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Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by Lifestylecom(op): 3:41pm On Jun 18, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csYiU89Ft6k

Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Former Head of State, Nigeria has said the Biafra war was not fight against Igbos, But secessionists carrying arms against Governments.

According to him, "I had a responsibility and duty as a loyal Nigerian to keep the country whole. From the beginning, I ensured that this was not a war against Igbos as such, but one to stop the breaking up of Nigeria. I gave a code of conduct of how the operations were to go; soldiers on the Nigerian side were to protect the people, especially women and children, and take up arms only against those who had taken arms against them. The number of people who were casualties of the war is not in millions. The other side also refused all attempts to send aid into their camp."

Re: Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by columbus007(m): 4:15pm On Jun 18, 2025
Na igabari dey talk, naso, but get the belief say this country go finaly divide soon.
Re: Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by Seefinish: 4:42pm On Jun 18, 2025
This man is still living in the past. The war ended 45 years ago and this man is yet to close the chapter. Former Eastern Nigeria has moved on but Gowon is not allowing us to hear anything except civil war stories. Maybe he is having nightmares from the innocent people he and northern brothers killed in the name of "Go On With One Nigeria -Gowon" .
Benue and Plateau people are been killed in their homes and communities sacked and Gowon never talked about it
Re: Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by Yujin(m): 6:22pm On Jun 18, 2025
Abandoned Property Law was also against secessionists and not Igbos.
Asaba, Isheagu and lots of other whole scale massacre of Igbo villagers waving the Nigerian flag by the Nigerian soldiers was against secessionists with arms and not against Igbos.
Can Gowon tell us about his three (3) Rs... Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation? What did he reconstruct in the East Central State from February 1970 to 1975 when he was kicked out of power?
Anyway, Ndigbo who are feeling the love of Gowon and his team can tell what kind of love it is.
Some men who lost all their money's and properties due to Awolowo's 20pounds policy and abandoned property law are still alive. I'm sure they'll agree with Gowon.
Gowon should try and convince his people in Plateau and Benue states that the Fulanis killing them are doing it out of love and not hatred.
We aren't fools you know.
Re: Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by fickleawolowo: 6:28pm On Jun 18, 2025
This man is getting on my nerve with his medicine after death interviews, why can’t he say all this when Ojukwu was alive, he’s a coward who can’t keep his promise
Re: Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by chiagozien(m): 6:54pm On Jun 18, 2025
Murderer talking rubbish as usual.






You can see how lovely and peaceful Nigeria is now
Re: Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by Racoon(m): 8:05pm On Jun 18, 2025
The successionists that fought for self realization, you killed. Today, the power fuedal mongers have turned the heat on your people. Thunder gbagbue gi there.
Re: Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by 10thTenthMan:
HE WILL SOON DIE....So he is afraid.

He is scared of retribution. He is afraid of Karma. And he thinks that justifying nonsense will give him peace of mind?

That will never.

HE THINKS ALL THESE WILL WIPE HIS CONSCIENCE AND MAKE HIS SLATE CLEAN....

HAHA...OK O.
Re: Biafra War Not Fight Against Igbos But Secessionists Carrying Arms - Gowon by DMerciful(m): 8:32pm On Jun 18, 2025
Something within is pushing Gowon to confess before he d1es but he is resisting it. If he doesn't confess before he d1es, he may not rest in peace
Lifestylecom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csYiU89Ft6k

Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Former Head of State, Nigeria has said the Biafra war was not fight against Igbos, But secessionists carrying arms against Governments.

According to him, "I had a responsibility and duty as a loyal Nigerian to keep the country whole. From the beginning, I ensured that this was not a war against Igbos as such, but one to stop the breaking up of Nigeria. I gave a code of conduct of how the operations were to go; soldiers on the Nigerian side were to protect the people, especially women and children, and take up arms only against those who had taken arms against them. The number of people who were casualties of the war is not in millions. The other side also refused all attempts to send aid into their camp."
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