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Very nice write up by IPOB leaders Barrister Emma Mmezu and Dr Iroanya. They said it all, and in the process, rubbished the 'one Nigeria' mantra of the clueless dullard of Daura. Self determination is a right, not a privilege. If the Daura of dullard thinks that us Igbos will eternally remain the slaves of the Othman Dan Fodio Caliphate of Nigeria, he will be thoroughly disappointed.

It is "Igbo" not "Ibo"! 100 years since Lord Lugard created Nigeria but some people can't spell a four letter word!

Genocide against Igbos in Nigeria is not a new thing. There have been wave after wave of it since 1945. In Enugu, I have personally witnessed many Igbos run for their lives back to East during a certain disturbance in Kaduna that claimed the lives of several Igbos. As much as some ethnic groups preach about the beauty of 'one Nigeria', Igbos are one ethnic group that have seen enough of their kind butchared to know that no such thing exists.

Flashh:
Anambra people commonly differentiate themselves from other Igbos, which I know.

I once asked an Anambra lady if she is from Imo; to my surprise, she reacted like calling her "Imo" is a curse. She said God forbid. I asked her why is she discriminating her fellow people? She couldn't give me an answer. So I decided not to prolong on it.

That shows Igbos don't love each other. They are the ones dividing themselves.

It could be that she or someone she knows had a bitter experience with a guy from Imo state, nothing more. What ethnic group loves themselves 100%?

Antivirus92:
when will this madness stop?
It's time igbo people accept that aside oshimili and aniocha people of delta state; a new ethnicity, "anioma",has been born to other igbo speaking people there.

Sorry Bro, there is nothing like 'new ethnicity' being born. You must call people by the ethnicity of their forefathers. Anioma is not an ethnic group but simply a geographical area

nextstep:
There is Anioma, and there is Igbo.
There is America, and there is England
There is Mexico, and there is Spain
There is Brazil, and there is Portugal.

Each pair are distinct, separate peoples, though they speak the same language.

You forgot to add in the above that the individual examples you gave are thousands of miles from each other. But in the case of Anioma and Igbos, it is just one big area with no distance between them.

It is quite funny that a person or people speak Igbo as their ancestral language and have Igbo surname and there will still be argument if they are Igbo or not. There is no ethnic group in Nigeria called Anioma or Delta Igbo. Igbo is Igbo.

Can I go and tell the Obi of Asaba, Professor Chike Edozien that he is not Igbo and he will not kill me? Can I go and tell the 'Eze Ogwashiuku' Professor Chukwuka Okonjo (Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealas father) that he is not Igbo and he won't throw me out of his Palace? Can I go and tell the Obi of Issele-Uku, Obi Henry Ezeagwuna that he is not Igbo and he won't curse me?

The Igbanke (Igbo Akiri) people of Edo state are ruled by Eze's and Ndichie's. It is even Igbanke that people might question their ethnicity but yet, many are proud Igbos and wish to join their Ika brethren in Delta state.

So people should stop this 'Delta-Igbo' thing. Delta is a foreign word that cannot be used to connote any ethnic group in Nigeria.

victorvezx:
Lol, dreamer, u better wake up from ur dream. No president, even in ur dream will ever divide his country. And for ur information, nobody cares about the Biafra stance on ur fight, we consider u people as a laughing stock, a complete joke. U will cry for Biafra from now till eternity, u will never see it, that is what I promise u. Delusional being.

And in the meantime, you will the citizen of a messed up country where nothing has ever worked. Say Hurray to your self for being a Nigerian.

michael142:
Your head nor correct. Who tell you say Edo people like to join Biafra? Make una comot Delta State for una map cause Urhobo, Itsekiri and Ijaw nor want una neither. Honestly when it comes to tribalism nobody like Igbo people.

Edo is not part of Biafra except for the Igbo speaking community of Igbanke. As for Urohbo,Itsekiri etc, they can stay back in Nigeria for all we care. What is more important for us Igbos is our kith and kin in Anioma and Igbanke (Igbo Akiri). The rest can stay in Nigeria and rot if it pleases them.

michael142:
Your head nor correct. Who tell you say Edo people like to join Biafra? Make una comot Delta State for una map cause Urhobo, Itsekiri and Ijaw nor want una neither. Honestly when it comes to tribalism nobody like Igbo people.

Edo is not part of Biafra except for the Igbo speaking community of Igbanke. As for Urohbo,Itsekiri etc, they can stay back in Nigeria for all we care. What is more important for us Igbos is our kith and kin in Anioma and Igbanke. The rest can stay in Nigeria and rot if it pleases them.

obailala:
The Scots have been fighting for independence for over a 1000 years, the UK has been a democratic nation for ages, but they only allowed that referendum in 2014... Don't allow that Scottish referendum fool you, the UK only dubiously gave that referendum in 2014 because they already almost knew the outcome before hand judging by the massive carrot they dangled on the faces of the Scots. We need to be realistic here, not even GEJ or the most amiable saint in this world would allow the territory he rules to be balkanised, else we would be hearing of referendums every day across the world. Unfortunately, Kanu was to some degree right when he said separation cannot be achieved through peaceful means. The most practical and the most beneficial thing to do is to call for the return of regional leadership, not outright secession.

Regional federation isn't ever coming back in Nigeria, we Igbos know this. The core North will never let it happen and they are holding all the aces. To get regionalism back, the constitution has to be changed. To change the constitution, you need a 2 thirds majority in the National Assembly. With the numerical strenght of the core North in the National Assembly there is no way a 2 thirds majority will be achieved, not even if all the SW/SE/SS/NC votes for it. True federalism/Regionalism is never coming back to Nigeria.

proeast:
One thing is certain, Nigeria cannot continue like this. Something will definitly give, its either resource control or total break up, the cracks on the wall of Nigeria keeps widening with each passing day and will end in collapse or restructuring.

The North will never agree to resource control, everyone knows that. They would rather part with a quart of their blood than let that happen.

mrvitalis:
OK.. I didn't call.. oya respond to my question. .. Why not go about the Biafra demonstraticaly??
Oooh I know.. Nigeria is a zoo and only understand force right?? But have u tried democratic measures no?? When u use force and get force back U cry that the presidency is acting autocraticaly

The blood of all igbos that died for this struggle will be on the hands of Nnamdi Kanu for leading them foolishly

If our igbo senators, governors and house of rep members and state assembly can unanimously demand for a UN referendum there is no how Buhari can say no

He cannot go about getting Biafra democratically because Nigeria was not democratically created. The stance of Biafran agitators is that since Nigeria was illegally created by the forced amalgamation of various ethnic nationalties by the British, it is only fair that those ethnic nationalities be given a referendum to let them decide if they want to go or stay. You cannot ask people to go through a legal process to get Biafra when it was an illegal process that made them 'Nigerians' in the first place. That's like asking a person to seek divorce in court when there was never a wedding.

obailala:
Absolutely... The truth is that no leader anywhere in the world would sit back and allow the territory he rules to be divided; not even the amiable GEJ would permit that to happen under his nose. Buhari however needs to talk less on the issue of Biafra.

David Cameron was British prime minister when a referendum was proposed by Scotland. Cameron didn't go about saying 'the unity of Britain is not negotiable'. Instead, Cameron allowed the will of the Scottish people to prevail like the democrat he is. If it was Buhari, he would send in Soldiers to gun down people.

mrvitalis:
Let's say for example Biafra is gotten and nnamdi Kanu is president... What will he do if one okon gets up from no were and say he wants Republic of Oron nation and declear Oron independent??

The nnamdi Kanu we know who can't stand intellectual debate.. What will he do?? Tell me

Nnamdi Kanu has said a number of times that after Biafra is realised, if there are other ethnic nationalities who wish to create their own countries, no one should hold them back because to do so would mean repeating what Nigeria did to Biafra.

And the moral of the story is..............


If you are still searching for unity after 102 years of fruitless nationhood, cut your losses and go your separate ways. It is far better to separate peacefully than to be together only to be fighting and killing each other

vikyno:
Honestly I don't see myself as an Igbo man. I am from Anioma and I wonder why it has always been like this. Most people I know from my side will deny the Igbo only to be betrayed by language ties.

It may as well be cultural mix with other tribes over the period of time that is the cause or perceived greed and love of money by the mainstream Igbo.

You are from 'Anioma'? I hope you realise that 'Anioma' is a recently made up word same as South-South? There is no ethnic group in Nigeria called Anioma.

Iceland is in the middle of nowhere

If Igbos don't have a sense of belonging after 102 years, common sense should tell us Igbos we are in the wrong country

kropotkin2:
You can laugh in Swahili all you want, it wont change the fact that there will be no dividing of our country without bloodshed. And please dont compare the case of Scotland and the UK because its like comparing apples and pears

Then you guys should not complain that Nigeria is not moving foward for only a fool will believe that any good comes from "unity by force"

EpicMaurice:
Nice work

That is not nice work. You don't shoot people for rustling Cattle. I can tell from these pictures that some of these men were extrer-judicially killed. The guy wearing traditional was obviously caught, his hands were tied inside his traditional clothing and he was shot in the head. Nigerians praise their Military for pictures like these without realising it that these pictures damage the reputation of Nigeria in the international community as a backward Country where it's citizen praise murder.

kropotkin2:
We have come too far in our National life to negotiate a breakup of our country. For the fact that the preferred candidate of a particular section if the country lost the last presidential elections is not enough to advocate for a breakup. All treasonous secessionist movements will be crushed by force. Just ask the IPOB about the events of May

You have come too far? Who are you decieving with that? If Scotland which was a part of Britain for 350 years could negotiate a referendum in 2014 where they almost left Britain, then how far do you think you have gone? 102 years? Don't make me laugh. If Britain that created Nigeria could allow Scotland the choice of staying or going, then Nigerias unity is not only negotiable, it must be negotiated!

It is quite insulting that a Hausa man will be telling an Igbo whom he has no historical connection with that they must be together. I laugh in Igbo

Omonigeriarere:
What do you expect when the agitators behave like hooligans?

Even online here, you will be hearing statements like "We now have enough equipment to defeat FG" "PMB will think this is still the era of using cassava stick to fight Nigerian armies" etc 'Our dilector' even solicited for guns abroad while addressing Ibos in one of the video clips I watch on YouTube.

He who brings an ant-infested wood into the compound has indirectly invited lizard to festivity: get it right

This picture you posted, how do you know it is Biafran protesters? How do you know it's even in Nigeria? I have looked at that picture well and it could be anywhere in Africa.

It is part of the propaganda the Federal Government initiated after the war in other to silence Biafra. Biafra was made to represent war. Many people, even younger generation Igbos imbibed this false ideology to the extent that just mentioning Biafra, some will say you are calling for war. Remarkably, the Biafran agitation has always been a peaceful thing right from when Ojukwu declared it on 30th May 1967 to this day. Some silly people will say that Ojukwu started the war but when you remind them that it was Nigeria that came down to the East to start fighting, they have nothing to say. It has always been Nigeria that brought violence and war into the issue of Biafra. Not one Biafra agitator has ever been found with arms, but they are the ones who are at the recieving end of bullets of the Nigerian security agencies. Since the year 1999 when Uwazuruike formed MASSOB to this day, nobody has lost their life to Biafran agitators and protesters, but many have been gunned down by the Army and Police. It has always been Nigeria that brings violence and war into the issue of Biafra, all the time.

It is time to do away with this word "Delta Igbo". It is as insulting as calling me 'Anambra Igbo'. All this divide and rule is as a result of being in the British contraption called Nigeria. When we get our independence, everything from Asaba to Igbanke in Edo will be incuded in the "Greater Igbo confederation" and the words 'Anioma' and 'Delta-Igbo' will die a natural death. Igbo is Igbo.

Abagworo:
"Ugwu" could mean dignity or respect as pronounced in Ugwuanyi.

True

Op, your interpretation of some names might be wrong.

Wike is an Ikwere man. Ikweres pronounce 'Nwa' as 'Nwo'. So wikes name is Eze-Bu-Nwo (sometimes shortened to Ezenwo) which means a child is king.

Ugwuanyi literally means 'our Mountain/Hill'. It is referred as saying in English 'our Rock'

Ikpeazu means 'The last' or 'Final'. It can also mean 'corrupt judgement'

Elbowroom:
well you seem lost about your agitation
so you don't know IPOD now has 3 factions?
TRIPOD, IPOD and MASSOB

I don't care if there are 20 factions as long as they are all preaching the message of self determination

timeman:
Have you forgotten so soon how the british also created the Eastern region?? is the eastern region also a prison or shiit hole?. Most of you stinks of hypocrisy!
kiss the truth!

The Eastern Region was another 'cell' within the British prison.

Elbowroom:
What about TRIPOD?

So you don't know that is an equipment Cameramen use in balancing their Camera or video?

czaratwork:
This cessation thing is no big deal. The new way of doing it without going to war is referendum.

Let them conduct a referendum and if majority are in support then let them go. No be by force to be one nation nah.

Unfortunately, neither the Daura President nor Nigeria is that advanced yet.

irunooboo:
why do these people disturb the whole country with thier useless biafra chants? The federal government should make biafra protest a treasonable offense so they can all rot in jail with their useless Nnamdi kanu

First report Lord Lugard for coming to West Africa to commit the treasonable offence of making us all Nigerians against our will then we shall get to the case of Kanu.

Doghari:
How did I miss this thread?

Anyway, even your muslim zombies here know that you walked for 30months fighting Biafra not because you love them, but because your people 'WANTED TO DRINK OIL'. Which you are still drinking today like a leech on human skin.

The only way the East can forget Biafra is for you to perform a Brain surgery and remove the Brains of all 70 million easterners worldwide. Till you are able to do that, BIAFRA REMAIN THE ONLY THING THAT WILL KEEP SOURING THE GWORO IN YOUR ROTTEN MOUTH-YOUR ULTIMATE NEMESIS THAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE ALL NIGHT.

NNAMDI KANU IS EVEN LAUGHING AT YOUR INABILITY TO WISH BIAFRA AWAY.

The dullard of Daura even has the effrontery to say that Oil was not the reason they fought the civil war. Look at an Hausa/Fulani bigot who is fighting to be 'one' with the Igbo man. Someone should go and tell the gworo chewing Daura based cattle rearer that 'one Nigeria' is the biggest act of fraud ever committed in West Africa and one day, that fraud will be corrected

timeman:
How did i know?. Surely you must be a kid. When ojukwu was granted a state pardon, go find out what his response was about Nigeria & the dead beat biafra. Be sure to also consider how grateful he was towards Nigeria, not forgetting his utter remorse for biafra rebellion.
As for Nnamdi kanu, you may also revisit how his ex revealed a scoop about him being a scam artist. coincidentally her revealation was confirmed when Kanu was arrested alongside a call girl in an hotel, preaching the mother gospel of Biafra.
kiss the truth!

Unfortunately for you, Biafra is neither about Kanu nor Ojukwu same way Nigeria is not about Lord Lugard. It is all about those who want to remain part of the "British built prison" called 'Nigeria' and those who want out!