₦airaland Forum

KingJa:
First of all you need to cite reputable sources to provide evidence that Ojukwu released Awo from prison.

2nd of all there was no plight of secession by Ojukwu at the time of Awo’s release, so why would Ojukwu risk his career and his life (we all know how much he loves his life ) by telling the Military’s Head Chief of Staff to fuucckk himself again?

Common sense is all you need bro.
Check historical facts to understand the timeline involved.

Ojukwu's disrespect for Gowon was notable, he insisted that Brigadier Ogundipe, the next most senior army officer after Ironsi be made head of state, and not Gowon who was just Ironsi principal secretary.

Once again, after Independent Biafra was declared, and you still think a high value prisoner would have been voluntarily released on Gowon order

Again, ask yourself why Awo first went home to Okene, before going to Ikoyi prison for the Gowon and Yoruba media photo shoot?

KingJa:
As Nigeria’s head military chief of staff he ordered the release of Awo. Only a stupid person would think he has to physically travel all the way to Calabar to order the release a federal prisoner.

Oh yes!
Imagine a phone call like this:

- Hello, Ojukwu, this Gowon. There's a prisoner by the name of Obafemi Awolowo in in Calabar prison. I want you to release him quickly, and fly him to Lagos.

- Who's this again? Gowon? Go fuucckk yourself, ok!

And the massive Yoruba media somehow has been bent on believing that Ojukwu obeyed Gowon order, and brought Awolowo to Lagos prison where they staged some nice photo op for the World to actually see Gowon releasing Awo from Ikeja prison!!!

YorubaHero12:
Yes it is always Yorubas that take the blame. The Igbo man must always find a way to blame the Yorubas for everything. It was Yoruba that whispered in the ears of Adaka Boro to rebel? Just as Ojukwu also lied he released a Yoruba man (Awolowo) from prison and that he betrayed him by allying with Gowon to whip up emotions and paint Awo bad supporting Gowon. Just as you blame the Yorubas for your loss in the war with Ojukwu crying that Awo seized his food supply. It must always be the Yorubas!

Was almost going to ignore you, but if you seriously think that Gowon went to Calabar prison to release Awo, when Calabar was under Biafran control at the time Ojukwu had declared Republic of Biafra, then I see why you lack logical thinking.

KingJa:
I find it ironic that northers don’t champion education the way Dan Fodio did. Also seems like there is tolerance for looting and killing but zero tolerance for freedom of religion...weird!

I have a question, was Gen Sani Abacha a Muslim?

He was Jehovah's witness.

YorubaHero12:
Your fact about Adaka Boro is baseless because freedom is a right to every man. You are doing like the opressors that is trying to give reason to why the opressed have to remain under him. He was jailed for standing up for his people and demanding for their right and yet you are here saying he shouldn't have stood up for the right of his people because the Igbos gave him chance to become SUG president? Such nonsense!

You are here with the usual rubbish without proof about Adekunle killing Boro that you guys always regurgitate. Where is the proof to that? Which credible source do you have to that effect except the usual propaganda?

The corrupt and untrustworthy Yoruba media built Adaka Boro as a man who fought to retain oil revenue for his people against the Igbos, but many of them failed to understand that oil was not even an issue earlier on in Boro's drama.

How convenient for you to claim that Adaka Boro died under mysterious circumstances when Adekunle' s troops ambushed the exuberant young man as he was busy celebrating repelling of Biafran forces the night before.

Truth bites, and the lessons of Saro Wiwa, Adaka Boro, and Afonja shall always be taught in schools so that they understand that your temporary friend who helps you attack your own people will eventually kill you!

YorubaHero12:
Typical Igbo man, you intentionally left the impact of the southern minorities in the Palm oil industry of the Eastern region so as to project an illusion of doing them a favor. Let me refresh your memory.

—In 1936, The british under the United Africa Company first established a 6000 acre plantation of Palm oil plantation in calabar.
—UAC also had a second palm plantation in the Midwest which it inherited from much more earlier period than the above.
—In 1948, The government later developed farm settlement schemes which was first established at Kwa falls near Calabar.
—After series of low level of grove maintenance, the farm settlement were abandoned in 1955, and the farm formed the nucleus of the first plantation of the Eastern Nigeria Development Corporation (ENDC).
—Infact, some major producing provinces of palm in the Eastern region as at 1962-1968 were Uyo, Calabar, PortHacourt.

As per the importance of crude oil in the civil war, I won't even waste my time explaining that coz even a kindergaten will know crude oil is part of the reasons why Ojukwu thought he could stand alone. Infact Crude oil is also one of the reasons why Britain supported Nigeria.

See how you diverted the discourse to Awolowo moving oil company to Lagos like he have ever a president or supreme commander at any time in Nigeria history. However I will refresh your memory to the words of Adaka Boro when he rebelled against the Eastern Region government for the freedom of his people. Adaka Boro led an armed protest against the exploitation of oil and gas resources in the Niger Delta areas which benefited mainly FG and the Eastern region with capital in Enugu and nothing was given to the Niger Delta people . His school of thought was that the Niger Delta people deserved a larger share of proceeds of the oil wealth.

Below is his emotional word when he declared the secession of Niger Delta Republic in Feb 1966:
"Today is a great day, not only in your lives but also in the history of the Niger Delta. Perhaps, it will be the greatest day for a very long time. This is not because we are going to bring the heavens down, but because we are going to demonstrate to the world what and how we feel about oppression. Remember your 70-year-old grandmother who still farms before she eats; remember also your poverty-stricken people; remember, too, your petroleum which is being pumped out daily from your veins; and then fight for your freedom."

He would later be jailed for treason by the Eastern/Federal govt coalition and was released later by Gowon. Later died mysteriously.

The above clearly showed the Igbos have denied the minority their rights especially when you speak about crude oil. So stop pointing your fingers at Awolowo while leaving the wrongs of your own and accept the greed and covetousness of the Igbo man on the minorities.

Now that you're suddenly Adaka Boro promoter, let's just remind you of basic facts about him.

1. His early education was before oil was ever discovered, so he personally benefited from the eastern coal and palm oil economy.

2. His rise to fame started at UNN where an obvious and unbiased Igbo majority students union elected him president.

3. His initial foray into politics began with a communist slant, and then metamorphosed into a liberation struggle.

4. He was also aided and abetted by Yoruba agents who had always sought to divide the east just like Zik allegedly help create the midwestern state out of the western state.

5. Just like Awo, he was duly convicted in a court of law.

6. Anybody who had issues with the east automatically became a hero to Gowon and his agents.

7. Just like Saro Wiwa, the same people who supported him to stab his own people in the back, eventually killed him, because the Yoruba commander in the area became jealous that Boro was becoming more popular than he was. That was Adekunle who killed Boro. He didn't die under mysterious circumstances, read the war records well.

YorubaHero12:
Well, this thread is not opened by a Yoruba man and I think we Yorubas on here showed a lot of restraint to be drawn into the argument even when the Hammer guy keep calling us.

What I’ve written is a truth that is available in the public domain and I just brought it here to sharpen the memory of intellectuals. The Southern minorities can think by themselves and they will judge accordingly.

Lastly, there are countless Zik’s speeches that showed the hypocrisy and the magnitude of his greed. Let me not derail this thread by documenting it here. That will be left for another day.

You are such a twister of the truth, and your darkly colored biased underbelly shows.

The Yorubas in the west had problems with minorities in the former western region, not just with the Edos, and Urhobos leading to the creation of the midwestern state.

The north also had problems, much more serious and repressive to the minorities. Col. Anuforo, and Igbo man risked everything to disobey Sarduana's order to shoot demonstrating Tivs on sight.

There was issues with minorities in the eastern region too, but never as bad as it was in the Yoruba west, or Hausa north.

So, when cheap revisionists and liars like you rise up to fuel Igbo vs minorities divide in the east, you should first talk about yours first.

The civil war was used to further divide people of the former eastern region, and many people of average age know the truth. Do you?

pazienza:
Some weeks back on one of your posts I made a rebuttal about the erroneous and mischievous rants of some of my (our) misinformed Niger Delta brothers.

First and foremost let me tell you all a little story for the avoidance of doubt.

I am from the Agbo ethnic group in Cross River State. We are located in Abi Local Government Area which is a coastal settlement and unarguably the smallest LGA in Cross River State in terms of landmass and to a large extent population - slightly a few thousands ahead of Bakassi LGA.


My fore bearers both on my maternal and paternal side were given the opportunity to serve in then Eastern Nigeria regional government.

My grand uncle Dr.S E Imoke of blessed memory was an all influential cabinet minister in the regime of Dr M I Okpara. He held the Trade portfolio and was also Finance minister at the time until the unfortunate incident of January 1966.


He was the longest serving Education minister. His son the Urbane Liyel Imoke is the immediate past Governor of our state “Cross River”.

During the outbreak of the war, he was the Biafran Commissioner for Refugees and Humanitarian affairs. One of my maternal uncles also served as Permanent Secretary in the ministry of health at Enugu.


My maternal grand father was also a front-line member of the Eastern Nigeria regional house of Chiefs.

Outside my family circles, another great Cross Riverian M T Mbu was nominated a Federal Minister for Transport and Navy by the Igbo controlled NCNC.

It's on record that Mbu was Nigeria's first Ambassador to the UK, UN and the USA.

He is from Boki in Cross River state. Boki is another minority ethnic group just like my native Agboland. The Igbos gave him the opportunity to excel ahead of their own worthy sons at that time.


He is the father to a Senator MT Mbu jr. Another person who is noteworthy is the late Chief Michael Eta-Ogon who was the Administrator of the oil rich Port Harcourt province in the first republic.

He is also from the same Boki with Mbu. Thomas Weir Ikpeme an Efik man from Odukpani in my native Cross River was the longest serving Permanent Secretary in the Eastern Regional Ministry of Education.

The key point is that the Igbos were comfortable with us “the minorities” that was why they entrusted education solely in our hands.

Not only education but other critical areas like Public Works and Transport etc. N. U Akpan an Ibibio man from Akwa Ibom state was the technocrat behind the eastern regional public service. He was the Secretary to the regional governement

Thompson Akpabio, an Annang man from Ukana in present day Akwa Ibom state was the regional minister of health.

The former Governor of Akwa Ibom state Godswill Akpabio is his nephew.

There were other high ranking cabinet ministers of minority origin like one of our family good friends, HRH Amanyanabo E P Okoya, Agada III the Ibenanowei of Ekpetiama in Bayelsa State, Chief. Erekosinma of Rivers and a whole lot of others who are too numerous to mention.

During the secessionist struggle, an Ogoni from Rivers state, Chief.Ignatius Kogbara was Biafra's Ambassador to Britain.

My dad's friend Chief. Lekam Okoi, from Idomi in present day Yakurr LGA of Cross River state was one of Ojukwu's trusted drivers. He is today a successful lawyer and a former commissioner in the Federal Character Commission.

Capt Akpet a minority from Cross River was also Ojukwu's dependable aide on intelligence.

Secondly for the avoidance of doubt, aside these political appointments, our people enjoyed immense goodwill from the Igbo dominated region by way of

My dad's immediate elder brother received a scholarship from the regional government that enabled him study for a PhD in soil science.

He is the first man “arguably” in Africa to obtain a doctorate in Soil science. I have friends across the Niger Delta whose parents, uncles, aunties and relatives also benefited from the benevolence of the Eastern regional government.

Unarguably our Niger Delta region received it's last major face-lift in terms of infrastructure when we were under the Eastern region.

Till the abolition of the regional system of government, the Eastern region was the most united region, they was never a recorded case of ethnic skirmish or BLOOD letting between the Igbos and other minority.

During the pogrom of 1966 we all carried the same cross to “Golgotha”, both Igbos and Eastern minorities were killed in their thousands across Northern Nigeria by the blood thirsty Hausa Fulani/Northern folks without blinking an eye.

It doesn't really matter if you were Igbo, Ijaw, Efik or a miniature Agbo person.

I never really wanted to bore you with reading this lengthy essay but it's my moral responsibility to tell the truth at all times.

I was thought by my fore bearers never to distort history and to always separate facts from fictions.

If we were not marginalized by the Igbos during the “analogue” age, how then can the Igbos marginalize us in this digital

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.legit.ng/amp/1092790-opinion-why-igbos-never-marginalize-minorities-by-rex-egbe.html

Much Respect, sir!!!

BTW, I interviewed with a doctor Imoke in Maryland for surgical residency a long time ago.
And he sounded almost like you!

Thanks.

12submarine:
Bringing criminals like this woman to justice is one of the areas Buhari failed. I don't want to believe this is the same Buhari that ruled in 1983.

Sorry, but you refuse to accept that Buhari is the biggest criminal of all!

YorubaHero12:
First of all, you guys need to know exactly why most Igbos are hellbent on annexing the South-South (ND) ethnicities into their Biafra. It is a game plan that have always been in the mind of the Igbo decision makers since inception and they don't necessarily draft the SS people into Biafra based on true brotherhood.

To give you a better account. In May 12th 1953, Azikwe gave a speech when the Northern people were murmuring secession and was bragging with the resources of the Eastern people as his bargaining power.

Below are some excerpts from it that showed why exactly most Igbos are trying so hard to annex SS:
—In my opinion, the Northerners are perfectly entitled to consider whether or not they should secede from the indissoluble union which nature has formed between it and the South, but it would be calamitous to the corporate existence of the North should the clamour for secession prevail. I, therefore, counsel Northern leaders to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of secession before embarking upon this dangerous course.

—It may lead to economic nationalism in the Eastern Region, which can pursue a policy of blockade of the North, by refusing it access to the sea, over and under the River Niger, except upon payment of tolls. It may lead to economic warfare between the North on the one hand, and the Eastern or Western regions on the other, should they decide to fix protective tariffs which will make the use of the ports of the East and West uneconomic for the North.

—You may ask me whether there would be a prospect of civil war, if the North decided to secede? My answer would be that it is a hypothetical question which only time can answer. In any case, the plausible cause of a civil war might be a dispute as to the right of passage on the River Niger, or the right of flight over the territory of the Eastern or Western Region; but such disputes can be settled diplomatically, instead of by force.

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/1953-nnamdi-azikiwe-speech-secession/

Brethen, the above is the major reason why they wanted to annex the South South ethnicities into their fold. All the bargaining power Azikwe used were resources of the SS'ner minorities. However there is one more thing that later came up to make them want these ethnicities more, that is Crude Oil.

Ask yourself, if the seas and crude oil were to be in the Igbo lands of SE, will they ever try this hard to bring the SS'ners into their folds? Will they try hard to even add them to their maps? Will they show the same brotherhood they are showing? SS have oil and seas, but yet some Igbos always feel superior to them, let alone changing the situation to SE having the oil and seas. Just imagine.

I know you will ask what is the Yoruba cup of tea in all this, but this country and forum is intertwined, what affects one affects everybody.

Peace.

Now, I get you.
When a Yoruba man takes it upon himself to open and push a thread about the SE disrespecting the SS, it makes rational people begin to wonder about the altruism, the love, and affection involved in all this.

Your analysis of Zik's speech is devoid of basic understanding at best.

I just read a chilling report of how more than 100,000 Igbos were massacred in Benin prior to the civil war?

Apparently, they wanted to recreate the Igbo massacre in the north in Benin of all places!
Easier to understand the unnecessary anger against Igbos now.

The Oga at the top had told everyone to demonstrate your hatred for the Igbos in order to show that you are a good Nigerian, and they sure did!

First they cried about our oyel, and when the Fulani came and took all of the oyel, they still vent on Igbos

Republican Right wing conspiracy theorists at work, now with gaulible and ignorant Nigeria to be confused.

If Abacha who ruled for a short time is bailing us out front and back, imagine what IBB who ruled longer and stole way much more than Abacha ever could have done if he repents and returns his own loot to Nigeria

Shame to justice Mohammed Idris.
I bet he could neither read nor write, and yet he is a judge , because of quota system.

Juliusmalema:
This is bad.


Why sending them back?


No be one Nigeria again?


Why no quarantine them and absorb them into larger ondo state if they tested negative.

Or put them on Isolation if positive.


Nigeria constitution guarantees them right to stay in any western states and the constitution supersede any regulations.

One Nigeria when it's convenient to you?
No be one north, great north, born to rule north?

Anyway, the northern state who licensed the teacher should help take these kids back to their parents and stop traumatizing the children over and over again.

bolaayenimo:
He died unsung

He died unpunished.

What tribe is hausafulani?

Golan007:
Platitudes.

A country of 180 million people going into a frenzy over an additional 3.5 billion dollar debt should speak to their inability to produce.

It actually is an indictment on the populace rather than government.

Amazing!
One of Buhari's regrets in 1984 was borrowing from IMF and subjecting Nigerians to their harsh conditions which created a favorable atmosphere for his ouster!

It's not the amount of 3.5B that's the problem. The problem is lack of any solid plan to use it judiciously.

3.5 from IMF, 11.8 from China, 2.5 from here and there: they add up for the long haul, because there's not going to be any cheap oil to sell anymore.

Honestly, if you are in a position to advice and influence Buhari, you should be lecturing him right now, not coming here to say things you know are not true.

Golan007:
Most of you simply speak from sentiments and not actuality.

Actuality is that Buhari has been laser focused on embezzling and eating Nigeria's future with his friends and family members.

How much effort has he put into generating income from other sources, except oil?
As the ignorant minister of petroleum, the guy has single handedly filled all positions in NNPC, and allied companies. His niece, nephews, and in laws run the so called lucrative oil industries in Nigeria, because he is so ignorant about basic economics.

Anybody can steal, borrow, or inherit money, the genius lies in managing it for today, and future generations.

Tell me one single thing Buhari has done to prepare for the much anticipated shortfall in oil revenue? Nothing!

NGpatriot:
The FG doesn't build industries and they are not responsible for such business activities, this is the domain of private investors and they base their investments decisions on incentives, logistics, access to supplies and imputes, access to skilled and educated manpower, conducive and welcoming environment, access to large markets with buying power and disposable income so leave the FG out of that equation.

Btw, Dangote revived Nigerian truck manufacturer ANAMMCO in Enugu with a $170 million investment and purchase of 3,500 locally-assembled Shacman trucks at the production plant of Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO), Enugu.

Your anger and hatred are always misplaced and misguided because northerners do more for you than your own people and the people you carry on your shoulders as heroes..

Government doesn't build industries?
Did I hear you right?

Of course, you don't mean Nigerian government!

Golan007:
I support borrowing, yes.

Why do several Nigerians think it is dishonorable to borrow a mere 3.5 Billion dollars yet think USA borrowing 4 trillion dollars makes sense?

You are claiming to understand economics yet you cannot see that a country of 180 million people should actually be more productive than it is.

Na wa.

When you borrow money to chop, share amongst your friends, and maintain your current unreasonable level of life style, without any production of goods and services, then you are robbing your future generations.

Since Buhari is so inept at everything, except sharing government money to his friends and family, he is not the one to optimize any loan we take out at this time.

Buhari is an incompetent, destructive, and myopic leader who is leading this giant of Africa to disaster.
In one year, even his closest and loudest supporters will appreciate the ruins Buhari has brought.
Why would anyone apply to be a pilot when you don't even know how to fly an aircraft

Onyocha:
If one plane contains this many, it is alarming. From where in Nigeria did the plane take off. Kano or Lagos?

.

Kano, most likely.

NGpatriot:
Your first Nigeria bridge and the 2nd Nigeria bridge under construction are all funded by the FG, your airport is FG funded like many other FG facilities in your SE villages are federally funded.

Though your examples are wrong, I would not waste time addressing them.
However, join us and other well meaning Nigerians to urge restructuring so that each city and community can develop at their own pace.
Federal location of industries should be based on market forces, and not solely on crude and cheap tribalistic formulas.

CodeTemplar:
Benue and Taraba have bigger water bodies now.

Talking about level of development, not body of water.

Another thread by BMO to divert attention from their failures at this critical time.

Your Buhari is 100x more corrupt than GEJ
Your Buhari is 1,000,000x less educated and informed than GEJ
Your Buhari is 100, 000, 000x more wicked, tribalistic, and evil than GEJ, or any other president who has ever ruled Nigeria.

Is this a leaked FRSC exam question?

The write up never said an Igbo treaded the girls to Enugu.
Despite the huge appetite for anti-Igbo news item, has anyone asked whether the so called Aunty Kiki is Igbo, Yoruba, Fulani, or even a foreigner?
The writer knows what a good journalist needs to do for such an important story, and he is yet to do it.
Instead of waiting for a full investigation on children trafficking, it's very convenient to mix the story with the so called baby factories in order to bait tribalistic minded shallow readers.

Baby factories are not limited to Enugu or Igbo land for that matter, and as long as all Nigerians can come and go from Enugu, this story has not said an Igbo is involved in child trafficking.

Instead, I will ask which tribe is mostly involved in running IDP camp organizations?

Which tribe is responsible for creating IDPs in the first place.

Facts are facts even in Nigeria.

Despite getting more than 80% of the federal allocations, the north is still locked in poverty.

OP,
Are you a sexual pervert?
Perverts are the people who spend their waking hours thinking about sex, regulating sex , hidding their own sexual desires, and then projecting their feelings into others on religious grounds.

Upon all the problem facing our country today, all you can think about is sex, sex, and more sex.

Why don't you think about surviving COVID-19 first, then you think about hunger in the nation, unemployment, economic disasters, Fulani herdsmen, lack of electricity, lack of medical care. Oh, don't forget general insecurity all over the nation!

Let people live, breathe, enjoy sex any how they please. We don't need government regulation of sex based on your narrow religious view! There are many more serious issues facing us than sex.

kunki90:
comot northerner put northerner

atleast bubu is consistent at ethnic bigotry

Comot everybody put northerners!