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If only I could be in the North-east; just to experience this active warfare?!

Retired General  Benjamin Adekunle, popularly known as ‘Black Scorpion’ is dead. He died Saturday morning in Lagos, according to his wife, Folake.

BY THE NATION NEWSPAPERSEP 13, 2014
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Retired General  Benjamin Adekunle, popularly known as ‘Black Scorpion’ is dead. He died Saturday morning in Lagos, according to his wife, Folake.

Benjamin Adekunle
The Nation Newspaper
Born in June 1936 in Kaduna, Adekunle served in the the Nigerian Army from 1958-1974.

According to Wikipedia, Adekunle who served in the Congo crisis and the Nigeria civil war assumed command of the Lagos Garrison as a substantive Lt. Col.

“When the Nigerian Civil War erupted in July 1967, Adekunle was tasked to lead elements which included two new battalions (7th and 8th) – to conduct the historic sea borne assault on Bonny in the Bight of Benin on 26 July 1968 (carried out by Major Isaac Adaka Boro’s unit).

“This happened after the federal government gained confidence of most south western ethnic groups as a direct result of Biafran push to mid-west state and probe into Western region. Adekunle was promoted to Colonel after the Bonny landing.

“The 6th (under Major Jalo) and 8th (under Major Ochefu) battalions of the Lagos Garrison subsequently took part in operations to liberate the Midwest following the Biafran invasion of August 1967. The 7th (under Major Abubakar) stayed behind to hold Bonny. Because Major Jalo’s Unit was seconded to Lt. Col. Murtala Mohammed’s 2nd Division, Adekunle was left with only the 8th Battalion at Escravos.

“He was therefore, protested to Army HQ and got the Lagos garrison upgraded to Brigade status through the creation of the 31 and 32 Battalions (under Majors Aliyu and Hamman, respectively). This formation, combined with elements of the Lagos garrison along the eastern seaboard, was officially designated the 3 Infantry Division.

However, Colonel Adekunle did not think the name “3 Infantry Division” was sensational enough nor did it project the nature of the unique terrain in which his men had to fight. Therefore, without formal approval from Army HQ, he renamed it the ” 3 Marine Commando (3MCDO).”

The “Black Scorpion” as he came to be known, was easily the most controversial, celebrated and mythologized figure in the war of attrition that laid the foundations for Nigeria’s contemporary crisis; and threw a wedge into the national fabric. “

Ograke: It depends on the calibre of guys you roll with.There are tons of male intelligentsias around.It just takes like-mindedness and maturity to locate them.

They aren't always lousy and loud as the not-really-intelligent ones.

Smart guys tend to be calm,composed,matured and unassuming.They don't pride upon their intellectual prowess.

Maybe you should try out new guys,leave your circle/environment and strike friendship with new guys.

And sometimes in life,like attracts like.So I hope you're also intellectually sound.

Good luck in your search.

You have said it all... A million likes

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What good has his belief in the Nigerian Health Care System done for us now

Omo see insults flying like bullets. Make I take cover oooh.

robosky02: can you imagine
as if without ebola they can even withstand eyimba

Nice rhyme

Ebola things!!!
Everlasting Blessings of The Lord Almighty (EBOLA)

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jpphilips: It is only a m0r0n who couldn't answer where the Onitsha blockade was but was in a hurry to brandish 500,000 Nigerian soldiers from Oyo state who died.
Your Inability to question what you believe in life makes you a sieve brain, pray your kids don't inherit that, it is a ticket to extinction.
People like you were not designed to last, it is a miracle you have lived this long.

What was the total Nigerian population at the time, to think that the Nigerian Government will commit 500,000 soldiers to its armed forces?
Do you know that presently at a population close to 170million people, a united Nigerian's standing army stood at 130,000, it was during the Boko insurgency that plans were made to increase it to 160,000, now for you to believe that a divided Nigeria then had as much as 500,000 soldiers in 1967, is a proof that, you have a small brain in an adult body, your brain was not designed to last beyond 10yrs, somehow, you managed to exceed that age, what we are witnessing today from you is the result of a deficit in brain development.

sorry bro!!

WORD!!!
the level of reasoning of some people do not make them fit to live

Everlasting Blessings of The Lord Almighty (EBOLA)
Rest in peace,father

I still wonder how a man's towering ambition and his gift of oratory invited over a million to die the death of dogs... .it was plain ignorance which has proved generational

jpphilips: The illiterate thought that "no Victor no vanquished" actually meant that Nigeria did not win, jeez!! is education this bad in Nigeria?
Be careful, this guy might be Terry G!

Thanks,my guy

It is well

Bliss4Lyfe: A lesson for Nigeria.

Indeed

As George Santanyanah said,"those who would not learn from their past are condemned to repeat it."
There is no shame in defeat

T9ksy: Ha, welcome to the club!!! Discerning Nlders have learnt to resist engaging the poster in any objective discourse as experiences have shown in the post, that though he lacks superior arguments to advance his premise, he is however willing and able to befuddle and wear you down with his manifestation of abject level of idiocy.

I know it's very hard to resist (responding to his ilk) but trust me, with time and patience, you will get there in the end.

Gracias... You are rare

dozzybaba: Listen to me and carefully too. I've been on this forum for years and anytime we 'catch' an anti-Igbo bigot who pretends to be objective,he shouts 'I'm Half-Igbo!' or 'I'm Ijaw/Efik' bla..bla so as to validate his stance. They are not usually intelligent as they usually give themselves away in the long run. So Shove you half-Igbo bullcrap where the sun doesn't shine and wear your bigot badge with pride. That's the most honourable thing to do now.

Garkem was attacked because of the Igbo and you expect Ojukwu to fold his hands because it's not Igboland?.. My God!...
How do you guys live with yourselves with all these falsehold merchandise you guys peddle?.
I can bet my fortune you and your likes will be first to condemn Ikemba if he had made a statement like 'The Federal forces have only attacked garkem not Igboland..we'll wait till they invade Igboland but replying them and invading Lagos'.
You devils would have used that statement as a key to set the Igbos against their natural neighbours and allies in AkwaCross. You would have told them-'You see Igbos don't love you, they waited till Gowon killed you off and entered Igboland through your towns before responding..

...And the Igbos would have been at loggerheads with the lovable people of Akwacross whom they share a lot of customs with till today.
Garkem was under Ojukwu's command and he had every right to protect it by responding and invading lagos. Even Objective yorubas like Duro onabule holds this strong opinion but a 'half-Igbo' hiding under the opaque veil of 'been objective' is trying to sell us something else. Sir i think you stink of chauvanism, again put on that bigot badge and come clean, that's how we do here.

You guys keep mouthing about imaginary celestine Ukwu's song and all. Give us the link to his song and get a point. Here is a link of Sarduana complaining about the Igboman refusing to be an eternal slave to emirate. Many people watched it before it was taken down from Youtube. Isn't that offensive enough to be a first Salvo?. How about 1945 killings of Igbo christians in the North even before independence. Don't i have the right to call it a Second salvo?

Take your emiratized and almajirized pretentious self outta here until you are man enough to come clean about the aetiology of your prejudiced views.

Lastly..You are not qualified to give me lectures about my choice and use of words. You've left substance and have started shooting passing clouds. From experience here, it's exactly what peeps do when they are getting roughed up and losing in an argument.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8y1Zpk4DrlA&feature=related

"Emitarized."
Goodness me!!!
You've been on this forum for years!!!
Bravo.
Was Garkem ever at war with the FG?
Did the federal soldiers fight the people of Garkem or the Biafran soldiers?
Now who is the devil?
Be it established that a madman's mind isn't more confused than yours
Why is that you don't understand English? And you call yourself a proud igbo man. I hate to say this,but you suffer from a negative integer intelligent IQ. So because I cite a case of probability,of people having parents of different tribe;it should now be an object of vituperative attack... .Did I say my parents are of different tribes... You don't even understand semantics; and you say you are the product of a literally-powerful tribe. You should be ashamed of yourself. Before,you level such allegation on me,please define Bigotry... I am certain you don't know it...
If Nigeria disintegrates today,you think the South-south will follow you. Dummy!!!
I thought you said you were objective... You belong to the zoo,and not to the race of humans
If I and you were to ever meet,it should be in a classroom,I tutoring you on how to perfect your written english
Be of good cheer
You can quote me and type more rubbish and balderdash... I won't reply again... Because you are not worth a handful of guinea corn

dozzybaba: Oga quit your rantings....
Lemme remind you of this words...

Britain's neutrality is equal to Biafran victory-Harold wilson to British Members of Parliament.

As for Biafra looking to trouble, Who fired the first salvo at Biafrans in Garkem(Biafraland), and where did they get their order.

I thought you were being unbiased till i saw this crap. I will treat exactly the way i treat bigots here.

Garkem is in cross river state... Was Cross River part of the Eastern Region or Mid-Western Region before Gowon's 12-state creation?
Answer that question?
So Harold Wilson said that? Provide the source. Funny enough,you all keep referring to him as a war merchant...,the man from whom Gowon took his orders ,now you borrow a purported quote from him to emphasize a seemingly Biafran victory... Why can't we have a healthy conversation
Now you call me a bigot;I, whom you can never see. What if one of my parents is igbo? D'you think it is every igbo who support this delusional war mongering? Why,my good friend,did you type before you think?
The first salvo of trouble was fired when after the Jan. 1966 coup,Celestine Ukwu; a popular igbo musician,released the song "Goats are crying" to mock the hausas whose revered leaders were killed;after which the Igbos in the north started organising "January Victory" parties to celebrate the fall of the northern oligarchy. I refer you to Max Siollun's Nigeria's Coup Culture,1966-1976 book on the war
For your information,it is quite impossible for one to rant with written words... It has to be oral

IGBOSON1: ^^^Oh please, just shut your mouth! Nigerias' history is replete with examples of how some peoples from certain ethnicities absolutely hate Igbos, so don't give me any of that 'Nigeria could have wiped out the Igbos but didn't because of love' crap! They carried out a lot of evil and war crimes against Igbos which peeps like you would either want to ignore or just gloss over as amounting to no more than a smack on the wrist!

The only reason why they couldn't go the whole hog and use chemical weapons was that it would be too obvious to the outside world, and could possibly tilt world support in favour of the Biafrans! Don't think using chemical weapons didn't cross their minds though.....they are that remorseless!

This is how people like you fail exams... Because they rush to answer questions without reading it properly... It seems this trait is peculiar to the "Biafrans" who have quoted me... When in my post,did I say the FG didn't entirely wipe out the Biafrans because of love? Na waah oooh. They were Nigerian citizens; for crying out loud,and it was a battle for unification... (Read my post again) There are tribes in Nigeria which resent the igbos,I do not dispute that,but that darkly feeling is mutual because Nigeria is a conglomeration of strange bedfellows
Now,your premise that "chemical weapons would have ushered in foreign support," is
a mirthless joke. In the realm of politics;if there was ample space for the rule of human conscience,the pogrom which ended the lives of 30,000 ibos should have brought a formidable support. (I am not referring to France and those handful of African countries that eventually offered support.)
Any right-thinking person knows that, irrespective of the nomenclature used to describe those killings,it was an ethnic-cleansing. But the problem with you Biafrans is that you are eager to attack anybody who doesn't align himself with Biafra's ideology. It is pitiable that nobody can abduct an objective stance,again. I can tell you categorically,that enlisting children below military age to fight a war in which they had no say,is another war crime. At least you should know who was the culprit. Didn't Biafran troops massacre northerners in the occupation of the Mid-West? Nothing stops your today- leaders from establishing another republic;as you are so dissatisfied with the outcome of the previous war. Be ready to answer the call to arms. And when you march to the battle field,write on your waving standard that "there is nothing civil in a civil war."

T9ksy: You mean like your garrulous chest-beating orangutan was prepared to stand up and fight for what he believed in, which incidentally he was also prepared to sacrifice 3millions of his kith and kins for BUT WASN'T PREPARED TO DIE FOR!

Are u minding him?

Calculia: A no brainer. Even if it engages in trade by batter with an oil rich territory(Bakassi) with a neighbouring country(Cameron) in return for blockade and border closure? Even if, it loses its entire military with only reservist to reoccupy the east? Over half a million Nigerian soldiers died at the hand of Biafrans.

Nigeria lost the war before it started and the blockade brought the biafrans home to Nigeria nothing else. In the words of Gowon 'no victor no vanquish'. Biafra true to its name defeated Nigeria, Russia, US AND UK. It sure feels good to be a Biafran.

Let me purge you of your ignorance,the term; "NO VICTOR,NO VANQUISHED" underscored the absurdity of the avoidable war,"the igbos were Nigerians,and the war was to unite and integrate them with the rest of the country." Would you have been pleased if the Nigerian army, following the axis forces, proceeded to wipe your race off the face of this earth?
Then the cause of the war would have been defeated. There would have been nobody to integrate.
You can go on raving that Nigeria didn't win;the army of kwashiokor kids,starving women,thoroughly subdued army and overflooded refugee camps says otherwise.
You are ranting over a blockade of forty-four years,you should ask yourself why the Nigerian army didn't use the crudest form of chemical weapon;if the FG wanted to eliminate its ibo citizens afterall Salin was used in World War One.... .
You wouldn't understand.... No need trying to educate you
P.S. I hope your first nasty improperly constructed sentence wasn't directed at me... Don't start what you can't finish ooooh. ... That was how Biafra started looking for trouble

Calculia: Ojukwu left becos the war would have raged on had he stayed after an agreement was reached to stop the war due to the blockade.


Secondly, Gowon words was no victor, no vanquish precisely becos Nigeria never won any war. U don't win wars by begging cameroon and giving dem oil rich bakassi to blockade ur opponent.

The blockade killed more Biafrans dan any Nigeria weapon and that was the reason the war ended. How can Nigeria commit any genocide wen the feared Biafrans still had their guns in plain view of the Nigerian Army after the war? Go and learn ur history.

I do not understand a sentence of whatever you are trying to make... However let me state this succinctly,"all is fair in love and war."
The-David and Goliath- stunner ended in the days of the bible. A country who commits itself to the cause of war should be mighty enough to prosecute it to a logical conclusion. Goodbye

T9ksy: @ bolded................you mean, the genocide Ojukwu told his people would happen if the nigeria govt defeats biafra, didn't?


So, why then did he lie to his people and subsequently led them into a shambolic war, only to abandon them when his "purported genocide" was about to occur?

Oju-iku was the original 419er!

God bless you,brother

1. Ojukwu in exile;Ivory Coast,after fleeing Nigeria. Kenny Rogers' song comes to mind: "You gotta know when to run."
The Ojukwu that should have died in 1970 is more honourable than the man who lived on... .
2. End of war: Nigerian and Biafran soldier embrace each other... The Genocide which was said would happen;after the Nigerian conquest,didn't

It is a pity this country has no sense of history... We remain condemned to repeat it

@Op,are you a member of The Nigerian Nostalgia Project ?... I love these pictures... Remain blessed... I have over 300 vintage pictures of Nigeria's glorious past:

1.The first picture was taken in the month of January 15 1970 when Nigerian soldiers ran on Ulli Airstrip,celebrating the end of the war
2.The second shows 18 year old Soyinka on the day of his matriculation into the University College,Ibadan

I have never been more afraid in my entire life