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He shouldn't add Edo state to Biafra because it will NEVER be apart of it. The edos and Biafrans have never agreed to be apart of eachother in history EVER. Biafra is for the igbos and anyone else who wishes to be apart of Biafra. Simon ekpa shouldn't add Edo to Biafra as biafran territory occupied are only in igboland

QuotaSystem:
Are they finally tired? Don't they want to punish the FG again? Nzogbu Nzogbu in the mud.

Sit at home or not, ohamadikhēad the albino terrorist remains in his zoo cage till further notice

More confusion fall on the camp of Nigeria’s enemies.

I hope your not referring to Simon ekpa
The reason why IPOB stopped the sit at home was because they had enough of gunmen using an excuse to attack civilians in sit at home

Before that twitter post will twist the words, the pope condemned BOTH SIDES saying it's terrorism

IPOB has said this before

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ife/Akpodim/Chokoneze ward, Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Smith Chiedoziem Anyanwu, was killed by a group of gunmen.Dozie was shot dead on Wednesday, November 23, 2023, at his home and place of work.







He was killed in front of his wife, according to the report.







The party’s director of new media, Lancelot Obiak, admitted the incident to reporters in Owerri on Friday.







‘It is true that the incident happened. He was killed in front of his wife. According to witnesses, the killers were a pair of men and they were riding a motorcycle. When they arrived they met his wife and asked about her husband.







As soon as they saw her husband, they fired several shots, made sure he was out of breath, and then left.







The ward chief’s order shook the PDP family and his community to its very core, and his killing could not be more depressing, only after the party suffered a technical defeat in the November 11, 2023 gubernatorial election in the state.







But after the Imo State gubernatorial election, an unnamed party woman recently threatened to harm him.







Meanwhile, Emeka Chinedu, a federal lawmaker representing the good people of Ahiazu Mabais/Ezinihitte federal constituency, expressed shock and sadness at the death of Smith Chiedoziem Anyanwu.Reacting to the situation on Thursday, Chinedu condemned the murder and said an urgent and professional investigation is needed.







Chinedu also extended his condolences to Smith’s family, friends, loving wife, children, and members of the People’s Democratic Party, saying the deceased was a beloved member of the federal electoral district and will be greatly missed.







He also urged anyone with information that could assist in the investigation to contact authorities as soon as possible
Source: https://igberetvnews.com/1457851/imo-state-gunmen-kill-pdp-ward-chairman/#forward

Christistruth00:
Ok
You treated the Osu Caste Perfectly

Happy now?

Ah yes referring to an ancient culture practice Igbos still marry anyone still today

raymondFirstborn:
based off wikipedia info. .
Have you heard of the ibani language, that's the actual language of the opobo ppl.

Based on fact opobo is inhabited by the ndoki people

raymondFirstborn:
I am an opobo man . Please research before making certain remarks.

Looks like I know your town more then you

Abagworo:
Ndoki are not neighbours to Opobo cause you have to cross Ogoniland then river before getting to Opobo from Ndoki. The trade with Ndoki was palm oil facilitated by Jaja during his time in Bonny which he shifted to Opobo being closer to Imo River where the palm products came from thereby starving Bonny of supply. Founders of Opobo came from Ibani not Ndoki.

Opobo is inhabited by ndoki people

Ruke1989:
Language is learned skill, it's not biologically passed. Marrying igbo women, trading in igbo slaves is the major reason igbo language infiltrated rivers state. Ijaws treated their domestic slaves as freeborn having equal right with children born into a home, that's why jaja who came as a slave boy could rise to become king. Igbos don't treat their ebonyi slaves with such dignity, that's why it is hard for them to accept this truth from ijaws. You can't teach them their history. Because igbo slave dealership was a big time business, the natives learnt the language to be successful in the business. Igbo was a business language for the ethnic ijaws of opobo

Opobo is located to the east of the Kingdom of Bonny. Bonny and Opobo are of the same origin, both associated with the Ndoki people.[a] an Igbo subgroup.[3] Jubo Jubogha rose from slavery to lead the Anna Pepple chieftaincy house of Bonny

Ruke1989:
You cannot tell the history of a people for them. The opobo governor and people of opobo says they are ijaw but to satisfy your ego, you say no they must be igbo. I know it's hard for you to understand that language is learned and because we all speak English doesn't make us British citizens.

I am from orogun town in delta state. In orogun, we speak ukwani, urhobo and some understand isoko. Some orogun people like myself speak ukwani (adulterated igbo dialect) but do not speak urhobo. How is this possible?

1) intermarriages: two generations backward, it was a taboo for orogun people to marry from within orogun. It was considered incest. I didn't know this history but through an observation. I asked my maternal grandmother now in her 80s that why did most grannies of their time marry to women or men from igbo speaking towns. She told me it was considered incest and was a taboo to marry from our town orogun if you are orogun, so they all marry from the neighboring towns which speak urhobo, isoko and ukwani so as not to break a taboo. The taboo was lifted by a king that emerged in her time making it possible for her to marry from orogun. Because of the intermarriages, urhobo was becoming an extinct language in orogun (an urhobo town)
2) proximity to the ukwani, isoko and urhobo meant they traded in these three languages, married from those communities. South South people are more open minded and embrace people of other cultures, learn other cultures than the igbo, Yoruba and hausa. That doesn't mean they have lost their biological makeup (DNA) just because they welcome and assimilate other cultures. Ijaw people treats their slaves/domestic servants as freeborn having equal right as children born into a home. That's why jaja of opobo, a slave boy could rise to become king of opobo. In contrast, igbos from Anambra deny igbos of ebonyi any right because they are seen as slaves by birth. Igbos are unable to comprehend how south south minority tribes assimilate other cultures because they view the whole thing from their igbo mindset whereby people are discriminated against of they are considered slave or even if seen as non igbo

The second point is all yapping about how igbos don't treat their slaves well I beg you to give me a source of Anambra people mocking ebonyi

Ruke1989:
Language is learned skill, it's not biologically passed. Marrying igbo women, trading in igbo slaves is the major reason igbo language infiltrated rivers state. Ijaws treated their domestic slaves as freeborn having equal right with children born into a home, that's why jaja who came as a slave boy could rise to become king. Igbos don't treat their ebonyi slaves with such dignity, that's why it is hard for them to accept this truth from ijaws. You can't teach them their history. Because igbo slave dealership was a big time business, the natives learnt the language to be successful in the business. Igbo was a business language for the ethnic ijaws of opobo

So you wrote a whole paragraph yapping about how ijaw treated their slaves good while igbos treated their slaves bad
Also how did igbo reach opobo in the first place then?

Christistruth00:
Brek you have left the other Thread to cause Trouble here again

Ok Opobo is Ijaw

Your kings no dey bear Amanyabo O!

Mtchewwww
Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom

Christistruth00:
Brek

Go and Read Gen Alabi Isama's book

The War seemed to be a Stalemate not because Nigerian Soldiers didn't know how to fight it was because their Hearts were not in killing their Igbo Brothers

Persuading them to attack the Igbo heartland was an Uphill task they were ready to defend themselves when attacked but they were not Keen on attacking Biafrans in their heartland especially as they had already retaken everywhere else

It was like Ukraine and Russia
The Russian Soldiers were not Keen on attacking Ukraine because they saw them as Brothers

That was why Putin depended heavily on the Wagner group

Phuhuhu you've avoided my other points
And now let's look at the stalemate issue
I never said that there was a stalemate because the Nigerian troops were weak I said if Ojukwu was arrogant why was there a stalemate in the first place? And if they didn't want to fight the igbos why did they massacre 30K of them in Kano? Why did they attack them in 1945 + 1953?

erico2k2:
go and read it,Jaja was from Ndoki also known as OKWA they are a tribe in the igbo land not igbos the key word is they are a tribr in Igbo land.History clearly stated that he was sold into Ijaw land into houses of perple etc.
so my take is this, To be a tribe in Igbo land does not make you igbo just like to be and Esan man in Edo state does not make one Edo .These are the part of history not passed down t young people and they just assume.

Wtf is this nonsense he was born in igboland therefore making him igbo I've got more sources that it's also igbo
Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom
The Nwaotam cult emerged from the deity of ancient Ibani people called the Ottam people. These people were brought in mostly to satisfy the Europeans’ quest for human commodities in the 18th and 19th century.

According to the memories of late captain High Crow of Liverpool (1791: P 201) who visited Bonny for trade, “the Ottam tribe are stout and robust and of a deeper black than any other tribes at Bonny. Their bodies and face are carved and tattooed in a frightful manner.”

The Ottams were not only notable for the worship of spirits they called ‘Mmoh’; but were also brought into Bonny as adults, therefore the description ‘Ottam Mmku’ was made popular in Bonny. It was also in this line, that their working strength, tribal marks and rascality gave them another local phrase, Ottam Ahiriha.

The Ibani tradition has it that the Nwa-Otam originated from a dark mythical grove in Mkpajekiri around Ohambele Ndoki. By this time, the Ndoki native, which included the Ottam tribes men, had started serving this ‘Mmoh’ gods believed to be heterosexual; and would organise dance during a season of the year. [/b]
You just need to hear them speak. The people of Opobo and Bonny all speak one native language - Igbo. No other language whatsoever do they speak in addition. Neighbouring towns surrounding Bonny may still speak Ibani but Bonny town proper speaks pure Igbo. The first Igbo bible was written in Bonny Igbo, and the dialect is notable for saying, 'ike m' for 'me' which funny enough means 'my buttocks' in other Igbo dialects and 'ike gi' for 'you/yours' which means 'your buttocks' in other Igbo dialects. Chinua Achebe, in one of his books, had written about a funny Igbo christian interpreter from a distant land to his town who was known for saying, 'ike m' and 'ie gi', which confused the people of his village. Many of these people, though, bear 'Ibani' names such as Fiberesima etc. they barely know the meaning of in addition to Igbo names as well. They all practise Igbo customs, namely 'omugwo', and celebrate Igbo festivals they share in common with their Ndoki Igbo neighbours such as the Nwaotam festival. However, their dressing style is Rivers/Riverine style.

You just need to hear them speak. The people of Opobo and Bonny all speak one native language - Igbo. No other language whatsoever do they speak in addition. Neighbouring towns surrounding Bonny may still speak Ibani but Bonny town proper speaks pure Igbo. The first Igbo bible was written in Bonny Igbo, and the dialect is notable for saying, 'ike m' for 'me' which funny enough means 'my buttocks' in other Igbo dialects and 'ike gi' for 'you/yours' which means 'your buttocks' in other Igbo dialects. Chinua Achebe, in one of his books, had written about a funny Igbo christian interpreter from a distant land to his town who was known for saying, 'ike m' and 'ie gi', which confused the people of his village. Many of these people, though, bear 'Ibani' names such as Fiberesima etc. they barely know the meaning of in addition to Igbo names as well. They all practise Igbo customs, namely 'omugwo', and celebrate Igbo festivals they share in common with their Ndoki Igbo neighbours such as the Nwaotam festival. However, their dressing style is Rivers/Riverine style.

The Nwaotam cult emerged from the deity of ancient Ibani people called the Ottam people. These people were brought in mostly to satisfy the Europeans’ quest for human commodities in the 18th and 19th century.

According to the memories of late captain High Crow of Liverpool (1791: P 201) who visited Bonny for trade, “the Ottam tribe are stout and robust and of a deeper black than any other tribes at Bonny. Their bodies and face are carved and tattooed in a frightful manner.”

The Ottams were not only notable for the worship of spirits they called ‘Mmoh’; but were also brought into Bonny as adults, therefore the description ‘Ottam Mmku’ was made popular in Bonny. It was also in this line, that their working strength, tribal marks and rascality gave them another local phrase, Ottam Ahiriha.

The Ibani tradition has it that the Nwa-Otam originated from a dark mythical grove in Mkpajekiri around Ohambele Ndoki. By this time, the Ndoki native, which included the Ottam tribes men, had started serving this ‘Mmoh’ gods believed to be heterosexual; and would organise dance during a season of the year. [/b]

Opobo will forever will be igboland
Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom

erico2k2:
name please?

Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom

Paraman:
According to Abagworo comment, you're wrong.

Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom

Opobo was found by an igbo man.
You saying won't change anything

Christistruth03:
Who does that?

War Generals

Ojukwu didn't have Ordinary food to feed his people for just 3 months and yet he went to War


He was now using his people's Starvation as a Political Weapon

Ojukwu was a Rascal , his arrogance was almost beyond belief
saying Gowon's FG could collapse within 2 weeks if the international Community washed their hand off it
Meanwhile his own People were dying of Starvation everyday


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coranv7J7uY?si=zxJXE1cX19iI0uOC

By the way look at Ojukwu's cheeks did he look like he was Starving?
. Ojukwu's head was impressively big but he had no Wisdom in it

Going to your points again
1. That's funny because the blockaded happened in 1968 infact the war was a stalemate in 1968 before Nigeria decided to blockade the region despite peace treaties.

And also if you have felt margilazied wouldn't it been reasonable to declare independence? Also Ojukwu did not declare war on Nigeria first it was the other way round

2. Starvation as a political weapon? Really? Are you stupid?

He was begging for money for the civilians for food how was he using it for a political weapon? Are you really that slow?

3. What point are you making now? His head was big while the starvation happened? Are you saying Weimar of Germany laughed while the people starved due to the British? Do you think before you type?

Christistruth03:
Didn't Ojukwu himself execute Banjo Ifeajuna Alele and Agbam for trying to end the War?

What was he now scared of?


Anyway leave that aside

Read the Below 1968 letter from azikiwe to Ojukwu begging for Ojukwu to give up the Futile War


azikiwe was not Ojukwu's age mate at all but he still was begging Ojukwu who was his Children's age mate to give up the War

azikiwe who was born in 1904 was older than Ojukwu's father ,so you can begin to appreciate the level of arrogance of Ojukwu
If Ojukwu had listened wouldn't more that 2.5 Million lives have been saved?

Listen to azikiwe your father and do let ipob Kanu and Simon Ekpa lead into a new Calamity

I'll start by your post
1. Azikiwe was begging for peace however as he was begging for peace this does not insist that Ojukwu blockaded the Eastern region to get more money, the argument here is showing how Ojukwu let his children to death Azikiwe begging for peace doesn't show how Ojukwu led his children to be starved to death in huge quantities
2. I don't know who is "Banjo Ifeajuna Alele and Agbam" but I'll research them more and see what your post says is true now how does this assist that Ojukwu wasn't scared? If you had mentioned that he executed them wouldn't it mean that if the federal government had found out those pieces shown that they had the right to sentence to death? Your 1st point supports my claim of why it was reasonable for Ojukwu to have fled to ivory coast if he had executed them and the Nigerian troops found out he would be charged of murder and sentenced to death

3. "Modified" he did not execute him for begging peace, they were alleged that they were plotting against Ojukwu and hence executed however SOME authors classified this as biased

Christistruth03:
Ojukwu called himself a General
Even without being told he should have recorded his last message to his People and donated himself to the fishes of River Niger at Onitsha then he would have been a Hero

Ojukwu was supposed to go down like a General not flee

So by your logic he should've stayed while being captured and executed? Who does that? Also per bolded statement are you supporting my claims that Ojukwu didn't starve the people

Christistruth03:




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM69swDw1XI

Listen to ojukwu after the War just before he returned to the same Nigeria he fought
does he sound like he cares for anyone but himself?

Look at the nonsense ojukwu is now saying after leading 3 Million Souls into disaster and to the Grave because of his Ego


In the days of the ibadan warlords his own family would have surrounded him and asked him go to Sleep , Promised him a heroic funeral taken his last Will and Testament, and given him better poison to Swallow
( The one that would have quickly finished him off within 10 minutes and eliminated any unnecessary Drama like him fleeing to the Ivory Coast)

How dare he come back from leading his People into such a devastating defeat alive


No wonder Gowon called Ojukwu a Coward


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drmfQQMonE8?si=_al_Ugin7WTkYE8f

A man who had surrendered in a war that would be declared wanted should stay there? What did you want him to do. Stay there and be executed? Are you high or something? and how did he lead 3 million biafrans to death if the Nigerian troops blockades the region where food was supposed to come in? Are you that stupid? This is basic Nigeria civil war knowledge

Chygoz01:
Hello nairalanders I do hear many Nigerians say ojukwu lead 3million igbos to death expecially from a particular tribe so my question is how did ojukwu lead 3million igbos to death is it him that fire the first shot ? If your brothers are being killed unjustly won’t you make a decision.
Let’s take for example your sisters husband always beat and humiliate your sister and it get out of hand won’t you tell your sister to come home .how did igbos offend nigeria

Misread your post sorry bro
Anyways they talk they're doing shows they cannot provide any evidence I've provided my own of how Nigeria did it

LifeofDream:
Yes, I don become Yoruba because I tell you the truth... Very foolish and deluded people..

No truth here just loads of yapping and nonsense

Even yabuku gwon indirectly admitted into blockading the region

Nigerian army blockaded the region leading to 2 million biafrans to death should I show you evidence to support my claim? Stop yarning nonsense

"They're our friends" Lmfao Yorubas should know by now who they should hate

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged the Federal Government to leverage Nigeria’s diplomatic relationship with Finland to address the case of Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa. The military has accused Ekpa of exacerbating the insecurity in the South-East.

Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, implicated the Finland-based Ekpa in undermining the activities of security agents in the South-East during his appearance before the House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday.


Musa emphasized the need for the Federal Government to engage the Finnish government and possibly summon its ambassador to Nigeria concerning Ekpa’s activities.

In an interview with NewsNow, the Secretary General of Ohanaeze, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, expressed the organization’s support for Musa’s proposal.


Emuchay stated, “This morning, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and myself, we have discussed it, and then as you know, everybody, all the stakeholders in the South East, the governors, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the leadership of Ohanaeze, everybody is concerned about the security situation in the South-East.

“So, the statement yesterday at the hearing of the House of Representatives tells the story as to what we have been saying all along. It is a matter for the Federal Government of Nigeria to handle, as Ohanaeze or the states in the South-East are subordinate to the Federal Government.


“The Federal Government has a diplomatic relationship with Finland, they (Finland) have an embassy in Abuja, and that diplomatic channel is what Ohanaeze is asking to be activated. Ohanaeze is very pleased that the Chief of Defence Staff made a public pronouncement on the matter of Simon Ekpa and we are happy with it.”

Emuchay also highlighted Ohanaeze’s unwavering commitment to secure the release of the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.


“Ohanaeze and the South-East governors are on the same page on the matter of Nnamdi Kanu. I am not in a position now to say more but Ohanaeze with the South-East governors, the stakeholders in the South-East, the leadership of Ohanaeze, we are all on the same page on the release of Nnamdi Kanu.”
Source: https://newsnownigeria.ng/ohanaeze-calls-on-fg-to-activate-nigeria-finland-diplomatic-ties-for-ekpa/