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Fool! I don't even blame him—they usually act before thinking where he hails from!

Fynx:
The Yoruba man is so wicked with history. All that was bad was always by the Igbo and all that was good was by the Yoruba.

Real history. Banjo was given Biafran soldiers on his request to go liberate Yoruba land. He stopped at Benin and removed the administrator. The time wasted in Benin meant Lagos already knew he was on his way as Alabi Isama reported that he radios to inform Lagos. On getting to Ore later he set up communication between him and other Yoruba with wooe soyinka as his messenger. Soyinka wrote about this in his his You must set forth at dawn. The book confirmed that Banjo planned a two way coup that would remove Ojukwu in Enugu and Gowon in Lagos. When Yoruba rewrite history like this it is because they believe Ojukwu should have allowed Banjo to kill him since he was a Yoruba. Ndi nzuzu

Liar! The truth of the matter is this: Ojukwu, just like Azikiwe, had his greedy eyes on Lagos and the Western Region. Did you even read Madiebo's book? Ojukwu’s timing of the declaration of Biafra was not only wrong but highly suspicious—he had ulterior motives, one of which was to annex the Western Region through Lagos.

Attached is an extract from the letter Ojukwu sent to Banjo. Pay attention to the highlighted parts—it reveals Ojukwu’s real intentions. How is this any different from Nnamdi Azikiwe’s evil intent—to make himself the Premier of the Western Region, the Yoruba land?! And who are the same people shouting “Lagos is no man’s land” even to this day?

The fact is that Ojukwu knew there was no way the Western Region could engage Nigeria in a military confrontation and win, given the strategic status of Lagos as the capital of Nigeria, with its overwhelming number of non-Yoruba soldiers and the bulk of Nigeria’s military arsenal. He wanted to take advantage of that situation by pushing his so-called “liberation proposal.” The Yoruba people were at a grave disadvantage, and that’s exactly what Chief Awolowo discussed with Ojukwu—though Ojukwu pretended not to understand because he had his own hidden agenda.

The Yoruba are not cowards but battle-hardened and tested warriors. They do not need the Igbo to fight their battles for them. This is evident from history—they fought and won wars not only within Nigeria but across much of West Africa. Yoruba land isn’t limited to Nigeria; it extends into Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, etc. How do you think the Yoruba reached all those regions? They fought brutal wars and never lost a single one!

For your information, Accra—the capital city of Ghana—is Yoruba land. It belongs to the Ga people, Yoruba warriors from Ile-Ife and Oyo-Ile. The Yoruba do not engage in wars they’re not certain of winning. That was the message Awolowo and Banjo tried to pass to Ojukwu, but he was too naive to understand it.

Do you think it was a coincidence that the Biafran army only started winning battles after Banjo took command? It’s never about noise or drama—it’s about proper planning, logic, and common sense.

The Israeli military is called “The IDF” for a reason—no land-grabbing ambitions. How could you declare a state of Biafra while having your greedy eyes on someone else’s land? Like Azikiwe, like Ojukwu, like the rest of you chanting “Lagos is no man’s land”!

Brenbentondiaz:
The guy you're replying is talking out of pain. You know his ancestors accuse Yorubas of being cowards to cover their own well known cowardice. So, when he reads something that exposes his ancestors as the frauds and liars they truly were, it makes him feel distraught. So, he reacts with bitterness.

Absolutely — you're so right!

Bialegend:
Yoruba propaganda. "I am not dead yet" my arss. Big liars.

Does Alexander Madiebo sound like a Yoruba name to you, Chinedu? Do something useful with the little whitish substance in your oblong head—go and read Madiebo's book!

Nemesis0147:
his name is uche Kingsley AKA AGUMBA

Uche Agumba is a criminal,same as many of them from that enclave!

Money na water na— terrible money worshipping culture!

These people aren't wise at all! Who brags about something as disgusting as sleeping with a fifteen-year-old girl? This is what happens when you're desperate to feel special, important, and better than everyone else — you start saying all kinds of nonsense!

Putin’s Russia is ready for another world war. The sooner someone—especially Mr. Trump—realizes this, the better for everyone. Russia is unconquerable; only God can defeat that massive country! Putin is not done with Ukraine, and he is prepared to take on any country—including the United States—to drive home that point.

As for those who believe Russia is overrated in terms of its military strength, capabilities, and the sheer vastness of its territory—you have no idea! The Russians are not your typical Westerners; they are battle-hardened, tough people. If care is not taken, there may be nothing left of Ukraine by the time Putin is finished with it.

And please note this down— United States will never have a direct confrontation with Russia. It won't happen!

"I AM NOT DEAD YET." THE TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF COL.VICTOR BANJO. 25TH SEPTEMBER 1967.

Victor Banjo was executed by firing squad by the regime of Col. Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, on trumped up charges of planning a coup against the government of Biafra, on September 22nd, 1967.

Victor Banjo was among officers arrested by the government of Aguiyi Ironsi after the coup of January 15th 1966, that led to the deaths of the then Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, Sardauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello, the then Finance Minister, Sir Okotie Eboh, and a number of civilians and military officers.

Banjo denied he ever was knowledgeable of the coup, and many of the coup plotters attested to the fact that he was not one of them. But Ironsi left him in the gulag, and Yakubu Gowon, who succeeded Ironsi, refused to heed the numerous letters of appeal Banjo wrote him from prison to be released.

Banjo was imprisoned in Ikot Epene in Eastern Nigeria. When the whole brouhaha between Ojukwu and Gowon over the secession question began, Ojukwu released all officers who planned the coup and had been imprisoned in the East. They all joined the Biafran rank - including Banjo. Banjo, as a Yoruba, was at first reluctant to work with Ojukwu. But Ojukwu urged him to join his government.

At that time, the Nigerian crisis was mainly between the Igbos and the Hausas. The Igbos had accused the Hausas of carrying out genocide on their people in Northern Nigeria. The Hausas claimed the 1966 coup was an Igbo coup targeted at killing their Sardauna and other key Hausa leaders. The country was boiling. Killings were being carried out every day in every part of the country. The Igbos felt vulnerable and were returning in droves to the East.

Ojukwu was muting with the idea of secession. Banjo advised that he delayed announcing it. Ojukwu announced the secession of the nation of Biafra on the 31st May, 1967. Civil War had broken forth in Nigeria.

The mid West, now Delta and Edo States, at first took a middle position as far as the crisis was concerned. Ojukwu sent Victor Banjo, Lt. Col.Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Major Phillip Alale, Major Samuel Agbam, and army of soldiers to take over the mid West. The mid West fell to Biafran soldiers in August 1967. It was a major military tactical move that many have credited to the intelligence of Banjo. But on getting to Benin, things fell apart between Banjo and Ojukwu.

Muritala Mohammed was sent by Gowon to recover the mid West and invade Biafra itself. The Nigerian army successfully pushed their Biafran counterpart out of the mid West. This was the period the famous "Ogun ore olekun" occurred. The Biafran army blew up a part of the Niger bridge, therefore impeding the Nigerian army's surge into Onitsha.

Ojukwu welcomed his defeated army back to Enugu with open arms. He had mended fences with Banjo and had promised him greater task ahead. But in a few days, trumped-up charges of a coup were levied against Banjo. Banjo had made Ifeajuna his chief of staff. Ifeajuna had acted as a go between Banjo and Ojukwu at Benin. However, the charges of plotting to overthrow the government of Biafra were levied against Victor Banjo, Major. Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Major Philip Alale, and Samuel Agbam. The case was however taken to a military tribunal, of which the first tribunal dismissed the case, but a second tribunal sentenced the soldiers to death.

At their court martial, it was Victor Banjo that stood as counsel for himself and the three others. His words, as recorded by Alexander Madiebo in his book, are these:

"My name is Brigadier Victor Banjo. I command the liberation army in Mid-West. Before then, l commanded all the operations in the Northern front.

“I know all the other three accused persons fairly well. The second accused, Philip Alale, l met for the first time on July 9, 1967, when there was a collapse of the Nsukka front among our troops. Neither himself nor myself was then an officer in the Biafran Army.

"We went to Nsukka together with Brigadier Philip Effiong to assist to watch Philip talk to the troops with vehemence and sincerity. That, to a great extent, helped to rekindle their sagging morale.

“His Excellency, Col. Ojukwu was as well at Nsukka that night. I later found out from the governor that Philip Alale has been his close friend and that the man was primarily instrumental in organising the support of the masses for the declaration of the Republic of Biafra.

“I know that Major Alale has been involved in settling some conflicts in the trade union movements, which might well account for the extraordinary hostility of one of the witnesses for the prosecution. I remember, in fact, that when l was about to return to the Western Command, His Excellency refused to allow Major Alale accompany me because he needed Major Alale for the task of preparing a political programme for the Republic of Biafra. It would be impossible to conceive of Major Alale being tried by this tribunal for the offense in this charge.

"I know Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Ifeajuna very well. He had been my colleague in the old Nigerian Army, although a junior colleague. I know about his involvement in the coup of January 1966. He was responsible for the deaths of a few people. He was with me in prison for quite some time.

“I have had the opportunity to discuss the details of that coup with him. I know he regrets the bloodshed that took place on that occasion in fact, his aversion to bloodshed is in the nature of an obsession, which to a certain extent, militates against his efficiency as a commander of troops in the battlefront.

“These considerations were primary in my mind when he was offered to me as a commanding officer for the Western operations. Instead, l chose to make him my Chief of Staff. As Chief of Staff, he discharged himself with such confidence that constituted in no small measure to the success of that operation.

“Lt-Col. Ifeajuna joined the group of young men who have been in the habit of giving advice to His Excellency on State matters. During my short disagreement with his Excellency on the MidWest political policy, he was himself personally instrumental in bringing to His Excellency my point of view on the Mid-West operation. I am aware that he subsequently became a frequent member of this group.

“My stay in Biafra, after having been released from prison, has been due to my friendship with Col. Ojukwu. I clearly remember once telling him that l would return to the West. He told me that he needed me here because he felt he needed someone who could ta to hi without ceremony; someone in a position to give blame t him for his mistakes. Most of the political maneuvers that Col. Ojukwu planned early this year in connection with achieving Southern solidarity against the North, which was planned with me.

“When he decided to declare an Independent Republic of Biafra, l pleaded with him to postpone it as both the people West and Mid-West wee not ready or at that stage, sufficiently strong militarily to take the same stand, even though they would wish it.

“I pointed out to him his declaration of Biafra at the time was not consistent with our plans and agreements. I told him that the people of the West who were acting on the basis of the fact that l would bring assistance to them from here, would consider the decision to declare Biafra at that time a betrayal of our arrangements. I told the military governor that l would leave Biafra for the West or for the outside world after his declaration of Independence.

“However, when l discovered the emerging trend that followed the declaration of Independence of Biafra, it became clear to me that a war with the North was imminent. I decided to stay behind and assist in the prosecution of the war, both for the sake of my friendship with Colonel Ojukwu and in the hope that having assisted to fight back the Northern threat to Biafra, he would assist me with troops to rid the Mid-West and Lagos of the same menace.

“I came into the war at a moment of temporary collapse of the Biafran fighting effort, when it became quite clear to me that the fighting effort of the Biafran Army was not only being incompetently handled, but also being sabotaged. Since then, it has been my fortune to command the Biafran troops on their successful exploits.

“On the whole, l had in private, told Col Ojukwu that l could never be made to stand charged for having plotted against his office and his person. There was no plot against him.”

The highest authorities of the Biafran government did not believe Banjo's story. The officers hearing the court martial of these four officers found them guilty of plotting to overthrow the government of Biafra, which Ojukwu headed.

They were sentenced to death. Banjo's last moment reels with poignancy. It was said that all four men walked to the site of their death with head high. Banjo, without his glasses, stood erect as he was tied to the poles. Their executors took position and opened fire on them. After the first round of fire, all three men were dead except Banjo. Defiant till the end, he let out a cry. "I AM NOT DEAD YET... I AM NOT DEAD YET..." This time, all executors directed their rifles at Banjo alone. After the second round of shots, Banjo was still screaming defiantly: "I AM NOT DEAD YET..." However, the third rounds of shots silenced him.

In a country were the legacies of soldiers who fought on both sides have largely been forgotten, Lt. Col. Victor Banjo̩ did set a template for us as Nigerians to live beyond tribe, and for the greater purpose of humanity.

Victor Banjo, Ifeajuna, Alale, and Agbam were executed in September 1967, barely four months after the commencement of the civil war.

If he was alive, Victor Banjo would have turned 95 years on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Murderer!!!

37-year-old Ugonna J.

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The Yoruba seem to be everywhere,haters won't like this!

Amaso99:
It's obvious you don't know the procedures for impeachment.
Educate yourself by simple google search on the subject matter.
Don't forget to thank me later.
Cheers

Another brainless nsogbu-nsogbu villager on the beat!

Another YORUBA! Just give it to these Lukumi Yoruba Omoluabi - they are always up there!

What concerns this nsogbu-nsogbu woman from the land of primitive, forest-dwelling ancestors in this matter now?!

In all of this,Sim Fubara,the Governor,is the loser! He was warned;don't ever listen to or take advice from the Nsogbu-nsogbu people - you'll live to regret it! As it is now,it can only take the grace of God for Fubara not to be impeached. The truth is that there're grounds for impeachment proceedings to be launched against him - the physical demolition of the Rivers State House of assembly complex and spending unappropriated government money!

When you're doing anything and these nsogbu-nsogbu people from the land of primitive, forest-dwelling ancestors are hailing you or urging you on,quickly reconsider your stance as you're certain to be digging your own grave!

The next three to four weeks will be very stormy for Gov. Fubara and if he is not extremely careful, it's just a matter of few days for him to become an ex-governor of the state

In all of this,Sim Fubara,the Governor,is the loser! He was warned;don't ever listen to or take advice from the Nsogbu-nsogbu people - you'll live to regret it! As it is now,it can only take the grace of God for Fubara not to be impeached. The truth is that there're grounds for impeachment proceedings to be launched against him - the physical demolition of the Rivers State House of assembly complex and spending unappropriated government money!

When you're doing anything and these nsogbu-nsogbu people from the land of primitive, forest-dwelling ancestors are hailing you or urging you on,quickly reconsider your stance as you're certain to be digging your own grave!

The next three to four weeks will be very stormy for Gov. Fubara and if he is not extremely careful, it's just a matter of few days for him to become an ex-governor of the state.

Yinmu! Believe these clowns at your peril! What did they do about the recent increase in the prices of goods and services?! These guys - NLC,TUC,and others - are very useless!

nnamdi640:
This country has already divided long time ago, we are just deceiving our selves that we are one. There is no hope for this country. No body should complain if an Igbo man should do the same thing in his appointment as president one day.

Okoro,wait until an Igbo man becomes the president of this country first!

"Republic of Angola,Zaire"? This is confusing!

Zelensky is being dealt with brutally; it's just a matter of days for the comedian. We warned him! The truth is that his days are numbered in Kiev as the President of Ukraine.

¶¶¶¶Omo Yoruba ni mi o.....¶¶¶¶ - proudly Yoruba!

This man should stop imposing himself on the rest of the Muslims in the country as their leader;he is only the leader of the Muslims in the north. Yoruba people (Muslims) don't recognize him as their leader. The Fulanis did not bring Islam to Yoruba land;the Malian traders did! This is why Islam is called "Esin Imole" in Yoruba land, that's,"the religion of the Malians".

There will NEVER be sharia law in Yoruba land; it will be resisted even by the Yoruba Muslims. We can see beyond our nose in Yoruba land. And secondly,in Yoruba land,sultan of Sokoto is not the Head or leader of Muslims in our land.

SporaD8:
You can't reason with people that have the emotions of babies.
Had Ironsi rejected the offer of taking over like ogundipe, would the Coup be tag an Ibo coup?
Would the 3regions have reason for a unitary government?
The injustice Ibo people are complaining of today was laid in the foundation of the country when Azikiwe like Ironsi continually fail to respect the diversity of a multiethnic country. Their tribe were made to, and are still paying dearly for that error in judgement.
Unfortunately, they never learn!

Exactly! God bless you! Igbo people's insensitivity needs to be studied! It must be something genetic. Just imagine how stupid Ironsi was! Over 95% of the officers and soldiers who carried out the bloody coup were from your ethnic group – the Igbo – yet, you, another Igbo, emerged as the sole beneficiary of that coup! Did he need a soothsayer to know that it was just a matter of time before his life ended? How is it not an Igbo coup when another Igbo man emerged as a sole beneficiary of a coup that was carried out by majorly Igbo soldiers and officers?! These Igbo people lack common sense!

36STATES:
Awolowo was in prison in Calabar in Eastern Nigeria and Ojukwu was in charge of Eastern Nigeria at the time and FGN was not in control of anything in that region.
He could have refused to release him but he chose to release him, hoping that would endear him to the Yorubas after the several massacres of Igbos in the North and other places.

This is laughable! When will you guys stop this futile attempt of trying to stand the truth on its head?! Ojukwu was still the military governor of the eastern region at the time. The war had not started;he therefore had no jurisdiction over the federal prison in Calabar. Baba Awolowo was released on August 2nd,1966 and Ojukwu declared the republic of Biafra in 1967 when the war effectively started.

Arrowhead71:
Then some imaginary Arab idiots called themselves Palestinians claiming the land God gave his firstborn Israel as inheritance belong to them
I don’t understand how Arab language is the Same with Hebrew language

Things wouldn't have been like that if there's no religion called Islam! That religion of the bloodsucking terrorists has damaged so many things,including innocent souls!

According to IBB, Ojukwu insisted that in the absence of Aguiyi-Ironsi, Brig Babafemi Ogundipe, who at that time was the most senior army officer, should be the head of state. This heightened the tension in the land.........

The real problem of a typical Igbo person is insensitivity. Igbo people are always led by emotion rather than logic and sound,critical thinking! Ojukwu was stupid to have reasoned this way!

A very bloody coup,which killed the most referred spiritual figure of the Islamic north - Ahmadu Bello - was led and carried out by officers and soldiers of southern extraction and yet,Mr Ojukwu insisted that another Southerner,though the most senior,should take over the mantle of leadership of the country in such tensed atmosphere! No wonder,the dearth of intelligent people in Alaigbo still persists even till today! Was it not the same insensitivity and stupidity of the highest order which made the wives of the Igbo army officers to be taunting their northern officers' wives counterparts with the killings of Ahmadu Bello and others?!

Apart from the fact that Ironsi failed to prosecute the coup plotters,the majority of whom were his Igbo brothers,his government and his own life were brutally terminated primarily because he was a Southerner! The coup of Jan 15,1966 had already caused a serious mistrust not among the various ethnic nationalities in the country alone,but also among the officers of the armed forces! So, there was no way an officer of southern extraction could have successfully managed such a dicey situation - northern officers would not cooperate with him. That was exactly what happened when junior officers and soldiers refused to take order from their very senior Igbo officers - in Abeokuta and elsewhere!

General IBB did not exactly exonerate the Ndigbo as far as the bloody coup of Jan 15,1966 is concerned,below are his exact words as recorded in his recently launched book:

"It was heinously callous for Nzeogwu to have murdered Sir Ahmadu Bello and his wife, Hafsatu, because not only were they eminently adored by many but also because they were said not to have put up a fight. From that moment the putsch was infiltrated by "outsiders" to its supposed original intention and it took on an unmistakable ethnic coloration compounded by the fact that there were no related coup activities in the Eastern Region"- President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, 'A Journey In Service: An Autobiography', February 2025.

Arrowhead71:
Gaza was given as inheritance to Caleb in the book of Joshua, so Gaza belong to the tribe of Judah

Jesus Christ was from the tribe of Judah! The entire West Bank is the biblical Judah.

May their souls rest in peace. But that beautiful Japanese woman was too "young" to die!