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Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by udemzyudex(m): 6:58pm On Jun 07, 2025
Lol.. Oga sometimes you just have to stfu.
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Astrid4(m): 7:04pm On Jun 07, 2025
Arostar2023:
Read before you react. There's no where I commended the army officers for carrying out a coup. I merely responded to someone that said that Ojukwu caused the war for selfish interests.

Secondly, was it the Igbo civilians that planned and participated in the coup? Did you not read that one of the beneficiaries of the coup , Aguiyi Ironsi was also killed. And several Igbo army officers were also slaughtered.

So if someone from your ethnic group commit atrocities. That makes it right to kill off other innocent people simply because they are of the same ethnic group?
If someone from my ethnic commit an atrocity, my ethnic group should try as much as possible to distance itself from this atrocity A popular example was Celestine Ukwu, a popular Igbo musician, who released a song titled "Ewu Ne Ba Akwa" (Goats Are Crying) apparently mocking the late Ahmadu Bello. Even azikwe corroborated this “Some Ibo elements, who were domiciled in Northern Nigeria taunted northerners by defaming their leaders through means of records or songs or pictures. They also published pamphlets and postcards, which displayed a peculiar representation of certain northerners, living or dead, in a manner likely to provoke disaffection”- y’all brought this upon yourself cos as a matter of fact the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup, it has no ethnic colorization until one of the coup plotter informed the eastern politicians to leave the country, and the further taunting of the northerners, made them lost their mind and saw you as a major enemy, a Yoruba man was part of the coup plotter but was there a pogrom against Yoruba cos Yoruba distanced themselves from this atrocity.
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by stuffs2002: 7:16pm On Jun 07, 2025
Arostar2023:
Read before you react. There's no where I commended the army officers for carrying out a coup. I merely responded to someone that said that Ojukwu caused the war for selfish interests.

Secondly, was it the Igbo civilians that planned and participated in the coup? Did you not read that one of the beneficiaries of the coup , Aguiyi Ironsi was also killed. And several Igbo army officers were also slaughtered.
Una too like lies.

Aguyi-Ironsi was the biggest beneficiary of the genocide called coup yet you said he was killed.

No wonder you people lied that Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was a goro selling illiterate who could not speak English.

No wonder you people told another lie that Buhari was dead and that a clone called Jubrin from Sudan was the one that was ruling Nigeria

No wonder you people lied that Obi won the presidential election in 2023 meanwhile Obi himself never claimed to have won the election in his court deposition.
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Faposky95: 7:22pm On Jun 07, 2025
You keep thinking you will make it to YAH's kingdom without dying.....
Dying to the illusion that you did right with the death of millions.....
Utterly pathetic
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Faposky95: 7:26pm On Jun 07, 2025
stuffs2002:
Una too like lies.

Aguyi-Ironsi was the biggest beneficiary of the genocide called coup yet you said he was killed.

No wonder you people lied that Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was a goro selling illiterate who could not speak English.

No wonder you people told another lie that Buhari was dead and that a clone called Jubrin from Sudan was the one that was ruling Nigeria

No wonder you people lied that Obi won the presidential election in 2023 meanwhile Obi himself never claimed to have won the election in his court deposition.
No like share or mention....
The truth, pls
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Factcheck0001: 7:26pm On Jun 07, 2025
Arostar2023:
Just listen to your self. Was it "Igbos" that committed the coup or army officers? We Africans should start thinking critically and not let ourselves be led by the nose by politicians.

Read before you react. There's no where I commended the army officers for carrying out a coup. I merely responded to someone that said that Ojukwu caused the war for selfish interests.

Secondly, was it the Igbo civilians that planned and participated in the coup? Did you not read that one of the beneficiaries of the coup , Aguiyi Ironsi was also killed. And several Igbo army officers were also slaughtered.

So if someone from your ethnic group commit atrocities. That makes it right to kill off other innocent people simply because they are of the same ethnic group?
so it wasn't Ibo coup but

Every leader from each tribe died except d ibos?

Instead of orizu the then senate President to hand over to dana Zapharima the most senior civil servant he handed over to ironsi an Ibo man?

Ironzi quickly abolished d regional government n introduced federalism

Ironsi didn't punish d coup plotters but they were treated like kings in jail

As if the insult wasn't enough, when ironzi was forced to set up a comitee it comprises of only ibos

As if that wasn't enough, Celestine ukwu sang a song mocking the northerner of how nzeogwu killed sarduana

It wasn't an Ibo coup but ibos started doing souvenirs mocking northerners


In case u want to argue, here are your reciepts

Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Faposky95: 7:29pm On Jun 07, 2025
Negroid001:
A lot of the people that led the war went on to live amazing lives afterwards. Even Ojukwu got a sponsored temporary stay abroad till tension died down.

It's the sheeps that were killed in the war I feel for.
No body was held for war crimes
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by kinguwem: 7:40pm On Jun 07, 2025
shortgun:
The war left deep scars on Nigerian society.
It highlighted the fragility of national unity and continues to influence ethnic relations and politics.
Every country that fought civil wars like Nigeria have moved on but we are still stuck in 1967
Yea, we can't move on because we're not ready to do the needful. The union is not working. Different ideologies & sectional interests.
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Maxtipulation(m): 7:59pm On Jun 07, 2025
Guilty conscience

So, this man is still alive?
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Nwaiyoo: 8:06pm On Jun 07, 2025
So is the killings in Plateau and Benue States. You killed Ibos to unite Nigeria? Where's the unity in Nigeria, today?
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Guyman02: 8:09pm On Jun 07, 2025
rinzaugustine:
Clown You kept silent while Fulani have wiped out your entire community and you are still taking about civil war…my observation is that Nigeria is a dead country bereft of people and government with ideas and direction….the only thing that brings the country alive from dead is mention of Igbos and igbo people…. If you doubt me don’t mention anything Igbo for two days here in nairaland and you will see an online ghost land in nairaland immediately
You are right, if Nairaland doesn't feature Igbo related topics here for 2 days this site will be deserted angry
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Victorodehankel(m): 8:22pm On Jun 07, 2025
Factcheck0001:
so it wasn't Ibo coup but

Every leader from each tribe died except d ibos?

Instead of orizu the then senate President to hand over to dana Zapharima the most senior civil servant he handed over to ironsi an Ibo man?

Ironzi quickly abolished d regional government n introduced federalism

Ironsi didn't punish d coup plotters but they were treated like kings in jail

As if the insult wasn't enough, when ironzi was forced to set up a comitee it comprises of only ibos

As if that wasn't enough, Celestine ukwu sang a song mocking the northerner of how nzeogwu killed sarduana

It wasn't an Ibo coup but ibos started doing souvenirs mocking northerners


In case u want to argue, here are your reciepts
This is very informative
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Irony1: 8:25pm On Jun 07, 2025
stuffs2002:
You will never see what you will never see. After all those who committed the atrocities are Igbos who can never do wrong in your eyes.
The pain and cry of the victims will forever haunt the Igbo history.
Oga simple thing bring evidence naaaaa. You are just all over the place and not making a point.
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Santalpharay: 8:32pm On Jun 07, 2025
Spare us the explanation. You can explain to your maker when you meet him. As for the "one NIgeria" you fought for. It is now in it's worst state since it's creation by Britain. Fulani herdsmen are killing and sacking your people in your own very weary and teary eyes. One NIgeria my left nyash.
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by kettykin: 8:33pm On Jun 07, 2025
Factcheck0001:
so it wasn't Ibo coup but

Every leader from each tribe died except d ibos?

Instead of orizu the then senate President to hand over to dana Zapharima the most senior civil servant he handed over to ironsi an Ibo man?

Ironzi quickly abolished d regional government n introduced federalism

Ironsi didn't punish d coup plotters but they were treated like kings in jail

As if the insult wasn't enough, when ironzi was forced to set up a comitee it comprises of only ibos

As if that wasn't enough, Celestine ukwu sang a song mocking the northerner of how nzeogwu killed sarduana

It wasn't an Ibo coup but ibos started doing souvenirs mocking northerners


In case u want to argue, here are your reciepts
Please can you show me any country in the past like before AD and present BC where the senate president handed over to the most senior civil servant after a military interregnum, when the president's in US was assassinated the vice took over , Nigeria's has a prime minister and not deputy prime minister
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by EpicDude123: 8:33pm On Jun 07, 2025
Unity kill you there Old Man. Am glad you lived long to enjoy the forced Unity.
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Santalpharay: 8:43pm On Jun 07, 2025
Astrid4:
If someone from my ethnic commit an atrocity, my ethnic group should try as much as possible to distance itself from this atrocity A popular example was Celestine Ukwu, a popular Igbo musician, who released a song titled "Ewu Ne Ba Akwa" (Goats Are Crying) apparently mocking the late Ahmadu Bello. Even azikwe corroborated this “Some Ibo elements, who were domiciled in Northern Nigeria taunted northerners by defaming their leaders through means of records or songs or pictures. They also published pamphlets and postcards, which displayed a peculiar representation of certain northerners, living or dead, in a manner likely to provoke disaffection”- y’all brought this upon yourself cos as a matter of fact the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup, it has no ethnic colorization until one of the coup plotter informed the eastern politicians to leave the country, and the further taunting of the northerners, made them lost their mind and saw you as a major enemy, a Yoruba man was part of the coup plotter but was there a pogrom against Yoruba cos Yoruba distanced themselves from this atrocity.
Let me laugh. You sound as if Igbos are begging for food or whatever it was that made you to write this gibberish. Since the civil war till today, a typical NIgeria regardless of your tribe or ethnicity has not been living "the good life" as expected of a sane country. It has always been the RICH against the POOR. Take a look around you and see the glaring truth. Don't pity or mock the Igbos. Pity the poor NIgerians
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Santalpharay: 8:48pm On Jun 07, 2025
Factcheck0001:
ojukwu did all these to garner aids from d West n it didn't work

One day when an unbiased person analyse how ojukwu used his hands to destroy u people during the needless war then u will understand better.

.the reason u are playing victim today is because Nigeria decided to mute about what happened during the war.
..


Hope u know many reasons y d south south always deny wanting to have anything with u lots?

Hope u know till today south south people still celebrate freedom Day from Biafra?
Lie Mohammed reincarnated. Which year were you born
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by yeshuasfootstep(m): 8:49pm On Jun 07, 2025
Thank you Sir.
Your people are now enjoying the unity in the middle belt.

Don't joke with innocent blood or nature.
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Santalpharay: 8:50pm On Jun 07, 2025
Warrior99:
An effort in UTTER FUTILITY.
End of quote. SIMPLE AND SHORT. Forget the loooooonnnng Grammer by these blood sucking demons
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Santalpharay: 8:54pm On Jun 07, 2025
TouchNfollow:
The unity and love that is in-play in your home State......
The old man must be heartbroken now. Forget the continues repeated narratives
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by chiagozien(m): 8:56pm On Jun 07, 2025
Tradoseal:
It wasn't out of hatred yet you imposed blockade in the entire region. Is this not more than hatred. What about the pogrom sir? What about "operation leave nothing standing"?
Why adding sir to that murderer?
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Santalpharay: 8:58pm On Jun 07, 2025
DMCA:
Yes cool
it was beautiful cool
You wonder why NIgeria is in shambles. Continue saying rubbish
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Santalpharay: 9:05pm On Jun 07, 2025
DMCA:
Yet they won't stay in their region.
u know of which i speak cool
Jealousy go quench. Even if NIgeria divide, one is free to operate from wherever he or she chooses. Talkless of one NIgeria. Some people are now selling their papa graveyard. You know the people I speak of.👀👀
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by stuffs2002: 9:08pm On Jun 07, 2025
Irony1:
Oga simple thing bring evidence naaaaa. You are just all over the place and not making a point.
Where is your evidence that Murtala butchered anyone?
You think sane people take all those stories on Igbo whatsapp seriously?
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by Christistruth02: 9:13pm On Jun 07, 2025
God bless Gen Gowon

Great man


Any Warlord who takes his people to War
and abandons them at the Warfront while the War is still hotly fought is not a leader but a scammer
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by gidgiddy: 9:19pm On Jun 07, 2025
Christistruth02:
God bless Gen Gowon

Great man


Any Warlord who takes his people to War
and abandons them at the Warfront while the War is still hotly fought is not a leader but a scammer
But he cannot sleep in his own Local Government in Plateau State today. So what was the point of his fighting for the unity of Nigeria?

He was fighting to be united with people who have made impossible for him to sleep in his own Local Government?

I laugh in Chinese
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by stuffs2002: 9:21pm On Jun 07, 2025
DMerciful:
Are you ok? How did they write the 1999 constitution?
You keep running from pillar the post with your lies and sometimes you even collide into the post grin
You will soon tell us they wrote the 1999 constitution in your dream since it did not have a fundamental constitution it was based on.

To dey reply ur kind fit give person headache
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by tonesky(m): 9:27pm On Jun 07, 2025
Gowon, you shall never have peace. Since after the war what have you done to integrate and pacify the Igbos? What happened to your proposed 3 Rs? Why do we still battle ethnicity to the extent that some tribes are being warned not to participate in elections in some cities if they will not vote certain people?
Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by ifeanyija: 9:32pm On Jun 07, 2025
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Re: Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon by bdon123(m): 9:39pm On Jun 07, 2025
Lamba
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