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Climate change could be solve by mainly geographers,we should embrace geography here in nigeria

Very interesting story

Yes o my late dad was a very good cook those old days i really enjoyed his water leaf soup,dad rest in peace,I really love you!! I pray,I will make you proud

Almaigaa:
This IGBO Girl Peace Ufuoma don enter one chance.

Useless pikin like you....you think say ufuoma na igbo name?she is from isoko in delta state,Igbo bear ifeoma but tribalism don turn u too zombie and illiterate

That is interesting

What about geographic information system (GIS) Analysis

The Abagana Ambush (March 31, 1968) was an ambush by Biafran guerrilla troops led by Major Jonathan Uchendu that wiped out the Nigerian 2 Division.[9] Of the 6,000 Nigerian troops ambushed, only a very small number survived, including the 2nd Division's commander, General Murtala Muhammed.

Abagana Ambush
Part of Biafran War
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Abagana Ambush (Nigeria)
Date 31 March 1968
Location
Abagana, Nigeria
Result Decisive Biafran victory
Belligerents
Nigeria
Biafra
Commanders and leaders
Nigeria Murtala Muhammed
Biafra Jonathan Uchendu[nb 1]
Strength
6,000 soldiers
106 vehicles
700 soldiers
Casualties and losses
5,800-5,900

On 4 October 1967, the Nigerian 2nd Division began bombarding Onitsha and continued the assault for eight days, before a 10 boat armada crossed the Niger River into the city. The occupying Nigerians didn't pursue retreating Biafran soldiers and instead opted to loot and burn the Onitsha market to the ground. The Biafran 11th and 18th Battalions under Major Joseph Achuzie and Col. Assam Nsudoh formed a pincer and attacked Onitsha from two directions, capturing and killing most Nigerian soldiers.

In December 1967 the Nigerian 2nd Division and the 6th Battalion crossed the Niger River at Idah and began making their way towards Onitsha, finally capturing the city after several attempts. The Nigerian Forces now intended to link up the 1st Division at Enugu with the 2nd Division at Onitsha. To this end the Nigerian 2nd Division moved out towards Enugu, in a long convoy supported by armored cars, on the 31st day of March 1968.

On 31 March 1968, a convoy consisting of 106 vehicles belonging to the Nigerian 2nd Division transporting 6,000 soldiers, as well as armour from Onitsha to Enugu was ambushed and decimated in the town of Abagana by a small unit of Biafran soldiers led by Major Jonathan Uchendu.

Homemade Ogbunigwe rocket missiles were launched by the Biafrans at a tanker truck carrying gasoline which caused an enormous explosion destroying many of the convoy's armoured vehicles and killing a large number of Nigerian troops.[10] 350 tons of Nigerian Army equipment were destroyed or captured by the Biafran troops.[7][5] After the rocket attack the Biafran soldiers opened fire on the convoy with small arms fire killing many more Nigerian soldiers.

The successful ambush at Abagana gave both Biafran soldiers and civilians hope in the war as well as temporarily halting the Nigerian advance into Biafran territory. General Murtala Muhammed was relieved of his command and never commanded a division again.[7][10]

In his own words, Uchendu said the sight of the convoy almost paralyzed his troops. His boys were so anxious to start firing, more out of panic than anything else. He asked them to remain calm until he gave the command. He allowed much of the Nigerian 2 Division convoy to pass through. His boys were shocked why he would allow them go through into the Biafran held zone. They were nervous and suspicious, yet they trusted his military gallantry and so awaited to know his strategy. He said they concluded that the war was over, but as brave soldiers, they must fight to the last!

As he was guiding the soldier with the rocket launcher on what to do to the invading convoy and when best to strike, the soldier accidentally pressed the trigger, letting go of the rocket. Luckily, he hit a fuel tanker. The tanker exploded and threw its contents onto a nearby armour carrier setting everything ablaze, causing multiple explosions.

In panic, soldiers who already crossed over into the Biafran line ran in different directions in total confusion. The Biafran soldiers attacked. They radioed the regular troops and they joined in the attack. When Uchendu learned that Muritala Muhammed was with the convoy and somewhere in Nawfia, he set off hurriedly to capture him but was late as Muritala was sighted taking off with a helicopter.

History
At the outbreak of hostilities, the Biafran armed forces were poorly equipped as compared to the Nigerian army with arms and ammunition being in short supply. This imbalance in power was intensified in the course of the war. Biafran scientists, prominently from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (then University of Biafra), formed the Research and Production (RAP) Agency of Biafra which included a Weapons Research and Production Group. Headed by Colonel Ejike Obumneme Aghanya, it was the aim and purpose of this group to develop an indigenous arms industry and they soon started with the production of ammunition, grenades and armoured cars. Their most effective and infamous product was the Ogbunigwe of which there were different types in various sizes.The term Ogbunigwe later came to include grenades and landmines but initially referred to non guided rocket propelled surface-to-air missiles which were later converted to surface-to-surface missiles. The engineers Seth Nwanagu, Willy Achukwu, Sylvester Akalonu, Nath Okpala Gordian Ezekwe, Benjamin Nwosu and others were instrumental in the design and production of the weapons.

Originally, the name Ogbunigwe had a singular spiritual meaning preceding the Biafra Civil War. The name meaning, "a killer in the heaven or the vast sky; heaven killer." This is believed to be why the Igbo scientists named their flagship invention the flying Ogbunigwe before disseminating the label to ground ordnance. Following the war, the name Ogbunigwe now has various meanings from "landmine" to "instrument that kills in multitudes." The first type of Ogbunigwe to be produced and tested in combat was the rocket propelled surface to surface missile. It was designed as a surface to air missile to be used in defense against Nigerian MiG-15 fighters marauding the Enugu airport.Before the missile could be used successfully at its actual purpose as an anti aircraft missile, Nigerian troops captured Enugu where the missiles were being produced in October 1967. Following the fall of Enugu, a group of retreating Biafran soldiers were fighting rearguard action against a battalion of heavily armed Nigerian troops at the Ugwuoba bridge along the old Enugu-Awka road. As the ammunition of the Biafran troops was exhausted their commander ordered them, as a last resort, to adapt the use of the Ogbunigwe surface to air missile they were equipped with, by launching them horizontally at the enemy instead of vertically as designed for anti aircraft action. The effect was devastating and extensive. As a result of this incident, the missile was converted and utilised for the rest of the war as a surface-to-surface missile, and as a surface-to-ship missile during the Second Invasion of Onitsha.

According to Biafran government claims at the time, the flying Ogbunigwe was the first rocket to be wholly designed, developed, mass-produced and launched in Africa. It was used in combat in 1967, over one year before the launching of the first indigenous South African rocket in December 1968.

At the height of production, about 500 units were being produced per day in Biafra.

Impact
The Ogbunigwe mines and warheads generally had a killing range of between 180 and 800 metres, an effective shrapnel radius of a 90° arc and could easily wipe out a company of enemy troops.The self-propelled rocket versions had a missile range of 8 kilometres.The weapons were annihilating for enemy infantry and armoured vehicles.Frederick Forsyth describes the use of the flying Ogbunigwe against an attack by the Nigerian army 1st division in 1969 as follows:
It spread death and destruction over a large area, and as usual the first division (...) were advancing in solid phalanxes of packed soldiery. An American who examined the scene afterwards estimated that, out of 6000 men who took part in the attack, 4000 failed to return.

Ogbunigwe`s were used to spectacular and devastating effect in the Abagana ambush which wiped out almost the entire Nigerian 2nd Division in 1968. They were also used effectively in knocking out Nigerian Army Saladin and Ferret armoured cars.The surface-to-air models were used against mercenary flown Nigerian Air Force Mig 17 jet fighters in the defence of Uli airport.The lack of a guidance system made the missiles notoriously inaccurate against fast flying jet aircraft. The design was based on an air burst principle intended to destabilise the plane by shock wave effect, as well as throw shrapnel and debris in its path to clog up the engines.Though some close calls are reported by Russian pilots flying for the Nigerian Air Force, there are no indications that a Biafran missile shot down an enemy plane. The Biafran Air Force B-25 and B-26 bombers were also fitted with self made Ogbunigwe rockets and bombs.

Ogbunigwe was the most effective Biafran weapon during the war and the Nigerian forces were not able to find an efficient defence against it. Well placed mines or rocket salvos coordinated by few determined soldiers were often enough to stop an entire Nigerian advance. The Ogbunigwe in its various forms was able to influence the outcome of many battles.

According to Chinua Achebe and Vincent Chukwemeka,
Ogbunigwe bombs struck great terror in the hearts of many a Nigerian soldier and were used to great effect by the Biafran Army throughout the conflict...when the history of this war comes to be written, the Ogbunigwe and the shore batteries will receive special mention as Biafras greatest saviours. We have been able to wipe out more Nigerians with Ogbunigwe than with any imported weapon

As recently as 2010 unexploded ordnance left over from the war recovered and destroyed by Nigerian clearing operations included 646 pieces of live Ogbunigwe bombs and 426 other improvised explosive devices in areas that were formerly Biafra.

Myer:
It's called tactical advantage.
From Abuja he's getting intel on his assailants, the IPOB and ESN miscreants.

He knew that there would be reprisal attack for slaughtering the IPOB commander Ikonson.
The interesting thing about a leader is just as Kanu is abroad instructing his foot soldiers to kill policemen and security aides in the East, the govt likewise from Abuja is giving instructions in the best interest of his state from Abuja.

Obviously there's no reasoning with Kanu cos when you have a man blinded by the blind idea of Biafra who also has the support of angry and frustrated Igbo youths, you cannot even negotiate.

But the advantage the governor has is a higher fire power and Intel.

If there's the need to drop more of IPOB/ESN henchmen, he will definitely see it fit to protect his peaceful citizens.

Cos clearly not all igbos support Kanu.

shut up there all Igbo's are biafrans and all igbos are in support of iPhone even those in kano,lagos,benin city,bornu etc

illiteracy no good sha

Coldshisha:
Let it just start and end in SouthEast... Any foolish attempt to bring towards West would be met with stiff resistance in Benin -Ore axis

goat like you,have herdsman not kill all ur people

helinues:
Are you people afraid of SS to the extent that any glaring attack from them are always tagged Yoruba attack?

What's the gist about this fear and afraid

I dey Benin city south south dey way Benin people respect the Igbo dey all want to be like us

Thinkfree:
The will sabotage your efforts in the next war.

so be it but before then the would be 0000 in benue

this is payback time for what dey did to us Igbo during the Biafra war...karma they say is real,enjoy ur one Nigeria

this is payback time for what dey did to us Igbo during the Biafra war...karma they say is real

PoshTraveler:
you just called me G.O.A.T when did t stand for idiots? idiots like is is why i will never support biafra

them say make you go school go read and write you dey jump from one bush to another now see how useless ur life be na

PoshTraveler:
yes i am greatest of all time.

you are the greatest of all idiot

PoshTraveler:
lol I like how u are so pissed. It's turning me on

goat!!

PoshTraveler:
i have no issues wth the nigeria dividing..
but my concern is that why do they want to abandon the name nigeria?
the name nigeria is already destroyed and casted in the international community.
if you want to travel as a ngerian, u will be interrogated at the airport.
the country u enter will look at you suspiciously. most landlords abroad wont want to rent houses to u.
most of their men and women wont want to be associated with you.
all these are caused by the same ibos that want to abandon the name nigeria and disguise with another nam ipob.
for example, ibos have destroyed the name nigeria because of drugs,
they are the same people that scam , they are the same people that prostitute and dirty other countries.

so , if they must divide, they have to bare the name nigeria so that when they are travelling they will carry all the bad cross they have with them.
if they bear biafra, those countries they have messed up in the name nigeria wont know its the same people.
the real nigerians will now carry the cross for something they know nothing about.
yes i am ibo but no the biased type

you are not Igbo but have blood of Fulani running in your vain maybe your mother was raped by those bastered i don't know.....but you sound like a wasted man

Militant30:
All of you saying Wike will pay this and that should shut up, you can't do nothing, the day any idiot from the Yeast touches any Political leader from Rivers State no matter the political affiliation is the day the whole world fear the terror that will be unleashed in your backyard.

Nansence and ingredients

Enough of this blabbing

you are a drunking bastard

AdolfAboki:
Hmm..



IPOB, ESN and other unscrupulous elements in the South East region should NOT dare the NORTH!

Mark my words IPOBIANS, if anything bad should happen to Danladi Umar or any Arewa sons or daughters, we'll make Nigeria HELL for you bloody terrorists!

I repeat, NOTHING MUST HAPPEN TO UMAR! Limit your secessionist chants and sectional slogans to your region. Limit your uncouth behavior to your region! If you think we'll fold our hands and watch you humiliate our leaders like you humiliated Ekweremadu and co, then you must be joking!

I dun talk my own finish. Dare us and see!

God bless the North.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

this time we the biafrans will bring the war to your door step... remember in 1967 the war was the world against the biafrans but this time we will feed you to the vultures of the air because it will be you alone... dont dare the igbos

Viknat:
Na Yoruba woman davido go marry lass lass. I just dey watch as people dey hail am and chioma dey laff una. I know say she, like d others , go end up as baby mama. You see as davido and adeleke empire dey so? Them go want their true or first male heir to be directly from their blood line... Yoruba bloodline. They can't allow their first heir to be from outside their tribe now. That notwithstanding, davido go give love to all his kids Wella anyways. But his son with chioma or the other babe, I don't know her name, will and can't be his heir. If davido mum still dey alive, chioma for no even dey fortunate to be in his life at all. Chioma knows this . That's not to say I support tribalism though, but I may be very close to the truth.

let me tell this do you know that the adelekes you know today their mother is igbo see how foolishly am just looking at you... dont underate an igbo blood.... davidos grandmother that gave birth to their fathers is a pure igbo woman

Resurrection212:
You need orientation. You are disrespecting authority.

authority kill you there

Resurrection212:
Watch your mouth...You talking to a prince .

which useless prince? igbo has no kings talkless of prince..... your father was just a warrant chief inmpose by the british in 1914 so they could collect tax to build their country

Resurrection212:
Igbo are the minority in IMO state

i have never seen a worthless being like you before... condom would have prevented you from coming into this world

Resurrection212:
Although many of my brother from Anambra state believe that I am Yoruba why many think I'm Fulani trying to cause problem between IMO state And Anambra state.

Sincerely we IMO people are not igbo but I blame white supremacy that mixed goat with sheep . Do you know why Alvan ikoku took zik to court in 1954? Zik as a premier of old Eastern Nigeria concentrated on building Anambra and he ignored the rest.

We IMO people are not igbo count us out of your useless Biafra.

am from imo too.... but you are very foolish for fooling your god forsaken generation... your great grand father would have been cursing you from his grave by now

Yoruba1stson:
go tell that to your foolish and stupid father and to your bitch mother that gave birth to a brainless son like you

tell that too your bastard dead grandfather and LovePeddler looking grandmother that gave birth to your fustrated he goat father..... it would have been better if herdsmen raped your LovePeddler mother than been given birth to a wasted watering sperm like you

Yoruba1stson:
like your useless father

you are a wasted sperm of your father

Yoruba1stson:
Nyamiris with their senseless post, sense too far from these people
Spits on them

stupid boi