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A visit by the leader of the pro-Biafra group, Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday visit to Abakaliki, brought the Ebonyi state capital to a halt as thousands of residents left their businesses to catch a glimpse of the controversial separatist leader.
Mr. Kanu, who is pushing for an independent Biafran state, is facing treason charges brought against him by the Nigerian government.
He was released on stringent bail conditions in May after about 18 months in detention. Amongst other conditions, the pro-Biafran leader was barred from granting interviews and holding rallies.
Mr. Kanu has gained popularity since his release from detention. Monday was his first official visit to Ebonyi State since his release, and residents eager to see Mr. Kanu, thronged major streets of Abakaliki chanting solidarity songs as his motorcade drove by.
The convoy entered the city via Presco flyover from the Enugu Abakaliki expressway into Ezza Road, causing traffic gridlock for hours.
It then proceeded through Ogoja Road, Afikpo Road back to Ogoja-Abakaliki Expressway, before terminating at Ezenwuba Primary School near mechanic village where he addressed the large crowd.
As the motorcade went along, it grew in length as residents joined with their vehicles, motorcycles and tricycles and on foot.
Police and other security agencies were on hand to escort the crowd to maintain order and forestall break down of law.

Addressing the crowd, Mr. Kanu who was garbed in Jewish regalia, said he was preparing for a bigger visit to the state.
“When next I visit Ebonyi, I promise you I will shut down Ebonyi state. Ebonyi is part of Biafra, let no one tell you otherwise,” he said.
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“I will teach our enemies what they don’t know. I will teach them that nobody can stop Biafra because Biafra has come to stay. I will transverse all parts of Biafra land and other areas without anybody stopping me including police and soldiers who are always in the habit of harassing our people.
“I will continue to walk in the midst of these security agents as you can see and nobody will arrest me. They know they can’t stop Biafra. I have come to declare Ebonyi a Biafra state and when next I come, I will shut down the state for three days,” he said.

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drake2000x:
That Albino monkey is so cute. I have told you this and will continue to tell you Afonja skull miner ...there is no picture of any Igbo man alive that you will find online that will ever come close to this Demola Ajayi picture. Demola Ajayi is a masterpiece, in fact an epitome of what "ugly" is.

On a side note, why are afonjas lips always so dark like midnight?
As if they start smoking oshogbo weed from inside womb

see these ones
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I don't just get it
As black as their chameleon hearts
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See lips
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Pls charly boy has one vote in case of referendum, and he can use it as he likes, but as for Biafra, restoration of Biafra is non-negotiable.
Stand in our way and die, ask others.

Ikwerreboy:
God forbid that Ikwerre land will be capital of Igbo Biafra.

We are not Igbos, so we are not Biafrans.


Port Harcourt is Niger delta land and the Capital of Niger delta Republic.

Hehehe, this one resurrects this moniker whenever he wants to do "We SS", "We ND".

Aldrick how far with your Radio Niger Delta?

Ishilove:
It seems the majority of IPOB members are made up of young touts. Typical

Yes teacher Ishilove, they are touts.
They try to sell Biafra or convince people that Biafra is good.

But wait oh, this woman base for Abuja and BAT dey fly around for Bourdillion, how dem dey warm body kwanu? Cos body no be firewood...how dem dey do am?

OreMI22:
Igweocha is a proper location as Capital of Biafra. Along the entire West Africa, ONLY Nigeria for obvious reasons has a capital outside a coastal city. Besides, Igweocha will be able to compete with other coastal capitals in West and Southern Africa for massive foreign investment and companies.
God bless the ConFederal Republic of Biafra.

I know there is nothing like calling a country Confederal Republic of...but still, we need to pass the message, when Mazi met with Ijaw Elders which Asari was there, Confederation was agreed upon.
Run your government as u deem fit, do as you want, develop with ur own resources, handle your economic and infrastructural demands..you are free to merge with others or leave the union entirely.......
Self-Determination is part of the proposed constitution and would be part of the agreed constitution.

E go sweet/

Igbo nwere mmadu.

Yorubas have taken over sinceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frankyboy1:
My people say he is the chosen one, the warrior, the most popular man after Mandela! The redeemed of the igbo tribe!A keke driver in port Harcourt told me today that anywhere Kanu goes to a Sun with a ring follows him, cause he is the Son of the rising Sun!how pathetic and high level of illiteracy and ignorance ! He told me, my igbo brother you better join biafra now o! Cause Kanu will be giving everyone that believed a plot of land for free! And each family will have.their oil well, our pounds is the same as British pounds! I just laughed really hard and hailed d movement, for his logistic satisfaction.Finally the biafra struggle will be turned to a jamboree, where people flex colors hail their new king and everybody goes back home! The Goverment no longer need to give them anymore relevance! Let the biafra jamboree continue,without any meaningful end product,it's all sound and fury signifying nothing!

This one has composed a big pack of lies for afonjas to believe.

Yyeske:
Arewa youths have told you to leave the north and go get your UN monitored referendum, so what are you waiting for?

Anytime you are defeated you revert to this Arewa nonsense. Is it the Arewa that said they have unofficially called off their nonsense quit notice, they think IPOB give a fvck or two about their madness in Kaduna.

Nonsense.

Bump.

Bump

He would have still been the man we love and respect, the man who gives order and we carry it out to the letter.

Watch this video of May 30th, 2017.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWyq7PWrs8I

They have posted this thing on FP before. Let it be.

ettybaba:
Keep pulling figures from the thin air.

The other time Ojukwu had Biafra but lost it when he wanted to "capture" Lagos.
This time around another 1diot called nnamdiot kanu wants Benue and River states.
Why not start from the 5 erosion ridden redmudland states first?

Rubbish from pained afonja, why not go to the said LGAs and ask them, you people think you can balkanize igbo land anyhow and make us forgets our kiths and kins.

whitebeard:
what of the land igbos bought in Lagos, arnt the igbos in Lagos not your brothers, oh, have u forgotten KANU forgot his Broca's in prison and has never gone back to check on them, OK give me the reason why KANU hasn't gone to check on his Broca's in prison

He has seen them in prison, he was away for over a week, he was in Abuja to see the people, we in IPOB know, you in Oduo can never be aware.
Secondly, he has visited each and every family of the 4 guys in Kuje, they are 4 not 3, we have gone to their families, 2 people from Imo state and 2 people from Anambra, go to Radio Biafra London group on facebook, or go thru Somto Okonkwo's timeline, he is the media aide attached to Nnamdi Kanu to cover him in Live video coverage.

You can't be outside IPOB and know what is happening inside, we only let out a little of all we are doing for our people, the families of the ones killed are well catered for by IPOB, and education of their kids are handled from nursery to tertiary, some of the kids were taken outside the country for education. We take care of downtrodden members, we pay hospital bills, house bills and schools fees.

Abeg park one side.

I read the thread that Omenka created to mock Nnamdi Kanu and taunt Igbos cause he said he can't leave without Benue.

Please be guided to know that Benue state has 4 LGAs are indigenous Igbo people who owns the land as original owners not settlers.
Incase of Biafra negotiation and/or restoration, let me make this clear that we are not leaving an Inch of Igboland behind.

There is no way we will abandon over a million of our brothers in Nigeria, it is not possible.

For those who think Nnamdi Kanu doesn't know what he is saying, read this article from Benue Igbo Development Union (BIDU).

Gone are the days where we don’t know where Igboid communities are hidden. I have now put Anioma and them on the map for future reference. They are in 4 local government areas of Benue State namely Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi, all in Benue State. These are ethnic Igbo. These are known as the Umuezeokoha people. Some people were speaking about Igbo trying to annex other people’s land, but look at how sizable amount of Igbo were cut off and place in the North as northern communities.
Presumably some people hoped that the Umuezeokoha people will lose their identity as is happening with some Ikwerre people in Rivers State. Umuezeokoha community is in the present Benue state and comprises of over 300 villages of Igbo speaking areas. Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi are local government areas that are part of the newly proposed Apa state that, which the Idoma have been calling for.

There are over one million of them spread across four local government areas of Benue State. You can find them in Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi, all in Benue State. They are ethnic Igbos. Before the Nigerian civil war, they lived a happy and meaningful life, mingling freely with their kith and kin in the state. But today, things have fallen apart.

Instead of the joyful songs, they were used to, they now sing dirges. The Benue Igbos who are called by the name Umuezeokoha are not happy that they have been neglected for a long time now by successive governments, federal, state or local, and they are blaming this on their ethnic origin and the fact that they are in the wrong state.

On the September 23, 2016, their umbrella organization, Benue Igbo Development Union – BIDU issued a press release:

WE ARE REAL INDIGENOUS IGBO:

Unequivocally, Benue Igbo people are not known as farm settlers, as some prominent Igbo men are going about broadcasting to the public that we are only settle here for sake of farming.
Comprehensively, farming is our pride in relation to our kith and kin in Ebonyi state, namely :.
Ezza, Izzi Effium and Ezzamgbo people. These people mentioned here are today the strength of Abakaliki political block and also the farming strength of Ebonyi people . For more than hundred years ago we have being in Benue state even, during the time of civil war Nigeria government used all her machinery against us in Benue here which later turn to futile and disgrace to them and still today we are pronouncing widely in popularity more than expected. Nigeria government, I think this is the right time to embrace justice and stop the political ostracism against the Benue Igbo. Although, we have being facing a lot of unexpected harassment but we are firmly assuring you people that no amount of political deprivation or subjugation will make us to deny our identity as Igbo speaking people of Benue state and we must forever remain resolute to achieve our political freedom. People should stop misdirecting the public with messages full of deceit and shenanigans that we are farm settlers in Benue state. WE ARE REAL INDIGENOUS IGBO RESIDENT IN BENUE

http://africaworldnews.net/nigeria-agony-one-million-igbos-benue-state/

whitebeard:
how far, we have a lot of Igbo business in Lagos, KANU should nor forget to claim (a part of) Lagos as well

Shut da fvck up, we are talking of Indigenous Igbos in Rivers and Benue, we are never going to leave our brothers behind, you can forget your Kwara brothers for Fulani caliphate, but be reminded that every inch of Igbo land must leave this Nigeria, no negotiation, no nothing.

[size=18pt]Biafra: The Agony Of Over One Million Igbos In Benue State[/size]

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Azuigbe Bridge at Umuezeokoha in Igboland of Benue State.


By Okechukwu Okonjo

Gone are the days where we don’t know where Igboid communities are hidden. I have now put Anioma and them on the map for future reference. They are in 4 local government areas of Benue State namely Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi, all in Benue State. These are ethnic Igbo. These are known as the Umuezeokoha people. Some people were speaking about Igbo trying to annex other people’s land, but look at how sizable amount of Igbo were cut off and place in the North as northern communities.

Presumably some people hoped that the Umuezeokoha people will lose their identity as is happening with some Ikwerre people in Rivers State. Umuezeokoha community is in the present Benue state and comprises of over 300 villages of Igbo speaking areas. Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi are local government areas that are part of the newly proposed Apa state that, which the Idoma have been calling for.

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Apa state must be obtained and added to the SE in the interest of unifying the peoples with their kith and kin in the SE.

There are over one million of them spread across four local government areas of Benue State. You can find them in Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi, all in Benue State. They are ethnic Igbos. Before the Nigerian civil war, they lived a happy and meaningful life, mingling freely with their kith and kin in the state. But today, things have fallen apart.

Instead of the joyful songs, they were used to, they now sing dirges. The Benue Igbos who are called by the name Umuezeokoha are not happy that they have been neglected for a long time now by successive governments, federal, state or local, and they are blaming this on their ethnic origin and the fact that they are in the wrong state.

Interestingly, the people share the same Benue South Senatorial Constituency with Senate President, David Mark. Though Igbos , the Umuezeokoha Community, due perhaps to accident of history, are found in Benue State instead of Ebonyi State , being the closest Igbo state where their kinsmen, the Ezza Ezekuna kindred are found.

According to the President, Benue Igbo Union, Mr. Nweke Cedrick Ifeanyi, his people are wallowing in poverty and neglect and are often denied democracy dividends, including obtaining local government identification letters for employment in and outside the state. Historical background of Igbos in Benue Mr. Nweke said the Igbos in Benue State; particularly those in Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi Local Government Areas were in existence before the advent of Christianity in Nigeria. But since then, he lamented, they have not been recognized by successive governments both at the state and federal levels in both Ebonyi and Benue states.

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School constructed by the Missionaries in 1942 at Umuezeokoha in Benue.

“Although before the independence and the Nigerian civil war, which lasted for about three years, we used to experience government attention to the extent that the missionaries then established one local primary school at Umuezeokoha community which comprises over 300 villages of Igbo speaking areas that time. The school was generally accepted by our elders then and we did witness medical attention. “But since after the civil war, we in the entire 300 Igbo-speaking villages in Benue State have been dumped by the Nigerian government.

It is worse for those in Benue South Senatorial District. We have never experienced any government attention, let alone a project from the local, state and federal governments up till date.” The Igbo Union President also disclosed that a place with a population of over one million people has no designated political ward, no councillorship representative neither at the local government level nor at the state government level despite their voting population. He said even Senator David Mark and Governor Gabriel Suswan have been winning all their elections in the area.
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They lack portable water for their families.

Mr. Nweke also narrated how their children die in their large numbers because of lack of immunization, which he said they have never witnessed since the return of democracy. He also painted a gory picture of how they were swindled of N6,000 each for insecticide treated mosquito nets, which were given free to neighbouring communities by the federal government.

“We are lacking so many things, including a health centre, political ward, good roads, good water, and electricity. There is no salary earner in our place to the extent that the mosquito treated insecticide nets given freely by the federal government was sold to us at the rate of N6,000 each, some even paid without claiming it till date,” Nweke said.

“All our roads are narrow; we do not have any motorable road in our area at all, last time when we visited the local government chairmen and complained about the issue of selling mosquito nets to us, what they said was that the era of mosquito nets had come and gone. This attracted exchange of gazes, and the question whether we are still a part of this country. Imagine as we are in this dry season, we hardly see water to drink, wash and cook, talk less of taking bath. Before we see water to do something, one has to trek up to 30 kilometres to a place where there is unpurified dam water, but in this place, you must queue up in a line before it will get to your turn,” he said.

Another member of the community, Chief John Nwali also narrated the ordeal of the people in the hands of successive governments in the state, adding, “Sometimes we do lament whether we are different from other human beings created by God. Some of them that claim to be natives of the state mock us by telling us to wait to benefit from government only when the Biafran nation which we fought for comes into reality.”

“At times we nurse the idea of belonging to another country. In fact, if we are close to another country, we could have declared our intention to become their citizens, but this one we are in the midst of Nigeria, we speak Nigerian language, practice Nigerian culture and religion, in every election we vote and still we are treated with great scorn and neglect as if we do not exist. Yet, we have somebody like the Senate President, living in Abuja with our mandate.

Even in the last 2011 general election, I was the PDP Campaign Coordinator for Benue Igbo branch, but since that time till now, we are still in the same condition. We have been regarded as slaves in the country of our own. Even the only primary school that was built by the missionary before Independence is no more attracting government attention. The school is now in a sorry state. The only secondary school we have as of now is one at Saint Charles Catholic Church at Apa Ogbozu community, which was initiated by one Reverend Father.”

“We do not have anybody in the Benue State Government cabinet both in the local, state and in federal levels. We are all confused on what to do and where to go because we do not know when this indefinite discrimination will come to an end because even to the extent that the local government identification letters are no more being given to us any longer as Nigerian citizens.”

Chief Nwali also said that during rainy season, their people get drowned in water and disclosed that none of the streams, rivers and lakes has any bridge and lamented that during the last flood incident, they lost almost all their farm lands and every other thing they had laboured for.

“The political oppression which we have been subjected to is very serious. Even one of the biggest rivers we have has not attracted government attention, just to build a bridge across it. Last year, more than 20 people died while trying to cross the river for their normal daily business. We made so many efforts to visit our former Governor, Gabriel Suswan and our Senator, David Mark, to table our problem before them, but all to no avail.”

An octogenarian, Pa Nwankwo Alo said: “Our children have not been immunized over the years, let alone polio eradication programme. Our women do not even know what hospital is when they are pregnant because there are no hospitals to attend and yet we have up to 32 polling units. We have even called for more polling units because we are more than the present one but the government refused even as the national confab in 2014 came; there was nobody to speak for us.”


On the September 23, 2016, their umbrella organization, Benue Igbo Development Union – BIDU issued a press release:

WE ARE REAL INDIGENOUS IGBO:

Unequivocally, Benue Igbo people are not known as farm settlers, as some prominent Igbo men are going about broadcasting to the public that we are only settle here for sake of farming.
Comprehensively, farming is our pride in relation to our kith and kin in Ebonyi state, namely :.
Ezza, Izzi Effium and Ezzamgbo people. These people mentioned here are today the strength of Abakaliki political block and also the farming strength of Ebonyi people . For more than hundred years ago we have being in Benue state even, during the time of civil war Nigeria government used all her machinery against us in Benue here which later turn to futile and disgrace to them and still today we are pronouncing widely in popularity more than expected. Nigeria government, I think this is the right time to embrace justice and stop the political ostracism against the Benue Igbo. Although, we have being facing a lot of unexpected harassment but we are firmly assuring you people that no amount of political deprivation or subjugation will make us to deny our identity as Igbo speaking people of Benue state and we must forever remain resolute to achieve our political freedom. People should stop misdirecting the public with messages full of deceit and shenanigans that we are farm settlers in Benue state. WE ARE REAL INDIGENOUS IGBO RESIDENT IN BENUE

http://africaworldnews.net/nigeria-agony-one-million-igbos-benue-state/

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Azuigbe Bridge at Umuezeokoha in Igboland of Benue State.


By Okechukwu Okonjo

Gone are the days where we don’t know where Igboid communities are hidden. I have now put Anioma and them on the map for future reference. They are in 4 local government areas of Benue State namely Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi, all in Benue State. These are ethnic Igbo. These are known as the Umuezeokoha people. Some people were speaking about Igbo trying to annex other people’s land, but look at how sizable amount of Igbo were cut off and place in the North as northern communities.

Presumably some people hoped that the Umuezeokoha people will lose their identity as is happening with some Ikwerre people in Rivers State. Umuezeokoha community is in the present Benue state and comprises of over 300 villages of Igbo speaking areas. Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi are local government areas that are part of the newly proposed Apa state that, which the Idoma have been calling for.

https://africaworldnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/10330316_656589574410041_818199002176221228_n.jpg

Apa state must be obtained and added to the SE in the interest of unifying the peoples with their kith and kin in the SE.

There are over one million of them spread across four local government areas of Benue State. You can find them in Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi, all in Benue State. They are ethnic Igbos. Before the Nigerian civil war, they lived a happy and meaningful life, mingling freely with their kith and kin in the state. But today, things have fallen apart.

Instead of the joyful songs, they were used to, they now sing dirges. The Benue Igbos who are called by the name Umuezeokoha are not happy that they have been neglected for a long time now by successive governments, federal, state or local, and they are blaming this on their ethnic origin and the fact that they are in the wrong state.

Interestingly, the people share the same Benue South Senatorial Constituency with Senate President, David Mark. Though Igbos , the Umuezeokoha Community, due perhaps to accident of history, are found in Benue State instead of Ebonyi State , being the closest Igbo state where their kinsmen, the Ezza Ezekuna kindred are found.

According to the President, Benue Igbo Union, Mr. Nweke Cedrick Ifeanyi, his people are wallowing in poverty and neglect and are often denied democracy dividends, including obtaining local government identification letters for employment in and outside the state. Historical background of Igbos in Benue Mr. Nweke said the Igbos in Benue State; particularly those in Ado, Oju, Okpoku and Obi Local Government Areas were in existence before the advent of Christianity in Nigeria. But since then, he lamented, they have not been recognized by successive governments both at the state and federal levels in both Ebonyi and Benue states.

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School constructed by the Missionaries in 1942 at Umuezeokoha in Benue.

“Although before the independence and the Nigerian civil war, which lasted for about three years, we used to experience government attention to the extent that the missionaries then established one local primary school at Umuezeokoha community which comprises over 300 villages of Igbo speaking areas that time. The school was generally accepted by our elders then and we did witness medical attention. “But since after the civil war, we in the entire 300 Igbo-speaking villages in Benue State have been dumped by the Nigerian government.

It is worse for those in Benue South Senatorial District. We have never experienced any government attention, let alone a project from the local, state and federal governments up till date.” The Igbo Union President also disclosed that a place with a population of over one million people has no designated political ward, no councillorship representative neither at the local government level nor at the state government level despite their voting population. He said even Senator David Mark and Governor Gabriel Suswan have been winning all their elections in the area.
https://africaworldnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1962215_634073873328278_1374888700408137984_o.jpg
They lack portable water for their families.

Mr. Nweke also narrated how their children die in their large numbers because of lack of immunization, which he said they have never witnessed since the return of democracy. He also painted a gory picture of how they were swindled of N6,000 each for insecticide treated mosquito nets, which were given free to neighbouring communities by the federal government.

“We are lacking so many things, including a health centre, political ward, good roads, good water, and electricity. There is no salary earner in our place to the extent that the mosquito treated insecticide nets given freely by the federal government was sold to us at the rate of N6,000 each, some even paid without claiming it till date,” Nweke said.

“All our roads are narrow; we do not have any motorable road in our area at all, last time when we visited the local government chairmen and complained about the issue of selling mosquito nets to us, what they said was that the era of mosquito nets had come and gone. This attracted exchange of gazes, and the question whether we are still a part of this country. Imagine as we are in this dry season, we hardly see water to drink, wash and cook, talk less of taking bath. Before we see water to do something, one has to trek up to 30 kilometres to a place where there is unpurified dam water, but in this place, you must queue up in a line before it will get to your turn,” he said.

Another member of the community, Chief John Nwali also narrated the ordeal of the people in the hands of successive governments in the state, adding, “Sometimes we do lament whether we are different from other human beings created by God. Some of them that claim to be natives of the state mock us by telling us to wait to benefit from government only when the Biafran nation which we fought for comes into reality.”

“At times we nurse the idea of belonging to another country. In fact, if we are close to another country, we could have declared our intention to become their citizens, but this one we are in the midst of Nigeria, we speak Nigerian language, practice Nigerian culture and religion, in every election we vote and still we are treated with great scorn and neglect as if we do not exist. Yet, we have somebody like the Senate President, living in Abuja with our mandate.

Even in the last 2011 general election, I was the PDP Campaign Coordinator for Benue Igbo branch, but since that time till now, we are still in the same condition. We have been regarded as slaves in the country of our own. Even the only primary school that was built by the missionary before Independence is no more attracting government attention. The school is now in a sorry state. The only secondary school we have as of now is one at Saint Charles Catholic Church at Apa Ogbozu community, which was initiated by one Reverend Father.”

“We do not have anybody in the Benue State Government cabinet both in the local, state and in federal levels. We are all confused on what to do and where to go because we do not know when this indefinite discrimination will come to an end because even to the extent that the local government identification letters are no more being given to us any longer as Nigerian citizens.”

Chief Nwali also said that during rainy season, their people get drowned in water and disclosed that none of the streams, rivers and lakes has any bridge and lamented that during the last flood incident, they lost almost all their farm lands and every other thing they had laboured for.

“The political oppression which we have been subjected to is very serious. Even one of the biggest rivers we have has not attracted government attention, just to build a bridge across it. Last year, more than 20 people died while trying to cross the river for their normal daily business. We made so many efforts to visit our former Governor, Gabriel Suswan and our Senator, David Mark, to table our problem before them, but all to no avail.”

An octogenarian, Pa Nwankwo Alo said: “Our children have not been immunized over the years, let alone polio eradication programme. Our women do not even know what hospital is when they are pregnant because there are no hospitals to attend and yet we have up to 32 polling units. We have even called for more polling units because we are more than the present one but the government refused even as the national confab in 2014 came; there was nobody to speak for us.”


On the September 23, 2016, their umbrella organization, Benue Igbo Development Union – BIDU issued a press release:

WE ARE REAL INDIGENOUS IGBO:

Unequivocally, Benue Igbo people are not known as farm settlers, as some prominent Igbo men are going about broadcasting to the public that we are only settle here for sake of farming.
Comprehensively, farming is our pride in relation to our kith and kin in Ebonyi state, namely :.
Ezza, Izzi Effium and Ezzamgbo people. These people mentioned here are today the strength of Abakaliki political block and also the farming strength of Ebonyi people . For more than hundred years ago we have being in Benue state even, during the time of civil war Nigeria government used all her machinery against us in Benue here which later turn to futile and disgrace to them and still today we are pronouncing widely in popularity more than expected. Nigeria government, I think this is the right time to embrace justice and stop the political ostracism against the Benue Igbo. Although, we have being facing a lot of unexpected harassment but we are firmly assuring you people that no amount of political deprivation or subjugation will make us to deny our identity as Igbo speaking people of Benue state and we must forever remain resolute to achieve our political freedom. People should stop misdirecting the public with messages full of deceit and shenanigans that we are farm settlers in Benue state. WE ARE REAL INDIGENOUS IGBO RESIDENT IN BENUE

http://africaworldnews.net/nigeria-agony-one-million-igbos-benue-state/

Kaduna Nzeogwu was born and bred in the North, Azikiwe was raised in the North, Aguiyi Ironsi was taken to North when he was 8 years old.
These three people put us in the mess we are today.

Ohaneze should come back that there is no road where they are heading to.

Who doesn't know Franchizy? Rabid anti-Igbo afonja.....he posted this to mock IPOB.

Stay clear of his thread, or if u doubt, check his past comments.

Okoroawusa:
Nnamdi Kanu is using an ideology so dear to igbos to make money.

He has gotten Fame,Recognition n Wealth.

My problem is:lots of igbo youth ve died for nothing.

Kanu,his mother,his father,his brother,his sister has never led a protest where ppl were shot.

IPOB n Radio Biafra re registered companies in London.(ask pa Ikedife n uwazurike or better still ask google.

Its located in south london.30 Sandlings street,peckham.In an area populated by nigerians.Its popularly known as 'new lagos.Him n his wife r directors of the two companies with Uche Mefor.

Am an Igbo youth and I refuse to be deceived!

Abagworo, how far?

Otondo fall on you.

Paulpaulpaul:
Biafra is a good idea but it takes simpletons and deranged individuals to support a course built on falsehood and self-serving. Nigeria is an immiscible solvent but Biafra is not a solution. If we must part ways, good but not on the foundation built by arrogant bigots like Kanu.

but you and the guy you quoted, may Nigeria's backwardness and hopelessness be your portion, say Isee.

PureMe01:
he is more living than u are..before he passes on,u must have long been gisting painfully with d devil in hell.

Chai, Lord aaf mercy.

ShobayoEmma:
Why not call them southern governors meet instead of se/ss governors meet. This is what the north will never do even when they know the north central is not part of their family. The division is damn alerming in the South indeed.

Papa relax.