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Ifeanjuna had sometime during the heat of the war saw reason to pen down his own version of events and had entrusted Chinue Achebe with a hand written manuscript with the instructions to have Achebe have it published.

That manuscript contained not just Ifeanjuna's recollection of events of the coup but provided reasons and justification for it. The manuscript also contained what was Ifeanjuna's manifesto.


In his book , There was a country , Achebe confirmed that he did receive Ifeanjuna's manuscript with instructions to have it published in future but Achebe outrightly refused to publish it after going through it and said the manuscript contained too much erroneous information coupled with leftist ideology.

By erroneous information, we should understand that Achebe - a serial liar and propagandists, did not like what ifeanjuna had to say regarding the events surrounding the coup and it's agenda.


I will Infer here that Ifeanjuna's manuscript dropped names and was critical of Ibo leaders at that time such as Ojukwu and Zik which did not fit to Achebe's ongoing tribal and hate filled propaganda.

Note that ifeanjuna wrote that manuscript because he knew his life was in danger not from federal forces that were closing in on Biafra but from Ojukwu himself. Ojukwu will later have ifeanjuna arrested, court martialed and executed for treason.

I keep saying it that Achebe remains the greatest liar to ever exist who refused to end his war held position as chief propagandist for the Biafran side.

Because Ifeajuna seeing through Ojukwu's devices and manipulation desperately tried to warn his people and that doesn't suit the Biafran propaganda so the manusript never was published

He probably implicated Zik and Ojukwu in the January Coup 1966 as well

Hmm

Been thinking about this too.

All I can say is that according to Chinua Achebe, Ifeajuna was unapologetic, he was proud of his role in the coup and didn't bother with the cowardly denials.

Achebe refused to publish it because it gave more credence to the counter coup and Achebe saw that it wasn't good for propaganda (painting Igbos as innocent sheep).

I think Achebe was probably behind the manuscript destruction.

We will never know Ifeanjuna's recollection of events and why he did what he did all courtesy of Achebe who I believed had the manuscript entrusted to him destroyed after going through it all because it contained very damaging and incriminating information regarding what and who were behind the coup.

danvon:
Been thinking about this too.

All I can say is that according to Chinua Achebe, Ifeajuna was unapologetic, he was proud of his role in the coup and didn't bother with the cowardly denials.

Achebe refused to publish it because it gave more credence to the counter coup and Achebe saw that it wasn't good for propaganda (painting Igbos as innocent sheep).

I think Achebe was probably behind the manuscript destruction.

Achebe destroyed it immediately after reading it .

The propagandist did not want such information out.

I believe Ifeanjuna was singled out for elimination because he was a key witness to who bankrolled the coup .

Getting rid of ifeanjuna was an attempt to silence him and protect those who sponsored him in the first place

If you guys know what this Ibo people did to the minorities, that is why the Niger Delta detest them, very wicked lots

I heard Odia Ofeimum has a copy of Ifeajuna's manuscript. Considering the level of closeness between Odia and Achebe, it is very possible that Achebe handed a copy to him with the instruction not to ever publish it. Whatever the case, Achebe did the truth a big blow by failing to publish Emma's script. The book would have offered a lot of clarity as to lots of gray areas about the coup. Most importantly, it would have put a lie to the popular believe that Nzeogwu was the leader of coup when in reality, Emma was the leader.

Only ask question...only answer the question.....hmmm.

Hisroyalbadmeat:
If you guys know what this Ibo people did to the minorities, that is why the Niger Delta detest them, very wicked lots

I know very well.
Any attempt to reveal the Ibo genocide on the minorities here on this forum always elicits the most hate filled insults and trolling on the OP.

ALTERNATEID:
I heard Odia Ofeimum has a copy of Ifeajuna's manuscript. Considering the level of closeness between Odia and Achebe, it is very possible that Achebe handed a copy to him with the instruction not to ever publish it. Whatever the case, Achebe did the truth a big blow by failing to publish Emma's script. The book would have offered a lot of clarity as to lots of gray areas about the coup. Most importantly, it would have put a lie to the popular believe that Nzeogwu was the leader of coup when in reality, Emma was the leader.

As long as that manuscript remains suppressed and hidden from history , it will continue to haunt those who wanted it to be suppressed.

ALTERNATEID:
I heard Odia Ofeimum has a copy of Ifeajuna's manuscript. Considering the level of closeness between Odia and Achebe, it is very possible that Achebe handed a copy to him with the instruction not to ever publish it. Whatever the case, Achebe did the truth a big blow by failing to publish Emma's script. The book would have offered a lot of clarity as to lots of gray areas about the coup. Most importantly, it would have put a lie to the popular believe that Nzeogwu was the leader of coup when in reality, Emma was the leader.

Nzeogwu was against that manuscript because it contained lies against him
He warned Achebe and Okigbo against publishing it
But publishing it would have been better
There's sense in every nonsense

tishbite43:
Nzeogwu was against that manuscript because it contained lies against him
He warned Achebe and Okigbo against publishing it
But publishing it would have been better
There's sense in every nonsense

Nzeogwu was recognized as the leader of the coup immediately after January 15th, 1966. Emma's account would have put the records straight by highlighting the roles played by each of them. That should be the part Nzeogwu may not be comfortable with.

tishbite43:
Nzeogwu was against that manuscript because it contained lies against him
He warned Achebe and Okigbo against publishing it
But publishing it would have been better
There's sense in every nonsense

Which Nzeagwu ? Nzeagwu that was killed early in the war?

The manuscript was handed over to Achebe sometime immediately before Ifeanjuna's arrest and execution.

Nzeagwu was long dead before the manuscript found its way into Achebe's possession.


Besides, the death of Nzeagwu was very suspicious as everything points to the fact that he was ordered by Ojukwu into an ambush at the Nnusaka sector .

.ifeanjuna knew that Ojukwu was set to eliminate him as well because he(Ifeanjuna) knew too much and was already communicating with Federal forces .


Ifeanjuna wanted to come clean and surrender to federal forces in exchange of turning prime witness.


Ifeanjuna even commented that Biafra was never the plan but instead Nigeria was their goal.

Y'all please read this book - "The Nigerian Revolution and the Biafran war" By Alexander Madiebo (GOC of the Biafran Army)

Nanalucky:
Only ask question...only answer the question.....hmmm.

That's what rhetorical question entails

buharibanjo:
Y'all please read this book - "The Nigerian Revolution and the Biafran war" By Alexander Madiebo (GOC of the Biafran Army)

No.

We want to see Ifeanjuna's manuscript published .

ALTERNATEID:
Nzeogwu was recognized as the leader of the coup immediately after January 15th, 1966. Emma's account would have put the records straight by highlighting the roles played by each of them. That should be the part Nzeogwu may not be comfortable with.

Wrong.

Nzeagwu was long dead before Ifeanjuna decided he needed to write his own accounts of events..

The reason for Ifeanjuna picking up the pen was because he knew he would soon be eliminated by Ojukwu whom Ifeanjuna suspected was behind Nzeagwu's death.

The manuscript must have been very damaging towards Ojukwu and the entire Biafran war.

tishbite43:
Nzeogwu was against that manuscript because it contained lies against him
He warned Achebe and Okigbo against publishing it
But publishing it would have been better
There's sense in every nonsense

Nzeogwu died during the war (suicide, allegedly).
How was he against Achebe publishing the manuscript?

ALTERNATEID:
I heard Odia Ofeimum has a copy of Ifeajuna's manuscript. Considering the level of closeness between Odia and Achebe, it is very possible that Achebe handed a copy to him with the instruction not to ever publish it. Whatever the case, Achebe did the truth a big blow by failing to publish Emma's script. The book would have offered a lot of clarity as to lots of gray areas about the coup. Most importantly, it would have put a lie to the popular believe that Nzeogwu was the leader of coup when in reality, Emma was the leader.

Really? Where did you hear that? The Poet is still much alive and he can be found to ask him his side of the story

ChiefJusticeFuc:
Wrong.

Nzeagwu was long dead before Ifeanjuna decided he needed to write his own accounts of events..

The reason for Ifeanjuna picking up the pen was because he knew he would soon be eliminated by Ojukwu whom Ifeanjuna suspected was behind Nzeagwu's death.

The manuscript must have been very damaging towards Ojukwu and the entire Biafran war.

The part in bold is not true. Nzeogwu was very much alive when Ifeajuna wrote the manuscript. In fact, Nzeogwu met with Achebe to tell him not to publish "Emma's lies". This event was well discussed in Achebe's book so it is not something to even argue about.

Christistruth02:
Because Ifeajuna seeing through Ojukwu's devices and manipulation desperately tried to warn his people and that doesn't suit the Biafran propaganda so the manusript never was published

He probably implicated Zik and Ojukwu in the January Coup 1966 as well

This is nothing but a figment of your Juandice imagination

The guy might have revealed alot..

I was there... Ifeanjuna was truthful and implicated Zik & Ojukwu, Achebe snitched on Ife to his fellow c0wards

They conspired to execute Ifeanjuna. Chinua Achebe was a poor writer who was jealous of Soyinka for being superior

NaMe4:
Nzeogwu died during the war (suicide, allegedly).
How was he against Achebe publishing the manuscript?

Before the war actually started
The coup was January 1966
War started around May 1967
Who told you that Nzeogwu commited suicide?!
Yoruba history revisionist!

ChiefJusticeFuc:
Wrong.

Nzeagwu was long dead before Ifeanjuna decided he needed to write his own accounts of events..

The reason for Ifeanjuna picking up the pen was because he knew he would soon be eliminated by Ojukwu whom Ifeanjuna suspected was behind Nzeagwu's death.

The manuscript must have been very damaging towards Ojukwu and the entire Biafran war.

You Yorubas like telling lies.
Yuck.
Immediately the coup failed, Ifeajuna ran to Ghana. It was at Ghana he wrote that manuscript before he came back to Nigeria and surrendered himself to the authorities.
Neither Ojukwu nor Biafra has any business to do with that manuscript.
Nzeogwu was much alive then.

ChiefJusticeFuc:
Ifeanjuna had sometime during the heat of the war saw reason to pen down his own version of events and had entrusted Chinue Achebe with a hand written manuscript with the instructions to have Achebe have it published.

That manuscript contained not just Ifeanjuna's recollection of events of the coup but provided reasons and justification for it. The manuscript also contained what was Ifeanjuna's manifesto.


In his book , There was a country , Achebe confirmed that he did receive Ifeanjuna's manuscript with instructions to have it published in future but Achebe outrightly refused to publish it after going through it and said the manuscript contained too much erroneous information coupled with leftist ideology.

By erroneous information, we should understand that Achebe - a serial liar and propagandists, did not like what ifeanjuna had to say regarding the events surrounding the coup and it's agenda.


I will Infer here that Ifeanjuna's manuscript dropped names and was critical of Ibo leaders at that time such as Ojukwu and Zik which did not fit to Achebe's ongoing tribal and hate filled propaganda.

Note that ifeanjuna wrote that manuscript because he knew his life was in danger not from federal forces that were closing in on Biafra but from Ojukwu himself. Ojukwu will later have ifeanjuna arrested, court martialed and executed for treason.

I keep saying it that Achebe remains the greatest liar to ever exist who refused to end his war held position as chief propagandist for the Biafran side.

Why do wole Soyinka refuse to access tinibu government the way he promised?

ALTERNATEID:
Nzeogwu was recognized as the leader of the coup immediately after January 15th, 1966. Emma's account would have put the records straight by highlighting the roles played by each of them. That should be the part Nzeogwu may not be comfortable with.

ifeajuna was the real leader of the Coup

Bobloco:
This is nothing but a figment of your Juandice imagination

why did Ojukwu kill Ifeajuna

was that also imagination?

ifeajuna knew a lot of stuff!

Babangida's book has caused madness in the camp of the enemies. Just look at soothsayers peeping into a never before seen manuscript and commenting confidently about the contents

The manuscript would never be published.
Publishing such truth would probably lead to second round suyanization of the osus by their Aboki overlords.
Something even more brutal than July 1966 😂😂

ChiefJusticeFuc:
Ifeanjuna had sometime during the heat of the war saw reason to pen down his own version of events and had entrusted Chinue Achebe with a hand written manuscript with the instructions to have Achebe have it published.

That manuscript contained not just Ifeanjuna's recollection of events of the coup but provided reasons and justification for it. The manuscript also contained what was Ifeanjuna's manifesto.


In his book , There was a country , Achebe confirmed that he did receive Ifeanjuna's manuscript with instructions to have it published in future but Achebe outrightly refused to publish it after going through it and said the manuscript contained too much erroneous information coupled with leftist ideology.

By erroneous information, we should understand that Achebe - a serial liar and propagandists, did not like what ifeanjuna had to say regarding the events surrounding the coup and it's agenda.


I will Infer here that Ifeanjuna's manuscript dropped names and was critical of Ibo leaders at that time such as Ojukwu and Zik which did not fit to Achebe's ongoing tribal and hate filled propaganda.

Note that ifeanjuna wrote that manuscript because he knew his life was in danger not from federal forces that were closing in on Biafra but from Ojukwu himself. Ojukwu will later have ifeanjuna arrested, court martialed and executed for treason.

I keep saying it that Achebe remains the greatest liar to ever exist who refused to end his war held position as chief propagandist for the Biafran side.

Exactly what we have been telling you. Ifeajuna is Awolowo boy. All his struggles was to make Awolowo president. Ironsi ruined his plans in the western axis of the coup