nanidee:

@ Eze Uche, don't be too harsh. . . Lol. He just  doesn't understand the story well enough.

EzeUche:

Even the foreign men who wrote these articles have more knowledge about Nigeria than you, which is actually sad. Ojukwu supported Nigerian and he was a federalist. The man was against secession, but he had to listen to the will of the people in the former Eastern Region. He was a reluctant leader. Ojukwu had nothing to gain from secession. His father's business was conducted throughout Nigeria. That meant his family lost much, because of the secession. Did you know Ojukwu at that time, was often accused by Igbos as not wanting secession in the beginning?

History is looking favorable on Ojukwu. He did not wish for war. If you know anything about Aburi, Gowon reneged on his promise. Ojukwu had to play the cards that he was dealt.

nanidee:

@ Eze Uche, don't be too harsh. . . Lol. He just  doesn't understand the story well enough.

EzeUche:

And you call yourself objective. Who do you think you are fooling? You are not fooling anyone. Like I said, I would rather listen to an unbiased/objective person from a foreign land, who is not swayed by public sentiment or tribal loyalties.

BTW, any people have a right to self-determination. It is a God given right, and if a state cannot protect its people, then it is not fit to govern the people. To make it clearly for you, Nigeria could not protect Igbos from the pogroms in the North. Slaughtered tens of thousands would make any group of people ready to secede and form their own nation. Is that hard to comprehend or do I need ot make it simpler?

alj_harem:

did you understand the story ?

what do you understand about Nigerian politics and the politics back then ?

If you are well knowledgeable of the politics back then and aware of Nigerian politics, then you would not be posting that "he had no choice"

What do you know of aburi meeting ?

Do you even know and understand Ojukwu himself ?

I mean did you understand Ojukwu's idealogy back then and how it changed before his departure ?

Abeg stop posting on things you are not knowledgeable about

BUZUGEE was absolutely right when he describe it as an "ego fight"

buzugee:

well if he listened to the will of the people a[b]gainst his better judgements that makes him an emotional and irrational leader[/b]. still not a good look.

EzeUche:

If he doesn't understand the history, he should stop typing. Only a fool would talk about something he knows nothing about. It is like me telling a farmer how to plant his grain, even though I do not have a background in farming. I have sense not do that.

nanidee:

Omg!

Buzugee, did u just say strength of the Nigerian army I laugh in biafra.

Okay, I  didn't think I was gonna come back to this, but I might as well  do so! Okay, at the time of the civil war, the Nigerian army really wasn't anything to write home about. The 2 major reasons tĦey seemed to have gotten the upper hand was because tĦey were receiving sophisticated weapons from abroad to help them fight the easterners, and more importantly, the FOOD SUPPLY TO THE EAST WAS CUT OFF. Even at that, the igbos manufactured their own weapons and ammunitions at that time. Moreover, u don't expect hungry men to  do wonders!

So, point of correction, the Nigerian army had lots of advantages, which if given to the easterners would have resulted in a different story. Nothing to do with the joke of the Nigerian army.  

nanidee:

Omg!

Buzugee, did u just say strength of the Nigerian army I laugh in biafra.

Okay, I  didn't think I was gonna come back to this, but I might as well  do so! Okay, at the time of the civil war, the Nigerian army really wasn't anything to write home about. The 2 major reasons tĦey seemed to have gotten the upper hand was because tĦey were receiving sophisticated weapons from abroad to help them fight the easterners, and more importantly, the FOOD SUPPLY TO THE EAST WAS CUT OFF. Even at that, the igbos manufactured their own weapons and ammunitions at that time. Moreover, u don't expect hungry men to  do wonders!

So, point of correction, the Nigerian army had lots of advantages, which if given to the easterners would have resulted in a different story. Nothing to do with the joke of the Nigerian army.  

EzeUche:

Referring to the Civil War as just an "Ego fight" does a g[b]reat injustice to those who were impacted by it[/b], including my own family.

The Civil War was a reaction to the secession of the former Eastern region, because people of Eastern extraction (I say Eastern extraction, because not only Igbos) were impacted, by the pogroms that were occurring in the country.

alj_harem:

+10
his generals in the baifra army not making arrogant statments like "I am not talking from the position of an under dog but position of power"

WTF.

EzeUche:

The fool is telling me that I am too emotional. Of course I would be emotional you dunce buzugee. My father was a proud soldier in the Biafran military. I lost many family members in that war. What do you think I am suppose to feel? Not emotional? We are talking about a Civil War, which left over a million people dead.

I am tired of arguing with an . Read book and learn something buzugee, before you try to argue with me.

nanidee:

@ Buzugee,  do more research, if tĦere's no one to give u first hand information of the civil war.

@ Alhaji harem, the next time you quote ♍e, I will give you a very dirty slap. One you won't forget in a long time, because I will make sure that jaw of yours tilts to one side. Mssccchhheeeww **rolling my sexy eyes**

of famine and genocide — an image which, to the frustration of a billion Africans, persists to this day.
Six months later, a violent northern campaign against the , ,

namfav:

in the end he lost to a greater force

nanidee:


@ Alhaji harem, the next time you quote ♍e, I will give you a very dirty slap. One you won't forget in a long time, because I will make sure that jaw of yours tilts to one side. Mssccchhheeeww **rolling my sexy eyes**

Kay1kay1:



And it repeated itself in coming years under varying guises. Are we truly one nation? Surely our foundation needs restructuring.

Niseamaka:

[quote author=EzeUche BTW, any people have a right to self-determination. It is a God given right, and if a state cannot protect its people, then it is not fit to govern the people. To make it clearly for you, Nigeria could not protect Igbos from the pogroms in the North. Slaughtered tens of thousands would make any group of people ready to secede and form their own nation. Is that hard to comprehend or do I need ot make it simpler?

THANKS, MY BIAFRAN BROTHER, EZEUCHE. I FOUND IT UNFATHOMABLE THAT BUZUGEE AND OTHERS LIKE HIM COULD NOT COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACTS YOU POINTED OUT ABOVE. WHEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NDIGBO WERE BEING SLAUGHTERED IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY, I WONDER WHAT BUZUGEE AND HIS ILKS EXPECTED THEIR LEADER TO DO. CASTIGATING IKEMBA OR ANY LEADER WHATSOEVER FOR FIGHTING TO PROTECT HIS PEOPLE IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION.
 
                             BIAFRA WILL SURELY RISE AGAIN SOMEDAY

biafra will surely rise just as the south will surely rise in america. yeah on ressurection day that is LOL. we all gotta rise to recieve our judgements from yahweh so yeah technically, biafra will surely rise again