₦airaland Forum

AntiMarxist:
Rest assured there will be war.

Continue.

Be sure to be at the frontline when the shooting starts. Don't be a coward. You must fight to protect your Agbado puppeteer.

AntiMarxist:
Shut up.

You bastards were all over the place rallying support for the coup and calling for it to be domesticated in Nigeria.

Why are you bastards such shameless liars.

I don't know about those calling for coup in Nigeria, the one coupist I know is the sitting president who didn't score 25% in FCT on top of dodgy past life, who is looking for blood of innocent Nigeriens and Nigerians to add to the mortar he is using to cement his illegimacy.

The Igbo nation was the first to rise against him, and by so doing open the eyes of the North to the clear and present danger being masquerade as, what did you call it, Police Action!

Shameless war monger, get off my mention!

AlexBells:
Those are the justice that shape our judgement, of course we don’t support the coup, but we want the most humane means of resolving it, this is just actions of few men why put the fate of millions on the line, let’s exhaust all considerate means first

The rush from the coup plot to war mongering is even alarming. One would think there is something else, a hidden agenda behind, like using the war to clip the Northern Nigeria power broker's influence once and for all (strategy, sophistcation, as some of them have put it already). While, as Igbo nation, we may have our differences with the Northern politicians, and some of their SW cohorts, such misgiving is not to the point of creating an existential threat for them.

Igbo believe in fairness, and justice. Yes, we should have our turn at the presidency, but NO, we will not want to destroy the North or South West to achieve such ambition. What would be the fun in doing that? That's not the Igbo way. Our way is live and let live; level playing ground.

We don't hate the North, and would not standby and watch them be destroyed by an illegitimate Agbodorian war monger who want to perpetuate himself in office by means of genocidal blood letting.

Tufiakpa!

That said.

It is foolishness, and utter misunderstanding of the Igbo World view to think that we will support every moves and action of a government or individuals because we supported something the did yesterday,

For example, I still think it's foolishness of the highest order to invest money buidling rail track to Niger Republic, under the clueless and profiliglate run of Buhari. This position is further vindicated by the military adventurism going on it that country today. The billions spent in that project would have been well spent providing same infrastructure to the Niger Delta area / South South given the perchant to deny the Igboland such by the the previous regime. Now one wonders what becomes of this rail project under this circumstance.

I hope the FG cancel this project immediately as our money is about to go to the drain, no matter how this coup is resolved. Niger Republic is not a reliable partner. We were right then, we are right now.

Indeed.

We condemn the coup in Niger Republic as we hold the believe that free and fair voting is the best way to elect leaders. We do not believe that you must 'grab it, snatch it, and run away with'. That said, we roundly reject unnecessary bloodshed, and suffering that war and war monger seek to unleash on the people of Niger. We believe diplomacy, sanctions, and other form of economic punishment is the best course of action to bring the coupists and the backers to order.

But we say NO TO WAR.

ivolt:
Deliberate amnesia and denial is the middle name of Ipob members.

Have you forgotten so soon:
https://www.nairaland.com/4061985/saraki-banning-ipob-military-south-east

This was your post in response to giftq.





I am not surprised though, even Kanu denied being an Ipob member.

Lol.

If I have the means to fund them, I will. Afterall, people support a causes and political parties (with funds) without being a member. Why is that difficult for you to understand?

Does supporting LP (with funds) make me a member of the Labour Party?

Better get understanding.

Sorrynovex:
That guy dey useless

But you too, why are you following him and giving him coverage?

CornFused you meant? CornTradictory? CornPlicated?

Ikaeniyan0:
It seems Niger republic are happy with the news

They seem excited and are ready to fight to defended the coupists. Tinubu is the one promoting vawulence on behalf of SW Nigeria and Ecowas. The North and East are not excited at the prospect of war.

Biodun556:
Yes
But the coupists have refused to meet the envoy sent to them by ECOWAS and Nigeria

Send another one na. Why are you in a hurry to go to war? By the way, has the deposed government gone to court? I'm asking for a friend.

ivolt:
If I am an Ipob member like you.
I will be celebrating that my enemy is making a mistake that will make the zoo explode
and likely us "freedom".

But you guys have been begging and crying since that Nigeria should not be involved.
The same people who celebrate the deaths of police and military and defend their killers
suddenly cares about them.

Fake secessionist everywhere.

Lol. Sorry to burst your bubble, I am not an 'IPOB member'. I'm just a rational human being. You clearly are not like me. Shift!

ivolt:
You are inconsequential.
Even if you are an officer, the highest you can do is resign out of cowardice.
There are tens of thousands of troops ready to remove the coup plotters.

There will be a lot of crying as Nigeria restore democracy in Niger next week.

Lol.

I hope those tens of thousands includes you, and that you will be on the frontline, not hiding in Nairaland or mouthing off in Twitter? Brave man!

And when are you going to start? Or the fight is mouth action? For a nation trying to start war, every move is discussed on twitter and nairaland instead of actually fight.

I think the whole stuff is a bluff, and the Nigeriens will call it soon. Let's see what consequential you will do when/if the coupist refuses to back down.

Rossikk:
Anytime you ask Igbos to return home, they drop their ‘Nigeria is a zoo from which we must secede’ placard, and pick up their ‘We are One Nigeria’ placard.

They clearly need Nigeria more than Nigeria needs them.

Don't you agree that a referendum will solve this 'problem'? Why not support it. Me think Nigeria is dead scared of losing Igbos. I only wonder why.

Rossikk:
According to Ohaneze, there are 11 MILLION Igbos living in northern Nigeria.

That’s just not right.

I doubt if Igbos would accept even 2 million Hausas moving into Igboland.

It’s just not balanced.

Is Ohaneze National Population Council or National Bereau of Statistics? Why are you accepting their figures? I think you should accept mine which states that we don't have enough Igbos in those area.

I propose more migration, it's what Nigeria is working hard for - Unity.

We do not have enough of such 'migrant' ethnic group in other part of Nigeria. I will urge more 'emptying' until sense is received.

My own is that if Tinubu, and his Agbadorian hordes want a war with Niger Republic, they should have their war without dragging the rest of us into the mess.


If he wants to fight, let him go ahead, but it's insanity for him to expect 100% support in a country where he got 36% ficticious electoral mandate.

Godspeed Tinubu.

The only people urging Tinubu to go to war are Agbadorians, even those from Northern Nigeria are not in favour of this impending war.

Tinubu and his Agbadorians are war mongers and are on their own in their sectional agenda. The rest of Nigeria are stoutly against this SWAGA.

Watching...


We know that Nigeria as a project is not sustainable, we didn't know a drug baron masquarading as president will be used to test that assertion.

Tinubu needs this war more than even the people of Niger Republic or Nigeria, let him go ahead and wage his war.

I'll be watching with popcorn.

Emergingnation:
Who can tell me the name of this movie ?

The action scripts is too obvious .

The Gods Must Be Crazy. I mean, that's one of the most classic comedies ever.

That's some interesting color coded map. Why does it look like Nigeria is carrying that red (dangerous) load on its head?

deltateam:
Which trial? The court discharged and acquitted him but Buhari ignored the court judgement.

Let's pretend the goverment has a case against him. They said he's a terrorist and commited treason, shouldn't they try him and pass judgement. Aren't Nigerians the same people who said that Aguiyi Ironsi kept coup plotters for 6 months without trying them for which case they murdered him. Why is Kanu, alleged to have comitted treason, not been tried speedily?

The only reason is that the FG is benefiting from the crisis his incerceration without trial is causing.

If they have no reason to hold him, they they should obey their own court and release him. Otherwise, it's only a matter of time before this crisis engulf other part of Nigeria. Troubles, like humans are like water, and they have a way of flowing downstream following path of least resistance.

hammerT:
FINLAND KNOW NIGERIA IS A TERRORIST STATE.


THEY ARE NOT AFRIAD BECAUSE, THEY ARE NOT LOOKTING RESOURCES LIKE US AND UK HERE.

Well it could be. Cos even MNK was more careful than this at his peak. Simon as ferocious as he's loquacious.

Don't mind many i/diots here shouting Igbos are this and that over this matter. They want to rush Tinubu into war because he's illegitimate. In their mind, going to war on behalf of US will provide him with the needed legitimacy.


The people I pity most in this evolving saga is Northern Nigerian. Some of the believe that Igbos don't like them, but look around, we are the ones trying turn their homeland from being used as a battle ground between the Russian and US to the advantage of Tinubu.

If they can't see what is happening and prevent it, then the North is not as savvy as they make believe.

If they want Tinubu to go to war on their behalf because Buhari has lost his retirement plan, I would be ready to watch the movie.

hammerT:
EVER SINCE THEY STARTED THE WAR IN UKRAINE, THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR MEANS TO DRAG AFRICA INTO IT.


I GUESS THEY HAVE FINALLY FOUND A SMOKING GUN AND A VERY HOPELESS FELLOW LIKE TINUBU IN ASO ROCK, THAT MURDERED NEARLY TWO HUNDRED NIGERIANS IN ENDSARS, TO TAKE THE WAR TO NIGER REPUBLIC.



NIGERIA THAT IS DIVIDED GOING TO FIGHT NIGER WILL BE VERY FUNNY INDEED.


I WILL LIKE TO SEE OUR IGBO BROTHERS THAT WILL BE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO JOIN TINUBU.


WE ALSO KNOW THE NORTH WILL NOT TURN ON THEIR BRO IN NIGER.


MAYBE YORUBA WILL FIGHT IT, WITH MILITANT HELP. U KNOWN ASARI AND CO.

My own problem with this is that scarce resources will be used to prosecute war for the US. As for the fighting itself, it's the poor people from every tribe, Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani etc that will be used as cannon fodders, especially if the Russians decide to move quickly into the war. They already have Wagner on ground so it easier for them to get to their people into position than the US. The US will rely on ECOMOG while the Russians will use Wagner. ECOMOG will need training before joining the battle, while the Wagner are already battle ready.

If the war last 2 weeks, Nigeria will be in trouble. A decisive victory, a knock-out blow within a week will work to Nigeria's advantage, beyond a week, doom will come. This I have seen.

hammerT:
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY CONVINCING TINUBU.


HE WANTS TO USE NIGER TO SCARE THE MILITARY IN NIGERIA AWAY FROM SNATCHING POWER FROM HIM.


EITHER WAY, HIS REIGN WILL BE SHORT LIVED, THE PROBLEMS WILL BURY HIM ALIVE.

I'm sure it's in Tinubes interest to go to war. He'll need to show the American's that he can be a reliable operator for them. It will be for him, an opportunity too good to be missed. But the repercusion will be grave for Nigeria and Nigerians, especially those in the North. US will not, and cannot give Nigeria all we need to prosecute such war. And even at that, Russia, China will intervene on behalf of the Nigeriens, the latter more subtely.

If/when the war start, I will spectate, and watch as history unfold.

As for Buhari, good bye to his retirement plan, Niger has changed forever for him.

I rest my case.

Christistruth03:
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Between Nigeria and Niger

Nigeria has all the Joker Cards

Nigeria has been Subsidizing Niger's Economy for ages

To the extent of Buhari practically building Railway for Niger to the Coast in Lagos

If Nigeria Sneezes Niger Catches Cholera

Even without a Dam Niger already suffers from Serious yearly flooding

Imagine a Dam being built at Lokoja
before 2 weeks Lokoja would be under Water ,Onitsha too it is Self Punishment

We are not in the position to hurt Niger with a Dam, it's the other way round. But then I struggle to get your point.

A full blown war will not be to Nigeria's advantage. We will waste money, time, and resources. It will be like Russia invading Ukraine. In the end the Nigeriens, who are cousins to our Northern brothers will have reason to resent Nigerians, just as the Ukrainains see the Russians. If US is not pulling the string, won't Nigeria resort to diplomacy to solve this problem? Why not use same diplomacy now? Why waste our time and money to fight proxy war on behalf of US.

hammerT:
THAT NO FLY ZONE WONT STAND, BECAUSE IF RUSSIA DECIDE TO ENETR NIGER, IT IS VERY EASY FROM LIBYA.


RUSSIA AND LIBYA HAVE GOOD RELATIONS.


ALTERNATIVELY THEY CAN ENTER FROM ALGERIA AND EGYPT, NIGER SHARES BORDER WITH THEM.



THE QUESTION HERE IS, WILL RUSSIA ANSWER THE CALL, IN VIEW THEY ARE AT WAR NOW.


WAGNER ARE A BUNCH OF BATTLE HARDENE WARRIORS, PLUS NIGER PEOPLE AND MILITARY, WE KNOWW WHO WINS.

A full blown war will not be to Nigeria's advantage. We will waste money, time, and resources. It will be like Russia invading Ukraine. In the end the Nigeriens, who are cousins to our Northern brothers will have reason to resent Nigerians, just as the Ukrainains see the Russians. If US is not pulling the string, won't Nigeria resort to diplomacy to solve this problem? Why not use same diplomacy now? Why waste our time and money to fight proxy war on behalf of US.

I know you are not in support of this, but this is for those who are urging war instead of diplomacy.

The government should speed up the trial of MNK. This should be simple enough to do.

By keeping him incercerated without trial, the FG is complicit in this crisis. Most likely they (FG) want this sit at home to continue.

A NO FLY Zone has been imposed. To send boots on ground is to begin and adventure that pays no one in the long run.

But this Simon guy self, I'm shocked that the Finnish Authority are not interested in his activities/posts. Shouldn't they be asking him questions? Or they had and found nothing wrong. How about his employers or he's self employed?

I just wonder how he does it.

Emotionss:
What is going on with we igbos ?

What exactly is this victim mentality with the New generation of igbos ?

We have watched with outermost dismay and disappointment as the once powerful igbo tribe is now reduced to a disorganized and over sentimental tribe that is quick to cry victimization on any issues related to one of our own regardless of the evidence on ground.....

How can a tribe of over 15 million people be this confused, disorganized and sentimental at the same time ?

What happened to the old never die attitude that we are known for ?
That same attitude our Fathers and grandparents used to overcome the after effects and challenges of the Civil War ?

Where did we go wrong ?
When did we become this emotionally and mentally weak ?

We claim to be intelligent and brave yet our actions and inaction says otherwise.....

We are currently destroying our region all in the name of sit at home, chasing out and discouraging investors from coming to the east Yet at the same time crying about lack of investment and business activities in the east.....

We are destroying our home land/ region in hope it will affect our neighbors. HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE ?

We are quick to cry victimization on any issues that doesn’t favor us regardless of its nature

We seems to focused more on what's going on in other regions than the economical abominations and atrocities that is going on in the east....

Our youths are on rampage on social media insulting and threatening anyone and everyone not in support of their beliefs and ideologies....

Quite unfortunate

Why are you sparming the who forum with this emotional outburst?

I didn't even see where you call for Kanu's trial or release in this. Isn't that main reason for the sit at home? Or is there something else you're personally concern about with Igbos?