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Dollar101:
Leader of Islamist sect group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has dismissed the Army’s claim of massive gains in the fight to annihilate the terror group in Nigeria’s Northeast. He also mocked President Muhammadu Buhari calling him a liar.



In a 25-minute recording in Hausa and Arabic released via social media, Shekau said: “They (the military) lied that they have confiscated our arms, that we have been chased out of our territories, that we are in disarray.

“We are alive, I am alive, this is my voice, more audible than it was before. This is Shekau.”

Speaking further, the Boko Haram leader said: “Buhari is a liar and has deceived you. The army spokesman is also lying. He and his footsoldiers always run helter-skelter whenever we come face to face with them….

“Buhari, you once claimed that you will crush us in three months. How can you crush us?”

Although there was no indication of where or when the recording was done, reports suggest it must have have been in recent days.

Blizzy9ja:
Whats wrong if the Igbo want Biafra without war?... Truth be told Nigerians hate Igbos, they see them as a conquered people that are supposed to always shut up... If they're tired of playing second fiddle and they think they can govern themselves comfortably, why not?(I know a lot of people hate this) but the truth is bitter

No Nigerian has been able to give a concrete reason why these people should still remain, the present govt is not even helping matters, further dividing the country along ethnic lines with its body language

During my service year the yoruba guys were always on the "Omo Ibos'" case and I'll be like "wetin dem do una?"

Ioannes:
the call for secession of biafra has always been a selfish one.

it's so easy to manipulate Igbos people.

Ojukwu who claimed he was defending his people and their territory decided to extend their territory to Lagos by advancing through Ore.
he fled and abandoned his people at the first opportunity he got.

Now another mad man is here, about to take them on a ride through the valley of death and massacre, you would think they will be wiser now.

CeterisXVII:
Please do not pay any attention to that guy. He is a well-known troll who is famous for his deep-seated resentment of other ethnic groups, which he promotes using his copy-and-paste antics all over NL. His inability to engage in objective, analytical research shows how limited his intellectual abilities, are.

Tequilah:
The Federal govt offered Ojukwu a land corridor. If Ojukwu had accepted their offer, it would have been the federal govt's headache to get the food to them through land. Why did he decline it?

Tequilah:
The writer also ignored the fact that a land corridor through which food could get into Biafra, was rejected by Ojukwu who preferred the air drops of food so that arms could be hidden inside the dropped parcels.

He also forgot to mention the changing of the currency by the Nigerian govt which rendered the Biafran pound useless. The Biafran pound was not backed by gold or any other valuable index so its worth, could not be ascertained after the war.

And he ignored the invasion of the old Mid-west region and the looting of the Central Bank in Benin by the Biafran forces.

KingsleyJohn:
For the records twisting facts and history is not the way forward with the biafra issue... i dont know where you got your information that 31 people attended aburi accord, anyways here is the list of those in attendance.

Chairman of the Ghana National Liberation Council -Lt.-General J.A. Ankrah-Chairman
Lt.-Col. Yakubu Gowon- Head of State
Lt.-Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu - Governor Eastern Region
Major Mobolaji Johnson - Governor Lagos State
Lt.-Col. Hassan Katsina - Governor Northern Region
Lt.-Col. David Ejoor - Governor Mid-Western Region
Commodore Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey - Vice President of Nigeria
Colonel Robert Adebayo - Governor Western Region
Alhaji Kam Selem
Mr. T. Omo-Bare
Others as follows:

N. Akpan Secretary to the Military Governor-East
Alhaji Ali Akilu Secretary to the Military Governor-North
D. Lawani Under Secretary, Military Governor's Office-Mid-West.
P. Odumosu Secretary to the Military Governor-West
S. Akenzua Permanent Under-Secretary-Federal Cabinet Office

You are right about decree 8 but if you were in Ojukwu's shoe would you have accepted the inclusion of the power to declare state of emergency and suspend a sitting governor of a semi-autonomous state And most importantly why would Gowon include that even when it was not part of the accord. In simple English Gowon broke the accord by including that which in essence means changing the terms of the agreement.

Finally if the FG is sure about it self and its commitment to the biafra people, why not put it to test? let there be a referendum, if the SS opts out, the SE will go alone or may be Nnamdi Kanu will find out igbos love Nigeria. UK gave Scotland a chance why is Nigeria not giving Biafran a chance That should be the question not you wailing about what was ingeniously invented during the war

xtrolse:
Oluwole tout, may I remind you that the continual display of your lunacy in a public forum can only bring more miseries and disreputation to your diabolic people.

Ruminate on these comments by sane and sensible ones amongst your folks. Maybe you'll acquire some sense, someday...


I Regret Fighting The Civil War -Akinrinade by mekusxxx:7:58pm On Nov 11, 2009

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/nov/12/318.html

You are one of the folks who come online pontificating with an air of objectivity when in reality they are neither here nor there.

You can use as much verbosity as you like to attempt to cover up your hypocrisy but surely your mission is DOA. Pass this feedback to your backers. 

I'm not surprised at your deceitful disposition towards important discourse in the land.

Oh my word! you are actually taking IPOB seriously, they promised you minister for internal affairs? go and look for something to do.

You are really living up to what you stand. But one thing is certain, that your continual use of cleverly crafted deceptive words to mischievously divert attention or misrepresent the reality in the land will surely boomerang, sooner than later.

Frustrated lying propagandist and history distortionist, your lies and falsehood cannot stop IPOB.

Aguiyi Ironsi used a quasi-unitary system of government to save the country from the looming anarchy after the January 15, 1966 coup. It was meant to be temporal [/b]and Aguiyi Ironsi or his people never gained any undue advantage over other ethnic.

[b]AGUIYI IRONSI DID NOT DISSOLVE THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS OR RESOURCE CONTROL; GOWON WITH THE COLLUSION OF AWOLOWO DID! 

"Subject to the provisions of this Decree, Nigeria shall on 24th May 1966 (in this decree referred to as ‘the appointed day’) cease to be a Federation and shall accordingly as from that day be a Republic, by the name of the Republic of Nigeria, consisting of the whole of the territory which immediately before that day was comprised in the Federation".

However a few months afterwards, an Igboman Emeka Ojukwu spearheaded the Aburi agreement in which fiscal federalism and even confederation was adopted, but the other Nigerian, including Awolowo and Enahoro kicked against it. That is why fiscal federalism has not been experienced in this nation since then.

In 1972 Gowon and Awolowo proceeded to enact and enforce the Indigenization decree which led to the collapse of the Nigerian economy.

To add insult to the festering injury Olusegun Obasanjo promulgated the Land Use Decree (now Land Use Act) in 29th of March, 1978.

By the provision of the Land Use Decree of 1978, the inhabitants of the oil producing communities were turned into squatters in their own ancestral homes, as land where oil is explored, produced, transported and stored were decreed to belong to the state long after political independence in 1960. The existence and application of the Land Use Act of 1978 contributed to the present state of neglect, under-development and the insecurity of the region.

I could remember vividly that I was the one who raised the issue of Land use act when I told IPOBastards that once biafra comes to live, they should kiss their properties and investments in Nigeria goodbye, a lot of you called me names, today you must have done a little research to know that I was right the reason you have re engineered your position to garner more sentiments that land use act is the reason you are not developed
I will not dignify you by calling you a liar rather I will finish you as usual. It is a verifiable fact that majority of Nigeria's oil and gas production come from Swamp, gulf of guinea, deep water Offshore and the JDZ. I have never met land in any of those places, so how does the land use decree apply there?

You only want the land use decree to be abrogated so that you will declare biafra but maintain investments in Nigeria, if you argue that land use act stopped you from developing, how did igbos get all the investments they own in Nigeria?
You guys are cheap thieves, imagine if the majority of investments in Nigeria is owned by Ghanaians how will you feel? Ghana must go does it ring a bell? should we abrogate the land use act to move from "Ghana must go" to "Biafra must go"?
You saw how the "Oyibo must go" movement rendered Zimbabwe's economy useless, Nigeria is too smart to allow something like that to happen thanks to the ingenuity of Obasanjo and other founding fathers, let me make it clear and easy for you.

We don't want a situation where you will maintain investments in Nigeria, Bring in biafrans to do all the jobs (like you did to lagos), in the end the money you made from the collective unity of Nigeria will be sent abroad to develop Biafra, while Nigerians remain in unemployment and poverty, even the united states had to protect themselves in a similar circumstance, American corporations migrated to tax free havens in Asia and middle east, the united states government had to respond with stiff import regulations and also restructure their Tax regimen, American citizens pay Tax both home and abroad to encourage Local patronage, so yes Nigeria has every right to protect the rights of her citizens.

The right to stay or leave is yours but I am telling you without prejudice that once you leave, you are leaving with nothing, build a biafra from scratch so that it will be the Biafra of your dream and the pride of biafran generations yet unborn.

And for the past 45 years, what have subsequent governments done to repeal the evil laws and entrench true practice of federal system of government? Absolutely nothing! And the so called loud-mouthed Yoruba tribe that termed themselves as 'sophisticated' were in power for over 11 years and would rather sit on the fence than have the evil polities eliminated!

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Gowon, Awolowo, Ejoor, Adebayo, Mobolaji Johnson, Katsina, Wey and all the groups that supported and advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to renege on the accords agreed upon in Aburi, Ghana were responsible for the 1967-70 Civil War, alongside their murderous kinsmen who killed innocent Easterners in revenge for an act done by a misguided group of soldiers comprising both Southerners and Northerners.

Ojukwu tried making peace, and called for peace-talk in a neutral ground hence the Aburi Accord, but Gowon and his co-travellers violated the agreement reached. If Ojukwu wanted war he wouldn't have called for peace talk in Ghana but the declaration of Biafra was inevitable as the killing of Easterners continued across the country. Ojukwu never asked for war! Ojukwu only declared Biafra when over thirty thousand corpses littered the Northern region in the aftermath of the January 15 1966 coup. Gowon and his cohorts declared the civil war! And Benjamin Adekunle, one the Nigerian soldier, later attested to the fact that Nigeria declared war because of oil in the Eastern region and not for the unity of the country!

Why didn't the July 1966 counter-coup plotters just wipe out the Eastern political class and call it a day. Aguiyi Ironsi did nothing deserving death yet they killed him. Ironsi was too much of a peacemaker and he died making useless peace, appeasing the Northerners. The counter coup plotters simply wanted a war and they sure got one.
Bear in mind there was no war before the pogrom of 1966 started in the North. 
So why resort to maiming and killing innocent Easterners cum civilians. Has the killings stopped till date? NO!

The February 13, 1976 Dimka-led coupists came from Benue and Plateau region. They assassinated Murtala Mohammed then Head of State, yet there was no genocide carried against the Middle-belt people. Why was same treatment not given to the ethnic groups of the Dimka-led coupists that committed same offence? It's simply hypocrisy!
It is even against the military rule to harm the innocent civilians during coup.

What did other Nigerians and their leaders do when Igbos where being massacred across the North in 1966? Did any of them come to the aid of the people of Igbodo and Asaba in 1967 when genocide was being carried out on them by the same people who are now having nightmares to still have Igbos in same country with them?

kingdompropty:
That Buhari and his APC have lost it.

xtrohse:
You are one of the folks who come online pontificating with an air of objectivity when in reality they are neither here nor there.

You can use as much verbosity as you like to attempt to cover up your hypocrisy but surely your mission is DOA. Pass this feedback to your backers. 

I'm not surprised at your deceitful disposition towards important discourse in the land. You are really living up to what you stand. But one thing is certain, that your continual use of cleverly crafted deceptive words to mischievously divert attention or misrepresent the reality in the land will surely boomerang, sooner than later.

Frustrated lying propagandist and history distortionist, your lies and falsehood cannot stop IPOB.

It's not a surprise to see a disciple of anger, slavery, hate and propaganda make career out of lies, falsehood, noise-making, propaganda, abuse and slurs.

However, I shall help plunge you in more misery to your shame.

Aguiyi Ironsi used a quasi-unitary system of government to save the country from the looming anarchy after the January 15, 1966 coup. It was meant to be temporal and Aguiyi Ironsi or his people never gained any undue advantage over other ethnic.

AGUIYI IRONSI DID NOT DISSOLVE THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS OR RESOURCE CONTROL; GOWON WITH THE COLLUSION OF AWOLOWO DID! 

However a few months afterwards, an Igboman Emeka Ojukwu spearheaded the Aburi agreement in which fiscal federalism and even confederation was adopted, but the other Nigerian, including Awolowo and Enahoro kicked against it. That is why fiscal federalism has not been experienced in this nation since then.

In 1972 Gowon and Awolowo proceeded to enact and enforce the Indigenization decree which led to the collapse of the Nigerian economy.
To add insult to the festering injury Olusegun Obasanjo promulgated the Land Use Decree (now Land Use Act) in 29th of March, 1978.

By the provision of the Land Use Decree of 1978, the inhabitants of the oil producing communities were turned into squatters in their own ancestral homes, as land where oil is explored, produced, transported and stored were decreed to belong to the state long after political independence in 1960. The existence and application of the Land Use Act of 1978 contributed to the present state of neglect, under-development and the insecurity of the region.

And for the past 45 years, what have subsequent governments done to repeal the evil laws and entrench true practice of federal system of government? Absolutely nothing! And the so called loud-mouthed Yoruba tribe that termed themselves as 'sophisticated' were in power for over 11 years and would rather sit on the fence than have the evil polities eliminated!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
Gowon, Awolowo, Ejoor, Adebayo, Mobolaji Johnson, Katsina, Wey and all the groups that supported and advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to renege on the accords agreed upon in Aburi, Ghana were responsible for the 1967-70 Civil War, alongside their murderous kinsmen who killed innocent Easterners in revenge for an act done by a misguided group of soldiers comprising both Southerners and Northerners.

Ojukwu tried making peace, and called for peace-talk in a neutral ground hence the Aburi Accord, but Gowon and his co-travellers violated the agreement reached. If Ojukwu wanted war he wouldn't have called for peace talk in Ghana but the declaration of Biafra was inevitable as the killing of Easterners continued across the country. Ojukwu never asked for war! Ojukwu only declared Biafra when over thirty thousand corpses littered the Northern region in the aftermath of the January 15 1966 coup. Gowon and his cohorts declared the civil war! And Benjamin Adekunle, one the Nigerian soldier, later attested to the fact that Nigeria declared war because of oil in the Eastern region and not for the unity of the country!

Why didn't the July 1966 counter-coup plotters just wipe out the Eastern political class and call it a day. Aguiyi Ironsi did nothing deserving death yet they killed him. Ironsi was too much of a peacemaker and he died making useless peace, appeasing the Northerners. The counter coup plotters simply wanted a war and they sure got one.
Bear in mind there was no war before the pogrom of 1966 started in the North. 
So why resort to maiming and killing innocent Easterners cum civilians. Has the killings stopped till date? NO!

The February 13, 1976 Dimka-led coupists came from Benue and Plateau region. They assassinated Murtala Mohammed then Head of State, yet there was no genocide carried against the Middle-belt people. Why was same treatment not given to the ethnic groups of the Dimka-led coupists that committed same offence? It's simply hypocrisy!
It is even against the military rule to harm the innocent civilians during coup. 

According to the warped logic of hypocrites any time there is a revolution or a coup the ethnic groups of the coup plotters should be singled out for ethnic cleansing!

What did other Nigerians and their leaders do when Igbos where being massacred across the North in 1966? Did any of them come to the aid of the people of Igbodo and Asaba in 1967 when genocide was being carried out on them by the same people who are now having nightmares to still have Igbos in same country with them? 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War

Anybody defending the atrocious acts of their forebears against the Igbo Nation is wicked to state the least. It's in vain trying hard to deny the genocide committed against the Igbos. 

Ojukwu defended Igbos from ethnic cleansing no matter  the attempts of hypocrites to cover up their evils. 
Ojukwu will forever remain a legend amongst Igbos regardless of what the same people who were responsible for what Ojukwu stood against thinks.

If this people are sincere they would have restructured the system or have its inhabitants choose and chart their own destinies. Strange bedfellows are not meant to be together!

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Nzeogwu, the January 1966 coup leader was a Niger-deltan from Delta-Igbo. And the other ring members are Kpera (Northerner), Ademoyega (Westerner) and Anuforo (Easterner).

There's absolutely nothing wrong in seeking self-determination. You don't expect everyone to be so deluded as to continue feigning ignorance of the great evils and injustices in the land. 

Those who leave the substance to chase shadows are as culpable as those who have caused the sacrifice of millions of lives for the sake of false 'One Nigeria'. Channel your energy towards stopping the evils in the polity and the wanton killings of innocent people for no just cause. Strange bedfellows of irreconcilable value systems cannot continue to be together. 

You are free to pledge your allegiance to OduaArewanistan. It's a free world of choice wherein you have freedom of association. You don't expect every other person to tag along with you.

The Great Igbo Nation do not need the presidency or political posts to excel and survive.
Igbos have been far from political power and yet have achieved unrivaled success for themselves, but disgruntled and bile-filled fellows still have the guts to castigate Igbos for the unavoidable, impending doom at their doorsteps. 

N.B: The essence of this information is mainly to expose the lies of the notorious history distortionists and wicked propagandists who insult and malign others continually with lies and falsehood, and shout and make much noise on every available media. This a tribe that is after all well known for being loose cannons. Uncouth, uncivilised and disrespectful set of people who made a career out of abuse and slurs.
The same treacheerous beings who precipitated the January 1966 coup and the 1967-70 civil war with their bloody 'Operation Wetie ' in the SW. They start trouble and heat up the polity only to run cowardly to hide in their evil Soka forest when the jungle matures.
Disciple of hate and propaganda, here are the members of Yoruba tribe that participated in the January 15, 1966 coup:
(See Ben Gbulie: ‘Nigeria’s Five Majors.’).

*Adewale Ademoyega is the most prominent Yoruba participant in the coup, there were other Yoruba officers who were involved at the dangerous execution stage of the coup. One of them is:

*Second Lieutenant Olafimihan, an officer serving under Madiebo in Kaduna. He was sent by the plotters to gauge his commander’s loyalty. (See Madiebo pp.17-18).

*Another is Lieutenant (some books refer to him as a Captain) Fola Oyewole. He, like Ademoyega, went on to fight for Biafra and wrote a book on his coup and wartime experiences. The book’s title is ‘Reluctant Rebel.’ 

*There is also Captain Ganiyu Adeleke who became an instructor in the Biafran Infantry School. For confirmation, see the list of coup plotters detained by Ironsi’s regime in Ademoyega pp.106-108, and this quote from Nowa Omoigui’s online account: ‘Mid-Western Invasion of 1967’: ‘Captain Ganiyu Adeleke, who had taken part in both the January 15 coup and the Mid-Western invasion before becoming an instructor in the Biafran School of Infantry was released at a later date after his co-plotters had been freed.’ Omoigui’s work is significant because, though he exhibits a high level of professionalism in his research, he has no sympathy for the January 15 coup. If his facts corroborate Ademoyega’s they are worthy of attention.

For personal studies consult the following sources of my posts: 

*http://www.naijastories.com/2013/04/the-facts-and-fiction-of-the-january-15-1966-coup/

*https://www.nairaland.com/334770/famous-aburi-conference-full-minute/3

* Nowa Omoigui’s online account: ‘Mid-Western Invasion of 1967’ - where he mentioned ‘Captain Ganiyu Adeleke, who had taken part in both the January 15 coup and the Mid-Western invasion before becoming an instructor in the Biafran School of Infantry.

* ‘Why We Struck’ - a book by  Adewale Ademoyega, a full blooded Yoruba army officer, who was deeply involved in the planning and execution of the January 1966 coup.

* Max Silloun (the military historian) landmark online article - ‘The inside story of Nigeria’s first military coup Parts 1 and 2

* 'Nigeria’s Five Majors’ - book by Ben Gbulie

* Major General Alexander Madiebo - excerpts from his interview with National Mirror
http://elombah.com/index.php/special-reports/13104-blame-gowon-and-awolowo-for-biafra-genocide-general-madiebo

* ‘Reluctant Rebel’ - a book by Captain Fola Oyewole, who went on to fight for Biafra just like Ademoyega 

* See the list of coup plotters detained by Ironsi’s regime in Ademoyega pp.106-108

* Sanusi Lamido's writings, "Afenifere: Syllabus of Errors" published by This Day (The Sunday Newspaper) on Sept 27, 1998. 

* Sanusi Lamido's writings/publication in the weekly Trust entitled " The Igbo, the Yoruba and History" (Aug. 21, 1998)

* Sanusi Lamido's paper presented at the “National Conference On The 1999 Constitution” Jointly Organised By The Network For Justice And The Vision Trust Foundation, At The Arewa House, Kaduna From 11th –12th September, 1999.

* http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/yorubas-are-the-problem-with-nigeria-by-sanusi-lamido-sanusi-elombah-com.111348/

Get the books and published papers and acquire some useful knowledge that can help you make informed decisions, and unravel the lies and propaganda being peddled in the public domain by the criminal 'sophisticated' tribe, even in this age of information technology.

obailala:
..And what does signing of the FOI bill got to do with the fact that the same saintly hero who signed it actually banned media houses for reporting unfolding stories?

By the way, never did I say that it is good for any government to gag the press. The irony of your arguments however is that the regime which some of you use as the 'saintly yardstick' was heavily involved in gagging the press and the present government which you choose to vilify has done no such thing so far.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/162255-nigerian-military-goes-berserk-blocks-newspapers-distribution-abuja-lagos.html
http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00030776.html
http://saharareporters.com/news-page/day-2-nigerian-soldiers-seize-newspaper-delivery-vehicles-invade-newsstands-abuja
http://dailypost.ng/2014/06/06/soldiers-seize-thousands-leadership-nation-vanguard-newspapers-friday-edition/

So what on earth do you guys possibly have to say about this?

nickkylawve:
<sub>ladies sha_ when u realized she was pregnant 4 some1 ease y didn't u just let her go, u keep goin closer now she's pregnant for you which is,Definitely ganna ruin her marriage !There's no how the cat won't b
let out, is either u start getting your self prepared to Marry her,that's if eventually the truth comes out,or u face d penalty!! u fvck up sha


Btw u can't let another man claim ur son ur blood! Act wisely</sub>

kingdompropty:
Rules of engagement changes depending on the party in power, if you stole and helped the government in power one way or the other, your sins are forgiven the day government is formed.

I was ashamed the day I watched Fashola tell the senate he doesn't sign cheques when asked what he knows about his phantom stealing of Lagos funds, he went ahead to keep four big ministers - Lesson, steal but remain in the good books of the government of the day.

As much as I know GEJ as a gentle man that found himself in government, no wonder he has continued to impress and stand shoulders to shoulders with the Obamas of this world and Merkels of this world, the question is what will PMB be remembered for- Impunity, Lies and denials, Economic hardship for his people and Draconian rules. The saying goes that A mans destiny be known from his steps as a child.

The last time I checked, APC is the party in power now, but they have continued to behave like the opposition blaming PDP for all their misfortune.

Fuel sell for 150 - PDP.

Dollar is 250 - PDP.

November salaries not paid - PDP.

Insecurity - PDP.

Biafra agitation - PDP.

Inconclusive elections in two small states - PDP.


The list is endless.

In a few days , workers will be ready to shop for Christmas , thesame workers that put him there, no salary to shop with. Also in a a few months they would mark one year as a government, the only achievement is PDP this and that. Hmmmmm.

obailala:
The so called media ban to suppress information on boko haram atrocities was signed and instituted by your lord and saviour GEJ. When newspaper houses were sealed last year because they reported some damage done by BH, what was your response?... just a year ago, it was even forbidden to report bomb blasts in market places... Following the attack on Chibok community, no local station was allowed to report it until after foreign media revealed the carnage to the world. Just last year, when only external media bodies like saharareporters, BBC and aljazeera could dare to report BH activities, what was your reaction?... I'm sure you were amongst those who also called SR boko sympathisers because they dared to report what others couldn't report. Now instead of you to criticise the systematic problem where our military keeps shrouding things of this nature in secrecy, you are here blaming Buhari and APC for a problem which was obviously started by your hero?

What was your take when this was happening?
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/fg-urges-media-blackout-boko-haram/

Brooklynsouth:
governor general then was an igbo man what is this mess pls who in 1966 was the governor general? Please don't come here to play with higher iQ go down the almajiri schools they ll value you

Orikinla:
. When we give offerings to God we are sowing into our future. Don't misunderstand his figure of speech.

coolzeal:
This is the age of information and our generation know way too much. The Nigeria government assisted woefully by the British, Russia and Egypt, went on a genocidal mission against the Biafrans and as a result; 3.5 million Biafrans lost their lives. Nigeria fought to protect the British interest. It was all about oil..

Biafra as a territory existed long before the amalgamation and independence of Nigeria as a republic but it will be said that the group fully came to lime light in May 30 1967 when it publicly declared her secession from the binding forces of the federal Republic of Nigeria. The Biafran nation had a total number of 25 provinces covering the following Nigerian States: Abia, Anambara, Delta, Ebonyi, Imo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River with Enugu state serving as its capital.

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu who was then the military governor of the Eastern Region and also seen by the Igbo People as “the man in power”, was mandated by the consultative Assembly of the Biafrans, to declare the Eastern Nigeria a free sovereign and independent state by the name and tittle “the Republic of Biafra”.

· The Biafrans viewed Nigeria then under Military dictatorship as a neocolonial state under the “Iron grasp of its former Colonial master – Britain”

· The summit of military leaders at Aburi, Ghana, in January 1967 which was aimed at resolving the disagreements and recommended the establishment of a base confederation of regions turned out to be a source of contention between the government of Nigeria and the Biafrans

· In order to weaken the strength of the East and to keep to a unified Nigerian country, 12 states were created in May 27, 1967

· During the course of the war, the Federal Government received military aide from Britain USA and partly from Israel while the Biafrans gained support from France and later Israel. Other equipment like the Red Devil and other war ships used by the Biafrans in the war were produced through the ingenuity of Biafran engineers and soldiers.

· The Biafrans went through the 30 months war on hunger and starvation while the Nigerian soldiers enjoyed rapid promotion and pay increase throughout the war.

pus11:
Most of the people who designed your oil platform are from the university of ilorin or by product of the university of ilorin


https://www.ademolalasisi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ONGC_Oil_Platform.jpg

MrAnalyst:
I was thinking you're responsible but turned out you are mad, How dare you speak of depopulating human beings like that. Take it from me you need help cause you're mad.

o42austino:
u should grow up and stop talking trash on public forum, if u want evidence pls Google search the NLNG gas field maps or just type Nigerian oil field map and that will educate u, I remember their was a time last month or last two months such map thread was created on nairaland.com, pls remember that the map was created before Anambra oil field and Ebonyi gas field was discovered.

chisco82:
You have now confirm that u lack home training.
Henceforth you are ignored *since u can't argue without insult.*
Better look for ur fellow teenagers to argue with and trade insult together.

dokiOloye:
ode,which one preceeded d other?
Was it not after the shootings that d protest became violent?
Ur inferiority complex for the Igbos will suffocate U soon.

Souljaboi1:
Yes, we do !
HE is the Creator, it is only right that we return our affairs to HIM.

rusher14:
I sort of think the use of force by the authorities went slightly overboard.

Yet one cannot really call it a peaceful demonstration when roads are rendered impassable, wanton destruction of goods and deliberate arson of properties were celebrated.

MrAnalyst:
I was thinking you're responsible but turned out you are mad, How dare you speak of depopulating human beings like that. Take it from me you need help cause you're mad.

chisco82:
Expatiate sir. I can only understand how ur upbringing was like. No home training.

o42austino:
u should grow up and stop talking trash on public forum, if u want evidence pls Google search the NLNG gas field maps or just type Nigerian oil field map and that will educate u, I remember their was a time last month or last two months such map thread was created on nairaland.com, pls remember that the map was created before Anambra oil field and Ebonyi gas field was discovered.