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Magnus Eze, Enugu and David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said the group will remain committed to non-violent campaign for independent state of Biafra, even in the face of provocation.
Kanu also stated that international law was clear in relation to self-determination and wondered why the world has not seen what was happening in Nigeria as it pertained to intimidation, killings and maiming of Igbo people in particular, as a global crisis.
In a four-page briefing that IPOB prepared for the European parliament, Kanu insisted that there was no alternative to referendum.
“Where there is a credible claim for self-determination the only way to resolve the issue is by holding a referendum which complies with international standards. IPOB is calling for a referendum. It is for that reason the Nigerian authorities have sought to brand IPOB as a terrorist organisation. The EU, the UK and the US have all rejected the labelling of IPOB as a terrorist group. They know that IPOB seeks only to uphold human rights.
“There is a crisis in Nigeria. The Nigerian State has never been at peace with itself and recent events amplify this pending emergency.”
Kanu accused President Muhammadu Buhari of promoting the RUGA programme as a means for Fulani herders to officially move into areas and absorb land as part of a government coordinated programme across the country.
Although the programme has been suspended, Kanu raised the fears that the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) was still in place, advocating ranching. With this, he alleged that people in the eastern and southern parts of the country who are mainly Christians “are forced from their land and will be killed if they do not make way for the Fulani.”
Kanu decried the role played by most of the world powers during the 30-month civil war.
He stated that the people of the defunct Biafra were more comfortable under colonial rule than in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The atrocities, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Biafra during the Biafran War remain unaccounted for. Was it an attempt at genocide? Biafrans were considered an existential threat to the state. The killings were indiscriminate. All Biafrans were targeted.
“Nigeria continues to prioritise crushing assertions of Biafran identity. Even peacefully commemorating the war risks arrest, detention, ill-treatment or being shot.
“In recent years, the Nigerian state authorities have conducted three orchestrated campaigns against Biafrans. The three Operation Python Dance campaigns have been battles against Biafrans. The first campaign was in 2016, the second in 2017 and the third is ongoing. They are designed to undermine calls for Biafran self-determination.
“Operation Python Dance campaigns intimidate. Serious and systemic human rights violations are carried out by state forces with impunity.
“IPOB has always called for creative solutions to recognise Biafrans’ right to self-determination. However, what is clear is that the existing model of the Nigerian constitution is fatally flawed. It continues to cause harm to all within the jurisdiction and it is unsustainable,” he said.

Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, confirmed, on Monday, that Nigeria was built on a false foundation.

He regretted the fact that the cracks on Nigeria’s foundation had continued to widen due to unpatriotic activities fuelled by religious divide, ethnic consideration, nepotism and most recently, fake news on social media.

He said that though there is hope for a better and greater Nigeria, if only the citizens would own, love, cherish Nigeria and most importantly, discouraged anything that would damage its reputation in the comity of nations.

Adesina spoke at a youth engagement programme, Naija Youth Talk, with the theme “the Nigeria we want,” jointly organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Department for International Development (DFID) to mark the 2019 World Literacy Day, in Abuja.

The programme was meant to provide a platform for youths to discuss issues of education, human and national development, also build their capacities and confidence to achieve their dreams and aspirations.
Adesina in his remark said: “Nigeria, obviously, has many fault lines. Few among the faults are religion, ethnicity, language, nepotism and the most recent one is fake news which is being used to undermine Nigeria, cause bitterness, malice and incite Nigerians against each other.”

He said, for instance, the recent xenophobic videos trending online were not authentic. They were deliberately exhumed by some unpatriotic people and were being shared to incite Nigerians against themselves.

He added: “We must love our country and our country must reciprocate by loving us in return. Nigeria in its past and maybe present state maybe not be loveable but we must see reasons to profess our love to it with our heart.”

The UNICEF Country Representative, Peter Hawkins, who was represented by UNICEF Chief of Education, Euphrates Efose, exposed to participants enormous opportunities in today’s world and encouraged them to take advantage of the opportunities to transform themselves, their environment and the world.

She used different verifiable stories and personal experiences to justify to the youths that there were plenty opportunities of wealth amidst murmuring and complains of lack of opportunity.

She reaffirmed the commitment of UNICEF to any cause that would herald significant transformation in health, education and total life package of children in Nigeria and the world in general.

Emilokoiyawon:
Its purely due to religion. Most of the Ilorin Yorubas are Muslims and hence see the emir as a spiritual leader. Its similar to how millions of Igbo Christians see Yoruba pastors as spiritual leaders. Nevertheless, I hope that eventually, the Yorubas in Ilorin will right the ship. And take back their heritage.

juman:
It ridiculous to include igala and idoma in to the proposed biafra.

Chepos1:
I can comfortably say, Idoma are not and will never be Hausa Muslim. Idomas are not Hausa/Fulani as they are fondly called, even the 17% I said earlier is a mistake cuz I asked and they said Idomas that are Muslims are not more than 5%. They welcome Biafra, if not for anything, for the fact that they have been marginalised by the TIV speaking region of the state.

Chepos1:
Yes

Chepos1:
Agatu don't have much of Muslim, let's say Muslim there is roughly 17-18% of total population

Abuja, Nigeria - The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings condemned rising violence across Nigeria and a "lack of accountability" for perpetrators.
Agnes Callamard, speaking at a news conference on Monday in Nigeria's capital, said the country needed urgent action to end the "pressure cooker" of violence that has claimed thousands of lives.
Nigeria is currently facing multiple conflicts, from attacks by the armed group Boko Haram to fighting between nomadic herders and farmers.
"The overall situation that I encountered in Nigeria gives rise to extreme concern ... The warning signs are flashing bright red: increased numbers of attacks and killings over the last five years with a few notable exceptions," Callamard said at a news conference.
"If ignored its ripple effect will spread throughout the sub-region given the country's important role in the continent."
She condemned police and military "brutality" across the country, and a "generalised system of impunity".
"The time is now to prioritise the rule of law and to make it part and parcel of the Nigerian system," especially for those living in extreme poverty, she said.
Impunity
Cheta Nwanze, an analyst at SBM Intelligence, told Al Jazeera: "In almost two decades of Boko Haram's existence, I can't recall any of the financial backers who has ever been brought to trial ... We've not had a single high-level conviction of a Boko Haram member."
The United Nations estimates more than 27,000 people have been killed and an estimated two million others displaced in Nigeria's northeast alone because of Boko Haram.
Callamard has been in Nigeria since August 16 and investigated the scope of violence in the country. She has also assessed measures adopted by the government to tackle the killings.
In Nigeria's central states, clashes between farmers and nomadic herders over dwindling arable land have killed thousands of people and displaced tens of thousands of others.
"Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflict. The absence of accountability is on such a scale that pretending this is not a crisis will be a major mistake," said Callamard.
"The increased number of people living in absolute poverty, climate change and desertification, and the increased proliferation of weapons, altogether, these are reinforcing a localised system of violence," she added.
The UN special rapporteur also examined safeguards over the use of the death penalty and laws applied by Islamic courts.
"I have also considered security repression against Shia Muslims, the indigenous people of Biafra, and against Ogoni people,"
Callamard said.
She noted there had been key decisions made by courts but added, "these are not being implemented. I am hoping that the government will hear my call and demand that court orders are implemented".
Nigerian authorities did not immediately respond to Callamard's comments.

Sunday Aborisade, Abuja

An eyewitness , Ibrahim Abdullahi , who was a prisoner when the environmental rights activist , the late Ken Saro - Wiwa , was killed in 1995 by the late General Sani Abacha government , on Thursday, gave his account of how the late Ogoni leader and eight others were killed and buried .
He said the soldiers who carried out the execution took their corpses to a bush and poured acid on them before dumping them in a shallow grave .
Abdullahi , who was granted a state pardon in June this year by the Governor of Cross River State , Ben Ayade , after spending 30 years in prison , stated this in an interview with journalists at the African Centre for Peace and Development , Abuja.
The 52 -year old , who became a prisoner following the death of a man he fought with , was at the centre being run by Senator Shehu Sani to collect some financial assistance to enable him to settle down after his long years of incarceration.
The Katsina - born trader said he was in the prison with other inmates when the soldiers brought Saro -Wiwa and three others to join five of their colleagues earlier jailed.
He said the military men took over the entire premises on arrival and ordered the warders to go home.

He said the entire area was barricaded with four Armoured Personnel Carriers positioned in different directions .
Abdullahi explained that Saro -Wiwa , who was the first to be executed , insisted that he was innocent when he was being led to the gallows .
The gallows , according to Abdullahi , was directly opposite the condemned cell where inmates , including the late Musa Yar ’Adua , watched helplessly as they snuffed life out of him .
He stated that the environmental rights activist cursed those who framed him and also said the Niger Delta region would never know peace following the great atrocity they had committed .
Abdullahi said the soldiers , after killing the nine Ogoni leaders , called some inmates , including himself , to assist in carrying their corpses to a bush inside a tipper for burial.
He said , “I was in the cell one day in 1995 when they brought the late Gen . Shehu Musa Yar ’Adua ( retd .) , Senator Shehu Sani and Sanusi Mato. Sani and Mato were transferred to Aba and Owerri prisons respectively on the following day but they left Yar ’Adua in Port Harcourt .
“One day in 1995 , soldiers brought Saro - Wiwa and three others from the military barracks and chased away everybody who was not a prisoner .
“ Saro - Wiwa , who was chained in the legs and hands , was marched to the condemned cell which was directly opposite the gallows where he and others would be hung . They met the five others who were already in the cell .
“One Major Obi , who led the operation , made sure that no warder witnessed the execution . They serviced the gallows which could execute two people at a time . The Attorney-General of Rivers State then came with a file which contained the charges preferred against the Ogoni leaders .
“The AG went straight to their cell and read the charges to them and went back. One of them , a lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt , was crying , lamenting that his wife had just given birth to a new baby and that he was observing a dry fast on that day .
“Saro - Wiwa maintained that he did not ask anybody to kill anyone but that the Federal Military Government just wanted to kill him . He then said there would never be peace in Ogoni land forever because of the innocent souls that Abacha wanted to sacrifice . After this , the soldiers marched him to the gallows .
“They brought out his corpse and put him in a slab and they invited a medical doctor who certified him dead . They called four of us to take his corpse .
“That was how they executed them one after the other . One of them was even calling the name of Jesus until he was pushed to the gallows .

“After the execution, Major Obi collected the films of the hanging from the photographer and the tape from the video man and asked us to put all the corpses inside a tipper which was used to covey them and four of us to the bush where they were buried .
“The soldiers then poured raw acid on Saro - Wiwa and others when we got to the place called Bolokiri and their bodies melted instantly inside a single pit where they put all of them .”

Nowenuse:
Adaka Boro

Nowenuse:
https://owanassociationusa.org/history/owan-east?start=5

Go through this link. The website belongs to Owan association USA written by Owans themselves. Check the 2nd paragraph and see how they addressed Warrake as an Afemai town.

Cover your face in shame!


I have seen some Ebiras talk about the existence of some Ebira speaking tribe in Cross River and even Benue. I am yet to establish that fact. The fact that most Ebiras may not be talking about this does not mean that they have an ulterior motive. Many Ebiras definitely do not know of this. They only know of the ones who are their neigbours and not someone very far away. The neighbouring Ebira tribes have not even finished uniting themselves yet you want them to go hundreds of miles away to a place unknown to them. This is why I said you need help.

An example for you, cos I like giving solid examples. Idomas claim Igedes & Agatus who are their neighbours, but they do not claim Etulos who are basically a riverine Idoma group who was cut off from them during Tiv expansion into Benue valley, this is inspite of the fact that Etulos share the same Benue with Idomas. Many Idomas I have encountered don't even know of the existence of Etulos.
(Now I expect you to reply me on how my example with the Idoma-Etulo relates with your Ebira-Cross river Oshuku people. Cos you don't have a brain to understand analogies when you see one).


No, but Ebonyians, Aniomas and Wawas know that they are all Igbos, just as Taos, Kotos, Opandas, Mozums and sensible Etunos know that they are all Ebiras


No, I am not an excessively insecured and paranoid fellow like you, this is why I am not even ashamed to acknowledge the weak points of my people.

I have nothing like a middlebelt solidarity in me. Personally, I do not even like the Ebiras as a people neither do I believe in a joint regional identity with them. I only involve in discussions on areas which I have a fair knowledge on. If an Okpe man from Delta state is giving reasons why he is not an Urhobo man, I might interfere if the issue lasts for long cos I know quite much about Delta having lived there for some time. This was why interfered in this Edo north issues not necessarily of a stupid regional alliance with Ebiras. Not everyone reasons like you.




First of all, your bringing in of US analogy in comparison with Nigeria in your last paragraph shows how dumb you are.
Everyone in the US overtime integrates into the dominant Anglo-saxon language and culture after arriving there and generations later. This is what has helped USA to be united irrespective of the diverse origins of the people. Had it been most German Americans, Italian Americans, Irish Americans and co were still speaking their native languages and extensively practicing their native cultures like Nigerians, do you think the USA would have been the way it is?

If you think that Nigeria was heaven within the 3 regional governments left by the British, then you have a problem. Middlebelters were against Hausa fulanis in the old northern region and infact the first bloody crisis between Hausa fulanis and middlebelters started in 1956 in Tafawa Balewa town. It was only a matter of time before the whole region went into flames.

Same with the Eastern region, the minorities wanted out and it got bloody in some cases and this was before the unitary system.

The midwestern minorities complained of Yoruba domination and even after getting their region, Urhobos and Aniomas were not happy as they claim that Benin dominated everything. In Delta state now, Urhobos are not happy that Aniomas have the capital. When Rivers and Cross rivers were carved out of the East, immediately the bitter politics of Upland and Lowland tribes started in Rivers state. In Cross river the Ogojas wanted their own state as they believe Calabar dominate everything. In Akwa Ibom, bad blood between the Ibibios, Oros & Annangs.
If any country or nation is to go by the cry of every minority or oppressed people for autonomy, then every village would end up being a region and every family a state of their own.

Infact, had the unitary system not been abolished and the Northern & Eastern minorities got their own independent regions, expect serious internal conflicts from these regions, because a particular tribe or coalition of tribes in power will use the autonomous region's excessive power to oppress or intimidate others.

Europe was very very fragmented in the past where every kingdoms lived independently on their own, however, various wars and invasions had to force similar peoples to unite under one state/crown. Many minorities had to sacrifice their identities for this to be possible. This is why no matter how much Catalonia cries for independence from Spain, no neighbouring EU countries will ever support this cos they don't want more divisions in Europe.

Cletus77:
This is actually an avenue to detect foreigners and bots used to destabilize Nigeria online...

If they don't know these people they're not Nigerians

NgeneUkwenu:
Vanguard is a junk newspaper meant for the brainless IPOB pigs!

jumobi1:
Imagine the US government saying “We also ask those accused in the US to voluntarily turn themselves in, to Nigerian authorities to clear their names, without which the American government would extradite them if relevant international treaties between the two governments are invoked.”

There’s inferiority complex in her statement. The FBI’s facts are not Nigeria’s facts so she shouldn’t draw conclusions based on it until Nigerian authorities have done their own fact finding. She should have simply said the Nigerian authorities are looking at the case. Anyhow sha, my people keep it LEGAL.

mrvitalis:
This guy over steps his boundary most timed

Getting biafra is a pieces of cake if we are smart

The truth is most igbos just went regional government simple so we control out destiny and still have access to free market

Mynd44:
Lol

The German police said it isn't crime but when politics go in, the Nugerian government will lean on Germany and the German authorities will have no choice but to take action. Afterall, these peoole are not Germans. It is international politics and the accused people will be surprised at what high powered leverage can get you

Armaggedon:
Though the young man went overboard. I feel you're a little bit harsh. You should still have taught him the right way.

NPComplete:
You see what I said. You have quickly assumed u know my ethnic group or my ethnic bias because u are nothing but another daft IPOB fvck. I see u have quickly abandoned the power sector line u were trying to push. So u agree u just jumped into the thread like a gorilla without thinking.

A professor was also the person that approved a project where a unilag student proved homosexuality is wrong by using magnets. We all know what happened in the end. Lol. Another lecturer from Maiduguri recently claimed he won an international award and it turned out it was false. Your resort to appeal to authority shows you are not a smart person. Typical IPOB member. The lowest common denominator.

If u think he is better than u, I understand. For someone like u who hasn't built anything of note or helped in creating any equipment or tool a lot of people have used, this news is great achievement. Unfortunately 5 years time we won't still see anything come out of this project and goats like u will say he is being hated on because he is Igbo so government doesn't want to help him and also call people like me efulefu.

I don't blame u. You can't think higher than your mental capacity. So I understand your frustrations. Keep being frustrated. It won't stop us from saying this project still leaves a lot to be desired. You can choke yourself on some of that generator water. Lol

NPComplete:
I just checked your profile. You are an IPOB supporter. One of those guys that have lost their abilities to reason and will lash out like a rabid dog. I am not surprised.

I work with private companies and their power supply and nothing concerns me with your personal frustrations. So kill yaself if it hurts so much. LMAO. U succeeded in looking more stupid than before. I will be expecting to say another stupid shit next. Please don't disappoint me.

NPComplete:
When we say u people are morons now they will say we should not insult u. Another daft Nigerian. You automatically assumed that I have anything to do with your Nigerian power sector. This dumb illiterate doesn't know there are independent power producers in Nigeria. He doesn't also know that Siemens and GE in Nigeria have a power sector business. Hahahaha. Too many morons on Nairaland I swear. No exposure. No intelligence. Look at how u have just exposed yourself. Lol

NPComplete:
For the avoidance of doubt and for the neutral people who are reading this. I have years of experience in the power sector and with power generation too. All the idiots arguing against me here like lwisee and his moronic twin Valenu probably didn't even graduate from school. And they are here arguing with me. Ask them what kind of experience they have other than asslicking.