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hatchy:
Well done Joe Igbokwe.

We shall keep educating these bigots till they grow some brain.

Ndigbo in Nigeria: History is my witness by Joe Igbokwe.

A few days ago a friend, patriot and a committed Nigerian, Emmanuel Majebi reminded me of the tragedy of looking the way and keeping quiet by men who should know better in times of crisis. He reminded me of the calamity that will befall a society or nation when real men choose to be neutral in times of great moral crisis. He reminded me that evil triumph in every society when good and thinking men do nothing. Hear Emmanuel: "The story is usually told of how Years after the devastation of Germany in WW2 ... There was a meeting of German eggheads ... And the question was how did it come to pass that a nation that produced Great Thinkers like Friederich Nietzsche. Karl Max ...Albert Einstein....Bruno Bauer. Friederich Engels... Etc ..etc...get seized and goaded into ultimate destruction by a looney like Hitler... Who was not even originally German but Austrian!!!! The thinkers came up with the conclusion that complacency and indifference until it became too late ... Was the main cause!"
A.J.P Taylor captured it succinctly when the German war machines crumbled in 1945 when he said: "The real problem of German history is why so few of the educated recognized Hitler as the embodiment of evil."
The blame was put squarely on the inability of the German political class and the elite to rise up to the challenges of Hitler and his collaborators. The consequences of their inability to call a spade a spade resulted in the death of 20 million people and the massive destruction of property worth several billions of dollars. The rest is now history!
Before 2015 and after the 2015 general elections I had a running battle with the some Igbo writers and opinion builders both at home and abroad on the choice of words they throw to the public space. I reminded them those of them living outside Nigeria that they creating millions of enemies for our people living and doing businesses outside Igboland. I was abused as a sellout, a saboteur, and betrayer. Nnamdi Kanu's Radio Biafra was there and is still there as I write this spewing and spreading hate, ethnic bigotry and primordial tendencies with reckless abandon.
I did not see Ohaneze, Ndigbo Lagos, Aka Ikenga and other Igbo political class rising up to say enough is enough. The brigandage continued unabated until the Arewa Youths of the North responded in their way a few weeks back and hell was let loose.
Yes, the Arewa Youths flouted the Nigerian Constitution by asking Igbo to quit their territory. Yes, the Arewa youths took laws into the hands. Yes, the Arewa Youths response was reckless and totally unacceptable but has anybody taken mental notice of the abuse and uncensored choice of words used on the person of the President and Northern Nigerians by some Igbo at home and abroad? Why did our leaders keep quiet in the face of these provocative statements and abuse? Why did they not care about others in Nigeria? Why did it not bother them? Why was Nnamdi Kanu not called to order? Did they address any press conference calling for the censure of hate speeches and abuse of others who are different from us?
The same Igbo leaders who could not speak when elders are supposed to speak were the ones visiting Nnamdi Kanu in prison taking pictures with him. Now, what signals are we sending to other Nigerians who are not Igbo? Can you see what I am seeing? Can you add two and two to get four? Can you see that Arewa Youths ran away with the thinking that those who are abusing and cursing them got an endorsement from Igbo leaders? The evil spirits visited in the night and the child died in the morning and you are still waiting for the proof of what happened. What the Arewa youths did is to practice what political scientists call the balance of terror, a balance of abuse, the balance of hate, a balance of ethnic bigotry and balance of primordial sentiments.
It was when the Arewa Youths reacted the way they did that Igbo suddenly remembered that they have investments worth trillions of Naira outside Igboland. It was then that former Governor Kwankwaso reminded Igbo that they are occupying the size of South East in the North. It was then that it dawned on Igbo and other Nigerians that we need one another. It was then that we started looking into our Constitution. It was then that Igbo leaders started speaking out. It was then that they realized that hate speech can cause war because war starts by hot exchange of words. It was then that it dawned on Igbo that while it is easy for Northerners to quickly vacate the South East it may not be too easy for Igbo to move their physical assets out of the North. It is impossible. It was then that we realized that nobody has a monopoly hate language.
We are gradually witnessing what happened in Biafra from 1967 to 1970 when patriots and genuine Igbo leaders who offered alternative views to Ojukwu then were branded as saboteurs and tied to the stake and gunned down. Zik, C C Onoh and Professor Enegere of the University of Nigeria Nsukka confirmed this to me. God forbid. We are in the age of ideas and the age of learning. May the voices of the uneducated, unlettered, and the uncivilized in Igbo land do not swallow the voices of reason, hope, truth, and life. Before the declaration of Biafra on 30th of May 1967 at the then Eastern House of Assembly all the bonafide leaders in Igbo land were seated. More than 80% of the people in that hallowed Chamber rose up for Biafra and it came to pass.
Now if we want Biafra again 50 years after everything must be debated, Mark my words. Let us call for the debate and let the intelligentsia and those who can add two and two together to get four go to speak for Igbo land. A lot is at stake in Nigeria, and I do not want Igbo to lose again.
I agree 100% that Igbo have suffered systemic, organized, structured and official marginalization in Nigeria but let us go into constructive and civilized engagement to redress the imbalance. For us to do this we need to play better politics by working with other Nigerians. I have a reason why Igbo should see Nigeria as their country. There is no other country in the world where the Igbo language is spoken. Yoruba have three million of their kinsmen and women in Benin Republic. The language spreads to Liberia, and even up to West Indies. The Hausa-Fulani have their kinsmen and women in Mali, Niger, and even up to Saudi Arabia etc. If there is serious crisis in Nigeria they can move. Igbo have no outlet anywhere in the world. You cannot plant and another will come and harvest. You cannot build and another will come and occupy.
Now what is the way forward? Igbo should stop persecution complex, marginalization complex, defeatist syndrome, leadership complex, and what Prof Ozodi Osuji will call selfish sense of superiority and paranoid grandiosity. We can do better than this. Nnamdi Kanu' Biafra project will not fly in the 21st Century. Igbo must see Nigeria as their own where they have invested trillions to build. We are all Nigerians. Given my experiences in Nigeria and Igboland we may not be able to live as one in one country. I am a living witness of what happened when Enugu was carved out of the old Anambra State. I am a living witness how Ebonyi State always join the North when issues concerning South East are put to vote at the National Assembly. I am a living witness when former Governor Orji of Abia State sacked all civil servants from Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi and Enugu from the State civil service. Catholic Diocese of Ahiara Mbaise cannot accept the man is from Anambra State as their Bishop. An Anambra man Mr. Cletus Ibeto who bought the Nkalagu Cement Factory cannot start operation because the bigots feel an Anambra man cannot buy and own Nkalagu Cement Factory. This is the country the small boy Nnamdi wants me to be part of. Let common sense prevail even though I know common sense is not common. Case Rested!
Joe Igbokwe

Sure ur feeling downcast by now

How long did it take u to type all this ....
and just five likes........
god save us all

Luvdk:
Try harder We're not fools Is either we get Biafra or everyone will die We gonna destroy that zoo completely

You gonna be dead or lying to yaselves That we don't hv an idea of building chemical weapons
We still dealing wt u pple diplomatically
When d time comes.....

Hahahahahaha ,............ U actually made me laugh Bye the way ....... don't let what happened in Sudan happen here ............
I reserve the rest of my comment (so as to keep laughing)
tag me afonja .....
it's what You do best

Amah70:
SW region, note that Arewa is ready to quit Nigeria because of Islam.
SW people, stop blackmailing Biafrans to give up the agitation to restore Biafra.

If we agree at this later stage, in future, you shall join Arewa to fuuuuck us the more.
Oduduwa country is impossible.

Because SW is nearly equally divided between Muslim and non-Muslim groups.

The Muslim group is aligned to northern Nigeria and can't even think of having another country without northern Nigeria.

SW therefore needs eastern Nigeria to the highest to balance up the equation in a Nigeria with predominantly northern Muslims..
SW stop your blackmail of Biafrans in your bid to save yourselves.

Are u saying that Yorubas are dependent on Northern Nigeria to be able to practice Islam?

When we tell u to leave ur caves and travel and learn u refuse

(no offence)

CROWNWEALTH019:
Address a lady with respect...

I'm sure that goes for ladies too

I actually guessed the tribe of the MAN and got it right ......
(no offence)

ChinonsoDike2:
GET OUT MY COUNTRY, YOU NIGERIAN APE!


BLACKS ARE SUBHUMAN!

Get out my country?

so which colour are you ? gray?

I'm glad people are actually ignoring u

Never thought something like this will turn into Tribal war .......

dbynonetwork:
Who is kiss Daniel ?. Is he a scammer or skull miner, or both?.

Don't know if some people are born stupid ......or they just want to be

Hoes .......

Hoes everywhere

malware:
Make sure you marry from us (North), that's the best thing that would happen to you. We are stunning beautiful/Handsome

You actually made me laugh u know ...... was looking out the window of my car in Kaduna and saw a female face that made me almost puke .... looking straight back at me ,........ just wound up my car window....

In Islam you ate supposed to cover your hair and ur not even supposed to even take such pictures in Islam

[quote author=hamilton62 post=57860054]My problem with Africans is that they hypocritically sneak off the cause and never wanna tackle it straight up... Is terrorism solely attached to this failed Nation?
The problem is that these people are extremist as encouraged by their holy book, Quran, and if a religion is barbaric and causing mayhem to the world then what do you call it?
I call Islam the bane of the world and prove to me if it isn't because the whole terrorism actions are backed with their so-called holy book.
Why are the terrorist from a particular religion...
Even the Africa religion where human life could be used for sacrifices is sacred c
ompare to this hades' religion always coming from the North of places...
Face the truth and stop your pretence, I am blunt and I am none apologetic using these words of mine... cry me an ocean if it hurts any of the reader.
Our conscience will always tell us the blunt truth, Islam is trouble of hierarchies.[

Salam ... you who is insulting Islam ....
let's be blunt..... and go straight to the point .. Islam is a religion of that teaches peace and brotherhood .. not war and killings . This religion is built on peace,friendliness,happiness,brotherhood and unity

No part of our book,(The glorious Quran) talks about Killing unbelievers or those of different religions ... we Muslims are supposed to be friends with other people regardless their religion,tribe or origin. In Islam there is no tribalism or racism ..we Muslims are one

But .... among us Muslims there are those who carry our Believes on their head instead of their heart and these group are the bad eggs ... the extremists like boko haram ,Al Qaeda and other Islamic extremist who terrorise unbelievers and sometimes end up killing their own ........ so pls when next you are saying things like this pls ...... specify

valboy20:
Well citizens shouldn't expect any security from a country without a president. Come 2019 we must collectively vote out the slowpoke party

RIP to the security operatives

U must be Igbo

valboy20:
Well citizens shouldn't expect any security from a country without a president. Come 2019 we must collectively vote out the slowpoke party

RIP to the security operatives

U must be Igbo

raker300:
Good
I know it won't be an Afonja.
If it's skull mining then it would definitely be an Afonja

I don't know if some people are born stupid .... or they just want to be

DIKEnaWAR:
Smh. This girl used to do all those aboki things till money came her way. She dumped the nonsense to enjoy her life jare

I don't know if some people are born stupid ... or they just want to be

Nothing .... I repeat ..... Nothing about Shi'ite is peacefull

Amoamare:
I will always advice Biafrans; make your money abroad , invest little abroad ,but ensure that bulk of your investment comes back to your root. You all know the reasons for this.
Don't count 5 floor buildings as an investment, it doesn't employ anyone rather it collects from them. Try and venture into industry no matter how little and employ your locals. That way , a dubai citizen would not have to travel to london to be a cleaner. Word is enough for the wise. Use your brain my people.

You know ..... I was somehow expecting more Igbo likes

61Penguins:
same way u were asking how he will stop pple from coming out on 30th of may?? he hasn't even started with ur zoo

U really are a penguin I can say to that .......a brainless one

thesicilian:
Keep dreaming, while all your governors and chiefs are going home with Ghana must go bags and clamouring for One Nigeria. Go and find out how Julius Caesar 'got served' in the end by his own friends.

he was assassinated by his own friend in Rome

Buking1:
I dey here
The truth of the matter is that those in seat don't even get it..
They will be playing to the very plan this man have.

And some people think that calling for referendum is like calling for war..
The man systematicly getting the world into his dreams with no vission of sharing one single blood of a Biafran.

For those who think that demanding secession must atract fight or war before it will be granted please google is your friend.

Let me clarify: the Biafran doesn't have a leader as the they say.
Now the man systematically reorganize them,gave them the orientation they needed. Now 73% Biafran are one in
(you can call him youth leader)
Then with his own way he is gradually attracting the world to his plan with the involvement of FG
With out a single shot of bullets he will get to the platform where it will be the FG that will be begging him
As you can see that even Ohaneze and others who dissociate themselves from him before are waking up to realize that people are not with them anymore
Sometime you need to know that brain is more powerful than anything
If Nigeria want to be one they should start by now to get him involve into the nagociassion of through regional control, failure to do that now! Will amount in nearest future where it can no longer hold meaning in every average Biafran man's reasoning, because by them he would have convice everyone that future in Biafra is more beter then any offer in NIGERIA and..
If you understand igbos in real life they cling to the future more than past or now.
That's his key

somehow I was expecting more likes

Addicted2Women:
I left it in your father's ass

when u read ..... understand what u read but still............ what a life

Addicted2Women:

Buhari is very powerful, he can give orders to his Boko boys from his hospital in Iraq

Thank God his plans didn't come to fruition

Brother why? this man is sick pls just leave em alone

IamSINZ:
I'm always naked when I'm home and everyone knows it's my way so they naturally move about with caution

so u feel free without cloths ehn ..... I mean even animals wear clothing ....... their fur and feathers

I could care less.....and seriously I don't care at all right now

To think I live in the north........ may Allah help us all. ameen

WHO CARES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe I actually came here
tap like if u came expecting better cars

byemx06:
[quote author=byemx06 Ibadan is a place for all sort of robbery the first day I got there they collected my phones and laptop around 2 am at gun point,Ibadan girls very annoying bleaching, eye fixing,tattoo all over there body

Have u ever been to Igbo land? if yes then you are just defending your tribe even though you know the truth

natznext:
Have you ever visited Ibadan? You seem to know nothing about Ibadan

I hate people like you....... figure out why

gprincead:
Mehn the food look like shit

Why are you laden with so much hate?

Erums:
Guy wtf.... U dey fall hand na... Ur story is wack

as for u... nay God punish u

chrisseun:
Lol, me faked a cough ni oo.

may god forgive u people who make us go through the pain of scrolling