₦airaland Forum

vedaxcool:
Elegant stewpidity is when you cannot differentiate between the award o a contract which will be executed over time and THEFT OR unaccounted money.

Mr Crystal wyz, any contract money that did not follow due process eventually gets missing. How will the progress of the contract only one person knows about or awarded be truly monitored?

luvinhubby:
Horrific

It is an understatement. I am yet to find a word that can aptly describe the emotionally and psychologically traumatizing act. Indeed, the lands of Nigeria have absorbed so much blood of the innocent and defenseless.

"The Federal troops entered Asaba around October 5, 1967 and began ransacking houses and killing civilians, claiming they were Biafran sympathisers. Leaders summoned the townspeople to assemble on the morning of October 7, hoping to end the violence through a show of support for "One Nigeria." Hundreds of men, women, and children, many wearing the ceremonial akwa ocha (white) attire paraded along the main street, singing, dancing, and chanting "One Nigeria." At a junction, men and teenage boys were separated from women and young children, and gathered in an open square at Ogbe-Osowa village. Federal troops revealed machine guns, and orders were given, reportedly by Second-in-Command, Maj. Ibrahim Taiwo, to open fire. It is estimated that more than 700 men and boys were killed, some as young as 12 years old, in addition to many more killed in the preceding days".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaba_massacre
Lord have mercy.

Just when the ground for dialogue was almost softened, the ever aggressive and thoughtless c-in-c blew everything up.

Listen to an excerpt from Nnamdi Kanu's words on the marble, ".....we’ll never rest until Biafra is restored......Some people talk about restructuring, are we doing the restructuring of Nigeria now? Are we doing fiscal Federalism? Are we doing devolution? What we want is Biafra! Forget all the nonsense they write about us. We are not slowing down and no man born of a woman can stop us…”
Nnamdi Kanu is the man whom it shall be well with anywhere he is.

hatchy:
Where was this NADECO when Nnamdi Kanu was terrorizing the whole country with hate speech which in turn gave other groups the impetus to issue quit notice to people living in their region.
Even though I don't like the way soldiers deployed to bring sanity in the South East carried out the operations, desperate times requires desperate measures.

Order must be restored in the society for it to flourish and the deployment of troops is one of the ways to checkmate those who are bent on destroying our collective achievements.

NADECO should look for ways to put pressure on national lawmakers especially from the south west to make laws that will bring about restructuring of this country without delay instead of trowing tantrum at the government efforts to restore order in the society.

Nnamdi Kanu, an individual, terrorized the country with hate speeches you said. There's no hate speech worse and more irritating than that of the infamous arithmetic blunder, 97% Vs 5% made openly by a sitting president. We're not even talking about the ones he and his party APC made before they came to power.
Which order must be restored? Was there any clear breakdown of public order or security before the shameless python started dancing on an unruffled stage?
If you supported issuing quit notice because of your so called Nnamdi Kanu's hate speech, would you also support IPOB'S reaction to the shameless dancing of the python? Armless civilians were killed and unnecessarily terrorized by soldiers in a cool democratic setting and you're here writing pooh when a humane organization is raising an eyebrow on the extinct of our nascent democratic tenets.

Buhari just has got to be stopped before whatever is remaining of our nascent democracy is finished.

This is something that Buhari and his travellers won't escape.

True talk. Operation Python dance will be launched in all the states. Nigerians ain't seen anything yet. Next election in 2019 will be the worst in the history of Nigeria and people should be ready to die if they try to resist APC. All democratic processes, apparatus and systems are ailing since the emergency of PMB's government and with ugly facts on ground, 2019 election will be shambles.
He threatened monkeys and baboons blood when he was not even holding any office, let alone now that he is the C-In-C.

The hottest and the most raging domain of hell.

Nah today? Even all planetwide.

If he targets innocent human lives to destroy;
He has extreme religious-based ideology;
His decisions and actions churns out lethality;
He sends his Fulani herdsmen and force apparatus for clandestine attacks on the lives of innocent civilians;
He must be a terrorist and
Buhari is guilty of all the aforementioned;
Therefore, Buhari is a terrorist.

Brothers, what is remaining of us as a nation? Why are we comfortable with all these double standards in the country?
With the way Nigeria is going, things can only get worse in Nigeria.

You wanna know why they have to continue pampering the dissidents? They are all privy to the evil plans orchestrated against the previous government just to clinch power at the center. Ever wondered why a whole intolerant APC government condoned Mama Taraba's outbursts? They don't want their sinister secret revealed.
On another note, it's not true that Magu can be in acting capacity indefinitely otherwise the essence of recommending that he be confirmed by the Senate is defeated.

That's the irrepressible truth for the long-sighted ones. If Nnamdi Kanu's led IPOB fails alongside genuine restructuring, then the south will be in perpetual slavery in Nigeria.

This guy is working very hard to please his pay masters. I don't know of anybody or region that wants to go to war for being marginalized but I do know a deeply spirited group that wants a referendum to leave the unjust and wicked entity called Nigeria.

Idrismusty97:
Yet no mentioned of IPOB or Biafra in the UN today. You said no African leader "dead" or alive have commanded the kind of followers the albino monkey commanded? Were you alive during the time of Ojukwu? Nnamdi touts and miscreants followers compared to Ojukwus's is worlds apart, Yet the same world fought against it and Ojukwu died a full blooded Nigerian. The Biafran issue is long dead and buried that's why the world doesn't gives two fvcks. The best that can happened is a restructured Nigeria, Nobody wants to see another South sudan .

Who would have had the guts to bring restructuring to fore if it were not for Nnamdi Kanu's voice. For the first time in anals of our democratic politics, the North is apparently ready for restructuring and in deed every region now finds their mouth shouting restructuring without shaking. You have to give it to Nnamdi Kanu.

IPOB can get as much support as possible from International Communities because the separatist movement is unheard-off in Africa. No African leader dead or alive has commanded the kind of followers Nnamdi Kanu commands today and it is an amazingly spirited, selfless and peaceful movement.
Second, the FG has arrogated all the powers and authorities in the country including that of the Legislature and Judiciary. So, IPOB can only cry out to the international communities who can help tag Nigeria a terrorist government.
You can not block funds that are legally transferred for the just struggle of a world adjudged and recognized peaceful organization and movement.

HMM

LOL

It's just a matter of time, Nigeria.

ayokellany:
Will you shut that Igbotic cesspit you call mouth, so now the same people you denigrate, abuse, insulted, ridiculed, labelled all sort of names are the one to come fight for your own right now ?

The delusion with some of you Igbo is just crazy, the way Ojukwu went against Nigeria, expected the same Nigeria to facilitate how it will feed it's starving population the new generation Igbo who never experienced the Biafra war expect to denigrate and promote hate speeches against Nigeria but in their normal foolish / senseless Igbotic mind those they denigrate and abuse should lead the fight against Igbo abuse so they can suffer for their foolishness only for Igbo/Ipob to continue denigrating and sponsoring hate speeches against them.

Some of you Igbo's are just straight out ridiculous so many times. Where is that bimbo with the loud mouth. I tot your Igbo husband n co that make up the bulk of Ipob BSS are invincible. Where are they now that the Python is dancing unapologetically all over Biafra ?

What a bitter soul. You couldn't even do any better. A typical reflection of an attitude you condemn. The hate is real. Where's the humanity in you?
In any ways, thanks for this response.

Marcelo290:
This write up just made my day

Thanks for this.

VERDA:
I don't really like the kanu guys cos of his tactics but does that make it right for the army to kill citizens cos they share his believes.. .haba, the government needs to be very careful cos while they may think they have the country's best interest at heart,they are actually playing into the hands of the anarchist with their recent actions.

IPOB members have never conducted themselves in a chaotic manner and there was never any breakdown of law and order before the start of operation python dance.

Goke7:
the Nigerian Police that had its station burnt? the burnt police station lay credence to the reason why the army had to be called in. The boko harm terrorists also burn down police stations. Truth must be told, you guys should stop justifying intentional break down of the law.

Morality is different from the law.

Hmm, people and their reasoning. At what point in time was the police station burnt? Before or days after the operation Python Dance. Ask yourself a simple question, what was the situation of things before the deployment of Army? And you are here talking about what ensued from the provocative and needless python dance.
I wonder what you call truth. Was there any breakdown of law before the operation python dance? See you and truth.

MalcoImX:
Even at the height of BH, the army cannot separate those who are out to cause trouble. In all cases, they go on a mission based on intelligence, and if you come to a block they mounted, a simple act of raising your hand or dismounting on a bicycle or motorcycle will see you home safely. But when you confront the army, pelt them with stones or say they won't pass a certain route - then you're lucky if you're not levelled.
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It is the most daring of challenge to say they won't pass a certain area or they shouldn't be in your states, as if your states are not part of the country.
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Sometimes, I just feel that you guys are not aware of what you're up to. These operations are not restricted to your areas. They are everywhere that the state perceived as fragile. In Borno, for e.g., where they face the threat of BH, they named it "Operation Lafiya Dole." When translated it means something like – 'Peace Must Be Restored At All Cost.'

Can you prove clearly that there was any breakdown of public order or security or any insurrection that would warrant sending Army to a civilian environment? No South Eastern state can be proven to be ruffled. It's just a needless and premeditated provocation to force a peaceful group to arm carrying.

laudate:
So what standard are you talking about? And which hatred? Isn't it Kanu that has been breathing spreading his campaign of hatred everywhere, by threatening fire and brimstone, up and down? All I did was to point it out.

He's in court already with FG. Campaign of hatred or even the so called hate speech is not well defined and by the way our dear President Buhari is the father of hate speeches and campaign. It's still no reason for the brutal illegalities going on. So, brother, for the good of your much needed one-Nigeria, condemn the actions of FG and Army in strong terms entirely.

FriendNG:
What of the act of illegality committed by ipob and Kanu against all Nigerians? You're happy with that.


To set the record straight army only came to pass and exercise but not to kill. But what happen, u think it your papa land and Biafra nation. You stone the zoo army

What illegality are you talking about? I thought he has a case in court with FG. He has not been convicted yet even after series of disobedience of court order by FG. The question is why would FG send Army to harass law abiding citizens in Abia State? What happens to charging Nnamdi Kanu to court with another offence if you think he has broken any laws of the land?

laudate:
Correct!! Now they expect those they derided to come to their rescue, ba? Very interesting!

Who's calling you to come to their rescue? The point is that you're excited about an act of illegality being committed against unarmed civilians just because of hatred. The self-determination movement of the IPOB are well within the limits of the law. You deride them because of what they believe in, they deride you too and even more. What matters most is that the laws of the land are not broken and there's no need for the deployment of Army in a region that has been peaceful. The least you can do for the sake of your one-Nigeria is to condemn the atrocious illegality because the future of a united one-Nigeria looks bleak as the day passes by.

paschu:
A HUNDRED TRILLION LIKES!!!

You just made my day Sir. I can now retire for the night with a bit of gladdened heart.

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Thank you. Since carrying arms is not an option for us, we can only carry pen and let the world and posterity judge them.

MalcoImX:
Good day Sir, it's always difficult to sympathize with those who have no human sympathy in denigrating others. You're very insensitive when it comes to dealing with others. Even if you get Biafra, you'll perpetually live with hostile neighbours who'd probably invade you to put a stop to the insecurity you'll bring to the region.

Boss, whether IPOB denigrate others or not, and whether they will have to live with hostile neighbours or not, the question is what is the rationale behind deployment of Army in an unambiguous and ostensibly unruffled civilian environment to kill unarmed civilians.

eastman11:
This is the most sensible and intelligent write-up I have read here since this military madness.
The question is, our we supporting injustice because we hate those at the receiving end?

My brother, very many people from different quarters of Nigeria know too well that the show of force in an unruffled civilian environment is grossly atrocious and illegal, but because it is against the group of people they hate, they are either supporting it or keeping mum. That is the mentality of a people that think they have a better ideology than IPOB.

You don’t have to support illegality just because it is committed against a group or set of people you don’t like. All well-meaning Nigerians and indeed the One-Nigeria chanters should speak against this madness happening in the South East. If we don’t condemn the Modus Operandi of the Nigerian Army’s Operation Python Dance, then we are fast legitimizing impunity in Nigeria and you can’t tell when it’ll be your own turn. Listen to Benjamin Franklin, “Justice would not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” It is bad to support a brazen brutal illegality committed against unarmed civilians merely because you don’t share with the sentiments of their ideology. You might praise Nigerian Army and condemn the IPOB today, but hey, remember, we live in a world of Karma. The past, present and future are all connected. For those who will say they are neutral in the face of this wanton show of force and injustice, I leave you with the words of Desmond Tutu, “If you are neutral in situation of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality”. There is no reason for the Army to enter into Abia State with a show of force on unarmed civilians not to talk of where there is not even any ostensible insurrection and without the approval of the National Assembly.
The Biafran ideology is a regenerative one. You can never kill it by killing, oppressing, or repressing the subscribers and followers. You can only defeat them by providing a better, genuine and practical alternative ideology, and educating them on the consequences of their choice. You won’t defeat them shoving the insincere rhetoric of One-Nigeria down their throat. What happens to the younger ones who are witnessing these illegalities, brutalities, killings and show of force? Oh! You think the agitation and the ideology will die by killing or arresting Nnamdi Kanu? I tell you, Biafra has since become an identity and even embedded in the DNA of her people and until the issues propelling the agitation are genuinely addressed, the ideology will never die. A million of Nnamdi Kanus have been born already and the separatist movement has even gone beyond Nnamdi Kanu. A lot of us might not subscribe to the early approach of Nnamdi Kanu in advancing the movement, but the circumstances that have given intensity and energy to this movement are there for all to see. Instead, we politicize everything and shy away from the truth and think the problem will solve itself. It is painful how people politicize everything in Nigeria even when human lives are at stake. Indeed, the intelligence of human race is overrated.
Can’t we see that the future of the so called One-Nigeria looks bleak as the day passes by? Yes, the ugly, needless and avoidable events of the past few days have further diminished the hope of a united One-Nigeria. You cannot wash away the blood you have shed. The memories of the brutalities, atrocities, torture and the accompanying scars can never be erased. In the face of any agitation, there has never been a longtime solution and understanding reached by any means better than dialogue. Did Niger Delta agitation end with the killing of Ken Saro Wiwa? Regrettably for the oppressors, Asari Dokubo, Ateke Tom, Tompolo, other militants and avengers rose with unmatched deadlier tactics. The last time I checked, it was mainly the military operation codenamed ”crocodile smile” that plunged Nigeria into recession as a result of the reactionary Niger Delta Avengers. Paulo Freire in his Pedagogy of the oppressed submitted that “Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people – they manipulate them, they do not liberate nor are they liberated, they oppress.” This is even more so “because to take away a man’s freedom of choice, even his freedom to make the wrong choice, is to manipulate him as though he were a puppet and not a person” Magdeleine L’Engle opined. The choice of self-determination is an imperative principle of action and it is not just a mere phrase you can ignore. Hence, there is the need to genuinely address the driving force behind it rather than repressing the agitation by the so called Federal might. You may not like the IPOB rhetoric, but the fundamental message is a fundamental right recognized by African Charter of Human and Peoples Right as a law Nigeria should follow. In the history of all IPOB gathering, there is no any evidence or even allegation against them that they harmed anybody neither do they constitute any terror. They happily and peacefully gather in their thousands and go back home same way. Also, there’s no any ostensible and unambiguous breakdown of public order, security or any insurrection in South East by IPOB, which the Police cannot handle and then that would warrant deployment of the Nigerian Army to the region. The deployment of the Nigerian Army is an act of official terrorism and a calculated and premediated plan to unleash mayhem and provoke IPOB members to carry arms so that they can find reason to carry out their ongoing atrocious acts in full scale. Consequently, I urge them to remain non-violent as the world is watching.
So many people are afraid to talk, as it is the order of the day within a system which denies the existence of the basic human rights, for fear of imprisonment, fear of torture, fear of poverty, fear of death, fear of losing friends, family, property or means of livelihood, but hear this submission from Aung San Suu Kyi, “ A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small daily acts of courage which help to preserve man’s self-respect and inherent human dignity. It is not easy for people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear. Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.” As for the Federal might, I can only quote the words of Henry David Thoreau for them. “Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the least act of injustice against the obscurest individual without having to pay the penalty for it”