganised Nigerian states of Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Cross River, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia, Delta and southern Kogi and Benue states

What States are actively involved in the movement today?
Judging by the states participating in the forced sit-at-home, I would say only the South-Eastern States, which includes: Anambra, Abia, Imo, Enugu and Ebonyi

WHAT IS THE PLAN?
Nobody seem to know! No one, not even Nnamdi Kanu, Ralph Uwazuruike, Simon Ekpa or Benjamin Onwuka has laid out any survival plan.

The only plan I have heard is some South-South states would join the movement, we become rich from refining oil and we all live happily ever after. If these South-South states refuse to leave a country where they are already a marginalized minority to join another country where they would still be the “marginalized minority”, what then is the plan?

Note that the South East is in fact landlocked, and if you do not still believe it, simply go to Google Maps on your phone, look for blue markings indicating water bodies and decide for yourself how close the Atlantic Ocean is to any South Eastern state. Please do not say dredge rivers.

For a region that is solely reliant on importing goods for sales.

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PLAN?

ArcFresky:
I think the plan is to claim some oil producing state as theirs and use their oil to develop.

Unfortunately, SS sef no go gree. The selfish nature of Nigerians will spoil everything.

In all, I think the SE will be the most disadvantaged if there is secession.

No farmland, no seaport, No minerals.

That is why they are forcing themselves on minority in the deltan, and since they are too stupid and can't see beyond their nose sit at home is happening in all the south south States.

Mumu cursed tribe.

The only economics SE has is trade/importation. If everyone turns to trader, who will buy?

JagabanB:

It has always been so.
lgb0s wanted to force Benue into Biafra before they pulled out too.

AntiMarxist:


False!

Biafra was declared because Gowon had granted the Ibo weary so-called minorities that were trapped in the old eastern region two seperate states.

The discovery of crude oil in the lower Niger and the intentions of the so-called minorities in the lower Niger attempts to seek for a plebiscite from the federal parliament , after their demands were denied by the Ibo dominated regional parliament is what led to the infamous Jan 15 Ibo coup.

The unification decree that did away with regions for a powerful central govt dominated by Ibos is what led to the Izon seccesionist movement from Nigeria all together, which I must add was brutally clamped down by the Ironsi military govt with Ojukwu leading the genocidal military operation to end the rebellion.

After losing out in a counter coup and seeing Gowon finally freeing the minority lower Niger Tribes from the British created and lumped eastern region, Ojukwu and his Enugu Zikists will declare Biafra and drag the same Niger Delta tribes who want nothing to do with the Ibo east into their Biafra.


Biafra was Plan B to steal the lands and resources of the Niger Delta peoples.

Pls, get your facts together.

Biafra was not an exigency declared from a point of victimisation.

No. Biafra was an aggressive Ethnic agenda to genocide and replace the SS people over their lands and resources by the ever covetous Ibos .

I hope I made my self clear.

AntiMarxist:


Their madness was driven by their false claims to Jewry and the superstition of Jewish invisibility and divine powers.

Just as they are now claiming falsely they are Jews and stealing Jewish heritage as theirs, so also did they appropriate civilized norms and customs from the SS tribes.

We did not however teach them to feed on their fellow man.

They learnt that shit on their own.

JagabanB:
Biafra seperation is not based on marginalization, the marginalization story is faIse and a chroñîc propaganda by the lgb0s.
The only real justification for Biafra is the sharp cultural and religîóus differences that have existed in Nigeria since it's formation which makes it impossible for integration of the people as one nation.
That's the only drive for Biafra, the key difference between SE and SW in their relation to the North is that SW has a huge Muslim population which can easily align with the north on religîóus grounds but there still exists cultural shocks for a typical Yoruba who travels to the core north, vice-versa.
The NC and SS are a population also agitating for secession but for their case, they are different tribes who are greatly marginalized far far more than the lgb0s yet they keep quiet and cañ't form a formidable movement because of lack of a unified leadership.
As for Biafra, their secession agenda is justified because of stark differences in way of life etc but NEVER on marginalization, that's a cock and buII story.
In future, with a unified leadership in SS and NC, Biafra will be used to cause a breakaway but when this breakaway happens, 5 states will stand alone as Biafra and the Biafran dreams will start looking like a nightmare, but it will definitely be too late to turn back.

AntiMarxist:



It has always been about the oil in the SS and the coastal lands .

We have nothing in common with the Ibo.

Whatever similarities in culture we in the Niger Delta share with the Ibo, they borrowed or rather appropriated from us .

We are not one.

Our temperament and Gentile ways shows we are as opposite as day from night.

KGBKremlin:


Igbo should pray nothing like war should happen through them in Nigeria anymore if not 200 years to come they won't recover.

I pity any Niger Delta inter marry with Igbo, they should learn from Lagos, Igbo are bad people don't give them any space.

KGBKremlin:


Stop inter marry with Igbo,to avoid spreading and more migrating from them in the name of in-law.

Igbo are deceitful people, they knew that they have nothing in their region.

ArcFresky:
I think the plan is to claim some oil producing state as theirs and use their oil to develop.

Unfortunately, SS sef no go gree. The selfish nature of Nigerians will spoil everything.

In all, I think the SE will be the most disadvantaged if there is secession.

No farmland, no seaport, No minerals.

The only economics SE has is trade/importation. If everyone turns to trader, who will buy?

JagabanB:

LOL.
Let lgb0s breathe.
The world has gone beyond forcing SS into Biafra now.
The only thing that will function is a referendum, with that, SS won't go with SE.

AntiMarxist:


False!

Biafra was declared because Gowon had granted the Ibo weary so-called minorities that were trapped in the old eastern region two seperate states.

The discovery of crude oil in the lower Niger and the intentions of the so-called minorities in the lower Niger attempts to seek for a plebiscite from the federal parliament , after their demands were denied by the Ibo dominated regional parliament is what led to the infamous Jan 15 Ibo coup.

The unification decree that did away with regions for a powerful central govt dominated by Ibos is what led to the Izon seccesionist movement from Nigeria all together, which I must add was brutally clamped down by the Ironsi military govt with Ojukwu leading the genocidal military operation to end the rebellion.

After losing out in a counter coup and seeing Gowon finally freeing the minority lower Niger Tribes from the British created and lumped eastern region, Ojukwu and his Enugu Zikists will declare Biafra and drag the same Niger Delta tribes who want nothing to do with the Ibo east into their Biafra.


Biafra was Plan B to steal the lands and resources of the Niger Delta peoples.

Pls, get your facts together.

Biafra was not an exigency declared from a point of victimisation.

No. Biafra was an aggressive Ethnic agenda to genocide and replace the SS people over their lands and resources by the ever covetous Ibos .

I hope I made my self clear.

AntiMarxist:


Their madness was driven by their false claims to Jewry and the superstition of Jewish invisibility and divine powers.

Just as they are now claiming falsely they are Jews and stealing Jewish heritage as theirs, so also did they appropriate civilized norms and customs from the SS tribes.

We did not however teach them to feed on their fellow man.

They learnt that shit on their own.

Dafresh:

What is SS, you want to sound intelligent but you're empty so before Biafra war we have South South

KGBKremlin:


Igbo should pray nothing like war should happen through them in Nigeria anymore if not 200 years to come they won't recover.

I pity any Niger Delta inter marry with Igbo, they should learn from Lagos, Igbo are bad people don't give them any space.

AntiMarxist:


False!

Biafra was declared because Gowon had granted the Ibo weary so-called minorities that were trapped in the old eastern region two seperate states.

The discovery of crude oil in the lower Niger and the intentions of the so-called minorities in the lower Niger attempts to seek for a plebiscite from the federal parliament , after their demands were denied by the Ibo dominated regional parliament is what led to the infamous Jan 15 Ibo coup.

The unification decree that did away with regions for a powerful central govt dominated by Ibos is what led to the Izon seccesionist movement from Nigeria all together, which I must add was brutally clamped down by the Ironsi military govt with Ojukwu leading the genocidal military operation to end the rebellion.

After losing out in a counter coup and seeing Gowon finally freeing the minority lower Niger Tribes from the British created and lumped eastern region, Ojukwu and his Enugu Zikists will declare Biafra and drag the same Niger Delta tribes who want nothing to do with the Ibo east into their Biafra.


Biafra was Plan B to steal the lands and resources of the Niger Delta peoples.

Pls, get your facts together.

Biafra was not an exigency declared from a point of victimisation.

No. Biafra was an aggressive Ethnic agenda to genocide and replace the SS people over their lands and resources by the ever covetous Ibos .

I hope I made my self clear.

JagabanB:
Biafra seperation is not based on marginalization, the marginalization story is faIse and a chroñîc propaganda by the lgb0s.
The only real justification for Biafra is the sharp cultural and religîóus differences that have existed in Nigeria since it's formation which makes it impossible for integration of the people as one nation.
That's the only drive for Biafra, the key difference between SE and SW in their relation to the North is that SW has a huge Muslim population which can easily align with the north on religîóus grounds but there still exists cultural shocks for a typical Yoruba who travels to the core north, vice-versa.
The NC and SS are a population also agitating for secession but for their case, they are different tribes who are greatly marginalized far far more than the lgb0s yet they keep quiet and cañ't form a formidable movement because of lack of a unified leadership.
As for Biafra, their secession agenda is justified because of stark differences in way of life etc but NEVER on marginalization, that's a cock and buII story.
In future, with a unified leadership in SS and NC, Biafra will be used to cause a breakaway but when this breakaway happens, 5 states will stand alone as Biafra and the Biafran dreams will start looking like a nightmare, but it will definitely be too late to turn back.

Armaggedon:
You are neither from Onitsha nor even Igbo

gidgiddy:
Let us never forget that Nigeria is the colonial creation of the white man. The ethnic nationalities that constitute Nigeria were ambushed into a colonial project called Nigeria in 1914. All the ethnic nationalities have had over 100 years to assess if Nigeria works for them and it is their right of self determination to decide if they want to continue being part of Nigeria, or opt for independence

I believe that Nigeria has been an unmitigated disaster and the Igbo nation should seek independence. Nigeria should give the Igbo nation referendum for them to decide if they want to remain part of Nigeria, no enforced unity ever ends well. Igbos have fought war, they have agitated and shown Nigeria and the wider world that a significant population amongst them want independence from Nigeria

Assuming the South East is what gains independence from Nigeria as Biafra, what happens next? Igbo leaders will hold a constitutional conference to draw up a long term political and economic plan, as well as the terms of engagement with Nigeria and the wider world

Nobody is saying it will be easy in the beginning, but I trust my Igbo people, they will make a success of it

I laugh when people say the South East is landlocked, far from it. A lot of people dont know that that there is no land between Abia State and the ocean. Azumini blue River runs from Abia to the ocean, demarcating Rivers State and Akwa Ibom. River ports can also be built at Oguta, in addition to the one at Onitsha

The South East is so close the ocean, and has many tributaries and waterways running from it to the ocean that it is virtually impossible for them not to have full access to the ocean with the right investment

tauri94:


😂😂 I am not from Oba or Nkpor, aburom Nwa Otu….Abum Nwaezechima direct.