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Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:23pm On Feb 28, 2025
I meant Nzeogwu and Ifeanjuna did not kill those people because they were Igbos but because they were military boys. If they were civilians, how will they kill those people? It was a military coup and not Igbo coup
Counterigbolies:
was akintola a military man?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Christistruth02: 3:24pm On Feb 28, 2025
It was the Jan and July 1966 Coups that caused the Civil War

Everyone believed their own side was right and nobody was brought to Justice the only Justice that ruled was the justice of the gun

But Gen Ironsi had the best Chance to keep everything under Control by putting the Coup plotters on trial instead of getting rid of Regional Autonomy which made things far worse
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Hisroyalbadmeat(m): 3:24pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
So you now agreed that Gowon destroyed the region?
Go read history son,,The COR group has been clamouring to be free from the majority Ibo dominated east, Gowon played on to passify the COR group, The COR group are happy for the creation of the states,I don't know what you guys problem is, you clamour for freedom, but don't want others to be free
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Christistruth02: 3:26pm On Feb 28, 2025
Counterigbolies:
was akintola a military man?
Even one of Akintola's men was killed when he tried to put on the Generator the soldiers met him there and shot him dead

some say the man was a Nephew of Akintola
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 3:27pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
I meant Nzeogwu and Ifeanjuna did not kill those people because they were Igbos but because they were military boys. If they were civilians, how will they kill those people? It was a military coup and not Igbo coup
let's even agree they were military boys

Y did nwafor orisu handed over to ironsi despite the fact that we run parliamentary system of governance then?

Y didn't he hand over to zana dipcharima the highest ranking civil servant then?

Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by NLandIsHypocrit: 3:29pm On Feb 28, 2025
Counterigbolies:
ibb made it clear in his book that the coup was originally ethnically motivated and he even buttressed it by saying Igbos were mocking northerners in the north

This is the extract from the book
This was how you evil Yellobars used some pointless and baseless narratives like this to hide the truth for decades, now that IBB could no longer bear the guilt in him, he opens up to confess and yet again, you evil Yellobars are trying to divert attention from the main topic with a useless point that has nothing to do with the actual topic. God will pvnish you not for what you did, but for being an unrepentant evil doer. Even your Monika says everything about your evil mindedness.
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:30pm On Feb 28, 2025
What would you have him do? The military had sacked the civilian govt, the most ranking military officer had taken over so do you want him to argue with soldiers and get killed like the rest of the politicians?

You think the military really needed parliamentary handover? Please!
Counterigbolies:
let's even agree they were military boys

Y did nwafor orisu handed over to ironsi despite the fact that we run parliamentary system of governance then?

Y didn't he hand over to zana dipcharima the highest ranking civil servant then?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:34pm On Feb 28, 2025
You're running away from the truth. You agreed Gowon broke the country. In fulfillment of whatever motive but he did
Hisroyalbadmeat:
Go read history son,,The COR group has been clamouring to be free from the majority Ibo dominated east, Gowon played on to passify the COR group, The COR group are happy for the creation of the states,I don't know what you guys problem is, you clamour for freedom, but don't want others to be free
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 3:38pm On Feb 28, 2025
Hisroyalbadmeat:
Go read history son,,The COR group has been clamouring to be free from the majority Ibo dominated east, Gowon played on to passify the COR group, The COR group are happy for the creation of the states,I don't know what you guys problem is, you clamour for freedom, but don't want others to be free
Igbos want to b free but at the same time they are looking for who to enslave

Isaac adaka baro was the first person that fought to get independence but the same Igbos thwarted his plans n later they too wanted to do the same thing they stop others from doing

I like how they were dealt with
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:38pm On Feb 28, 2025
Ironsi does not need power handover, the military already took power. Who handed to Buhari in 1983? The senate president?
Counterigbolies:
oga awolowo was in upn n there was never a time he entered alliance with ncnc, he planned it but azikwe used his cunny way n went to the north were he believed he can play them but they played him n gave him a ceremonial president n they took prime minister from him. Hope u get that


On your lies about the Igbo coup

Nwafor orisu was the then senate President, y didn't he hand over power to the highest ranking civil servant zana but handed over to ironsi?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:39pm On Feb 28, 2025
They were revolutionaries, not tribalists
T9ksy:
@ bolded.........this is about the 4th time this month alone with igbos like your good self roping in Banjo as part of the Jan 15th coipists even none of the coupists (Jan. 15th) has ever named Banjo as involved in their dumb and ethnically lopsided coup.

Fyi, Banjo was arrested for allegedly, attempting to topple Ironsi' s illegal govt with two pistols and 5 orderlies on the 17th or 18th of Jan.1966.

Banjo was from ogbomosho hence he was unashamedly, pro- Akintola whilst Ademoyega, an ijebu man was pro- Awo. Ademoyega was therefore easy to recruit by Ifeajunna who only had to sell him the Bs that a bunch of igbo boys are willing to risk their lives in a coup that will bring forth a yorubaman at the helms of our national affairs..

Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:41pm On Feb 28, 2025
Go and read Amadu Bello's speech regarding his despise for Igbos and you won't say no beef prior to 1966. All the killings of Igbos in the 40s and 50s nkor?
EJEGBULEJE:
If there is any apology to be made, it's the Igbos apologizing to the rest of Nigeria .

there was no beef before 1966.

If Ironsi hav taken action on the Coup plotters as advised, the counter Coup might not happen.

When you slap me,you can't determine the severity of my own counter slap..

After the first Coup, Igbo civilians trooped to the street of North, jubilating and jeering the Northerners who are still in pain of losing their leaders.

They labeled bread mocking how Nzeogwu killed Sardauna, and danced to Rex Laurence song mocking the Northerners..

What did u expect¿ Retaliation in the North,and counter retaliation in the East...
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 3:41pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
What would you have him do? The military had sacked the civilian govt, the most ranking military officer had taken over so do you want him to argue with soldiers and get killed like the rest of the politicians?

You think the military really needed parliamentary handover? Please!
but why didn't ironsi tried d coup plotters?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 3:42pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
Ironsi does not need power handover, the military already took power. Who handed to Buhari in 1983? The senate president?
so nwafor orisu wasn't the one that handed over to ironsi right?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:42pm On Feb 28, 2025
IBB book never said this
Counterigbolies:
God bless u

Even ibb said it in his book that Igbos were mocking northerners n calling them cowards n even an Igbo musician sang a song called goats are crying to mock northerners

Igbos FAFO
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 3:43pm On Feb 28, 2025
NLandIsHypocrit:
This was how you evil Yellobars used some pointless and baseless narratives like this to hide the truth for decades, now that IBB could no longer bear the guilt in him, he opens up to confess and yet again, you evil Yellobars are trying to divert attention from the main topic with a useless point that has nothing to do with the actual topic. God will pvnish you not for what you did, but for being an unrepentant evil doer. Even your Monika says everything about your evil mindedness.
ibb made it clear it was an Igbo coup

He made it clear that it was originally ethnically motivated n even added to the point that it was Igbos that were mocking northerners
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:43pm On Feb 28, 2025
Did Gowon kill the coupists? Mind you Nzeogwu was given a national burial even though he died fighting for Biafra
aribisala0:
Killed? Really?

By whom?

Why are you people so comfortable with telling lies
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 3:44pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
IBB book never said this
oya check this out

Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by gidgiddy(op): 3:47pm On Feb 28, 2025
aribisala0:
Who are you guys?

The important thing is that Ibos went on rampage murdering elected civilians from all over the country , Killing their wives and family as well in a very brutal and heartless way

They did not kill any of their own people and then Ironsi took over and did not prosecute them


Only Iboes have engaged on that scale of murder in the name of a coup

Very Heartless!!
Really? So how come Murtala Mohammed did the same and ended up a national hero on your N20 note? Because he was a Northerner?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:48pm On Feb 28, 2025
Why are you pretending like you don't know what a coup is. A coup overthrew a govt and you're talking of parliament? Mind you coup was going on over Africa at the time
aribisala0:
Grabbing power by Ironsi was the confirmation of the coup

In the parliamentary system
What should have happened is that parliament should have been allowed to choose a new leader

That is how parliamentary system works . There is no separation of executive and legislator
Legislators are elected in their constituencies. They arrive at the centre and elect a Prime Minister
FROM AMONG THEM> The electorate do not elect Prime Minister

The Prime Minister selects Ministers FROM AMONG THEM,

So if the Prime Minister was killed they should simply have been allowed to choose a New Prime Minister

But Ironsi chose to complete the coup and protect the Ibo coupists
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:54pm On Feb 28, 2025
What about coups that were happening across Africa at the time?
aribisala0:
We are talking about the first coup in Nigeria
The Gateway coup
The mother of all coups
The reason why coups became part of Nigerian history
The Unmistakably Ibo coup
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by aribisala0(m): 3:58pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
What about coups that were happening across Africa at the time?
What about them?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 3:59pm On Feb 28, 2025
It was northerners that were calling them cowards. Their wives were angry with them because Igbo MILITARY men wives were mocking their wives. Clearly, everything was tied to the military.
Counterigbolies:
oya check this out
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by aribisala0(m): 3:59pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
Why are you pretending like you don't know what a coup is. A coup overthrew a govt and you're talking of parliament? Mind you coup was going on over Africa at the time
So it was a coup? Thank you for confirming

So Ironsi overthrew Balewa?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 4:01pm On Feb 28, 2025
My point is coup was bound to happen esp with the wild wild west saga in the western region where power was domiciled
aribisala0:
What about them?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 4:01pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
It was northerners that were calling them cowards. Their wives were angry with them because Igbo MILITARY men wives were mocking their wives. Clearly, everything was tied to the military.
haba

So it was northerners that were calling northerners cowards?
I guess it was also a northerner that also sang the song "goats are crying"

Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 4:02pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
My point is coup was bound to happen esp with the wild wild west saga in the western region where power was domiciled
how did wild wild west relate to Igbos killing others people leaders to pave way for their own to b president?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 4:03pm On Feb 28, 2025
Ironsi filled a power vacuum already created by the coup after crushing the coup. He did not plan the coup so couldn't be attributed to overthrewing Balewa
aribisala0:
So it was a coup? Thank you for confirming

So Ironsi overthrew Balewa?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by aribisala0(m): 4:04pm On Feb 28, 2025
gidgiddy:
Really? So how come Murtala Mohammed did the same and ended up a national hero on your N20 note? Because he was a Northerner?
Murtala Muhammad did what when?

Can you try ,, just try to talk like a rational adult
Because you sound unhinged

There was an elected government in place.
Some Ibo officers got up and killed the key [b]elected [/b]people

All of them Civilians and many of their family members were murdered in cold blood

in order that Ironsi could take over.

So you alone know what nonsense you are talking about
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 4:05pm On Feb 28, 2025
Your arguing with emotions. Military boys carried out a coup, not because they were Igbos but because they were soldiers. If they were civilians, how will the carryout a coup?

They represent themselves and not Igbos because Igbos did not send them
Counterigbolies:
how did wild wild west relate to Igbos killing others people leaders to pave way for their own to b president?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by Counterigbolies: 4:07pm On Feb 28, 2025
ValarDoharis:
Your arguing with emotions. Military boys carried out a coup, not because they were Igbos but because they were soldiers. If they were civilians, how will the carryout a coup?

They represent themselves and not Igbos because Igbos did not send them
ok

Igbos didn't send them but y release a song to mock people killed since no b u send them?
Re: Summary Of What Caused The Biafran War by ValarDoharis: 4:07pm On Feb 28, 2025
You're referencing a picture that's not a credible source. You referenced IBB book and i interpreted it based on what i read. I don't know where this picture came from
Counterigbolies:
haba

So it was northerners that were calling northerners cowards?
I guess it was also a northerner that also sang the song "goats are crying"
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